Rachel was born July 14, 1998, in Rochester, to Rick and Mary (Tollefson) Ehmke. She lived in Mantorville and attended school at Kasson-Mantorville. Rachel was currently in the seventh grade. Rachel was baptized at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Kasson, and attended church and Sunday School there. Rachel loved sports, was involved in volleyball and basketball, and in past years had enjoyed playing soccer. Rachel enjoyed being creative and usually had some artwork next to her or in her hands that she was designing. She loved the outdoors and could often be found exploring the woods and the pond, trying to catch tadpoles or making a safe haven for the ants. When not on foot, one of Rachel's favorite things to do was to take the cart for a ride in the woods and spend hours driving around with her friends...and then making her stop at grandma Dee's house for candy and the hot tub. Rachel loved the water and spent many summer weeks with her family on Lake Kabetogama. She enjoyed swimming and tubing and hanging out with friends. She loved sitting around the campfire and watching scary movies. She was always listening to music and enjoyed reading books. Rachel also enjoyed the winter snow and spent her time sledding and snowmobiling. She loved hanging out with her dog, Max, and made sure he never went hungry by giving him half her meal most of the time. Rachel also spent some of her time working for her mom at KMTelecom. Rachel had a beautiful smile and a precocious spark in her big brown eyes. She was shy to those she didn't know and outgoing, kind and funny to those who knew her best. She passed away at the age of 13 on Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Saint Marys Hospital. Rachel is survived by her parents, Rick and Mary Ehmke; two brothers; a sister-in-law; a sister and her husband; maternal grandparents; paternal grandmother; aunts; uncles; cousins; nieces, nephews; her bonus moms; best friend; and abundance of friends. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Leonard Ehmke. [May 02, 2012, issue of The Post Bulletin]
Memorial maintained by her father.
Memorial maintained by her father.
Rachel was born July 14, 1998, in Rochester, to Rick and Mary (Tollefson) Ehmke. She lived in Mantorville and attended school at Kasson-Mantorville. Rachel was currently in the seventh grade. Rachel was baptized at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Kasson, and attended church and Sunday School there. Rachel loved sports, was involved in volleyball and basketball, and in past years had enjoyed playing soccer. Rachel enjoyed being creative and usually had some artwork next to her or in her hands that she was designing. She loved the outdoors and could often be found exploring the woods and the pond, trying to catch tadpoles or making a safe haven for the ants. When not on foot, one of Rachel's favorite things to do was to take the cart for a ride in the woods and spend hours driving around with her friends...and then making her stop at grandma Dee's house for candy and the hot tub. Rachel loved the water and spent many summer weeks with her family on Lake Kabetogama. She enjoyed swimming and tubing and hanging out with friends. She loved sitting around the campfire and watching scary movies. She was always listening to music and enjoyed reading books. Rachel also enjoyed the winter snow and spent her time sledding and snowmobiling. She loved hanging out with her dog, Max, and made sure he never went hungry by giving him half her meal most of the time. Rachel also spent some of her time working for her mom at KMTelecom. Rachel had a beautiful smile and a precocious spark in her big brown eyes. She was shy to those she didn't know and outgoing, kind and funny to those who knew her best. She passed away at the age of 13 on Sunday, April 29, 2012, at Saint Marys Hospital. Rachel is survived by her parents, Rick and Mary Ehmke; two brothers; a sister-in-law; a sister and her husband; maternal grandparents; paternal grandmother; aunts; uncles; cousins; nieces, nephews; her bonus moms; best friend; and abundance of friends. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Leonard Ehmke. [May 02, 2012, issue of The Post Bulletin]
Memorial maintained by her father.
Memorial maintained by her father.
