Individual Details
Marie Poepping
(November 29, 1917 - September 17, 2008)
Marie J. Thomes, 90
Melrose, Nov. 29 1917 -- Sept. 17, 2008
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 AM Monday, Sept. 22 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose for Marie Thomes who died Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 8 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 101 and Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 will pray at 6 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Marie Thomes was born November 29, 1917 in St. Martin, Minnesota to Henry and Ida (Luken) Poepping. She attended St. Martin Country School through the eighth grade in St. Martin. On October 15, 1940, she was united in marriage to Aloys "Al" Thomes at Saint Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin. Marie was a homemaker and mother on the farm until 1962. Since then, she has been employed at Jennie-O Foods, Hardware Hank, Melrose Public School System, and the New Munich Ballroom for over 30 years. After retiring, Marie volunteered for many organizations.
Survivors include her children, Lila (David) Thomas of Avon, JoAnn (Jerry) Loecken of Plymouth, Jerry (Gloria) Thomes of Cushing, Ken (Kathy) Thomes of Melrose, Mary Kay (Ron) Althaus of Melrose, Karen (Greg) Studer of St. Cloud, and Brenda (Dave) Blonigen of Avon; 26 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Joe, Jerome, Ralph, and Al Poepping; and sisters, Bernie Ramler and Beata Theis.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Aloys "Al" Thomes on April 25, 2002; infant daughter; infant granddaughter; brothers, Norbert and Frank Poepping; brothers-in-law, Henry Hallerman and Pete Ramler; and sister-in-law, Tillie Poepping.
Melrose, Nov. 29 1917 -- Sept. 17, 2008
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 AM Monday, Sept. 22 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose for Marie Thomes who died Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 8 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 101 and Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 will pray at 6 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Marie Thomes was born November 29, 1917 in St. Martin, Minnesota to Henry and Ida (Luken) Poepping. She attended St. Martin Country School through the eighth grade in St. Martin. On October 15, 1940, she was united in marriage to Aloys "Al" Thomes at Saint Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin. Marie was a homemaker and mother on the farm until 1962. Since then, she has been employed at Jennie-O Foods, Hardware Hank, Melrose Public School System, and the New Munich Ballroom for over 30 years. After retiring, Marie volunteered for many organizations.
Survivors include her children, Lila (David) Thomas of Avon, JoAnn (Jerry) Loecken of Plymouth, Jerry (Gloria) Thomes of Cushing, Ken (Kathy) Thomes of Melrose, Mary Kay (Ron) Althaus of Melrose, Karen (Greg) Studer of St. Cloud, and Brenda (Dave) Blonigen of Avon; 26 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Joe, Jerome, Ralph, and Al Poepping; and sisters, Bernie Ramler and Beata Theis.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Aloys "Al" Thomes on April 25, 2002; infant daughter; infant granddaughter; brothers, Norbert and Frank Poepping; brothers-in-law, Henry Hallerman and Pete Ramler; and sister-in-law, Tillie Poepping.
Events
| Birth | November 29, 1917 | St. Martin, MN | |||
| Marriage | October 15, 1940 | St. Martin, MN - Aloys Thomes | |||
| Death | September 17, 2008 | Melrose, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Aloys Thomes (1917 - 2002) |
| Child | JoAnn Thomes |
| Child | Mary Kay Thomes |
| Child | Brenda Thomes |
| Father | Henry Joseph Poepping (1893 - 1988) |
| Mother | Ida M. Luken (1894 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Poepping |
| Sibling | Jerome Poepping |
| Sibling | Norbert Poepping (1924 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Alfred Poepping |
| Sibling | Beata Christine Poepping |
| Sibling | Ralph H. Poepping (1932 - 2011) |