Theodore C. `Ted' Doely
SPRING GROVE, Minn. - Theodore C. ``Ted" Doely, 96, of Spring Grove, Minn., died Monday, Feb. 16, 1998 in Tweeten-Lutheran Health Care Center, Spring Grove. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Trinity Lutheran Church, Spring Grove. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Roble Funeral Home, Spring Grove; and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church.
Lillie I. Thompson
MABEL, Minn. - Lillie I. Thompson, 99, formerly of Mabel, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 1998 in Martin Luther Manor Nursing Home, Bloomington, Minn. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in Mabel First Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Mabel Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services in the church. Memorials are suggested to Mabel First Lutheran Church or Martin Luther Manor. The Mengis Funeral Home, Mabel, is in charge of arrangements.
Ivanelle Le Von (Livingood) Soland
HOUSTON, Minn. - Ivanelle Le Von (Livingood) Soland, age 70, of Houston, died Tuesday, February 10th, 1998, at the La Crescent Health Care Center.
She was born
on June 6, 1927, to Kenneth and Mildred (Johnson) Livingood in Postville, Iowa. She married
Marven Soland on July 24th, 1945. They were later divorced. Ivanelle lived most of her life in various towns in Northeast Iowa and Southeast Minnesota.
She is survived by four sons, Larry, Roger (Carol), Jeffrey (Susan), all of Hokah, Minn., and Brent of Dakota, Minn.; one daughter, Linda Soland of Houston, Minn.; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; four brothers, Robert Livingood, Fountain, Minn., Milton (Marlys) Livingood, Rochester, Minn., Paul (Janet) Livingood, Ripon, Wis., and Garland Livingood, Waterville, Minn.; four sisters, Donna Geerdes, Rochester, Minn., June Livingood, Redwood City, Calif., Mavis (Carleton) Vine, St. Cloud, Fla., and Mary Ann Virgilits, Red Wing, Minn.; her mother, Mrs. Mildred Livingood, Rochester, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her father; one sister and one brother.
There will be a 2 p.m. memorial service on Sunday, February 15, at the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Houston with the Rev. Mark M. Rydberg officiating. Burial will take place in the spring.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Hoff Funeral Homes-Houston Chapel.
Harriet M. Conway
HOUSTON, Minn. - Harriet M. Conway, age 61, of Houston, died Wednesday, February 11th, 1998, at Valley View Nursing Home in Houston.
She was born
February 14th, 1937, in Hokah, Minn., to Harry and Loreen (Grodevant) Shawley. She grew up in the Hokah area and attended school in Hokah. She married
Tom Conway on February 25th, 1955, in Decorah, Iowa.
Harriet is survived by her husband, Tom, Caledonia, Minn.; one daughter, Connie Conway, Caledonia; one granddaughter, Hannah Fitting; three brothers, Cliffton (JoAnn) Shawley, Martin Shawley, both of Sparta, Wis., and Frank Fogel, La Crosse, Wis.; four sisters, Betty (Jack) Holain, Orlando, Fla., Daisy (Bob) Buchanon, Sparta, Wis., Sharon Sheehan, La Crosse, Wis., and Melody (Donald) Getter, Sparta, Wis. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Harry Shawley.
Private family services have been scheduled for Saturday, February 14th. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Hokah.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, February 13th, at Hoff Funeral Homes-Houston Chapel.
Ottis A. ``Jim" Adamson
LA CRESCENT, Minn. - Ottis A. ``Jim" Adamson, age 79, of La Crescent, Minn., former two-term mayor for the city of La Crescent, Minn., died Tuesday, February 10, 1998, at the La Crescent Healthcare Center.
Ottis was born
on January 1, 1919, in Goodwater, Ala., to Walter M. and Theresa V. (Parker) Adamson. He attended school in Goodwater and entered the U.S. Army in 1938, serving during World War II and the Korean Conflict, retiring in 1960 with the rank of Major. On August 14, 1943, he married
Elizabeth ``Betty" Jungbluth in La Crosse. Ottis graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and received three Master's Degrees from Winona State University.
Ottis served as principal at Emerson Elementary School in La Crosse and also at Harry Spence Elementary School in La Crosse retiring in 1975. He served two terms as mayor for the city of La Crescent from 1974-1975 and again from 1980-1981.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Jim Adamson and Tom (Dawn) Adamson, both of La Crosse; two granddaughters, Erin and Kristin Adamson; two brothers, Malcolm M. (George) Adamson of Chatanooga, Tenn., and Claude Max (Kathryn) Adamson of Folcy, Ala. Ottis was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and three sisters.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 14, 1998, at 1 p.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in La Crescent with Rev. Mark Anderson officiating.
Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home of La Crescent is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children Burn Center in Minneapolis or the La Crescent School District ``300" Foundation.
