Florence Detloff

M. Florence Detloff, 93, passed away at The Waterford Manor in Brooklyn Park on Sunday, April 23, 2017.

A Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Florence, will be held on Friday, April 28, 2017, 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove, MN with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Melrose following the lunch.

Family and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 28 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. The Christian Mothers will pray at 6 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.

M. Florence Czech was born April 29, 1923, in Holdingford, Minnesota to Peter and Mary (Trutwin) Czech. She graduated from Holdingford High School and attended St. Cloud Teachers college. Florence taught school in Stearns County, also Holy Family School in Sauk Centre and Sauk Centre Public Elementary School. She enjoyed working with children and reminisced about the days teaching at Lake Henry with her sister, Teckla.

She was united in marriage to Victor Detloff on June 19, 1945, at St. Hedwig's Catholic Church in Holdingford, MN. The couple farmed near Burtrum in Todd County. In 1978 Victor and Florence sold their farm and purchased a lake lot on the eastern part of Big Swan Lake. After spending 17 years at the lake home, in 1995 Florence and Victor moved to Melrose.

Florence was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose, the Christian Mothers, the Legion of Mary, and the pray line for sick and others in need.

Florence was very dedicated to her family, loved spending time with her children and grand- children. She enjoyed playing cards with her friends and family and always loved reunions at weddings, graduations, or just any excuse for a party. Florence enjoyed cooking and baking. The family especially loved her poppy seed coffee cake and pork hock soup. Florence was a gentle, kind and patient person; after all, you would have to be after raising one daughter and six sons.

Florence is survived by her husband of 71 years, Victor Detloff of Brooklyn Park, MN; children, Tom (Kathy) of Madison, SD, Barry (Joan) of Somerset, WI, Kenneth (Barb) of Granada, Mary (Kevin) Cassady of Beaverton, OR, Jeff (Lori) of Minnetonka, and Terry (Sherri) of Austin; grandchildren, Rachel (Tom) Schott, Jared (Mindy) Detloff, Mickie Barnett, Cary (April) Detloff, Ryan (Amy) Detloff, Megan Detloff, Sarah (Joseph Walterbach) Blake, Heather (Dylan) Walters, Abby (Andrew) Schefler, Chelsea Detloff, and Danielle Detloff; great-grandchildren, Makarian Schott, Jillian Schott, Marcus Detloff, Joshua Detloff, Noah Detloff, Jordan Cary, Logan Rett, Mason Rett, Ethan Detloff, Sylas Detloff, Leo Detloff, Scott Blake, Matthew Kaiser, Mariah Kaiser, Vincent Walters, Jayde Schefler, Layn Schefler; and many nieces and nephews.

Florence was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Mary; son, Dennis Detloff; brothers, Louis Czech, Frank Czech, Nick Czech, Ted Czech, Peter Czech Jr.; sisters, Helen Czech, Eleanor Hiemenz, and Rose Marie Kociemba; brothers-in-law, Herman Hiemenz and Ludwig Scegura; and sisters-in-law, Irene Czech, Ann Czech, and Bernice Czech.

Rather than flowers please consider memorials in Florence's name to St Mary's Church, Melrose, MN 56352; Methodist Home Hospice, 6500 Excelsior Blvd., St Louis Park, MN 55426; Crosier Fathers & Brothers, Crosier Drive, Onamia, MN 56352; to a charity of the donor's choice.