William A. Morganroth
Born: 04/03/1917; Died: 11/25/2008
[November 26, 2008]
William A. Morganroth, age 91 of Monticello, and formerly of Frazee, Annandale and St. Cloud, died on Tuesday November 25, 2008 at the Monticello-Big Lake Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday November 29, 2008 at 2 PM at St. Henry Catholic Church of Monticello with Fr. Tim Rudolphi officiating. Private interment will be at St. Henry Cemetery of Perham, MN at a later date. Visitation will be Friday from 4 PM to 8 PM at Peterson-Grimsmo Chapel of Monticello, and also one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Saturday. There will be a Prayer Service Friday evening at 7 PM. Funeral arrangements are with the Peterson-Grimsmo Chapel of Monticello.
William was born on April 3, 1917 in Perham, MN to Gustav and Elizabeth (Dertinger) Morganroth. He grew up in Perham and graduated from Perham High School. During World War II, he served as a corpsman in the US Navy. On October 20, 1944 he was united in marriage to Pauline Siebels while he was still in the Navy. While living in Frazee he managed a turkey plant, and later managed the locker plant in Annandale. He then worked in sales for many years, and retired from Van Paper Company at age 72. He was always active in his community and church. He served on the Frazee School Board, was a member of the Knights of Columbus, American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. In his retirement years, he was a volunteer at St. Cloud Hospital.
He is survived by four children Sandra , Kathryn , Mary (Randall) , Thomas and Beverly, 8 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and sister Rosemary . He was preceeded in death by his parents; wife Pauline in 2007; son Michael; infant granddaughter Stephanie Schauer; and 7 siblings.