Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. on Monday, August 5, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm. Father Cornelius Ezeiloaku will celebrate the Mass, and burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday and continue from 9-10:30 a.m. on Monday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-South Chapel in New Ulm.

To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: mvfh.org

Bernice is survived by her daughters, Diane (Doug) Benson of New Ulm, Patricia (Scott) Andrews of Arcadia, Florida, Marie (Jim) Grussendorf of Lafayette; her son, David (Patricia) Sperl of Courtland; 15 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, 13 great-great-grandchildren; and her sisters, Betty Dorn of Mankato and Charlene Ubl of Mankato.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Felix Sperl; infant son, Anthony; her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Jerry Strate; and her sisters and brothers-in-law, Rena and Burt Carlson and Doris and Carley Steinkoph.

Bernice Ordell Tischer was born July 23, 1925, in Good Thunder to Herman and Hattie (Behnke) Tischer. She was a 1943 graduate from New Ulm Public High School and after graduation worked in Mankato. On September 11, 1946, Bernice was united in marriage to Felix Sperl. This union blessed the couple with five children whom together they raised in New Ulm. While living in New Ulm, Bernice worked for Gibsons, Pamida, BF Goodrich, and Tachtronics before going back to school and graduating as an LPN in 1982 at age 57. Bernice then moved to Morgan and worked at Gilmor Manor until 1984. She later moved back to New Ulm where she worked at the Highland Manor until her retirement in 1987. In 1991, Bernice started volunteering with Senior Companions and continued to do so for 16 years. Bernice helped with starting the Highland Manor Auxiliary and served for 6 years on the board, 3 of which she served as president. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of New Ulm as well as the New Ulm American Legion Auxiliary. Besides all of her work and volunteering activities, to relax Bernice dearly enjoyed getting to work with her hands. As a talented artist, Bernice made doll clothes, crocheted, quilted, embroidered, painted, and sewed countless items which will be cherished by her family and friends for years to come. She also loved getting to attend craft fairs to find new ideas to make, and getting to share her talents with others. Rarely did she miss getting to cheer for her favorite team, the Minnesota Twins play ball. What she loved most in life was her family and her faith. Bernice took tremendous pride in raising her family how she did, and also loved getting to see her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren grow. Bernice will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her, but many cherished memories will forever stay in the hearts and minds of those who knew her best. Blessed be her memory.

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