Individual Details
Joseph Schulzetenberg
(December 25, 1923 - March 2, 2011)
Joseph Schulzetenberg
Joseph "Joe" Schulzetenberg, age 87 of Freeport, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m., Monday, March 7, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Luke Steiner officiated. Entombment was in the parish cemetery. Military Honors were provided by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.
Joseph Schulzetenberg was born Dec. 25, 1923, in Melrose to Bernard and Rose (Welle) Schulzetenberg. He graduated from Melrose High School in 1941. Joe served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Crow Wing during World War II in the South Pacific. On June 28, 1949, he married Eugenia Weier at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose. He owned and operated Freeport Hardware for over 50 years. Joe was an outgoing person who loved visiting with his friends, family and anyone else. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting and sports, especially baseball. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport, an usher, and member of the St. Josephs Society and the Crosier Apostolate. Joe was also a member of Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050, Melrose Lions, and a charter member of the Freeport Lions.
Survivors include his loving wife of 61 years, Eugenia Schulzetenberg of Freeport; children, Diane (Michael) Pierce of Roseville, Gail (Philip) Osendorf of Freeport, and Brian (Michele) Schulzetenberg of Freeport; seven grandchildren, Joel, Kristen, Melissa, Ryan, Amber, Brandon, and Brady; three great-grandchildren, Ava, Isaiah, and Carson; brothers and sisters, Ed (Lorraine) Schulzetenberg of Melrose, Evelyn (Ken) Cook of Bellevue, Wash., Doris (Cyril) Braegelmann of Melrose, and Alice (Al) Mayers of Eagan; sisters-in-law, Lydia Schulzetenberg of Melrose and Marion Schulzetenberg of Melrose; and brother-in-law, Joe Berscheit of Melrose.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents; sisters and brothers, Verena Thielen, Caroline Mareck, Urban Schulzetenberg, Roman Schulzetenberg, Rita Hinnenkamp and Frances Berscheit.
Serving as casket bearers were Joel Pierce, Mike Pierce, Brandon Schulzetenberg, Brady Schulzetenberg, Ryan Osendorf, and Phil Osendorf. Cross bearer was Janet Butkowski and scripture bearer was Brian Schulzetenberg.
Joseph "Joe" Schulzetenberg, age 87 of Freeport, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m., Monday, March 7, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Luke Steiner officiated. Entombment was in the parish cemetery. Military Honors were provided by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.
Joseph Schulzetenberg was born Dec. 25, 1923, in Melrose to Bernard and Rose (Welle) Schulzetenberg. He graduated from Melrose High School in 1941. Joe served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Crow Wing during World War II in the South Pacific. On June 28, 1949, he married Eugenia Weier at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose. He owned and operated Freeport Hardware for over 50 years. Joe was an outgoing person who loved visiting with his friends, family and anyone else. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting and sports, especially baseball. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport, an usher, and member of the St. Josephs Society and the Crosier Apostolate. Joe was also a member of Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050, Melrose Lions, and a charter member of the Freeport Lions.
Survivors include his loving wife of 61 years, Eugenia Schulzetenberg of Freeport; children, Diane (Michael) Pierce of Roseville, Gail (Philip) Osendorf of Freeport, and Brian (Michele) Schulzetenberg of Freeport; seven grandchildren, Joel, Kristen, Melissa, Ryan, Amber, Brandon, and Brady; three great-grandchildren, Ava, Isaiah, and Carson; brothers and sisters, Ed (Lorraine) Schulzetenberg of Melrose, Evelyn (Ken) Cook of Bellevue, Wash., Doris (Cyril) Braegelmann of Melrose, and Alice (Al) Mayers of Eagan; sisters-in-law, Lydia Schulzetenberg of Melrose and Marion Schulzetenberg of Melrose; and brother-in-law, Joe Berscheit of Melrose.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents; sisters and brothers, Verena Thielen, Caroline Mareck, Urban Schulzetenberg, Roman Schulzetenberg, Rita Hinnenkamp and Frances Berscheit.
Serving as casket bearers were Joel Pierce, Mike Pierce, Brandon Schulzetenberg, Brady Schulzetenberg, Ryan Osendorf, and Phil Osendorf. Cross bearer was Janet Butkowski and scripture bearer was Brian Schulzetenberg.
Events
| Birth | December 25, 1923 | Melrose, Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Death | March 2, 2011 | St. Cloud, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Father | Bernard John Schulzetenberg (1886 - 1963) |
| Mother | Rosa Welle (1892 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Verena Schulzetenberg |
| Sibling | Urban Schulzetenberg (1917 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Roman Anthony Schulzetenberg (1919 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Edwin Gerhard Schulzetenberg |
| Sibling | Rita Christine Schulzetenberg (1922 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Doris Schulzetenberg |
| Sibling | Frances Schulzetenberg (1928 - 2009) |