Online Obituaries Wednesday, July 28, 1999 July obits by date  July obits by name June obits by date  June obits by name Click here for today's obituaries    Vernon Theis, 82, died Monday, July 26, 1999 at Springfield Medical Center.    Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Lamberton, with burial in the city cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday at Sturm Funeral Home, Lamberton, and will continue Thursday one hour prior to services at the church.    He is survived by daughters, Adeline of North Windham, Conn., Deanna Hedlund of Sacramento, Calif., Sherry Field of Jackson and Susan and husband Doug Wenisch of Springfield; son, Duane "Topper" and wife Carol of Lamberton; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Lenora of Lamberton; and nieces and nephews.    He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Adeline in 1994; brothers, Fred, John, Joe and Walt; and sisters, Theresa, Ann, Rose and Louise.    He was born Dec. 29, 1916 in Minneapolis to Mathias and Myrtle (Dreveskracht) Theis. His parents died when he was young and Vernie, his brother Walt and his sister Louise lived with relatives before moving to an orphanage in Owatonna. He then moved to Lamberton where he lived with Sam and Ella Coulter. He graduated from Lamberton High School. He married Adeline Hamann on April 17, 1937 in Redwood Falls. He owned and operated Theis Livestock and raised cattle until his retirement in 1979. He was a resident of Valley View Manor at the time of his death. He was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and the Justice Lodge No. 225 A.F. and A.M. in Lamberton.    Carl "Butch" Sundell, 53, of 1118 17th Street South, New Ulm, died Monday, July 26, 1999 at his home.    Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm with burial in the city cemetery. Full military honors will be conducted at the cemetery by the New Ulm veterans organizations.    Visitation is 3-7 p.m. today and 7:30 - 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.    He is survived by his mother, Doris Nelson of Duluth; partner, Rita Hatle of New Ulm; her children, Collette Kakuk and her husband, Tony of San Clemente, Calif., Dawn Scheibel and her husband, Clay of New Ulm, Kara Hatle of Duluth, David Hatle of New Ulm; three grandchildren, Damon, Jarrett and Kendall Scheibel all of New Ulm; daughter, Ann Baker and her husband, Dan of Grand Rapids, Mich.; son, Mark Sundell of New Ulm; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jerry and Theresa Sundell of Duluth, Jim and Karen Sundell of St. Cloud; nieces and nephew; stepsister, Joyce Rathe of Duluth; stepbrothers, Robert, LeRoy and Jack Nelson,all of Duluth.    He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Sundell, Sr. and stepfather, Len Nelson.    He was born on July 3, 1946 in Duluth to Carl, Sr. and Doris (Pfeiffer) Sundell. On Jan. 4, 1965 he joined the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged on Oct. 3, 1968. He worked for A.M.P.I. in New Ulm. He was a member of the Winthrop Golf Club.    Vivian B. Goodman, 75, of Gaylord died Sunday, July 25, 1999, at Glencoe Area Health Care Center.    Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord with burial in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.    Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are by Egesdal Funeral Home of Gaylord.    She is survived by her sons and daughters- in- law, Ron and Terri Goodman of Foothill Ranch, Calif., and Larry and Susan Goodman of Seattle, Wash.; daughter and friend Judy Goodman and Robert Severson of Bloomington; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; sisters, Agnes Robinson and Edna Mueller, both of Le Sueur.    She was preceded in death by her husband in 1997; brothers, Robert and Gordon (Bud) Thomason; brothers -in-law, Harold Robinson and Raymond Mueller.    She was born June 20, 1924, in Lake Prairie Township in Nicollet County to Theophilus and Susan (Renne) Thomason. She graduated from Gaylord High School in 1942. She married Robert Goodmanon Sept. 12, 1943 at Norwegian Grove Lutheran Church in rural Gaylord. They farmed on the Goodman homestead in Sibley Township. In 1965 they moved into Gaylord where she worked for Bush Brothers Shopping Center and later at Renner Rexal Drug Store. In the fall of 1998 she moved to the Seattle area to live near her son. She returned to Gaylord in April 1999. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord, a former member of Norwegian Grove Lutheran Church in rural Gaylord. She was a member of the Gaylord Golden Age Club and a former member of the Seattle Golden Age Club.    Leora J. Weikle, 66 of Fairfax died July 25, 1999, at Redwood Falls Hospital of cancer.    Services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Central Lutheran Church in Camp Township, Renville County, with burial in the Ft. Ridgely and Dale Cemetery in Camp Township, Renville County.    Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today at Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Fairfax and continue one hour before services Thursday at the church.    She is survived by her husband; daughter, Patty Eveslage and husband Bob of Fairfax; sons, Russel and wife Janis of Fairfax, Richard and wife Carol of Fairfax, and Randy and wife Holly of Fairfax; daughter-in-law, Marcia Weikle of Silver Lake; parents, Ruben and Caroline Rieke of Fairfax; 13 grandchildren; brother, Reuben and his wife Loretta Rieke of Lincoln, Neb.; sister, Nancy and husband Richard Gulbranson of Brandon; two aunts; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.    She was preceded in death by her son, Robert Weikle in 1994 and by her sister Betty Ostrom.    She was born June 26, 1933, in Cairo Township, Renville County, to Reuben and Caroline (Bahr) Rieke. She graduated from Fairfax High School in 1951. She attended nurse's training school in Minneapolis. She married Ray Weikle on April 17, 1955 at Central Lutheran Church in Camp Township, Renville County. They lived in Fairfax for a short time before moving to their farm site in Bandon Township, Renville County. She held employment at various jobs throughout her lifetime. She helped found Dueber's in Fairfax and served as its first store manager. She worked for 10 years at the pharmacy in Fairfax, Hauser Lumber in Fairfax, Del Monte and Green Giant plants. The couple moved back to Fairfax in 1991. She was a long time member of Central Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday School and was an active member of the Ladies Aid. She served as past president of the Fairfax C and C. She managed the Senior Citizens site in Fairfax for several years.    Clifford Zangl, 76, of Houston, Texas, formerly of New Ulm died Tuesday July 27, 1999 at his home.    Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.