Mary Riendeau, 93, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Red Lake Falls, MN.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, May 19, 2008 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Brooks, MN with Father Antony Fernando presiding. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Brooks, MN.

Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Brooks, MN with a 7:00 P.M. Prayer service on Sunday evening. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service on Monday.

Mary Ellen Walsh was born on January 6, 1915, the daughter of Michael and Mary Ellen (Lagan) Walsh on the home farm.

Mary was united in marriage on November 23, 1939 to Harvey Joseph Riendeau at St. Joseph Catholic Church by Father Proulx. The couple established a farm in Poplar River Township near Brooks, where they lived and farmed their entire life. Mary lived on the family farm until September of 2004, when she entered Hillcrest Nursing Home in Red Lake Falls.

Mary was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Brooks, MN, St. Anns Society, Catholic Daughters, Homemaker Club and Red Hat Society. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening.

Mary is survived by two children: Michael (Sharon) Riendeau of Brooks, MN and Harvey, Jr. (Inez) Riendeau of Thief River Falls, MN; four grandchildren: Michelle Riendeau, Renee (Danny) Plante, Sheila Riendeau (Eric Johnson) and Joey Riendeau; eleven great grandchildren: Emily and Nicole Riendeau, Jacob and Jordan Riendeau, Tyler, Branden, Allison, Nicholas, Morgan and Issabella Plante and Hannah Riendeau; two step grandsons: Jon Lenhart of Lancaster, MN and Jene Lenhart of Thief River Falls, MN; three step great grandchildren: Sarah, Thomas and Jonathan; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey on August 9, 2005; her parents; two brothers: Desmond Rudolph Walsh and Joe Walsh; and one sister, Beverly Jean Schweitzer.

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