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Thomas 'Tom' Dolly , 55, of 910 N. Minnesota St., New Ulm, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at the St. John Lutheran Home, Springfield.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm, with burial in the Soldiers Rest Section of the City Cemetery, New Ulm. Full military honors will be conducted at the cemetery by the New Ulm veterans organizations.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Thursday and 7:30-11 a.m. Friday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm. There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife, Rosie, of New Ulm; daughter and son-in-law, Jeri and Brian Swartling of Winona; daughter, Jo Dolly of Minneapolis and her fiancé, Jonathan Thompson of Duluth; parents, Eldon and Flora Dolly of New Ulm; twin grandchildren, Justin and Becca Swartling of Winona; sisters and brothers-in-law, Carol and Don Steinhaus, Kathy and Steve Weyer, Mary and Charles Koch, all of New Ulm; brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and Carol Dolly of Eden Prairie; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Dolly; maternal grandparents, Rudolph and Anna Hauer; and paternal grandparents, Joseph and Linda Dolly.
He was born Sept. 17, 1945, in New Ulm, to Eldon and Flora (Hauer) Dolly. On Sept. 3, 1963, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served aboard the USS Kittyhawk and the USS Pyro, serving a tour in Vietnam. He was discharged on Sept. 2, 1966, reaching the rank of Radioman 3rd Class. After his military service, he worked at Honeywell in Minneapolis before moving back to New Ulm where he worked as a salesman for General Trading. He married Rosie Gulden on Nov. 28, 1969, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Searles. He received his private pilot's license in 1985. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm, a member and past commander of the Seifert-Bianchi American Legion Post 132, New Ulm, and a past member of the New Ulm Fire Department. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1985 and had been a resident of St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield since November 1998.
The family prefers memorials to the Multiple Sclerosis Society or St. John Lutheran Home.
Charlotte 'Lottie' Simmet , 92, of Sleepy Eye, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at Divine Providence Home, Sleepy Eye.
Mass of Christian burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sleepy Eye, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 7:30-10 a.m. Thursday at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye.
She is survived by her nephew James and wife Ellen Leary of Littleton, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Peter and Anton; and sisters, Bertha Leary and Mabel Dietz.
She was born Jan. 13, 1908, in New Ulm, to Anton and Anna (Kitzberger) Simmet. She grew up and attended rural school in New Ulm. She was a long-time resident of Sleepy Eye. She moved to Divine Providence Community Home in December 1995. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sleepy Eye.
Raymond Kroells, 82, of Arlington, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at Sibley Medical Center, Arlington.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Arlington, with burial in the city cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Fenske Funeral Home, Arlington, and continues one hour prior to services Thursday at the church. There will be a prayer service 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife, Bernice; daughter, Karen and husband Peter Archer of Arlington; son, Keith and wife Peggy of Arlington; sisters, Bertha Proehl of Glencoe, Elsie Brandt of Arlington; sister-in-law, Toddy Kroells of Arlington; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Herman, Walter, and Albert; and sisters, Anna Burdorf, Ida Oelkfe, Louise Petzel, and Emma Weckwerth.
He was born Jan. 24, 1918, in Arlington to Jacob and Augusta (Stender) Kroells. He attended school for eight years and farmed. He entered the Army on Feb. 26, 1942, and served in World War II. He was discharged Oct. 4, 1945. He received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Good Conduct Metal. He married Bernice Dahlke on Dec. 3, 1948, in Arlington. He farmed with his brother Walter, continuing until the 1980s. He was also a rural mail carrier for 30 years in the Arlington area. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Arlington.
Hartman 'Bud' Mueller, 70, of Mission, Texas, formerly of Redwood Falls, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001, at Mission Nursing and Rehab Center, Mission, Texas.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Dream Valley Ranch Recreation Hall, Mission, with burial in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Gibbon.
A memorial service will be held at a later date at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Gibbon.
