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Wednesday, February 16, 2000
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Joleen Martini, 73, formerly of New Ulm, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2000, at First Christian Church Residence in Minneapolis.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm with burial in the Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation is 9 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Scott Grueble of Burnsville; granddaughters, Laura and Katie Grueble of Burnsville; brother-in-law, Don Hopke of Faribault; niece, Cheri Kirchberg of Savage; nephew, Mark Hopke of Rochester; great-nephew, Kip Kirchberg of Savage; and cousins, Alice Dodds of Windom, and Merle Fritsche of New Ulm
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fabian Martini in 1991; and a sister, Beryl Hopke.
She was born Nov. 16, 1926, in New Ulm to Eugene and Joyce (Alwin) Siebenbrunner. She graduated from New Ulm High School in 1944. She attended college, studying to be a medical secretary. She married Fabian Martini in 1955 in New Ulm. They lived in the Bloomington area.
Elna C. Radke, 81, of Gaylord, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2000, at Arlington Good Samaritan Center.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Mountville, rural Gaylord.
Visitation is 3-8 p.m. today and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Thursday at Egesdal Funeral Home, Gaylord, and one hour before services at the church. There will be a prayer service 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
She is survived by her husband, George; daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and James Bloemke of Springfield; son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Susan of Winthrop; and five grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister Irene, Struck; and brother, Garhart Dallmann.
She was born May 16, 1918 in Courtland Township, Nicollet County, to Henry and Wilhelmine (Poehler) Dallmann. She married George Radke on Feb. 28, 1940, in Nicollet. She attended rural school near Nicollet. They farmed near Vernon Center, Lake Crystal and Winthrop. In 1947, they bought a farm near Mountville, rural Gaylord. In 1976, they retired and moved to Gaylord. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Mountville, and served with the Martha circle. She had been a resident of Arlington Good Samaritan Center since March 1998.
Sister Hilary Hacker, 79, a Franciscan Sister of the congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000 at Assisi Heights, Rochester.
Services were held at Assisi Heights.
She is survived by her Franciscan community; brother, Joseph Hacker of St. Paul; and sisters, Sister Hilary Hacker and Sister Marie Hacker, both of Chicago.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers Bishop Hilary and Emil Jr.
Phyllis Hacker was born March 5, 1920, in New Ulm, to Emil and Sophia Hacker. She entered the Franciscan Congregation at Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Ulm, and professed vows in August 1947. She began her ministry as an instructor at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester. After further education at Marquette University, Milwaukee, and St. Louis University and an internship at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, she served as administrator of Mercy Hospital, Portsmouth, Ohio, and was later associate administrator. In 1989, she was named assistant vice president of Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth. She retired to Assisi Heights in 1993.
Verne Haynes, 68, of Madelia, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000, at Madelia Community Hospital.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Madelia, with burial in Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Pilgrim Funeral Home, Madelia and continues one hour before services at the church.
A complete obituary will be published in a future edition.
Dale Fredericksen, 65, of Morgan, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000, at Springfield Medical Center.
Arrangements are pending with Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield.