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Dominic "Mic" Francis Woelfel, 17, of Seaforth, died Saturday, August 7, 1999, near Seaforth.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Seaforth with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Seaforth. There will be a prayer service Monday 7:30 p.m. evening at the church. The Sunset Funeral Home of Echo is handling the arrangements.
He is survived by his parents, Jerome and Joann Woelfel, two brothers, Damian and Dana of Seaforth, his paternal grandmother Phyllis Woelfel of Redwood Falls, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather Francis Woelfel and his maternal grandparents Obert and Lois Olson.
He was born Oct. 30, 1981, in Redwood Falls, to Jerome and Joanne (Olson) Woelfel. He was a lifelong resident of Seaforth where he was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church. He was a student in the Wabasso High School class of 2001 where he competed on the golf team. He worked evenings at the Joni Craft in Wabasso.
Rosella Hanson, 76, of Buffalo Lake, died Saturday, August 7, 1999 at Glencoe Area Health Center.
Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Stewart, with burial in Oakland Cemetery, Hutchinson.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Hughes Funeral Home, Stewart, and will continue Wednesday one hour prior to services at the church.
She is survived by her husband, Vernon; daughters, Phyllis Breezee and husband Warren of Chaska and Barb Degn and husband Gary of Hutchinson; son, Bill Sandman and wife Sandy of Hutchinson; grandchildren, Gerrod Breezee, April Sandman, Justen and Makensie Paulsen and Jeremy, Jeff and Jason Deng; brothers, Ivan Alsleben and wife Dorotey of Silver Lake and Earl Alsleben and wife Beverly of Hutchinson; sister Shirley Burmeister and husband Melvin of Hutchinson; sisters-in-law, Mary Alsleben and Elsie Alsleben, both of Hutchinson; and nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William; daughter Jane Sandman; and brothers, Roy, Melvin and James Alsleben.
She was born June 24, 1923 in Penn Township, Brownton, to Charles and Ella (Winter) Alsleben. She grew up in the Sibley area and north of Lake Marion. She married William Sandman on December 29, 1942. He died March 4, 1966. She lived and worked in Hutchinson until 1973. She married Vernon Hanson on June 30, 1973 in Stewart. The couple lived and farmed in Grafton Township. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Stewart.
Viola Ruff, 87, or Arlington, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 1999 at Arlington Municipal Hospital.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Arlington, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Fenske Funeral Home, Arlington, and will continue Thursday one hour prior to services at the church.
She is survived by her son, Warren Hell of Arlington; sister, Adella Chevalier of Le Sueur; granddaughter Laura and husband Domini Wiles of Burnsville; great-grandson Parker Wiles; step granddaughters, Chimene and Stacey Spike; stepgreat-grandson Jerrad Spike; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ezra Hell on Jan. 8, 1941; and husband Fred Ruff on March 30, 1990.
She was born Feb. 20, 1912 in Lanesburg Township, LeSueur County, near New Prague, to Reinhold and Elizabeth (Thies) Kutz. Her family moved to the Arlington area. She married Ezra hell on Oct. 25, 1936. She married Fred Ruff on May 22, 1946.
Marian (Beecher) Vandrey, 85 of New Ulm, died Monday, Aug. 9, 1999, at New Ulm Medical Center.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at United Church of Christ in New Ulm with burial to follow in the City Cemetery.
Visitation is 4 - 7 p.m. today at Firle Funeral Home in New Ulm, and continues one hour prior to services at the church. Orient Chapter No. 60 Order of the Eastern Star service will be held at 6:45 p.m. today at the funeral home.
She is survived by her daughter, Roberta and her husband Dr. Charles Hintz of New Ulm; granddaughters, Sarah and her husband Dennis Bolcer of Maple Grove, Jennifer Hintz of Wabasso; and sister-in-law Ruth Beecher of Edina.
She was preceded in death by her husbands; sister, Margaret Schmid and brother, Robert Schmid.
She was born March 26, 1914, in Brown County to August and Jennie (Jorgenson) Schmid. She grew up in New Ulm and graduated from New Ulm High School. After high school, she worked for the Eagle Roller Mill for a time. She married Sherburn Beecher in October 1938 in New Ulm. Following his death in 1957 she lived in New Ulm where she worked for State Bond and Mortgage Company. She married Lorenz Vandrey in October 1973 in New Ulm. He died in 1985. She was a member of the United Church of Christ in New Ulm and the church circle; a 50-year member of Orient Chapter No. 60 Order of the Eastern Star, and a 60-year member of P.E.O.
Gail Grunig, 45, of Bingham Lake died Aug. 4, 1999 of injuries received in a two-car accident in Phoenix, Ariz. Gail's daughter Bethanie was injured in the accident and is recovering at Mali Copa Medical Center in Phoenix.
Gail is survived by her husband Farley and children Brad and Bethanie, all of Bingham Lake; and her parents Darrell and Arlene liesenfeld of Springfield.
A service of remembrance will be held when the family is able to return home.
Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield is handling local arrangements.
Reuben Ziegenhagen, 85 of Morgan died Monday, Aug. 9, 1999 at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan.
Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church in Morgan with burial in the Zion Eden Lutheran Cemetery in Eden Township.
Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Nelson Funeral Home of Morgan handled the arrangements.
He is survived by a nephew, John Garrioch and two grand- nephews, John and Matt Garrioch and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Alton and sister Dorothy Garrioch.
