SPELTZ, Lauretta Ann

1913 - 2001  (88 years)

• Name	SPELTZ, Lauretta Ann  [1]
  Born	28 May 1913	Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States of America   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _FSFTID	GSZX-G5P
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GSZX-G5P
  Died	27 Jul 2001	Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Buried	Saint Theodores Cemetery, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States of America   [1]
  Person ID	I57179	Banat
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	SPELTZ, Arthur J.,   b. 8 Aug 1881, Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 7 Aug 1932, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States of America  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	WALCH, Laura J.,   b. 8 Aug 1881,   d. 7 Aug 1966, Austin, Mower, Minnesota, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1907	Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States
  Family ID	F22656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BEAN, James Castle,   b. 21 Oct 1914, Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 16 Aug 1998, Springfield, Brown, Minnesota  (Age 83 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1957	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, USA
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F22658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  AUSTIN, Minn — Lauretta Ann (Speltz) Bean, 88, died Friday, July 27, 2001, at St. Mark's Lutheran Home in Austin. She was born May 28, 1913 in Albert Lea, Minn., the daughter of Arthur J. and Laura (Walch) Speltz. She was a graduate of St. Theodore High School and received her bachelor's degree in education from Winona State University. Laurette did her graduate study at the University of Colorado and the University of New Mexico. She taught school beginning in Myrtle, Minn., and Geneva, Minn., and Austin. She taught for 42 years, the last 14 years in Springfield, Minn. Lauretta was united in marriage to James C. Bean June 15, 1957, at St. Theodore Church in Albert Lea. She was active in St. Raphael Catholic Church in Springfield for many years and most recently St. Augustine Church in Austin. Laurette was a life member of the MEA and the NEA, a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma, the Springfield Hospital Board and the American Legion Auxillary. She was very proud of being named the 1972 teacher of the year in Brown County. She was also a delegate to the MEA National Convention three times. Lauretta won the Women of Achievement Award in 1982 with Delta Kappa Gamma. Lauretta had a great love for teaching, and children meant everything to her. She was very dedicated to her students. Lauretta is survived by her sister, Dorothy Keele of Austin; brothers-in-law, Don Reiland of Mankato, Minn., and Robert and his wife, Jeanne Bean, of Rochester, Minn.; two sisters-in-law, Jo Ann and husband Richard Tews of Lewiston, Minn. and Ruth Bean of Tarpin Springs, Fla.; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jim; sister, Marcella Reiland; brothers, Stan Speltz and Arthur Speltz, Jr.; and brothers-in-law, Bill Keefe abd William Bean. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at the St. T Lea, Minn.Theodore Catholic Church of Albert Lea, Minn. The Rev. Robert Schneider will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Interment will be in St. Theodores Cemetery, Albert Lea. Memorials in lieu of flowers to the Jim and Lauretta Bean Scholarship Fund. The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota) 30 Jul 2001, Mon Page 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://new.familysearch.org)), accessed 28 Jul 2021), entry for Lauretta Ann Bean, person ID GSZX-G5P. (Reliability: 3).