Norma Wilhelmine Elfrieda Fricke, age 105, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, February 14, at the Lake City Care Center. She was born January 3, 1907 in Goodhue County, Belvidere Township to Ben and Minnie (Freiheit) Giese. She married Henry Fricke on November 24, 1926. They farmed in the Bremen area. He died April 3, 1967. She then moved to Lake City in the fall of 1968, and went into the Lake City Care Center in August, 2002. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and the Senior Citizens group. She enjoyed playing cards, going to Senior Citizens, and spending time with "Her Lady Friends".
Survivors include two sons, Maurice "Bud" (Marylyn) of Lake City and Norbert of Millville; 11 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 6 great stepchildren; 16 great great grandchildren; and 1 great great great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Fricke; her parents; one daughter, Marian Springer; and sister, Marcella Rahrman.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, February 18, at St. John's Lutheran Church with Reverend Dennis Valleau officiating. Burial will be at Bremen Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are being handled by Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson-Peterson Chapel in Lake City. Memorials are preferred to St. John's Lutheran Church or Bremen Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation
FEB
18.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CST)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson-Peterson Chapel
1022 West Lyon Ave P.O. Box 90
Lake City, MN 55041
Service
FEB
18.
11:00 AM (CST)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson-Peterson Chapel
1022 West Lyon Ave P.O. Box 90
Lake City, MN 55041