Online Obituaries Sunday, March 28, 1999 March obits by date  March obits by name February obits by date  February obits by name Click here for today's obituaries    Maria J. Sander, 95, of the Lafayette Good Samaritan Center formerly of Courtland, died Friday, March 26, 1999 at the Lafayette Good Samaritan Center in Lafayette.    Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in the City Cemetery in New Ulm. The service is being handled by the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.    She is survived by her sister, Martha Baisch of Courtland; her niece, Johanna Menk and her husband Lowell; her nephew, Richard C. Baisch of Rhode Island, N.Y.; and nieces and nephews in Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Adolph and Gene Kaiser; and her sisters, Hedwig Speidel, Ida Bleicher and Bertha Bach.    She was born July 29, 1904 in Stuttgart, Germany to Karl and Marie (Dannenhauer) Kaiser. She married Carl Sander in 1945 in New York City. After their marriage they lived in Lancaster, N.Y. until retiring and moving to Florida. In 1990 she moved to Courtland to live with her sister Martha Baisch. The last four years she has resided at the Lafayette Good Samaritan Center    Mildred Ring, 80, of 712 South Payne in New Ulm died Thursday, March 25, 1999 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.    A memorial service will be 11a.m. Monday at the United Church of Christ in New Ulm with burial in the City Cemetery in New Ulm.    Visitation will be one hour prior to the time of the serviceat the church on Monday. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.    She is survived by one daughter and son in law, Linda and Don Tongate of Nashua, New Hampshire; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Jerilyn Ring of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Roger and Julie Ring of Sac City, Iowa, and Michael and Ann Ring of Hastings; and seven grandchildren.    She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband William in February 1988.    She was born April 10, 1918, in Lake Hanska Township, Brown County to Chris and Pearl (Paulson) Lilleodden. She attended New Ulm Public High School, graduating in 1935. She received her two year teaching degree from Mankato State University in 1937, and later received her four year degree in 1967.    She married William E. Ring on May 27, 1939 at the Lake Hanska Church Parsonage. They lived in New Ulm all their lives.    Mildred taught elementary school for 25 years. She taught in the rural Brown County schools. She taught third grade in Lafayette from 1960-1967, then she taught in New Ulm Public School for 15 years, until retiring in 1982.    She was a member of the New Ulm Medical Auxiliary Society, the (RSVP) Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Brown County Retired Educators, Brown County Historical Society, American Red Cross, the Turner Ladies, Sons of Norway, and a member of the United Church of Christ.