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Geneva Welch, 89, of Redwood Falls, died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at Wood Dale Nursing Home, Redwood Falls.
Private family services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Nelson Funeral Home, Redwood Falls, with burial in the city cemetery.
Visitation was held Friday at the funeral home.
She is survived by her children, Joyce Ahrens of Redwood Falls, Maxine Welch of Redwood Falls, Carol Fixsen and husband Myron of Wabasso, June Kuehn of Redwood Falls, Harlan Welch and wife Marty of Indianapolis, Ind., Dwayne Welch of Vesta, Patricia Steffen and husband Orlo of Mankato, and Susan Como and husband Dean of North Mankato; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and sister Virginia Kolsrud of Bloomington.
She was preceded in death by her husband; sons, Gary and Leland; grandsons, Seth and Jordan; two brothers; and two sisters.
She was born May 3, 1910 in Redwood Falls, to Angus and Rosella (Erickson) Johnson. She attended Redwood Falls Schools. She worked at the Redwood County Nursing Home. She married Joseph Welch in Sept. 1933 in Redwood Falls. They lived in Sheridan Township, north of Redwood Falls, where they farmed. They moved to Vesta in 1973, where she helped establish the museum and helped with her son's hardware store. She moved to Lakeside Manor in the early 1990s and had been at Wood Dale Nursing Home four years. She was a member of V.F.W. Auxiliary and Legion Auxiliary and was active in the poppy program. She also helped with the bloodmobile.
Gordon Cunningham, 81, of Hector, died Wednesday, March 15, 2000 at Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hector, with burial in the city cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. at Hughes Funeral Home, Hector, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church Monday.