Jeanette "Jeanie" Hoppe

Jeanette T. “Jeanie” Hoppe, age 89 of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, July 26, 2025 after a short battle with cancer at her daughter’s home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 5 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, August 4 and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 5 at the church in New Munich. Parish prayers will be at 4 p.m. with a rosary immediately following by the St. Anne’s Christian Women and Catholic United Financial Monday evening.

Jeanette Theresa Thielen was born April 26, 1936 in New Munich, Minnesota to Michael and Olivia (Humbert) Thielen. She was the youngest of seven children. Her mother passed away when she was 3 ½ years old. Jeanie was raised by her father, sisters, and family friend, Sally Muellner. In 1952, she met LeRoy Hoppe at a dance at Green Lantern Pavilion in St. Anthony. They were married at the Immaculate Conception Church in New Munich on June 25, 1957. Jeanie was a homemaker for many years, raising her family until they were old enough and then started working at Jennie-O Foods. She retired at the age of 72 years. After LeRoy’s stroke in 1997, she dedicated her time to daily visits to the nursing home and taking him to New Munich for baseball games. She moved to Rose View Manor in Melrose in 2019.

Jeanie was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Anne’s Christian Women and Catholic United Financial. She enjoyed watching the New Munich Silverstreaks and MN Twins baseball. She also enjoyed bowling, playing cards, gardening, cooking big family meals and especially watching her grandchildren in all their activities.

Survivors include her children, Greg (Karen) Hoppe of Big Lake, Alaska, Shelly (Rick) Wiechmann of Melrose, Brenda (Vern) Fontenot of Montgomery, Texas, David Hoppe of Wasilla, Alaska, Tim Hoppe of Freeport, Lisa (Jeff) Uphoff of Prior Lake, and Joe (Barb) Hoppe of Freeport; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandson, Andy Dethmers; sisters-in-law, Gin Thielen of Sartell, Etheline Spanier of Paynesville, and Mary (Dan) Krueger of New Munich; and brother-in-law, Rich Hoppe of New Munich.

Jeanie was preceded in death by her husband, LeRoy Hoppe on May 27, 2016; parents; brothers and sisters, Elmer Thielen, Marion Bonfig, Etta Pflipsen, Dorine LeClaire, and Norbert Thielen.