Victor Thomas StenzelAge: 88 years1935–2023
- Name
- Victor Thomas Stenzel
Source: Obituary, Albert Lea Tribune
Citation details: 10/20/2007 - Kathleen Mae Stenzel
Citation details: Victor Thomas Stenzel
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 Birth | 23 Mar 1935 34 30 Citation details: Victor Thomas Stenzel |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas Stenzel 06 Sep 1937 (Age 2 years) Cause: Heart disease Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Stenzel, Thomas & Mary (Bushlack) |
| Birth of a brother | David Stenzel 03 Feb 1946 (Age 10 years) Publication: Name:Location:http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8742&cj=1&o_xid=0000584978&o_lid=0000584978&o_xt=584978;; Citation details: David Stenzel Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Stenzel, David |
| Death of a brother | David Stenzel 23 Jan 1947 (Age 11 years) Publication: Name:Location:http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8742&cj=1&o_xid=0000584978&o_lid=0000584978&o_xt=584978;; Citation details: David Stenzel |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Bushlack 19 Jun 1950 (Age 15 years) Publication: Name: Name: Name: May 2006; Location: Copy of book from Laura(Doug)Schultz,Wells, Minnesota;;; Text: Joseph Bushlack Family Group Sheet Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Stenzel, Thomas & Mary (Bushlack) |
 Education | Graduation from High School 1955 (Age 19 years)School or college: Freeborn High School |
 Military | Victor was drafted into the United States Navy right after graduation and served in Guam as a boiler engineer. 1955 (Age 19 years) |
| Military | He was honorably discharged from the military in 1957. 1957 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | Peter Bernard Stenzel 24 Aug 1961 (Age 26 years) Cause: Cancer Publication: Name: Name: Name: May 2006; Location: Copy of book from Laura(Doug)Schultz,Wells, Minnesota;;; Text: Thomas Stenzel Family Group Sheet Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Stenzel, Peter B. & Helen M. (Kukuzke) |
| Death of a mother | Helen Marie Kukuczke 18 Oct 1980 (Age 45 years) Source: Funeral Memory Card Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Stenzel, Peter B. & Helen M. (Kukuzke) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Herman, John A. & Pauline (Stenzel) |
| Death of a wife | Kathleen Mae Johnson 20 Oct 2007 (Age 72 years) Source: Obituary, Albert Lea Tribune Citation details: 10/20/2007 - Kathleen Mae Stenzel |
| Burial of a wife | Kathleen Mae Johnson 25 Oct 2007 (Age 72 years) Source: Obituary, Albert Lea Tribune Citation details: 10/20/2007 - Kathleen Mae Stenzel |
| Death of a brother | LeRoy Bernard Stenzel 03 Jun 2010 (Age 75 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: http://www.brussheitnerfuneralhome.com/;;; |
| Death of a brother | LeRoy Bernard Stenzel 03 Jun 2010 (Age 75 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: http://www.brussheitnerfuneralhome.com/;;; Text: Website |
| Burial of a brother | LeRoy Bernard Stenzel 09 Jun 2010 (Age 75 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: http://www.brussheitnerfuneralhome.com/;;; Citation details: LeRoy B. Stenzel |
| Death of a brother | Stanley Anthony Stenzel 16 Dec 2012 (Age 77 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Stanley Anthony Stenzel 20 Dec 2012 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | Emil Benedict Stenzel 22 May 2013 (Age 78 years) Shared note: Address: St. Mary's Hospital |
| Burial of a brother | Emil Benedict Stenzel 27 May 2013 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | 16 Jun 2023 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | 23 Jun 2023 (7 days after death) |
 Address |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Peter Bernard Stenzel Birth: 18 Jun 1900 37 31 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 24 Aug 1961 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| mother |
Helen Marie Kukuczke Birth: 30 Jan 1905 — Glencoe, McLeod, Minnesota, USA Death: 18 Oct 1980 — Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA |
| elder brother |
Birth: 16 Mar 1930 29 25 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 16 Dec 2012 — Home/Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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22 months elder brother |
Birth: 28 Jan 1932 31 26 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 22 May 2013 — Saint Mary's Hospital/Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA |
