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Donald A. Dannheim, 86, 914 Summit Ave., New Ulm, died Saturday, August 21, 1999 at New Ulm Medical center.
Services are 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Ulm, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday at Firle Funeral Home, New Ulm, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
He is survived by his wife Alice; son, Gerald and wife Charlene of New Ulm; sisters-in-law, Lila Boock and Ordelle Boock, both of New Ulm; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a stillborn child; sisters, Gertrude Dannheim and Helen Anderson; and brothers-in-law, Walter and Erwin Boock and De Mar "Cotton" Anderson.
He was born May 12, 1913, in Nicollet, to Arthur and Emma (Stanz) Dannheim. He lived with his family in Good Thunder and later Marshall. His family moved to New Ulm in 1927 where he graduated from high school in 1932. He was a member of the last undefeated New Ulm High School football team. He attended Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm for a year and worked with his father, owning and operating New Ulm Dairy, which later became Dannheim's Kuhlstall. He married Alice Boock on Sept. 14, 1937 in New Ulm. They lived in New Ulm and operated the family business with his son for many years until he retired in 1985. He enrolled in numerous short courses, seminars and business related classes. He participated in Toastmasters events and public speaking functions. He was an avid and true believer in Dale Carnegie courses. In the 1970s he became very active in milk bottles, both bottling and collecting. In 1991, he established the Don Dannheim Emerging Leader Award given annually to outstanding new milk bottle collectors. He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Ulm, and served on the church council. He was a lifetime member of the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce; member and past president of Lions Club and longtime song leader; Toastmasters Club; and the Union Hospital Board of Directors and treasurer for 20 years. He played in the 205th Infantry Band and served as treasurer of the Minnesota Milk Council. He was recipient of the Hub Club Service to Agriculture award and the Milk Route Collector of the Year award. He was also a member of New Ulm Country Club and Junior Pioneers.
Catherine Schroedl, 98, of Fairfax, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999, at Fairfax Community Home.
Mass of Christian burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Fairfax.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition.
David Clobes, 48, of Aberdeen and formerly of Fairfax, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999, at Aberdeen.
Arrangements are pending with Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Fairfax.
Evelyn G. Baumann, 91, 1314 8th North Street, New Ulm, died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999 at New Ulm Medical Center.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Firle Funeral Home, New Ulm, with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery, New Ulm.
There will be no visitation.
She is survived by her sister Lillian Baich and husband Joe of Superior, Wis.; sisters-in-law, Martha Baumann of New Ulm and Orpha Baumann of Hastings, Nebr.; and several nieces.
She was preceded in death by her husband, brothers and sisters.
She was born Jan. 14, 1908 in Glen Flora, Wis. to Samuel and Jennie (Nelson) Biller. Prior to marriage she worked for Berg Photography. She married Henry Baumann on May 21, 1950. She moved to Realife in March 1988 and lived there until May 1998 when she moved to Oak Hills Living Center. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Maurice L. Swenson, 91, formerly of St. Peter, died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999, at Callisa Court, Winona.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter, with burial at Resurrection Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. today at the church, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
St. Peter Funeral Service is handling the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife Ruth of Winona; son Ralph and wife Marlys Swenson of Hudson, Wisc.; daughter Christine and husband Thomas Wilmot of Winona; six grandchildren; and sisters, Violet Sammelson of Red Wing and Marian Lindahl of Cannon Falls.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Milton and Archie.
He was born July 18, 1908 in rural Cannon Falls, to Arthur L and Selma Christine (Anderson) Swenson. He got married on June 14, 1938 in St. Peter. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus, in 1933, and Augustana Seminary in Rock Island in 1938. He preached at parishes in Nelson; Miltona; Osceola, Neb.; and Bernadotte, where he retired in 1973. He was a chaplain in the Air Force and served during World War II and the Korean War. At Charleston, S.C. he served as Service Pastor with the Lutheran Service Commission. He also served as Chaplain of Mankato Lutheran Home and was Chaplain Emeritus.
Memorials are preferred to Ruth and Maurice Swenson Endowed Scholarship Fund at Gustavus Adolphus College, or to Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter.
Lowell E. Halvorson, 44, of Morgan, died Sunday, August 22, 1999 at Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Morgan, with burial in the city cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday with a service of prayer and remembrance at 7:30 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, Morgan, and will continue Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to time of the service at the church.
He is survived by his wife Beverly; children, Nicole, Justin, Jordan and Joshua Halvorson, Tanya Bigger and Jeremy Hagen, all of Morgan, and Dawn Hagen of Redwood Falls; father Lowell and stepmother Florence of Springfield; stepgrandchildren, Nicholas and Amanda Bigger; brothers and sisters, Connie Augustin and husband Wayne, Dean and wife Rachelle of Springfield, Roxanne Bjonfald of Franklin and Ted of Springfield; stepbrothers and sisters, Loretta Kruse of Plymouth, Dennie Pauling and wife Jan of Granite Falls, Donald Pauling and wife Ruth of Storden, Lorraine Weber and friend Russ of Sioux Falls, S.D., Lu Ann Ryker and husband Lee of Jeffers, Dahlen Pauling and wife Jeanelle of Montevideo and Dan Pauling and wife Kelly of Hanska; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother Minnie and son Jeremy.
He was born Dec. 17, 1954 in Springfield, to Lowell and Minnie (Vogel) Halvorsen. He grew up in the Springfield area, attending St. Raphael's and Springfield Public Schools, graduating in 1973. He married Beverly Lynn Freitag on Nov. 30, 1996 in Morgan. He resided in the Springfield area, moving to Morgan in 1991. He worked in construction with Salonek Construction of Springfield. Prior to that he worked for Paul's Electric, Brown Transfer and Harvest Land Cooperative. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, taught Sunday school and served on the church board.
Lloyd E. Thompson, 82, of Palmyra, Wis., died Saturday, August 21, 1999.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elkhorn, Wis., with burial in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Spring Prairie, Wisc.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church, and 10 a.m. until time of the service Wednesday at the church.
Arrangements were handled by Haase-Derrick-Lockwood Funeral Home, Elkhorn, Wis.
He is survived by his wife Edith; children, Patricia and husband Steven Wiedmer of Campellsport, Wis., Rev. Glen and wife Beth Thompson of New Ulm, Rev. Donald and wife Maxine Thompson of Port Washington, Wis., Bonnie and husband David Nommensen of Palmyra, Wis., and Lori and husband James Unke of New Ulm; 15 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Glen; and sister Arlene.
He was born Jan. 23, 1917 in Lafayette, Wis., to Louis and Dorothy (Brueser) Thompson. He graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1936. He attended the University of Notre Dame and graduated from LaCrosse State Teachers College in 1942. He married Edith Wiederhoeft on Sept. 10, 1942 in LaCrosse. he served in the Army-Air Force during World War II. He taught and coached in Onalaska, Wis., Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, Mich. and was the Athletic Director at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee and Northwestern College in Watertown, Wis. He retired in 1985. He was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elkhorn, Wisc.
Memorials may be made to Thompson Scholarship Fund, c/o Michigan Lutheran Seminary; the First Evangelical Lutheran School gymnasium building fund, or Martin Luther College fieldhouse fund.