Search Archived Marriage Records
Dick Smith, 57, of Wabasso, died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at Springfield Community Hospital.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sunset Funeral Home, Wabasso, with burial in New Avon Salem United Methodist Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Funeral Home, Wabasso, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church Monday.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; daughters, Cheryl of Sleepy Eye and Constance and special friend Al Evers of Milroy; father, Dick of Kingsville, Mo.; brothers, Tom and wife Jeannette of Tallahassee, Fla., and Bob and wife Karen of Kingsville, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Lou Smith.
He was born Dec. 19, 1942, in Kansas City, Mo. to Dick and Betty Lou (Witescarver) Smith. He grew up in Kansas City and graduated from Carter High School, Kansas City. He married Mary Schacherer on Jan. 1, 1960, in Kansas City. They lived in Kansas City, Oregon, Nevada and Minnesota. They moved to Wabasso in 1996. He was self-employed as an auto mechanic.
Paul Hurrle, of Woodbury, died Sunday, June 18, 2000.
Services were held June 20 at Transfiguration Catholic Church, Oakdale. He was buried at Union Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife Patricia; children, Debra Markfort and husband Bob, Mark Hurrle and wife Deb, Tim Hurrle, Craig Hurrle and wife Bonnie, Lisa Goodman and husband Bill, and Pamela Rassett and husband Ron; 10 grandchildren; two great-grand children; and sisters Adeline, Philomine, Rita, Edna and Ida.
He married Patricia Deibele in April 1950 in Sleepy Eye. He worked for Whirlpool for 40 years.
Martha Franke, 95, of Gaylord, died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at Arlington Good Samaritan Center.
Services are 9 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Gaylord, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 8-9 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Egesdal Funeral Home, Gaylord, is in charge of services.
She is survived by her children, Ardella Franke of Maple Grove, Clifford Franke and wife Ruth of Spring Valley, Melford and wife LaVern of Gaylord, and Lucy Gluth and husband Bill of Morgan; nine grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Edwin; brothers, Carl and Albert Hulke; and sisters, Pauline Nieland, Alvina Marquardt, Emma Carlisle, Annie Marquardt, and Minnie Kurtz.
She was born March 27, 1905, in Posen Township, Yellow Medicine County, to Louis and Dorothea (Hahn) Hulke. She married Edwin Franke on April 24, 1940m in rural Wood Lake. They farmed on the Franke homestead in Sibley Township, rural Gaylord. She moved to Arlington in 1980. She became a resident of the Arlington Good Samaritan Center on Jan. 3, 1996. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Gaylord.
Charlotte Bartelt, 72, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at Olivia Health Care Center.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Redwood Falls, with burial in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at Redwood Valley Funeral Home, Redwood Falls, and will continue one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.
She is survived by daughters, LeAnn and husband Lowell Peterson of Redwood Falls and Cindy and husband Doug Schablin of Redwood Falls; son, Terry and wife Merrilee Bartelt of Windom; daughter-in-law, Chris Bartelt of Redwood Falls; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; Orlen and wife Mickey Ulrich of Redwood Falls, Charles and wife Ruth Ulrich of Redwood Falls, Lee and wife Lennea Ulrich of Minneapolis, and Tom and wife Judy Ulrich of Ham Lake; sisters, Norma Putnam of Naples, Florida, and Carole Gehrke of Mankato; sister-in-law Geraldine Gibbs of Faribault; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother Donald; sister Marianne; and son Michael.
She was born Sept. 12, 1929, in Granite Falls, to Oscar and Lenora (Kohls) Ulrich. She attended school in New Ulm. She married Milton "Bud" Bartelt on Sept. 13, 1947, in New Ulm. They lived in several towns before moving to Redwood Falls in 1969. After her husband died in 1985, she worked at the Sandwich Shop and the Valley Supper Club, both in Redwood Falls. She retired in 1996 because of Alzheimer's Disease.
Allen Schrader, 48, of Crosslake, died Monday, June 19, 2000, at his home.
Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Brenny Funeral Chapel, Crosslake, with burial in Ridge View Cemetery, Emily.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Brenny Funeral Chapel, Crosslake, and will continue one hour prior to services Saturday.
He is survived by his fiancee Anne Stuart of Crosslake; sister, Linda and husband Ken Bastian of Brainerd; brothers, William and wife Tya of Ramsey, Douglas and wife Linda of Marshall, Thomas and wife Tiffany of Olympia, Wash., and Ronnie and wife Connie of Crosslake; three nieces; and six nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother James.
He was born June 20, 1952, in New Ulm, to William Ervin and Lucille (Menk) Schrader. He moved with his family to Butterfield, where he attended school. He graduated from Butterfield-Odin High School and attended Southwest State University, Marshall. He traveled and did carpentry work. He lived in Arizona and Alaska, where he worked on the pipeline. He moved to Mound, where he was self-employed as a building contractor. He moved to Crosslake in 1979, where he worked building homes.
Michael John Bartelt, 40, of Redwood Falls, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000 at his home.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Redwood Falls, with burial in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at Redwood Valley Funeral Home, Redwood Falls, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
He is survived by his wife Chris; stepchildren, Dillon, Karver and Skyler; brother Terry and wife Merrilee of Windom; and sisters, LeAnn and husband Lowell Peterson of Redwood Falls, and Cindy and husband Doug Schablin of Redwood Falls.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was born June 3, 1960, in Faribault, to Milton and Charlotte (Ulrich) Bartelt. He graduated from Redwood Falls High School in 1978. He attended Jackson Vo-Tech, where he studied plumbing and heating. He worked for Schult Mobile Home Corporation, Redwood Falls; Waynes, Morgan, where he was a welder; and Central Bi-Products. He married Chris Johnson on June 9, 2000 in Redwood Falls.
