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March 7, 1916-Aug. 19, 2009

MINNEOTA - Mass of Christian Burial for Ann Rekkedahl, 93, of Minneota, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Leo Catholic Church in St. Leo. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Rehkamp-Horvath Funeral Home in Minneota and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Leo Catholic Church in St. Leo. Burial will follow the service at St. Leo Catholic Cemetery.

Ann died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at the Minneota Manor in Minneota.

Ann Theodora Nuy was born March 7, 1916, in David City, Neb., to George and Hendrena (Harkvoort) Nuy. She was baptized in St. Mary's Catholic Church in David City and confirmed at Curry Catholic Church. Her family moved to Minnesota and settled on a farm near Porter. Ann's parents died when she was young and she was raised in various foster homes around the Minneota area during her childhood. She was united in marriage to Arnold Geurts on Oct. 17, 1933, at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. They farmed for many years near Minneota and St. Leo. They retired from farming in 1972 and moved to Clarkfield. Arnold died March 17, 1980. Ann worked at the Green Door Supper Club for many years as chief cook and the Clarkfield Hospital Kitchen for 17 years as the head cook. On Sept. 9, 1982, she married Arby Rekkedahl and after Ann retired they move to Glenwood where they resided for 20 years. Arby died after a long illness on Oct. 15, 2002. Ann then resided at the Madison Avenue Apartments in Minneota. Ann enjoyed sewing, embroidery, baking and really enjoyed winning at cards and bingo.

Survivors include her daughter Mary (and Gilbert) Mamer of Owatonna; son-in-law Louis Veit of Cold Spring, daughter-in-law Sharon Geurts of Rochester; stepsons, Peter (and Vickie) Rekkedahl and Stephen (and Lorlie) Rekkedahl; grandchildren, Paul (and Deb) Veit, Lois (and Marvin) Rothstein, Donna (and Troy) Bentler, Karen (and Richard) Moen, Ann (and Steve) Mamer Lloyd, Joseph (and Elin) Mamer, Bob Mamer, Becky (and Bill) Cleveland, Eric (and Erin) Geurts, Erin (and Dan) Duncan; 21 great-grandchildren, step- grandchildren; sisters-in-law Anne (Nuy) Mathowetz, Ann (and John) Geurts, and many other family and friends here and in the Netherlands.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, sons David and Donald Geurts, daughter Agnes (Guerts) Veit, grandsons Brian and Matthew Geurts, brothers Henry, Joseph and John Nuy and sister Elizabeth (Nuy) Lien.

Blessed be Ann's Memory.