Melvin B. Wielenberg

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 4th at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Long Prairie for Melvin Bernard Wielenberg, age 64, of Long Prairie, who died Tuesday May 31st at home after a long battle with melanoma.
Rev. Kenneth Reidemann will be celebrating and burial will follow in the parish cemetery.
Family and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Williams Dingmann Stein Funeral Home in Long Prairie and from 10 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. Catholic. St. Mary’s Catholic Women Rosary at 4:00 p.m. and Parish prayers will be at 7:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
He was born May 14th, 1952 in Sauk Centre to Joseph Sr. and Marie (Herdering) Wielenberg. He attended country school and graduated from Melrose High School in 1970. He worked on a beef farm after high school until he started farming on his own in 1978.
On April 19th, 1980 he married Jane Toenyan at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa. They moved to Long Prairie in April of 1983 where they farmed with their children.
Melvin was a talented repairman and always creating something for the farm. He enjoyed deer hunting, driving red tractors and collecting old wrenches. He served on the AMPI Board and on the Reynolds Township Board. He was a member of the St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Church, Catholic United Financial and Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by his wife, Jane. Sons James, Michael (Rachael), Neil (Kristi Johnson) of Long Prairie and daughter Amy (Nathan) Swalve of Lake Crystal, MN. Grandchildren Haylie and Preston Wielenberg, Blake Swalve and Baby Swalve due in August.
Brothers Joseph Wielenberg, Jr. of Burtrum, Kathleen Bauer of Melrose, Dennis Wielenberg (Mary) of Upsala, Lawrence Wielenberg of Melrose, Bernadette Holdvogt (Alvin) of New Munich, Vincent Wielenberg (Bernadette) of Grey Eagle, Mary Wielenberg of St. Cloud, Bonita Haugrud (Keith) of Pelican Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph M. Wielenberg, Sr. and Marie E. Wielenberg, his brother Patrick A. Wielenberg and sister in law Maggie Wielenberg.
Casket bearers will be David Wielenberg, Shaun Wielenberg, Gerald Holdvogt, Thomas Holdvogt, Joseph Toenyan, Daniel Toenyan, Scott Toenyan, and Jason Messer. Cross Bearer will be Melissa Mckenzie. Scripture bearer will be Joni Roering. Gift Bearers will be Bernadette Holdvogt and Haylie Wielenberg. Readers will be Judy Jensen and Tom Toenyan. Honorary bearers will be the Reynolds Township Board.