Rose Uphoff

Rose M. Uphoff, age 86, of Greenwald, died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Pine Haven Care Center in Melrose.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, November 29 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald with Rev. Tom Becker officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Family and friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and from 11 to 12 p.m. Saturday at the church in Greenwald. Christian Mothers, American Legion Auxiliary of Lake Henry, and Daughters of Isabella of Melrose will pray at 6 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Friday evening.

Rose Uphoff was born September 18, 1922 in Meire Grove, Minnesota to George and Mary (Kampsen) Loxtercamp. On May 7, 1944 she married Celestine "Cel" Uphoff. The couple resided in Greenwald where they owned and operated the Greenwald Locker Plant. Rose enjoyed playing cards and spending time with family and friends. She was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald, Christian Mothers, Daughters of Isabella Joan of Arc Circle of Melrose, American Legion Post 612 Auxiliary of Lake Henry and a former member of Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary of Melrose.

Survivors include her children, Robert "Bob" (Charlotte) Uphoff of Independence, MO, James (Lee) Uphoff of Greenwald, William "Bill" (Vicki) Uphoff of St. Cloud, Jeffrey (Lisa) Uphoff of Prior Lake and Joan (Joel) Rademacher of Zimmerman; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; brother and sister, Raymond (Ermina) Loxtercamp of Lake Henry and Beata Frieler of Melrose.

Rose was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Celestine "Cel" Uphoff on December 31, 1967; grandchildren, John Uphoff, Michael Uphoff and Phillip Uphoff; 10 brothers and; one sister.

Serving as casket bearers will be Lisa Uphoff, Chad Uphoff, Robbie Uphoff, Kristen Finken, Cass Rademacher and Joel Rademacher. Cross bearer will be Brianna Uphoff and scripture bearer will be Michaela Uphoff. Pianists will be Jenni and Anne Rademacher and Paul Loxtercamp will be the trumpeter.