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Hazelle M. Jorgenson, 95
Hazelle M. Jorgenson, 95, Pelican Rapids, Minn., formerly of rural Erhard, Minn., died Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, at the Pelican Valley Health Center in Pelican Rapids.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5 at Tonseth Lutheran Church, 33672 County Highway 3, rural Erhard, with the Rev. David Eggebraten officiating.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 at Olson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls, with a 7 p.m. prayer service; visitation resumes one hour prior to the services at the church.
Burial will be at Maplewood Lutheran cemetery, rural Erhard.
Hazelle was born May 2, 1914, in Beach, N.D., the daughter of Charles and Priscilla (Southard) Foster. She attended school in Beach and then in Fergus Falls after her family moved there when she was 12 years old.
On Dec. 22, 1932, she married
Harry Jorgenson at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church parsonage in Fergus Falls. The couple farmed in the Erhard area until 1973. Harry died in 1997. In 2001, Hazelle moved to the Mill Pond Apartments in Pelican Rapids, and in 2004 to the Pelican Valley Nursing Home.
Hazelle was a lifelong member of Maplewood Lutheran Church, where she played the organ and sang at many events. She was a witty person who enjoyed playing cards, snowmobiling, going for Dairy Queen treats and was a fan of the Minnesota Twins.
Survivors include: her children, Pat Holdeman of Erhard, Dean (Delores) Jorgenson of Willow City, Texas, Becky (David) Cusey of Moorhead, Minn., and Cyndy (fiancée Jim Gustafson) Kolle of Wahpeton, N.D.; daughter-in-law, Ardis Jorgenson of Erhard; 18 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; 28 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Alyce Fick of Fergus Falls; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Preceding her in death were: her parents; her husband, Harry; son, Dell; daughter, Sharon; two sons-in-law, Clayton Holdeman and Jim Kolle; grandson, Tim Holdeman; three sisters, Nelle, Rena and Mary; and two brothers, Lyle and Claude.
Memorials are preferred to Lakeland Hospice, Maplewood cemetery and the Pelican Valley Health Center.
Irene Ehlert, 94
Irene Ehlert, 94, Breckenridge, Minn., died on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at St. Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Breckenridge, with the Rev. Kenneth Popp officiating.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 with a prayer service at 7 p.m. and a Christian Mother’s Rosary at 5 p.m. at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. There will also be visitation one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Burial will be at St. Mary’s Catholic cemetery, Breckenridge.
Irene was born Aug. 14, 1915, to John and Elizabeth (Tekippe) Timp at DeSmet, S.D. At a young age the family moved to Hoven, S.D., where she completed her schooling. She then moved to Kent, Minn., where she worked for various families doing housework and childcare; then worked at Willow Creek Dairy, and later became the housekeeper for St. Thomas Catholic Church in Kent. It was there that she met Gerhard Ehlert.
Irene was married
to Gerhard on Oct. 19, 1937, at the Cathedral on the Prairie at Hoven. The couple farmed near Kent until 1970 when they moved into Breckenridge. Irene then started working at Nash’s Retirement Home which is now known as St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, N.D., until she retired. Gerhard preceded her in death on May 4, 1989, and she later moved to the York Manor in Breckenridge. In June 2009 she moved to the St. Francis Healthcare Campus.
Irene enjoyed embroidering, quilting, gardening, especially her rose garden, and faithfully watching Lawrence Welk on television.
