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LaRoy H. Bode, 94, formerly of Nicollet, died Saturday, July 10, 1999 at Grandview Good Samaritan Center, St. Peter.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Nicollet, with burial in the church cemetery in Nicollet Township.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, Nicollet, and will continue Wednesday one hour prior to services at the church.
He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, LaDonna and Troy Shult of Winthrop, and Dianne and Robert Wolff of Lake City; son and daughter-in-law, Virgil and Evelyn Bode of Nicollet; 12 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma on Jan. 27, 1993; sisters, Agnes Thom and Ida Dallmann; brothers, Elmer, Wilbert, and Edgar Bode; and a grandson, Bradley Shult on Dec. 26, 1962.
He was born April 15, 1905, in Nicollet Township, to Louis and Martha (Reuss) Bode. He attended country school No. 29 in Nicollet Township and also Trinity Lutheran School, Nicollet. He married Alma Dallmann on Aug. 21, 1927 in Nicollet. They farmed in Nicollet Township until retiring in 1961, when they moved into Nicollet. He was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Nicollet.
Emma M. Drexler, 97, formerly of 21 S. Payne, died Saturday, July 10, 1999 at Lafayette Good Samaritan Center.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, New Ulm, with burial in the Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm. There will be a parish prayer service 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Harold and Marlyn, and Richard F. and Kathy, all of rural New Ulm; grandchildren, Jeffrey of New Ulm, Julie Parker of Knoxville, Tenn. and Lynette May and husband Merrill of Tulley, N.Y.; two great-grandchildren; sister Bertha Sellner of New Ulm; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Armin on April 2, 1976; sisters, Annie Gleisner and Mary Janni; brothers, Wenzel, Gust, Mike, Joe, John and Albert Kuehn; and one great-grandson in infancy.
She was born June 1, 1902, in Milford Township, Brown County, to Gustav and Barbara (Kolross) Kuehn. She married Armin Drexler in New Ulm. They lived in New Ulm. She became a resident of Lafayette Good Samaritan Center in June 1996. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, New Ulm.
Dailia Maria Anna Klabunde, 92, died Sunday, July 11, 1999, at St. John Lutheran Home, Springfield.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Springfield, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday at Sturm Funeral Home Chapel, Springfield, and will continue Wednesday one hour prior to services at the church.
She was survived by daughter Beverly and husband Arthur Rambow of Minneapolis; grandchildren, Gregory and wife Rambow of Coon Rapids, Gloria Singh of Brooklyn Park and Glenda and husband Joseph Collins of Cucamonga, Calif.; six great-grandchildren; and sisters, Lucille Martius, and Shirley and husband Gerald Moll, both of Springfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Carl in 1988; brothers, Marvin Kranz and Raymond Kranz; and sisters, Esther Timm, Clara Klabunde and Viola Hansen.
She was born Oct. 30, 1906, in Brookville Township, Redwood County, to Hugo and Martha (Schmidt) Kranz. She attended District 34 school in Brookville Township. She married Carl W. Klabunde on Jan. 15, 1925 in Springfield. The couple farmed in Brookville Township until moving to Springfield in October 1986. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Mary Martha Circle, Springfield Senior Citizens, Card Club, American Legion Auxiliary and a former member of the Brookville Community Club.
Kenneth Hess, 88, died Saturday, July 10, 1999, at New Ulm Medical Center Hospital.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, Fairfax, with burial in Ft. Ridgely Cemetery, Ridgely Township, Nicollet County.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30-8 a.m. Tuesday at Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Fairfax, and will continue Tuesday one hour prior to services at the church.
He is survived by his wife, Pauline; sons, Dennis and wife JoAnn of Owatonna, and Gary and wife Becky of Fairfax; daughters, Barbara Heyer of Hutchinson, Linda Buboltz and husband Leon of Apple Valley, Lori Swezey and husband Robert of Hector, and Jill Nachreiner of Fairfax and her friend Ken Eckstein of Hector; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother Paul of Fairfax; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son Ronnie in 1967; daughter in infancy; and brothers, Dean, Harold, Donnie and Carl.
He was born April 27, 1911 in Ipswich, S.D., to William and Francise (Otz) Hess. He moved to Minnesota in the mid 1930s. He married Pauline Ryan on Nov. 5, 1938 in Norwood. After their marriage, they moved to Fairfax. He was employed for 27 years with the Renville County Highway Department. After he retired in 1976, he worked part-time for Ron Lieske at the gas station in Fairfax. He was a member of United Methodist Church, Fairfax.
Ruth Stockman, 87, died Saturday, July 10, 1999 at Glencoe Area Health Center.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Stewart, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hughes Funeral Home, Stewart, and will continue Wednesday one hour prior to services at the church.
She is survived by daughters, Almira Polzin of Glencoe, Arlene Torgerson of Glencoe, and Audrey Weber of Beaverton, Ore.; sons, Earl and wife Kathy of Hastings, Wayne and wife Carole of Burnsville, and Ron and wife Cheryl of Coal City, Ill.; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Gertrude Stockman of Winthrop and Lillian Perry of Stewart; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter Doris as an infant; sons-in-law, Vernon Polzin and James Weber; one sister and two brothers.
She was born Jan. 25, 1912 in Penn Township, McLeod County, to Herman and Bertha (Grewe) Uecker. She grew up in Penn Township, where she attended rural school. She married John H. Stockman on April 15, 1931 in Penn Township. They farmed in rural Stewart. She moved into Stewart in 1994. She entered Winthrop Good Samaritan Home on August 4, 1997. She was a member of the home Extension club and St. Paul's Lutheran Church and its WELCA.