![]() ![]() In addition to her parents and her loving husband, Ervin, she was preceded in death by her son Larry Jaeger and her brother, Vilas Habeck. Minnie was also blessed with 15 great grandchildren. Survivors include her children, Lloyd (Deborah) Jaeger, TN and their children, Stephanie, Derek, Matthew, and Kevin Marie (Gary) Kickbusch, Rib Mountain and their children, Justin and Brandon and the late Larry Jaeger’s children, Hollie, Beth, and Andrew. She took pride in her children’s accomplishments and they were often the topic of many conversations. There were many evenings she left for work in the sleet and snow and still made it on time. Her fierce work ethic is one of the many legacies she installed in her children. She worked at Marathon Battery and several other businesses over the years, culminating in her job of seventeen years as a prep cook at Emma Krumbee’s in Rib Mountain. Her friends in the deaf community and her church were an important part of Minnie’s life. She was an avid embroidery, crochet and quilting artist and happily shared the product of her talent with family and friends. Minnie loved to play games, especially card games (especially when she was winning). To this day, her son and grandsons still love the sport. Ervin and Minnie spent many afternoons fishing on Lake Wausau with the family. In fact, she was often referred to as the “pickle lady.” She enjoyed gardening, and canned her harvest, feeding her family for the year. One of her favorite pastimes was canning pickles, which she did many times throughout the years. Minnie was a proud homemaker, and took pride in raising her children. Ervin preceded her in death on February 24, 1979. They were the proud parents of three children. Paul United Church of Christ, Wausau, and they spent twenty-five wonderful years together. On October 19, 1954, she married Ervin Jaeger at St. Minnie lost her hearing as a young child, but never let it hold her back from living a full and fruitful life. She often reminisced about her childhood on the farm, doing farm chores with her family and taking care of the animals. She was born on March 28, 1931, at home, on a small farm in Ringle, Wisconsin, to the late August and Hildegarde (Kroening) Habeck. Jaeger, 91, Wausau passed away on Friday, Novemat Wausau Manor. ![]()
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