Funeral services for Florence E. Possehl will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor James Kassera will officiate. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Florence E. Possehl passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at Thorne Crest Retirement Community in Albert Lea, MN. She was 90 years old.
On July 17, 1925 Florence was born to Rosamunda and Otto Neumann in Waseca County, rural Minnesota. She graduated from high school in New Richland. She worked at the Hemp Plant and the meat market in New Richland after high school. Then, she married her husband, Alfred John Possehl at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in New Richland on January 20, 1950. After getting married, Florence worked on two dairy farms and help with chores. In August of 1958, the couple moved into their Adams Ave residence in Albert Lea.
Florence was an excellent homemaker, helping raise her six children. Her favorite pastimes included sewing, quilting, knitting, embroidering, scrapbooking, gardening, canning, and studying her Bible. She was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and helped with Sunday School, Ladies Aide, Bible Study, and the Quilters. Florence enjoyed spending lots of time with her husband and her family.She is survived by her children, Ramona (Gary) Offersen of Iron, MN, Rita (John) Tidemann of Solon Springs, WI, Roy (Kath) Possehl of Albert Lea, MN, Roger (Melody) Possehl of Mather, WI, Rex (Susan) Possehl of Hartland, MN, Ron (Sherry) Possehl of Albert Lea, MN; 21 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Alice Sutlief of Owatonna, MN; brother, Virgil (Janet) Neumann of Owatonna, MN; and many other relatives.
Florence was preceded in death by her parents, Rosamunda and Otto Neumann; husband, Alfred Possehl; sister, Dorothy Sutlief; brothers, Raymond Neumann and Otto Neumann; grandchildren, Andrew and Sarah Larson; great-grandchild, Gabriel Flugum; sister-in-law, Delores Neumann; brothers-in-law, LeRoy Sutlief and Earl Sutlief; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ray and Emily Possehl and Walter and Gloria Possehl.