Rose Neutgens

Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Rose C. Neutgens, age 84, of St. Cloud will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 5, 2022, at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Rose passed peacefully away on Monday, November 28^th, 2022 at her daughter’s home. Reverend Brady Keller will officiate.  Burial will take place at the St. Lawrence Parish Cemetery, Duelm.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud and 1 hour prior to the services at the church on Monday.  Parish prayers will be at 4:00 pm on Sunday at the funeral home.

Rose was born November 22, 1938 in Duelm, Minnesota to Walter and Frances (Kieke) Winkelman.  Rose married Donald H. Neutgens on November 27^th, 1957 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Duelm.  They lived in St. Cloud most of their married lives.  Rose was a homemaker and successfully sold World Book Encyclopedias rising to District Manager. She then started working for Nutrition World health food stores in the 1970’s, quickly becoming the St. Cloud store manager, making it one of the top producing stores in the company.  After retirement, she continued working at the health food department of Coburns Grocery.

She was an active member of St. Augustine’s Catholic parish. She loved all church activities and made lifelong friends there.  She volunteered there in many ways including teaching Sunday School, prayer groups, and served in many offices of the Christian Women. Along with her husband Don, she was active in the parent support group for St. Augustine’s elementary wrestling team (having had two sons participating in the sport). She was proud to be a Eucharistic minister and loved the support she received from the community.

Rose loved to fish and spent time on the water. She also loved to travel and did so extensively with her husband Don and later with her children and friends.  Special trips included those to Europe, Medjugoria, Brazil, the Bahamas and China as well as many trips within the US.

Rose is survived by her children, Sandra (John Swanson) of Scandia, Christi (Rolf Bolstad) of Minneapolis, Therese (Nedjo Spaic) of Palmer, AK, Kurt of Kansas City, MO, Kevin (Lisa Rhodes) of New Berlin,  WI; grandchildren, Ana (Felipe Rodrigues), Marija, Katarina (Alex Guzman), Tomo (Marie-Sophie), Tatijana, Luka, Sofija Spaic, Violet Neutgens, Isaiah Neustrom (Cate), Tyler Rose, Corbin, and Shane Neutgens; great grandchildren, Nicola and Gabriel Spaic Rodriguez, and Raelyn and Ransom Neustrom, sister Marjorie Gadacz of Foley; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Rose was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Donald on November 25^th, 2009; her brothers, Delmar, Melvin, Harvey, Earl Winkelman; and sister, Corrine Roehl.