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Published October 06, 2008, 12:00 AM

Adeline "Addie" Gregoire, 92, of Rochester, formerly of Mazeppa

Adeline "Addie" Gregoire, 92, of Rochester, formerly of Mazeppa, died Sunday at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester.

Adeline "Addie" Gregoire, 92, of Rochester, formerly of Mazeppa, died Sunday at Sunrise Cottages in Rochester.

Born Dec. 30, 1915, in Minneola Township to Alfred and Nettie (Finnie) Fredrickson, she grew up on the family farm and attended country school, graduating from Mazeppa High School in 1941. On April 25, 1937, she married John "Jack" Gregoire in Wanamingo. They made their home in Mazeppa. She was a homemaker and an active member of the United Methodist Church in Mazeppa. She was a member of the church, Mazeppa Senior Citizens and the Order of Eastern Star in Rochester. She volunteered her time as a Pink Lady and at the Salvation Army. She enjoyed her bridge club, crossword puzzles and crocheting.

Survivors include three daughters, Anne (Allen) Koenig of Oronoco, Minn., Lynn (Carl) Witt of Marietta, Ga., and Jane (Dale) Lubahn of Grand Rapids, Mich.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; one brother, Norman Fredrickson of Wanamingo; one sister, Darlene (Lyle) Bordson of Bloomington, Minn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; one son, John B. Gregoire; one granddaughter, Andrea Witt; three brothers, Donovan, Grant and Herbert Fredrickson; and three sisters, Rosella Loos, Oress Tiller and Marian Reinhardt.

Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Mazeppa with the Revs. Dave Neil and Earl Stephan officiating. Private burial will be in Mazeppa Cemetery. Pallbearers are her grandchildren Chris, David and Nancee Koenig, Jayson and Alison Witt, Casey and Andrew Lubahn and John B. Gregoire. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Larson Chapel in Zumbrota and for 30 minutes prior to the service at the church. Memorials suggested to the church.

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