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Marion Wiese, 70, of Comfrey, died Thursday, March 9, 2000 at Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital, Mankato.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Comfrey, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 7:30-10 a.m. Monday at Sturm Funeral Home, Comfrey. There will be a Christian Mother's rosary 4:30 p.m. and a parish prayer service 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
She is survived by her husband Walter; daughters, Bonnie and husband Charles Schleif of Comfrey, and Mary and husband Dale Mathiowetz of McHenry, Ill.; grandchildren, Jason, Nathan, Nicholas and Christa Schleif, and Katie, Josh and Megan Mathiowetz; sisters-in-law, Gloria Jungkans of New Ulm, and Nellie Peterson of Comfrey; and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister; and three brothers.
She was born Feb. 22, 1930 in Springfield, to Alfred and Lillie (Tews) Stark. She attended country school in Stately Township, Brown County, graduating from Comfrey High School. She worked at the dry goods store in Comfrey. She married Walter "Sonny" Wiese on Feb. 10, 1948 in Comfrey. They lived in Comfrey. She worked at Schulte's Bar and Grill, Comfrey. She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, Comfrey, the Ladies Guild, Christian Mother's Association, and St. Theresa's Circle. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Springfield.
Ruth Peters, 84, died Thursday, March 9, 2000 at the Good Samaritan Center, Stillwater.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Madelia, with burial in the City Cemetery, Mountain Lake.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Pilgrim Funeral Home, Madelia, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church Monday.
She is survived by sons, Robert of Stillwater, Kenneth of Milpitas, Calif., and David of St. Paul; grandchildren, Katie, Matthew, Anna and Emily; and sisters, Esther Franz of Plano, Texas and Rachel Brown of Eagle River, Wisc.
She was preceded in death by her husband; three sisters and a brother.
She was born April 25, 1915 in Butterfield, to Reinhold and Mary (Rempel) Kintzi. She grew up in Butterfield and Mountain Lake, where she graduated from high school. She was a member of the Bethel Mennonite Church. She attended Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, and later Mankato Teacher's College. She taught elementary school in Lewisville, Brewster, Welcome, Windom and Wabasso. She married Diedrich Peters on June 1, 1941 in Mountain Lake. They moved to Madelia in 1962, where she was organist and youth choir director at Trinity Lutheran Church. She was a member of Sorosis Study Club, Madelia Hospital Auxiliary and mending group, Madelia Senior Citizens, and Madelia School Advisory group. She worked as a volunteer at the elementary school, served as a scout den mother and on the Watonwan County Library Board.