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. Mary’s 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. Mary’s 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. Patrick’s 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. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. She volunteered her time at church helping with children’s 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

BirthNovember 2, 1921New Munich, Stearns Co., MN
MarriageSeptember 23, 1946Melrose, MN - Alphonse A. Thelen
DeathOctober 9, 2009Melrose, Stearns Co., MN

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