Leona Bertram

Leona L. Bertram, age 94 of Greenwald, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A private funeral service will be held at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Interment will be at St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Greenwald.

Leona Louise Haider was born on September 20, 1930 in Lake George Township in Stearns County, Minnesota to Henry and Rose (Fuchs) Haider. On May 10, 1949, she married Alois “Al” Bertram at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa and together they operated a second-generation dairy farm in Spring Hill until 1989.

She was a member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Greenwald, Catholic Aid Association, Christian Women, Lake Henry Auxiliary Legionnaires, and Daughters of Isabella.

Survivors include her children, Ronnie (Erma) Bertram of Freeport, Donnie (Carol) Bertram of Elrosa, Kathy (Kenny) Leukam of Sauk Centre, Jim (Maribel) Bertram of St. Cloud, Diane Bertram of Sauk Centre, and Randy (Sherry) Bertram of Spring Hill; 18 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers, Rita Gregory Huseth of St. Cloud, Vince (Donna) Haider of Elrosa, Butch (Marge) Haider of Melrose, and Gene (Jean) Haider of Elrosa; and brother-in-law, Phil Meyer of Greenwald.

Leona was preceded in death by her husband, Al Bertram on May 10, 2010; parents; infant daughter, Mary Bertram; infant brother, Duane Haider; sisters and brothers, Valeria Bertram, Leander Haider, and Rosie Meyer; brothers-in-law, Urban Gregory, Lyle Huseth and Norbert Bertram; and sister-in-law, Dorothy Haider.