Gregor Henry Wessel

Gregor Henry Wessel, 94 year old resident of Swanville, MN died Tuesday, March 27 at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday. April 4 at 11:00 AM at St. Johns the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville with Father Ron Dockendorf officiating. The burial will be held in the parish cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 3 and from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of the service on Wednesday all visitation times will be held at the church.
Gregor Henry Wessel was born August 15, 1923 in Melrose, MN to the late August and Mary (Austing) Wessel. He attended country school as a young boy. He served his Country in Japan during WWII in the United States Military. After his honorable discharge he returned to the Swanville area where he worked as a mechanic and also operated a dairy farm. He enjoyed restoring and collecting international tractors. Gregor treasured his time fishing, hunting and playing cards. He was a member of the Swanville American Legion and the Knights of Columbus. Gregor was a religious man and attending Mass was a very important part of his life.
Left to cherish his memory are his brothers, Robert of Sauk Centre, Delbert of Sauk Centre; 33 nieces and nephews, many great nieces and nephews; extended families, the Palm’s, the Koetter’s, the Kedrowski’s, the Loxterkamp’s and many friends and neighbors.
He was preceded in death by parents; brothers, Cyril and Norbert; sisters, Valeria, Hildegard, Bertha, Helen and Janet; Brothers in law, Bud Walters, Al Primus, Henry Theisen and Edward Jenc; sisters in law, Regina and Mickey Wessel.
The arrangements for Gregor are with Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls, MN.