Irene is survived by: her children, Vincent Ehlert, Wahpeton, Virgil (Merrilee) Ehlert, Minot, N.D., Nancy Bladow, Hankinson, N.D., Patricia Paler, North Pole, Alaska, Gerhard Jr. (Glenys) Ehlert, Pelican Rapids, Minn., David (Janice) Ehlert, Fergus Falls, Minn., Sharon (Don) Hegre, Moorhead, Minn.; her 19 grandchildren, Andrew (Raynee) Ehlert, Mary (David) Kleinoeder, Julie (Billy) Penrod, Susan (Randy) Pithey, Barbara (Gregg) Magnuson, Jacklyn (Andrew) Birchem, Jeffrey Bladow, Wesley Bladow, Douglas (Cate) Bladow, Todd (Cindy) Paler, Ronald Dean (Sandi) Paler, Tama (Marc) Lutsko, Bryon (Jessica) Paler, Carrie (Bryan) Newman, Bethany (Joel) Cooner, Jason (Erin) Ehlert, Jeremy Ehlert, Allison Ehlert, Vanessa (David) Syverson; her 20 great-grandchildren, Nadia Ehlert, Christopher Siedschlag, Katelyn Magnuson, Matthew Magnuson, Nicholas Birchem, Cassandra Birchem, Hillary Birchem, Robert Bladow, Amy Bladow, Ashlyn Bladow, Gabriella Birchem, Kelsea Paler, Devon Paler, Joseph Newman, Madison Cooner, Nathan Cooner, Jonathan Newman, Kendall Ehlert, Danielle Syverson, Justin Syverson.
Irene was preceded by: her parents, John and Elizabeth Timp; her husband, Gerhard; her two infant grandsons, Richard Ehlert and Francis Ehlert; her one great-granddaughter, Juliet Rose Cooner; her five sisters, Louise Schmidt, Genevieve Frost, Florence Frost, Loretta Sautner, Emma Timp; her brother, Edmund Timp.
George Antrim, 88
George Antrim, 88, Breckenridge, Minn., died Sept. 28, 2009, at rural Battle Lake, Minn.
A Celebration of Life will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, Breckenridge.
Burial will be at St. Mary’s cemetery, Breckenridge.
George Edwin Antrim Jr. was born Aug. 28, 1921, in Breckenridge, the son of George E. and Elizabeth (Kelly) Antrim. He grew up in Breckenridge and attended St. Mary’s School and Breckenridge High School, graduating in 1939. At 140 pounds, George quarterbacked the Breckenridge High School football team, and played on the 1939 basketball team that went to state. George claimed the 1939 team could have beaten the 1940 Cowboys, but that team won the state championship. George continued his education at the North Dakota State School of Science in the liberal arts program, where he also continued playing basketball.
On June 15, 1942, George married
his high school sweetheart, Frances Boll (known to all as Fran or Faf), at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Moorhead, Minn. They lived in the Mary Ann Apartments in Breckenridge, to which George returned to live after Fran passed in 2006. Four months after the wedding, George entered the U.S. Army, serving with the Engineer Corps building airfields across Western Europe. George reached the rank of Master Sergeant, resisting the Army’s many requests to make him an officer. He was discharged from the Army in 1945, returned to Breckenridge, and began working as an engineer for the Great Northern Railroad, later the Burlington Northern, where he enjoyed a sterling reputation until his retirement in 1982.
From 1983 until 2006, George and Fran enjoyed their retirement together, splitting their time between their cabin on Otter Tail Lake and their snowbird home in Mission, Texas. They would leave each October and return to Minnesota each May. After George returned to Breckenridge full time in 2006, he still enjoyed Otter Tail Lake almost every weekend, staying with his oldest daughter Peg and her family, where he died peacefully.
George loved golf. He was self-taught, traveling to Fergus Falls, Minn., to play before Breckenridge had a golf course. He later helped build the Bois de Sioux Golf Course, acting as a civil engineer when the “Breckenridge side” was built. He served as president of the Bois de Sioux Country Club in the 1960s, during some hard financial times, and had Fran put on shrimp dinners there every Friday night. George considered his family to be of the utmost importance. He was a devoted husband for 64 years. He was dedicated to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, teaching them all the very lessons of life through games and recreation. George was a man who enjoyed the “play.” He thought of life as a delightful game to be played. He enjoyed golfing, hunting and playing cards, drawing portraits of his pals in the European theater overseas, as well as having the occasional Old Crow; through his middle years of playing in bridge tourneys with Faf, bowling, hunting, perfecting his golf game, and the occasional Old Crow; until his later years golfing, crosswords, reading, watching the Twins, watching the news, reading whatever he got his hands on, and sharing his opinions on world events… and the occasional Old Crow.
