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Clinton Daak, 75, of Buffalo Lake, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at Hutchinson Community Hospital.
Services are 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Stewart with burial in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Visitation is one hour before services at the church.
Hughes Funeral Home in Stewart handled arrangements.
He is survived by children, Charles of Olivia, Richard of Stewart, Diane Eisenschenk of St. Joseph, Kenneth of Jordan, Bruce of Olivia, Susan of Hutchinson and Steve of Buffalo Lake; 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Merlin of Litchfield, Vern of Hutchinson, Wayne of Glendale, Ariz. and Roger of Stewart.
He was born June 29, 1927, in McLeod County to Herbert and Melinda (Haag) Daak.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Orevilla Kopischke, 83, of Morgan, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at New Ulm Medical Center Hospital.
Services are 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Morgan with burial in Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m., Tuesday at Nelson-Martin Funeral Service in Morgan and Wednesday at the church, one hour prior to the service.
She is survived by sons, Donald of New Ulm, Kenneth of Northfield and Calvin of St. Peter; daughter Janet Nygaard of Fergus Falls; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was born Oct. 18, 1919, in Eden Township, Brown County to Fred and Frances (Vohs) Penning.
William 'Bill' Nelson, 83, of Westbrook, formerly of Springfield, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at the Westbrook Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Grace Lutheran Church in Westbrook.
Visitation will be 5 - 7 p.m. today with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service at Westbrook Funeral home and will continue one hour prior to service at the church on Wednesday.
He is survived by his sisters, Kathy Dunlap of Modesto, Calif., Marty Parker of Topock, Ariz., and Keo Lange of Loveland, Colo.
William Nelson was born March 21, 1919, to William Nelson and Julia Rasmussen-Nelson in Ideal, S.D.
Lloyd Penk, 88, of Stewart, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at the Burns Manor Nursing Home in Hutchinson.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Brownton. Burial will be this Spring in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Stewart.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Friday, at the Hughes Funeral Home in Stewart, and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
He is survived by his wife Rose of Burns Manor, Hutchinson, and by his children, Jerome of Brownton, Ronald of Stewart, Larry of Carlton, Dale of Carlsbad, Calif., and Richard of Litchfield; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Lloyd Charles Wilhelm Penk was born Feb. 22,1914, in Collins Township, McLeod County, to Otto and Ida (Hoecke) Penk.
David P. Weber, 46, of Nicollet died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at his home in Nicollet.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Nicollet with burial in the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Middle Lake.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Nicollet and continues Wednesday for one hour prior to time of service at the church. There will be a parish prayers service at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his parents, Robert and Annabel Weber of rural Nicollet; sister Lois Weber, of Mankato; brothers, Anthony "Tony" Weber, Karl Weber, and Gary Weber, all of Nicollet, and Robert "Bob" Weber, Jr. of Owatonna.
David was born Aug. 2, 1956, in New Ulm to Robert and Annabel (Saffert) Weber.
Grace I. Whittet, 82, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan.
Funeral services are 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 31, at First United Methodist Church in Redwood Falls with burial in Redwood Falls Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, at Nelson-Martin Funeral Service in Redwood Falls and at the church Friday from 1 p.m. to the time of the service.
She is survived by husband Robert C. "Bob" Whittet of Redwood Falls; sons, Steve of Redwood Falls, Tom of New Ulm; daughter Marcia Schiller of Clements; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Alice Griffith of Olivia and Blanche Ross of Nyack, N.Y.
She was born July 2, 1920, on the family farm in Delhi Township, to John and Alice (Gray) Stevenson.
Robert Eckstein, 37, of Inver Grove Heights, and formerly of New Ulm, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at his home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 31, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm, with burial in the Catholic Cemetery in New Ulm.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Thursday and from 7:30-10 a.m., Friday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.
Robert is survived by his parents Alvin and Mary Jane Eckstein of New Ulm; sisters and brothers-in-law, Christine and Loran Suess of Hanska, Lynn and Ronald Lodes of New Ulm, and Laura Miner of Cottage Grove; brother and sister-in-law Joseph and Mary Beth Eckstein of New Ulm; grandmother, Lorraine Altmann of New Ulm; 14 nieces and nephews; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Rebecca Eckstein; twin sisters, Marie Jean and Jean Marie Eckstein; grandparents, Anna and Henry Eckstein, and Russell Schnobrich.
Robert was born on Jan. 12, 1966, in New Ulm, to Alvin and Mary Jane (Schnobrich) Eckstein.
Lucile Kuelbs, 88, of Palm Desert, Calif., formerly of Clements, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at Fountain at the Carlotta in California.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 31, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Clements, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be 9-10 a.m. Friday at the church, with a 9:30 a.m. Christian Mothers rosary.
She is survived by her sons, John Kuelbs of Rancho Palos Verdis, Calif., and James Kuelbs of Madison, Wis.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and sister Leona Hahn of Mankato.
