Irmina Holthaus

February 8, 1930 – June 14, 2025
Visitation:
Sunday, June 22, 2025
from 4-8 P.M.
Changed to AT THE FUNERAL HOME
Further visitation will be held on Monday morning, June 23rd beginning at 9:30 A.M. until time of Mass at the church.
Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial:
Monday, June 23rd, 2025
11:00 A.M.
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Buffalo, MN.
Interment:
St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
Buffalo, MN.
Irmina Rose Holthaus age 95 of Buffalo, MN passed away peacefully at home on Saturday June 14, 2025. Irmina was born to Vincent and Katherine (Barthel) Hackenmueller on February 8, 1930. She was the fifth of 6 children, raised on a farm in St. Michael, MN in a devout, faith filled home where prayers were said daily, especially prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary (the Rosary) and Stations of the Cross.
She walked 2 miles to grade school and then went off to St. Francis boarding school in Little Falls, MN for her high school years. At the age of 20 she met the man of her dreams, Fred J Holthaus, a farmer in Buffalo, MN. They were blessed by marriage in St. Michael church November 22, 1951 (Thanksgiving Day), and were married for 54 years until Fred passed away. They raised nine children, four girls and five boys. She enjoyed the farm life baking 16 loaves of bread each week, cinnamon rolls and wind puffs for her growing children, besides canning lots of fruits, vegetables and preparing food during the harvest season. Most of all she taught her children how to pray, to be kind, treat others with respect, love one another and always put God first in our lives.
Irmina and Fred loved to dance, enjoy traveling and visiting family. She had quite a great wit and sense of humor. She was often called the "talking machine" when she lived at home enjoying gardening, canning, and also playing games – especially a good game of euchre. Every Saturday night she would turn on Lawrence Welk and would watch the show hoping her daughters would one day be the Lennon Sisters. Glenn Miller was also a great show for her to watch as she loved music and playing piano. Irmina was involved in church and the community – volunteering at the Catholic school cafeteria, Sharing and Caring hands, Meals on Wheels, Serra Club, Legion Auxiliary, Council of Catholic Women, and was a Pro-Life Advocate. She made many retreats at Christ the King Retreat Center, sang at the funeral choir at church, plus the Adoration Chapel was a weekly commitment for prayer.
She is survived by her nine children Mary (Steven) Buschel, Michael (Laurie) Holthaus, Julie (Stephen) Foster, John (Cindy) Holthaus, Rita (David) Leonard, Stephen (Rhonda) Holthaus, Bill (Cyndi) Holthaus, Victoria (Jon) Horlocker, Peter (Melissa) Holthaus, 24 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren (one on the way), sister in laws Bernice (Holthaus) Bursch, Leona (Holthaus) Henson, Annella (Richard) Holthaus and Joanne (Joe) Hackenmueller, plus many nieces, nephews and friends. Preceded in death by her parents Vincent and Katherine Hackenmueller, parents-in-law James and Rose Holthaus, brothers Bernard Hackenmueller, Joe Hackenmueller, sisters – Dorothy (Hackenmueller) Beaudry, Sr. M Lucille (Missionary Nun of the Holy Spirit), Sr M Agnes (Cloistered Nun at the Poor Clares Monastery in Sauk Rapids, Granddaughter Katherine A Holthaus, sons-in-law Steven J. Buschel and Stephen Foster, and of course her loving husband Fred J Holthaus of 54 years. She was an amazing Mother over the years, especially having lost her own mother when she was 14 months old. She was always a loving – caring servant of God.