Online Obituaries Friday, July 2, 1999 July obits by date  July obits by name June obits by date  June obits by name Click here for today's obituaries     Evelyn B. Riebel, 71 of Sleepy Eye died June 30, 1999 in Sleepy Eye.    Services are 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Union Congregational Church in Sleepy Eye with burial in Home Cemetery in Sleepy Eye.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye and continues one hour before the service at the church.    She is survived by her husband Gerald of rural Sleepy Eye; son, Donn, and his wife Shelley Buggert of Tacoma, Wash.; Tom and Ann Riebel of Evergreen, Colo.; six grandchildren; brothers, Leslie and wife Eunice Buggert of West St. Paul, Alton and wife Mabel Buggert of Mesa, Ariz., and Fremont and wife Jan Buggert of Mesa, Ariz.; sisters, Lee and husband Philip Leonard, Gladys and husband Mike Stolte, Arlene and husband Hilly Kral and Janice and husband Julian Griebel, all of New Ulm; mother-in-law, Minnie Riebel of Sleepy Eye; brothers-in-law, Vernard and wife Myrt Riebel of Sleepy Eye and Kenneth Riebel of Mahtomedi and many nieces and nephews.    She was preceded in death by parents; and sisters, Lillian Buggert and Adeline Berg.    She was born on July 23, 1927 in New Ulm to John and Lena (Rickers) Buggert. She attended school in New Ulm. She married Gerald Riebel on April 19, 1958, in Sleepy Eye. They lived in Prairieville Township near Sleepy Eye. She worked as a secretary for the principal of the New Ulm Public High School for 19 years. She was a member of the Union Congregational Church in Sleepy Eye. She also volunteered at the Sleepy Eye Care Center and the Red Cross Blood Bank for many years.    Mabel C. Grau, 88, of Oak Hills Living Center and formerly of 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    Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Monday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and continues one hour before the service at the church.    She is survived by her daughter and sons-in-law, Joan and Steve Fenske of New Ulm, Harlan Mehlhop of New Ulm; son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Elaine Marier of North Albany, Ore.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother and sisters-in law, Melvin and Eleanor Wills of New Ulm, Helen Wills of Winter Park, Fla.    She was preceded in death by her parents; son, James Marier; daughter, Diane Mehlhop; sisters, Elsie Ginkel, Sirena Haack, Lydia Rueckert, and Emily Johns; brother, George Wills; and husbands, Lawrence Marier in 1966 and Arthur Grau in 1975.    She was born on Nov. 27, 1910, in Granby Township, Nicollet County to William and Hulda (Dallmann) Wills. She married Lawrence Marier on June 7, 1936 at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. They lived in New Ulm until his death in 1966. She married Arthur Grau on Aug. 3, 1968, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. They lived in New Ulm until his death in 1975. She moved to Sunset Apartments in 1987. She became a resident of Oak Hills Living Center in December 1997. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.    Joseph S. Weber, 85, of 142 East 7th Street in Gibbon, died Wednesday, June 30, 1999 at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm.     Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Willibrord's Catholic Church in Gibbon with burial in the Catholic Cemetery in Gibbon.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday and 7:30-10 a.m. Saturday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Gibbon. St. Willibrord's Catholic Aid Society will pray the rosary at 6 p.m. and a parish prayer service will be at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.    He is survived by his wife, Martha Weber of Gibbon; daughters and sons-in-law, Lucille and Roger Stippel of Coon Rapids, Marilyn and Randy Buboltz of Litchfield; son and daughter-in-law, Leonard and Jennifer Weber of Lake City; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers and sister-in-law, Lester and Angeline Weber of Gibbon, and George Weber of Gibbon.    He was preceded in death by his parents.    He was born on Sept. 12, 1913, in Bismarck Township, Sibley County, to Sebastian and Mary (Hrdlicka) Weber. He married Martha Sellner on Sept. 10, 1940 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. They farmed in rural Stewart for 30 years. They retired from farming in 1970 and moved to Gibbon where he worked for the Goodman Produce for 12 years. He was a member of the St. Willibrord's Catholic Church and the Catholic Aid Society.    Laura Patterson, 93, of Sleepy Eye, died Thursday, July 1, 1999, at the St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Paul.    Arrangements are pending with Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye.    Leo Fritz, 86, of Sleepy Eye, died Thursday, July 1, 1999, at Divine Providence Nursing Home, Sleepy Eye.    Arrangements are pending with Woodland Hills Funeral Home, Mankato.    Arleen R. Flatau, 62 of Bloomington and formerly of St. James, died Tuesday June 29, 1999 at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.    Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Albion Lutheran Church in rural St. James with burial in the church cemetery.    Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at Pease Funeral Home in St. James and continues one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.    She is survived by a sister, Shirley Flatau; her mother, Alice Flatau, both of Bloomington; aunts, uncles; and cousins.    She was preceded in death by her father and her brother Alvin.    She was born Aug. 7, 1936, in St. James to Theodore and Alice (Johnson) Flatau. She graduated from St. James High School. She was employed at Tony Downs Foods in St. James for a short time. She was then employed at New Ulm Laundry for several years. In 1961 she moved to Minneapolis and was employed as an inspector at Minnesota Rubber Company in St. Louis Park. She retired in 1997. She was an associate member of Oak Grove Lutheran Church in Richfield and a member of the Albion Lutheran Church in rural St. James.    Lydia Simon, 87 of Redwood Falls, formerly of Morton, died Wednesday, June 30, 1999 at Wood Dale Nursing Home in Redwood Falls.    Mass of Christian burial is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Catholic Church in Morton with burial in the Calvary Cemetery in Morton.    Visitation is 9:30 am until service time Tuesday at the church. Nelson Funeral Home of Redwood Falls is in charge of arrangements.    She is survived by a son, Clifton Simon and wife Sandra of Delano; sister, Agnes Hagaman of Rochester; and several nieces and nephews.     She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy in 1978; two sisters and one brother.    She was born on Jan. 15, 1912 in Paxton Township, Redwood County, to Wenzel and Mary (Berger) Mages. She graduated from the Morton High School in 1930. She attended beautician college and worked in St. Paul until 1938 when she moved to Morton and operated her own shop. She married Guy Simon in 1948 and became a homemaker. She entered Wood Dale Nursing Home in 1987.     Earnest J. Evenson, 83, of rural Gibbon died Thursday July 1, 1999, at Winthrop Good Samaritan Care Center.    The funeral is tentatively set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Fairfax with burial in Clear Lake Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery in Severance Township, Sibley County.    The visitation is tentatively set for 5-7 p.m. Monday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Fairfax and will continue for one hour prior to the time of the service at the church on Tuesday.    Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Gibbon is in charge of the arrangements.    A complete obituary will appear in a later edition.