Renetta Friberg

Renetta Helen Friberg was born to William John and Linda (Ott) Mattke on August 4th, 1920 in Morgan, Minnesota. She was baptized at Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Ulm on August 22, 1920 and later confirmed her faith at that same altar. Her formal education was received in Morton. On May 6th, 1948, Rene was joined in marriage with Chester Leonard Friberg at the Roslyn Lutheran Church in Webster, South Dakota. The young couple settled in Montevideo where they raised their son, Greg.In addition to caring for her family, Rene joined the staff of First National Bank in Montevideo and became a well known smiling face in the downtown drive-up. When the bank expanded to the Hwy 7 satellite facility, Rene was extremely proud to be on the initial staffing team. After her retirement from the bank, she worked as a clerk at the Hutch Ladies Apparel Shop in downtown Montevideo. In her leisure time, Rene loved to bowl. She thoroughly enjoyed the traveling league and regularly attended the National Women's Bowling Tournaments. Summer breaks at the lake in Ottertail County were spent enjoying family and fishing and when home, she was a faithful member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, attended the performances at the Montevideo Fine Arts Center, tended her flower gardens and enjoyed walks with her friend Jan. She was so very proud of "Max" her faithful pooch companion and took him with her whenever she could. When Rene's health began to fail, she sold her house in 2003 and made her home at Rosewood Senior Care in Montevideo. On Monday, July 11th, she died peacefully there at the age of 90.Surviving Rene are her son Greg of Washington, DC; her sisters: Marilyn of Logan, IA and Jackie of Phoenix, AZ; her sisters-in-law: June of Circle Pines, MN, Opal of Danube, MN, Darlene of Battle Lake & Marshall, MN; Marcella of Denver, CO, Fidelia of Eugene, OR and Gwen of Seattle, WA. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Chet in April 1999, her brothers Lyle, Glenn & Bill Mattke and her sister Ruby Ekfelt.