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Marcella Wolf, 80, of 604 N. Garden St. in New Ulm, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, at her home.
Mass of Christian burial is 10 a.m. Saturday at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm, with burial in St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Searles.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday at Leifeld Hall at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and continues one hour prior to mass at church on Saturday. Elizabeth's Catholic Aid Society and St. Monica's Society will pray a combined rosary at 6 p.m. and there will be a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. Friday at Leifeld Hall.
Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm handled arrangements.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Kerry McClellan of New Ulm, Paula and Matthew Sandry of Cold Spring; sons and daughters-in-law, Stanley Wolf of Albert City, Iowa, Dave and Mary Ann Wolf of New Ulm, Father Paul Wolf of Winsted, Steve and Lisa Wolf of Lakeville; 12 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; brother-in-law, Arthur Wolf and his wife Lucille of New Ulm; and two nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Stanley Wolf in 1992; brothers, Hubert Schnobrich in 1937 and a brother in infancy.
She was born Feb. 5, 1921, in Cottonwood Township, Brown County, to Joseph and Sophia (Reinhart) Schnobrich. She attended Goshen Country School. She married Stanley Wolf on Oct. 19, 1946, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Searles. They lived in New Ulm where she worked as a telephone operator. She worked at B.F. Goodrich, Pantasote (now known as Holm Industries) for 25 years.
She was a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm, St. Elizabeth's Catholic Aid Society and St. Monica's Society.
Olivia Nordby, 84, of Odin, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, at Mountain Lake Good Samaritan Village.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, Odin, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m .today at Kramer Family Funeral Home, Trimont and Friday at the church, one hour prior to the service.
She is survived by a daughter, Sandra Perino and husband John of Alexandria; three grandchildren; daughters-in-law, Judy Harder and husband Bob of Odin, Michelle Svalland and husband Matt; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Julia Skogen, Aletta Johnson, Karna Pulcher and Tillie Peterson, all of Windom, and Evelyn Bakke and husband Peder of Westbrook; sister-in-law, Irene Skogen of Windom; sisters-in-law, LaVera Nordby of Odin and Arlene Nordby of Rogers; many nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Norman and Larry; brothers, Arnt, Ole and Jorgen; sisters, Sophie Schroeder, Martha Anderson, Agnes Tindeland, Margaret Hanson, Edna Beck and other relatives.
She was born Oct. 2, 1916, to Andrew and Anna (Olson) Skogen in Springfield Township, Cottonwood County. She attended the Red, White and Blue School House in Springfield Township. She worked for area families. She married Lyal Nordby on Oct. 4, 1939, in rural Storden. They farmed in Martin County until moving to Odin in 1976. She worked at Butterfield Produce, Tony Downs in St. James and UNIVAC in Jackson. She moved to Eventide Home in Mountain Lake in 1998, then to Good Samaritan Village, Mountain Lake, the same year. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Odin. She was Ladies Aid president and belonged to WELCA.
Chad Olson, 14, son of David and Lynn Olson of rural New Ulm, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Swan Lake Lutheran Church, Brighton Township, Nicollet County, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 3-9 p.m. Friday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm, and one hour prior to services at the church.
He is survived by his parents, David and Lynn Olson, of rural New Ulm; brothers, Mike Olson and Shawn Olson of rural New Ulm; sister, Dee Olson of Atlanta, Ga.; grandparents, Archie Daleiden, Grace Daleiden, and Carol Olson, all of New Ulm; and aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Maynard Olson; cousin, Nina Olson; aunt, Karen Olson; and by his great-grandparents.
He was born July 23, 1987, in New Ulm, to David and Lynn (Daleiden) Olson. He would have been a freshman at the New Ulm Public School. He was a member of Swan Lake Lutheran Church in Brighton Township, Nicollet County.
In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials.
Ervin 'Erv' Enter, 84, of Nicollet, died on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at Grandview Good Samaritan Center in St. Peter.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nicollet, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Nicollet, and one hour prior to services at the church.
A complete obituary will appear in the Friday edition.
Miriam Portner, 77, of 715 S. German St., New Ulm, died on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at St. John Lutheran Home, Springfield.
Mass of Christian burial is 11 a.m. Friday at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7-10:30 a.m. Friday at Firle Funeral Home, New Ulm. The St. Elizabeth Society will recite the rosary today at 7 p.m. and a parish prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
She is survived by her brother, Stanley, of New Ulm; nieces, Susan Jutz and her husband Ken, Patricia Havemeier and her husband Dean, all of New Ulm, and Joan Oscarson and her husband Randy of Breezy Point; nephew, Michael Portner of New Ulm; and great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a twin sister in infancy; sister, Florence, and sister-in-law, Petronilla Portner.
She was born Oct. 16, 1923, in Cottonwood Township, Brown County, to Otto and Emma (Klinkhammer) Portner. She attended District 68 school in Sigel Township. She moved to New Ulm in 1965. In 1999, she moved into Ridgeway on German. In July 2001 she became a resident of St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. She was a member of Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and the St. Elizabeth Society.