Cold Spring
August 22, 1934 – November 9, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2026, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring, MN for Bertha H. Braegelmann, age 92, who died at the Benedictine Assumption Home in Cold Spring on November 9, 2026. Burial will take place in the St. Boniface Parish Cemetery in Cold Spring. The service will be livestreamed at www.christcatholic.com.
Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m., in the St. Boniface Church Narthex.
Bertha H. Braegelmann was born in Richmond, MN to Joseph and Katie (Stang) Schlangen. She grew up on a farm in rural Richmond. She married Roman Braegelmann on August 31, 1955, at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Richmond. They moved to Cold Spring and remained on the farm until their retirement and then they built a town home on the north side of Cold Spring. After Roman’s death, Bertha moved to an apartment at Assumption Court in Cold Spring before entering the Benedictine Nursing Home in June of 2025. She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Parish, Christian Women and Catholic Aid Association.
Bertha was very proud of her large family, which brought her so much joy. She made quilts and many needlework gifts for children and grandchildren. She loved her garden, flowers, sewing, quilting, crocheting, needlework and music.
Survivors include her children; Barbara (David) Laabs, Bernie Braegelmann (Larry Schultz), Roger (Sheila), Irene (Randy) Somdalen, Janet (Keith) Finstad, Alice (Gene) Schweiss, Paul (Terri), Leon, and Kurt (Jolene); son-in-law, Dale Gronhovd; 21 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; in-laws, Joe and Anna Mae Gruenes.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Roman (2008), daughter, Amy Gronhovd; sons-in-law, James Braun, Tom Loch; grandchild, Derrick Schweiss; and her nine siblings.
The family would like to thank the staff at Benedictine Assumption Home and the staff at St. Croix Hospice for the wonderful care of Bertha.
Services are with the Wenner Funeral Home, Cold Spring, MN.
