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Stella Kuka
Stella Kuka, age 101, a resident of Little Falls, MN, died September 16, 1998, at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held September 19 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Father LeRoy Kremer officiating. Burial was at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Cemetery.

Stella was born September 20, 1896, to John and Josephine (Hemer) Deering in Little Falls, where she lived her entire life. She was united in marriage to Frank Zoran who passed away in 1945. She later married Frank Kuka who passed away in 1981. Stella loved gardening, cooking, and playing cards. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and Christian Mothers.

Survivors include daughters, Louise Salitros of New Brighton, MN, Bernice Salitros of Little Falls, MN; Genevieve Belinski of Minneapolis, MN; Marion Moser of Minneapolis; and Bernadine Beniek of Chanhassen, MN; step-daughters, Mary Schininghausen of Wisconsin and Lucille Bisson of Dallas, TX; step-sons John and Joe Kuka of Mesa, AZ; 35 grandchildren; and, 44 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, six sisters, two brothers, one daughter, one step-daughter and two sons.

Casketbearers were Brian Beniek, Gerald Waltman, Joe Salitros, Myron Zoran, Chris Salitros, Bob Salitros, Fred Wresh and Al Spenser.

Barbara Ringwelski
Barbara Ringwelski, age 84, a resident of Little Falls, MN, died September 19, 1998, at St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls.
Mass of Christian Burial was September 23, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Falls, with Father Nick Landsberger officiating. Burial was at St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery.

Barbara was born July 24, 1914, to Frank and Veronica (Lashinski) Ringwelski in Little Falls. Barbara was raised in Little Falls and then moved to Chicago, IL, at an early age where she worked for an electronics company for five years. Later, she moved to California where she owned and operated a restaurant for 22 years. In 1972, Barbara moved to Little Falls where she worked at Hub’s Cafe and retired in 1976. She loved to cook and fish.

Survivors include her brothers, Ed Ringwelski and wife Lucille of South St. Paul, MN, George Ringwelski and wife Adeline of South St. Paul; and Al Ringwelski of Little Falls; sister Margaret Wyatt and husband Lowell of Norton, KS: sisters-in-law Leona Ringwelski of Little Falls, and Lavina Ringwelski of South St. Paul; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and four sisters.

Casketbearers were nieces and nephews.

Cecilia (Cele) Sanders
Cecilia (Cele) Boser Sanders, age 80, a resident of Maplewood, MN, died from cancer September 12, 1998, at United Hospital in St. Paul.
Funeral services were held at the Apostolic Bible Church with burial in Oakland Cemetery.

Cele was born December 3, 1917, to John L. and Mary (Preimesberger) Boser. In January, 1940, she married Al Olsen. He passed away in November, 1946, of cancer. Together they had two children. On March 6, 1948, Cele married Franklynn Sanders. Together they had three children.

Survivors include her husband, Franklynn, Sr.; Allen Olsen and wife Nancy; Lillian Weisbro and husband Gary, Franklynn, Jr., and wife Kathy, Bonnie Weisbro, Becky and husband Jim Pagzant; sister, Monica Huver of Pierz and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by son-in-law Dan Weisbro, her first husband, her parents, brothers Anton, Aloyious, Ignatz, Steve, Al, Fred, Tony and Reine and sisters Frances Schmidtbauer, Christine Sontag, Regina Flicker, Veronica Todd and Gert Tomala.

Carl Bernardson
Carl “Art” Bernardson, age 74, a resident of Brooklyn Center, MN, died September 18, 1998.
Funeral services were held September 21 at the Evans Nordby Funeral Home in Brooklyn Center. Interment was in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Carl was born October 12, 1923, in Little Falls, MN. He married Doris “Dodie” Jacobson, also of Little Falls, on August 8, 1953, in Little Falls. He was a life member of VFW Post #363, Fridley, MN.

Survivors include wife, Doris “Dodie”; children, Tom, Susan Dusbabek (Michael), Mary Jo Weber (David), Judy Novak (Joe), Anita Sandberg (Tim), Scott; brothers, Clarence, Lawrence and Harry; sisters, Eleanor DeNio, Mary Ann Price; 16 grandchildren and “the Jakes.”

Martin Copa

Martin Copa, age 87, a resident of Little Falls, MN, died February 16, 1998, at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held February 20 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls, with Father Leroy Kremer officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery.

Martin was born November 14, 1910, in Pike Creek Township, MN, to Vincent and Pauline (Ringwelski) Copa. He married Veronica Schneider on June 19, 1944, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Flensburg, MN. He was a lifetime farmer in Pike Creek Township. Martin enjoyed working with horses and working on the farm. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, a township officer of Pike Creek and a member of the Northern Minnesota Draft Horses Association.

Survivors include five sons, George and wife Pat of St. Paul, MN, Donald and wife Pat of Little Falls, Joseph and wife Marlene of Little Falls, Marvin and friend Twila of Little Falls and Martin and friend Deb of Brainerd, MN; two brothers, Harry and wife Rose of Little Falls and Louis of Little Falls; three sisters, Eleanor Tillman of Little Falls Lucy Murray of Minneapolis, MN, and Margaret Kessler and husband Fred of Arizona; six grandchildren, Kristen, Vince, Amy, Kurt, Mandy and Jenny and two great-grandchildren Michael and David.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Veronica; son, Hubert; brothers, Alex and Frank and sisters, Martha Karnowski and Celia Wilczek.

Ethel Zimmerman

Ethel Manila Zimmerman, age 99, a long-time resident of Royalton, MN, died December 28, 1997 in Walla Walla, WA.
Funeral services for Ethel were January 2, 1998 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Royalton, with Rev. John A. Ramsbacher officiating. Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery in Royalton.

