Mildred "Millie" Pohlmann

Mildred L. “Millie” Pohlmann, age 92 of Grey Eagle, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 8 at Vitality Senior Living in Upsala, Minnesota. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 14 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle with Rev. Gabriel Walz officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. 

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church in Grey Eagle. 

Mildred Louise Gerads was born December 8, 1931 in Albany Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to William and Erma (Bueckers) Gerads. On April 18, 1950 she was united in marriage to Raymond Pohlmann at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle. Millie and Ray purchased the farm northwest of Grey Eagle in 1958 where they raised their 14 children. In 1982, the couple moved off the farm to a house on Swan Lake, north of Grey Eagle. 

She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle. Millie enjoyed embroidering, gardening, canning, playing cards, making baby quilts for the many grandkids, and spending time with her family. 

Survivors include her children, Viola (Mike) Fogel of Grey Eagle, Jim (Gloria) Pohlmann of Grey Eagle, Patty (Larry) Brake of Grey Eagle, Shirley (Jim) Fuchs of Melrose, Susan (Mike) Haller of Grey Eagle, Jerry (Bev) Pohlmann of Grey Eagle, Leroy (Janine) Pohlmann of Grey Eagle, Richard Pohlmann of Grey Eagle, Joanne Pohlmann of Grey Eagle, Bill (Kim) Pohlmann of Grey Eagle, Nancy (Dwight) Tschida of Grey Eagle, Donnie Pohlmann of Grey Eagle, and Micheal Pohlmann of Grey Eagle; 42 grandchildren, 84 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Frances Van Heel, Louise Goebel, Christine Wuebkers, Bill Gerads, Rod Gerads, Beatrice Massmann, Joan Brickweg, and Linda Wegleitner.

Millie was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Pohlmann on February 20, 2020; parents; son, Kenneth Pohlmann; grandson, Shawn Pohlmann; sister, Betty Gerads; and brothers, Clarence Gerads and Victor Gerads.