| Born: | 03/15/1930 - Rock Dell, Olmsted, Minnesota [2] |
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| Died: | 08/19/2020 - Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota [2] |
| Buried: | Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota [2] |
| Marriage: | 07/19/1953 [1] |
| 1. | He resided at 408½ 8th SE in 1956 in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota . [3] |
| 2. | His obituary was published on his Find-A-Grave memorial on 08/20/2020. [2] Arthur "Art" Donald Brandt passed away peacefully at home on August 19, 2020. Art was born March 15, 1930 to Albert and Adeline (Wendt) Brandt in Rock Dell Township, MN. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1951 and served aboard the LST 525 and the APA 224. While home on leave, he met Millie Schroeder and they were married a year later in 1953. Art and Millie returned to Rochester in 1955 and raised 3 daughters and 2 sons. Art worked for Alvin E. Benike Construction for 36 years. He was a member of the American Legion Post 92, a Cub and Boy Scout Leader, and held a number of positions at his church. Art was an avid fixer of most anything that needing fixing, and loved to tweak things to make them work better. Both Art and Millie enjoyed traveling in their early retirement years and he was a devoted husband and caregiver to his wife as her health declined. Over the past 10 years, Art developed a passion for gardening, cooking, and baking. Art loved spending time with his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He always had a bag of Tootsie Rolls stashed away to give to the little-ones. Art is survived by his daughters, Laura Darst of Byron, Vickie (Ken) Leinen of Lismore, MN, Judy Brandt of Raleigh, NC, sons Douglas (Leah) of Rochester and Gregory (Nancy) of Verona, WI, ten grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Millie, his parents, 3 brothers, 1 sister and two son-in-laws. The Funeral Service for Art will be held on Monday, August 24, 2020 at 3:00PM in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Pastor Adam Koglin officiating. Current social-distancing guidelines will be followed. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery of Rochester. Military honors will be provided by the Rochester American Legion Post 92. Memorials are preferred to Redeemer Lutheran Church of Rochester. Macken Funeral Home |
| Born: | 04/25/1931 - Steele County, Minnesota [4][5][6] |
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| Died: | 08/30/2015 - Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota [6] |
| Buried: | Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota [6] |
| Father: | Carl John Martin Schroeder Jr [4] |
| Mother: | Laura Lene Anna Mundt [4] |
| 1. | She appeared on the US Federal census on 04/01/1940 in Freedom, Waseca, Minnesota with her parents. [5] |
| 2. | She was educated through the 2nd grade on 04/01/1940 in Freedom, Waseca, Minnesota . [5] |
| 3. | She resided at 408½ 8th SE in 1956 in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota . [3] |
| 4. | She resided at 2903 20th St in 1986 in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota . [7] |
| 5. | Her obituary was published on her Find-A-Grave memorial on 09/05/2015. [6] Mildred (Millie) Brandt, age 84 of Rochester died Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Golden Living Center East. Mildred was born April 25, 1931, to Carl and Laura (Mundt) Schroeder in Steele County. She graduated from Stewartville High School in 1949. She married Arthur Brandt in 1953 and spent the next 2 years in Norfolk, VA. They returned to Rochester where the raised their five children. Millie enjoyed baking, quilting, gardening and camping. She traveled extensively with her husband after his retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Millie was both a Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader and was a charter member at Christ Lutheran Church in Rochester . She is currently a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rochester. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and a brother. The funeral for Mildred Violet Brandt will be 11:00 a.m. Friday September 4, 2015 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rochester with Pastor Adam Koglin officiating. Visitation will be Thursday September 3, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, and one hour before the service at church on Friday. Macken Funeral Home |
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| 1. | Minnesota Association of County Officers, "Minnesota Official Marriage System," Olmsted County certificate 130168, Arthur D Brandt and Mildred Schroeder; Database online, Minnesota counties, Minnesota Official Marriage System : n.d. (https://moms.mn.gov/ : accessed 09/06/2011) [Surety: 3]. |
| 2. | User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Arthur Donald "Art" Brandt (#214615738); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 09/11/2023) [Surety: 2]. |
| 3. | Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Brandt, Arth D (Mildred V); Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2011 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/07/2015); citing R. L. Polk & Co., St. Paul, Minnesota, Polk's Rochester (Olmsted County, Minn.) City Directory 1956 : 1956, page 152 [Surety: 3]. |
| 4. | Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Birth Index 1900-1934, Steele County certificate 1931-28517, Mildred Violet Schroeder; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2015 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/07/2015); citing "Minnesota Birth Certificates Index," Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota (http://people.mnhs.org/search/people) [Surety: 3]. |
| 5. | Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1940 United States Federal Census, ED 81-4, Freedom, Waseca, MN, sheet 5A, household 84, line 15, Schroeder, Mildred; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 10/30/2015); citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T627 (4643 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 1966 [Surety: 3]. |
| 6. | User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Mildred Violet "Millie" (Schroeder) Brandt (#151875254); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 09/11/2023) [Surety: 2]. |
| 7. | Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, Mildred Brandt; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/07/2015) [Surety: 3]. |