Lucille Weimert

Lucille "Squeak" Pauline Weimert, age 80 of Mankato, died on Sunday, October 1, 2006 at St Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN.

A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 5, 2006 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato, with Rev. Richard Colletti officiating. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Mankato Mortuary with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Salvation Army, Elks Youth Camp, Waseca County Homeless Prevention (MVAC), MSU State Nursing Scholarship Fund, and Blue Earth County Historical Society.

Lucille was the fifth child of Clem & Anna (Hoffman) Hinkel. She was born September 30, 1926 in Athens, WI. She graduated from Loyola High School in 1944. She worked for the Defense Department in Washington, D.C. after high school. She married Gerald (Jerry) Weimert on January 20, 1947. Lucille was a volunteer physical education teacher at Holy Rosary School. She worked at the Quarter Back Club in North Mankato. She worked at Robby's Hamburger across from Mankato West High School. She worked with her family at Kato Sanitation, Inc and the Ponderosa Landfill for many years. She loved to spend time with her family and friends. She enjoyed reading, playing cards, and traveling around the globe. She was always on the go. She volunteered at a variety of functions with St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and at the Salvation Army on Mondays.

She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 269, Does (Elks Lodge #225), Women of the Moose Lodge 606, Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 950, Catholic Daughters, Blue Earth County Historical Society, the Summit Center, and American Legion Auxiliary Post 11.

Lucille is survived by her son, Stephen (Cinda) Weimert of Mankato; daughters, Theresa (Tom) McLaughlin of Mankato, Denise Strusz-Rice (John) of Medford, OR; daughter-in-law Jody Weimert (Joe Murilla), Janesville, MN; grandchildren, Heidi (Sean) McFarland, Elizabeth (Mat) Tauer, Melissa Strusz, Bree (Bob) Meyer, Andy (Beth) Weimert, Jared (Shandy) Weimert, Luke Weimert, Michael (Megan) McLaughlin, Ben Strusz, Bridget Strusz, Sam Strusz and Logan Weimert; great-grandchildren, William Tauer, Kobe Weimert, Jackson Meyer, Amelia Tauer and Noah Wussow; two sisters, Marge Curtis of Las Vegas, NV, Dorothy (Al) Calvet of San Clemente, CA; a brother, Jerry (Betty Frenz) Hinkel of Nora Springs, IA; sisters-in-law, Colette Hinkle, Annabelle Hinkle, Florence Hinkel, Dorothy Hinkel, Hilly Weimert, Helen Lamm, Alice Benson and Bev Weimert;.

Lucille was preceded in death by her husband Jerry; son, Mark; five brothers, William Hinkle, Clarence Coke Hinkle, Raymond Bud Hinkel, Charles Charlie Hinkle and Lawrence Larry Hinkel.