Born ‎10 Dec 1936 Meire Grove, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎21 Aug 1989 Saint Wendel, Stearns County, Minnesota‎, age 52 years

Born ‎4 May 1938 Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎22 Apr 2009 Saint Joseph, Stearns County, Minnesota‎, age 70 years, buried Saint Wendel, Stearns County, Minnesota
Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Rita Caspers, age 70 of St. Wendel, will be at 11 :00 AM Monday at St. Columbkille Catholic Church in St. Wendel. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. There will be a visitation from 4-8:00 PM Sunday and again after 10:00 Monday at the church in St. Wendel. St. Columbkille Parish Prayers will pray at 7:00 PM followed by St. Columbkille Christian Mothers at 7:30 PM Sunday at the church. Arrangements are being made by the Miller-Carlin-Brenny Funeral Home in Holdingford.

Rita was born May 4, 1 938 in Sauk Center to John and Agnes (Rooney) Steinhoff. She married Robert Caspers on May 13, 1961 in Sauk Center. The couple lived in St. Cloud for a short time and then moved to St. Wendel. Robert died in 1989. Rita worked as the head baker at the St. Benedict"s Convent for over 15 years, retiring in 2000. Rita also did cake decorating out of her home. She was a member of St. Columbkille Catholic Church and the St. Columbkille Christian Mothers.

Rita is survived by her children, Duane (Ann) Caspers, Apple Valley: Marvin (Betty) Caspers, St. Joseph; Peter Caspers, Brainerd; Kevin (Jill) Caspers, Bloomington; Patricia Caspers, Sartell and Michelle Caspers, Bloomington. She is also survived by her brothers and sisters, Arnold (Jeanette) Steinhoff, Rockville; Dick (Sonny) Steinhoff, Shelby, MT; Don Steinhoff, Helena, MT; Vince Steinhoff, Kingston, AZ; Pauline (Roger) Haskamp, St. Cloud; Dolores (Jerry) Myers, Conrad, MT and Theresa Fiedler, Helena, MT; and 8 grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Robert and her sister, Florence Keim.