Online Obituaries Thursday, July 1, 1999 July obits by date  July obits by name June obits by date  June obits by name Click here for today's obituaries    Margie J. Christensen, 82 of Lamberton died Tuesday, June 29,1999 at her home in Lamberton.    Services are 1:30 p.m., Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Lamberton, with burial in the Lamberton Cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Sturm Funeral Home in Lamberton; and continues one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church.    She is survived by a daughter, Vickie and husband Larry Lange of Cologne; a son, Steven and wife Euleen Christensen of Lamberton; six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; a brother, Gordon and wife Dorothy Enemark of Tracy; and a sister-in-law, Ida (Christensen) Struebing of Rochester.    She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor In 1996.    She was born July 10, 1916 In Highwater Township, Cottonwood County, to Max and Lida (Nelson) Enemark. She grew up in Highwater Township and attended school in Lamberton. She took Normal Teachers Training in Lamberton and taught country school for a short time before attending Augsburg College, graduating in 1939. She taught English in the Frost and Little Falls school districts during World War II. On Oct. 6, 1945 she married Victor Christensen in Lamberton. The couple farmed In Waterbury Township.She returned to teaching in 1969 in the Wabasso school district until her retirement. She was a lifelong member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lamberton, where she participated in WELCA and taught Sunday school.     Evelyn B. Riebel, 71, of rural Sleepy Eye, died Wednesday, June 30, 1999 at her home of cancer.    Arrangements are pending with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.    Loren J. Malmer, 63, of Bella Vista, Ark. , formerly of Winthrop, died June 25,1999 at Bates Medical Center in Bentonville, Ark.    A memorial service was held on Sunday, June 27, in Bella Vista. The family requests memorials to the American Lung Association, 1740 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019, or to a charity of the donor's choice.    He is survived by his wife, Selma of Bella Vista; daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Stan Thomas of Montrose, N.Y., and Carren and Joseph Hastings of Dallas, Texas; a stepdaughter, Tamara Mihock and stepsons, James and Michael Loney, all of Minneapolis; two grandsons; one granddaughter; and three stepgrandchildren; brothers, Reynold Malmer of St. Louis, Mo., and Daryl Malmer of White Bear Lake, and four nephews.    He was born May 5,1936, in New Ulm, to Bernhard and Florence Malmer of Winthrop. He attended Winthrop public schools and graduated from Winthrop High School in 1954. He was a standout basketball player in high school and college. He was a graduate of St. Cloud State University where he majored in business administration and marketing.    He worked as a manufacturer's sales representative for national and regional sporting goods firms for 30 years. He resided in Walker, Madison, Wis., and Minneapolis. He moved to Bella Vista, Ark. 11 years ago, where he was an active member of the business community and served a term as president of the Bella Vista Business Association.    Wesley Kirgiss, age 94, of Hector, died Tuesday, June 29, 1999, at Buffalo Lake Health Care.    Services are11 a.m. Saturday at Evangelical Free Church in Hector, with burial in the Osceola Church of Hope Cemetery.    Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at Hughes Funeral Home in Hector and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.    He is survived by children, Gene Kirgiss and his wife Jean of Hector, Lowell Kirgiss and his wife Karen of Garfield, Ark., Allan Kirgiss and his wife Joan of Hector; eight grandchildren;17 great-grandchildren; sisters- Ida Anderson of Colorado Springs, Colo., Pauline Anderson of PoySippi, Wis., Annetta Esterly of Buffalo, Minn.; sisters-in-law, Lilly Kirgiss of Aitkin and Pearl Nickel of Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada; and many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.    He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Luella; brothers; George, Ernest, Lawrence. Lloyd, and one brother in infancy; and sister, Elsie Clausen.    John "Wesley" Kirgiss was born Feb. 2, 1905, in Osceola Township near Hector to Jacob and Christina (Gaiser) Kirgiss. He grew up in Osceola Township , and attended rural school.    He married Luella Hofrock on Oct. 11, 1933, in Osceola Township. They farmed in the Hector area until 1956. They moved into Hector, and he worked as a custodian and school bus driver for the Hector Public School. He served as Osceola Township Clerk and as a member of District 90 School Board. He was a lay leader for the Osceola Church of Hope, and sang with the Men's Chorus and the Male Quartet. He was also active with the Community Center. He was named the 1995 Hector Outstanding Citizen.    Lawrence Flesner, 61, of Redwood Falls, died Wednesday, June 30, 1999 at Sunwood Good Samaritan Care Center, Redwood Falls.    Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Redwood Falls, with burial in Gales Township Cemetery, Walnut Grove.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday at Nelson Funeral Home, Redwood Falls, and will continue Saturday one hour prior to services at the church.    He is survived by his children, Debra Turbes and husband Dan of Walnut Grove, Anita Weber and husband Richard of Lamberton, Katherine Thooft and husband Roger of Rock Rapids, Iowa, Linda DeSmith and husband Gregg of Walnut Grove, Randall and wife Amy of Sioux City, Iowa, and Sara Panitzke and husband Randy of Gig Harbor, Wash.; 17 grandchildren; brothers, Theodore and wife Deanna of New Hope, David and wife Pam and Francis and wife Odell, all of California; and sister Bernadine Herrick and husband Ken, of California.    He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter who died in infancy; and one granddaughter.    Lawrence Ronald Flesner was born Nov. 23, 1937 in Walnut Grove, to Henry and Ruth (West) Flesner. He attended school in Walnut Grove, where he graduated in 1955. He married Leora Foster on Jan. 20, 1962 in Walnut Grove. They farmed in rural Walnut Grove and Lucan, moving into Redwood Falls in 1971. He attended Pine City Tech School for welding and then traveled to California. He returned to Minnesota in 1980 and did odd jobs. He returned to Redwood Falls in 1988. He served in the Marines from 1955-1959.    Edna L. Hensley, 88, of Franklin, died Tuesday, June 29, 1999, at New Ulm Medical Center.    Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Fairfax with burial in Ft. Ridgely Cemetery, Ridgely Township, Nicollet County.    Visitation is noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral chapel.    A complete obituary will be published in a future edition.    Mabel C. Grau, 88, of Oak Hills Living Center and formerly of the Sunset Apartments in New Ulm, died Wednesday, June 30, 1999 at Oak Hills Living Center.    Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm.    Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Monday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and will continue for one hour before the service at the church on Monday.    A complete obituary will appear in Friday's edition.    Joseph Weber, 85, of Gibbon, died Wednesday, June 30, 1999, at Oak Hills Living Center, New Ulm.    Arranagements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, Gibbon.