Helen Rose Bauer

Helen Rose (Kloss) Bauer, 93 year old resident of Little Falls, MN, formerly of Little Rock, MN, died Thursday, September 3 at St. Ottos Care Center in Little Falls, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, September 8 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Buckman, MN, with Father Kenneth Popp and Father JosephHerzing Con-Celebrating. The burial will be held in the parish cemetery. A visitation will be held on Monday, September 7 from 4:00-8:00 P.M. and from 9:00 A.M. until the hour of service. All the visitation times will be held at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Buckman, MN.

Helen Rose Kloss was born May 18, 1922 in Little Rock, Morrison County, Minnesota to the late Sam and Gertrude (Smieja) Kloss. She grew up in Morrison County and attended District#116 school in Buckman Township. She graduated from Royalton High School with the Class of 1940. Helen was united in marriage to Lawrence Bauer on September 7 1943 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Royalton, MN. The couple made their home in Little Rockmost of their married lives. Helen farmed with her husband, Lawrence. She also, worked for Stearns Manufacturing for six years. Lawrence died on November 22, 1982, Helen continued living in Little Rock, MN until moving into Little Falls, MN in 2002. She enjoyed embroidery, gardening, flowers, cookingand spending time with her family. Helen was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church in Buckman, MN, since 1957. She just recently received her 50 year Christian Mothers pin.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Shirley (Don) Opatz of Little Falls, MN, Judy (Dave) Glaze of Little Falls, MN, Butch (Mary Jane) Bauer of Little Rock, MN; son-in-law, Arnold Arnie Gardner of St. Cloud, MN; grandchildren, Rob (Kate), Brian (Cyndi), Rich (Sarah), Lisa (James), Drue (Emmy), Todd, Wade (Missy), Kurt, Mark, Shelly and Shaun (Stephanie); great-grandchildren, Skylar, Blayne, Anja, Lucy, Cody, Owen, Jacob, Brody, Lily, Whitney, Zachary, Spencer, Scarlett and Silas; siblings, Evelyn (Pete) Tatum of New Orleans, LA, Clara Schaefer of Brainerd, MN; sister-in-law, Rita Kloss of Royalton, MN.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Gertrude Kloss; husband, Lawrence Bauer on November 22, 1982; daughter, Gloria Gardner on October 29, 2011; grandson, Mark Bauer on May 12, 2010; grandson-in-law, Ashley Schraut on June 21, 2012; brothers, Leo Kloss, Leonard (Genevieve) Kloss and Bernard Bernie (Charlotte) Kloss; sister, Rose Marie (Richard Buddy) Kappes and brother-in-law, James Schaefer.