Individual Details
Bernadine Blommel
(May 25, 1926 - May 4, 2007)
Bernadine R. Pohlmann, 80
Melrose
May 25, 1926 May 4, 2007
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 8 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose for Bernadine Pohlmann who died Friday, May 4 at the Melrose Area Hospital. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers, Legion of Mary, Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council, and Schanhaar-Otte VFW Auxiliary will pray at 7:30 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m. Monday.
Bernadine Pohlmann was born May 25, 1926 in Millwood Township, Stearns County to Joseph and Elizabeth (Koetter) Blommel. She married Edmund "Eddie" Pohlmann on May 3, 1949 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport. Bernadine and Eddie operated a dairy farm north of Melrose until their barn burned in 1976. They continued to live on the farm, feeding young stock. Bernadine was a salesperson for World Book Encyclopedia. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose, Christian Mothers, Legion of Mary, Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council, and Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary. She enjoyed garage sales, attending auctions, and playing cards with her card group.
Survivors include her husband, Eddie Pohlmann of Melrose; children, Elizabeth Pohlmann (Harald Moore) of Johnsonville, NY, Lucy Shonyo (John) of Oronoco, Mary Pohlmann (Richard Loxtercamp) of Osakis, John Pohlmann (Sandy) of Harrisburg, SD, Ann Henderson (Michael) of Evanston, IL, and Jane Salzl (Sam) of Melrose; 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; sister, Marie Eilers of Clear Lake; brothers, Maurus Blommel (Rita) of Albany and Joe Blommel (Fran) of Albany.
Bernadine was preceded in death by her parents; infant son; and brothers, Aloysius and Alphonse Blommel. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
Melrose
May 25, 1926 May 4, 2007
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 8 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose for Bernadine Pohlmann who died Friday, May 4 at the Melrose Area Hospital. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers, Legion of Mary, Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council, and Schanhaar-Otte VFW Auxiliary will pray at 7:30 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m. Monday.
Bernadine Pohlmann was born May 25, 1926 in Millwood Township, Stearns County to Joseph and Elizabeth (Koetter) Blommel. She married Edmund "Eddie" Pohlmann on May 3, 1949 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport. Bernadine and Eddie operated a dairy farm north of Melrose until their barn burned in 1976. They continued to live on the farm, feeding young stock. Bernadine was a salesperson for World Book Encyclopedia. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose, Christian Mothers, Legion of Mary, Sts. Bernard & Elizabeth Council, and Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary. She enjoyed garage sales, attending auctions, and playing cards with her card group.
Survivors include her husband, Eddie Pohlmann of Melrose; children, Elizabeth Pohlmann (Harald Moore) of Johnsonville, NY, Lucy Shonyo (John) of Oronoco, Mary Pohlmann (Richard Loxtercamp) of Osakis, John Pohlmann (Sandy) of Harrisburg, SD, Ann Henderson (Michael) of Evanston, IL, and Jane Salzl (Sam) of Melrose; 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; sister, Marie Eilers of Clear Lake; brothers, Maurus Blommel (Rita) of Albany and Joe Blommel (Fran) of Albany.
Bernadine was preceded in death by her parents; infant son; and brothers, Aloysius and Alphonse Blommel. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
Events
| Birth | May 25, 1926 | Millwood Twp., Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Marriage | May 3, 1949 | Freeport, MN - Edmund Pohlmann | |||
| Death | May 4, 2007 | Melrose, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Edmund Pohlmann |
| Child | Mary Pohlmann |
| Father | Joseph Blommel (1891 - 1977) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Koetter (1888 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Aloysius H. Blommel (1917 - 2002) |
| Sibling | Alphonse H. Blommel (1919 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Marie Blommel |
| Sibling | Maurice "Maurus" Blommel (1924 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Joseph Blommel |