Aleida “Mick” Von Holtum, 93, Luverne, formerly of Adrian, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.
A funeral Mass was Friday, July 12, at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. Burial followed in the St. Adrian Cemetery.
Aleida “Mick” Frey was born Jan. 2, 1926, in Lyon County, Iowa, to Jerry and Hattie (Groen) Frey. She attended country school for eight years.
Mick married Dick Von Holtum on May 24, 1947, at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. The couple lived in the southwest Minnesota area before settling in Adrian. Mick worked at Safeway Egg Processing in Adrian before she began working at Nickerson Farms. She then worked at Schutz Hardware in Adrian. In 1974 Mick earned her Commercial Driver’s License. She drove truck with her husband for Kunkel Trucking. In 1983 the couple purchased The Home Café in Adrian. They owned and operated the café until 1989. Mick moved to Luverne in 2003 after Dick’s death. She became a resident of the Mary Jane Brown Home in July of 2017.
Mick was a member of St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian, the St. Catherine Quilters and the Luverne Senior Citizens. She enjoyed gardening and canning. Mick loved sewing. She made hundreds of baby blankets and quilts that were given to family and friends and donated to several area organizations.
Mick is survived by five children, Paul (Gloria) Von Holtum, Luverne, Vonnie (Tom) Nergaard, Luverne, Jody Von Holtum, Springfield, Virginia, Dean (Rita) Von Holtum, Adrian, and Lynn Von Holtum, Mosinee, Wisconsin; seven grandchildren, Scott (Angie) Chladek, Jeff Von Holtum, Mike (Kayla) Leicher, David (Carna) Von Holtum, Craig (Amanda) Von Holtum, Andrea (Freddie) Gardner and Kelli (Tony) Langevin; 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, William (Norma) Von Holtum and Tom (Dorothy) Von Holtum; and five sisters-in-law, Sr. Rita Von Holtum SSND, Theresa Larson, Mary Munns, Clarice Forette and Shirley Frey.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dick on April 17, 2003; a brother, Harold “Bud” Frey; an infant brother; a sister-in-law, Sr. Ramona Von Holtum SSND; and three brothers-in-law, Paul Von Holtum, Bob Larson and Jerry Forette.
Arrangements were provided by Dingmann Funeral Home, dingmannandsons.com.
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