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| Edith Asendorf |
| April 06, 1917 - July 06, 2007 |
St. James, MN
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| Visitation: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Monday, July 09, 2007 at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James |
| Funeral Service: 10:00 AM, Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at St. James United Methodist Church |
Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery , at St. James
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Edith was raised on the farm where she loved working outdoors with her
parents and sisters. Edith was third born of four girls, Lizzie, Ella, and
Hazel, and attended Country School District #63 through eighth grade.
The girls walked to school in the summer - in winter their dad would take
them across the fields in a bobsled under a huge horsehair blanket. They
grew up a very close-knit family staying close all their lives,
celebrating holidays and birthdays together.
Edith married Bernhardt (Ben) Asendorf on July 31, 1935. Together they had
two children, Joan (Jo) Carol and Roger Eugene. Edith and Ben were a great
team working side by side their entire lives. She loved to garden
and canned many, many quarts of vegetables and fruits to last the winter.
She was a great cook and made the best pies and cakes. She loved to sing
along with the radio. She and the family would sing all the way to
town every Saturday night. Edith and Ben loved to dance - it was evident
they belonged together as they glided across the floor.
Edith was a lifetime member of St. James United Methodist Church and was
active in ladies aid and circle and made sure the family attended church and
Sunday school weekly.
In her later years she moved into town to the Prairie View Apartments and
then into Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center where she had many wonderful
friends.
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Edith is survived by her daughter Jo and husband Gerry Kintzi of Belmond,
IA; son Roger and wife Kathy Asendorf of St. James; five grandchildren -
Kris (Paul) Rogalla of Indianola, IA; Jody (Mike) Coppersmith of New
London, WI; Brad (Shawna) Asendorf of St. James; Ron (Audrey) Kintzi of
Rosemount; and Brian (Stacy) Asendorf of Neenah, WI; fifteen great
grandchildren - Ryan (Molly) Rogalla, Brandon (Amy) Rogalla, Anna Asendorf,
Ashley Asendorf, Sara Asendorf, Erin Asendorf, Bryce Coppersmith, Nathan
Kintzi, Paige Asendorf, Katherine Asendorf, Laura Coppersmith, Amanda
Kintzi, Abbie Asendorf, Briana Asendorf and Elizabeth Asendorf, and two
great-great grandchildren Lauren and Olivia Rogalla; sister Ella Sturm of
St. James; many nieces and nephews and their families and her many friends
at the Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center.
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She was preceded in death
by her parents - Walt & Mary (Klutz) Barge, her husband - Ben, sisters-Lizzie and Hazel,
brothers-in-law - John Sturm, Clinton (Tubby) Marsden, Leo Ayres, Albert
Asendorf, Ernie Asendorf, Rudy Asendorf, Freddie Behlmer, and
sisters-in-law - Marie Asendorf, Eldora Asendorf, Minnie Behlmer, and
nephews - Larry and Lynn Marsden.
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