Individual Details
LaVerne B. Enneking
(February 21, 1928 - March 13, 2007)
LaVerne B. Vern Enneking, 79
Melrose
Feb. 21, 1928 Mar. 13, 2007
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 16 at St. Marys Catholic Church for LaVerne Enneking who died peacefully Tuesday, March 13 at Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose. Interment will be in the parish cemetery with military honors by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Melrose Knights of Columbus, Council #1633 will pray at 6 p.m. followed by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard at 7 p.m. and parish prayers at 8 p.m. Thursday evening.
LaVerne Enneking was born February 21, 1928 in Melrose to Bernard and Elizabeth (Hinnenkamp) Enneking. Vern served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952 during the Korean Conflict. He received his GED in the military. When he came back from Korea, he attended Dunwoody Institute for auto body repair and then worked at the Mobil Station in Melrose. He married Rita Scholz on June 30, 1952 in St. Francis, MN. He drove a parts truck for Baston Chevrolet and later worked as a custodian for St. Marys Church and school. He also owned his own carpet cleaning business. Vern was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050, American Legion Post 101, St. Marys Parish Board, and a Grand Knight of the Melrose Knights of Columbus, Council #1633. Vern enjoyed woodworking, fishing, camping, yard work, crossword puzzles, reading, and spending time at the cabin.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Enneking of Melrose; children, Debra Wojtalewicz (Barry) of St. James, Linda Sabatini (Len) of Chillicothe, OH, Jane Coulson (Brad) of St. Michael, Lisa Gobernatz (Jeff) of New London, Karen Eveslage (Greg) of Melrose, and Julie Baloun (Brent) of Sartell; 15 grandchildren; and sister, Selestia Zenzen of Melrose.
Vern was preceded in death by his parents; and step-mother, Katherine Enneking.
Melrose
Feb. 21, 1928 Mar. 13, 2007
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 16 at St. Marys Catholic Church for LaVerne Enneking who died peacefully Tuesday, March 13 at Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose. Interment will be in the parish cemetery with military honors by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Melrose Knights of Columbus, Council #1633 will pray at 6 p.m. followed by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard at 7 p.m. and parish prayers at 8 p.m. Thursday evening.
LaVerne Enneking was born February 21, 1928 in Melrose to Bernard and Elizabeth (Hinnenkamp) Enneking. Vern served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952 during the Korean Conflict. He received his GED in the military. When he came back from Korea, he attended Dunwoody Institute for auto body repair and then worked at the Mobil Station in Melrose. He married Rita Scholz on June 30, 1952 in St. Francis, MN. He drove a parts truck for Baston Chevrolet and later worked as a custodian for St. Marys Church and school. He also owned his own carpet cleaning business. Vern was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050, American Legion Post 101, St. Marys Parish Board, and a Grand Knight of the Melrose Knights of Columbus, Council #1633. Vern enjoyed woodworking, fishing, camping, yard work, crossword puzzles, reading, and spending time at the cabin.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Enneking of Melrose; children, Debra Wojtalewicz (Barry) of St. James, Linda Sabatini (Len) of Chillicothe, OH, Jane Coulson (Brad) of St. Michael, Lisa Gobernatz (Jeff) of New London, Karen Eveslage (Greg) of Melrose, and Julie Baloun (Brent) of Sartell; 15 grandchildren; and sister, Selestia Zenzen of Melrose.
Vern was preceded in death by his parents; and step-mother, Katherine Enneking.
Events
| Birth | February 21, 1928 | Melrose, MN | |||
| Marriage | June 30, 1952 | St. Francis, MN - Rita Scholz | |||
| Death | March 13, 2007 | Melrose, MN |
Families
| Spouse | Rita Scholz |
| Child | Karen Enneking |
| Father | Bernard Enneking Jr. (1891 - 1967) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Hinnenkamp (1893 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Selestia Enneking |