Emma Peine

Emma Peine, age 92, of Lastrup, MN, passed away Monday, February 2, 2009 at the Harmony House of Pierz. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00am. on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at St. John's Nepomuk Catholic Church in Lastrup, MN, with Rev. Gerald Dalseth officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8pm on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 and 9-10am Thursday, February 5th at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz. Christian Mother's Rosary will be held at 5:00pm Wednesday at the funeral home followed by a Parish Prayer Service at 7:00pm. Emma Ann Girtz was born on May 29, 1916 in Pierz Township, Morrison County, Minnesota to the late Theodore J. & Josephine (Bednar) Girtz. She attended country school. She was united in marriage to Joseph Peine, Jr. on February 18, 1935 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz, MN. The couple farmed in Agram Township before moving to Lastrup where they continued farming. She owned and operated Ma's Cafe in Lastrup for many years. She also cooked at various restaurants in the surrounding area. In retirement, she enjoyed quilting, upholstered and mended for many. She also enjoyed dancing, playing cards, traveling, gardening and her house plants. One of her favorite sayings was, "There isn't anything I can't fix". She was a faithful member of St. John's Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers. Emma knew a lot of people and if she didn't, it didn't take long for a new friendship to form. Years ago, her family lost count of the many quilts she made or the zippers she put in or the holes she patched. She truly lived her life to the fullest. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Leonard (Kathy) of Chaska, MN, Bernie (Ellwood) Jacobson of Howard, SD and Randy (Linda) Peine of Cambridge, WI; son-in-law, Jeron Kapsner of Lastrup; sisters, Lorraine Gohl of Pierz, MN, Celesta "Sally" Meyer of Pierz, MN and Marie O'Donnell of California; 17 grandchildren and many great and great-great-grandchildren. Emma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joseph (1976); daughter Gladys Kapsner; sister, Betty Olson and brother, Herbert Girtz.