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Eugene Groebner, 56, of Sleepy Eye, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sleepy Eye, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye. There will be a parish prayer service 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
He is survived by brother, Gerald of Sleepy Eye; sister, Lois of Mankato; niece, Jennifer of Alexandria; nephew, Greg of New Ulm; and aunts, Evelyn Mathiowetz and Veronica "Fronie" Groebner, both of Sleepy Eye.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was born Jan. 25, 1944, in Sleepy Eye, to Walter and Louise (Mathiowetz) Groebner. He grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from high school in 1961. He attended Mankato State University for two years before entering the United States Army. He served in the Army from January 1964 until January 1967. He returned to Sleepy Eye, where he worked at Del Monte. He worked at Dick's Skelly, and later bought the business, which he currently owned. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sleepy Eye.
Mary Schumacher, 91, of Milroy died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at Wabasso Health Care Center, Wabasso.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Wabasso. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Wabasso, with a a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
Sunset Funeral Home, Wabasso, is handling the arrangements.
She is survived by her children, William Schumacher and wife, Karla, of Algona, Iowa, Shirley Smith of Tulsa, Ok., Perry Schumacher and wife, Julie, of Milroy, James Schumacher of Newburgh, N.Y.; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, half-brothers, Raymond Ebnet of Benson, George Ebnet and wife, Esther, of Wabasso, Albert Ebnet and wife, Delores, of Springfield; sister, Caroline Welsch and husband, Fred, of Springfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1966, a daughter, four brothers and a sister.
Mary Bertha Schumacher was born Sept. 4, 1909, in New Avon Township, Redwood County, to Johanne and Franyiska (Shoettenbauer) Anton. She grew up in New Avon Township and attended country school. On Nov. 22, 1933, she married William Schumacher in Westline Township near Milroy in 1937. She moved to Milroy in 1977. She entered the Wabasso Health Care Center in 1994. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, Milroy, and formerly a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, Wabasso.
Robert Linsmeier, 78, of Fairfax, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at Franklin Healthcare Center.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Fairfax, with burial in the church cemetery, with full military rites by the Fairfax Honor Guard.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30-8 a.m. Wednesday at Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Fairfax, and will continue one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church. There will be a rosary service 7 p.m.today at the funeral chapel.
He is survived by his sons, Steven of Fairfax, Larry and wife Bonnie of Fairfax, James of Washington, D.C., and Richard of Blue Springs, Mo.; daughters, Brenda Frank and husband Curt of Fairfax, Connie Serbus and husband Victor of Franklin, Kathy of Redwood Falls, and Tammy of Minneapolis; 11 grandchildren; sisters, Adelia of St. Paul, Armella Kleman of Norwood Young America; brothers-in-law, Ron Bethke and wife Lynn of Sioux Falls, S.D., Tom Bethke and wife Audrey of Las Vegas, Nev.; sister-in-law, Lilly Linsmeier of Fairfax; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Herbert, Raymond, and Edward; sisters, Sister Mary Alvina Linsmeier, Rose Linsmeier, Laura Linsmeier, Lucy Schweiss, Val Pajewski, Mary Schroeder, and a sister in infancy; and brother-in-law Ken Bethke.
He was born Dec. 2, 1921, in New Ulm, to Frank and Mary (Klement) Linsmeier. He grew up in the Fairfax area, where he attended school. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps on May 16, 1945, and served during World War II and was discharged on Aug. 17, 1946. He married Betty Bethke on Feb. 26, 1951, in Gibbon. They lived in Gibbon for a short time, and in several other communities in the area prior to settling in Fairfax. He worked as a farmer, a mason, and a block layer. He worked with Bill Forbrook in Gibbon and George Wendinger in Fairfax. He retired in the 1980s. Betty died Oct. 28, 1985. He remained in Fairfax until May 29, 2000, when he moved to Franklin Healthcare Center. He was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Fairfax, and the Fairfax V.F.W.
Marvin Wagner, 49, of Butterfield, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000 at home.
Arrangements are pending with Sturm Funeral Home, St. James.