Catherine Koopmeiners

Catherine E. "Cathy" Koopmeiners, age 74 of Melrose, died Thursday, October 12, 2017 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 16 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be held in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. The Schanhaar-Otte VFW Auxiliary and Christian Mothers will pray at 5 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.

Catherine Esther Tiemann was born February 4, 1943 in Melrose, Minnesota to Anthony and Mabel (Schultz) Tiemann. She was united in marriage to James Koopmeiners on September 5, 1964 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose. Cathy worked at Jennie-O for 25 years until her retirement in 1999. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary, and the Christian Mothers. Cathy enjoyed bird watching, playing cards, and loved drinking her coffee throughout the day.

Survivors include her children, Kevin (Wendy) Koopmeiners of Savage, Jeff (Bonnie) Koopmeiners of Albany, and Wendy (Brian) Schmidt of Jacksonville, Florida; five grandchildren, Justin, Matthew, Paige, and Sam Koopmeiners, and Sydney Schmidt; one great-granddaughter, Margaret Koopmeiners; brother, Tony (Adeline) Tiemann of Eagan; and sister, Diane (Sonny) Rodenwald of Albany.

Cathy was preceded in death by her husband, James Koopmeiners on October 23, 1999; parents; son, Eric Koopmeiners on June 30, 2000; and sister, Barb Salzl.