Online Obituaries Monday, March 13, 2000 March obits by date  March obits by name February obits by date  February obits by name January obits by date  January obits by name December obits by date  December obits by name November obits by date  November obits by name October obits by date  October obits by name September obits by date  September obits by name The Journal Online  Experience New Ulm!    Philip C. Neidecker, 88, of 513 S. Valley Street in New Ulm, died Saturday, March 11, 2000, at New Ulm Medical Center.    Mass of Christian burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm with burial in the Catholic Cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30-10 a.m. Tuesday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home. There will be a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.    He is survived by his wife, Mabel Neidecker of New Ulm; daughters and son-in-law, Rosella and Lester Wiltscheck, and Joanne Tauer all of New Ulm; three grandsons; and five great grandchildren.    He was preceded    in death by his parents; five sisters and five brothers.    He was born Sept. 2, 1911, in Sigel Township, Brown County, to Wenzel and Margaret (nee Pechtel) Neidecker. He attended country school. He married Mabel Zander on Sept. 26, 1939, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in New Ulm. They farmed in Sigel Township until retiring in 1976 when they moved to New Ulm. He also worked for Roeders Hatchery in New Ulm, and Del Monte Foods in Sleepy Eye after retirement. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm.    Agnes M. Wheeler, 87, of Brooklyn Center and formerly of Redwood Falls, died Sunday, March 12, 2000, in Brooklyn Center.    Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Redwood Falls, with burial in the city cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Nelson Funeral Home, Redwood Falls; and continues one hour before services Wednesday at the church.    Lester Weber, 84, of 114 7th East Street in Gibbon, died Sunday, March 12, 2000, at his home.    Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Gibbon.    Viola Zins, 96, of 1023 N. Jefferson St. in New Ulm, died Sunday, March 12, 2000. at the New Ulm Medical Center.    Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.     Joseph A. Jacoby, 100, of Springfield, died Sunday, March 12, 2000, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.    Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Raphael's Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery in Springfield.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-10 a.m Wednesday at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield.    He is survived by daughters, Mary Alice and husband Frank Pribyl of North Mankato, Dorothy and husband Cliff Edstrom of Pine Island; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth Schottenbauer of Redwood Falls, Leona and husband Tom Keleher of Omaha, Neb. and Sister Mary Catherine of St. Clair's Monastery in Sauk Rapids; and many nieces and nephews.    He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; son, Donald; and brother, Bert.    He was born Jan. 10, 1990, to Philip and Marie (Filzen) Jacoby in Sundown Township, Redwood County. He attended country school. He married Veronica Landkammer on Aug. 26, 1930, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. The couple farmed in Sundown Township until 1984 when they moved into Springfield. Veronica died in 1988. He became a resident at St. John Lutheran Home in 1995. He was a member of St. Raphael's Catholic Church and also served as treasurer for School District No. 1750. He was chairman of the Sundown Historical Society Board of Directors. He became a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters in1926, and received many honors from the organization.    William J. Minnihan, 89, of New Hope, formerly of Taopi, died Saturday, March 11, 2000,    A service will be held 9:15 a.m. Tuesday Kapala-Glodek-Malone Funeral Home, 7800 Bass Lake Road, Crystal. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 7301 Bass Lake Road, Crystal. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery.    Memorials are preferred.    Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today the funeral home.    He is survived by son, Jim and wife Cathy of Moline, Ill.; daughters, Patricia of New Hope, Margaret and husband George Schimmele of New Ulm; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Margaret of Jefferson, Iowa; and other relatives and friends.    He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine; his parents; two brothers; and one sister.