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Gunnar Davidson, 93, 1128 Ely Avenue in Gibbon, died Friday, March 24, 2000, at Fairfax Community Home.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday, at First Lutheran Church in Winthrop with burial in the Winthrop Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Gibbon and will continue for one hour prior to the time of service at the church on Tuesday.
He is survived by his wife, Luella Davidson of Gibbon; sisters, Olga Karlson of Smaland, Sweden and Judith Wahl of Boras, Sweden; sister-in-law, Birigit Davidson of Gotland, Sweden; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Arvid and Maxine Larson of Gibbon, Edmund Larson of Winthrop, Orville and Della Larson of Winthrop.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Carl, Arthur, Arvid, and Martin Davidson; and a sister Ruth Olofson.
He was born on July 4, 1906 at Smaland, Sweden to David and Mathilda (Karlson) Johanson. He moved to the United States in 1924. He moved to Lafayette in 1928. He worked as a hired hand for area farmers and later farmed on his own in the Lafayette area. He married Luella Albertina Larson on April 30, 1945 at the First Lutheran Parsonage in Winthrop. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Winthrop.
Henry Schneider, 75, of Redwood Falls, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Redwood Falls Hospital.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Redwood Falls, with burial and full military honors at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Bechyn.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, all at Nelson Funeral Home, Redwood Falls. Visitation will continue 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; sons, Michael and Steven of Minneapolis, and Kevin of Shakopee; daughter Kathy Kretsch and husband John of Arden Hills; two grandchildren; sisters, Mary Ann Zetah of Minneapolis, Martha Nesburg and husband Jim of Redwood Falls, and Rita Walter and husband Joe of Redwood Falls; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was born Sept. 6, 1924, in Henryville Township, Renville County, to Henry and Anna (Malacek) Schneider. He attended country school. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his discharge he returned to Henryville Township, where he worked at Trojan Seed Company. He married Helen A. Hendrickson on July 16, 1947, in Bechyn. They lived in Troy Township, moving to Olivia in 1956. He worked for United Hagie. They returned to Henryville Township for a short time before moving to Geneva in 1957, and later Owatonna. In 1967, they moved to Bechyn and opened the Bechyn Store naming it Bud and Helen's. He worked as a salesman for Moorman Manufacturing Co. until retiring on October 1986. They have lived in Redwood Falls since 1990. He was a former member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bechyn, and a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Redwood Falls, and the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the American Legion and served with the VFW marching unit, Owatonna.
Richard Kiecker, 89, of Fairfax, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Fairfax Community Home.
Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Wellington Township, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church and continues one hour before the services Wednesday.
Arrangements are handled by Hauser-Hantge Chapel, Fairfax.
Herman O. Schroeder, 86, of 715 S. German St., Ridgeway on German, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, at New Ulm Medical Center.
Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.
Myrtle Madson, 96, of Madelia, died Sunday, March 26, 2000 at Luther Memorial Home, Madelia.
Services are pending with Pilgrim Funeral Home, Madelia.
Nada Tabatt , 54, of Lewisville, died Saturday, March 25, 2000 at Madelia Community Hospital.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church, Lewisville, with burial in Ceresco Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lewisville.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Pilgrim Funeral Home, Madelia, and will continue Wednesday one hour prior to services at the church.
She is survived by her husband, Warren; mother, Lasca Flitter of Madelia; son, Matthew Bear and wife Barbara of Boulder, Colo.; daughter, Lisa Koehn and husband Michael of Hot Springs, S.D.; brothers, Lowell Flitter and wife Marie of Lewisville, and David Flitter and wife Dixie of New Ulm; four stepsons; two grandsons; four stepgrandchildren; and nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her father, Elfred Flitter.
She was born April 1, 1945, in Madelia, to Elfred and Lasca (Wiederhoeft) Flitter. She grew up on the family farm near Madelia. She graduated from Southern School of Agriculture, Waseca, in 1963. She returned to Minnesota in June 1999 from Valley Springs, Calif.
Eunice Pankonin, 72, of Sanborn, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Valley View Manor in Lamberton.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Red Rock United Methodist Church, Sanborn, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Anderson-Schmidt Funeral Home, Jeffers and continues from 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Debara Boyle, 43, of Redwood Falls, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar.
Services are 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Redwood Falls, with burial in the Morton City Cemetery.
Visitation is 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. today at Nelson Funeral Home, Redwood Falls, and will continue one hour prior to services Tuesday at the church.
She is survived by her husband, John; sons, Jesse of Redwood Falls, and James and wife Ruth of Redwood Falls; daughter, Jennifer of Redwood Falls; grandson Aaron; parents, Allen and Mary Johnson of Raymond; brothers and sisters, Linda Weets of Kerkhoven, Barbara Fank and husband Richard of Raymond, Jerome and wife Laura of New London, Rodney and wife Julie of Willmar, Marsha McCleary and husband Ronald of Willmar, Jeffrey and wife Marsha of Clara City, Brian and wife Lois of Raymond, Lon and wife Paulette of Fort Ripley, Kevin and wife Deborah of Minneota, and Wayne and wife Keri of Lucan; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was born Oct. 3, 1956, in Willmar, to Allen and Mary (Schorn) Johnson. The family lived in Lone Tree Township, Chippewa County until 1966, when they moved to Woods Township. She graduated from Raymond Public School in 1975. She married John C. Boyle on March 19, 1977, in Redwood Falls. They moved to Bloomington, returning to Redwood Falls in 1978, where they farmed. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was clerk of Redwood Falls Township and was involved with 4-H.