Alberta Loxtercamp

Alberta M. Loxtercamp, age 86 of Melrose, died on Sunday, September 29, 2003 at Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, October 1 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald with Rev. Ronald Dockendorf officiating. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call Tuesday from 4 to 8 pm and Wednesday from 8 to 10:30 am at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers will pray at 7:30 pm followed by parish prayers at 8 pm Tuesday at the funeral home.

Alberta M. Loxtercamp was born on October 20, 1916 in Lake Henry, Minnesota to Gerhard and Catherine (Jaeger) Schleper. She married Cyril Backes on November 19, 1940 at Paynesville, Minnesota. She was a homemaker in Greenwald, Minnesota since her marriage. Cyril died on June 6, 1958. Alberta married Joseph Loxtercamp on May 19, 1960 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald. Alberta had lived at the Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose since May. She was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Christian Mothers, Lake Henry Legion Auxiliary and the Melrose VFW Auxiliary. For most of her life Alberta enjoyed sewing and quilting.

Survivors include her six children, Nicholas Backes (Mary) of Eleanor, West Virginia, Margaret Thielman (Robert) of Avon, Gary Backes (Lila) of St. Cloud, David Backes of Greenwald, Dennis Backes of Dayton and Paul Loxtercamp (Julie) of Bemidji; sisters and brother, Adeline Holper (Peter) of Paynesville, Irene Hein (Elsworth) of Paynesville, Mary Hagan of Lino Lakes and Charles Schleper of Paynesville; 12 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Cyril Backes on June 6, 1958 and Joseph Loxtercamp on Aug. 20, 2000; brothers and sisters, Leon, Gerald and Ernest Schleper, Hermina Olberding and Annette Tolzmen.

Casket bearers will be her grandchildren, Nickolas Backes, Jr., Troy Thielman, Dayna Thielman, Greg Backes, Glen Backes, and Ryan Backes. Cross bearer will be her granddaughter, Katherine Loxtercamp. Scripture bearer will be her granddaughter, Kristina Backes.

Memorials are preferred.