The Rev. Greg Lieser will officiate and burial will be in Assumption Cemetery.
Mr. Backes was born July 31, 1904, in Farming, to the late Joseph P. and Benedicta (Willenbring) Backes. He married Catherine Hondl May 9, 1933, in St. Catherine's Church, Farming. He farmed in the Farming area until 1959, when he moved to St. Cloud. He was a member of St. Anthony's Church, St. Cloud.
Survivors include his wife, children, Earl, Farming; Mrs. William (Julie) Wunderlich, Foley; Jane, Darlene and Mrs. John (Linda) Kidd, St. Cloud; and Sister JoAnne, OSB, Hutchinson; 14 grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Leander, Foley; Mrs. Ed (Susie) Peters, Little Falls; Mrs. Bertha Mehr, Mrs. Verina Brix and Clarence, St. Cloud; Harold, Cold Spring; Albin and Herbert, Farming; Mrs. Rita Bauer, Elrosa; Arthur, Minneapolis; and Mrs. Herbert (Isabel) Schefers, Ramey.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Mark, Roger and James Backes, Brian, Daniel and David Wunderlich.
The Rev. Greg Lieser will officiate and burial will be in Assumption Cemetery.
Mr. Backes was born July 31, 1904, in Farming, to the late Joseph P. and Benedicta (Willenbring) Backes. He married Catherine Hondl May 9, 1933, in St. Catherine's Church, Farming. He farmed in the Farming area until 1959, when he moved to St. Cloud. He was a member of St. Anthony's Church, St. Cloud.
Survivors include his wife, children, Earl, Farming; Mrs. William (Julie) Wunderlich, Foley; Jane, Darlene and Mrs. John (Linda) Kidd, St. Cloud; and Sister JoAnne, OSB, Hutchinson; 14 grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Leander, Foley; Mrs. Ed (Susie) Peters, Little Falls; Mrs. Bertha Mehr, Mrs. Verina Brix and Clarence, St. Cloud; Harold, Cold Spring; Albin and Herbert, Farming; Mrs. Rita Bauer, Elrosa; Arthur, Minneapolis; and Mrs. Herbert (Isabel) Schefers, Ramey.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Mark, Roger and James Backes, Brian, Daniel and David Wunderlich.
Family Members
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Louise Mary Backes Snyder
1905 – unknown
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Leander Henry Backes
1907–1995
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Susan Mary Backes Peters
1908–2005
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Bertha Annie Backes Mehr
1910–1993
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Verina A Backes Brix
1913–1986
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Harold Mike Backes
1914–2006
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Albinus Henry Backes
1915–2005
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Herbert J Backes
1918–2006
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Clarence Andrew Backes
1919–1999
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Rita Mary Backes Bauer
1922–2009
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Arthur John Backes
1924–1984
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Isabelle Bertha Backes Schefers
1926–2019
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