Eleanor J. Tretter

Eleanor J. Tretter, 75 year old resident of the Pierz area, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Harding, MN with Father David Maciej officiating. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls, MN. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 P.M. on Wednesday at the Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel in Pierz, MN, and one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the church. Parish Prayers will be said at 6:30 PM Wednesday at the funeral chapel. Eleanor (Hayes) Tretter was born on July 27, 1937 in Platte Township, Morrison County, Minnesota to the late Lester and Josephine (Orzechowski) Hayes. She grew up in Platte Township and attended country school. Eleanor graduated from Little Falls High School in 1956 and after high school worked for Waltman Optical and B & L Optical in St. Paul. She was united in marriage to Elmer O. Tretter on October 26, 1963 in Lastrup MN. The couple made their home north of Pierz where she worked side by side with Elmer on the dairy farm and as Co-Owner of Elmer Tretter Construction. They retired for the last time, built a house and moved into the city of Pierz in the fall of 2005. In 2007, Eleanor became a resident of Meadow Ponds where she spent many happy years. Eleanor and Elmer were charter members of the Minnesota Two Cylinder John Deere Club. She spent many years as a leader of the Platte Partridges 4-H Club. Eleanor was also a member of the Platte Homemakers Club, Pierz American Legion Auxiliary Post #341 and the Little Falls VFW Auxiliary Post #1112. Eleanor is survived by her daughters, Donna (Steven) Slettom of Little Falls, MN, Valerie Rudolph of Grand Rapids, MN and Julie (James) Stangl of Little Falls, MN; grandchildren, Joey, Luke, Nathan (Alison) Kozulla, Megan Slettom. Stephanie, Alicia, Ryan (Cassie) Rudolph, Joshua (Samantha) Stangl and Jessica (Brian) Kummet; great-grandson, Mason and three great-granddaughters, Halie, Hayvn and Skyler; siblings, Marcel (Jean) Hayes, Marvin (Ellen) Tretter, Gerald (Cindy) Hayes all of Pierz, MN, Rhynard “Butch” (Esther) Hayes of North Pole AK and Karen (Robert) Foss of St. Cloud, MN. Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer on June 10, 2007; parents, Lester & Josephine Hayes; sister, Sharon Hayes and brother, Lyle Hayes. Pallbearers will be Luke Kozulla, Nathan Kozulla, Joshua Stangl, Jerry Hayes, Russell Tretter and Corey Tretter.

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Eleanor J. Tretter

July 27, 1937 - July 14, 2013