Michelle Poepping

Michelle A. Poepping, age 36 of Avon, formerly of Sauk Centre, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at her home in Avon, Minnesota.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, October 23 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre with Rev. Arnold Allison officiating.  Inurnment will be held at a later date.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Michelle Ann Poepping was born on February 24, 1985 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to Ronald and Julie (Pederson) Poepping.  She graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 2003 and furthered her education at Rasmussen College, earning her degree in the Medical Assistant program.  Michelle worked at the St. Cloud Eye Clinic for a number of years.  She enjoyed fishing, taking in the beauty of the lake and nature.  Michelle truly loved spending time with her children.

Survivors include her children, Morgan Poepping and Riley Brown; parents, Ron (Diann) Poepping of Hutchinson and Julie Lieser of Sauk Centre; sister, Dawn Poepping (Jordan Adams) of Sauk Centre; stepbrothers and stepsister, Chace (Kristi) Jensen of Dexter, Michigan, Josh (Ivy) Harrison of New Ulm, and Charity (Adam) Laidlaw of Willmar; and many loving relatives and friends.

Michelle was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Ralph Poepping and Paul Pederson; and step grandfather, Tom Sharp.