He was born April 25, 1914 in Morgan to Richard and Minnie (Loose) Ziegenhagen. He graduated from Morgan High School. He worked for the Morgan Creamery and was a farm hand in the Morgan area and in North Dakota until retirement. He served in the Army Air Force Battalion in Burma from April 18, 1942 until February 2, 1946. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Morgan.
Mary Vivian Heck, 82, formerly of New Ulm, and a resident of Grandview Care Center in St. Peter, died Tuesday Aug. 10, 1999, at St. Peter Community Hospital.
Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm with burial in the City Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 today and will continue Friday from 7:30-10 a.m. at the funeral home. There will be a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
She is survived by daughter and sons-in-law, Marlene and James Brown of St. Peter, Maxine and Harold Falk of Hanska, and Helen and Ronald Pabst of Bloomington; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Connie Heck of New Ulm and Edwin and Jeanette Heck of Bloomington; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in -law, Gilbert and Sue Weir of Blaine.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edwin "Eddie" Heck on June 8, 1997, sister, Olive Benson; granddaughter, Shelly Pabst; and a great-grandson, Adam Heck.
She was born March 3, 1917 in South Elgin, Ill., to Martin and Florence (Lumby) Weir. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School in New Ulm. She married Edwin Heck on May 18, 1936 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm. They lived in New Ulm where she was a homemaker. They moved to Lake Jefferson in 1975. She became a resident of Grandview Care Center in St. Peter in June 1997. She was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm.
Donald Bartz, 70, of Isle and formerly of rural Morton, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1999, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Nelson Funeral Home, Redwood Falls, with burial in the city cemetery.
Visitation is noon until time of services at the Nelson Funeral Home.
Anita H. K. Luebke, 92, of Riverside, Calif. and formerly of New Ulm died Sunday, Aug. 8, 1999 at Community Care Rehabilitation Center in Riverside, Calif.
Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm.
Visitation is 4 - 8 p.m. Sunday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Robert H. and Pat Luebke of Riverside, Calif., Conrad C. and Maria Luebke of El Paso, Texas; six grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Conrad F. Luebke in 1948.
She was born on July 5, 1907 in Westpoint, Nebr., to Fred and Christine (Freeze) Wessel. She married Conrad F. Luebke in 1931 in New Ulm. They owned and operated the Luebke Tailor Shop in New Ulm, where she worked as a seamstress. After the death of her husband she continued to operate the business until she and her family moved to Riverside, Calif., She was currently a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Riverside, Calif., and had been a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church and later St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.
Malvina 'Mollie' Garman, 89, of Princeton, formerly of Morton, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1999 at Elim Home, Princeton.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Morton, with burial in the city cemetery.
Visitation is 9:30 a.m. until time of the service at the church on Saturday.
Nelson Funeral Home, Redwood Falls, is in charge of the arrangements.
She is survived by children, Rawleigh Jr. and wife Helen of Gilbert, Mary Ann Wynn Smith and husband Bill of Elk River, Glen and wife Betty of Onemia and Larry and wife Brenda of Big Lake; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; sons, Vern in 1963 and Ralph in 1978; grandsons, David and Mike in 1975; one brother; and three sisters.
She was born Sept. 26, 1909 in Renville County, to Ole and Mary (Kvendru) Helgeson. She resided with her family in Redwood and Renville counties and attended District 28 schools. She married Rawleigh (Rollie) Garman on Dec. 23, 1929 in Belview. They resided in Morton. Rawleigh died July 27, 1979. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Morton, most of her life, the Ladies Aid and Morton Senior Citizens. She was also a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary, Redwood Falls.
Earl Kruger, 80, of Sleepy Eye, died Wednesday, August 11, 1999 in Sleepy Eye.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, with burial in Home Cemetery, veterans Memorial Garden Section, Sleepy Eye, with military rites by the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Monday at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
He is survived by his wife, Delores of Sleepy Eye; daughters, Darlene and husband Adam Kotelnicki of Litchfield, Charyl and husband Dave Peterson of St. Peter; grandchildren, Joshua, Andrew, Matthew and Stephanie Kotelnicki and Elizabeth, Michael and Daniel Peterson; sisters, Eleanor Beckstrand of Apache Junction, Ariz. and Jean Kennedy of Knoxville, Tenn.; brother, Ken and wife LaVonne Kruger of New Hope; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Clarence Kruger; brothers-in-law Jack Kennedy and Harold Beckstrand; and nephew Robert Beckstrand.
He was born Aug. 7, 1919, in Greenleaf Township, Meeker County, to Carl and Elsie (Duehlmeir) Kruger. He grew up and attended country school in Greenleaf Township, where he worked on the family farm. He served in the U.S. Army, 101st Airborne, during World War II from March 1942 to January 1946. He served in the European Theater including the Liberation of Paris, Battle of the Bulge and the capture and occupation of Berlin. He married Delores Sandhofner on June 4, 1953 in Sleepy Eye. He worked as a mechanic at Beckstrand Implement in Sleepy Eye until it was sold. Then he worked at Del Monte in the farm shop and garage as a mechanic for more than 28 years. He retired in August 1981. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Isaac-Radl VFW Post 800, Benjamin A. Remmele American Legion Post 7 and the Sportsman Club, all in Sleepy Eye.
