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Grace Johnson
Grace Johnson, 98, of Sauk Rapids, formerly of Windom, died April 21, 2003, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Sauk Rapids.
Services were held Thursday at American Lutheran Church in Windom with Rev. Stephen Norby and Rev. Gregory Hall officiating.
Special music was provided by Colleen Ortmann, organist; and Drew Blom, vocalist.
Casketbearers were Grace’s great-grandchildren: Justin Flom, Kyle Kortz, Tom Nelson, Tim Nelson, Brian Dyke and Derek Dyke.
Honorary casketbearers were Edwin Von Helmst, Loren Hammer, Myron Johnson, Dean Johnson, Janice Nelson, Phyllis Thor, Donna Ihrke and Carol Ihrke.
Interment was at Bethany Lutheran Cemetery in rural Jackson County.
Anderson-Schmidt-LaCanne Funeral Home of Windom was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Grace Johnson was born April 8, 1905, to John and Minnie (Berge) Johnson in Bergen. She attended school in Kimball Township of Jackson County and was baptized and confirmed in Bethany Lutheran Church in rural Bergen.
She helped on her parents’ farm while growing up and worked domestic jobs in the community.
In 1928, she married Clarence Johnson. The couple lived in Windom, where they owned and operated an auto business.
In 1958, they moved to Rochester, where they went into business with their son, DeLyle, who died in 1961.
In retirement, Grace and Clarence moved to Pinellas Park, Fla., where they enjoyed 25 years of leisure living.
They moved back to Windom in 1991 to be close to family.
Grace was involved in ladies aide, Sons of Norway, the Windom Country Club and a member of American Lutheran Church in Windom.
In November 1998, Grace and Clarence celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
Grace lived for several years at Remick Ridge in Windom and earlier this year entered Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Sauk Rapids.
In addition to her son, DeLyle, Grace was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence in 1999; a brother, Raymond Johnson; sisters, Hilda Naper and Margene Johnson; and a daughter-in-law, Peg Johnson.
Survivors include her four granddaughters, Linda (David) Starks of Naples, Fla.; Michell Johnson of Sauk Rapids; Lisa (Scott) Flom of Eden Prairie; and Kari (Mark) Kortz of Medford; 15 great-grandchildren; a sister, Helma Hammer of Windom; brothers, Maurice (Gjetrud) Johnson of Windom and Willard Johnson of Jackson; and in-laws, Eleanor and Ed Von Helmst of Mankato.
Agner Winseth
Agner Winseth, 89, of Lamberton died April 23, 2003, at Valley View Manor in Lamberton.
Services were held Monday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lamberton with Rev. Lee Harder officiating.
Casketbearers were Allen Raduenz, Dennis Knapper, John Moore, Roger Engen, Raymond McCoy and Eugene Disque.
Honorary casketbearers were Jeremy Pape, Jeffrey Pape and Justin Pape.
Interment was at Lamberton Cemetery in Lamberton.
Sturm Funeral Home of Lamberton was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Agner Myer Winseth was born April 18, 1914, to Christ and Mina (Foss) Windsat in Minneapolis. He moved with his parents to Montana, then moved back to Minnesota after his mother died when he was 3 years old. He lived with his maternal grandparents Martin and Gunhild Foss.
Agner attended country school in Ann Township. He was confirmed at and a member of Old Westbrook Lutheran Church, where he served on the church board for many years.
In 1947, Agner married Aletha Moore at her parent’s farm near Vesta. They made their home on his grandparent’s farm southeast of Revere in Highwater Township.
Agner and Aletha moved to their present home in Lamberton He lived there until earlier this month when he was hospitalized and entered Valley View Manor in Lamberton.
Over the years, Agner enjoyed farming, skiing, trapping, woodworking, gospel music and entertaining at Valley View Manor.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Gladys Knapper.
Survivors include his wife, Aletha of Lamberton; a son, Steven Winseth of Windom; two daughters, Robin (Eldon) Pape of Sanborn and Bonnie (Charles) Peterson of Littleton, Mass.; and three grandsons.
Jerome Moody
Jerome “Jerry” Moody, 62, of Lamberton died Aug. 18, 2003, at Veterans Administration Hospital in Minneapolis.
Services were held Friday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lamberton with Rev. Lee Harder officiating.
Special music was provided by Shari Kieper, organist;
Interment with military honors provided by Andrew Peterson American Legion Post 41 was at Lamberton Cemetery in Lamberton.
Jerome “Jerry” Roger Moody was born May 30, 1941, to Leonard and Helen (Gremmert) Moody in Charlestown Township of Redwood County. He graduated from Lamberton High School and attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis for one year.
Jerry served in the U.S. Army for two years and was stationed in Alaska during the Vietnam War.
Following his honorable discharge, he returned to the Lamberton area and worked as a mechanic in Jeffers for two years before starting his own repair business in Lamberton.
In 1970, Jerry married Jane Weber in Fertile.
Jerry was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lamberton and Andrew Peterson American Legion Post 41 of Lamberton.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with family.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Moody of Lamberton; sons, Brent Moody of Fulda and Kurt Moody of St. Cloud; three grandchildren; and a brother and sister, Doug Moody Sr., and Diane Martin, both of Wichita, Kan.
