Individual Details
Jeanette Klapperich
(November 2, 1921 - October 9, 2009)
Jeanette M. "Jean" Thelen, 87
Melrose, Nov. 2, 1921 - Oct. 9, 2009
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday, October 15 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose for Jeanette Thelen who died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, October 9 at Albert Lea Medical Center in Albert Lea. Interment will be at St. Marys Cemetery in Melrose. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers will pray at 6 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening.
Jeanette Mary Klapperich was born November 2, 1921 in New Munich to Peter and Rose (Weymann) Klapperich. She worked at the Pentagon from 1941 to 1945. On September 23, 1946 she married Alphonse Al Thelen at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Melrose. Jeanette was a homemaker who raised six children. She worked for Stearns Electric in Melrose for over 20 years. Jeanette enjoyed crocheting, knitting, and was a member of the Christian Mothers and St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose. She volunteered her time at church helping with childrens envelopes and as a lector.
Survivors include her children, Thomas (Ann)Thelen of Woodbury, Charles Chuck (Janet) Thelen of Hot Springs, AR, Barbara (Durlin) Hensch of Albert Lea, John (Irene) Thelen of Grand Forks, ND, Neal (Maggie) Thelen of Eagan, and Greg (Heather) Thelen of Lakeville; 16 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; sister, Bernice (Roscoe) Hatch of the State of Washington; and brother, Lloyd (Margaret) Klapperich of the State of Virginia.
Jeanette was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Al Thelen on August 5, 2004; brother, Ralph Klapperich; and sister, Renee Benoit.
Melrose, Nov. 2, 1921 - Oct. 9, 2009
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday, October 15 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose for Jeanette Thelen who died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, October 9 at Albert Lea Medical Center in Albert Lea. Interment will be at St. Marys Cemetery in Melrose. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers will pray at 6 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening.
Jeanette Mary Klapperich was born November 2, 1921 in New Munich to Peter and Rose (Weymann) Klapperich. She worked at the Pentagon from 1941 to 1945. On September 23, 1946 she married Alphonse Al Thelen at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Melrose. Jeanette was a homemaker who raised six children. She worked for Stearns Electric in Melrose for over 20 years. Jeanette enjoyed crocheting, knitting, and was a member of the Christian Mothers and St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose. She volunteered her time at church helping with childrens envelopes and as a lector.
Survivors include her children, Thomas (Ann)Thelen of Woodbury, Charles Chuck (Janet) Thelen of Hot Springs, AR, Barbara (Durlin) Hensch of Albert Lea, John (Irene) Thelen of Grand Forks, ND, Neal (Maggie) Thelen of Eagan, and Greg (Heather) Thelen of Lakeville; 16 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; sister, Bernice (Roscoe) Hatch of the State of Washington; and brother, Lloyd (Margaret) Klapperich of the State of Virginia.
Jeanette was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Al Thelen on August 5, 2004; brother, Ralph Klapperich; and sister, Renee Benoit.
Events
| Birth | November 2, 1921 | New Munich, Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Marriage | September 23, 1946 | Melrose, MN - Alphonse A. Thelen | |||
| Death | October 9, 2009 | Melrose, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Alphonse A. Thelen (1916 - 2004) |
| Child | Thomas Thelen |
| Child | Charles Thelen |
| Child | Barbara Thelen |
| Child | John Thelen |
| Child | Neil Thelen |
| Child | Gregory Thelen |
| Father | Peter Jacob Klapperich (1897 - 1982) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Rose Weymann (1899 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Bernice Klapperich |
| Sibling | Renee Elizabeth Klapperich (1924 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Ralph William Klapperich (1928 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Lloyd John Klapperich |