Sarah Regehr

Sarah Regehr was born December 3, 1917, at Henderson, Nebraska the daughter of Peter and Maria (Buller) Krause. When she was 4 years old the family moved to Radison, Wisc. before moving to Mountain Lake, Minn. The family lived on several different farms between Mt. Lake, Jeffers and Delft. Sarah attended several country schools and graduated the 8th grade in 1932. In 1934, she was baptized at the Gospel Mennonite Church in Mt. Lake. Sarah helped with family chores at home until she was 18. She then went to work for another farm family taking care of two small children and helping around the farm. During the winter months she helped in town with small children and house chores. On June 22, 1938, she married Londo Regehr and they made their home on a small farm north of Mt. Lake for a couple years and then moved to a larger farm where they farmed for the next 10 years. In 1950, with five children Londo and Sarah purchased their own farm southwest of Butterfield where they lived until retirement in 1976. They didn't take frequent vacations so the trip to the North Shore, Montana, and Niagara Falls were memorable ones. Sarah enjoyed family gatherings. She enjoyed reading, baking and gardening. She was an active volunteer at church and the Christian school where she was involved in several groups. She enjoyed working at the Care & Share where she clerked and did clothes mending. She also was active in the Senior Citizen Center in Mt. Lake. She loved spending time with family and friends. She spent the last five years enjoying the wonderful care, activities and love shown her at the Good Samaritan Society Village in Mt. Lake. Sarah died on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society - The Village in Mt. Lake. Sarah is survived by her children Mary Franz of Windom, Ruby (Harvey) Ahrens of Maple Grove, John (Sharlla) Regehr of Stewartville, Marvin (Deloris) Regehr of Mt. Lake, Elsie Richardson of Alexandria, Donald (Christine) Regehr of Rochester, Ernest (Laurie) Regehr of Swea City, IA, 15 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, sisters Marie Callender of Billings, MT, Tina Duerksen of Mt. Lake and sister-in-law Wilma Krause of Mankato, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, 7 brothers & sisters, sons-in-law Merle Franz and James Richardson. In Lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to be directed to Bethel Mennonite Church. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sunday, April 3, 2016 Sturm Funeral Home, Mountain Lake Chapel 420 - 10th St. N. Mtn. Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Visitation 2 9:30 am - 10:30 am Monday, April 4, 2016 Bethel Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake, Minnesota 301 N 9th St Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Service Information 10:30 am Monday, April 4, 2016 Bethel Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake, Minnesota 301 N 9th St Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Interment Information Mountain Lake City Cemetery 10th St. N at Midway Rd Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Fellowship Fellowship and lunch will be in the lower level of the church following burial.