Mary Fenger

Mary Roberta Fenger was born on January 20, 1950 in Springfield, MN, the daughter of Robert and Verna (Siedschlag) Wille. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Wabasso. She attended and graduated from Wabasso Public High School in 1968. Mary worked for Honey Well in Minneapolis before marriage. On January 26, 1969 Mary was united in marriage to Harlan Fenger at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. The couple farmed in Waterbury Township where they raised five children. Mary has worked at Control Data in Redwood Falls, worked as a cook around the area and from 1992 until her death she was a cook at the Redwood Falls County Jail. She volunteered at Johnson's Place in Redwood Falls and for Relay for Life. She was an active member at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Wabasso where she participated with the Altar Gild, Circle, Bible Study and was a Sunday School teacher. Mary enjoyed cooking, gardening, quilting, canning, tending to her flower beds, being a friend, and spending time with her family and grandchildren. Mary died on January 11, 2011 at the Redwood Falls Area Hospital at the age of 60 years. She is survived by her husband - Harlan Fenger of Lamberton; children - Alesia Fenger of Lamberton, Tricia Fenger of Owatonna, MN, Rindy (Robert) Filzen of Lucan, MN, Joel (Kathy) Fenger of Balaton, MN, and Chasten Fenger and special friend Amy Schilling of Bloomington, MN; 7 grandchildren - Emma, Caden, and Cora Filzen, Kylie and Karsen Fenger, and Connor and Levi Kubista; mother-in-law - Eldonna Fenger of Lamberton; siblings - Lois (Galen) Wetter of Lamberton, Mavis Mathews of Maple Grove, Ruth Ann (Tom) Lange of Idaho Falls, ID, Karen (David) Hacker of Morgan, Arlan (Mary) Wille of Buffalo, MN, and Layton (Susan) Wille of North Kansas City, MO; brothers-in-law - Merlin (Ilene) Willand and Dale Grund of New Ulm, MN; and a sister-in-law - Sharon Fenger. She was preceded in death by her parents - Robert and Verna Wille; sister - Mona Raw Willand in 1989; father-in-law - Hilman Fenger; sister-in-law - Kay Grund; brothers-in-law - Gordon Mathews and Robert Fenger.