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   Bernard A. Noonan, 89, of New Ulm, died March 13, 2002, at Springfield Community Hospital in Springfield.
   Funeral services will be private.
   Bernard was born Dec. 29, 1912, in Adams, Wis., to Frank and Amalia "Nellie" (Schweiger) Noonan. He was the first baby born in a boxcar in the county. He graduated from Adams Friendship Community High School in 1931 and then attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison for three years. On April 24, 1937, he married Geneva Brabazon. Bernard was a civilian member of the Navy during WWII working with the classified radar installations in Bremerton, Wash. He received numerous awards for presenting courses at colleges in Indiana, Illinois and Massachusetts on marketing and distributing OEM and aftermarket products in the automotive, commercial and military equipment markets. He retired in 1977 as Director of Marketing and Distribution, Automotive and Industrial Products, at Motorola, Inc. in Franklin Park, Ill. He moved to New Ulm in 1998.
   He is survived by daughter, Nancy Noonan of New Ulm; a sister, Pat Soucek and various nieces and nephews.
   He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Geneva; sisters; Malvira and Marion; and a brother, Frank.

   Marvin M. Anderson, 84, of South Shore, S.D., and formerly of Bernadotte, died Feb. 15, 2002, in Milbank, S.D.
   Funeral services were held Feb. 19, 2002, at the Crawford Funeral Chapel in Watertown, S.D. Burial was in the Lakeview Cemetery in South Shore, S.D.
   He is survived by his wife Maxine Anderson; daughters, Marlys Englund, and Mary Berg, both of Brookings, S.D.; brothers, Morrell Anderson of Gibbon, Vernon Anderson of Minneapolis, Charles Anderson of Gaylord, and Robert Anderson of Wisconsin; sisters, Marie Abraham of Gaylord, Helen Schlottmann of Stafford, Va., JoAnn Messner of Anoka, and Joyce Schloegel of Roseville; and four grandchildren.
   Marvin M. Anderson was born Nov. 17, 1917, to Ernest and Grace (Olson) Anderson in Lafayette.

    Alma Rinehart, 99, of New Ulm, died Thursday, Marach 14, 2002, at Oak Hills Living Center.
   Arrangements are pending with Firle-Funeral Home, New Ulm.