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Evelyn Derosier
Evelyn Rose Derosier, age 70, a resident of Little Falls, MN, died May 30, 1998, at St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls.
A Mass of Christian burial was held June 2 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie, MN, with Father Harold J. Kost officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery.
Evelyn was born August 5, 1927, in Morrison County, MN, to the late Michael and Emma (Ralph) Tschida. She grew up in the Freedhem, MN, area and attended school in Pierz, MN, through the eighth grade. She worked for Northwestern Bell as a telephone operator before marrying Fred Derosier on August 28, 1946, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie. The couple made their home in Little Falls, living in their home on Riverwood Drive for 45 years. They owned and operated a transportation business in Little Falls from 1946 until 1983. Evelyn put in many hours as the secretary for the business as well as homemaker in the home. She enjoyed sewing, traveling, fishing, the outdoors, her flowers and especially her grandchildren. She was a life member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie.
Survivors include her sons, Daniel Derosier and wife Barb of Little Falls and Fred Derosier, Jr., of Little Falls; daughters, Barbara Hart and husband Duane of Palmer, AK, Marcia Visneski and husband Wayne of Little Falls and Paula Kampa and husband Mike of Rice, MN; sister, Doris Jacobson of West St. Paul, MN; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Derosier on August 15, 1983; parents and son, Terry Derosier.
Honorary pallbearers were Dera Colombe, Lorraine LeMieur, Mable Sunstrom, Vivian Martha-ler, Phyllis Wiegel, Helen St. Onge and Vangie Martin.
Casketbearers were Ronald Tschida, Barry Derosier, Richard LeBlanc, Robert DeRosier, Brian DeRosier, Paul Werner and Daniel Mewhortner.
Eunice Holen
Eunice E. “June” Holen, age 89, died.
A memorial service was held at Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN. Interment was private at Lakewood Cemetery.
Eunice lived in Little Falls many years. Mr. Holen was manager for Gambles.
Survivors include her daughter, Joyce Olson and husband Gene; son, Doug and wife Donna; grandchildren, Steve (Kathy) Olson, Lori (Jim) Egan, Nancy (Jim) Kehner, David Olson, Kathryn Olson, Janet Holen, Greg (Cathy) Holen; seven great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry J. and daughter, DeLauris Marle.
Angeline Boros
Angeline D. Boros, age 92, a resident of Little Falls, MN, died June 9, 1998, at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls.
Mass of Christian Burial was held June 13 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Falls with Father Nicholas Landsberger officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Angeline was born May 9, 1906, in Swanville Township to John and Helen (Kuklok) Schneider. She attended School District 11 in Swanville Township, and the Belle Prairie Academy, Belle Prairie, MN. She married Alois Peter Boros on May 26, 1925, in Sacred Heart Church in Flensburg, MN. They farmed in rural Little Falls until 1935. She was organist at the Flensburg church and St. Adelbert’s Catholic Church in Little Falls. She held various offices in P.T.A., St. Gertrude’s Mission Circle and St. Mary’s Christian Mothers and was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. Angeline volunteered for many years at St. Otto’s Care Center. She sewed mattress covers for the Sleepy Night Mattress Company and cared for children in her home. She was a retired member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and had been a resident of St. Otto’s since April of 1991.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Don Boros of Binghamton, NY; four daughters, Mrs. John Kleinschmidt (Doris) of Ames, IA, Mrs. Toby Rodseth (Therese) of Bloomington, MN; Mrs. Evelyn Oothoudt of St. Cloud, MN, and Mrs. Jerry Fedor (Annette) of Little Falls; a foster daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Ranslow of Des Moines, IA; brothers and sisters, Ben of Morris, MN, Al of Little Falls, Alphonse of Swanville, MN, Jerry of Blaine, MN, Peter of Owatonna, MN, Edward of Gilbert, MN, Sister Mary Fabian, O.S.F. of Flensburg, and Mrs. James Cane (Arlyce) of Inver Grove Heights, MN; 21 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1980; sons, Anthony in 1932 and Claude in 1996; sisters, Florence Schlumpberger and Sister Mary Eugenia, O.S.F.; and a brother, Stanley.
Casketbearers were Patrick Boros, Mary Spuzello, Tom Oothoudt, Kristi Shepard, John Fedor and Chuckie Schneider.
Hannah Krueger
Hannah M. (Johnson) Krueger, age 96, a resident of Little Falls, MN, formerly of Swanville, MN, died June 14, 1998, at the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls.
Funeral services were held at the Swanville Bible Church in Swanville on June 18 with the Rev. Roland Jennings officiating. Burial was in the Springbrook Cemetery in Swanville.
