Mildred Wolf

Mildred Irene "Susie" Wolf, age 91 of Sauk Centre, died Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Sauk Centre.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 9 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Pastor Marty Porter officiating. Interment will be held in Greenwood Cemetery following the service.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre.

Mildred Irene McIntyre was born February 20, 1926 in Olivia, Minnesota to Marshall and Olive (Albright) McIntyre. She was the eighth of ten children. The family moved around a lot while she was growing up. From Olivia, Minnesota they moved to Sauk Centre, Belgrade, Elrosa, and finally back to the Sauk Centre area, where she lived the rest of her life. She spent much of her time growing up doing farm work. She learned to drive a team of horses as well as how to care for animals and the land at a young age. Mildred met Walter Wolf at a dance. They got married on January 24, 1945 at Zion Lutheran Church parsonage in Sauk Centre. They made their life together on a farm west of Sauk Centre. They were blessed with three children, Jane, Sharon, and Gary. They rarely spent a night apart until Walter passed away in April 2006.

Mildred loved her family, the farm, her flower beds and garden, animals (of any kind), occasional trips to a casino, and playing cards. She was a feisty and sassy lady who spoke her mind. She will be remembered as a hard-working farm wife and mother, grandma, and "little" great-grandma. She loved to play cards at a family functions. She will also be remembered as a wonderful cook. She always had goodies ready when someone came to visit. Her Christmas and New Year's Day meals are still talked about today.

Survivors include her children; Jane (David) Bailey of Sauk Centre, Sharon Gertken of Arden, NC, and Gary Wolf of Sauk Centre; granddaughters, Lynn (Steve) Priebe of Valley City, ND, Patty (Jeff) Rolfes of Lake Park, IA, Toni Burrell (Junior) Smith of Franklin, NC, Gail (Charles) Shipman of Boiling Springs, SC, Anita Gertken (Reno) Cucumber of Webster, NC, Jenny (Jon) Eickhoff of Spring Valley, MN, and Jamie Wolf of Plymouth, MN; ten great-grandchildren, Laura (Eric) Naragon, Nick and Zack Hall, Dakota and Brittany Burrell, Ava Gertken, Aiden Ogle, David Priebe, and Allison and Elizabeth Eickhoff; and two great-great-grandchildren, Hunter and Ayva Naragon.

Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Wolf; her parents, John and Oliva McIntyre; her brothers and sisters, Edith, Orville, Gerald, Leo, Floyd, Eva, Ralph, and Bernice; and a great-granddaughter, Sara Rolfes.

Serving as casket bearers will be Greg Marthaler, Wayne Carpenter, Philip Wegwerth, Mark Gettel, Nancy Ahlfors, and Joann Tauber. Honorary bearers will be Arlene Bailey, Tom Meyer, Deb Schmitz, Raymond Walther, Matt Woida.