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Velma N. Selle, 76, of Winthrop, and formerly of Brownton, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at Glencoe Area Health Center.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Brownton with burial in the Winthrop Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Thursday at Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Winthrop; and continues one hour before services Thursday at the church.
A complete obituary will be published in Wednesday's edition.
Douglas Corcoran, 85, of New Ulm, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at Sleepy Eye Care Center.
Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.
Richard Kiecker, 89, of Fairfax, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Fairfax Community Nursing Home.
Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Wellington Township, Renville County, with burial in the church cemetery. There will be full military rites by Fairfax Honor Guard.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at the church, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church Wednesday.
Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel handled arrangements.
He is survived by his brother, Ferdinand of Bird Island; sister, Meta Kiecker of Lamberton; sisters-in-law, Mary Kiecker, and Mrs. Thorwald Kiecker; and nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Julius, Thorwald, and Lawrence; and sister Alphia.
He was born July 1, 1910, in Wellington Township, Renville County, to Richard and Marie (Schultz) Kiecker. He grew up in Wellington Township. He attended public school and Emanuel Lutheran School. He served in the Army during World War II and later returned to Fairfax, where he farmed. He was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church and the Fairfax American Legion.
Eunice Pankonin, 72, of Sanborn, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Valley View Manor, Lamberton.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Red Rock Unit d Methodist Church, Sanborn, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at Anderson-Schmidt Funeral Home, Jeffers.
She is survived by her husband, George; son, Bruce and wife Betsy of Plymouth; daughters, Eileen and husband Roy Johnson of Peoria, Ariz., and Kathy and husband Jim Stevens of Parkman, Wyo.; six granddaughters; and one great-granddaughter.
She was born Aug. 31, 1927, in Springfield, to Carl and Grayce (Elsing) Zettler. She grew up in Comfrey. She attended Comfrey High School, graduating in 1945 as salutatorian. She worked for the phone company. She married George Pankonin on Dec. 13, 1947, and they lived in rural Jeffers. She was a member of Red Rock United Methodist Church.
Ben Kluck, 85, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, at Immanuel St. Joseph Hospital in Mankato.
Services are 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church with burial at a later date in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Mankato Mortuary with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service. Visitation continues one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. If desired, memorials may be given to St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Kluck of Mankato; sons and daughters-in-law, Bernard and Barbara of Rochester, David and Jacqueline of Bel Air, Md., Michael and Nancy of Mankato, Mark and Mary of Lakeville; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathryn and John Lenertz of Lakeville, Susan Broderick of Mankato, Nancy and Michael McClain of Mankato; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-children; nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four sisters.
He was born Aug. 16, 1914, in Cottonwood Township, Brown County, to Frank and Elizabeth (Annen) Kluck. He married Beatrice Schnobrich on May 15, 1934, in Searles. They later moved to New Ulm, where Ben owned Kluck and Berdan Motors. In 1957, they moved to Mankato. He began working for Ziegler Caterpillar in Mankato. He later owned and operated Kato Track and Welding for over 20 years. He was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and Moose Lodge.
Darrel Schafer, 60, of Buffalo Lake, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, at Renville County Hospital in Olivia.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Buffalo Lake with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the church and continues one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. Arrangements were made with Hughes Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Schafer of Buffalo Lake; children and their spouses, Kirk and Donna Schafer of Apple Valley; Michael and Jenny Schafer of Willmar and Vicki and Bernard Korkemeier of Gibbon; siblings and their spouses, Gary and Judy Schafer of Gibbon, Nancy Schafer of Olivia, Janet and Delbert Senst of New Ulm, Kathy and John Engelsmeier of Brownton; Louise and Steven Nelson of Hutchinson, and William and Rebecca Schafer of Buffalo Lake; and other relatives.
He was born on Oct. 27, 1939, in Buffalo Lake to Ernest and Evelyn (Boeck) Schafer. He married Joyce Widdel on July 14, 1961, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Buffalo Lake. The couple farmed south of Buffalo Lake. He owned a tile and gravel business and was also a heavy equipment operator. He belonged to the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Buffalo Lake.