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Glidden, Lorraine E.
Lorraine E. Glidden, 85, of 318 West Belleview, Winona, died Monday, March 5, 2001 at the Watkins Home.
Lorraine was born in Winona on September 14, 1915 to Albert E. and Florence Scherer Fischer. She is a lifetime Winona resident and a graduate of Winona Senior High School. She married Douglas J. Glidden on April 27, 1933. He died March 15, 1980.
Lorraine was a good mother, wife and homemaker who enjoyed her gardening where she was proud of her strawberries and flowers. She also enjoyed sewing.
She is survived by a son, James (Carole) Glidden of Fridley, Minn.; two daughters, Margaret Glidden of Winona and Mary (Peter) Hengel of Coon Rapids, Minn.; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; two sisters, Evelyn Rumstick and Florence Engler, both of Winona; and a half-sister, Alberta (Paul) Smith of Athens, GA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother, Elmer, and her stepmother, Hattie Bearman Fischer.
A Mass of Christian Celebration was offered Friday, March 9, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart with Rev. John M. Sauer officiating. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Casketbearers were Steven and Jason Hegarty, Roger Anderson, Michael Chorzempa, Scott Yokobosky and James Hengel.
Memorials may be directed to the donor's choice.
Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home and Cremation Services assisted the family with the arrangements.
Bedtke, Thedosia Mary
Thedosia Mary Bedtke, 91, St. Charles, Minn., died Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minn.
Mrs. Bedtke, the daughter of August and Mary (Bilitiski) Verdick was born October 30, 1909 in Winona. She attended school at Stockton, Minn. On May 12, 1931 she and Robert Bedtke were united in marriage at St. Casimir's Catholic Church in Winona. She was a homemaker and farmed in the St. Charles area. Her husband, Robert, died in 1976.
Mrs. Bedtke was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church of St. Charles.
Survivors include four daughters, Margaret (William) Weins of Waseca, Minn., Mary (Charles) Meisch of Altura, Minn., Yvonne (Charles) Finn of Mantorville, Minn., and Sharon Krahn of Rochester, Minn.; three sons, Robert (Sarah) Bedtke of St. Charles, and John (Carol) Bedtke and James (Jan) Bedtke, both of Dover, Minn.; fifteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; two sisters, Anna (Melvin) Brand of Lewiston, Minn. and Dorothy (Wilbert) Bublitz of Winona; and one brother, Edward (Evelyn) Verdick of Minnesota City, Minn.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a grandson, William Weins, Jr., in 1971, and by two sisters and five brothers.
A Funeral Mass was offered Friday, March 9 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with Rev. James Callahan officiating. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery in St. Charles.
Hoff Funeral Home's - St. Charles Chapel assisted the family with arrangements.
Schabacker, Martha Catherine
Martha Catherine Schabacker, 99, of 270 North Street, Fountain City, Wis., died Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at St. Michael's Lutheran Home in Fountain City.
Martha was born March 1, 1902 in the Town of Cross, Buffalo County, Wis., the daughter of Elizabeth (Duellman) and Stephen Baures. She was a clerk at F. Bohri and Sons General Merchandise Store. She also worked for Schuler Chocolates which is now known as Brach Confection Inc. She married Walter E. Schabacker on June 8, 1926 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Fountain City. He died October 5, 1975.
She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, its Altar Society, and served as one of its presidents. She also was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. Martha loved to cook and bake for her family, and, also, due to her active mind and memory, she loved to reminisce about the years gone by.
She is survived by one son, Edward (Phyllis) Schabacker of Fountain City; two daughters, Margaret Jansen of LaCrosse, Wis. and Helen Tomasek of Oak Lawn, Ill.; eighteen grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, two sons, Robert and Charles, a daughter, Betty Kiesling, two grandsons, Charles Kiesling and Larry Tomasek, three brothers and a sister.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, March 10, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fountain City with Rev. Douglas Charles Robertson the celebrant. Interment will be in the spring in St. Mary's Cemetery, Fountain City.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Memorials may be given to St. Michael's Lutheran Home or to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home and Cremation Services assisted with the arrangements.
Wohlwend, Sister Naomi
Sister Naomi Wohlwend, 90, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, Minn., who served as an educator, died March 7, 2001 at Assisi Heights, Rochester.
