Anna Marie Bluhm

Mankato Mortuary
1001 North Riverfront Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
507-388-2202

Funeral services for Anna Marie Bluhm, age 92 of Mapleton will be held Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Hwy 22 south with Pastor Jay Dahlvang officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the church on Thursday morning. Interment will follow the service at the Decoria Cemetery.

Anna Marie (Wussow) Bluhm was born in Mankato July 22, 1921 to George and Gertrude (Weingartz) Wussow. She grew up in a family of eight children. On August 30, 1939, Anna married Lester Bluhm at Redeemer Lutheran Church. She and Lester moved to the farm where she would spend the next 71 years, living life to the fullest. In 1940, she was confirmed at Redeemer Lutheran Church where she was a life-long active member. She was involved as a Sunday school teacher and in the Ladies Aide. Anna worked for the Woolworth Department Store and at St. Joseph Hospital in Mankato. She spent many hours sewing, cooking, and working on crafts, but her greatest love was being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In 2011, Anna made her home at the Mapleton Community Home. She loved living there and enjoyed the many activities, including bingo.

She lived a full and beautiful life of 92 years. She died June 1, 2014 at the Mapleton Community Home. Those left to miss her smile are her children including her daughter, Nancy (Gerald) Doering of Mapleton; grandson Daniel (Lori) Doering of Easton and their children Dalton, Gavin, Jacob, Connor, Lucas and Makenna; grandson Gregory (Kris) Doering of Mapleton and their children Mackenzie, Seth, Jozie and Jada; sister-in-law, Lorraine Schultz of Mapleton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester; five sisters and two brothers.