Mohn, Frieda (1919-2013)

MOHN, HINKELDEY, HONSBRUCH, NIELSEN, PINGEL, HAMANN, SCOFFIC, HYSLOP, RUIZ, GRONBERG, BOUDREAU, CAPESTANY

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 1/30/2013 at 14:07:56

Frieda Mohn
October 24, 1919 - January 3, 2013

Frieda Mohn, 93, of Aurelia, formerly of Cherokee, died Thursday, January 3, 2013, at the Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center in Aurelia.

Frieda Christine Marie Hinkeldey was born on October 24, 1919, at Alta, the daughter of Herman and Sophia (Honsbruch) Hinkeldey. She attended school at St. John's at Hanover. As a young adult, she worked for several households in the Hanover and Storm Lake areas.

On December15, 1938, Frieda married Eitel Hugo Mohn at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hanover. They farmed in Cherokee County both south and north of Aurelia until moving into Aurelia in August of 1971, at which time Frieda was employed by Sunset Knoll for twelve years. She also delivered Meals on Wheels in Aurelia for several years. Frieda and Eitel moved to The Beck in Cherokee in March of 2001. Then, she moved back "home" to Aurelia and Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center for the last two weeks of her life. A member of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Aurelia, Frieda was active in the Ladies Aid Society and as a Sunday School and Vacation Bible School teacher. She enjoyed playing cards and spending time with her family, especially keeping up with the activities of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Preceding Frieda in death were her parents, her husband, Eitel, on July 15, 2005; a sister, Anna Nielsen; and five brothers, John, in infancy, Albert, Herman, Edward, and Martin Hinkeldey.

Survivors include her three children: Lois, and her husband, Carroll Pingel, of St. Charles, Missouri, Myrna, and her husband, Jon Hamann, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Jim, and his wife, Connie Mohn, of Cherokee; six grandchildren: Doug, and his wife, Dana Pingel, of New Palestine, Indiana, Denise, and her husband, Michael Scoffic, of Augusta, Missouri, Dora, and her husband, Scott Hyslop, of Frankenmuth, Michigan, Heidi Hamann, and her husband, John Ruiz, of Flower Mound, Texas, Kendi Mohn, and her husband, Erik Gronberg, of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Alicia Mohn, and her fiancé, Eric Boudreau, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; eight great-grandchildren: Sarah and Matt Pingel, Alexandra Capestany, Nicholas Hyslop, Carson and Liliana Ruiz, and Annika and Greta Gronberg; and one brother-in-law, Arnold Mohn, of Alta; as well as several nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services for Frieda were Monday, January 7, 2013, at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Aurelia with Pastor Larry Lemke officiating. Burial was in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia was in charge of arrangements.

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