Theresa Bauer

Theresa R. Bauer, age 94 Rockville August 9, 1912 – November 1, 2006 Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 4, 2006 at Mary of Immaculate Conception Church in Rockville, MN for Theresa Rose Bauer, age 94, who died Wednesday at the Assumption Nursing Home in Cold Spring. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Relatives and friends may call after 4p.m. Friday and from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring. The Christian Women from Roscoe and Rockville and the Catholic Aid Association will pray a rosary at 4:30 followed by a prayer service with the Franciscan Sisters from Little Falls at 6:00 p.m. Parish prayers will be at 7:30 p.m. Theresa was born in Langdon, ND to Stephen and Mary (Mareck) Mueller. She graduated from Albany High School in 1930 and attended St. Cloud Teacher’s College and then worked as a domestic for several years in Cold Spring and St. Paul. She married Michael Bauer on June 14, 1938 in Seven Dolors Church, Albany, MN. They farmed in Rockville Township until they retired and moved to Roscoe in 1972. Theresa worked hard with raising her family, cooking, canning gardening and raising a large flock of chickens. She also enjoyed card playing, quilting, rug braiding, embroidery, and spending time with her grandchildren. Her religion was very important to her and she had a great devotion for the Blessed Mother. She was a member of the Christian Women Society and Catholic Aid Association. Survivors include her children; Alvin (JoAnn) Bauer of Argenta, IL, Sr. Louise Bauer, O.S.F. of Duluth, Gerald (Donna) Bauer of St. Nicholas, Matt (Beth) Bauer of Murfreesboro, TN, Florence (Tom) Scheierl of Paynesville, and Gladys (Joseph) Kustritz of St. Cloud; 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Stephen (1917) and Mary (1960); husband, Michael (12-3-72); son, Francis (5-10-05); daughters-in-law, Arlene Meyer Bauer (10-4-87) and Betty Jones Bauer (5-24-04); sister, Mary Muyres (8-6-93); brothers, Leo Mueller (2-24-97) and Henry Mueller (3-30-98). Pallbearers will be grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be Marie Pauly, Dorothy Molitor, Lucille Leabch, Judy Johannes, Mary Ramler, Marilyn Reitmeier and Martha Schmitz.

Theresa Bauer

January 1, 1753 - November 4, 2006