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Karen Kay (Schugel) Marti, 53, of Sleepy Eye, died Thursday, September 25, 2003 at her home in Sleepy Eye.
Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 29, 2003, at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs. The clergy will be Father Todd Petersen. Interment will be at the Marti Family Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye on Sunday, September 28, 2003 from 5 to 7 p.m.; on Monday September 29, 2003 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs on Monday September 29, 2003 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. There will be a parish prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Karen was born on September 9, 1950 in New Ulm, the daughter of Eugene and Delores (Seifert) Schugel. She grew up and attended school in New, graduating from New Ulm Public High School. Karen married Steve Marti on November 15, 1969 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. The couple made their home in Sleepy Eye. Karen worked in the house keeping department for the New Ulm Medical Center and later did day care for four years so she could be home with her two girls. She then worked retail for ten years before returning to the New Ulm Medical Center.
She was a member of the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth and taught CCD in Leavenworth and for St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye for 12 years. Karen enjoyed anything to do with sports from watching the "Twinkies" and Vikings to high school volleyball and football. You could usually find Karen gardening, reading and spending many hours with her daughters and husband, and of course Mikey the cocker spaniel and Oreo the purring cat.
Survivors include her husband, Steven Marti of Sleepy Eye; daughters, Angela Marti of Sleepy Eye, and Stacy Jo Marti and fiance Joe Kotten of Sleepy Eye; a granddaughter, Emma Kotten; mother, Delores Schugel of New Ulm, and brothers, Tom and wife Renee Schugel of Maple Grove; Randy and wife Penny Schugel of Fairfax and Jeff and wife Tammy Schugel of Highland Ranch, CO.
She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Karen was preceded in death by her father Eugene in 1984 and infant daughter, Brenda Jean in 1969.
Pauline G. Petersen, 74, of Hardwick, Minn., died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003, at the Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minn.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, September 28, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, with Rev. Mark Mumme officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Rural Luverne.
Visitation will be Saturday, Sept. 27, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Engebretson Funeral Home in Luverne, and will resume one hour prior to the services at the church on Sunday.
Hospice of Luverne Community Hospital will plant a tree in Pauline's memory.
Pauline was born Jan. 18, 1929, to Jacob and Emma (Christians) Solma in Ellsworth, Mn. She attended country school near Ellsworth and graduated high school from Pipestone. On Nov. 4, 1947, Pauline was united in marriage to Carl Petersen. The couple farmed east of Hardwick for many years. Carl passed away on March 20, 1985.
Pauline was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick and its ladies circle. She belonged to the Neighbors Club and various card clubs.
Pauline will be lovingly remembered by her sons, LeRoy (Marcia) Petersen of Hillsboro, Mo., Marvin (Janine) Petersen of New Ulm, and Gerald (Lora) Petersen of Fairfield, Ill.; brother, Merle (Paula) Soma of Pipestone; sister Marcella (Darwin) Petersen of Sioux Falls, S.D.; nine grandchildren, Carlee (Sean) Ragains, Shannon Petersen, Justin Petersen, Justin Petersen, Joshua Petersen, Eric Petersen, and Renée Petersen; several nieces, nephews, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Pauline was preceded in death by her husband, Carl; parents, and brother, Elmer Soma.
Norman Braun, 85, of Sleepy Eye, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2003 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye.
Herbert Jahnke, 91, of Hector, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2003 at Olivia Healthcare Center.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hector.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Hughes Funeral Home, Hector and Wednesday at the church, one hour prior to the service.
Kathleen Mosser, 80 of Madelia, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2003 at her home.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 29, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Madelia, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Madelia.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Pilgrim Funeral Home, Madelia.
Survivors include her husband Bob; daughters, Theresa Knudtson, Elaine Rand of Madelia and Linda Gustafson of Hanska; sons, Pat of Madelia, Robert of St. James and Dennis of New Ulm; 18 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.
She was born Sept. 23, 1923, in Madelia to Pat and Kathleen (McMorrow) Tierney.