Ivanelle Le Von (Livingood) Soland
HOUSTON, Minn. - Ivanelle Le Von (Livingood) Soland, age 70, of Houston, died Tuesday, February 10th, 1998, at the La Crescent Health Care Center.
She was born
on June 9, 1927, to Kenneth and Mildred (Johnson) Livingood in Postville, Iowa. She married
Marven Soland on July 24th, 1945. They were later divorced. Ivanelle lived most of her life in various towns in Northeast Iowa and Southeast Minnesota.
She is survived by four sons, Larry, Roger (Carol), Jeffrey (Susan), all of Hokah, Minn., and Brent (Kristi) of Dakota, Minn.; one daughter, Linda Soland of Houston, Minn.; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; four brothers, Robert Livingood, Fountain, Minn., Milton (Marlys) Livingood, Rochester, Minn., Paul (Janet) Livingood, Ripon, Wis., and Garland Livingood, Waterville, Minn.; four sisters, Donna Geerdes, Rochester, Minn., June Livingood, Redwood City, Calif., Mavis (Carleton) Vine, St. Cloud, Fla., and Mary Ann Virgilits, Red Wing, Minn.; her mother, Mrs. Mildred Livingood, Rochester, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her father; one sister and one brother.
There will be a 2 p.m. memorial service on Sunday, February 15, at the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Houston with the Rev. Mark M. Rydberg officiating. Burial will take place in the spring.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Hoff Funeral Homes-Houston Chapel.
Victor F. Schroeder
CALEDONIA, Minn. - Victor F. Schroeder, 82, of Caledonia, died Thursday, February 12, 1998, at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Haugen-Roble-Jandt Funeral Home, Caledonia.
Nansen T. Spande
MABEL, Minn. - Nansen T. Spande, age 84, of Mabel, Minnesota died Wednesday, February 11, 1998, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Mengis Funeral Home, Mabel, Minn.
Hollis E. Benson
HOUSTON, Minn. - Hollis E. Benson, 79, of Houston, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse. Hoff Funeral Homes-Houston Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
Allyn Mettille Ramsden
HOMER, Minn. - Allyn Mettille Ramsden of Homer, Minn., died Monday, Oct. 12, 1998, at Community Memorial Hospital, Winona. He was 92.
Born at home on Feb. 4, 1906, he was the son of John W. and Leona Mettille Ramsden. He attended Homer District #12 school as did his father and grandmother. He graduated from Winona High School and attended St. Mary's College: he graduated with a degree in chemistry from the University of Minnesota at the beginning of the Great Depression.
Mr. Ramsden began work at the J.R. Watkins Company on Dec. 1, 1929. Starting in the laboratory as a pill and tablet maker, he spent some time in all departments of the company with the exception of sales. He was the engineer in charge of building the Winona Mineral Plant and the new plant in Montreal. When he retired after 41 years he was in complete charge of all manufacturing in Winona and branches.
Retirement did not mean leisure, since he and his wife, Gertrude Lynskey Ramsden continued to operate Cider Knolls Orchards in partnership with their son-in-law Dale E. Welch. He continued to work until 1986. The orchards were situated on land that had been in Mr. Ramsden's family since 1866. His grandfather, Samuel Alling, was one of the earliest settlers of Winona County, arriving in 1853. Mr. Alling established a homestead claim near Witoka and lived there until he came to Homer in 1866. There he assumed care of Allyn Ramsden's father John in 1873.
Mr. Ramsden and his wife traveled to many places in the United States, Mexico and Canada, particularly enjoying the Rocky Mountains. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus, director of the Winona County Old Settlers Association, a member of the Winona County Historical Society, and was clerk of Homer School District #12 for many years, following in his father's footsteps. Additionally he was clerk of Homer township for two terms and moderator for township annual meetings. He belonged to the American Chemical Society for more than 40 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Gertrude Lynskey Ramsden; and by his daughter, Margaret ``Peggy" Welch. Survivors include his son, John and his wife, Yvonne; his daughter Elizabeth Susie and her husband, Paul; his on-in-law, Dale Welch and his wife Jeanette; granddaughters, Kathleen Moser and Joan Susie; grandsons, Paul and Allen Susie, Thomas and David Welch and Sam and Ben Ramsden. He had nine great-grandchildren.
A mass will be offered in celebration of Allyn's life at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona. Concelebrants will be Rev. Msgr. Roy Literski and Rev. John Sauer. Friends may call at the Fawcett Funeral Home, Winona, from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening and after 9 a.m. on Thursday. A Christian Wake Service will be held at 8 p.m. this evening and preliminary services will be at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, both at the funeral home. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Winona.
Casketbearers will be Paul Susie, Dale Welch, Thomas Welch, David Welch, Ben Ramsden and Greg Moser.
Memorials in his name may be contributed to the Community Memorial Hospital Remembrance Fund, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, St. Mary's University or Homer First Responders.
The Fawcett Funeral Home of Winona (507-452-3624) is assisting the family with the arrangements.
