Rodney Sommerfeld Obituary

Rodney R. Sommerfeld, age 77 of Litchfield, MN died on Friday March 7, 2025 at Bethany Assisted Living in Litchfield, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday March 13, 2025 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Wednesday at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation in Litchfield, MN and will continue one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, MN at a later date. The service will be livestreamed at www.johnsonhagglund.com

Rodney Raymond Sommerfeld, the son of Ben and Erna (Piepenberg) Sommerfeld was born on February 8, 1948 in Litchfield, MN. He graduated from Grove City High School in 1966 and served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Rodney was united in marriage to Sandra Holmberg in 1981. They were married for 18 year's and remained friends until Sandra passed away in January 2024. He grew up on the family farm in Manannah and continued farming, until he began working at Custom Products and later Palm Attachments and Bobcat in Litchfield, MN. Rodney was baptized, confirmed and was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Litchfield, MN. Rodney was always willing to lend a helping hand to his neighbors, enjoyed driving motorcycles, tinkering in the garage and spending time with his family. One of his favorite childhood memories was spending time at his grandma and grandpa Piepenburg’s farm. Rodney was known by the kids at church for handing out fruit snacks and other treats and the grandkids never left his apartment without a handful of candy. Rodney will be remembered by many for his slow blue truck covered in stickers.

He is survived by his children Sara Shoutz of Litchfield, MN, Jennifer (John) Condon of Eagle Bend, MN, and Wesley (Teri) Sommerfeld of Big Lake, MN; grandchildren Zoe Shoutz, Cryus Shoutz, Lucas Condon, Emma Condon, Aiden Matthews, Harlo Lind and Nienna Palmer; mother-in-law Darlene Holmberg; brothers-in-law and sister in law Brian (Joan) Holmberg of Nisswa, MN, Kent (Janet) Holmberg of McGregor, MN, Chad (Mary) Holmberg of Grove City, MN, Curt Holmberg of Eden Valley, MN and Jocelyn Holmberg of Buffalo; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents Ben and Erna Sommerfeld; former wife Sandra Lindquist; son-in-law Todd Shoutz and brother-in-law Loren Holmberg, and other loved ones that he looked forward to being reunited with in heaven.