On a beautiful fall day, our mother, Beatrice Emma Caroline “Bea” (Kolberg) Long, age 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on Dec. 16, 1932, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, daughter of Julius and Hilda (Hageman) Kolberg. Bea attended Browntown High School and graduated from Shakopee High School in Minnesota. After graduating from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa in 1953, Bea worked for Rural Mutual Insurance Company for 40 years, retiring in 1993. She was a long-standing member of Hope Lutheran Church in McFarland.
Bea’s life was centered around her family. She was a devoted and loving mother who was always proud of her children’s accomplishments, their independence and the love they gave in return. Her extended Smith Ridge Road family meant the world to her and she loved them dearly.
Over the years, she loved camping, playing cards, snowmobiling, her many cruises and vacations with friends and family. She thoroughly enjoyed her involvement in various social clubs and working many years as a poll worker and volunteering at the Governor’s Mansion.
Beatrice is survived by her children, Sandra Long, Norma (Arthur Dawson) Maly and Alan (Julie) Long; brothers, Rudy (Dorothy) Kolberg of Columbus, Ohio and Alfred (Verla) Kolberg of Burnsville, Minn.; and nieces, nephews and many many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Bea’s life was centered around her family. She was a devoted and loving mother who was always proud of her children’s accomplishments, their independence and the love they gave in return. Her extended Smith Ridge Road family meant the world to her and she loved them dearly.
Over the years, she loved camping, playing cards, snowmobiling, her many cruises and vacations with friends and family. She thoroughly enjoyed her involvement in various social clubs and working many years as a poll worker and volunteering at the Governor’s Mansion.
Beatrice is survived by her children, Sandra Long, Norma (Arthur Dawson) Maly and Alan (Julie) Long; brothers, Rudy (Dorothy) Kolberg of Columbus, Ohio and Alfred (Verla) Kolberg of Burnsville, Minn.; and nieces, nephews and many many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents.
On a beautiful fall day, our mother, Beatrice Emma Caroline “Bea” (Kolberg) Long, age 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on Dec. 16, 1932, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, daughter of Julius and Hilda (Hageman) Kolberg. Bea attended Browntown High School and graduated from Shakopee High School in Minnesota. After graduating from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa in 1953, Bea worked for Rural Mutual Insurance Company for 40 years, retiring in 1993. She was a long-standing member of Hope Lutheran Church in McFarland.
Bea’s life was centered around her family. She was a devoted and loving mother who was always proud of her children’s accomplishments, their independence and the love they gave in return. Her extended Smith Ridge Road family meant the world to her and she loved them dearly.
Over the years, she loved camping, playing cards, snowmobiling, her many cruises and vacations with friends and family. She thoroughly enjoyed her involvement in various social clubs and working many years as a poll worker and volunteering at the Governor’s Mansion.
Beatrice is survived by her children, Sandra Long, Norma (Arthur Dawson) Maly and Alan (Julie) Long; brothers, Rudy (Dorothy) Kolberg of Columbus, Ohio and Alfred (Verla) Kolberg of Burnsville, Minn.; and nieces, nephews and many many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Bea’s life was centered around her family. She was a devoted and loving mother who was always proud of her children’s accomplishments, their independence and the love they gave in return. Her extended Smith Ridge Road family meant the world to her and she loved them dearly.
Over the years, she loved camping, playing cards, snowmobiling, her many cruises and vacations with friends and family. She thoroughly enjoyed her involvement in various social clubs and working many years as a poll worker and volunteering at the Governor’s Mansion.
Beatrice is survived by her children, Sandra Long, Norma (Arthur Dawson) Maly and Alan (Julie) Long; brothers, Rudy (Dorothy) Kolberg of Columbus, Ohio and Alfred (Verla) Kolberg of Burnsville, Minn.; and nieces, nephews and many many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents.
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