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Ernest Herriges, 95, of 1008 S. Broadway, New Ulm, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye.
Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm.
Elmer 'Spike' Nehls, 87, of Las Vegas, formerly of New Ulm, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at his daughter's home in Las Vegas.
A combined memorial service will be held for him and his wife in New Ulm at a later date, following his wife's death.
Firle Funeral Home of New Ulm is handling the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Nehls, of Las Vegas; a son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Nancy of Palitine, Ill.; daughters and sons-in-law, Charles Stoltzman of Janesville, and Patricia and Richard Heymann of Las Vegas; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Ibberson of Sleepy Eye; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Norman; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
He was born Feb. 22, 1913, in New Ulm, to John and Amanda (Schlumpberger) Nehls. He attended St. Louis School of Nursing in St. Louis, Mo. He married Dorothy Belland on June 9, 1938, in New Ulm. They lived in Marshall and Waseca before moving to New Ulm, where he worked for Waseca Mutual Insurance Company. They lived in Las Vegas for the past 10 years. He belonged to St. Peter's Episcopal Church in New Ulm; Charity Lodge 98 A.F. & A.M. of New Ulm, the Zuhrah Shrine Temple in Minneapolis, New Ulm Toastmasters and many other local civic organizations.
Cards may be sent to Dorothy Nehls at 3533 Valencia St., Las Vegas, Nev., 89121.
Gerald Wendt , 75, of Mesa, Ariz.,formerly of Morgan, died Jan. 2, 2001, at his winter home in Mesa.
A memorial service was held in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, Jan. 8.
He is survived by his wife Donna; daughter, Karon of Bloomington; son, Larry of Post Falls, Idaho; brother, Duane of Morgan; sisters and brothers-in-law, Doris of Morgan, and Pearl and Robert of Mountain Lake; sister-in-law and husband, Sally and Jerry Miles of Hayden, Idaho; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Waldon.
He was born Feb. 18, 1925, in Morgan, to Emil and Alma (Loose) Wendt. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943. He married Donna Trueblood on Nov. 19, 1949, in Cour d' Alene. He earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota and taught in Morgan, Concordia College in St. Paul, the University of Chicago, and North Idaho College in Coeur d' Alene, where he later became business administrator until retiring in 1985. He worked as a part-time linotype operator at the Coeur d' Alene Press for many years. He was a charter member of the Coeur d' Alene Golf Club, and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Coeur d' Alene.
Matthew Kuttner, 3, of Stewart, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at Hutchinson Area Health Care Hospital.
Mass of the Holy Angels is at 10 a.m. Saturday, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Stewart, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at Hughes Funeral Home, Stewart, with parish prayers at 7 p.m., and one hour prior to services at the church.
He is survived by his parents, Steven and Lorrie of Stewart; brother, Andrew of Stewart; paternal grandparents, Richard and Diane of Hutchinson; maternal grandparents, Fred and Gwen Peshman of Watertown, S.D.; paternal great grandparents, Elnora Johnson of Coon Rapids, and Frank and Francis Kuttner of Stewart; maternal great grandparents, Ione Borns of Watertown, S.D. and Tom Popham of Watertown, S.D.; and uncles and their families.
He was born Nov. 18, 1997, in Hutchinson, to Steven and Lorrie (Peshman) Kuttner.
Minnie Sperl, 88, of rural Comfrey, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at St. John Lutheran Home, Springfield.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye, with burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Sleepy Eye.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 9-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
She is survived by her sister, Arlene Cook, of rural Comfrey; cousins, Donald "Duke" Cook of rural Comfrey, Mel and Marie Cook of rural Comfrey, Ivona Helget of New Ulm, Leon Schwartz, of Summit, S.D. and Bertha Green of Sleepy Eye.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Bernard, in 1974.
She was born Aug. 8, 1912, in Mulligan Township, Brown County, Minnesota to Harry and Mary (Nowak) Cook. She attended District 42 country school in Brown County. She married Bernard Sperl on Nov. 2, 1931, in Sleepy Eye. They farmed for many years in Mulligan Township. After her husband died, she lived with her sister on the farm until moving to the St. John Home in Springfield in February 2000.