Gretchen Wesenberg, 88
Sartell
March 13, 1937-June 2, 2025
Gretchen Wesenberg, 88, died peacefully Monday, June 2 at St. Cloud Hospital.
Her celebration of life was held June 10 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home. Burial was held at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Sauk Rapids.
Wesenberg was born March 13, 1937 in St. Cloud to Nicholas and Katherine (Gruber) Lies. She lived in the St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids and Sartell area all of her life, working at Chefs Café in St. Cloud prior to her marriage. She married Roy Wesenberg on April 5, 1958 in St. Cloud. She was a homemaker who enjoyed raising her six children. She liked a big bowl of popcorn, a Pepsi, ice cream and never turned down dessert and coffee. She was a caretaker, gardener, bird watcher and enjoyed watching the wildlife on the river. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include the following: her children: Sharon (Dennis) Ethen of St. Cloud, Peggy Wesenberg of St. Cloud, Julie (Dan) Counter of Sartell, Lisa Hamann of Sartell, Roy Jon (Andrea) Wesenberg of Sartell; grandchildren: Chris, Natasha, Amber, Jeremy, Nathan, Hunter, Garrett, Calvin, Kami, Ruby, Lily and Piper; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy on March 7, 2025; son, Nick on Oct. 11, 2023; and sister, Mary Kay Stavrum in 1993.
Obituary, guest book and video tribute available online: www.williamsdingmann.com.
