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1943
DIED
2024
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Jacqueline Nietfeld Obituary
A Celebration of Life will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 4, 2025, at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with the Rev. Rebecca Thomas officiating. A private inurnment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. A luncheon and visitation will follow the service at the church.
Jacqueline Ann Nietfeld was born Oct. 28, 1943, in St. Paul to Arnold "Elmer" and Olive (Bergem) Nietfeld. Jacie resided in Underwood until 1993, when she moved to the Peace Farm near Meire Grove with Sister Alice Imdieke. She moved to Sauk Centre in December 1998 and resided with Dianna and Steve Nelson for over 20 years. She worked with WACOSA which provided opportunities to those with disabilities.
She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre, the Lioness Club of Underwood, Underwood American Legion Auxiliary, and participated in the Special Olympics. Jacie enjoyed staying active at the CentraCare care center, her favorites were adult coloring books, painting and participating in community activities.
Survivors include her sisters, Mary (Jim) Pittelko of Vadnais Heights, Nancy (Ron) Sargent of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Christine Nietfeld Herr of Cheyenne, Wyoming; nieces, Jamie (Justin) Boche of St. Paul, and Megan (Tyson) Cartwright of Laramie, Wyoming; nephew, David (Rachel) Herr; and five great- nieces and nephews, Gavin and Amelia Boche, Rowan and Lucy Cartwright, and Adeline Herr.
Jacie was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold "Elmer" and Olive Minerva (Bergem) Nietfeld; grandparents, John Thomas and Rose Macke Nietfeld and Alfred Ingvald and Ida (Volen) Bergem.
A special thank you to Dianna and Steve Nelson and family, along with the staff at the Sauk Centre care center for the excellent care they provided Jacie over the years.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.
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