Born Viola Elizabeth Wohlwend on July 31, 1910 in Lidgerwood, ND, Sister Naomi entered the Franciscan Congregation in 1928 from St. Mary Parish, Lake City, Minn. She made profession of vows in 1930 and began her teaching ministry at St. Joseph Parish, Winona. She also taught in various schools in Minnesota including Sleepy Eye, Caledonia, Adrian, Adams, Owatonna, Easton, Austin, Wilmont and Winona. She taught in Rochester at Lourdes High School from 1954-56 and from 1960-65. She also taught in Sandusky and Columbus, Ohio, and Watertown, SD, where she served as a parish worker and Coordinator of Ministry to the Homebound. She also ministered as parish worker in LaCrescent and Graceville, Minn. She celebrated her diamond jubilee in 1990 and retired to Assisi Heights in 1991.
Sister Naomi is survived by her Franciscan Community.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 12, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, Assisi Heights, with Rev. Dean Marek officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at Assisi Heights at the wake service at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11 and also until the time of service on Monday.
Meyer, Ralph "Sonny" J. Jr.
Ralph (Sonny) J. Meyer Jr., beloved husband of LaVonne (Bonnie) Meyer and father to Donna, Robert and Bonnie, passed away February 23, 2001, after a long courageous six-year battle with cancer, with all his family at his bedside, at 71 years of age. Sonny was a 16-year resident of Dugalla Bay, Oak Harbor, Wash.
Preceded in death by his mother, Agnes (Wysocki), father, Ralph Sr. and brother, William, all of Winona.
Ralph was born March 30, 1929, and raised in Winona. He spent most of his youth hunting, fishing and trapping on the Mississippi River and in the hills throughout the Winona area. He was an early pioneer of the recycling business, also known in his day as junking. This provided him with ample funds for building boats to access his secret spots and to purchase his first car, a truly sweet '47 Chevy. At the age of 15, Sonny cut ice for Yanks Coal and Ice Co. on the Mississippi River and Lake Winona. He then worked tinning cans at the National Can Co. In 1948 he moved into a position at Peerless Chain Co., mostly in the forming and welding department.
He married LaVonne (Bonnie) Guidinger on September 21, 1949. Sonny and his father, Ralph Sr., built his first house above Lock and Dam 5A near Fountain City, Wis. He moved back into Winona and remodeled homes as a private contractor in his spare time. In 1985 he retired and relocated on Whidbey Island, where he said, "It is the next best thing to God's country."
Sonny and Bonnie moved into Dugalla Bay just north of Oak Harbor, Wash., to build their new retirement home with the help of their children. Here he found his favorite hobbies of hunting and fishing required a little different twist on his hunting techniques. He enjoyed deer, duck and pheasant hunting as well as fishing and crabbing with several of his new neighborhood friends and fishing buddies. His son, Robert, and grandson, Jonathan, share his interest in hunting and fishing which made him proud to pass on his secrets. His legacy to his children and friends passed on from his father, will be what he demonstrated so well, "to believe that you can do anything if you try and don't give up." "We will miss you, Dad, but we all know you have found peace with God."
The family requests memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.2.stjude.org/support/memorials.htm.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, LaVonne (Bonnie); daughters, Donna (Jim) Obieglo and Bonnie (Dave) Splett; son, Robert Meyer; grandsons, Shannon (Cori) and Jamie (Tina) Obieglo, Michael Schneider, Jonathan Meyer and Jesse Backstrom; granddaughter, Kristy Schneider; great-grandson, Seth Obieglo; great-granddaughters, Kimberly, Lacey and Ashley; a brother, Raymond (Arlene) Meyer; and nieces and nephews, Barbara, Jon, Richard, Maureen, Sheila and Bill.
Haskett, Cecil M.
Cecil M. Haskett, 88, of 703 Wilson St., died Monday, March 5, 2001 at the C&R Unit of Community Memorial Hospital.
He was born October 16, 1912 in Springfield, Ill. He married Irene E. Peters. They had nine children.
Funeral services will be Monday, March 19 at 11:00 a.m. at Watkowski-Pronschinske Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday, March 18, from 4-6 p.m. at the funeral home with a Prayer Service to follow. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
A Watkowski-Pronschinske Funeral Service.
Fakler, Mary R. (Bronk)
Mary R. Fakler (Bronk) passed away February 21, 2001 in Hopkins, Minn.
Mary was born in 1909 to Julius and Stella Bronk in Winona and moved to the Minneapolis area in 1974.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Fakler, her parents, and five siblings.
