Online Obituaries Friday, August 6, 1999 August obits by date  August obits by name July obits by date  July obits by name Click here for today's obituaries    Theodora Rose Matusas, 8-month-old daughter of Jeannette and Tom Matusas of 331 Parsonage Road, Edison, N.J., Aug. 3, 1999 at Beth Israel Hospital of a cardiac arrest.    Mass of the Angels will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Aloysious Catholic Church in Jersey City, N.J., with burial in New Jersey.    Visitation will be 2- 4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Browns Funeral Home in Nutley, N.J. Local arrangements are being handled by the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.    She is survived by her parents, Tom and Jeanette (Smith) Matusas of Edison, N.J.; grandparents Dan and Joyce (Kuck) Smith of Jersey City, N.J.; great grandmothers, Florence Kuck of Searles, Minn., and Ann Smith of New Jersey; one aunt, four uncles, and one cousin.     She was preceded in death by her great grandfathers, Glenn Kuck and Charlie Smith.    Merle Gaalswyk, 86, of St. James, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1999, in Rochester.    Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church, St. James, with burial in Mount Hope cemetery, St. James.    Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today and 7:30-9 a.m. Saturday at Sturm Funeral Home St. James, and will continue for one hour prior to services at the church.    She is survived by her husband, Marion of St. James; children, Meridee and husband Gary Wolner of St. James, Richard and wife Sheila of Cottage Grove. Beverly and husband Bob King of Charles City, Iowa, Beatrice and husband David King of Charles City, Iowa and Vonnie and husband Gerry Klaras of Prescott, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother, Sanford and wife Bernice Anderson of St. James; sister, Thelma and husband Ervin Wassman of Ormsby; and sister-in-law, Dorothy Anderson of Ormsby.    She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Melvin and Clair.    She was born April 4, 1913, in St. James to Carl and Amanda (Stenberg) Anderson. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from St. James High School. She attended St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota and graduated with a degree in home economics. She married Marion Gaalswyk on July 18, 1942, in Martin County. The couple farmed near St. James. She was a former member of the Waverly Lutheran Church and a current member of First Lutheran Church, St. James. She was a member of Clovia Sorority, W.E.L.C.A., Home Ec Club and Bridge Club.    Arthur J. Gronholz, 86, formerly of Sunset Apartments in New Ulm, died Wednesday Aug. 4, 1999, at Winthrop Good Samaritan Center.    Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and will continue for one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.    He is survived by sons and daughters in law, Gene and Carol Gronholz of Ft. Atkinson, Wis., Jerry and Miriam Gronholz of Appleton, Wis., John (Jack) and Memory Gronholz of New Ulm, and James and Lin Gronholz of Winthrop; 17 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.    He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Adelgunde, on March 21, 1996; a daughter Judith Gronholz; grandson, Reid Gronholz; sisters, Alvina Brinkman, Esther Gronholz, Myrtle Zarn, and Emielie Hulke; brothers, Paul, and John, Gronholz and another brother in infancy.    He was born on Nov. 13, 1912 in Courtland Township, Nicollet County to John and Emilia (Thordson) Gronholz. He attended Immanuel Lutheran School in rural Courtland. He married Adelgunde Wacker on Feb. 24, 1937, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. They lived in New Ulm for a short period before moving to Elgin, Ill., where he worked for Illinois Tool Works. They moved back to the New Ulm area in the early 1950s, where he farmed for several years. He then worked as a trucker. From 1969-1979 he worked at Dr. Martin Luther College (DMLC) in New Ulm until he retired in 1979. During retirement he worked as the custodian for St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church and at Brown County Family Service. He was a member for St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he was past treasurer and also served on other various church councils and committees. He has been a resident of the Winthrop Good Samaritan Center since July 1, 1998.    Lisa Ann McGlocklin, 33, of Gaylord, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1999 in Penn Township, McLeod County.    Visitation will be noon-2 p.m. Saturday at Fenske Family Funeral Home, Gaylord, followed by a graveside service at Gaylord City Cemetery.    She is survived by her fiance Michael Wlasiuk of Gaylord; son Philip McGlocklin of Gaylord; brothers, Phillip of Hibbing and Michael of Minneapolis; sister Pamela of Blue Earth; parents John and Pat Wlasiuk of Brainerd; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Tim and Jackie Wlasiuk of Gaylord, Cindy and Bruce Pettis and Joshua of St. Paul, and Jeff and Suzanne Wlasiuk of Ironton; and grandma Bea of Wadena.    She was born Dec. 11, 1965 in Glendale, Calif. to Donald Estley and Opal (Bond) Sneed. She was employed by Breyers Cafe of Glencoe, Empak of Waconia and Casey's General Store of Gaylord.    Joan Schlumpberger, 63, 723 N. German, New Ulm, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 1999, at the Winthrop Good Samaritan Center    Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm.