Visitation will be on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home and will continue on Friday from 10-11 am at the north entrance of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye.

There will be a parish prayer service at 4 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

A funeral service will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at 11 a.m.

The clergy will be Fr. Tanner Thooft.

Interment will be at the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

A luncheon will be held in the church social room following the interment.

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to St. Mary’s, San Lucas Mission or Smile Train.

Patrick was born April 20, 1941, in Leavenworth Township, the son of John and Mathilda (Fischer) Rosenhamer. He attended the Quailtrap Grade School and graduated in 1959 from St. Mary’s High School. He married Joan Dummer on Aug. 14, 1965, at St. George Catholic Church. Patrick and Joan raised four children on the family farm where he lived his entire life.

Patrick led a faithful Catholic life from creation to redemption through his commitment to the church, saints, sacraments, Bible, and his belief in God’s will. He demonstrated his love for his wife, children, grandchildren, parents and relatives throughout his life with his humor, support and involvement in their lives. Farming was his passion, as he worked with the miracle of the soil leading to his favorite season, the fall harvest. He was connected to the gifts of God and the circle of life, which he experienced with the crops he raised and dairy animals in his care. He derived personal enjoyment in nature through everything, including songbirds, bushes and trees, deer, pheasants and the garden. The scents of the soil, crops and plants told of the seasons of the year and bounty received. He played baseball as a young man, coached Little League, and watched many Twins games. He had an appreciation for many kinds of music, an interest in history and our freedom, time with friends and Christmas shopping for family brought him enjoyment.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Joan, of Sleepy Eye; children, David (Chris) of New Ulm, Brenda (Chris) Duesman, of North Oaks, Glen (Janine) of Northfield and Brad (Jessica) of Polk City, Iowa; grandchildren, Allison, Anthony, Michelle, Daniel, Amelia, Lydia, Louis, Ella and Nora; brother, Dennis (Mildred); sisters in-law, Ann Powers, Milly Hillesheim amd Marge Dummer; brother in-law, David (Nikki) Dummer; and many nieces and nephews and their families.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Leander; and in-laws, Angela Rosenhammer, Donat and Vernita Dummer, James Powers, James and Bernice Palmer, Fr. Leo Dummer, Melvin Hillesheim and Joseph Dummer.

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