George was a member of the American Legion Club, Breckenridge/Wahpeton WWII Last Man’s Club, Railroad Retirees, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Retiree Club. He traveled to Canada for the Boll family reunion in August for his 88th birthday. He most enjoyed watching his family grow and watching all Minnesota sports. He last played golf with family at Balmoral Golf Course on Otter Tail Lake in July. We will miss him.
George is survived by: his daughters, Peg (Marlyn) Kruschke, Battle Lake, Michele (Tom Rieschick) Antrim, Fergus Falls; his son, George Antrim III, Minneapolis, Minn.; his daughter-in-law, Jan Antrim, Brooklyn Park, Minn.; his seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, George and Elizabeth Antrim; his wife, Frances Antrim; his son, Patrick Antrim; his four sisters.
Ivan W. Ness, 83
Ivan W. Ness, 83, Wolverton, Minn., died Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, Minn.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 in Faith Lutheran Church, Wolverton.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. at Korsmo Funeral Service, Moorhead.
Burial will be at Faith Lutheran cemetery in Wolverton.
Ivan William Ness was born July 10, 1926, to Ingman and Wilhemina (Johnson) Ness in Fargo, N.D. He was raised on the family farmstead near Wolverton and graduated from Wolverton High School in 1943.
After graduation, Ivan enlisted in the Marine Corps. Upon his discharge, he returned to Wolverton where he farmed with his father.
On Dec. 30, 1950, Ivan married
Harriet Edwards. They made their home on the farmstead and Ivan continued to farm until his retirement in 1989.
Ivan was an active member of the Wolverton community, serving as the commander for the Wolverton Nelson-Otteson American Legion Post 37. He also served on many boards including the Farmers Elevator, Community Hall, Eventide, Breckenridge School, Faith Lutheran cemetery and Faith Lutheran Church where he also taught Sunday school. Ivan also served as the Republican Party County Chairman.
He is survived by: his wife, Harriet, Wolverton; a son, Timothy (Mona) Ness, Sioux Falls, S.D.; a brother, John Ness, Wolverton; a sister, Anne Olsgaard, Moorhead; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; a sister-in-law, Karen Johnson Ness; and a brother-in-law, Harold Olsgaard.
Robert 'Bob' Tuchscherer, 67
Robert James “Bob” Tuchscherer, 67, Fort Scott, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, at his home.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church, Ft. Scott, Kan., with the Rev. Darrin May officiating.
The rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Friday at Cheney Witt Chapel with visitation afterward.
Burial will follow at St. Mary's cemetery, Ft. Scott.
Bob was born on June 20, 1942, in Breckenridge, Minn., the son of Sylvester “Tuck” and Isabel Tuchscherer. While attending Anamoose, (N.D.) High School, he was a four-sport athlete. In 1960, he attended North Dakota State School of Science where he played three sports. The next year, he transferred to North Dakota State University where he played basketball and graduated with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1966. There he met his wife, Marti, whom he married
on Aug. 30, 1969. They later moved to Fort Scott where he owned and managed the original Fort Scott Wal-Mart Pharmacy for 25 years as well as Vista Pharmacy until it was sold in 2009. Bob and four partners formed the True Quality Pharmacy Corporation based in McKinney, Texas. They acquired 74 pharmacies in five different states. He was a member of Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, Rotary Club and the Elks Lodge. He was also a field instructor for the School of Pharmacy at the University of Kansas.
Bob is survived by: his wife, Marti, of the home; daughters, Laura Garzone and husband, Chris, Pittsburg, Kan., April Meyer and husband, Ryan, Winfield, Kan.; and son, Ryan, Denver, Colo.; four grandchildren, Haley, Austin, Molly and Tyler Garzone, and baby Meyer who is due in August; three brothers, John Tuchscherer, Alexandria, Va., Jim Tuchscherer and wife, Gerd, Lino Lakes, Minn., and Marc Tuchscherer and wife, Paulette, Anchorage, Alaska; two nieces and one nephew.
Bob was preceded in death by: his parents, Sylvester and Isabel Tuchscherer.
Memorials are suggested to the NDSU School of Pharmacy or the St. Mary’s Catholic School and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701.
