Johanna "Hannah" H. Muggli

Johanna H. ‘Hunnah” was born July 15, 1917 in Brockway Township, Stearns County, MN to the late Anton and Valentina (Kociemba) Sobania. Hunnah grew up in Brockway Township and attended country School District #12 near Opole, MN. She moved to the Twin Cites and worked as a cleaning lady and poker dealer. She was united in marriage to Lawrence J. Muggli on January 3, 1939. The couple resided in St. Cloud, MN until purchasing a farm in 1948 near Flensburg, MN. The couple divorced in 1953. Hunnah continued to live on the farm in Culdrum Township. She cleaned Sacred Heart Catholic School in Flensburg and worked for Clara Adamski in Little Falls who ran a boarding house. Hunnah began working at the Pine Edge Inn in Little Falls in 1961. She began in the laundry area, then as a maid and finally as a baker, her passion. Hunnah made the famous Pine Edge orange rolls, and other goodies, that travelers would go out of their way to stop and eat at the restaurant. Hunnah retired from the Pine Edge Inn in 1989. She will be remembered for her love of cooking, baking and canning. A few of the family favorites include; poppyseed cake, white bread, fried sweet bread, orange fritters, fruit pies, horseradish, pickled pork hocks, headcheese and blood soup. While working at the Pine Edge, Hunnah enjoyed traveling. Her favorites were Hawaii (3 times), Jamaica twice and ocean cruising. In 1997, Hannah became a resident of Pine Grove Manor in Little Falls and since 1998, she has resided at St. Otto’s Care Center. She also enjoyed old time country music. Hunnah was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Flensburg since the 1940’s. She is survived by her daughter, Renalda (Ken) Poser of Cushing, MN; grandchildren, Jeanette LeMay of Inver Grove Heights, MN; Kevin & Phil Muggli of St. Paul, MN and Robert Poser of Plymouth, MN; great grandson, Dane LeMay of Inver Grove Heights, MN; sisters-in-laws, Victoria Sobania of Holdingford, MN and Janice Glomski of South St. paul, MN. Hunnah was preceded in death by her parents; son, Arthur Muggli and wife, Shirley; brothers, Roman, Clarence, John, George, Vincent and Ted Sobania; and a grandchild. Casketbearers will be the family. Mom, Rest in Peace. We Love You. Your family.

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Johanna "Hannah" H. Muggli

July 15, 1917 - December 1, 2008