In Memory

Debra Wittlief

Debra Wittlief -- Oronoco

12/25/2008 7:15:02 AM

ORONOCO -- A memorial service for Debra Wittlief will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco, with the Rev. Paul Baldauf officiating. Burial will be at a later date.

Debra A. Wittlief, 51, of Oronoco died Wednesday (Dec. 24, 2008) at the Golden Living Center in Rochester.

She was born Aug. 17, 1957, in Rochester. She attended grade school in Oronoco and graduated from John Marshall High School. After graduation, she began working as a nurse's aid at Rochester Health Care, where she worked for 24 years. She also worked at Pine Haven Nursing Home for the past eight years, eventually retiring due to an illness. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Oronoco. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting and reading.

She is survived by her daughter, Mariah Wittlief of Oronoco; father, Dale Wittlief of Oronoco; siblings, Steve (Diane) Wittlief of Oronoco, Kevin Wittlief of Rose Creek, Minn., Susan Wittlief of Oronoco; five nieces and nephews; a great-niece and great-nephew.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Gloria Wittlief.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Mahn Family Funeral Home-Mahler Chapel in Pine Island and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.







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