Leona Mathiowetz

Leona Rose (Schweiss) Mathiowetz, 82, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye, MN Leona Rose Mathiowetz was born April 12, 1926 on the family farm near Fairfax, MN the daughter of Joseph Hedwig (Huhn) Schweiss. Leona attended country school and then attended and graduated from Fairfax High School in 1944. She attended Mankato Commerical College for bookkeeping. She married Aloysius Mathiowetz on May 7, 1947 at St. Willibord's Catholic Church in Gibbon. The couple farmed on Ollie's family farm all of their married life. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. She enjoyed sewing, reading, gardening, yardwork and loved being a wife. She is survived by her husband, Aloysius Allie Mathiowetz of Sleepy Eye, sons, Cletus (Donna) Mathiowetz of Prior Lake, Eugene (Laura) Mathiowetz of Huntington Beach, CA, Marlin Mathiowetz of Sleepy Eye, granddaughter, Colleen (Jason) McDonald of Belle Plaine, brothers, Arnold (Velma) Schweiss of New Ulm, George (Doris) Schweiss of Gibbon and brother-in-law, Ivan Kotten of Sleepy Eye. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Florence Kotten and brother, Silverius (Bernice) Schweiss.