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Iona A. Donner, 87, of Belview died Friday, Aug. 27, 1999, at the Parkview Home in Belview.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Rock Dell Lutheran Church in rural Belview with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held 2-5 p.m. today at Rock Dell Lutheran Church and will continue on Monday one hour prior to services.
Kulow Funeral Service of Echo is handling arrangements.
She is survived by one son Dale and wife Char Donner of Belview; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law Diane Donner and son-in-law, Merle Rosaasen.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two daughters Martha (Toots) Rosaasen and Linnae Larsen, and two sons, Gary and Ardell, and son-in-law, James Larsen.
She was born Dec. 5, 1911 to George and Martha (Bakke) Sampson in Swedes Forest Township, Redwood County. She was baptized at home on Jan. 14, 1912 by visiting pastor Carl Doving. She was confirmed in June 1926 at Rock Dell Lutheran Church. She attended District 10 school in Swedes Forest Township for grades 1-5. After Iona's mother died in 1921, she moved into town and lived with her mother's brother and sister. She attended school in Belview from 1924-1931. She also attended one year at Bethany College in Mankato.
She married William Gunder Donner at the Rock Dell Lutheran parsonage with Pastor Christ Anderson officiating. The couple moved to the farm in 1934, where they lived and farmed until moving into Belview in February 1971. From 1965-1975, she worked at Parkview Home in Belview. She was a member of Rock Dell Lutheran Church, Rock Dell Ladies Aid, Rolling Prairie Senior Citizen's and the Parkview Home Auxiliary.
Clifford H. Scharmer, age 83, of Buffalo Lake, passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999, at his home.
Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Zion United Methodist Church in Buffalo Lake, with burial in the Zion Evangelical Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today at the Hughes Funeral Home in Hector and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.
He is survived by his wife Mary Jane Scharmer of Buffalo Lake; daughters: Judy Swartzell and her husband Ron, of Olathe, Kan., Jean Schultz and her husband Keith, of Dassel, Joyce Spruill and her husband Ron, of Olathe; eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; sisters: Mabel Sifferath, of Buffalo Lake, and Violet Bloomquist, of Nampa, Idaho; and brothers, LeRoy Scharmer and Elmer Scharmer, of Buffalo Lake and by many in-laws, nieces, nephews, and friends.
Clifford was preceded in death by his parents, by two sisters: one in infancy and Myrtle Flemming, and by two brothers Ralph and Henry.
He was born March 13, 1916 in Grafton Township, Sibley County, to Herman and Helen (Mueller) Scharmer. He was baptized, and attended Church of the Nazarene until it disbanded and has been a member of Zion United Methodist Church since 1988. lie attended country school and school in Buffalo Lake through the 8th grade when he quit to help on the family farm. Clifford was drafted into the armed services on June 21, 1941, With the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December, he served in active duty for the next four years. He was part of Company D, 184th infantry, 7th Division fighting in the South Pacific and was one of only five in his company of 200 to return home.
He married Mary Jane Evert on Dec. 18, 1945. Using the skills he learned in the service, he worked as a mechanic in Buffalo Lake for several years. When his father became ill he bought and ran the Scharmer Hardware Store in Buffalo Lake. During this time he went to school to become a master plumber. He later established Cliff Scharmer Plumbing and Heating which he owned and operated for 45 years. He loved traveling, and with his wife, and often his daughters, visited all 50 states and several European countries.
Gertrude L. Liebl, 90, of Sleepy Eye, formerly of Fairfax, died Saturday Aug. 28, 1999 at the Divine Providence Care Center in Sleepy Eye.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Fairfax with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Monday at Hauser-Hantge Chapel in Fairfax and one hour prior to the service at the church.
A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. today at Hauser-Hantge.
She is survived by her daughters, Suzanne Lommen and her husband Paul of North Branch, Judy Stafslien of LaCrosse, Wis.; two grandsons; and sisters, Angela Homan of Sleepy Eye and Dorothy Beck of Mapleton.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Edward; brothers and sisters Joe Schweiss, William Schweiss, Mary Kortz, Henry Schweiss, John Schweiss, Ben Schweiss, Alex Schweiss, and Rose Blumhoefer.
She was born June 2, 1909, in Fairfax to George and Mary (Wendinger) Schweiss. She was baptized as an infant and confirmed in her faith as a youth at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Fairfax. She attended country school in Martinsberg Township and also St. Andrews Catholic School.
She married Edward J. Liebl, April 27, 1936, at St. Andrews Catholic Church. She was a member of St. Andrews Christian Mother's Society and St. Anne's Society.
Urban Reiff, 80, of Sleepy Eye, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 1999 at the Sleepy Eye Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.