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   Virginia Clobes, 83, formerly of New Ulm died Friday, March 30, 2001 at the Castle Ridge Care Center in Eden Prairie.
   Services will be 7 p.m. Monday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm with burial in the New Ulm City Cemetery.
   Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
   She is survived by her grandsons, Todd Boelter and his wife, Deb of Delano, Kory Boelter and his wife, Angela of Coon Rapids, Timothy Boelter and his wife, Kimberly of Minnetonka; and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Benjamin Clobes on Feb. 27, 1979; a daughter, Terry E. Boelter on Sept. 18, 1997; and a granddaughter, Kathleen Boelter on Feb. 12, 1967.
   Virginia was born May 7, 1917 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Frank and Lottie (Page) Flanigan. She graduated from Fort Dodge High School in Fort Dodge, Iowa in 1936. She married Benjamin Clobes on June 25, 1944 in New Ulm. She worked as a waitress at Esser's Bar and later worked for the Fischer Rexall Drug Store both in New
   Ulm. She was an honorary member of the Turner Ladies Society in New Ulm for 32 years and was a member of the Brown County Humane Society.

   Robert Dahlberg, 72, of Redwood Falls, died Friday, March 30, 2001.
   Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home in Redwood Falls with burial in Crestlawn Memorial Garden.
   Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Monday and one hour prior to services Tuesday, all at the funeral home.
   Robert is survived by his special friend Helen Van Roeckel; five children, Linda and Gary Rockwell, Barb and Larry Loppnow, Scott and Linda Dahlberg, Renee and Travis Raddatz, and Melissa and Anthony Marino; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; a sister-in-law Evelyn Dahlberg; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
   He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother William; and a sister Margaret Steenhard.
   He was born Aug. 20, 1928 in Redwood Falls to Gilman and Mathilda (Juhnke) Dahlberg. He attended Wabasso High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during WWII. After the war, he married Evelyn Hansen. Together they farmed in the Redwood area. Years later, he moved to Kenosha, Wis. where he drove truck for Kenosha Auto Transport until his retirement in 1985. He spent his retirement years in Redwood Falls with his special friend Helen Van Roeckel. He was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls.