Brenda Baum

Brenda A. Baum, age 46, of Sauk Centre, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at her home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota after a long battle with cancer.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating and Rev. Suhdansu Kumar, O.S.B. concelebrating. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sauk Centre.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre.

Brenda Alma Winter was born June 30, 1971 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to David and Marie (Gill) Winter. She graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 1989. During her high school years, she began working at Snyder Drug in Sauk Centre where she was well remembered by many during the 10 years she worked there. On April 20, 1991, she was united in marriage to Scott Baum at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church. In 2001, Brenda started working at AmericInn Lodge and Suites in Sauk Centre as Executive Head Housekeeper. During her 16 years at AmericInn, she was named Housekeeper of the Year in 2013. She enjoyed camping, dancing, baking, spending time with family and friends and making the most out of every moment. Her presence and smile will be deeply missed by many.

She was a life-long member of the Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church.

Brenda is survived by her husband, Scott Baum of Sauk Centre; children, Paige, Luke and Shania Baum all of Sauk Centre; mother, Marie Winter of Sauk Centre; sisters and brother, Patty Winter of Freeport, Dianne (Dennis) Muellner of Sauk Centre, Mark (Kelly) Winter of St. Joseph, Rita (Chris) Stoetzel of Osakis, and Linda (Brad) Holm of Albany; and many other relatives and friends.

Brenda was preceded in death by her father, David Winter; father and mother-in law, William and Donna Baum; and brother-in-law, Steve Baum.

Serving as casket bearers will be Matthew Winter, Shane Baum, Derek Stoetzel, Carter Marty, Jamie Hampson, and Steven Muellner. Cross bearer will be Kyle Holm and scripture bearer will be Brandon Holm. Gift bearers will be Patty Winter, Dianne Muellner, and Rita Stoetzel. Readers will be Sue Hampson and Linda Holm. Mass servers will be Adam, Evan, and Ryan Wolbeck.