Helen Rose Lonneman, 88, Adrian, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at the Adrian Country Living Cottage.
A funeral Mass was Tuesday, Sept. 27, at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. Burial was in the St. Adrian Cemetery.
Helen Wieneke was born Jan. 17, 1934, to Cletus and Rose (Recker) Wieneke in Lismore. She graduated from St. Anthony Catholic High School in 1951. She was employed at Brentwood in Adrian.
Helen married Sylvester "Sy" Lonneman on Feb. 1, 1956, at St. Anthony. The couple began farming south of Adrian after their marriage.
Helen was a member of St. Adrian’s Catholic Church, president of the Ladies Aid, taught religious education classes, and was a communion distributor to the shut-ins. She was a member of the Adrian Legion Auxiliary and volunteered at the Adrian Nursing Home.
Helen was a successful fast-pitch softball pitcher and golfer. She and her husband took many fishing trips to Canada and throughout the United States. The couple attended numerous high school and collegiate athletic events involving their children and grandchildren. Helen enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening, crocheting, playing cards, and making quilts, many of which were donated. She was known for her homemade sweet bread during the Christmas season and her specialty pancakes.
Helen is survived by seven children, Mark (Lori) Lonneman of Adrian, Jerry (Connie) Lonneman of Adrian, Cindy Lonneman of Morris, Linda Lonneman (Terry Worth) of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, Kevin (Nancy) Lonneman of Montevideo, Ron (Leah) Lonneman of Adrian, and Allan (Valerie) Lonneman of Sioux Falls; 14 grandchildren, Aaron Lonneman (fiancée Jesse Hohwieler), Shaina (Tyler) Tycz, Kayla and Brady Lonneman; Tammy (Jon) Veld, Andrea (Erik) Kathman, Chad (Carissa) Lonneman; Andrew (Kelsey) Lonneman and Nate Lonneman; Mitchell Lonneman (fiancée Hannah Willson), and Bailey Lonneman; Chloe, Jacob and Dakota Lonneman; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Alvin (Connie) Wieneke, Luverne; two brothers-in-law, Anthony Lonneman, Adrian, and Orville Lonneman, Sioux Falls; a sister-in-law, Susie Lonneman, Adrian; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Sy, in 2017, two sons, Dean and Tim; a sister, LaVone Wagner; and several brothers- and sisters-in-law.
Arrangements were provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Adrian, dingmannandsons.com.
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