Mary Watkins

Mary Anna 'Anna' (Reinhart) Watkins was born on September 16, 1948, in New Ulm, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Harold and Sylvia (Huelskamp) Reinhart and raised north of New Ulm on a farm. She was the oldest of 6 children. She went to country school through 8th grade. Her 9th grade year was at the New Ulm Public School. Then she went to the Annchilla Dominnin School in Donaldson, Indiana, for the rest of her high school years. There she enjoyed being in plays and getting into mischief before graduating. Her father died when she was 18 and she moved back to New Ulm. She worked at 3M until a handsome man found her one night at the ballroom. On January 20, 1970, she married this man- William 'Bill' Joseph Watkins. They moved to the Darfur/Butterfield area where they had 2 sons. She worked mostly in the housekeeping department at several nursing homes. She later moved to the Mountain Lake area and eventually retired there. She loved to listen to Old Time music and dance with her husband, and loved talking to friends and family. She enjoyed working in her flower gardens and continued getting into mischief. She was loved by her family and grandkids. She died in her sleep May 29, 2015, and is now with her father in heaven. She was preceded in death by her dad-Harold Reinhart. She is survived by her husband-William 'Bill' Watkins of Mountain Lake; children-Dana (Linda) Watkins and Dave (Tammy) Watkins, both of Mountain Lake; grandchildren-Austin, Adam, Ashley, Michael, and Kelly; her mom-Sylvia Reinhart; her siblings-Steven (Barb) Reinhart of Lafayette, Bernie (Nancy) Reinhart of St. George, Ramona (Ron) Klossner of New Ulm, Dan (Ardis) Reinhart of Lafayette, and Harold Jr. (Deb) Reinhart of St. George; and her aunt and uncles. First Visitation 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Sturm Funeral Home, Mountain Lake Chapel 420 - 10th St. N. Mtn. Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Second Visitation 9:30 am - 10:30 am Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Trinity Lutheran Church-Mountain Lake 1418 - 2nd Avenue Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Service Information 10:30 am Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Trinity Lutheran Church-Mountain Lake 1418 - 2nd Avenue Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Interment Information Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Address not given Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States