Kayla Busch
Kayla Busch, 42, of Windom died Aug. 21, 2003, at her home in Windom after a battle with cancer.
A private family service was held Monday at American Lutheran Church in Windom with Rev. Stephen Norby officiating.
Special music was provided by Donna Baalson, organist; and Andrew Busch and Eric Busch, vocalists.
Rev. Clarence Baalson provided a family sharing.
Garrett Kraska Cremation Society of Minnesota and Anderson-Schmidt-LaCanne Funeral Home of Windom were in charge of the funeral arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to American Lutheran Church, American Cancer Society or the Salvation Army.
Kayla Jean Rasmusson was born Sept. 21, 1960, to Gorden and Pearl (Bratton) Rasmusson in Morris. She was baptized at First Lutheran Church in Morris and confirmed at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Benson.
Kayla grew up on a hobby farm and attended Morris Public Schools, graduating in 1979. She also graduated from Willmar Technical School in 1984 after completing courses in practical nursing.
In 1984, Kayla married Brian Busch at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Benson. The couple lived in Benson, where Kayla was employed with the Health Care Center there. They moved to Windom in 2001. Kayla had been employed with Lakeview Home in Heron Lake.
Shortly after moving to Windom, Kayla was diagnosed with cancer.
She enjoyed her work in the health care field as a nurse’s aid or LPN. She enjoyed camping, fishing and skiing with her children, reading, needlework, gardening, traveling, animals and watching the Green Bay Packers.
She was preceded in death by her father, Gorden Rasmusson.
Survivors include her husband, Brian Busch of Windom; sons, Andrew (17) and Brandon (14) Busch, at home in Windom; her mother, Pearl Rasmusson of Benson; brothers, Arnie (Mary) Rasmusson of Robbinsdale, Wayne (Barb) Rasmusson of Gilman, Leon (Mary) Rasmusson of Blaine, Richard (Bev) Rasmusson of Cedar, and Lyle Rasmusson of Belle Plaine; and her father- and mother-in-law, Rev. Emmett and Eilene Busch of Maquoketa, Iowa.
Ronald Goertzen
Ronald Goertzen, 61, of Hitchcock, Texas, formerly of Mt. Lake, died Aug. 12, 2003, in Galveston, Texas.
A service of remembrance will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m., at Lakeview Gospel Church in Mt. Lake with Rev. Eldin Classen officiating.
Special music will be provided by Lillian Klaassen, organist.
Interment will follow at Delft Cemetery in Delft.
Bjerum Funeral Home of Mt. Lake is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Ronald Dean Goertzen was born Feb. 20, 1942, to Ervin and Minnie (Franz) Goertzen in Mt. Lake. He received his education and graduated from Mt. Lake High School in 1960.
He continued his education at Mankato State University for two years.
Ronald was baptized at Gospel Mennonite Church (now Lakeview Gospel Church) in Mt. Lake.
In 1963, he married Linda Ann Schoneman in Mt. Lake. They were later divorced.
Ron worked at Land O’ Lakes in Mt. Lake until his family moved to Minneapolis, where he worked in the recreational vehicle industry.
In 1980, Ron and his family moved to Texas. Five years later, he started Ronco Services, a lawn care service, which served all of Galveston Island.
Ron enjoyed watching pro football, reading and listening to all types of music.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ervin Goertzen; a brother, Douglas Goertzen; and two brothers-in-law, Merle Hale and Harold Fiedler.
Survivors include his four sons, Jeffrey (Beth) Goertzen of Lake City, Darren Goertzen of Red Wing, Brad Goertzen of New Britian, Conn., and Chad Goertzen of Hudson, Wis.; three grandchildren; his mother, Minnie Goertzen of Mt. Lake; three sisters, Patricia Fiedler of Middleton, Wis.; Myrna (William) Kimmes of Columbus, Ohio; and Connie (Darryl) Hoffman of Shakopee; a brother, Myron (Merlys) Goertzen of Brooklyn Park; and his former wife, Linda Goertzen.
Hiram Johnson
Hiram Johnson, 79, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of rural Bergen, died Aug. 10, 2003, at Portsbridge Hospice in Marietta.
Graveside services were held Thursday at Bethany Lutheran Cemetery near Bergen with Rev. Rachael Gusaas officiating.
Sathe-Osterberg Funeral Home of Jackson was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Hiram Bennett Johnson was born Aug. 21, 1923, to Andrew and Julia (Olson) Johnson in Mt. Lake. He attended school in Jackson, then entered the U.S. Army, serving during World War II in the Pacific.
In 1944, Hiram married Marjorie Page. The couple farmed in Kimball Township.
After Marjorie’s death in 1982, Hiram continued to live on the farm until moving to Marietta, Ga., where he had spent the last 2½ years.
Hiram was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in rural Bergen, where he was baptized and confirmed. He was also a member of the church’s Dartball League.
He enjoyed farming and taking long drives.
In addition to his wife Marjorie, Hiram was preceded in death by an infant daughter.
Survivors include his sons, Richard (Diane) Johnson of Maple Grove and Don (Terri) Johnson of Barronett, Wis.; his daughters, Linda Johnson of Marietta, Ga.; and Cynthia (Gordon) Likness of Kasson; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
