Marvin Stroeing

Marvin P. Stroeing, age 79 of Freeport, formerly of New Munich, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 20 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Inurnment will be held in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church in New Munich.

Marvin Peter Stroeing was born November 24, 1937 in Melrose, Minnesota to Frank and Anna (Buettner) Stroeing. He was united in marriage to Marlene Goebel on May 7, 1966 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Anthony. After marriage, the couple lived on the Tidy Turkey Farm where Marvin worked for 20 years. He then worked at the Swany White Flour Mill for 20 years, retiring in 1996.

He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich and St. Leo Court 786 Catholic Order of Foresters. Marvin enjoyed woodworking and fishing, watching the Minnesota Twins and Vikings, and loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Marvin was a "meticulous" tinkerer, working diligently to "fix" it until he thought it was right.

Survivors include his wife, Marlene Stroeing of Freeport; children, Scott Stroeing of St. Cloud, Sandra Warzecha of New Munich, Shawn (Staci) Stroeing of Melrose, and Shannon (Kelly) Stroeing of Byron; eight grandchildren, Amanda, Alex, Andrea, Joshua Taylor, Sabrina, Connor, Logan, and Wyatt; two great-grandchildren, Elise and Oliver; brother, Vernon (Margie) Stroeing of Freeport; and sister, Rita (Fred) Stang of Minneapolis.

Marvin was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Sylvester "Ves" Stroeing, Wilfred Stroeing, and Celestine Stroeing; and sisters, Leora Honer, Dorothy Stroeing, Mary Ellen Rosen, and Evelyn Voller.

Serving as urn bearer will be Joshua Taylor Stroeing. Cross bearer will be Sabrina Stroeing and scripture bearer will be Andrea Carrell. Readers will be Alex Warzecha and Amanda Warzecha.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.