Hannah was born June 18, 1901, in Houston County, MN, to the late William and Pauline (Klante) Fruechte. She grew up in Houston County and attended school there. She was united in marriage to Bernard L. Johnson on September 20, 1920, in Lucan, MN. The couple farmed in the Lucan area until 1927 when they moved to Swanville. They farmed in the Swanville area until Bernard’s death in May 1946. After Bernard’s death, Hannah moved to Illinois where she worked on Chicago’s north shore area doing domestic work and traveling. In November of 1968, Hannah moved back to Swanville where she resided until March of 1995 at which time she became a resident of the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls. Hannah was a member of Swanville’s American Legion Auxiliary Post 313. She was Swanville’s last surviving Gold Star Mother, having lost her son at Iwo Jima. She enjoyed knitting, gardening, lawn work and spending time with her children.
Survivors include her sons, Irving Johnson and wife Betty of Swanville and Hjalmer Lee Johnson and wife Dorothy of Milan, IL; sisters, Louise Meiners of Clarissa, MN, Olga Thomas of San Jacinto, CA, and Elizabeth Neuenberg of Redwood Falls, MN; brother, Ewald Fruechte of Waukon, IA; daughter-in-law, Jeannette Johnson of Swanville; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bernard; sons, Willard and Byron Johnson; brothers, Richard, William and Herbert Fruechte; sisters, Emma Fruechte, Alma Fritzges, Adeline Hoar and an infant sister; grandson, Calvin B. Johnson and great-granddaughter, Jennie Johnson.
Honorary casketbearers were members of Swanville American Legion Auxiliary Post 313. Casketbearers were the grandchildren.
Walter Rogosheske
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Walter Rogosheske, age 83, died May 15, 1998, in St. Paul, MN.
Funeral services were held May 19 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St. Paul.
Walter grew up near Little Falls, MN. He attended St. Cloud State Teachers College and Valparaiso University in Indiana before going on to the University of Minnesota Law School. He served in the Army during World War II and delighted in telling anyone who asked that he served with distinction by “cleaning latrines with a toothbrush in New Jersey.” He was elected to the State Legislature in 1943. During the terms he served, he wrote the bill that created vocational schools in Minnesota. His legislative career ended after he pushed a bill to outlaw slot machines in bars. He was eventually made a district judge by Governor Luther Youngdahl. In 1962, Governor Elmer L. Andersen elevated him to the State Supreme Court where he served for 20 years.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of Little Canada, MN; sons, Jim of New Brighton, MN, Paul of Mahtomedi, MN, and Mark of West St. Paul, MN; daughter, Mary Alice Stoehr of Maplewood, MN, and 13 grandchildren.
Erma L. Felling
Erma L. Felling, age 85, died June 9, 1998, at her home in Sauk Centre, MN.
A Mass of Christian burial was held June 12 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with the Rev. Timothy Wenzel officiating. Burial followed in the parish cemetery.
Erma Felling was born on January 8, 1913, in Elrosa, MN, to Ben and Rose (Bonemeyer) Osendorf. She was united in marriage to Paul P. Felling on June 25, 1934, in Elrosa, MN. They moved to Sauk Centre where she has resided ever since their marriage. She was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, the Altar and Rosary Guilds, Christian Mothers, St. Theresa’s Mission Group and the Sauk Centre Country Club.
Survivors include her children, Joan Felling, O.S.B. of St. Joseph, MN, Jan Beste and her husband, Will of Sauk Centre, June Rutten and her husband, Jim of Sauk Centre, Joyce Turner and her husband, Mike of Burnsville, MN, Jim Felling and his wife, Becky of Hutchinson, John Felling and his wife, Christy of Sauk Centre, Julie Hochsprung and her husband, Lee of Little Falls, MN; sister, Bernie Forsyth and her husband, Bob of Little Falls; 28 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul on August 6, 1981; son, Jackie; sister, Helen Uphus; brothers, Norb and Wilfred “Ozze” Osendorf.
Casketbearers were grandchildren Chad Beste, Brad and Derek Rutten, Shawn and Ryan Turner, Jim, Tad and Ben Felling.
Crossbearer was Laura Hoschsprung.
Honorary bearers were Margaret Dubois, JoAnn Motzko, Lucille Jansen, Lolly Bromen, Viola Bromen, Shirley Nietfeld, Louise Frank, Jo Kater, Margaret Larson and Ivy Hildebrand.
Esther Sauer
Esther Sauer, age 83, a resident of Royalton, MN, died June 21, 1998, at St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls, MN.
Funeral services were held June 24, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dixville, MN, with Pastor John Ramsbacher and Pastor Aaron Asmus officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Esther was born in rural Royalton, on November 8, 1914, to the late Leo and Helen (Krause) Kuschel. She was baptized, confirmed, and married at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dixville. Esther was united in marriage with Frank J. Sauer on May 25, 1934. They resided in the Royalton area their entire married life. She was a member of St. John’s Ladies Aid, and the Royalton Seniors Citizens.
Survivors include her daughter, Karen Fussy and husband Gene of Rogers, MN; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Frank in 1983; a brother, Richard Kuschel; and a sister, Ruth Kriefall.
Casketbearers were Gene and Kevin Fussy, Steve McCormick, Paul Colford, Charlie Giddings, and Marvin Kriefall.
