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Apr
22

Hermann, Fredrick John 98

Fred Hermann, age 98, died April 21, 2014, at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield. The funeral was Friday, April 25, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cokato with the Rev. Timothy Wheatley and Chaplain Roger Klinghagen of Emmanuel Home officiating. Music was by Roger Klinghagen and Karen Anderson. Place of interment was the Cokato Finnish Cemetery. Casket bearers were Scott Hultgren, Christopher Hultgren, Chad Hultgren, Bruce Christofferson, Brian Christofferson and Christopher Wagner.
Fredrick John Hermann, son of Johannes and Musine (Andersen) Hermann, was born in Woodbury County near Sioux City, Iowa, on December 13, 1915. He was baptized at the Danish Apostolic Lutheran Church in Sioux City. In March 1930 his family moved to a farm northeast of Cokato. He was confirmed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cokato in 1931.
Fred was united in marriage to Mildred E. Korpela of Cokato on December 3, 1943. They were married 18 years when Mildred passed away on March 15, 1962. They farmed near Cokato Lake, and he served in various public offices and local boards of directors.
Fred and Pearl Salmela Hultgren of Minneapolis were married at Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo on July 6, 1963. They resided in Buffalo, at Lake Francis in French Lake Township, in Cokato, and Litchfield. In 1997 they moved to Emmaus Place in Litchfield. Fred had been a resident of the Emmanuel Home since December 2012.
He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Pearl; stepdaughter, Karen (David) Christofferson; stepdaughter-in-law, Judith Hultgren; and their families. He is also survived by nieces and nephews, Ellen Kelly, Shirley Smolinski, Rodney Hermann, Robert Hermann, Diane Walter, Jeanette Thompson, Olivia Smith, Lenore Bevis, and David Bylund.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Mildred; sisters, Judith Hammer of Willmar, Emma Bylund of Minneapolis, and Marie Sorensen of Worthington; brothers, Henry Hermann of Cokato and Walter Hermann of Litchfield; stepson, Craig Hultgren; nephews, John Hermann, Paul Sorensen and Herman Sorensen; and great-nephew, Todd Hermann.
Fred was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cokato. He was a Cokato Lodge 134 A.F. & A.M. member for 52 years. Fred worked for 23 years for the Wright County ASCS office at Buffalo in the administration of federal farm programs. After his retirement, he and Pearl spent 17 winters at Alamo, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley. In his younger years he was an avid hunter, fisherman and outdoorsman. He and Pearl traveled extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada and enjoyed a memorable trip to Denmark. Blessed be his memory.
A funeral service will take place on Friday, Aprli 25, 2014 at 2:00 pm at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cokato with visitation 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Internment will immediately follow services at the Cokato Finnish Cemetery.