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In Loving Memory of
Kathryn Mary “Kate” Hauschild
DECEMBER 3, 1927 — APRIL 2, 2026
MARSHALL, MN
MAY SHE REST IN PEACE
Kathryn Mary “Kate” Hauschild was born on December 3, 1927, to Frank and Martha (Louwagie) Welu in Marshall, MN. She was the oldest of seven children and shared a special bond with her twin sister, Kathleen.
She grew up on a farm near Marshall where she attended Country School District 75 and graduated through the 8th grade in 1941. At a young age, she worked at Reese’s Dairy Store in Marshall.
On June 3, 1952, she was united in marriage to LeRoy Hauschild. They were blessed with five children of which she endured the loss of her second child at just five days old. Together, they raised their family near Ivanhoe where they were partners in their farming operation for many years.
Kate was a leader of the International Affairs in Wilno in 1970. She was a member of the Alter & Rosary Society of St. John Cantius and taught religion classes in Wilno for seven years.
Kate was a woman who understood her own strength, worth and values. She later went on to get her GED and graduated in 1982 from Granite Falls. In 1987, she moved to Marshall where she began her career at JC Penney Co. for eight years where she received the We-Care Award and Customer Service Award.
Throughout Kate’s life, she met every challenge with unwavering determination, rising above obstacles with steady courage. She stood strong on her own, yet her heart was endlessly generous, offering warmth and care to her children, grandchildren, and the Catholic Church. She was a woman of unwavering faith as the Rosary could be heard every day at her house. She was devoted to her family and loved them all dearly – always putting others’ needs before her own. She also had a wonderful sense of humor that she carried up until her last days.
Kate enjoyed dancing, gardening and flowering, traveling, collecting various keepsakes, hosting her family for any occasion, baking homemade pies and endless card games with friends and family.
Kate died on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the Prairie Home Hospice Lockwood House in Marshall, MN. She is survived by her children: Richard (Laurie) of Porter, MN, Randy (Sussan) of Porter, Pauline Ryks of Willmar, MN, and JoAnn (Kevin) Downing of Ivanhoe, MN; 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and her siblings: Kathleen Thielges of Canby, MN, David (Lucy) Welu of Cherry Valley, IL, Donald (Cheryl) Welu of Marshall, MN, and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, Daryl, son-in-law Dale Ryks, her parents Frank and Martha Welu, and siblings: Doris Thielges, Jean Mitchell, and Edward Welu.
In Loving Memory of Kathryn “Kate” Hauschild
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