Rosella Hillesheim

Rosella Theresa Hillesheim was born on September 20, 1922 in Brown County, the daughter of Frank and Theresa (Seidl) Schroepfer. She was united in marriage to Edmund Hillesheim on June 8, 1942 at St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Following his death, she married James Hillesheim on November 21, 1950 at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. The couple resided and worked on the farm with his father. Rosella and James moved to Sleepy Eye upon retirement in the fall of 1986. She was a member of St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye and was involved with CCW, Parish Council, TECH, and Schoenstatt Covenant of Love, was a Renew Leader and a Eucharistic Minister, and a member of CUF. Rosella enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening, sewing, baking, cooking, playing cards, loved to pray and being with people. Rosella died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Country Side Apartments in Sleepy Eye. She is survived by her children - Bernetta (Ronald A.) Helget of Comfrey, Carol (Pat) Wurtzberger of Sleepy Eye, Diane (Elroy Si) Seifert of Paynesville, Beverly (Stephen) Soukup of New Ulm, James (Cindy) Hillesheim of Springfield, John (Lorraine) Hillesheim of Sleepy Eye, and Christina (Christopher) Hopp of Elkader, IA; 22 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren; and 3 great great grandchildren; and a brother - Sylvester (Pearl) Schroepfer of Sleepy Eye. She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands - Edmund and James, brothers - Clement, Felix, Edward, Raymond, Florian, Walter, Albert, and Jerome; and sisters - Lorraine Weiss, and Agnes Tauer. Interment Information Church of the Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery 30974 Co. Rd. 24 Leavenworth, Minnesota, United States 56085