Joseph F. Niehoff, 82
April 10, 1919 - November 12, 2001
Joseph F. Niehoff, age 82
of New Munich died Monday, November 12, 2001 at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, New Munich
with Rev. Roger Klassen, OSB officiating. Burial will follow in the parish
cemetery with military honors.
Friends may call
Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 8 to 10 a.m. at the
Patton-Schad Funeral Home, Melrose. Melrose Veterans Honor Guard will pray at7
p.m. followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m. and Knights of Columbus, Catholic
Order of Foresters, St. Joseph’s Society and New Munich Lions Club at 8:30
p.m. at the funeral home Wednesday.
Joseph Ferdinand Niehoff
was born on April 10, 1919 in Grove Township, Stearns County, MN to Anton and
Elizabeth (Herbes) Niehoff. Joe was a veteran serving in the US Army in Panama
during WW II for 3 years. He married Eleanor A. Sand on Oct. 21, 1953 in at
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, New Munich. They lived and farmed in New
Munich moving to town in 1981. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, St. Joseph’s Society, Catholic Order of Foresters, Knights of
Columbus, New Munich Lions and Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050.
Survivors include his
wife, Eleanor Niehoff of New Munich; children, Loren Niehoff (Jane) of Melrose,
Alan Niehoff (Sandra) of Greenwald, Joelle Ehresmann (Tom) of St. Martin;
sister, Mathilda Wachman of St. Martin; and 9 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; 3 grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Augusta Schmiesing,
Veronica Woeste, Boniface, Frank, Ray Niehoff and Elenor Wachman May.
Casket bearers will be grandchildren, Brent, Mark, Kurt, Amy and
Jodi Niehoff and Ryan Ehresmann. Cross bearer will be Nichole Ehresmann with
Catheryn and Kayla Niehoff. Honorary bearers will be New Munich Lions Club and
Catholic Order of Foresters.
Memorials are preferred.