Regina Witt

Regina A. Witt, age 93 of Belle Plaine passed away on February 27, 2015 at NC Little Hospice in Edina where she received exceptional loving care for the last 3½ months. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11a.m. on Tuesday, March 3rd at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Fr. Brian Lynch & Fr. Michael Kaluza will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-8p.m. on Monday, March 2nd at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine with a 6:30 VFW Aux. & American Legion Aux. prayer service. Visitation will continue one hour prior to Mass at church on Tuesday morning. Interment will be in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery in Belle Plaine. Regina was born at Union Hill on August 6, 1921 to Mathias and Albina Ruhland. She graduated from New Prague High School in 1939. She married Lance Corporal Edgar M Witt on June 26, 1944. Prior to her marriage she worked at the Jordan Electrical Manufacturing Company and for a short time at Honeywell in Minneapolis. She also worked for Waldheim Carpet and Paints in Belle Plaine. She leaves behind 10 children, Jim (Marilyn) of Belle Plaine, Bob (fiancé Tok) of Plymouth, Ed of Belle Plaine, Maureen of Bloomington, Mike (Diane) of Champlin, Margy (Joe) Lawrence of Belle Plaine, Joe (Karen) of Belle Plaine, Jane (Duane) Rockne of Belle Plaine, Jean (Dave) Mata of Belle Plaine and Julie (Joe) Capaul of Prior Lake. She also leaves behind 37 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren, sisters Roslyn Savage of Belle Plaine and Ramona McGuire of Montgomery and brother Ronald Ruhland of Union Hill and special family friend, Terry Schuhler. She is preceded in death by her husband Edgar, her sisters, Rosemarie Ruhland, Rita Ruhland and Roberta Witt and her brothers Raymond Ruhland and Roger Ruhland. She loved to do jigsaw puzzles, play cards and Bingo. At one time she had two sides of her garage covered with puzzles that she and her family put together.

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