Lillie Ida Greeley

LILLIE IDA GREELEY

The funeral service for Lillie Ida Greeley will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 28959 630th Avenue, Sargeant, MN with Reverend Ronald Prigge officiating. Interment will be in Waltham Township Cemetery in Waltham, MN.
Lillie Ida Greeley, 99, formerly of Brownsdale, MN, died at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie, MN.
Lillie Ida Wilhelm was born on August 8, 1909, the sixth child of Ludwig and Louisa (Wetzel) Wilhelm in Charleston, IL. When she was 9 years old, the family moved to Hayfield, MN. As a young woman she worked in the homes of a number of doctors in Rochester, MN. Her longest and happiest term of employment was with the Dr. Walter C. Alvarez family. She was united in marriage to Stanley Greeley on September 20, 1936, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waltham, MN. They farmed rental properties until 1947, when they bought their own farm near Brownsdale, MN.
Lillie enjoyed yard work, embroidery and playing cards. She lived at The Cedars in Austin for some years, before entering Prairie Manor earlier this year.
Lillie is survived by her daughter, Sara (Lowell) Tollefson, Preston, MN; son, Sanford (Shirley) Greeley, Brownsdale, MN; 3 grandchildren, Shawn (Eric) Johnson, Blooming Prairie, MN; Michael (Heather) Tollefson, St. Peter, MN; Kevin (Kate) Tollefson, Shoreview, MN; 3 great-grandchildren, Joshua Johnson, Maija Lillie Tollefson and Dayne Tollefson, 2 step-great grandchildren, Emily and Ryan Imm; 1 sister, Mildred Decker, Rochester, MN; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Greeley April 22, 1995; 3 brothers, and 3 sisters.
Visitation will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Sargeant, MN.
Blessed be her memory.

Czaplewski Family Funeral Home, 501 2nd Street NW, Hayfield, MN. (507) 477-2259.