SLEEPY EYE–Caroline C. Mathiowetz, age 86, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota died on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Cedar Heart Home in Franklin. Visitation will be on Friday, July 18, 2025, from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye with the Rosary at 3:30 pm. Visitation continues on Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 9:30 am until 10:30 am with Requiem Latin Mass following at 10:30 am at Sturm Funeral Home. The clergy will be Father Paul Krug. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Sleepy Eye. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.

Caroline Catherine Mathiowetz was the daughter of Henry and Theresa (Fink) Rothmeier. She was born May 5, 1939, in Redwood County and grew up on a farm north of Clements. She attended country school for six years and graduated from Morgan High School. Caroline worked many years at the Orchid Inn in Sleepy Eye and started working at Advertising Unlimited, Inc. on August 24, 1987, in housekeeping where she worked for about 20 years.

Caroline enjoyed spending time with her family. Baking, crafts, quilting, ceramics, reading and dancing were among her favorites through the years. Her hobbies also included taking pictures, catching up with friends on Facebook and gathering information on family history. But her absolute favorite pastime was listening to old time music, especially if it was played by her dear husband, Ed.

Caroline married Edward Mathiowetz from Sleepy Eye on May 18, 1960, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Clements. They farmed near Sleepy Eye and raised three daughters.

Caroline is survived by her daughters, Brenda (Mark) Sand of Avon, MN, Teresa (friend Lavern Hauser) of New Ulm, MN and Joan (Marc) Barkosky of Amboy, MN; grandchildren, Brandon (Gemma) Sand, Bryan (special friend Erin Ellefson) Sand, Brittany (Brian) Stay, Blake (Thuan) Sand, Matthew and Jesse Sand, Seth (Cherie) Barkosky, Cassaundra, Breanna, Victoria, Vanessa, and Tabitha Barkosky; great-grandchildren, Jordyn, Kyrah, Damian and Avery Sand, Aubree, Sebastian, and Lila Stay, and Evelynn and Grayson Barkosky.

She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 64 years, Edward Mathiowetz; parents, Henry and Theresa Rothmeier; brothers, Clarence and Richard Rothmeier; sister, Delores Bassuyt; sister-in-law; Devota Rothmeier; and brother-in-law, Donald Bassuyt.

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