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23 months elder brother |
LeRoy Bernard Stenzel Birth: 03 Jan 1934 33 28 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 03 Jun 2010 |
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15 months himself |
Birth: 23 Mar 1935 34 30 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 16 Jun 2023 — Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, USA |
| brother |
Marvin Francis Stenzel |
| sister |
Therese Marie Stenzel |
| brother |
Dennis Leon Stenzel |
| sister |
Virginia Anita Stenzel |
| younger brother |
David Stenzel Birth: 03 Feb 1946 45 41 — Freeborn Co., Minnesota, USA Death: 23 Jan 1947 — Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| Family with Kathleen Mae Johnson |
| himself |
Birth: 23 Mar 1935 34 30 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 16 Jun 2023 — Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, USA |
| wife |
Kathleen Mae Johnson Birth: 20 Jun 1936 — Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, USA Death: 20 Oct 2007 — Home/Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota, USA |
| son |
Peter Thomas Stenzel |
| son |
Timothy Paul Stenzel |
| daughter |
Linda Elizabeth Stenzel |
| son |
John Patrick Stenzel |
| Birth | Stenzel Centennial 1884-1984 Album |
| Birth | Minnesota Birth Index 1935-2002-Ancestry.com Citation details: Victor Thomas Stenzel |
| Name | Stenzel Centennial 1884-1984 Album |
| Name | Obituary, Albert Lea Tribune Citation details: 10/20/2007 - Kathleen Mae Stenzel |
| Name | Minnesota Birth Index 1935-2002-Ancestry.com Citation details: Victor Thomas Stenzel |
| Name | The-Stenzels Publication: Name: http://www.the-stenzels.com; Citation details: http://www.the-stenzels.com/PhpGedView/individual.php?pid=I754 Text: This Individual was downloaded from:
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| Note | Victor Thomas Stenzel
March 23, 1935 - June 16, 2023
Victor Thomas Stenzel, 88, of Owatonna, passed away Friday, June 16, 2023, at Homestead Hospice House. He was born March 23, 1935, in Dunbar Township to Peter and Helen (Kukuzke)
Stenzel. He attended schools in Freeborn, Minnesota and graduated from Freeborn High School in 1955. Victor was drafted into the United States Navy right after graduation and served in
Guam as a boiler engineer. He was honorably discharged from the military in 1957 and met Kathleen Johnson. The two married on September 14, 1959, and had 4 children: Peter, Tim, Linda, and John.
Victor started working as a custodian at St. Casimir Catholic Church and School. He then began farming in Wells, MN and continued farming in Ellendale and Blooming Prairie. He also worked for 17 years for OTC/Power Team until retirement. In retirement, he was a part-time custodian at Roosevelt School for over 15 years. During those part-time years, the staff at Roosevelt became lifelong friends. In Victor’s free time he loved to put together jigsaw puzzles, golf, garden, play cards, watch birds, attend grandchildren’s sporting events, and take road trips with family and friends, especially out west in the mountains. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Owatonna American Legion.
Victor was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years Kathleen, parents, and brothers: Stanley, Emil, Leroy, Marvin and David (in infancy).
He is survived by four children: Peter (Penny) Stenzel of Owatonna, Tim (Audrey) Stenzel of Kasson, Linda (Troy) Matejcek of Owatonna, John (Barb) Stenzel of Blooming Prairie; eight grandchildren: Alicia and Danielle Stenzel; Mitchell and Kendra Stenzel; Eric (Nicole) Matejcek and Caleb (Kristina) Matejcek; Rachael (Chad Hilliard) Stenzel and J.J. (Mary) Stenzel; fourteen great-grandchildren; brother, Dennis (Laura) Stenzel; sisters; Therese McCue and Virginia Deyle, and many nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2023, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Fr. Swaminatha Pothireddy presiding. Friends may greet the family from 5-8 PM Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Brick-Meger Funeral Home and one hour prior to the funeral mass at the church. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery with military honors provided by the Steele County Funeral Unit.
In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Homestead Hospice Patient Care Fund or donors’ choice. |
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