Michael "Mike" Pohlmann

Michael W. “Mike” Pohlmann, age 68 of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 6, 2025 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Inurnment will follow the Mass.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Michael William Pohlmann was born March 8, 1957 in Melrose, Minnesota to Joseph and Caroline (Wiechmann) Pohlmann. On May 25, 1991 he married Lori Ann Stroeing at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport. Mike worked at Kraft Foods in Melrose for 38 years and then at Bayer Interior Woods for several years. He retired in 2021 and began working part-time at NAPA in Melrose as a parts delivery driver. Mike enjoyed camping, road trips, traveling, and most of all, watching his grandchildren.

Mike was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose

Survivors include his wife, Lori Ann Pohlmann of Melrose; son, Jamie (Jamie) Pohlmann of Albany; grandchildren, Jackson and Gabrielle Pohlmann; siblings, Rosanne (Wayne) Nylander of Big Lake, Paul (Jodi) Pohlmann of Cold Spring, Joan (Mark) Flaig of Willmar, Mark (Amy) Pohlmann of Melrose, and Peter (Carolyn) Pohlmann of St. Cloud.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents; brother, William “Bill” Pohlmann; niece, Kyrsten Pohlmann; and parents-in-law, Sylvester and Anna Mae Stroeing.