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Luverne 'Louie' Lowinske, 78, of 903 15th South St., New Ulm, died Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the church cemetery with military honors conducted by the New Ulm veterans organizations.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday and 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and continues one hour before the service at the church.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Lowinske of New Ulm; daughters and son-in-law, Gail and John Berg of Rochester, Eileen Lowinske of Albuquerque, N.M., and Dawn Storandt of West Lafayette, Ind.; grandchildren, Andrea Berg, Philip Berg and Michael Lowinske; sister, Elaine Black of Hutchinson; half sisters, Irene Keller of New Ulm and Gertrude Memmenga, a resident of the Good Samaritan Center in Winthrop; and sister-in-law, Hazel Lowinske of Sleepy Eye.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Elvera Zupfer; and brother, Marvin Lowinske.
He was born April 16, 1923, in Home Township, Brown County, to Theodore and Martha (Rolloff) Lowinske. He graduated from Sleepy Eye High School. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served from March 6, 1942, to December 6, 1946. He served in the South Pacific as an Aviation Radioman 1st class. After his discharge, he worked for the Mankato Municipal Airport. He married Donna Knapper on Sept. 5, 1952, in New Ulm. He worked for the New Ulm Rural Telephone Company for 36 years, retiring in 1985. He worked for the Clarey's Fire and Safety Equipment in Rochester as a salesman. He learned to fly an airplane at age 15 and continued to fly throughout his lifetime. He owned several planes and also worked as a crop duster. He was a member of the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm where he served on several boards. He was a member of the New Ulm Fire Department for 30 years, serving on the Hook and Ladder Company and as chief from Jan. 1, 1974 to Dec. 31, 1984. He was member of the New Ulm Legion Post 132 and was a past commander of the post, New Ulm VFW Post 1648, New Ulm DAV, New Ulm Lions Club where he was an original organizer of the first fly-in breakfast, and the Experimental Airplane Association. He was a board member of the Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes in New Ulm and a past member of the Sleepy Eye Drum and Bugle Corps.
Allan J. Hansen, 40, of Benton, Ark., died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, at the Benton Nursing Home in Benton.
Memorial service is 2 p.m. Saturday at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield. Burial will be at Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield.
He was born March 22, 1960, in New Ulm to James E. and Helen Hansen.
He is survived by his mother, Helen Hansen of Pea Ridge, Ark.; sisters, Carol Mather of Nevada, Iowa, and Mary Ray of Phoenix, Ariz., and several nieces and nephews.
Silverius J. 'Sarge' Schweiss, 77, of Sauk Rapids, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sauk Rapids, with burial with military honors by the Sauk Rapids American Legion Post 254 in the parish cemetery.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today at Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Sauk Rapids. Sauk Rapids American Legion Post 254 will pray at 6:30 p.m., and there will be parish prayers at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife, Bernice of Sauk Rapids; daughters and sons, Peggy Benoit, Diane Hall, and Joseph of Sauk Rapids, Eugene of Maple Grove, Mary Midas and Jerome of Foley, and LuAnn Helgeson of Monticello; brothers and sister, Arnold of New Ulm, Leona Mathiowitz of Sleepy Eye, and George of Gibbon; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two stepgrandchildren, and one stepgreat-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by an infant son; an infant grandson; and sister, Florence Kotton.
He was born Dec. 22, 1923, in Fairfax to Joseph and Hedwig (Huhn) Schweiss. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He married Bernice Reinhofer Jan. 10, 1959, in St. Cloud. He was self employed as a plumber in the Sauk Rapids area. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Sauk Rapids American Legion Post 254.
Alden Olson, 86, of rural Gibbon died Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at Winthrop Good Samaritan Care Center.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Augustana Lutheran Church in Gibbon with burial in the Clear Lake Lutheran Cemetery in Cornish Township, Sibley County.
Visitation is 9:30-11 a.m. Friday at Augustana Lutheran Church in Gibbon. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Gibbon is in charge of the arrangements.
He is survived by his sister, Mildred Lind of Winthrop; sister-in-law, Evelyn Olson, of the Winthrop Good Samaritan Care Center; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Edythe Olson, Margaret Kreft, Viola Olson in infancy; and brothers, Hilder Olson, Elliot Olson and Burton Olson.
He was born on March 10, 1915, in Gibbon to Hans J. and Minnie (Lunderborg) Olson. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He farmed in Cornish Township, Sibley County and retired in 1980. He was a member of Augustana Lutheran Church in Gibbon.