Memorials are preferred to St. Paul Lutheran School, McAllen, Texas, or the American Parkinson's Disease Association. Send memorials to Ric Brown Family Funeral Home, 621 E. Griffin Parkway, Mission, Texas 78572.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy; daughter, Carrie Thiebaud and husband Mathew of Acton, Calif.; sons, Robert and wife Kristen of Medford, N.J., and Alan and wife Elizabeth of Vienna, Austria; stepsons, Steven Allen of Galva, Kansas, David and wife Tammie Allen of McPherson, Kansas, and James Allen of New York, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Karen; brothers, Arthur, Andrew, and Arnold; and sister, Elsia.
He was born in Springfield to Hartman Edmund Immanuel and Augusta (Ahrendt) Mueller. He was a farmer until 1970 and then he went to work for Hydro Tex, where he was employed until 1989. He moved to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in 1990. He was a member of Lions Club and Travelers Club of Redwood Falls. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Gibbon. He was a former member of Zion Lutheran Church, Springfield.
Bernice M. Bierstedt, 76, of Gaylord died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, at Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital, Mankato.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Gaylord with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Thursday at Egesdal Funeral Home, Gaylord, and continues one hour before services at the church.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Adrieann and Cyril Brinkman, Yvonne and Jerry Franke; son and daughter-in-law, Delroy and Kathleen Bierstedt, all of Gaylord; brother Darwin Frauendienst of Brownton; sister- and brother-in-law, Donna Mae and Don Briesemeister of Shakopee; sister-in-law, Doris Hopp of Nicollet; Harold and Bernice Bierstedt of Gaylord; and sister-in-law, Lenora Breist of Gaylord; nine grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence in 1991; infant daughter in 1961; great-grandson, Joshua Brinkman; parents; and brother, Verlin Frauendienst.
She was born March 11, 1924, in New Auburn Township, Sibley County, to Edward and Selma (Grewe) Frauendienst. She married Clarence Bierstedt on June 17, 1945, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Mountville, rural Gaylord. She attended Immanuel Lutheran School at Brownton and New Auburn Public School. She worked as a waitress at Gaylord restaurants, the Green Lantern and Goetsch Oil Co. She and her husband farmed in Sibley Township, Sibley County. They retired in 1976 and moved to Gaylord. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Gaylord, where she taught Sunday school, served as a Luther League counselor and belonged to Naomi Circle.
Maynard Wiese, 75, of Northfield, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Paul.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Benson Funeral Home, Northfield, with burial in the New Ulm City Cemetery.
Visitation is one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife, Ida; daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and David Miller of Northfield; sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Connie of Northfield, and Dale and Kim of Wheaton, Ill.; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother, Gerald.
He was born March 17, 1925, in New Ulm, to Paul and Lenore (Schlottman) Wiese. He married Ida B. Rodrick on Feb. 26, 1949, in Northfield. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a technical sergeant and served as a radio operator on a B-24 bomber in the South Pacific, with the Jolly Rogers, the 320th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group, Fifth Air Force. He worked at the Veterans Administration in St. Paul and later in Hines, Ill., as a computer programmer/analyst and auditor. He retired in 1981 and moved back to Northfield in 1986. He also lived in Vernon Center and LaGrange, Ill.
Christine Mielke, 65, of Mankato, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, at Methodist Hospital, Rochester.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mankato Mortuary, with burial at a later date in Minneopa Cemetery.
Memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society or American Heart Association.
She is survived by daughters and son-in-law, Kim and Rod Meyer of Blaine and Wendy of Crystal; son and daughter-in-law, Todd and Christina of Eden Prairie; eight grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Ronald and Mary Lou Williams of Amboy; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and husband, Clayton, on Nov. 8, 1999.
She was born April 15, 1935, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Jenkin and Phyllis (Harvey) Williams. She grew up in Milwaukee and Mankato. She married Clayton Mielke on Aug. 23, 1953, in Mankato. They lived in Austin and Rochester before returning to Mankato in 1975. She worked in management for McDonald's in Rochester and Mankato, retiring in 1981.
Orville Raddatz, 69, of Morgan, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at the Springfield Hospital.
Arrangements are pending with Redwood Valley Funeral Home, Redwood Falls.