Mildred Weckwerth

Mildred Weckwerth was born August 7, 1935, in Mulligan Township, Brown County, MN to Herman and Marie (Hanson) Sandmeyer. Mildred attended school in Comfrey until her family moved to St. James in 1952. While in St. James, she worked at Tony Down Foods and the Crescent Cafe. Mildred was united in marriage to Lloyd Weckwerth on May 6, 1955, at the First Lutheran Church in St. James. The couple resided in rural Springfield. After their children were in school, Mildred went to work in Sleepy Eye before going to work at Control Data in Redwood Falls until her retirement. She enjoyed gardening, embroidery, quilting, and working with flowers. Mildred especially enjoyed time with her family and grandchildren. Mildred Weckwerth died Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at her home in rural Springfield at the age of 81 years. She is survived by children- Doreen Weckwerth of St. James, Robert and wife Stephanie Weckwerth of Farmington, and Debra and husband Ross McDermott of Crystal; grandchildren- Kayla McDermott, and Preston, Colton, Keaton, and Allison Weckwerth; sisters- Norma (Marlyn) Sieg of South Branch, Joyce Sandmeyer of St. James, and Mary Ellen Sandmeyer of St. James; sisters-in-law- Carolyn Sandmeyer of St. James, Lorraine Polzin of New Ulm, Lorna Weedman of New Ulm, and Judy Kelley of Minneapolis; brother-in-law Arnie Weckwerth of New Ulm; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Lloyd in January of 2016; brothers- Jerry and Norman Sandmeyer; and sisters- Doris Mae Ayers and LaVonne Schroeder. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Friday, October 21, 2016 Zion Lutheran Church-Springfield 122 W. Central St Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Visitation 2 10:00 am - 11:00 am Saturday, October 22, 2016 Zion Lutheran Church-Springfield 122 W. Central St Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Service Information 11:00 am Saturday, October 22, 2016 Zion Lutheran Church-Springfield 122 W. Central St Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Interment 11:45 am Saturday, October 22, 2016 Springfield City Cemetery Co. Rd. 24 Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Luncheon Luncheon to follow interment at the church.