Date of Birth:
Sunday, January 17, 1937
Date of Death:
Friday, April 26, 2019
Age:
82 years old

Mildred “Millie” Therese Dee

Mildred Therese Dee, 82, of Rochester, died Friday, April 26, 2019 surrounded by her family at her home.

Millie was born on January 17, 1937 to Gregory and Evabell (Davidshofer) Kramer. She was the third of seven children and grew up on their family farm. Millie graduated from St. Charles High School in 1954. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota.  While teaching at Dover-Eyota, Millie earned her Masters Degree from Winona State. She taught and retired from Dover-Eyota Elementary School in 1994.

She married Stanley Dee on August 2, 1975 at St. Aloysius Church in Elba, Minnesota. They resided in Rochester. Millie was the heart and soul of the family’s life on the dairy and crop farm. She had an endless supply of love for her family. She organized many family gatherings and enjoyed gardening, growing flowers, baking, and reading.

Millie is survived by her husband, Stanley, and her two children, Stan and Karla, all of Rochester; her siblings, Eddie (JoAn) Kramer of St. Charles, Leo (Donna) Kramer of St. Charles, and Joan Pollema of St. Charles; brothers-in-law, Joe Leisen of Plainview, Tom Helfter of Le Center, Ralph Kuisle of Byron, and Ray Dee of Rochester.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Leonard Kramer; sisters, Regina Leisen, and Lucille Helfter; brother-in-law, Dave Pollema; and sisters-in-law, Virginia Kuisle and Margaret (Lloyd) Maxon.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Resurrection Catholic Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral on Saturday.  Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester.