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Al Bode, 65, of Echo, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at his home.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Peace Lutheran Church in Echo.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Redwood Valley Funeral Home in Redwood Falls; and continues one hour before the service Sunday at the church.
Kulow Funeral Service of Echo is handling arrangements.
Evelyn Fehlhaber, 86, of 825 Center St., New Ulm, died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at United Church of Christ in New Ulm, with Orient Chapter 60 Order of the Eastern Star also conducting a service at the funeral. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. today, and 7:30 a.m. until -noon Saturday at Firle Funeral Home in New Ulm, and one hour prior to services at the church.
She is survived by daughter, Susan Viking Kueck and her husband John Kueck of Minneapolis; grandchildren, Dana Wagner, Andy Kueck, and Jenny Kueck of Minneapolis; great-grandchild, Austin Kueck of Minneapolis; sister, Betsy Crumrine of Nova, Ohio; sister-in-law, Kay Heil of Hutchinson; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1993.
She was born oct. 3, 1914, in St. Paul to Edward and Vera (Nagel) Larson. As a child, she moved with her family to New Ulm. She graduated from New Ulm High School in 1932. She married J. Donald Fehlhaber on June 1, 1938, in New Ulm. They moved to Sacred Heart where they operated the Sacred Heart News. They later made their home in Bird Island, owning and operating the Bird Island Union newspaper. They moved to Willmar in 1960, and returned to New Ulm in 1969.
She was a member of the United Church of Christ in New Ulm; Orient Chapter 60 Order of the Eastern Star; the Lind House; and the Hermann Monument Restoration & Perpetual Maintenance Society.
Memorials are preferred to the Women's Health Fund of the University of Minnesota Foundation, M.M.C. 395, 420 Delaware St. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, or the American Cancer Society.
Doris Heidemann, 86, of Estill Springs, Tenn., nd formerly of the Winthrop area, died Dec. 28, 2000.
Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at the Winthrop Cemetery with fellowship to follow at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winthrop.
She was born June 17, 1914, in Winthrop, to William and Dora Albrecht. On Oct. 20, 1940, she married Harold Heidemann. They lived in Winthrop. She taught at Moltke Township Country School. She and her husband moved to Lakeworth, Fla., in November 1965, and to Estill Springs, Tenn. in 1986.
She is survived by husband, Harold of Estill Springs, Tenn.; brother-in-law, Don and wife Averill Heidemann of New Ulm; sister-in-law and husband, Ruth and Glen Meyer; sister-in-law, Carol Heidemann; nephew Bob and wife Leann Horak of Winthrop; and many nieces and nephews.
Elmer Heine, 71, of Lewisville, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at Madelia Community Hospital.
Arrangements are pending with Sturm Funeral Home in St. James.
Jean Keech, 92, of Madelia, died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at Luther Memorial Home in Madelia.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Madelia. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Madelia.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at Pilgrim Funeral Home in Madelia and continues one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.
She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Conrad and Carol of Cumberland, Wis., and Gary and Sharon of Madelia; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death her husband in February 1998 and two sisters.
She was born Feb. 12, 1909, in Madelia to William and Ada (Williams) Mullen. She graduated from Madelia High School in 1927. She married Carwin Keech on Sept. 18, 1937, in Madelia. She worked as a secretary for Madelia Community Schools. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and various church organizations.
Edmund "Eddie" Spoo, 78, of Sanborn, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield with burial in Springfield.
Visitation is 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
He is survived by a friend and caretaker, Joann Brown of Sanborn.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Edward and John Spoo; and sister-in-law, Faye Spoo.
He was born on Nov. 28, 1922, in Sundown Township in Redwood County, to Mae and Theresia (Kaechek) Spoo. He attended country school. He moved to Sanborn in 1976. He worked at Hilltop Auto Wrecking and as a farm hand for David Gles.
Wesley Zupfer, 89, of New Ulm, died Thursday, June 7, 2001 at Oak Hills Living Center.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is one hour prior to services at the church.
Firle Funeral Home of New Ulm is handling arrangements.
He is survived by his sister, Adeline Mickelson of Madelia, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife on March 6, 2001; brothers, Sylvan, Sylvester, James, Jacob and Leslie; and sisters, Leona Weber, Eleanor Roiger, Lillian Brinkmann, and Elizabeth Roiger.
He was born Sept. 20, 1911, in New Ulm to Anton and Josephine (Dewanz) Zupfer. He attended Holy Trinity Grade School and worked for the Cudahy Packing Company for 15 years. He married Amanda Rosenau on March 6, 1943, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church parsonage. He worked for New Ulm Grocery. He retired in 1976. He became a resident of the Oak Hills Living Center in March 2000. He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.