Helen Pauline Maritsch
May 16, 1901 - June 20, 2002
Helen P. Maritsch, age 101 of New Munich, died Thursday,
June 20, 2002 at Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22nd
at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. Rev. Roger Klassen,
O.S.B. will officiate with interment following in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and 8 to 10 a.m.
on Saturday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. St. Anne’s Christian
Mothers and St. Rita’s Mission Group will pray at 7 p.m. followed by parish
prayers at 8 p.m. on Friday.
Helen P. Maritsch was born May 16, 1901 in Oak Township,
Stearns County, Minnesota to Frank and Catherine (Eiynck) Mayers. She was united
in marriage to Henry P. Maritsch on May 10, 1927 at the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in New Munich. Helen was a cook at the New Munich School for 25
years. She enjoyed gardening,
fishing, crocheting and sitting outside in her lawn swing.
She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich,
St. Anne’s Christian Mothers, St. Rita’s Mission Group and the Melrose
Senior Citizens.
Helen is survived by her daughter, Francella “Fran”
Thelen and her husband, Otto of New Munich; sons-in-law, Joe Dobos of Fridley
and Clem Jonas of Avon; 13 grandchildren, Butch Dobos and his wife, Mary Lou of
Ledgerwood, ND, Jan Nielsen and her husband, Scott of Cottage Grove, Joyce
Dobmeier and her husband, Jerry of St. Rosa, Eldred Jonas and his wife, Rosemary
of Holdingford, Judy Woitalla of Avon, Kevin Jonas and his wife, Kristi of Avon,
Sharon Schwieters and her husband, Joe of Greenwald, June Schwieters and her
husband, Norm of Holdingford, Paula Schwieters and her husband, Rueben, New
Munich, Lynn Van Drehle and her husband, Alan of New Munich, Scott Thelen and
his wife, Carol of New Munich, Kelly Thielen and her husband, Tim of New Munich
and Kurt Thelen and his wife, Peg of Burnsville; 23 great-grandchildren and two
great-great grandchildren.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Henry P.
Maritsch on August 18, 1951; daughters, Marcelline Dobos and Eileen Jonas;
brothers and sisters, Gertrude Keane, Elizabeth Fichtinger, Herman Mayers, Anna
Fichtinger, Frances Moser, Joseph Mayers, Eleanor Meyer, Marie Dornblazer and
infant, Josephine Mayers.
Serving as casket bearers will be Helen’s grandchildren,
June Schwieters, Paula Schwieters, Lynn Van Drehle, Scott Thelen, Kelly Thielen
and Kurt Thelen.
Serving as cross bearer will be Sharon Schwieters, angel
bearer will be Joyce Dobmeier with Marvin “Butch” Dobos as scripture bearer.
Serving as honorary bearers will be St. Rita’s Mission
Group.
Serving as gift bearers will be Jan Nielsen, Eldred Jonas,
Judy Woitalla and Kevin Jonas.
Serving as lectors will be Nathan Schwieters and Amber
Schwieters.
Arrangements are with Patton-Schad Funeral Service of Melrose.