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Michael W. "Mike" Pohlmann
1957 - 2025
BORN
1957
DIED
2025
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Michael Pohlmann Obituary
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held Sept. 6 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with the Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Inurnment was in the parish cemetery.
Michael William Pohlmann was born March 8, 1957, in Melrose, Minnesota, to Joseph and Caroline (Wiechmann) Pohlmann. On May 25, 1991, he married Lori Ann Stroeing at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport. Mike worked at Kraft Foods in Melrose for 38 years and then at Bayer Interior Woods for several years. He retired in 2021 and began working part-time at NAPA in Melrose as a parts delivery driver.
Mike enjoyed camping, road trips, traveling and, most of all, watching his grandchildren.
Mike was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose.
Survivors include his wife, Lori Ann Pohlmann, of Melrose; son Jamie (Jamie) Pohlmann of Albany; grandchildren Jackson and Gabrielle Pohlmann; and siblings Rosanne (Wayne) Nylander of Big Lake, Paul (Jodi) Pohlmann of Cold Spring, Joan (Mark) Flaig of Willmar, Mark (Amy) Pohlmann of Melrose and Peter (Carolyn) Pohlmann of St. Cloud.
Mike was preceded in death by his parents, brother William "Bill" Pohlmann, niece Kyrsten Pohlmann and parents-in-law Sylvester and Anna Mae Stroeing.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.
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