Mavis Lenning

ODIN - Mavis A. (Anderson) Lenning, age 92, of Odin, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems - St. James Hospital with family by her side. The Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center of Trimont, Sherburn, and Welcome is assisting the family with arrangements. 

A private family celebration of life service for Mavis will be held at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Trimont. Private family graveside services will follow at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in rural Odin, where Mavis will be buried next to her husband, Gerald Lenning. 

The family would like to thank family and friends for their prayers, calls, flowers, cards during this time. Your thoughtfulness was very much appreciated. The family is requesting no flowers or plants. Thank you!

If you would like to leave a message of sympathy for Mavis’ family, you can do so at her obituary page at www.sinnfuneralhome.com.

Mavis Ardella (Anderson) Lenning was born on May 9, 1933, the daughter of Carl and Eleanora (Fisman) Anderson. Mavis was baptized and confirmed at Long Lake Church, rural St. James. She attended District 31 Country School in rural Butterfield and then graduated from Butterfield High School in 1951. She was united in marriage to Gerald Lenning on November 29, 1953. She worked briefly at Butterfield Foods and then at the Odin State Bank for many years.

Mavis loved her garden, her petunias - geraniums - salvias - marigolds. But she especially enjoyed the fall - Little Jack Pumpkins were her joy and would keep them in the house as long as she could. She always looked forward to phone calls from her nieces at special times.

Left to cherish her memories are her two sons - Brian (LuAnn) of Ormsby, and Bruce of Bemidji; step-grandchildren, Joey and Jessica Wendinger of Mankato and Jeremy and Kara Krumwiede of Burnsville; five step-great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Gene (Joyce) Lenning; sister-in-law, Jan Lenning; and several nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.

Mavis was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald; parents, Carl and Eleanora (Fisman) Anderson; her brothers, Orville Anderson and Melford (Jean) Anderson; sister, Elna (Duffy) Paulson; father-in-law and mother-in law Oscar and Alma (Kramer) Lenning; brothers-in-law, Duane (Beverly) Lenning and Dennis Lenning; sister-in-law, Lois (Everett) Reiff; nephews, Jay Lenning and Curt Lenning; niece, Loray Lenning; and special niece, Sandy Taylor.