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Hazel Olson, 91, of Madelia, formerly of LaSalle, died Monday, May 22, 2000, at Luther Memorial Home, Madelia.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at LaSalle Lutheran Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Pilgrim Funeral Home, Madelia, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Leonard Petersen, 57, of Tracy, formerly of Lamberton, died Tuesday, May 23, 2000, at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Sioux Falls.
Arrangements are pending with Sturm Funeral Home, Lamberton.
Phyllis Hansen, 74, of Sleepy Eye, died Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester.
Services are 2 p.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sleepy Eye, with private burial in Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye.
There is no visitation, but there will be lunch and fellowship in the St. Mary's Church social room following the burial on Friday.
Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye.
Memorials are preferred to Sleepy Eye Hospital.
She is survived by her husband, Charles "Chisey"; daughter Jan and husband Rod O'Marron of New Ulm; sons, Craig and wife Linda, Scott and wife Deb, all of Sleepy Eye; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister, Ethel and husband Ed Krzmarzick of Sleepy Eye.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Norma Judge.
She was born Nov. 17, 1925, in Sleepy Eye, to Henry and Elsie (Dohrmann) George. She grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School in 1943. She married Chisey Hansen on Nov. 8, 1947 in Sleepy Eye.
Doug Olson, 59, of Lester Prairie, died Thursday, May 18, 2000 at his home,
A private, family service was held at Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel, Lester Prairie, with burial in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Watertown.
He is survived by his wife, Joni; children, Eric Olson of Winthrop, Lynn Badrul Haimi and husband Budda Bakar of Eagan, and Jake Motzko of Eden Prairie; two grandchildren; mother Dorothy Swedeen; sisters, Kathleen Olson of Minneapolis, Karen and husband Zev Aelony of Minneapolis, and Sandy Olson of Forest Lake; mother-in-law, Jean Motzko of Watertown; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Arnold; brother, Philip; nephew, Yale Griffin; and father-in-law, Gordon Motzko.
He was born June 12, 1940, in Cambridge to Arnold and Dorothy (Paulson) Olson. He graduated from Cambridge High School and the University of Minnesota and attended William Mitchell Law School. The couple owned Jonio's Restaurant in Gaylord, Winthrop and Sleepy Eye before going into business in Lester Prairie.
Owen Langlie, 83, of North Mankato, died Monday, May 22, 2000, at Lake Crystal Health Care Center.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with burial in Woodland Hills Memorial Park.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and at the church Wednesday, one hour prior to the service.
Woodland Hills Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Alice of North Mankato; daughters and sons-in-law, Gladys and Lynn Adams of Barrett, Connie and Martin Christianson of Lake Crystal, and Janet and Wesley Goff of North Mankato; daughter-in-law, Joan Langlie of North Mankato; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Arthur, of North Mankato; sister and brother-in-law, Claire and Roger Luskey of Inver Grove Heights; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, David.
He was born Sept. 1, 1916, in Long Prairie to Clarence and Gunda (Bjerkaas) Langlie. He attended school in Long Prairie. He married Alice Kloppman on June 7, 1942 at Mankato. They farmed near North Mankato. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. He also belonged to National Farmers Organization and Wonder Life Organic Farming.