Monica A. Hinnenkamp
June 11, 1912 - May 22, 2002
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 25 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose for Monica Hinnenkamp, age 89 of Albany, who died Wednesday at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home. Rev. Vince Lieser will officiate with interment following in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Friday and 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers and Legion of Mary will pray at 7 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home in Melrose.
Monica Hinnenkamp was born on June 11, 1912 in St.
Rosa, Minnesota to Henry and Bernadine (Scherping) Herzog. She was united in
marriage to Leo B. Hinnenkamp on October 10, 1933 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic
Church in St. Rosa. The couple farmed in Melrose Township, stearns County for 40
years before retiring in 1973 and moving to Melrose. In 1989 she moved to Rose
View Manor. Since 1998 she had resided at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in
Albany. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, lifelong member of
Christian Mothers and member of Legion of Mary. She loved to quilt and play
cards and enjoyed her grandchildren.
Survivors include three children, Agnes (Jerome)
Wuebkers of Upsala, Ralph (Doris) Hinnenkamp of Melrose, and Dorine (Greg) Nowak
of Dayton; five grandchildren, Charlene
Hohmann, Kevin Wuebkers, Keith and Ryan Hinnenkamp, and Kristen Nowak; four
great grandchildren, Russell, Jason and Kathy Hohmann and Brianna Wuebkers. She
was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leo B. Hinnenkamp on December 5,
1986; infant son, Robert in 1945; brothers, Fred, John and Joseph Herzog;
sisters, Julia Herzog, Veronica and Rose Notch.
Serving as casket bearers will be Keith and Ryan
Hinnenkamp, Kevin Wuebkers, Kristen Nowak, Charlene and Frank Hohmann with Kathy
Hohmann as cross bearer and Donna Mae Scholz as scripture bearer. Honorary
bearers will be member of Christian Mothers and Legion of Mary.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral
Service of Melrose.