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Lorene Bremer

Lorene Bremer

CEYLON — Funeral services for Lorene Bremer, 97, of Ceylon, MN, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 6, 2017, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilbert. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church Thursday.

Lorene passed away Sunday morning, July 2, 2017, at Goldfinch Estates in Fairmont. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Lorene Johanna (Meier) Bremer was born April 5, 1920, on the family farm in Tenhassen Township, Martin County, the daughter of William and Clara (Leiding) Meier. She attended parochial school at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Wilbert. Lorene was united in marriage to Alwin J. Bremer on Oct. 24, 1945, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilbert. They farmed in the Ceylon area and raised eight children together. Alwin passed away on Sept. 25, 1998.

As well as being active in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilbert, Lorene was involved in the Ladies Aid, Adult Choir and Ladies Choir. She was also in the Nassen-Detert American Legion Auxiliary, adult leader for 4-H, officer in AAL (Thrivent) and the Fairmont Community Hospital Auxiliary.

Those who will cherish Lorene’s memory include her three sons, Howard Bremer and his wife, Mary, of Lakewood, CO, Martin Bremer and his wife, Kathy, of Ceylon, MN, Richard Bremer of Ceylon, MN; five daughters, Dorothy Bremer of Lauderdale, MN, Helen House and her husband, LaVern, of Spring Valley, MN, Darlene Rautenkranz and her husband, Dan, of Reading, MN, Mary Johnson and her husband, Ronald, of Sherburn, MN, Ramona Morris and her husband, Todd, of Fairmont, MN; special family friend, Susan Dyke of Worthington, MN; 13 grandchildren, Jodi Himmer (Mark) of Mankato, Natasha Vermilyea (Winston) of Rochester, MN, Alexis Berhow (Josh) of Chatfield, MN, Kris Bremer (Mary) of Portland, OR, Tricia Bremer (Rob Johnson) of Rochester, MN, Cohen Rautenkranz (Kelly) of Apple Valley, MN, David Rautenkranz of Reading, MN, Katrina Ehrk (Dave) of Okabena, MN, Amanda Sager (Nelson) of Grundy Center, IA, Ben Johnson of Mankato, MN, Phil Johnson (Andi) of Faribault, MN, Matt Morris (Liz) of Fairmont, MN, Emily Seale (Ryan) of Zeeland, MI; twenty three great grandchildren, Tyler, Cole, Ariana, Tristan, Augustin, Andrew, Isaiah, Mabel, Faith, William, Kacey, Skyla, Cain, Kendra, Michael, Nelson Jr., Kristen, Collin, Brennen, Lewis, Dunley, Jonah and Caleb; one brother, Velmer Meier of Ceylon, MN; nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents, William and Clara Meier, and husband, Alwin Bremer, Lorene was preceded in death by two brothers, Arthur Meier, John Meier and his wife, Doris; sisters-in-law; brothers-in-law; one niece and two nephews.

In lieu of flowers, it was Lorene’s wish to have memorials to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilbert.

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