Obituary for Henry G. Kaeferlein

Heinrich "Henry" G. Kaeferlein, age 96, of Howard, Colorado passed away at 1AM Saturday September 9, 2017. Born in Munich, Germany, on July 1, 1921, Henry was raised during the Great Depression. At age 18, Henry was forced into military service for a war that he neither supported nor believed in. After seven years as a paratrooper and a driver in a horrific war, for which he was a POW for approximately 2 years, Henry finally escaped his captors and made his way back to Munich before his mother passed away.

After the war, Henry went to college to complete his Mechanical Engineering degree in Munich, Germany and proceeded to be recruited by many different corporations in the United States for his technical expertise. Henry retired at age 60 from his Mechanical Engineering career to pursue his lifelong dream of owning and running a restaurant. In 1980, Henry moved his wife, Anita, and his son, Bernie, to Canon City, Colorado, where they opened and successfully ran The Bavarian Inn until 1991 when he retired for the 2^nd time. The family moved to Howard, Colorado, where Anita and Henry lived for 25 years until failing health brought them to Minnesota to be near family. Henry died peacefully at Mercy Hospital following complications of a broken hip on September 9, 2017.

Henry is preceded in death by his sister, Elsa, and is survived by his wife of 48 years, Anita; son, Bernie (Laurel); grandchildren Nicholas, Theodore and Christina Kaeferlein.

Memorial Mass 2PM Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Church of St. Gerard, 9600 Regent Ave N., Brooklyn Park, MN with visitation 1 hour prior to Mass.