Alma K. Mergen

The Mass of Christian Burial, celebrating the life of Alma K. Mergen, age 89, of Albany was held Monday, June 6 at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Albany. Burial followed in the parish cemetery. Alma died Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany.
Alma was born February 9, 1927 in Melrose to Henry and Rose (Thielen) Enneking. She married John Mergen on June 18, 1947 in Melrose. The couple moved to Albany for a short time before moving six miles south of Albany to their farm in Farming township. Alma worked with her husband on the farm and raised their 10 children. After John died in 1995, Alma moved to Albany. She was a member of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, the Seven Dolors Christian Mothers, the St. Agnes Mission Group, she was a sacristan from many years at Seven Dolors and she also taught CCD.
Alma is survived by her children, Jeffery (Nellie) Mergen, Richmond; John “Jack” (Sandra) Mergen, Avon, Daniel (Mary Lee) Mergen, Avon; Linda (Nicholas) Kneip, Richmond; Irene (Mark) Klein, Richmond; Peter (Sandra) Mergen, St. Cloud; Patty (Wayne) Johnson, New Richmond, WI; David (Paula) Mergen, Monticello; 37 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers and sisters, Tom (Laurel) Enneking, Avon; Clarence (Jean) Enneking, Albany; Arlene (Les) Eiden, Osseo; Shirley Nathe, Melrose and Louise (Ken) Wood, St. Cloud.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Rose Enneking, her husband, John; son, Carl Mergen; daughter, Mary Thomsen; granddaughter, Becky Parker and brothers, Jim Enneking, Ervin Enneking and Roy Enneking.