Florence M. Runge

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, 507-864-7771RUSHFORD, MINN. - Florence M. Runge, 88, of Rushford, Minn. died on Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Florence was born on September 19, 1924, in rural Lewiston, Minn. to Herman and Meta (Bergmann) Runge. She was raised on the family farm in rural Lewiston and worked on the farm for many years. Florence worked in the in-home-care industry for several years in Winona, Rushford and Lewiston. She also worked for Winona Knitting Mills, from where she retired. She was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church and the LWML group in Rushford. In her spare time Florence enjoyed sewing, crocheting, playing solitaire, country music, gardening, plants, family outings, traveling and her church. Florence is survived by many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews, and her sisters of the LWML. She was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters. The family prefers memorials directed to St. Mark Lutheran Church or Little Lambs Pre-school. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Rushford. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in the Frank Hill Cemetery in Wilson, Minn. Leave a memory of Florence and sign her online guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com