Individual Details
Gertrude Catherine Kinsella
(March 30, 1922 - May 2, 2008)
Gertrude Wielenberg
Gertrude Wielenberg, 86 of Sauk Centre, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at St. Michael's Nursing Home. Mass of Christian burial was held at 11 a.m., Monday, May 5, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Rev. Todd Schneider officiated with interment following in Calvary cemetery.
Gertrude Wielenberg was born March 30, 1922, in Padua to John and Mary (Krebsbach) Kinsella. As a young girl, she attended the little red school house that now sits next to the Sinclair Lewis Interpretive Center. In January of 1963 she married Edwin H. Wielenberg in Sauk Centre. She worked as a cook at Noah's Ark and Diamond Point. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting and baking; cinnamon rolls were a specialty of hers. She also loved to sell eggs and many times she would sell them just to get the buyer to sit down and enjoy a cup of coffee with her. Gertrude was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre, Christian Mothers and the Little Sauk American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include step-children that she loved as her own, Gerald (Mary) Wielenberg of Coon Rapids, Bernard (Judith) Wielenberg of Grey Eagle, Sharon (John) Bartels of Roseville, Carol (Steve) Miller of St. Paul and Janet (Robert) Wallgren of Carlos; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sisters, Irene Marthaler of Sauk Centre and Katherine Schmeising of Sauk Centre; brothers, Bernie Kinsella of Cheyenne, Wyo., John Berscheit of Sauk Centre and Paul (Verda) Berscheit of Prior Lake.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin H. Wielenberg on Sept. 16, 1971; step-son, Ronald Wielenberg on July 6, 1986; parents, John and Mary Kinsella; and brothers, Robert and Lloyd Kinsella. Serving as casket bearers were her grandchildren, John Bartels, Joe Bartels, Brian Miller, Ehren Wielenberg, Edwin Wielenberg and Benjamin Wielenberg. Cross bearer was Amanda Wallgren and scripture bearer was Jennifer Kohout.
Gertrude Wielenberg, 86 of Sauk Centre, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at St. Michael's Nursing Home. Mass of Christian burial was held at 11 a.m., Monday, May 5, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Rev. Todd Schneider officiated with interment following in Calvary cemetery.
Gertrude Wielenberg was born March 30, 1922, in Padua to John and Mary (Krebsbach) Kinsella. As a young girl, she attended the little red school house that now sits next to the Sinclair Lewis Interpretive Center. In January of 1963 she married Edwin H. Wielenberg in Sauk Centre. She worked as a cook at Noah's Ark and Diamond Point. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting and baking; cinnamon rolls were a specialty of hers. She also loved to sell eggs and many times she would sell them just to get the buyer to sit down and enjoy a cup of coffee with her. Gertrude was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre, Christian Mothers and the Little Sauk American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include step-children that she loved as her own, Gerald (Mary) Wielenberg of Coon Rapids, Bernard (Judith) Wielenberg of Grey Eagle, Sharon (John) Bartels of Roseville, Carol (Steve) Miller of St. Paul and Janet (Robert) Wallgren of Carlos; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sisters, Irene Marthaler of Sauk Centre and Katherine Schmeising of Sauk Centre; brothers, Bernie Kinsella of Cheyenne, Wyo., John Berscheit of Sauk Centre and Paul (Verda) Berscheit of Prior Lake.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin H. Wielenberg on Sept. 16, 1971; step-son, Ronald Wielenberg on July 6, 1986; parents, John and Mary Kinsella; and brothers, Robert and Lloyd Kinsella. Serving as casket bearers were her grandchildren, John Bartels, Joe Bartels, Brian Miller, Ehren Wielenberg, Edwin Wielenberg and Benjamin Wielenberg. Cross bearer was Amanda Wallgren and scripture bearer was Jennifer Kohout.
Events
| Birth | March 30, 1922 | Padua, MN | |||
| Marriage | January, 1963 | Sauk Centre, MN - Edwin H. Wielenberg | |||
| Death | May 2, 2008 | 56378 Sauk Centre, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Edwin H. Wielenberg (1914 - 1971) |
| Father | John Kinsella (1900 - ) |
| Mother | Mary Krebsbach (1901 - ) |
| Sibling | Irene Kinsella (1923 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Robert Kinsella (1924 - 2006) |