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Friday, March 16, 2001
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Elmer Becker, 90, of Butterfield, died Monday, March 12, 2001, at his home.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at Salem Lutheran Church, Madelia, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Madelia.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.
Pilgrim Funeral Home of Madelia is handling the arrangements.
He is survived by sisters, LaVera Lindstrom of Madelia and Rarmona and her husband Robert Bult of Tempe, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; daughter Roschelle A. Knudson; sister, Lucille Standish, and brother, Clarence.
He was born Sept. 7, 1910, in Antrim Township, rural Lewisville. He grew up in rural Lewisville and attended District 425 School. He worked on the home farm for a time. He married Rosalia Reese on Sept. 7, 1943 in Mankato. They moved to Madelia in 1944 where he did carpenter work and later worked for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad for 18 years. He retired in 1970. They moved to Butterfield in 1980. He was a member of St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Butterfield and a former member of Salem Lutheran Chruch in Madelia where he served as Elder.
Alice Novotny, 93, of Hector, died Monday, March 12, 2001, at the Renville County Hospital, Olivia.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church, Hector, with burial in Hector City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Hughes Funeral Home, Hector, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, and one hour prior to services at the church.
She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Marianne and Dave Hirscher of Los Angeles, Calif., sons and daughters-in-law, Lucille and Vince Lorson of Sterling, Ill.; son, Tom, of Hector; eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren; and many nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Harry; sons, John and Frederick; and brothers and sisters, Joseph, Frances, Mary, Anna, Nettie, Frank, and John.
She was born Nov. 11, 1907, in Biscay, to Frank and Louise (Vacek) Boushka. She attended grade school in Biscay and graduated from Hutchinson High School. She had one year of Normal Training in Hutchinson and a year of college in St. Cloud. She taught school in Biscay, Cedar Mills, and Osceola Township. She married Harry Novotny on Nov. 11, 1930, in Stewart. They lived and farmed in Osceola Township until moving to Hector Township. She belonged to St. John's Catholic Church in Hector and was active in the Alter Society.
Norma Remmert, 88, of Springfield, died Thursday, March 15, 2001, at St. John's Lutheran Home, Springfield.
Arrangements are pending with Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield.
Viola Johnson, 85, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at Hutchinson Area Health Care.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Swedlanda Lutheran Church, Palmyra Township, rural Hector, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Hughes Funeral Home in Hector and one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.
She is survived by her husband Winston Johnson of Hector; children Stanley Johnson of Nampa, Idaho, Judy and Goran Granstrom of Scottsdale, Ariz, Ginny and Howard Swenson of Hector and Bob and Peggy Johnson of Eugene, Ore.; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; four brothers; and a sister.
She was preceded in death by her parents and five brothers.
She was born Oct. 9, 1915, in Hector, to Robert and Clara (Anderson) Johnson. She moved with her family from Hector when she was three, but she returned in 1936.
She married Winston S. Johnson on Jan. 23, 1942, at the Swedlanda Lutheran Church in Palmyra Township.
She was an active member of the Swedlanda Lutheran Church. For 14 years, she and Winston were the youth directors at the church. She also taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School.
Michael Grausam, 85, died Friday, March 15, 2001, at his home.
Arrangements are pending with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.
Charles Pizel, 62, of Vadnais Heights, formerly of Hanska, died Thursday, March 15 at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 19, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hanska, with burial in the Lake Hanska Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Firle Funeral Home in Hanska, and one hour prior to services at the church.
A complete obituary will appear in a later edition.
Michael Eigen, 54, of Mankato, died Thursday, March 15, 2001, at his home.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Mankato Mortuary Chapel, with private burial at a later date.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at Mankato Mortuary, with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service, and one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Memorials are preferred to donor's choice.
He is survived by his wife, Cherryl Eigen of Mankato; sister, Jeanine Wolford and her husband Norman of Morris; and brother, Jim Eigen and his wife Rita of Edina.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was born May 20, 1946, in Comfrey, to Martin and Ann Fromm Eigen. He graduated from Comfrey High School and received his bachelor's degree from Mankato State University. He served in the Army and was a Vietnam veteran. He married Cherryl Diane Englof on Dec. 18, 1971, in Mankato.
He was employed with Impact Services prior to working at Fireside Corner.
Gloria Hanson,79, of Lake Crystal, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at Lake Crystal Health Care Center.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Butternut, with burial in the Butternut Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2 - 5 p.m. Sunday at the Lake Crystal Mortuary and one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be given to Our Savior's Lutheran Church or to the choice of the donor.
She is survived by sons and their wives, Bill and Norma Hanson of rural Lake Crystal, Dennis "Swede" and Anna Hanson of New Iberia, La., Russell "Joe" and Debbie Hanson of Lake Crystal; daughter, Beth Amlie and her husband Jim of Lake Washington; three grandchildren; sister, Norma Jean Mowatt and her husband Maurice "Buck" of California; and special friend Stan Hudson of Lake Crystal.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson, three sisters, and two brothers.
She was born Aug. 18, 1921, in Tracy, to Albert and Bertha (Smith) Starr. She graduated from Tracy High School. She married Arden Hanson on March 8, 1941, in Estherville, Iowa. He died on Sept. 5, 1965. She was a homemaker and worked for the Lake Crystal Tribune. Gloria was an active member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church where she had taught Bible School and belonged to ELCW.