Fred A. Meine, 80, of 601 S. Jefferson St., New Ulm, died Thursday, June 22, 2000 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye.
A graveside memorial service will be held at the City Cemetery, Soldiers Rest Section, New Ulm, at a later date. Military graveside services will be conducted at the cemetery by the New Ulm veterans' organizations. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm is in charge of the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Lilian, of New Ulm; daughter, Mary Jane Steen of San Diego, Calif.; son, Fred Byron, of Eagan; granddaughters, Katherine and Jennifer Steen, of San Diego,Calif.; sister, Hazel G. Meine, of New Ulm; and brother-in-law, Donald H. Rathert, of Red Bud, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Marian Meine.
He was born February 24, 1920 in New Ulm to Fred and Bertha (Grebe) Meine. He was a graduate of the St. Thomas College, St. Paul. He married Lilian Rathert on January 9, 1949, in Minneapolis. After marriage he was part owner and operator of the Meine Clothing Store, and also a retail men's clothing salesman.
He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, where he organized the local chapter and was former commander. He was a World War II veteran.
Johnathan Reiniger, 22 months, died Thursday, June 22, 2000 at Immanuel St. Joseph Hospital, Mankato.
Services are 10:30 a.m. today at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mankato, with burial in the Decoria Cemetery.
Visitation is one hour prior to services at the church.
Landkamer Johnson-Boman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are preferred to the Johnathan Reiniger Memorial Fund at People State Bank, Eagle Lake.
He is survived by his parents; sisters, Amanda Landgren and Rebecca Howard, both of Mankato; grandparents, Gary and Vicky Landgren of North Mankato, Theresa Reiniger of Sleepy Eye, Cleo Zeigler of the Twin Cities; and uncles, aunts, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather; seven great-grandparents; one uncle; and two aunts.
He was born Aug. 3, 1998 in Mankato, to William J. Reiniger and Heather Landgren.
Florence Portner, 77, of New Ulm, died Saturday, June 24, 2000 at Luther Memorial Home, Madelia.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm, with burial in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-10 a.m. Tuesday at Firle Funeral Home, New Ulm. There will be a parish prayer service 6:30 p.m. Monday, and a St. Elizabeth Society rosary 7:30 p.m. Monday, both at the funeral home.
She is survived by her sister Miriam Portner of New Ulm; brother Stanley Portner of New Ulm; nieces Susan Jutz and husband Ken, Patricia Havemeier and husband Dean, all of New Ulm, and Joan Oscarson and husband Randy of Breezy Point; nephew Michael Portner of New Ulm; and great nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a sister.
She was born Jan. 12, 1923 in Cottonwood Township, Brown County, to Otto and Emma (Klinkhammer) Portner. She grew up on the family farm and attended rural school in Sigel Township. For many years she worked in the housekeeping department of Loretto Hospital, New Ulm, retiring in 1988. She remained in New Ulm until moving to Lafayette Good Samaritan Center in 1997. She moved to Luther Memorial Home, Madelia, June 16. She was a member of Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and St. Elizabeth Society.
Fred A. Meine Jr., 80, of 601 South Jefferson Street, New Ulm, died Thursday, June 22, 2000, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye.
A graveside memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the City Cemetery, Soldiers Rest Section, New Ulm. Military graveside service will be conducted at the cemetery by the New Ulm veterans' organizations. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm, is in charge of the arrangements.
Mavis Fenske, 58, of Lafayette, died Friday, June 23, 2000 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church, Winthrop, with burial in the City Cemetery, Winthrop.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Monday at the church, and will continue one hour prior to services Tuesday at the church.
Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Winthrop, was in charge of arrangements.
Launetta Anderson, 85, of New Sweden Township, rural Gaylord, died Sunday, June 25, 2000, at Arlington Good Samaritan Center.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Gaylord, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Thursday at Egesdal Funeral Home, Gaylord, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church Thursday. There will be a prayer service 8 p.m. Wednesday at Egesdal Funeral Home.
Wallace Covell, 77, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000.
Services were held Saturday. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, St. Peter.
Arrangements were with Klein Funeral Home, St. Peter.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5455 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla., or American Cancer Society, 1750 17th St., Sarasota, Fla.
He is survived by his wife, Bonita; daughters, Melanie of Bradenton, Fla., Kathie and husband Bill Larson of Littleton, Colo., and Lorie and husband Doug Rients of Oakdale; sister Renee Weisgerber of St. Peter; three grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two grandchildren.
He was born Nov. 26, 1922, in St. Peter, to W.W. and Loretta (Harris) Covell. He attended school in St. Peter. He served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Hospital Corpsman in the South Pacific from 1943 to 1946. He graduated from Mankato State University, in 1951 with a degree in business. He married Bonita Meyer on April 15, 1948 in St. Peter. They owned and ran a business in St. Peter. They retired and moved to Sarasota, Fla. in 1981. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion, the Last Man Club, a World War II organization in St. Peter, and a member of the Sleepy Eye Drum and Bugle Corps.