Lucile Marie Kuelbs was born, Nov. 30, 1914, to John and Agnes (Plotz) Neudecker in Clements.
Mary Renee Olson, 54, of Owatonna, formerly of St. James, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at her home.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 31, at United Methodist Church in St. James, with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery in St. James.
Visitation will be 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 - 9 a.m. Friday at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James.
She is survived by her son Mark Clausen of Owatonna; five grandchildren; stepfather Sylvester Weiss of St. James; sister, Darla Kriesch of Howard Lake; and brothers, Lynn Clausen of Indianapolis, Ind., and Kelly Clausen of Carmel, Ind.
Mary Renee Olson was born Jan. 5, 1949, to Chester and Leora (Martin) Clausen in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Bertha Pederson, 89, of Hector, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at the Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 31, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hector, with burial in the Hector City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Thursday, at the Hughes Funeral Home in Hector, and will continue one hour prior to service at the church on Friday.
Marie Schmidt, 88, of 523 12th North Street in New Ulm, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm, with burial in the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, rural Searles. Visitation will be 4 - 8 p.m. Wednesday and will continue from 7:30 until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. There will be a parish prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Marie is survived by a daughter, Carol Schmidt of Blaine, by daughters and sons-in-law Mary and Lorenz Dauer and Julie and Gerald Wendinger all of New Ulm; grandchildren, Brian and Eileen Dauer of Rochester, Amy and Christopher Morrison of Bloomington, and Kevin and Amy Dostal Dauer of Oakdale; a great-grandson, Nathan Morrison; a brother and sister-in-law, Werner and Adelia Reinhart of New Ulm; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Eleanor and Edwin Mertz of Sleepy Eye; and by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Leander Schmidt on Feb. 10, 1989; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Quidella and John Kuck and Hildegard and George Kuck.
Marie was born on Oct. 29, 1914, in Morgan, to Hubert and Isabella (Huelskamp) Reinhart. She attended country school in rural New Ulm. On May 11, 1943, she married Leander Schmidt at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Searles. After marriage they farmed in Cottonwood Township, Brown County. In 1991, Marie moved to New Ulm. She was a past member of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Searles and a current member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm. She loved to farm and work in her garden.
Clara J. Winter, 85, of Green Isle, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at the Waconia Good Samaritan Center.
Services are 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 31, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Green Isle with burial in Arlington Public Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m.Thursday at the church and Friday at the church, one hour prior to the service.
Kolden Funeral Service handled arrangements.
She is survived by her children, Elroy of Green Isle, Ellard of Arlington, Janice Berndt of Winsted; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Elmer Wentzloff of Gaylord, Marvin Wentzlaff of Arlington, Luella Dahlke of Glencoe, Leora Stock of Arlington, Alice Donnay of Darwin and Marian Wendorff of St. Cloud.
She was born June 14, 1917, in Jessenland Township, Sibley County, to August G. and Clara E. (Brockhoff) Wentzlaff.
Willard Zellmer, 89, of Sleepy Eye, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center Chapel, with burial at Home Cemetery in Sleepy Eye.
Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.
He is survived by his sisters, Esther of Countryside Apartments in Sleepy Eye, and Eunice Larson of Hillman.
Willard Ralph Zellmer was born Dec. 24, 1913, to Ernest and Alma (Dobberstien) Zellmer on the family farm near Evan.
Jesus Guillen, 44, of St. James, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at his home.
Services are 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 2, at St. James Catholic Church in St. James, with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, St. James.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m., Saturday, with a rosary at 4 p.m. and parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. and continues noon to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Sturm Funeral Home, St. James.
He is survived by his mother, Maria Diaz; former wife Elvira Campa; children Jesus Jr. of Laredo, Texas, Andres of St. James, Melida Morales of Storm Lake, Iowa, Erika of St. James, Martin of Storm Lake, Iowa, Christina of St. James, Yvanna of Storm Lake, Iowa, Yvette of St. James; five grandchildren; brothers, Pepe Medina of Mexico, Ventura of Mankato, Francisco of Worthington, Luis Diaz of St. James; sisters, Leticia Diaz, Martha Martinez and Maria Martinez, all of St. James.
He was born April 5, 1958, to Epifanio and Maria (Medina) Guillen in Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Irene Holzerland, 97, of Beaver Falls, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at Kinyon Residents of Owatonna.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls with a private burial at Redwood Falls Cemetery.
Visitation is 9:30 a.m. until the service Saturday at the church.
She is survived by her son, Harlan of Owatonna; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Fern Harris of Minneapolis.
She was born Nov. 12, 1905 at Beaver Falls to George (Bert) and Mary Brown.
Memorials are preferred to Kinyon Residents of Owatonna, 343 E. Pearl St., Owatonna, MN 55060.
