Mathilda McKenney

Mathilda I. McKenney, age 106 of St. Rosa, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 29 at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

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

Mathilda Ida Wittkop was born September 4, 1908 in Millwood Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Joseph and Mary (Knabel) Wittkop. She married Roy McKenney on September 20, 1937 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa. After marriage the couple lived near St. Rosa then retired at Birch Lake. Mathilda moved to Rose Manor in 1984 and then to Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany in 2001. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa, Christian Mothers, St. Elizabeth Society, St. Francis Mission Group, Melrose Senior Citizens, and the Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary. Mathilda enjoyed gardening, cooking, playing cards, and fishing.

Survivors include her many nieces and nephews.

Mathilda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Roy McKenney on December 11, 1968; brothers and sisters, Jeanette Wilwerding, Larry Wittkop, Virgil Wittkop, Henry Wittkop, Theresa Blommel, Marie Cismowski, Rose Westbrock, Hilda Wittkop, and Joe Wittkop.

Serving as casket bearers will be Cathy Sand, Beth Mayleben, Daniel Atkinson, Mark Atkinson, Joe Wilwerding, and Jerry Wilwerding. Cross bearer will be Barbara Hellermann and scripture bearer will be Laura Gobel.