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   Isabel Brede, 75, of the Halter Commons, 1915 North Spring St., New Ulm, died Wednesday , Sept. 27, 2000 at her son's home in Carver.
   Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the Winthrop Cemetery.
   Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Thursday and 7:30 to 9 a.m. Friday at the Firle Funeral Home in New Ulm as well as one hour prior to service at the Church.
   Isabel is survived by her husband, Clarence, of New Ulm; daughters and sons-in-law, Joanne Isabelle and Darwin Berg of Chanhassen, Janet Louise and Henry Bausili of Arlington, Va.; one son and daughter-in-law David Craig and Lisa Muchow of Carver, five grandchildren and one greatgrandchild; her brother Donald and his wife, Lorna Hagg of Coquille, Ore., and two nieces, one nephew. She is preceded in death by her parents.
   Isabel Violet Brede, the daughter of Victor and Viola (Maim) Hagg was born Oct. 24, 1924, at the family farm near Lafayette in Nicollet County. She graduated from Winthrop High School and married Elmer Muchow in October 1943, They farmed northeast of Winthrop in Sibley County. Isabel lived in Minneapolis, Mankato and New Ulm over the years and married Clarence Brede on June 3, 1967. They lived in Stewart until they moved to New Ulm. Isabel was employed at the Kaiserhoff restaurant in New Ulm for 31 years as a waitress and hostess. She was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church.

   William Ittel, 77, of Winthrop died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at Glencoe Area Health Care-Long Term Care, Glencoe.
   Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Faith United Church, Winthrop, with burial in Winthrop Cemetery. Military honors are provided by the Winthrop Honor Guard.
   Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and 8-9 a.m. Friday at Dalin-Hantge Chapel, Winthrop, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. There will be a Masonic Service 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel.
   He is survived by wife Joyce; step-son Timothy Oakland and wife Renee of Winthrop; step-grandchildren, Jason, Eric and Lindsay; and sisters, Lois Schultz and husband John of Wisconsin, Margaret Schibel of Colorado, and Arleen Armantage and husband Jim of California.
   He was preceded in death by his parents; and step-son Douglas.
   he was born Sept. 3, 1923 in Mayer, to William O. and Wilhemina (Ehrenberg) Ittel. He attended grade school in gaylord and later graduated from Waconia High School. he served during World War II in the U.S. Coast Guard-Merchant Marines. He married Joyce Oakland on Sept. 18, 1976 in Winthrop. he worked at Moorman Manufacturing as a sales representative. he was a member of Faith United Church, Winthrop, the VFW, the American Legion, the Masonic Lodge, and the Shriners, all of Winthrop. He was a member of Ducks Unlimited.

   Reuben Nordby, 79, of Odin, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000 at home.
   Services are pending with Kramer Family Funeral Home, Trimont.

   Arthur H. 'Art' Maas, 84, of Rural Route 2, North Mankato, died Tuesday, Sept.26, 2000 at the Grandview Care Center in St. Peter.
    Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nicollet with burial in the church cemetery, rural Nicollet.
   Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Nicollet and then will continue on Friday for one hour prior to time of service at the church.
    He is survived by his wife, Ida Maas, a resident of the Grandview Care Center in St. Peter; a daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Dick Lange of rural North Mankato; a son and daughter-in-law Donald and Judy Maas of rural Lake Crystal; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; a brother, Emil Maas, a resident of the Grandview Care Center in St. Peter; a sister-in-law Irma Summers and her husband Donald of North Mankato; and by nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson Derek Maas; sisters and brothers-in-law Sara and Alvin Martens, and Gert and Reinhart Zimmerman; a brother, Gabriel Maas; a sister-in-law Esther Maas; and by nieces and nephews.
   He was born Dec. 29, 1915 in Nicollet Township, Nicollet County to Carl and Margaret (nee Meurer) Maas. Heattended country school in Nicollet Township. On April 12, 1939 he married Ida Schroeder at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nicollet. After marriage they farmed in Belgrade Township, Nicollet County, until the early 1980s when they retired but continued to live on the farm.
   He was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nicollet and had been a past member of the church council. He had been a resident of the Grandview Care Center for the past eight months.