Online Obituaries Tuesday, March 26, 2002 2002 obituaries    2001 obituaries 2000 obituaries    1999 obituaries The Journal Online   Experience New Ulm Click here for today's obituaries    Oyler Brudelie , 89, of Hanska, died Sunday afternoon, March 24, 2002, at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia.    Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Lake Hanska Lutheran Church, rural Hanska, with burial to follow in the church cemetery.    Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Firle Funeral Home in Hanska, and one hour prior to services at the church.    Oyler Maynard Brudelie, the son of George and Nina (Ouren) Brudelie, was born Oct. 6, 1912, on his family farm in Lake Hanska Township, Brown County. As a child, he attended country school and later Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis and the Mankato Business College. He was united in marriage to Helen Leaf on June 27, 1940, in Austin. They continued to live on and operate the family farm in Lake Hanska Township. They retired from farming in 1980, and moved into Hanska in 1981. His wife died Dec. 9, 1986. He married Marian (Goor) Olson on Oct. 31, 1987, at the Lake Hanska Lutheran Church. They continued to make their home in Hanska.    Oyler had just become a resident of the Luther Memorial Home March 11, 2002. He was an active member of Lake Hanska Lutheran Church having held many offices through the years. Oyler was a pilot and musician, and past president of the Brown County Farm Bureau. He was a member of the Sleepy Eye Drum & Bugle Corps, Over 60 Band, Lake Crystal Community Band, Hanska Harmony Band, and the "Hanska University Band."    Oyler enjoyed woodworking and travel, having visited twenty-seven countries, including Norway several times.    Survivors include his wife, Marian of Hanska; nephew, Wayne Brudelie and his wife Jean of Hanska; niece, Edith Dankert of Minneapolis; stepsons, Eugene Olson and his wife Cecelia of Bloomington, Lynn Olson and his wife Helen of New Ulm, Charles Olson and wife Dorene of Hanska; stepdaughters, Judi Olson-Cooksey and her husband Jerry of Solsberry, Ind., Linda Wempen and her husband Royce of St. Peter; and many stepgrandchildren and great-grandchildren, and other relatives.    In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Edythe LaRue Brudelie and two brothers, George and Walter Brudelie.    Memorials are preferred to the donor's choice.    Bernice Epple, 77, of rural St. George died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at the Immanuel- St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato.    Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, April 6, 2002, at 1:30 p.m. at the St. George Catholic Church in West Newton Township, Nicollet County, with burial in the church cemetery.    Visitation will be from 12 noon until time of the service at the church.    Minnesota Valley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.    A complete obituary will appear in a later edition.    Agnes T. (Mrs. Elmer) Bode , 82, of 923 N. German St., New Ulm, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm.    Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the church cemetery.    Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today and 7:30 -8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and also one hour before the service at church on Wednesday.    She is survived by her husband Elmer F. Bode of New Ulm; daughters, Betsy Domeier Stanton of Mankato and Ellen Mueller of St. Paul; a son, Warren Bode of New Ulm; eight grandchildren; sisters, Leona Stadick of New Ulm, Elvera Butler of Michie, Tenn., and Mildred Neumann of New Ulm; and a brother, Leonard Schwartz of New Ulm.    She was born March 5, 1920, in Courtland Township, Nicollet County to Carl and Elfrieda (Bartz) Schwartz.    In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to the donor's choice.            Louis Luckhardt, 94, of Redwood Falls, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at the St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.    Arrangements are pending with Nelson-Martin Funeral Service of Redwood Falls.    Lucille Landgraff, 70 of Franklin, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at her home.    Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Central Lutheran Church in Camp Township, with burial in the Ft. Ridgely and Dale Cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Fairfax. Visitation continues one hour before the services Thursday at the church.    She is is survived by her husband, Merlin Landgraff of Franklin; daughters, Rachel Landgraff of Lima, Peru and Karen Borth of Richfield; son, Glenn Landgraff of Franklin; and brothers, Richard Johnson of Mound and Herb Nelson of Franklin.    Lucille LuVerne (Johnson) Landgraff was born Feb. 25, 1932, in Camp Township, Renville County, to Alexander and Esther (Larson) Johnson.