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Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Heise
October 4, 1925 — November 5, 2015
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Heise, age 90, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Lake City. She was born October 4, 1925, in Lake City, Minnesota to Leo and Ruth (Wagner) Wiley. She grew up and attended school in Lake City. Bette received her nursing degree from St. Joseph's Teaching Hospital in Red Wing. She was a Registered Nurse for 52 years at the Lake City Hospital. On November 28, 1946, she married Ralph "Bud" Heise at St. Mary's Church Parsonage in Lake City. They started farming in 1948 in Gillford Township and retired in 1979. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Frontenac. Bette liked to fish, play cards, knit, garden, and spend time with her family.
She is survived by her daughter, Carol (Gary) Kuphal of La Crescent; two sons, Donald (Kathy) and Wayne Heise, both of Lake City; 23 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and four siblings, Bill (Dolores) Wiley of Lillington, NC, Pat Savage of Lake City, David (Janet) Wiley of Forest Lake, and Joann (Bill) Plante of Bella Vista, AR. She was preceded by her husband, Bud; daughter, Diane Milstead; and six siblings, Lorraine Fick, Gene Wiley, Dennis Wiley, Mary Ellen Wiley, Jim Wiley, and Philip Wiley,
The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Frontenac with Rev. Stephen Kurtzahn officiating. Burial will follow at Frontenac Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday, November 9 at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson- Peterson Chapel - Lake City and one hour prior to the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com
1022 West Lyon Ave P.O. Box 90
Lake City, MN 55041
33685 Germania Street
Frontenac, MN 55026
33685 Germania Street
Frontenac, MN 55026
She is survived by her daughter, Carol (Gary) Kuphal of La Crescent; two sons, Donald (Kathy) and Wayne Heise, both of Lake City; 23 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and four siblings, Bill (Dolores) Wiley of Lillington, NC, Pat Savage of Lake City, David (Janet) Wiley of Forest Lake, and Joann (Bill) Plante of Bella Vista, AR. She was preceded by her husband, Bud; daughter, Diane Milstead; and six siblings, Lorraine Fick, Gene Wiley, Dennis Wiley, Mary Ellen Wiley, Jim Wiley, and Philip Wiley,
The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Frontenac with Rev. Stephen Kurtzahn officiating. Burial will follow at Frontenac Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday, November 9 at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson- Peterson Chapel - Lake City and one hour prior to the service at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com
Visitation
NOV 9. 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CST)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson-Peterson Chapel1022 West Lyon Ave P.O. Box 90
Lake City, MN 55041
Visitation
NOV 10. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CST)
St Johns Lutheran Church - Frontenac33685 Germania Street
Frontenac, MN 55026
Service
NOV 10. 11:00 AM (CST)
St Johns Lutheran Church - Frontenac33685 Germania Street
Frontenac, MN 55026
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