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Ila Mae Wieking

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Ila Mae Wieking, 92, Hills, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.
A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Luverne Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Ila Mae Westerbur was born Dec. 24, 1929, to George and Frieda (Smeins) Westerbur in rural Rock County. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1947.
Ila married Ivan Brinkhous in Luverne. After their marriage the couple lived in Luverne. The couple later divorced.
Ila married Henry Wieking. She worked at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne for over 27 years. She also worked at Renfro Variety.
She was a member of the American Reformed Church in Luverne where she did much volunteering. She enjoyed crocheting afghans, traveling to England and Canada, painting and building her projects, and working with her tools.
Ila is survived by her six children, Robert (Marcia) Brinkhous of Ramsey, Leigh (Gary) Bawinkel of German Valley, Illinois, Kenneth Brinkhous of Hardwick, Georgia (Curtis) Greve of Luverne, Todd (LouAnn) Brinkhous of Hills, and Bonnie Walters, Slayton; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Henry; son Wayne Brinkhous; son-in-law Mike Walters; daughter-in-law Barb Brinkhous; grandson Christopher Greve; two brothers, John and Robert; and two sisters, Frieda and Darlene.
Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com.
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