Mary A. Kraetsch Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mary A. Kraetsch of Luverne, Minnesota, born in Magnolia, Minnesota, who passed away on December 24, 2023, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Earnest Kleine and Myrtle Kleine (Lehmann); and her siblings, Margaret Pickard, Evelyn Nelson, Barbara Dye, Nyla Stearns, Helen Taillefer, Joyce Hawes, Patty Krier, Janis Glapa, Rodney Kleine, William Kleine, Donald Kleine and Louis Kleine.
She is survived by: her husband Floyd Kraetsch of Luverne; her children, Kevin (Sherri) of Magnolia, Karla Kuisle (Timothy) of Northfield and Kelly (Dave Konopacky) of Conover, Wisconsin; her grandchildren, Annette Sandager, Katherine Kraetsch, Eric Kraetsch, Ashley Kraetsch and Laura Hoebing; her stepgrandchildren, Nicole Cronquist, Casey Elbers and Yssi Entzie; and her siblings, Mildred Steece (John) of Luverne, Dallas of Bullhead City and Thomas of Summerville. She is also survived by fourteen great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to further support Mary's passion for helping others through Presbyterian Women, c/o First Presbyterian Church, 302 Central Lane, Luverne, Minnesota, 56156.
