Marie A. Mathiowetz, 87, of Comfrey, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003 at home in Mulligan Township.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003 at Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield and Wednesday at the church, one hour prior to the service. A rosary will be held at 4 p.m. and parish prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Marie Anna Hillesheim, the daughter of John and Bertha (Sellner) Hillesheirn, was bom October 23, 1915 in Mulligan Topwnship, Brown County. She attended country school, District #70, after which she helped at home and others in the area. On May 4, 1937, she married Herman J. Mathiowetz at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. Following marriage, they moved to their current farm in Mulligan Township. Marie was a lifetime member of the Church of the Japanese Martyrs, a member of the Christian Mothers and the Catholic Aid Association. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, crafts, canning, cooking, playing cards, visiting with friends, spending time with her grandchildren, and especially enjoyed her time working at Augustin's Butcher shop, and visiting with the clients, where she was employed for nearly 30 years.
Survivors include two daughters - Phyllis Aanonson of Anchorage, Alaska and Bernice Savage of Rochester, MN; two sons - Marvin Mathiowetz of Princeton, MN and Gerald and wife Mary Lou Mathiowetz of Comfrey, MN; 12 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren; a brother - James and wife Roselia Hillesheim of Sleepy Eye and sisters - Helen and husband Sylvester Helget of Sleepy Eye and Florence Seidl of Faribault, MN. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband - Herman in 1996; a son in infancy; a brother - Edmund Hillesheirn and sister - Agnes Treml.
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