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Edwin O. Helget, 83, of Sleepy Eye, died on Friday, September 5, 2003 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.
Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home on Sunday, September 7, 2003 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Monday from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM with a rosary at 4:30 PM and a prayer service at 7 PM, both Sunday at the funeral home.
Service will be held at Church of the Japanese Martyrs on Monday, September 8, 2003 at 10:30 AM. The Clergy will be Father Todd Petersen. Interment will be at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs Cemetery.
Edwin was born on October 13, 1919 in Stark Township, Brown County, MN, the son of Louis & Mary (Haala) Helget. He married Alice M. Braulick on October 9, 1940 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Edwin farmed in Leavenworth Township and worked at Ochs Brick and Tile in Springfield. He enjoyed listening to old time music, our family gatherings and spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He also enjoyed listening to his grandchildren's sporting events on the radio and looked forward to spending his afternoons at Dan's Bakery.
Edwin is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Eldon & Linda of Jordan, Myron "Whitey", Wesley & Laurie, Dan & Sue, Bobby & Lori, all of Sleepy Eye, Harlan & Nita of Darfur, Lowell & Connie of Springfield, Brian & Sherry of Knoxville, TN,daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy & Don Ludewig, LaNette & Bill Hanson, Jan & Jon Schauman, Betsy & Randy Jensen, all of Sleepy Eye, Luella & Tom Ricke of Marshall, Donna Rae & Wallace Beranek of Gibbon, Rolene & Mark Fromm of Mankato, 47 grandchildren,46 great grandchildren, sisters, Lucille & husband Robert Brand of New Ulm and Adella & husband Ray Tauer of Hanska, and sisters-in-law, Donna Helget of Sleepy Eye, Verna Sturm of Sleepy Eye and Leona Braulick of Searles.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Alice on June 26, 1986, brothers, Marvin and Vernard, sister, Elvira, brothers-in-law, Eugene Sturm, Melvin Braulick and Stan Wiltcheck, and sister-in-law, Delores Helget.
Loren 'Pete' Bode, 77, of 1204 North Jefferson Street in New Ulm, died Thursday, September 4, 2003 at Winthrop Good Samaritan Center in Winthrop.
Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 8, 2003 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm. Pastor Donald Sutton will officiate.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and will continue for 1 hour prior to the time of service at the church on Monday.
Loren is survived by his wife, Lois Bode of New Ulm; daughter, Bonnie and husband Ron Enter of Buffalo; son, Troy Bode and wife Rachel of New Ulm; 4 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild; 6 stepchildren; 15 step grandchildren, and 4 step great grandchildren; sisters, Lucille Dewey of Ogden, Utah and Dorothy Monahan of Cincinnati, Ohio; mother-in-law, Veronica Zieske, a resident of the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm; daughter-in-law, JoAnn Bode of Mankato, and sister-in-law, Ellen Bode of the Grandview Good Samaritan Center in St. Peter.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, June Bode on August 7, 1971; a son, Tom Bode on December 25, 2000; sister, Luella Bode; brother, Clifford Bode; brothers-in-law, Richard Monahan, and Eldon Dewey.
Walter was born on August 24, 1926 in Courtland Township, Nicollet County to Walter and Barbara (Pfaff) Bode. He was a graduate of Nicollet High School. On September 29, 1949 he married June Zieske. After marriage they farmed in Courtland Township, Nicollet County. On April 7, 1973 he married Lois Herlick Hulke and moved to New Ulm. He worked for Courtland Concrete Products in Courtland. Walter was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.
Charles Bernard Peterson, 87, of Owatonna, Minnesota, died Thursday, September 04, 2003 at his home.
He was born September 10, 1915 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, the son of Charley and Mary (Dutton) Peterson. Charles graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1933. He began a life-long career in the dairy industry, first at the creamery in Blooming Prairie and later as a buttermaker in Racine, MN and Merton Township. In 1936, he married Ramah Borchert. He entered the Air Force in 1943. While in service he flew 28 missions with a carpetbagger squadron in the mighty 8th Air Force. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star for locating an enemy convoy and once flew General Patton into the North African campaign. After the War, he moved with his family to Owatonna working for Bordens as a field inspector, later moving to Clarkfield as manager of the Grudem Company milk processing plant. He also worked in New Ulm for Associated Milk Producers Inc., retiring in 1980. He and Ramah moved to Owatonna in 1987, where he has resided until his death.
Charles was active in the local Elks, American Legion, VFW, and Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed bowling, baseball, and golf. In 1939 he was a member of the Owatonna Aces State Baseball Champion team. He was inducted into the Owatonna Bowling Hall of Fame. Music was a large part of his life. He enjoyed playing the piano and going to coffee with his buddies.
Charles is survived by a son, Charles (Marjorie) Peterson, Plymouth, MN; daughter, Rosalie (Jim) Peterson, Des Moines, IA; grandson, Bob (Kayla) Peterson, West Des Moines, IA; granddaughters, Jennifer (Peter Berridge) Peterson, Mound, MN, Margaret Peterson, Plymouth, MN, Lori (Jim) Erickson, Urbandale, IA, Jill Peterson, Des Moines, IA, Kari (Don) Pittman, Louisville, KY; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Howard Peterson, Merle Peterson, Stewart Peterson; sister, Shirley Kubat.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ramah, father Charley Peterson, mother Mary Dutton, and brother Gerald Peterson.
Visitation will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna on Monday, September 8, 2003, from 12-1:30 p.m., followed by a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. at the church, the Reverend Louisa Fure of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in the Blooming Prairie Cemetery in Blooming Prairie. Memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church of Owatonna.
Michaelson Funeral Homes, Inc.
1930 Austin Road, P.O. Box 482
Owatonna, MN 55060
(507) 451-7943
Olga Bucholz, 88, of Fairfax, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, at Buffalo Lake Health Care Center.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Fairfax. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the time of services at the church on Wednesday.
Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Fairfax is handling the arrangements.
Ella Gaulke, age 95, of Hutchinson, died Sept. 3, 2003, at the Burns Manor Nursing Home in Hutchinson.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Hughes Funeral Home in Stewart, with burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Buffalo Lake.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
Ella Minnie Anna Gaulke was born Dec. 3, 1917, in Buffulo Lake, to Albert and Lena (Mority) Gaulke.