Online Obituaries Wednesday, January 24, 2001 January obits by date  January obits by name 2001 obituaries    2000 obituaries    1999 obituaries The Journal Online   Experience New Ulm Click here for today's obituaries    Rita D. Brunner, 63, of Duluth, formerly of New Ulm, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2001, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth.    Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Dougherty Funeral Home, Duluth, with burial in New Ulm City Cemetery in the spring.    Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday and and one hour prior to services at the funeral home.    She is survived by her mother, Phyllis Meadowcroft, of Derby, England; a daughter, Deborah Kunnari of Duluth; sons and daughters-in-law, Anthony of Mountain Lake, David and Monique of Owatonna, Vincent of Brooklyn Park, Patrick of Owatonna, Bryan Brunner and Traci Knutson of Owatonna, Steven and Shannon of Forest Lake and Timothy and Jennifer of Darfur; brother, Patrick Quinn of Derby, England; sisters and brother-in-law, Iris "Frankie" Fetty of Bacliff, Texas, and Joan and Chas Hall of Winnipeg, Canada; 19 grandchildren and five great granddaughters.    She was preceded in death by her father; husband, Willard in 1992; daughter, Sarah, and a granddaughter.    She was born Jan. 5, 1938, to Joseph and Phyllis (Quinn) Meadowcroft in Birmingham, England. She married William Brunner in March 1960 in England. They moved to New Ulm in 1961 and to St. James in 1970. She worked as a Nurse's Aide at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center for 20 years. She moved to Bacliff, Texas in 1990, to live near her sister. She worked as a retail health food manager. She moved to Duluth in 1999 to live with her daughter. She became a Certified Nurse's Assistant at age 62, studying at Lake Superior College. She was employed at the Lakeshore Lutheran Home.    Willard T. 'Bill' Manderfeld, 82, of New Hope, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale.    Mass of Christian burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of St. Raphael, Crystal, with burial in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.    Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Gearty-Delmore Robbinsdale Chapel, 39th and West Broadway, Robbinsdale.    He is survived by his sons, Steve of St. Cloud, Greg of Maple Grove, Brian of Bolingbrook, Ill. and Scott of Andover; daughters, Cathy Hinman of Overland Park, Kan., and Mary Noyes of Brooklyn Center;16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Bernice and Melvin Schroeer of New Ulm, and a special friend Phyllis Petrokski of New Hope.    He was preceded in death by his wife Mabel in 1996.    He was born Nov. 16, 1918, in New Ulm to Edward and Margaret (Dorn) Manderfeld. He married Mabel Alwin on June 10, 1940, in New Ulm. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. They lived in St. Cloud in 1950-1962 and then in Minneapolis. He was a sales representative and district manager for Pennzoil Co. He was active in the Knights of Columbus.    Clare (Mrs. John) Singer, 94, a resident of the Lake Villa Maria Apartments, Sleepy Eye, formerly of New Ulm, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at the home of her son in Deerfield Beach, Fla.    Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm.    Minnie Sperl, 88, of rural Comfrey, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at St. John's Lutheran Home, Springfield.    Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Sleepy Eye.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.    A full obituary will be published at a later date.