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Dean Thorson, 67, of Cambria, died Thursday, March 23, 2000 at home.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Cambria Presbyterian Church, with burial in the city cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Cambria American Legion and New Ulm Veteran's Organizations.
Visitation is 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Firle Funeral Home, New Ulm, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church Monday.
He is survived by his wife Betty; sons, Dale and wife Stacy of Mankato, Mitchell and wife Kelly of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Dan and wife Terry of Cambria, Gary and wife Cheryl of Lake Crystal, Tom and wife Anne of Benton Harbor, Mich., and Wayne and wife Brenda of Cambria; daughters, Chris Thomas and fiance Tim Brown of St. Peter, and Melinda and fiance Mark Jones of Fridley; 18 grandchildren; brothers, Robert and wife Erna of Eagle Bend, and John and wife Marlys of Clear Lake; sister Patricia Bode and husband Wallace of Courtland; and nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother Orland.
He was born March 5, 1933 to Leonard and Clara (Mennenga) Thorson. He attended school in Lake Crystal area and graduated from Winthrop High School in 1952. He served in the Army during the Korean War. he married Betty Evans on June 21, 1951 in Courtland. He worked with the Minnesota Department of Transportation for many years. he served as the Constable of Cambria Township for 19 years. He served on the Cambria Town Board. He was a member of Cambria American Legion, the New Ulm VFW and Cambria Presbyterian Church.
Grace Brandt, 78, of rural Gaylord, died on Thursday, March 23, 2000, at the Arlington Municipal Hospital.
Services will be 11 a.m., Monday, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Gaylord, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Monday at Egesdahl Funeral Home in Gaylord, and at the church Monday, one hour prior to the service.
She is survived by her husband, Donald of Gaylord; daughter Nancy and Lynn Prell of Claremont; and three step grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Elmer and first husband, Ralph Reetz.
She was born May 17, 1921 in Waterville and William and Agnes (Nieranz) Geyer. She worked attended Waterville Public School. She married Donald H. Brandt on July 12, 1969 in Rochester. They owned and operated the Watertown Cafe from 1969 to 1971, the Gambles Hardware Store in Gibbon from 1971 to 1978, and the Trustworthy Hardware Store in Gaylord since 1978. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord.
Leona Menk, 83, of Mankato, died Thursday, March 23, 2000 at the Mankato Lutheran Home in Mankato.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mankato with burial in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Mankato.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday at the Mankato Lutheran Home Chapel in Mankato and one hour prior to services at the church.
Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm is in charge of the arrangements.
She is survived by her husband, Harvey Menk of Mankato; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Janet Menk of Bloomington, and Harlen and Georgia Menk of Ellsworth, Wis.; five grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Orville Tonn of St. Paul; sisters-in-law, Evelyn Runkle, Edna Swenson, Margaret Menk, Lois Menk all of St. Peter, and Hope Menk of Janesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Leo Runkle; a granddaughter, Hannah Menk; brothers-in-law, Ernie Menk, Archie Menk, Merril Swenson, and Donald Menk; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Darlene and Stan Wolf.
She was born Jan. 24, 1917 in Westbrook Township, Cottonwood County to Claire and Edith (Lundquist) Runkle. She graduated from Gaylord High School. She married Harvey Menk on May 14, 1941, at the home of her parents. They lived in St. Peter, Frost and Kiester. They moved to Mankato in 1956. She was a homemaker. She lived at the Mankato Lutheran Home since 1993. She was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mankato.
In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to the, Alzheimers Research Center, the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Endowment Fund, or the Mankato Lutheran Home.