Ethel was born June 29, 1898 in Dell Rapids, S.D. She was the oldest child of Danish immigrants, Gregers and Maren Kirstine Petra Frederikke (Peterson) Nelson. In 1911, her family moved to a farm near the then-thriving town of Vawter, MN. She attended elementary schools in Dell Rapids and Vawter. The Vawter schoolhouse is now St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, where the funeral was held. Huge ash trees that she and classmates planted on Arbor Day, 1912, still thrive on the grounds. The oldest of a family of nine children, Mrs. Zimmerman worked outside with her father until she was 17. She then worked as a hired girl for many families in the Royalton area. In the fall of 1917, while working at the Gil Isaacson farm (now the Fred Zimmerman farm), she met William C. Zimmerman, a bachelor from the adjacent farm. They married April 17, 1918, in Little Falls, MN. She lived on that farm until May of 1997, when she moved to College Place, WA. In her old age, Mrs. Zimmerman enjoyed recalling the story of her middle name: At the time of her birth, her uncle was stationed in Manila, the Philippines, during the Spanish-American War. Her parents liked the name Manila and gave their firstborn that middle name. In 1920, she voted in the first national election following the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women political rights. Throughout her life, Mrs. Zimmerman was known as a vigorous person, busy with farm work and raising seven children. She had a green thumb and enjoyed gardening and houseplants. After retiring from farming in the 1960s, she made many beautiful quilts for her grandchildren and others. When threading a needle became difficult, she latch-hooked rugs until the age of 94. She was baptized into St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Little Falls, in 1919, and was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Royalton.

Survivors include her sons, Raymond and wife Johanna Zimmerman of Isle, MN, Carl and wife Jeanne Zimmerman of Brier, WA, Arnold and wife Darlene Zimmerman of Boring, OR, Allen and wife Fay Zimmerman of Anchorage, AK; daughters, Bertha Norby of Pueblo West, CO, Mabel Lebo and husband Roy of Carlisle, PA, Martha Masden and husband Glenn of College Place, WA; 25 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William; son-in-law, Burton Norby; sisters, Blanche and Pearl Hunter, and Alice Nelson; brothers, Leonard, Henry, George, Thekla, and Walter Nelson.

Casketbearers were members of the family.

Duane Anderson

Duane Leonard Anderson died December 20, 1997, in Richfield, MN.

Funeral services were held December 23 at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Bloomington, MN. Burial was at Fort Snelling Cemetery.
Duane was born November 3, 1920, in Cushing, MN. He was one of eight children. His father, Jens Christian Anderson, immigrated from Norway, and passed away when Duane was seven. His mother was Mary Elizabeth Warinner Anderson.

Duane graduated from Little Falls High School in 1942, and was inducted into the Army in November of that year. He served in World War II until it ended in December of 1945, as part of the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division. He served in the European Theater, including Germany and the Battle of the Bulge, the Maginot Line and Normandy. He was an ammunition handler for units under fire on the front lines, for which he earned the Bronze Star. After the war he worked as a butter maker in the creamery in Cushing and then as an auto mechanic in Minneapolis and then in Dallas, TX, until he retired. Duane married Louise Nelson. Three children were born to them, Gerald, Mary Ann and Jane. He and Louise then made their home in Cliburne, TX, for 13 years. They moved back to Minneapolis in 1996. He loved music and taught himself to play the banjo and accordion. He loved to fly. In his early days he barnstormed with his Uncle Roy in a biplane. He made his family proud when he finally earned his private pilot’s license at age 62.

Survivors include his wife, Louise; son, Gerald and wife Diane; daughters, Mary Ann Ekdahl and husband Darrel and Jane Anderson; grandchildren, Sheila Boldt and husband Steve, Lenn Anderson, Dale, Mary Beth, Andrew and James Ekdahl; great-grandchild, Sarina Boldt and four sisters, Ruth Garrison, Catherine Eckblad, Arlene Nelson and Doris Harrison and husband Henry.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers and a sister.

Romane A. Slettom

Romane A. Slettom, age 84, a resident of Little Falls, MN, died December 29, 1997 at her home in Little Falls.

Funeral services were held January 3, 1998 at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls with the Rev. Martin Langemo officiating. Burial was in the Darling Cemetery near Little Falls.

Romane Annette Slettom was born on August 11, 1913 in Elmwood, WI to the late Frederick and Jesse “Blanchard” Shaw. She grew up in Elmwood and Lake City, MN where she graduated from high school. She attended Normal School in St. Cloud, MN and then began her teaching career. She was united in marriage to Adolph Slettom on May 19, 1939 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Little Falls. She taught country school in various locations in Morrison County for 40 years. When the country schools closed, she became a teachers aide in the Little Falls Middle School where she worked until she was 70. She then took a position as a librarian at the Carnegie Library in Little Falls. She received an award for 20 years of participation in the Little Falls Arts and Crafts Fair with her paintings. Her many talents allowed her to participate in many county fairs in which she received many awards through the years. Her creativity was expressed through her work and many talents and will be remembered by those who knew her. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls, was an avid reader, enjoyed bird watching and needle work, played many musical instruments and cherished her children, family and many friends.

Survivors include her husband, Adolph Slettom of Little Falls; sons, Conrad Slettom and wife, Barb of Hot Springs, SD and Larry Slettom and wife, Donna of Chisago City, MN; daughters, Mary Jean Hylden of Fergus Falls, MN and Joyce Slettom of Little Falls; brother Eugene Alm of Custer, SD; 18 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; step-father, Harry Alm and a sister, Carol Wittwer.

Honorary pallbearers were her grandchildren.

Casketbearers were Eric Everson, Jim Eley, Sandy Lubbers, Don Lubbers, Dale Slettom and Janet Sanderson.

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