Dennis Funeral Homes

BARBARA GRACE (WOLTERS) WODRICH, age 71 of Owatonna died on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Owatonna Commons.

Born on September 24, 1938 in Elysian, Minnesota she was the daughter of Harvey and Amelia “Millie” (Knish) Wolters.  She attended school in Iosco Township, Waseca County and Deerfield Township, Steele County before graduating from Medford High School in 1956.  Barbara married Wayne Wodrich on July 5, 1958 in Hope, Minnesota and they were later divorced.  She had worked at Jostens in Owatonna for several years.  Barbara developed Multiple Sclerosis and as the disease progressed entered the nursing home where she lived for many years until her death.

She is survived by two daughters, Elise (Gregg) Moore of Owatonna and their daughters Nicole and Katie, and Lynn Wodrich-Powell of Palmetto, FL.  She is also survived by three brothers, Lowell Wolters of Faribault, Bill Wolter of Waseca, and Dwight Wolter of Duquette; three sisters, Joyce (Oliver) Ravnkilde-Garlick of Fairmont, RuthAnn (Michael) Simmons of Pillager, and Donna Mae Hartman of Appleton, WI; five nieces; and six nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, sister-in-law, Rita Wolters and brother-in-law, Peter Ravnkilde.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM Grace Lutheran Church in Waseca.  Burial will follow at Woodville Cemetery in Waseca.

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