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Fern Kelsey, 91, of Truman, died Tuesday, May 2, 2000, at Luther Retirement Home, Truman.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, Madelia, with burial in Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Pilgrim Funeral Home, Madelia, and will continue one hour prior to services Friday at the church.
She is survived by daughters, Maxine Sanders of Truman, Shirley "Mardelle" Gerdes and husband Harry of Ormsby, Marjory Nelson and husband David of Hummelstown, Penn., Carole Krueger and husband Don, and Charlotte Knaak and husband Jerold, all of St. James, and Valerie Forsythe and husband Gary of Albert Lea; sons, Dale and wife Judie of Fairfax, Va. Ronald and wife Jeanne of Lamberton, and Malcolm and wife Karen of Lewisville; 27 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; daughter Donna Jean; sister Valva; two great grandchildren; and son-in-law Edward Sanders.
She was born July 1, 1908, in Galt, Iowa, to Earl and Charlotte (Patterson) Ogden. She grew up in rural St. James, where she attended rural schools and St. James High School. She married Dale Kelsey on June 25, 1927, in Estherville, Iowa. They farmed in rural Madelia and Lewisville, retiring in 1974, when they moved to Madelia. She moved to Luther Retirement Home in March 1999. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Madelia Hospital Auxiliary, Madelia Garden Club, and the Extension Group. She had also been a 4-H leader. She was awarded the Outstanding Senior Citizen for Watonwan County in 1981.
Gordon Pikal, 86, of Brownton died Tuesday, May 2, 2000, at Hutchinson Community Hospital.
Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Peace Lutheran Church, Hutchinson, with burial in Oakland Cemetery, Hutchinson
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and 8-11 a.m. Friday at Hobratz Hantge Chapel, Hutchinson, and at the church Friday one hour before the service.
He is survived by his wife, Agnes; sons, Keith and wife Joan of Brownton, and Leigh Pikal and wife Nancy of Hutchinson; eight grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; sister, De Etta Pikal; brothers, Melvin, Leonard and wife Darlene; and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Lloyd.
He was born April 22, 1914, in Round Grove Township, rural Brownton, to Frank and Elizabeth (Holetz) Pikal. He attended rural school and Brownton High School. He married Agnes Heller of Hutchinson on July 8, 1937, at Peace Lutheran Church, Hutchinson. He has been a member of Peace Lutheran Church for 62 years. He farmed in the Brownton area. He spent winters in Yuma, Arizona for the last 33 years.
Goldie VanAvermaet, 79, of Chaska, died Tuesday, May 2, 2000 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Bertas Funeral Home, Chaska, with burial in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Visitation is one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
She is survived by son Dennis and wife Kathy Wells of Prior Lake; daughters, Pat Sondergaard of Eden Prairie, and Shelley and husband Lyle Shackelford of Spring Park; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Allen and Doris Penske, Marvin and Judith Penske, and Arletta Penske, all of Vesta, Loretta Penske of Marshall, and Joyce Penske of Coon Rapids; sisters, Gilfie Lyons, and Delphine Hansvick, both of Vesta, and LaVon Wells of Northome; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Kelsey Wells and Ceriel VanAvermaet; brothers, Howard, Karmen, Kenneth, and Glen; brothers-in-law, Jeff Lyons, John Hansvick, and Paul Wells; and son-in-law Roger Sondergaard.
She was born Oct. 5, 1920 in Vesta, to Gus and Emma (Kolander) Penske. She was a member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary, Sleepy Eye.
Clara Geiger, 92, formerly of the Broadway Haus in New Ulm, died Wednesday, May 3, 2000 at the Fairfax Community
Home in Fairfax. Arrangements are pending with the Minnesota
Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.
Arlene (Mrs. Edward) Holm, 67, of 114 N. Payne in New Ulm died Wednesday, May 3, 2000 at the home of her daughter in Cathedral City, California.
Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.
Dorothy M. Proehl, 82, of Glencoe, died Tuesday, May 2, 2000, at Glencoe Area Health Center.
There will be a private family service, with burial in First Lutheran Cemetery, Glencoe.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today, and 8-9 a.m. Friday at Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel, Glencoe.
She is survived by her husband, Frederick; son, Wayne and wife Helen of Glencoe; and daughter, Marjorie Schmidt and husband James of New Ulm.