Funeral services for Luetta Emma Wolff will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Reverend Curtis Zieske will officiate. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, January 25th at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Luetta died Thursday, January 17, 2013 at her home in Chandler, AZ.
Luetta Emma Wolff was born August 3, 1917 in Freeborn County, Minnesota, the daughter of Walter B. Mittag and Olga (Lau) Mittag. She was baptized on August 17, 1917 and confirmed on June 21, 1931 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Myrtle, Minnesota. She attended school Dist. No. 77 and Albert Lea High School.
On November 10, 1935 she was united in marriage to Edward H. Wolff at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. They resided and worked together on the farm north of Northwood, IA for 32 years. They were active members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and Luetta was active in circles and womenâs groups.
She enjoyed working with flowers, needlework, baking and entertaining family, friends, neighbors and remembering relatives and friends with cards and letters.
In 1967 they moved to their home on Maple Hill Drive in Albert Lea and transferred their membership to Trinity Lutheran Church. She was also active in circles and womenâs groups there. They spent winter months in Arizona and later made Chandler, AZ their home and were associate members of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chandler, AZ. She enjoyed the Widows Might and Senior Group and the quilters group while able to do so there.
Survivors include her children Gloria and husband Dale Jensen of Albert Lea and Julaine Buchholz of Chandler, AZ; grandchildren Delores (Cheryl) Jensen of Bloomington, MN, Brenda and (James) Hardy of St. Paul, MN, Brian and (Sue) Jensen of Chaska, MN, David and (Monica) Buchholz Martinez, CA, and Andrew and (Kara) Buchholz of Mesa, AZ; great-grandchildren Nicholas and Morgan Jensen of Chaska, MN, Jacob and Nathan Hardy of St. Paul, MN, David Jr. and Mia Brianna Buchholz of Martinez, CA and Landon, Macy and Liam Buchholz of Mesa, AZ; brother Wilbur Mittag of Austin, MN and many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.
Luetta was preceded in death by her parents; step-father Robert Broitzman; husband Edward; daughter Rosalie Diane; son-in-law Herbert Hansen; brothers Luverne and Gaylen Mittag; step-brother Arnold Broitzman and sisters-in-law, Pearl Mittag and Evelyn Mittag.
Luetta was a very caring, loving and generous person and was always ready to help anyone who needed her help. She will be truly missed by all who loved and knew her.
Blessed be her memory!