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   Glenn G. Bohnen, 69, of Sleepy Eye died Saturday, July 24, 1999 at Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato.
   Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye with burial in Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye, with full military honors.
   Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. There will be a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
   He is survived by his wife, Mary of New Ulm; daughters, Brenda and her husband Jim Guldan of New Ulm, Maureen Bohnen of Sleepy Eye, Sheila and her husband John Ortlip of Hutchinson, Bridget Fischer of New Ulm; sons, Tim Bohnen and special friend Sharon Jones of Waseca, Kevin Bohnen and wife ReNaye of Buffalo Lake, Pat Bohnen and wife Missy of Sleepy Eye; sister, Phyllis Bohnen of Sleepy Eye; and nine grandchildren, Erin, Meghan and Kaitlyn Guldan, Cristin and Corey Bohnen, Jacob and Shawn Bohnen, Joshua Glenn Bohnen-Fischer and Kya Rae Fischer.
   He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Eugene; and sister, Hazel, both in infancy.
   He was born on April 27, 1930 near Bongaards, Minn., to Oscar and Rose (Beckfield) Bohnen. He graduated from high school in Minneapolis. He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1950, serving in Korea. He married Mary Callahan on July 31, 1954 at the Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts. He was discharged August 1954 and moved to Minneapolis for a short time.
   They moved to Sleepy Eye where he worked for the Sleepy Eye Telephone Company from 1954 until he retired in 1992 as the plant manager.
   

   Esther Wojahn, 72, of Sleepy Eye died Thursday, July 22, 1999, at her home.
   Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Albion Lutheran Church in rural St. James with burial in the church cemetery.
   Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Pease Funeral Home in St. James and continues one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the church.
   She is survived by daughter, Beth Wojahn of Bloomington; son, Eric Wojahn of Booneville, N.Y. and other relatives.
   She was preceded in death by her parents; husband on March 12, 1982; sisters, Maria and Sara; and brothers, Alfred and Scott.
   She was born June 10, 1927, at Ludington,, Mich. to the Rev. J. L. and Carrie (Rasmussen) Dixen. She graduated from high school in Withee, Wis. She attended Grandview College in Des Moines, Iowa and was a graduate of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. She married to Carl Wojahn on Jan. 4, 1954 in Minneapolis. They lived in several areas of the country while her husband served in the Navy. In 1972 they moved to rural Comfrey. She was employed as a secretary at Pietrus Foods in Sleepy Eye. She also served as a church organist in Georgia and California and East and West Sveadahl Lutheran churches in rural St. James for over 25 years. She had also served as choir director at the two churches. She was a member of the Albion Lutheran Church in rural St. James. She moved to an apartment in Sleepy Eye following her husband's death.

   Eugene Elliott, 72, of Tracy died Friday, July 23, 1999, at the Tracing Nursing Home.
   Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tracy United Methodist Church with burial in the Tracy City Cemetery.
   Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. and continues one hour before services Tuesday at the church.
   He is survived by daughters and their husbands, Judy and David Stabell of New Ulm, Sharon and John Meyer of Tracy; sons and their wives, Chuck and Sharon Elliott of Prior Lake, Kenneth and Julie Elliott of Owatonna, Michael and Glenis Elliott of Granite Falls; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother and his wife, Wayne and Lois Elliott of Shakopee; sisters, Elsie and Gene Kruse of Des Moines, Iowa, Anna Frahm of Mankato and Irene Erickson of Florence; sister-in-law, Lois Elliott of Tracy; and nieces and nephews.
   He was preceded in death by His parents, wife, and a brother.
   He was born July 31, 1926 at Tracy, Minnesota to Robert Percy and Stella (Doyle) Elliott. He graduated from Tracy High School in 1944. After graduation, he worked on a farm near Marshall. In 1945, he married Marjorie Guimond. They lived on the Blake Nehls farm near Tracy. In 1947, they moved to a farm in Shetek township in Murray County where they resided until 1986 when he entered the Tracy Nursing Home. He belonged to the Central Livestock Association, was a school board member of District 47 and Shetek Town Board.He was a member of the Tracy Lions Club, Roaring Lions Motorcycle Club and the Tracy Elevator's bowling team.