Roman Schulzetenberg

Roman A. Schulzetenberg, age 87, of Melrose died Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at Pine Villa Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 21 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Vince Lieser and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery, with military honors by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.

Friends may call from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. St. Leo's Court Catholic Order of Foresters of New Munich will pray at 6 p.m. followed by Melrose Veterans Honor Guard at 7 p.m. and parish prayers at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home in Melrose.

Roman Schulzetenberg was born January 30, 1919 in Alberta, Canada, to Bernard and Rose (Welle) Schulzetenberg. He was united in marriage to Lydia Marthaler on October 14, 1947 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Guam during World War II. He co-owned and operated Schulzetenberg's Our Own Hardware in Melrose for over 40 years. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, St. Leo's Court Catholic Order of Foresters in New Munich, American Legion Post 101, and Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050. Roman enjoyed golfing, fishing, hunting, traveling and spending time with his family.

Roman is survived by his wife, Lydia, of Melrose; children, Jim Schulzetenberg and his wife, Anita Gille of Duluth, Joyce Grong and her husband, Steve of Gary, South Dakota, Renee Marchel and her husband, Bill of Brainerd, and Lea Borgerding and her husband, Neal of Freeport; ten grandchildren, Mara Mijal, Ben, Will, and Paul Schulzetenberg, Evan, Aron, and Tyler Grong, Courtney, Austin, and Alex Borgerding; brothers, Urban Schulzetenberg and his wife, Marion of Melrose, Edwin Schulzetenberg and his wife, Lorraine of Melrose, Joe Schulzetenberg and his wife, Jean of Freeport; sisters, Verena Theilen of Melrose, Evelyn Cook and her husband, Ken, of Bellevue, Washington, Frances Berscheit and her husband, Joe of Melrose, Doris Braegelmann and her husband, Cyril of Annandale, Virginia, and Alice Mayers and her husband, Al of Eagan.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Caroline Mareck and Rita Hinnenkamp.Serving as casket bearers will be Evan Grong, Aron Grong, Tyler Grong, Ben Schulzetenberg, Will Schulzetenberg, and Austin Borgerding.

Serving as cross bearer will be Courtney Borgerding and scripture bearer will be Alex Borgerding. Plumbing symbol presenter will be Paul Schulzetenberg. Honorary bearers will be Ray Maus, Frank Maleska, Gilbert Klaphake, Hermie Westendorf, Gene Olmscheid, Dick Egan, Fran Hertzog, Clarence Wenker, Alvin Lieser and Earl Wiehoff.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose.