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Adeline Horner, 87, formerly of Sunset Apts., New Ulm, died Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at Luther Memorial Home, Madelia.
Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm.
Lawrence E. Ahern, 75, of Kasson, formerly of Madelia, died Thursday, April 19, 2001, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. James Catholic Church, St. James, with burial in Butterfield City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 7:30-10 a.m. Monday at Sturm Funeral Home, St. James. A Christian Mother's Rosary will be held at 4 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife Beverly; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara Armbrust of Sauk Rapids, Debra and Steven Sehr of Osage, Jodi and David Miller of LeRoy; son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Binga of Fargo, N.D.; ten grandchildren; brothers and sister-in-law, Francis and Monica of North Mankato, and Albert of Madelia; sisters and brothers in-law, Myrtle and Harold Warner of Madelia, and Marion and Curtis Hanson of Mankato; sisters and brothers in-law, Ruby and Eldon Ekstrom of Butterfield, Kathleen Pierson of Butterfield, Vivian and Clarence Blomqren of Mountain Lake, and Eloise and Leo Zellmer of Waterville, brother-in-law, Leland and wife Marilyn Pierson of Trimont; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, John Claire, sisters-in-law, Mary and Carole, brother-in-law, Nels Pierson, nephew, Michael, and niece, Johanna Kay Pierson.
He was born Jan. 12, 1926, in Dexter, to John and Mary Lillian (Duffy) Ahern. He graduated from Madelia High School and obtained a Master Boilerman's License from Mankato Vo-Tech. He married Beverly Pierson on June 6, 1953, in Madelia. He served in the U.S. Navy in WW II in the Pacific. He was an engineer in the food processing industry and worked for Stokley Van Camp and Tony Downs Foods.
Myrtle Jahnke, 83, of Hector, died Thursday, April 19, 2001, at the Olivia Healthcare Center.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul' s Lutheran Church in Hector with burial in the Hector City Cemetery.
Visitation will be will 5-7 p.m. Sunday at the Hughes Funeral Home, Hector, and one hour prior to the service at the chuch Monday.
She is survived by her husband Herbert of Hector; children, Francis and Evan of Elk River, and Janice and Victor Albrecht of Minneapolis; six grandhildren; a great-granddaughter; brother, Robert Ewer of Bird Island; sister and brother-in-law, Enid and Stanley Baker of Post Falls, Idaho; sisters-in-law, Elfrieda Jurisch of Hector, Violet Jahnke of Hector, Dorothy Ewer of Bird Island, and Catherine Ewer of Olivia; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and three sisters.
She was born April 7,1918, in Kingman Township, rural Bird Island, to George Sr. and Ora Mae (Senescall) Ewer. She grew up in the Bird Island area and attended the Bird Island School. She married Herbert Jahnke on March 21, 1936, in Hector. They lived in Hector. She worked at the Telephone Company, Peterson's Grocery Store, and as a bookkeeper for the Hector Farmers Elevator. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hector.
Chester Tisue, 90, of rural Redwood Falls died Thursday, April 19, 2001 at his home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Gloria Del Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls, with burial in the Redwood Falls Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday at the Nelson Martin Funeral Home, Redwood Falls and one hour prior to the service at the church.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy; daughter and son-in-law Joan and Vilo Dahmes of Clements; nine grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, son James, grandson Kenneth, and brothers Lloyd and Carl.
He was born Feb. 23, 1911, in Keya Paha County near Nordin, Neb., to Otto and Belva (Downing) Tisue. He left Nebraska at age 15, moving to Iowa and then to Minnesota at age 18. He married Dorothy DeGraaff on Feb. 25, 1933 in Winner, S.D. They farmed in Redwood County all of their married life except for 1960 when they fanned in Montana on his mother's ranch. For a time Chester worked for Allis Chalmers Implement. He quit farming at the age of 88 but never really retired. He continued renting the pasture for cattle, mending fences, fixing his machinery and taking grain to the elevator at harvest time.