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Katherine Kleeman, 92, of Morton, died Thursday, April 20, 2000 at Wood Dale Nursing Home, Redwood Falls.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church, Morton, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, rural Morton.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Sunday, with a prayer service 7 p.m. at the funeral home, and will continue 9:30 a.m. until time of services Monday at the church.
She is survived by daughter Geraldine Mages and husband James of Jordan; grandchildren, James Mages and wife Carol of Downer's Grove, Ill., and Polly Johanson and husband Kevin of Lakeville; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband George; brothers, George, Michael, Lawrence, and Thomas Singer; and sisters, Barbara Gibbons, and May Kinney.
She was born Feb. 17, 1908 in Morton, to Michael and Mary (Goblirsch) Singer. She lived with her family in Morton, graduating from Morton High School. She worked for the phone company. She married George Kleeman on Nov. 11, 1929 in Morton. They lived north of Morton, where they farmed until 1947, when they moved into Morton. She moved to Wood Dale Nursing Home in 1996. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, the Foresters and C.C.W.
Deloris Sorbe, 73, of Gaylord, died Wednesday, April 19, 2000 at Arlington Municipal Hospital.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Gaylord, with burial in church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday and 7:30-9 a.m. Saturday at Egesdal Funeral Home, Gaylord, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
She is survived by her son Thomas of Young America; daughter Beverly and husband Jack Miles of Bloomington; brother John and wife Donna Kramber of Apple Valley; grandson Shane Dusoski of Hutchinson; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister Delma Goodrie; brother Elmer Kramber; and son Kevin.
She was born Aug. 29, 1926 in Gaylord, to Carl and Ida (Goetsch) Kramber. She graduated from Gaylord High School in 1944. She married Dean Sorbe on Aug. 25, 1946 in Gaylord. She was later divorced. She worked at Fullerton Lumber Company for many years. She also worked as secretary at Sibley County Public Health Nursing Services until her retirement. She lived in Gaylord until moving to Arlington Good Samaritan Home. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and the American Cancer Society.