Pauline Lucile Wodtke

Formerly of Minneapolis, MN, she is survived by sons; Jerry, Ron (Kate) and Arnie (Josie); grandchildren, Christa (Steven) Bellock, Mike (Lisa) Wodtke, Katie Wodtke, Laura (Wodtke) Aydt, Amanda (Nick) Rentmeester and Alicia Wodtke; great-grandchildren, Emily, Elizabeth, Meghan and Charles (Bellock), Palmer and Dylan (Wodtke), Corbin (Aydt) and Mason (Rentmeester); brother Russell Hanson, sisters-in-law Rosella “Toni” Hanson, Eileen Hanson, Rosemary Hanson, and Connie Hanson, nieces, nephews, and their families.

Preceded in death by her parents and her infant son, her great-grandson Joseph (Bellock), her daughter-in-law Jan (Longerbone) Wodtke, sisters Gwen Hanson and Judy (Hanson) Kranitz, brothers Richard Hanson, Douglas Hanson, Derald Hanson, Laverne Hanson, Milton Hanson, Jack Hanson, Roland Hanson, and Raymond Hanson, brother-in-law Paul Hanson and sisters-in-law Pat Hanson, Betty Hanson, Irene Hanson and Nita Hanson.

Born in Polk County, WI, her family moved to Minneapolis in 1943 where her father, Arley Hanson, a laborer at General Mills and her mother, Adah (Sorenson) Hanson, a seamstress, raised their large, rambunctious family. Ever glamorous and fashion conscious, upon graduation from Vocational High School, and prior to marriage, Pauline worked at the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in downtown Minneapolis. Pauline and her former husband, Charles Wodtke, raised their sons in North Minneapolis as she pursued a successful career in real-estate. Pauline was a voracious reader and an adventurous cook. Her chicken wild rice soup, pot roasts and appetizers were ‘to die for’! After retirement Pauline enjoyed traveling, playing cards, and spending time with her sons and their families. Always elegant, she thrived on “making an entrance.” Heaven surely has more glitz and glitter since her arrival!

A service in celebration of her life will take place on December 5, 2025, at the Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Maple Grove, MN, with visitation at 10 a.m. followed by the service at 11 a.m.