Obituary of Amalia Anne Flipp

Amalia “Molly” Flipp (Bovy)

Passed away peacefully on April 7, 2023. Born May 11, 1929, in Cologne, MN, she was the oldest of five children and shouldered many responsibilities on the family farm. She milked cows and drove the horse teams in the fields, as well as helping with household chores for cooking and cleaning. Molly was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; parents, Christian and Crescentia; brothers, Dennis and Kenneth; and sister, Sr. Delores; and is survived by her sister, Delphine Good. 

Molly married Robert Flipp on July 18, 1953, and was his loving and dedicated wife of 54 years. They had 7 children, Robert (Jan), Russell (Jeneane), Richard (Terri), Barbara Flanders (Chuck), Ronald (Mary), Melissa Schroeder (Mike), and Roger (Lisa); 13 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. Devoted to her family, Molly loved spending time with them, patiently sharing her extraordinary cooking, baking, sewing, and craft-making skills and thereby instilling a multigenerational legacy. Molly could always be found at the sewing machine or in the kitchen making her delicious bread. She handcrafted all of her grandchildren’s beautiful baptismal outfits. Her hands were always busy making something.  

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the Church of St. Peter (2600 N. Margaret St., No. St. Paul). Visitation from 4-7 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at Sandberg Funeral Home (2593 E. 7th Av., No. St. Paul) and one hour prior to Mass at church. Private interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Lakeview Hospice or the American Heart Association.