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Tuesday, February 29, 2000
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Walter Eckstein , 71, of Amarillo, Texas, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died Feb. 26, 2000, at home in Amarillo.
Services are being held in Amarillo, with military honors conducted at the burial in Amarillo.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Tammy Oblinger of Amarillo; grandchildren; sisters, Agnes and husband Ervin Tauer of New Ulm; Emma and husband Casey Konz of New Ulm; brother, George and wife JoAnn Eckstein of Sleepy Eye, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Juanita; sisters, Rose Ziegler, Mary Roberts, Adeline Walters and Irene Sellner, and brothers, Albert, Wendy, Joseph Jr., Ervin, and a brother in infancy.
He was born April 23, 1928, in Sleepy Eye to Joseph (Sr.) and Emma (Neidecker) Eckstein. He married Juanita Whitlow in 1954. He served 22 years in the U.S. Navy and was stationed are Alaska, Korea, Japan, the Panama Canal, the Philippines, Hawaii, and other countries. After leaving the service he lived in Hutchinson, Kansas. After his wife's death he moved to Amarillo.
Edna H. Palmer, 92, of Winthrop, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at Winthrop Good Samaritan Center.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Bernadotte Lutheran Church, Bernadotte Township, Nicollet County, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is one hour before the service Thursday at the church. Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel of Winthrop handled arrangements.
A complete obituary will be published in Wednesday's edition.
Maynard B. Matzke, 72, of Lamberton, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000 in Minneapolis.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church, Lamberton, with burial in the city cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday at Sturm Funeral Home, Lamberton, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia; daughters, Patti and husband Glen Mathiason of Walnut Grove, and Beth and husband Trace Ragland of Woodstock, Ga.; sons, Greg and wife Carrie of Woodbury, Michael and wife Caroline of Maple Grove, and Brian and wife Pam of Redwood Falls; 11 grandchildren; sister, Donna Rupp of Westbrook; brother , Merle and wife Shirley of Apache Junction, Ariz.; and stepmother Mary of Yakima, Wash.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son-in-law, Dean Collins; and brothers-in-law, Arnold Sandmann and Kenneth Rupp.
He was born April 27, 1927, in Germantown Township, Cottonwood County, to Bernhard and Luella (Kissner) Matzke. He attended Dist. 3 rural school and Lamberton High School. He farmed with his father in Highwater Township, and drove truck for Theis Livestock. He married Virginia Kersten on Aug. 15, 1950, in Springfield. They farmed in Germantown Township until 1985 when they moved to Lamberton. He was a former member of Germantown Evangelical Church and served on the church board. He was a former president of the Farmers Co-op Oil Association in Jeffers and served on its board. He was former president and board member of Lamberton-Wabasso Elevator. He was a 4-H leader. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Lamberton. He worked with the Farmers Livestock Company and the Meadowland Cooperative.