Della Braun

Della Braun, age 92 of Belle Plaine and formerly of North Mankato died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Services are at 11am on Monday, December 21, 2015 at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Nicollet. Visitation is 1 hour prior to service at church. Burial will be in the church Cemetery. Kolden Funeral Services of Belle Plaine is handling the arrangements. Della was born in New Ulm, MN on October 27, 1923 to John & Emma (Tepe) Ulrich. She was baptized November 11, 1923 and confirmed on March 21, 1937 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in New Ulm, MN. She attended grade school at St. Paul's Lutheran School and graduated from Dr. Martin Luther High School in New Ulm. After graduation, she worked at a New Ulm law firm until her marriage. She married Derold Braun in New Ulm, MN on April 21, 1945. She farmed with her husband in rural North Mankato until their retirement and moved to North Mankato in 1980. In 2013, they became residents of the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home. Della was a member of the Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Nicollet, MN. She is survived by her children; Dennis (Ruth) Braun of Inver Grove Heights, MN; Jeanne Braun of Inver Grove Hts., MN, Margo (Larry) Bruegger of No. Mankato, MN, Loren (Barbara) Braun of Golden Valley, MN; and Carol (Mark) Koehler of Nicollet, MN and 11 grandchildren: Laura Braun, Joel Braun, Andrew (Charis) Braun, Jana (Matthew) Renzelmann, Michael (Kim) Bruegger, Ann (Bill) Lewis, Cara (Grant) Meyer, Emily (Chris) Ryan, Elena Braun, Megan (Ben) Orth and Brian Koehler. 5 Great Grandchildren; Emma, Matthew and Jacob Bruegger, Benjamin Lewis & Liv Meyer Sister, Lorna (Bill) Starke of Saginaw, MI; brothers, Marvin (Vicky) Ulrich of Burnsville, MN, Jack Ulrich of New Ulm, MN and sister-in-law, Irma Ulrich of North Oaks, MN Della was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Derold, in 2014, a granddaughter, sisters, Hilda Kurth, Loraine Werner, Ruth Wels, Lillian Ulrich and brother Erwin Ulrich, three sisters-in-law and four brothers-in-law.

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