Online Obituaries Sunday, April 21, 2002 2002 obituaries    2001 obituaries 2000 obituaries    1999 obituaries The Journal Online   Experience New Ulm Click here for today's obituaries    Frank W. Klement, 77, of 610 Birch Avenue in Gibbon died Thursday, April 18, 2002 at the St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.     Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Tuesday at the St. Willibrord's Catholic Church in Gibbon with burial in the church cemetery. Full graveside military honors will be conducted at the cemetery by the New Ulm Veterans Organizations.    Visitation will be 4 - 8 PM Monday and 7:30 - 10 AM Tuesday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Gibbon. The St. Willibrord's Catholic Aid Council will pray the rosary at 6 PM and there will be a parish prayer service at 7 PM both Monday at the funeral home.     Frank is survived by his wife, Delores Klement of Gibbon; daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and Andrew Portner of Winthrop, and Joyce and Keith Evenski of Cokato; a son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Jane Klement of Gibbon; grandchildren, Jason, Justin, Kyle, Jenna, Laura, Mandi, Megan and Chad; his mother-in-law, Irma Wager of New Ulm; a sister, Frieda Hoffmann of Mankato; a brother and sister-in-law, Arthur and Dorothy Klement of New Ulm; brothers-in-law, Alois Schneider and Arnold Schweiss, both of New Ulm; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Carol and Robert Holm of New Ulm and Lane and John Osheeran of Tucson, Arizona. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Robert Klement; and by sisters, Anne Fahrenkamp, Sister M. Arilda, Hilda Schweiss, Marie Mohr and Cecelia Schneider.     Frank was born September 28, 1924 in Moltke Township, Sibley County to Edward and Marie (Buechel) Klement. He served in the United States Army from 1944 - 1945 where he was stationed in Japan and was an honor guard for General Dwight Eisenhower. He married Delores Wager on June 17, 1952 at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in New Ulm. After marriage they farmed in Moltke Township, Sibley County on the family farm until he retired in 1989. He continued to help his son farm until his death. He enjoyed woodworking, playing cards and being with his eight grandchildren. He was a member of the St. Willibrord's Catholic Church in Gibbon, the St. Willibrord's Catholic Aid Council and the Mankato American Legion Post #11.    Randy J. Nash, 42, of Brookings, S.D., died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at Brookings Hospital.    Services are 2 p.m. today at First Lutheran Church in Brookings.    Visitation was 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.    He is survived by his wife Patti Nash of Brookings; sons Tyler and Tanner Nash of Brookings; brothers Rodney Nash of Vancouver, Wash., and Rick Brown of Portland, Ore.; and grandmother Irene Nash of New Prague.    Luella Dunlevy, 90, of Redwood Falls, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at the Sunwood Good Samaritan Center in Redwood Falls.    Arrangements are pending with the Nelson-Martin Funeral Service in Redwood Falls.    Joel Vander Plaats, 37, of Gaylord died Friday, April 19, 2002, at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia.    Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Church of Christ in Gaylord, with burial in Gaylord Municipal Cemetery.    Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Egesdal Funeral Home in Gaylord.    He is survived by his mother, Harriet Vander Plaats of Pipestone; wife Paula Ann Vander Plaats of Gaylord; son Jared Vander Plaats of Gaylord; daughter Lindsay Vander Plaats of Gaylord; brothers Mike and Dan Vander Plaats, both of Pipestone; and sisters Vickey Anderson of Gaylord, Sue Brands of Edgerton; Barb Rensberger of Sioux City, Iowa, and Lori Anderson of Pipestone.