Irene Tiemann

Irene Tiemann, age 101 of Melrose, died peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Vincent Lieser officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday morning at the church.

Irene Otte was born March 15, 1914 in Melrose, Minnesota to Bernard "Ben" and Catherine (Hemmesch) Otte. She married Christ Tiemann on May 28, 1940 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose where she was a member of St. Mary's Choir for 67 years, Christian Mothers, and Sts. Bernard and Elizabeth's Society. Irene enjoyed socializing, family functions, traveling, and playing cards, especially 500.

Survivors include her sisters, Anna Mae Denne of Melrose, Bonnie Mickels of Moorhead, and Betty Dickhaus of Melrose; sister-in-law, Irma Otte of Sauk Centre; and many nieces and nephews.

Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Christ Tiemann on August 8, 1974; brothers and sisters, Joseph Otte, Catherine Otte, Casimir Otte, Marie Rademacher, and Sister Edna Otte.