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Emily Rodella Sander, 83, of Belview, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Rock Dell Lutheran Church, Swedes Forest Township, Belview, with burial in the Rock Dell Lutheran Cemetery in Swedes Forest Township.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the church, and on Friday, one hour prior to the service.
Kulow Funeral Service, Echo, is handling arrangements.
She is survived by her husband, Arle of Belview; daughter, Arliss of Belview; brother, Floyd Abrahamson of Belview, and sister, Hazel Anderson of Belview.
She was born June 19, 1918, at Sioux Agency to Henry and Helga (Flaata) Abrahamson.
Leslie John Buggert, 81, of West St. Paul, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, West St. Paul, with burial in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at West Funeral Home in West St. Paul, and at the church Thursday an hour prior to the service.
He is survived by his wife, Eunice; children, Thomas of St. George, Utah; Jolene Richard of West St. Paul, and James of Lake Elmo; stepchildren, Pat Astrup and Albert Schussler; four sisters; two brothers; 14 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren.
He grew up and graduated from high school in Brown County, and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Alvin T. Shelley, 97, of Madelia, formerly of Hanska, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002, at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Nora Unitarian Universalist Church near Hanska with burial to follow in the Mount Pisquah Cemetery, Hanska.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. The Firle Funeral Home of Hanska is handling the arrangements.
Alvin Theofield Shelley, the son of Emil and lngeborg (Melhiem) Shelley, was born Sept. 12, 1914, on the family farm in Lake Hanska Township, Brown County. He grew up on the family farm and attended rural District 67 school near the farm. He also attended Hanska High School and later transferred to the University of Minnesota Agriculture College. Alvin farmed with his father and took great pride in their Holstein Dairy herds. He had served as president of the Brown County Holstein Association. He worked as a radio and TV technician for many years. Alvin was also an employee of Firle Funeral Home in Hanska and New Ulm for several years. He was an active member of Nora Unitarian-Universalist Church and held many offices during his lifetime. Alvin never married.
Survivors include several cousins and many friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Lucille.
Memorials are preferred to the Nora Church or the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia.
Leona Hanson, 95 of Gaylord, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at the Lakeview Home in Gaylord.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday, at the Norwegian Grove Lutheran Church in rural Gaylord, with burial in the Norwegian Grove Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation is 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Friday at Egesdal Funeral Home in Gaylord, and one hour at the church before services.
She is survived by her children, Paul Hanson of Arcos, Brazil; daughter, Susan Hanson of Roseville, and one granddaughter.
She was born Oct. 6, 1906, in Sibley Township, Sibley County, to Frederick W. and Martha (Haaheim) Briard.
Fanny Jean Janssen, 59, of 718 N. Franklin, New Ulm, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002, at home.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 1, at Firle Funeral Home in New Ulm, with burial in the New Ulm City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at the funeral home, and one hour prior to the services on Friday, March 1.
She is survived by a son, Alan Lawton of North Hollywood, Calif.; daughters, Cynthia Janssen of New Ulm and Kathy Crawford of Reading, Pa.; a sister, Marjorie Young of California; and five grandchildren.
She was born April 7, 1942, in Saginaw, Mich., to John and Helen (Robishaw) Young.
Elmer Dittmer, 83, of rural Glencoe, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Services are 2 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Arlington with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington and continues one hour before the service Friday at the church.
He is survived by wife, Elva; son, Dennis of Plato; brothers, Albert of Fairfax, Harvey of Chaska; sisters, Esther Mueller of Glencoe, Verna Ruehling of Jordan and Ella Ide of Lester Prairie.
He was born May 6, 1918, in Helen Township, McLeod County, to William and Emma (Bullert) Dittmer.
Ervin J. Platz , 84, of Springfield, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002, at St. John Lutheran Home, Springfield.
Services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Springfield, with Father Dennis Labat officiating. Burial will be in St. Raphael's Catholic Cemetery, Springfield.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday and 7:30-10 a.m. Friday at the Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield. There will be a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Sturm Funeral Home and a men's rosary at St Raphael's at 10 a.m. Friday.
He is survived by a son, Gilbert and wife Helen Platz of Waskish, Minn.; a daughter, Marlys Platz of Springfield; two grandsons, Gerard and wife Linda Platz of Litchfield, and Steve and wife Julie Platz of Loretto, Minn.; two great-grandchildren, Russell and Courtney Platz; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Leona Platz of Springfield, Rosemary and Norbert Ochs of Walker, Minn., Marilyn King of Estherville, Iowa, Phyllis Juenemann of Springfield, and Willard and Ralph Juenemann of Springfield.
Ervin was preceded in death by his parents: his wife, Dolores: sisters, Lorraine and Eileen; a brother, Vernon; brothers-in-law, Lellis Fielder, Clayton King, Delbert Juenemann, Gerald Juenemann, Jerome Juenemann, and brother and sister-in-law, Leo and Irene Groebner.
Ervin was born Dec. 8, 1917, in Burnstown Twp., Brown County, to Henry F. and Mary (Saffert) Platz. He attended country school, and lived and farmed on the Platz homestead in North Star Twp. his entire life. On Feb. 20, 1937, he married Dolores Juenemann at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. Ervin was a lifetime member of St. Raphael's Catholic Church, the Catholic Order of Foresters, served on the parish council, and on the North Star Township Board. He enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, watching baseball and football games, playing cards, listening to old time music, gardening with Dolores, being with his grandchildren and great- grandchildren, feeding and watching the birds, squirrels and rabbits with his dog "Jesse."
Casketbearers will be Joseph Groebner, Mike Ochs, Gerard Platz, Mark Roiger, Mike Platz, Steve Platz, Vernon Platz Jr. and Steve Schmidt.
Honorary casketbearers will be Kenneth Groebner, Kenneth Huebert, Willard Juenemann, Ronald Groebner, Ralph Juenemann and Norbert Ochs.
Lucille Peik, 87, of Brownton, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, at Burns Manor Nursing Home in Hutchinson.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. today at the Congregational Church in Brownton with burial in Emmanuel Cemetery in Sumter Township, McLeod County.
Arrangements are being handled by the Hantge Funeral Chapel in Brownton.
She is survived by her husband, Howard Peik of Brownton; sons, Richard of Madison, Wis., Charles of Gaylord, and Randall of Minneapolis; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
She was born on March 6. 1914, in Sumter Township, McLeod County.
John A. Johnsen, 99, of Fairfax, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002 at the Fairfax Community Home, Fairfax.
Services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Faith United Methodist Church in Sleepy Eye, with burial in Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 8:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye, and continues one hour before the service at the church.
He is survived by sons, Lowell of Minneapolis, Kenneth of Prior Lake, and Jerry of North Olmsted, Ohio, daughter, Joyce Wolling of Fairfax; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren.
He was born on June 7, 1902, in Prairieville Township, Brown County, Minn., to Rasmus Peter and Marian (Olsen) Johnsen.
Herbert "Herb" McCormick, 76, of Redwood Falls, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nelson-Martin Funeral Home, Redwood Falls. Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, rural Redwood Falls.
Visitation is 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
He is survived by daughters, Lona Furan of Brainerd, Torry Hart of Burnsville; brother, Richard McCormick of Minneapolis; and sisters, Patricia Stanely of Minneapolis; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
He was born Jan. 8, 1926, in Minneapolis to Jesse and Vivian (LaSalle) McCormick.
He served in the United States Navy from 1944-46.
Amalia Boldon, 96, of Sparta, Wis., and formerly of New Ulm died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, at the Franciscan Skemp Health Care Center in Sparta.
Private family services will be held at a later date in Sparta.
Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm handled the arrangements.