A Mass of Christian Burial for Aleida “Mick” Von Holtum, age 93, of Luverne, MN formerly of Adrian, MN was held Friday, July 12, 2019 at St. Adrian Catholic Church, in Adrian, officiated by Monsignor Richard Colletti. Burial was in St. Adrian Cemetery. Mick died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the Mary Jane Brown Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born January 2, 1926, in Lyon County, IA, to Jerry and Hattie (Groen) Frey. She attended country school for eight years.
Mick married Dick Von Holtum on May 24, 1947, at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. The couple lived in the southwest Minnesota area before settling in Adrian. Mick worked at Safeway Egg Processing in Adrian before she began working at Nickerson Farms. She then worked at Schutz Hardware in Adrian. In 1974, Mick earned her Commercial Driver’s License. She drove truck with her husband for Kunkel Trucking. In 1983, the couple purchased The Home Café in Adrian. They owned and operated the café until 1989. She moved to Luverne in 2003 after Dick’s death. Mick became a resident of the Mary Jane Brown Home in July of 2017.
Mick was a member of St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian; the St. Catherine Quilters; and the Luverne Senior Citizens. She enjoyed gardening and canning. She loved sewing and made hundreds of baby blankets and quilts that were given to family and friends and donated to several area organizations.
Mick is survived by her five children, Paul (Gloria) Von Holtum, Luverne, MN; Vonnie (Tom) Nergaard, Luverne, MN; Jody Von Holtum, Springfield, VA; Dean (Rita) Von Holtum, Adrian, MN; and Lynn Von Holtum, Mosinee, WI; seven grandchildren, Scott (Angie) Chladek, Jeff Von Holtum, Mike (Kayla) Leicher, David (Carna) Von Holtum, Craig (Amanda) Von Holtum, Andrea (Freddie) Gardner and Kelli (Tony) Langevin; fourteen great-grandchildren, Faro, Sean, Dylan (Kara), Landon, Lauden, Bentley, Ryder, Hailey, Jenna, Alex, Brody, Miles, Kendra and Gracelyn; two brothers-in-law, William (Norma) Von Holtum and Tom (Dorothy) Von Holtum; and five sisters-in-law, Sr. Rita Von Holtum, SSND; Theresa Larson; Mary Munns; Clarice Forette and Shirley Frey.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dick on April 17, 2003; a brother, Harold “Bud” Frey; an infant brother; a sister-in-law, Sr. Ramona Von Holtum, SSND; and three brothers-in-law, Paul Von Holtum, Bob Larson and Jerry Forette.
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