Alta Mae Veir

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD, MN 507-864-7771RUSHFORD, MN - Alta Mae Veir, 90, of Rushford, MN died on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Alta Mae was born on October 17, 1925, in rural Peterson, MN to Clarence and Bertina (Brenden) Bremmer. She was raised in rural Peterson and attended Boyum School through the eighth grade. She married Stanley Veir on February 2, 1944, at North Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Lanesboro, MN. Alta Mae and Stanley farmed in the Peterson area until moving to Rushford in 1947. Alta Mae owned and operated the Veir Motel in Rushford for many years. She was a member of Rushford Lutheran Church and the church circle, Root River Saddle Club, and the Rushford Historical Society. Alta Mae enjoyed reminiscing about Rushford and Peterson history, gardening, cooking, entertaining, traveling, her flowers, and most of all spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her husband, Stanley; two daughters: Sharon Zamansky of Rushford, and Susan (Brian) Thompson of Peterson; two grandsons, Eric (Jessie) Thompson of Chatfield, MN, and Wade (Sarah) Thompson of Sunfish Lake, MN; two great-grandchildren: Aubrey and Ethan; and by a sister-in-law, Katherine Laumb.Alta Mae was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Cherrie Eide and Cherrie's husband, Milford; son-in-law, Philip Zamanasky; and by a brother-in-law, Ray Laumb.The family prefers memorials to the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home.Services will be scheduled at a later date. Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford is assisting the family.