Born ‎26 Jul 1929 Forest Prairie Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, died ‎30 Jun 1997 Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota Event Description: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery‎, age 67 years, buried Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Lois Marie (Tintes) Thielen, age 67, of Brooklyn Center, died June 30th of metastatic breast cancer. Was longtime community volunteer with Camp Fire Organization, Courage Center Home-crafters Gift Shop, Hennepin County Library Homebound Visitor Program and CEAP's Meals-On-Wheels. She was a part president of Brooklyn Center's Women's Club, active member of two book discussion groups, St. Alphonsus Over 50's Group and AARP Chapter 1370.
Lois was preceded in death by husband, Jerry; and is survived by 5 children and their spouses, Karen and Keith Markwardt, Maureen Thielen and Chuck Halvorson, Bob and Jackie Thielen, Jenny Thielen, Sandi and Keith Maile; and 8 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial 10 am Thursday at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 71st & Halifax Ave. N. Brooklyn Center. Visitation 5-8 PM Wednesday with Prayer Service at 7 PM at Evans-Nordby Funeral Home, 6000 Brooklyn Center. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials preferred to the American Cancer Society.

Pete Tintes spoke at both Prayer service and Mass of burial.
Lois stated in her book that she was confirmed with Grandma Martin in 1939, that Lois Martin said she would pay for Lois college if named after her. Lois remembered her freckles, history and art in school, roller skating, parents were strict, catechism, obeying parents & not dating until age 16.

Born ‎11 Sep 1930 Forest Prairie Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, died ‎19 Dec 2017 Watkins, Meeker County, Minnesota‎, age 87 years, buried Eden Valley, Meeker County, Minnesota
Eden Valley - Katherine "Kaye" T. Ruhland, 87, died at Hilltop Care Center on December 18, 2017. A visitation will be held from 1-5 PM on Saturday, December 23 at the Gethsemane Chapel, Hilltop Care Center, 410 Luella St., Watkins,MN. Prayers will be held at 4:30 PM. A meal will be served at the Eden Lakeside following the visitation. Interment will be at the the family burial plot at St. Peter's cemetery in Eden Valley.

Kaye was born on September 11, 1930 on the family farm in Manannah Township to Thomas and Edna (Martin) Tintes. She graduated from Eden Valley High School in 1948. She attended the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul from 1948 to 1951 and studied English and Spanish. She married John J. "Jack" Ruhland on October 13, 1951 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Eden Valley.

Kaye dedicated her life to being a homemaker. She is survived by her children, Douglas (Diane) of Eden Valley, Paula of Mpls, John M. (Sandy) of Mpls, Patrick (Joyce) of Brooklyn Center, Andrea (Paul) Ruhland of Lakeville, Brenda (Brian) Bianchi of Austin, TX, Daniel of Roseville and James Bofenkamp of Coon Rapids, 15 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren, sister Marjorie "Peg" Beauchaine ,brother David Tintes, sisters-in-law Bernice Grabber-Tintes, Mary Lou Ruhland, Eileen Tintes and brothers-in-law George M. Ruhland and Roy Kalkbrenner. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband , Jack; siblings, Lois Thielen, Thomas Tintes, Laura Kalkbrenner and Peter Tintes, brothers-in-law, Jerry Thielen, James Beauchaine, Ervin Ruhland, Richard Ruhland, and James McIntyre and sisters-in-law Mary McIntyre, Bernice Johnson, Lavern Ruhland and Jean Ruhland.