She is survived by her brother, Erv (Emily) Bronk of Sun City West, Ariz.; daughters, Marilyn (Ed) Klis of Edina, Minn. and Deb (John) Woodworth of Appleton, Wis.; grandchildren, Katie (David) Wick, Steve (Stacey) Klis, Dan Klis, Sara Klis, Mike Woodworth, and Anne Woodworth; and two great-grandchildren, Ted and Emma Wick.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at Watkowski-Pronschinske Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
A Watkowski-Pronschinske Funeral Service.
Swain, Gladys (Williams)
On March 7, 2001, Gladys Judith (Williams) Swain, 93, went home to be with the Lord. She was the daughter of Julius and Gusta (Humble) Williams. She was born on May 15, 1907, on the Humble Farm at Highland Prairie. She and her family moved to North Dakota when she was three months old coming back again to Minnesota when she was seven. She attended Rushford High School and graduated from Winona Business College. On May 13, 1934, she married Ernest M. Swain at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church where she had also been baptized and confirmed. Ernest and Gladys became the parents of four children. Gladys was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Peterson, where for many years she sang in the choir, was a member of WELCA Women's Group and taught Vacation Bible School. Her hobbies included rosemaling, hardanger, ceramic painting, needlework and macramé. She is survived by one son, Gene (Christine) Swain of Caledonia, Minn.; two daughters, Joan (Robert) Terrill of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Ione (Lee) Loerch of Peterson, Minn.; nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren; and one sister Solveig Byboth of Minneapolis, Minn. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest on September 6, 1990, her son Colin on September 11, 1987, one brother and one sister. She was a shining light to her family and all those who knew her. The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 12, 2001, at Grace Lutheran Church in Peterson with the Rev. Paul Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the West Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Peterson. Friends may call from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday at Hoff Funeral Homes Cook Rushford Chapel and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church. Proverbs 31:30-31 Charm is deceptive and beauty does not last; but a women who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
Degallier, Peggy Joyce
Peggy Joyce Degallier, 46, of 816 East Eighth St., began a temporary separation from her physical body on Monday, March 26, 2001 at Community Memorial Hospital, after a five year battle with cancer. Though she is absent from the body, she is present with the Lord.
On October 26, 1954 in Bakersfield, Cal., Peggy was entrusted to Essie Mae (Powell) and Cecil Fredrick Ellis. She was raised, schooled, and lived most of her life in the Bakersfield area. She married David Edmond Degallier on September 23, 1987 in Bakersfield. She provided licensed day care in Rochester and Winona for ten years. She especially enjoyed caring for the infants and toddlers. Peggy was very active in the care of her children and also provided home schooling for her daughters.
She was an active member of Pleasant Valley Evangelical Free Church, Winona and found herself immersed in her God and family. She also enjoyed reading, walking and biking.
She is survived by her mother, Essie of Bakersfield; her husband, David; two sons, Leslie of Winona and Treva (Jamie) of California; two daughters, Nicole and Sarah, both of Winona; three grandchildren, Brandon Garry, Devan Ellis-Fuchs and Austin Clay Ellis; a brother, Cecil Ellis of Bakersfield; and five sisters, Delores (Bill) Deitz of Sylva, NC, and Shirley (Ron) Miller, Carol (Jake) Looker, Marilyn Whipke and Lena Carney, all of Bakersfield.
She is joining her father in Heaven.
She will be missed by all who knew her. She was a living example of the strength and grace of God. She was used for His glory as her life impacted all those around her in a way that could only be of God. She knew that it was a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that this life was all about. And she lived that out daily.
Peggy wants us to be glad for her for it is a joyous time and will eagerly await our reunion with her in God's perfect timing. Praise be to the King!
Funeral services were held Thursday, March 29 at Living Light Church with Pastor Richard Spencer officiating. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Paul and Mark Degallier, Richard Wardwell, Glen Polachek, Joe Finley and Arthur Dahl.
Honorary pallbearers were Mike Thern, Bob Reinert, Jim Jenkinson and George Welshons.
Donations may be given to the American Cancer Society.
Peggy wishes to thank the multitude of friends and family for all the prayers, support and love that she has been shown. She also thanks the staff of the Winona Clinic and CMH for the awesome preservation of her quality of life during these times and for her comfortable and peaceful departure to glory.
Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home and Cremation Services assisted the family with the arrangements.
