Individual Details
Florentine Petermeier
(June 9, 1926 - February 1, 2005)
Florentine "Flo" Schmiesing
Florentine T. "Flo" Schmiesing, age 78 of Sauk Centre, formerly of Elrosa, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, at St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Feb. 4 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. Rev. Jeff Ethen, Rev. Julian Schmiesing, OSB and Rev. Sylvester Kleinschmidt concelebrated. Interment followed in the parish cemetery.
Florentine Schmiesing was born June 9, 1926, in Getty Township, Stearns County, Minn., to Ignatius and Caroline (Uhlenkamp) Petermeier. On June 15, 1948, she married Leonard Schmiesing at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. The couple farmed near Elrosa. In 1956 they moved to Elrosa where Flo owned and operated Lee's Grocery for over 35 years. Since 2000 she resided at Riverview Manor in Sauk Centre. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa, where she was a member of the choir, Christian Mothers, Elrosa Commercial Club and Elrosa Senior Citizens.
Flo was an avid baseball fan, enjoyed fishing, bowling, playing cards and embroidery.
Survivors include five children, Steve (Terri) Schmiesing, Mary Lou (Mark) Schaefer and Dan Schmiesing, all of Sauk Centre, Deb (Todd) Osmundson of Fargo, N. D., and Jeff (Bonnie) Schmiesing of Rockville; daughter-in-law, Sharon Schmiesing of Spicer; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers, Evelyn Jansen, Roman (Tillie) Petermeier and Edmund (Dorothy) Petermeier, all of Sauk Centre, Al (Lou) Petermier of Richmond and Erma (Elmer) Kettler of Melrose.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leonard on April 30, 1994; son, Kenneth Schmiesing; infant son, Joseph; and brother, Tony Petermeier.
Serving as casket bearers were Chad, Scott, Ryan and Troy Schmiesing, Matt Schaefer and Dalton Ehresmann. Serving as cross bearer was Amy Schintz, scripture bearer was Sara Schmiesing and gift bearers were Emily Schaefer, Stacey Schmiesing, Nicole and Rachel Osmundson. Honorary bearers were friends of Florentine and 2000 Care of Riverview Manor.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.
Florentine T. "Flo" Schmiesing, age 78 of Sauk Centre, formerly of Elrosa, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, at St. Michael's Hospital in Sauk Centre. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Feb. 4 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. Rev. Jeff Ethen, Rev. Julian Schmiesing, OSB and Rev. Sylvester Kleinschmidt concelebrated. Interment followed in the parish cemetery.
Florentine Schmiesing was born June 9, 1926, in Getty Township, Stearns County, Minn., to Ignatius and Caroline (Uhlenkamp) Petermeier. On June 15, 1948, she married Leonard Schmiesing at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. The couple farmed near Elrosa. In 1956 they moved to Elrosa where Flo owned and operated Lee's Grocery for over 35 years. Since 2000 she resided at Riverview Manor in Sauk Centre. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa, where she was a member of the choir, Christian Mothers, Elrosa Commercial Club and Elrosa Senior Citizens.
Flo was an avid baseball fan, enjoyed fishing, bowling, playing cards and embroidery.
Survivors include five children, Steve (Terri) Schmiesing, Mary Lou (Mark) Schaefer and Dan Schmiesing, all of Sauk Centre, Deb (Todd) Osmundson of Fargo, N. D., and Jeff (Bonnie) Schmiesing of Rockville; daughter-in-law, Sharon Schmiesing of Spicer; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers, Evelyn Jansen, Roman (Tillie) Petermeier and Edmund (Dorothy) Petermeier, all of Sauk Centre, Al (Lou) Petermier of Richmond and Erma (Elmer) Kettler of Melrose.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leonard on April 30, 1994; son, Kenneth Schmiesing; infant son, Joseph; and brother, Tony Petermeier.
Serving as casket bearers were Chad, Scott, Ryan and Troy Schmiesing, Matt Schaefer and Dalton Ehresmann. Serving as cross bearer was Amy Schintz, scripture bearer was Sara Schmiesing and gift bearers were Emily Schaefer, Stacey Schmiesing, Nicole and Rachel Osmundson. Honorary bearers were friends of Florentine and 2000 Care of Riverview Manor.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.
Events
| Birth | June 9, 1926 | Getty Twp., Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Marriage | June 15, 1948 | Elrosa, MN - Leonard B. Schmiesing | |||
| Death | February 1, 2005 | Sauk Centre, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Leonard B. Schmiesing (1926 - 1994) |
| Child | Kenneth Schmiesing (1949 - 1995) |
| Child | Joseph Schmiesing (1951 - 1951) |
| Child | Mary Lou Schmiesing |
| Child | Steve Schmiesing |
| Child | Deb Schmiesing |
| Child | Jeff Schmiesing |
| Child | Dan V. Schmiesing |
| Father | Ignatius H. Petermeier (1887 - 1980) |
| Mother | Caroline Mary Uhlenkkamp (1898 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Erma Petermeier (1916 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Evelyn Petermeier |
| Sibling | Roman Petermeier |
| Sibling | Anthony H. Petermeier (1921 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Edmund Petermeier |
| Sibling | Al Petermeier |