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Ilo C. Lawrence, 94, died Friday, June 25, 1999, at Winthrop Good Samaritan Center.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Faith United Church, Winthrop, with burial in Glencoe City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-8 a.m. Wednesday at Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Winthrop, and will continue Wednesday one hour prior to services at the church.
She is survived by friends and in-laws.
She was preceded in death by her husband Leo; her parents; and sisters, Ella, Nina and Gladys.
She was born Oct. 25, 1904 in Arthur Township, Traverse County, to George and Marie (Bergen) Bowyer. She attended school in Browns Valley and continued her education at Moorhead State Teachers College. She began her teaching career in McLeod County. She later taught in Bismarck Township, Sibley County. She worked as a teacher for six years. She married Leo Lawrenz on March 10, 1934 in Browns Valley. The couple farmed in Bismarck Township, Sibley County, until they retired and moved into Winthrop in 1972. She worked for several years at the Winthrop Good Samaritan center and was later an active volunteer there. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Winthrop.
Anna Pohlen, 92, died Saturday, June 26, 1999 at Wabasso Health Care Center.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Wabasso, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-9 p.m. today at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Wabasso and will continue Tuesday one hour prior to services. There will be a parish prayer service 7:30 p.m. today at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Wabasso.
Kulow Funeral Service, Echo, is in charge of arrangements.
She is survived by her husband Crist of Wabasso; children and spouses, Emma and Harold Iffert of Morgan, Donald and Shirley of Wabasso, Aurelia and Douglas Lechner of Redwood Falls, Theresa and Dean Daas of Richmond, Bernice and Gerald Guetter of Wabasso, Luella and Ralph Heiling of Morgan and Christopher and Becky of Garland, Texas; 33 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and brother Chris Fernholz of Benson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, three sisters and one grandchild.
She was born March 15, 1907 near Wanda to Louis and Emma (Gorres) Fernholz. She grew up near Wanda and attended country school. She married Crist Pohlen on May 1, 1933 in Wabasso. She and her husband farmed. She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, Wabasso, and St. Anne's Council of Catholic Women.
Edwin P. Walz, 74, died Friday, June 25, 1999, in Fairfax.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Fairfax, with burial in the church cemetery in Cairo Township, Renville County. Full military rites will be conducted by the Fairfax Honor Guard.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Fairfax, and will continue Tuesday one hour prior to services at the church. There will be a rosary service at 6:30 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.
He is survived by his wife Bernadine "Bernie"; son Eugene of Fairfax; daughters, Regene Graen and husband Rick of Chandler, Ariz. and Geraldine "Geri" Dreier and husband Todd of Waconia; grandchildren, Jared and Sarah Dreier and Kate Graen; brothers, Clarence and wife Helen of St. Cloud and Ivan and wife Tilly of Huron, S.D.; sisters, Clara Heisel and husband Clea of Lyons, Ore., Virginia Fenske and husband Eugene of Woonsocket, S.D., Darlene Boltzer and husband Oscar of Huron, S.D. and Donna VanDiepen and husband Eugene of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Gerald and Lorraine Wolterman of Charles City, Iowa; stepmother Ella Walz of Huron, S.D.; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was born Dec. 30, 1924 in Yale, S.D. to Edward and Susan (Tschetter) Walz. He attended Huron country school and Yale High School. He entered the U.S. Army in April of 1945, where he served as a military policeman in Germany during World War II. He received an honorable discharge in April 1947. He moved to Fairfax in July 1947, where he owned and operated Eddie's Recreation with his brother Clarence. He married Bernadine M. Pfeffer on Nov. 3, 1947 in Fairfax. Over the years he worked at several places, including the Fullerton Pop Factory, Peitrus Produce and for the City of Fairfax, from which he retired in 1985, after 17 years of employment. After his retirement he worked for Dittmer Oil Company and Weis Oil Company. He was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Fairfax. He was also a member of the Fairfax V.F.W. Post No. 8459, where he served as commander from 1957-1959.
Sarah Lucas, 93, died Thursday, June 24, 1999 at Wood Dale Nursing Home, Redwood Falls.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church, Winthrop, with burial in the city cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today and 7:30-8 a.m. Tuesday at Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Winthrop, and will continue Tuesday one hour prior to services at the church.
She is survived by her daughters, Helen Cruse of Scottsdale, Ariz., Ruby Stiras and husband Dick of Minneapolis and Anita Lucas of Redwood Falls; sons, DeWald and wife Helen Jane of Phoenix, and Willard and wife Pat of Morton; 24 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Walter in 1979; daughter Corrine Lucas in 1996; brothers, August, Henry, Carl and Frank Pagel; sisters, Elizabeth Buntrock, Anna Becke and two sisters in childhood.
She was born May 17, 1906 in Bismarck Township, Sibley County, to William and Ida (Streseman) Pagel. She grew up and attended country school in Bismarck Township. She married Walter Lucas on May 24, 1924 in Winthrop. She was a homemaker most of her life. She also worked at the Winthrop Good Samaritan Care Center for 10 years. She resided in Winthrop until she entered the Wood Dale Nursing Home in Redwood Falls in December 1996. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Winthrop, where she was a member of the Ladies' Guild.