Amalia Boeckers

Amalia T. "Molly" Boeckers, age 94 of Sauk Centre, formerly of Elrosa, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014at CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 17 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa with Rev. Mark Ostendorf officiating. Interment will be held in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church in Elrosa.

Amalia Teckla Eibensteiner was born March 18, 1920 in Getty Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Henry and Amalia (Mareck) Eibensteiner. On April 18, 1944 she was united in marriage to Leander Boeckers at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa. The couple farmed near Elrosa in Getty Township, Stearns County. They moved to Sauk Centre in 2007.

Molly had been a homemaker for Stearns County Human Services for over 15 years and a volunteer driver for Tri-Cap. She enjoyed gardening, canning, playing cards, and being with people, especially her grandchildren and great-grandson. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

She was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Christian Mothers, and We Kandoit Homemaker's Club.

Survivors include three children, Wilfred (Janet) Boeckers of Elrosa, Mary Ann Boeckers of Elrosa, and Darlene (Wayne) Hallermann of Sauk Centre; four grandchildren, Janell Boeckers, Emily (Andy) Heying, Maria (Gerry) Wolbeck, and Tony Hallermann; and one great-grandson, Jackson Wolbeck.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leander Boeckers on March 12, 2008; son, Eugene Boeckers on March 7, 1967; grandson, Michael Boeckers on August 14, 1979; brothers, Frank, Edwin, Carl, Ben, Henry, and infant brother Frank Eibensteiner; and infant sister, Anna Eibensteiner.

Serving as casket bearers will be Tony Hallermann, Andy Heying, Gerry Wolbeck, Ralph Boeckers, David Eibensteiner, and Duane Schwinghammer. Cross bearer will be Janell Boeckers and gift bearers will be Emily Heying, Maria Wolbeck, and Jackson Wolbeck. Honorary bearers will be the We Kandoit Homemaker's Club.