Anita M Kern

Anita Marie Kern Anita Marie Kern, age 74, of Claremont, passed away September 4, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Friends may greet the family from 4-7 pm on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at the Brick Meger Funeral Home (1603 Austin Road, Owatonna, MN) and one hour prior to the funeral mass at the church. A parish rosary will be recited at 3:45 pm on Thursday at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis de Sales Parish (326 2nd St. Claremont, MN) Friday, September 11, 2015 at 10:30 am. Anita was born in Aurora Township on October 30, 1940. She attended Claremont schools and graduated from Claremont High School in 1958. Following high school, she worked for a time at Jostens in the payroll department. On January 10, 1959 she was united in marriage to Richard (Dick) Kern at St. Francis de Sales Parish. She was a homemaker and daycare provider while their children were young. Later, she worked as an employee in the Claremont Public Schools, followed by a time of working at Gibsons. Anita then obtained a position at the City of Claremont and worked as a clerk for many years. Her last job was a pharmacy technician at Walmart where she worked for thirteen years before retiring in June of 2013. Anita was active in her community as a part of the Claremont Schools PTA, St. Francis de Sales Council of Catholic Women and as an auxiliary member of the Letter Carriers and Firemen's Associations. She enjoyed reading, baking kolaches, and canning. She enjoyed time spent with family, and most notably, enjoyed decorating and preparing for family celebrations during the holidays. Anita is survived by five children: Kari (Steve) Selthun of Claremont; Kurt (Carla) Kern of Owatonna; Kipp Kern of Phoenix, AZ; Kelli Kern of Minneapolis and Kami (Mark) Jensen of Claremont. She is further survived by 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; two sisters: Theresa (Joyce) Reese of New Richland, MN and one sister-in-law Norma Behne of Owatonna, MN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick; one brother, Bud Behne; and a grandson, Todd. Memorials may be provided to the St. Francis de Sales Parish or St. Francis de Sales Cemetery.