Caroline M. Pohlmann, 92, of Melrose, passed away peacefully June 8, 2024, at Cura Care Center in Melrose.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 13, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with the Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be 10-10:45 a.m. June 13 at the church.
Caroline Mary Wiechmann was born May 31, 1932, in Melrose, Minnesota, to William and Rose (Austing) Wiechmann. On June 29, 1954, she married Joseph Pohlmann at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa. The couple farmed north of Melrose on County Road 13. They retired and moved to town in 1999.
Caroline was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose and St. Elizabeth’s Society. She enjoyed spending time with her family, teaching the grandkids how to polka, playing card games and baking her oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. She always enjoyed a good card game, dancing with Joe to old time music, bowling, gardening, canning and baking.
Survivors include her children, Michael (Lori Ann) Pohlmann of Melrose, Rosanne (Wayne) Nylander of Big Lake, Paul (Jodi) Pohlmann of Cold Spring, Joan (Mark) Flaig of Willmar, Mark (Amy) Pohlmann of Melrose, and Peter (Carolyn) Pohlmann of St. Cloud; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and sister Marge Stroeing of Freeport.
Caroline was preceded in death by her parents; husband Joseph Pohlmann March 15, 2012; son William “Bill” Pohlmann; granddaughter Kyrsten Pohlmann; and brothers, sisters and in-laws, Ervin (Viola) Wiechmann, Florentine (Jerome) Korf, Lorraine (Alfred) Schaefer, Lawrence (Mae) Wiechmann, Clarice (Julius) Massmann and Vernon Stroeing.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
