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   Ruth E. Dormady , 98, of Sleepy Eye, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2004, at Divine Providence Community Home.
   Services are 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 6, at Divine Providence Chapel with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Sleepy Eye.
   Visitation is Friday at the nursing home, one hour prior to the service.
   A complete obituary will follow in a later edition.
   Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye.

   Lewis J. Haller , 85, of Grand Junction, Colo., and formerly of New Ulm, died Jan. 28, 2004.
   The funeral service is 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, at Callahan Edfast Mortuary Chapel in Grand Junction.
    He is survived by his wife Michiko Haller of Grand Junction; daughter Marla Caywood of Clearfield, Utah; sons, Daniel Haller of Adelaide, Australia, James Haller of Steamboat Springs, Colo., Mark Haller of Hudson, Wis.; seven grandchildren and three great- grandchildren; brother Herbert Haller of Sun City West, Ariz.; and stepchildren, Daniel Watson of Wayzata, and Debora Leska of Barrington Hills, Ill.; and four stepgrandchildren.
    Lewis was born on May 24, 1918 in Duluth, Minn., to Otto and Martha (Deischel) Haller.

    Cecelia Welsch , 94, of Lucan. died Monday, Feb . 2, 2004, at Wabasso Health Care Center in Wabasso.
   Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 6, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Lucan with burial in the church cemetery.
   Visitation is 9-10:45 a.m., Friday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Lucan. The Sunset Burial Association of Echo and Wabasso is handling the arrangements.
   She was born Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1909, in Granite Rock Township, Redwood County, Minnesota to John G. And Frances (Plaetz) Wurscher.

   Norman H. Wieland , 83, of New Ulm, died Monday, February 2, 2004, at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia.
   Funeral service will be 1 p.m., Thursday, February 5, at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the New Ulm City Cemetery. Full military honors will be conducted at the cemetery by the New Ulm Veterans Organizations.
   Visitation will be 4 - 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday.
   Norman is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Norma and Bill Hanson of Lake Crystal, Gloria and Clifford Fenske of San Martin, California, Joyce and Ron Rodewald of New Ulm; sons and daughter-in-law, Norman A. Jr. and Cindy Wieland of Hanska, Charles "Chuck" Wieland and his fiancee, Debra Hippert and her children, Nathan and Tyler all of New Ulm; grandchildren, Travis, Ryan, Timothy, Chet, Jenna, Katie, Amy, Christine and Jamie; sisters and brothers-in-law, Vera Meredith of New Ulm, Alyce and George Robinson of Olewien, Iowa, Laura and Harold Richter, Hilda and Leonard Breu all of New Ulm; brothers and sisters-in-law, Vernon and Darlene Wieland, Harold and Joanne Wieland, Jim and Bea Wieland all of New Ulm; nieces, nephews and cousins.
   He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Linda Wieland on November 10, 2003; grandsons, Ross Hanson and Paul Peterson; sisters, Viola Rockvam, Florence Ginkel, and a sister, Lois Wieland in infancy; brother, Willard Wieland, and a brother, Alfred Wieland in infancy; four nephews and one niece.
   Norman Harry Wieland was born on June 21, 1920, in New Ulm, to Fred and Ella (Meyer) Wieland. He married Linda Tews on October 28, 1941 in Hanska. From 1942 to 1945 he served during WWII in the African and European Theaters. Norman and Linda operated the Brown County Home for the Aged in New Ulm for fifteen years and then farmed in the New Ulm Area for twenty five years. He then worked at 3M in New Ulm for eighteen years. After he retired in 1982 they enjoyed traveling to the south and west coasts. He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm, and the Seifert-Bianchi American Legion Post #132 in New Ulm.
   In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials be given to donor's choice.