Individual Details
Loretta Alma Wiebolt
(March 20, 1910 - October 7, 2004)
Loretta A. Nathe, 94
Meire Grove, Oct 7, 2004
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 11 at St. John's Catholic Church in Meire Grove for Loretta Nathe who died Thursday at Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. St. Mary's Society and Daughters of Isabella will pray at 7 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Loretta A. Nathe was born March 20, 1910 in New Munich, Minnesota to Bernard and Caroline (Wörmann) Wiebolt. She was united in marriage to Leander A. Nathe on June 5, 1934 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. The couple farmed near Meire Grove for 35 years and in 1969 she moved to Meire Grove. After leaving the farm, Loretta was employed at Schulzetenberg's Hardware in Melrose and at the Meire Grove Co-op. Loretta enjoyed life to the fullest. She was a caring and devoted mother and grandmother who enjoyed visiting with her family and friends. Loretta's favorite pastimes were sewing, quilting, playing cards, listening to music and dancing. She was an avid Meire Grove baseball fan. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church and the choir in Meire Grove for over 45 years. Loretta was also a member of St. Mary's Society, St. John's Catholic Aid, Daughters of Isabella and Homemaker's Club.
Survivors include her children, Jane Meyer (Dave) of Sauk Centre, John Nathe (Virginia) of Meire Grove, Judy Zabel-Felling (Mike) Sauk Centre and Betty Blenkush (Mike) of Sheridan, WY; 13 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren with one great grandchild due in March; sisters-in-law, Sr. Margretta Nathe, OSB of St. Cloud and Eleanore Rieland of Albany.
Loretta was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leander Nathe on July 25, 1968; son-in-law, Doug Zabel; granddaughter, Kendra Brake; and 12 brothers and sisters.
Meire Grove, Oct 7, 2004
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 11 at St. John's Catholic Church in Meire Grove for Loretta Nathe who died Thursday at Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. St. Mary's Society and Daughters of Isabella will pray at 7 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Loretta A. Nathe was born March 20, 1910 in New Munich, Minnesota to Bernard and Caroline (Wörmann) Wiebolt. She was united in marriage to Leander A. Nathe on June 5, 1934 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. The couple farmed near Meire Grove for 35 years and in 1969 she moved to Meire Grove. After leaving the farm, Loretta was employed at Schulzetenberg's Hardware in Melrose and at the Meire Grove Co-op. Loretta enjoyed life to the fullest. She was a caring and devoted mother and grandmother who enjoyed visiting with her family and friends. Loretta's favorite pastimes were sewing, quilting, playing cards, listening to music and dancing. She was an avid Meire Grove baseball fan. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church and the choir in Meire Grove for over 45 years. Loretta was also a member of St. Mary's Society, St. John's Catholic Aid, Daughters of Isabella and Homemaker's Club.
Survivors include her children, Jane Meyer (Dave) of Sauk Centre, John Nathe (Virginia) of Meire Grove, Judy Zabel-Felling (Mike) Sauk Centre and Betty Blenkush (Mike) of Sheridan, WY; 13 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren with one great grandchild due in March; sisters-in-law, Sr. Margretta Nathe, OSB of St. Cloud and Eleanore Rieland of Albany.
Loretta was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leander Nathe on July 25, 1968; son-in-law, Doug Zabel; granddaughter, Kendra Brake; and 12 brothers and sisters.
Events
| Birth | March 20, 1910 | New Munich, Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Marriage | June 5, 1934 | New Munich, Stearns Co., MN - Leander Anton Nathe | |||
| Death | October 7, 2004 | Melrose, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Leander Anton Nathe (1905 - 1968) |
| Child | Jane Anna Nathe |
| Child | Judith Ann Eleanore Nathe |
| Child | John Leo Nathe (1940 - 2022) |
| Child | Elizabeth Armella Nathe |
| Father | Bernard Wiebolt |
| Mother | Caroline Wörmann |