Mary Ann Dierkhissing

MARY ANN DIERKHISSING
The funeral service for Mary Ann Dierkhissing will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 20, 2014, at Czaplewski Family Funeral Home 25 South Street SW in Dodge Center with Father Gregory Parrott officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place at a later date in New Munich, MN.
Mary Ann Dierkhissing, 90, of Rochester, MN passed away at her home in Kasson on December 17, 2014, where she lived for the last month.
Mary Ann was born on November 3, 1924, in New Munich, MN the daughter of Math and Catherine (Sieben) Worms.
She was united in marriage to Harold Dierkhissing in 1948, after his 4 and 1/2 years of army duty, as military police in World War II. They moved to Mazeppa in 1951, where both were employed by the city of Mazeppa, MCPL Liquor Store. He was manager and she was the assistant for 28 years. Mary Ann was also co-owner of Harold's Realty until she moved to Rochester in 1983. Harold passed away in 1978.
While living in Mazeppa she was active in church and city programs. Mary Ann served on the City Council and was chairperson of the Main Street Improvement Committee. She did extensive traveling to all States and Europe, spending the past 27 winters in Arizona. She enjoyed golfing, bowling and fishing, was a former member of Dodge Center Golf and Country Club, Soldiers Field and Eastwood, member of Senior Citizens Center in Rochester and St. John's Church.
Mary Ann is survived by two sons, Kevin Dierkhissing; Mark (Kathy) Dierkhissing; one granddaughter, Larissa (Chad) Behne; one great granddaughter, Nola Behne all of Dodge Center, MN; one sister, Rosie Osendorf of Melrose, MN and special friend Ken Noser, Rochester, MN. Three brothers and one sister preceded her in death.
She loved life, and her pride and joy was her family.
Blessed be her memory.