Emma Mae Simmering Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Emma Mae Simmering of Fairmont, Minnesota, who passed away at the age of 90, on January 19, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Emma Mae Simmering to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Martin Nelson and Emma Nelson; her husband Howard Simmering of Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery; her son Mark; and her son-in-law Doug Gruhlke.

She is survived by: her daughter Kathleen Gruhlke (late Douglas); her stepdaughters, Shelley Bauer (Jeff), Nancee Meuser (Ron) and Merilee Kocak (Joe); her stepgrandchildren, Lindsey, Ashley, Kelsey, Claire and Matthew; her niece Colleen Loftsgaarden (Jeff); her nephew Ron Handevidt; and her close friends, Deb and Kent Rasche.

Memorials are preferred to the St. Paul Lutheran Church Endowment Fund in Fairmont.