Rosella E. Lentz

Rosella E. Lentz, age 100 of Arlington passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Golden Hearts Assisted Living Center in Arlington. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the Kolden Funeral Home Chapel in Arlington. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Arlington Public Cemetery. Lunch to follow interment at Peace Lutheran Church. Rosella Emma Lentz was born on August 15, 1918 in Gaylord to Otto and Minna (Goetsch) Grochow. She was baptized on September 1, 1918 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord and was confirmed March 20, 1932 also at Immanuel Lutheran Church by Rev. Streufert. Rosella was a 1937 graduate of Gaylord High School. On June 29, 1941 Rosella married Norman Lentz at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Rev. Winter presiding. Rosella had several small jobs before becoming a telephone operator with the local phone company, employment she kept until the telephone system changed to rotary dial. She then went to work in the laundry department at the Arlington Municipal Hospital for the next 30-plus years taking her to her retirement. Rosella did a lot of volunteer work at the American Legion in Arlington and also delivered Meals on Wheels. She was very active in her church. She liked going on walks and roller skated into her 70's. Rosella enjoyed cleaning, gardening, and ironing clothes. She enjoyed watching sports but most of all she loved her grandchildren. Rosella is survived by her daughters; Kathy (Brian) Hahn of Glencoe and Betsy (Bob) Nelson of Hackensack, grandchildren; Nicole (Jason) Dempster, Kasi (Paul) Erickson, Adam Nelson and Brittany Nelson, great grandchildren; Norrin, Ty and Trey and sister-in-law Zelora Bishop Lentz of Arlington. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Norman on January 19, 2000, sisters; Bernetta (Royal) Friederichs, Doris Grochow, Rufena (Robert) Pribnow and Elizabeth (Clinton) Firstbrook, parents-in-law Gustav and Caroline Bruss Lentz, siblings-in-law; Lois (Charles) Utter, Martin (Eleanor) Lentz and Austin Lentz. Blessed be the memory of Rosella Lentz.

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