Online Obituaries Friday, October 1, 1999 October obits by date  October obits by name September obits by date  September obits by name Click here for today's obituaries    Dora Renken-Sprengeler, 100, of Glencoe and formerly of Plato, died at Glencoe Area Health Center's Long Term Care Unit on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1999.    Services are 11:30 a.m. Monday at Emanuel Lutheran Church of Hamburg with burial in the church cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 8-9:30 a.m. Monday at Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel in Norwood Young America and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.     Agnes Martin, 81, of Winthrop, died Wednesday Sept. 29, 1999 at her home.    Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church in Winthrop with burial in the Winthrop Cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30-8 a.m. at Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Winthrop and will continue one hour prior to the time of the service at the church. There will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.    She is survived by her husband, Arthur Martin of Winthrop; daughter, Diane Anderson and her husband Bill of LeSueur; three grandchildren; brothers, Ruben Beich and wife Delores of Glencoe, Wilfred Beich and wife Ruth of Las Cruses, N.M.; sister, Luella Hahn of Brownton; several nieces and nephews.    She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Roger; and daughter, Janet.    She was born May 29, 1918, in Brownton to William and Martha (Tabbert) Beich. She attended country school. She married Arthur Martin on May 20, 1938 in Stewart. They farmed in Round Grove Township, McLeod County. They moved to Winthrop in 1965. She worked as a nurses aide at Winthrop Nursing Home. She later worked at Hands, Inc. in Winthrop. She was a past member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stewart, where she was ALCW president for four years. She was currently a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Winthrop. She taught Sunday School at both churches.     Germaine Klaras, 92, of St. James died Sept. 30, 1999 in St. Paul.    Service are 9 a.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church in St. James, with burial in Calvary Cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m.today and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Saturday at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. There will be a Christian Mothers rosary at 4 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.    She is survived by her brother Tom Running of St. James; nieces Pat Anderson of St. James, Joanne Maluski of Gilbert, Ariz., Carol Friesen of St. James, Mary Bert of Woodbury, Kathy Gramenz of Lakeland, Fla.; nephew, Thomas Running of Cincinnati, Ohio; several great, and great-great nieces and nephews.    She was preceded in death by her parents, husband in 1985, two brothers and one sister.    She was born March 31, 1907, in St. James to Amel and Felice (Richlanger) Running. She from high school in St. James. She married F.R. "Prof" Klaras on Oct. 2, 1941, at St. James Catholic Church. The couple lived in St. James where she worked as a clerk in several local businesses. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church, the Ladies Aid and the sewing club.    Catherine Kauffmann, 99, of Arlington, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1999 at Arlington Good Samaritan Center.    Services are 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Arlington with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is 2-5 p.m., 6:30-8 p.m. at Fenske Funeral Home in Arlington, and one hour prior to Mass at the church.    She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Eleanor and Harold Otto of Arlington; son and daughter-in-law Michael and Jean Kauffmann of Arlington; sister, Minnie Brandt of LeSueur; brother, the Rev Joe Robeck of San Francisco, Calif., seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.    Ole A. Froland, 91, of rural Echo, died Thursday, Sept.30, 1999 at Redwood Falls Hospital.    Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Assembly of God Church in Granite Falls with burial in the Hillside Cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Funeral Home in Echo and continue Monday one hour prior to services at the church.    He is survived by his wife, Wilsie; sons, Gene Froland and wife Marlene of Hastings, Donald Froland and wife Dorothy of Maple Grove; daughter Wanda Luepke and husband Alvin of Echo; 10 grandchildren, seven grandchildren and six sisters-in-law.    He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Carl, Olaf, Lloyd, Alfred and Miller; sisters Magna and Tina.    He was born June 23, 1908, in Sioux Agency Township, Yellow Medicine County, to Andrew and Jensina (Brunstad) Froland. He attended country school district 93. He married Wilsie L. Iverson on Oct. 9, 1929, in Belview. He worked as a mechanic at Douglas Aircraft in California, American Hoist and Derrick in St. Paul and Falk Motors in Granite Falls before returning to the Froland Century Farm where he farmed for 38 years, retiring in 1971. The couple lived on the farm until 1987. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Granite Falls and had served on the church board. He was instrumental in helping to form the Farmers Co-operative Oil of Echo and served on its first board of directors. He was also active in Farmers Union.    Emma Dietl, 96, of New Ulm, a resident of the Lafayette Good Samaritan Home, died Thursday Sep. 30, 1999 at the New Ulm Medical Center.    Arrangements are pending with the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.