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William "Bill" H. Runck, 87, of Springfield, died Friday at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.
A service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church with interment at North Star E.U.B. Cemetery in Springfield.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. It will also continue for one hour prior to the service at the church.
Bill is survived by his wife, Alice Runck of Springfield; children, Lois L. and husband Ted Schoonover of Farmington, Charles W. and wife Katherine Runck of New Ulm, Jean E. and husband Fred Reiter of Alexandria, and William "Bill" J. and wife Dianne Runck of New Prague; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Carl Runck.
Bill was born March 2, 1912 in Springfield to William F. and Lena (Hansin) Runck. He grew up and attended school in Springfield, graduating from high school in 1932. He attended business school in Minneapolis for two years before returning to Springfield to work with his father and brother at Runck Hardware and Implement. He married Alice Fonken June 10, 1936 at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Springfield. Bill purchased his brother's interest in the business in 1962 and continued to run it until retiring in 1985. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church where he sang in the choir and was a past president of the church board. Bill was also a member of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Hardware Retailers Association. He was a very musical person and had played the c-clarinet and alto-saxophone in the Springfield Orpheous Band, and other small bands in the area.
Vincent O. Mielke, 79, of Springfield, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000, at St. John's Lutheran Home.
Funeral arrangements are pending with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield.
Emma Vogel, 99, of 300 North Broadway, the Broadway Haus in New Ulm died Friday, Feb. 18, 2000 at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesdayat St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the City Cemetery in New Ulm.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and then for one hour prior to time of service at the church on Tuesday.
Emma is survived by sons, Dennis Vogel of rural New Ulm and Wilfred Vogel of rural Wood Lake; 10 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; and by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Rudolf Vogel, in 1951; a son, Vernon Vogel, in 1970; five brothers; two sisters; and three daughters-in-law.
She was born July 12, 1900 in Home Township, Brown County, rural Sleepy Eye to George and Hulda (Kieper) Weilage. She attended St. John's Lutheran School in Sleepy Eye. On Jan. 29, 1920 she married Rudolf Vogel at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. After marriage they lived in Minneapolis for nine months before moving back to the family farm in Milford Township, Brown County. She farmed the Vogel family farm with her husband up until his death and then for several years after his death she farmed the land with her son, Dennis. In 1970 she moved into New Ulm and then to the Broadway Haus Apartments in 1980 where she lived until becoming a resident of the Oak Hills Living Center in October of 1999. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Essig until it closed and then she became a member of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.
Sara S. Lindeman, 92, of Redwood Falls, died Thursday at the Wood Dale Nursing Home in Redwood Falls.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church in Redwood Falls. Burial will follow at the Redwood Falls Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Nelson Funeral Home in Redwood Falls and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Sara is survived by her children, Myron Lindeman and wife Marilyn of Redwood Falls, Gary Lindeman and wife Cheryl of Milbank, S.D., and Carla Tiling and husband Robert of Manilla, The Phillipines; eight grandchildren; and a brother, Reuben Rieke and wife Caroline of Fairfax.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bonnie; son, Noel in 1977; two brothers, Delmer and Ervin; and sister, Edna.
Sara was born Jan. 3, 1908 in Cairo Township, Renville County to Herman H. and Annie (Gluth) Rieke. She grew up in south Renville County, attending country school in Cairo Township and graduating from Fairfax High School in 1926. As a young lady, she continued to live at home. Sara married Bonnie L. Lindeman Feb. 29, 1940 at the Methodist Parsonage in Fairfax. They farmed in Beaver Falls Township, Renville County until 1978. Then, they left the farm to make their home in Redwood Falls. Bonnie died Dec. 25, 1991. Since suffering a stroke in 1996, Sara had been a resident at Wood Dale Nursing Home. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Union Home Mission and the Rebekah Lodge.