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Monday, September 24, 2001
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   Lena Becker, 97, of Glencoe, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at Glencoe Area Health center.
   Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Mountville, in rural Gaylord, with burial in the church cemetery.
   Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Egesdal Funeral Home, Gaylord.

    Myrtle R. Lee, 88, of St. James, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at St. James Health Services Hospital.
   Services are Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Albion Lutheran Church in rural St. James with burial in the church cemetery.
   Visitation is Monday from 5-7 p.m. and hour prior to the service on Tuesday.
   She is survived by numerous cousins.
   She was preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Rubine Lee.
   She was born May 17, 1913, in Albon Township, Brown County, to Otto and Rubine (Bottem) Lee. She grew up and attended rural school in the St. James area where she was a lifelong resident. She was employed by Friesen's Variety Store, Ralph's Super Value and Ben Franklin in St. James before retiring. She was a lifelong member of Albion Lutheran Church and was involved with all Ladies Aid, choir and Luther League.

   Gerald M. Zachariason, 69, of Morton, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at a St. Cloud hospital.
   Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Franklin with burial in the Morton City Cemetery.
   Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Nelson-Martin Funeral Home in Redwood Falls; and continues one hour before services Thursday at the church.