Online Obituaries Tuesday, October 2, 2001 2001 obituaries    2000 obituaries    1999 obituaries The Journal Online   Experience New Ulm Click here for today's obituaries    Douglas Wiese, 36, died on Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at his home in rural Comfrey.    Services are Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at New Hope Lutheran Church in Comfrey, with burial in the Faith Lutheran Cemetery in Comfrey.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday at the Sturm Funeral Home in Comfrey and one hour prior to the service at the church.    He is survived by his parents, Donald and Joyce Wiese of Comfrey; sisters, Ramona and husband Jim Widmer of New Ulm, and Debra and husband Burt Manz of Park Rapids; brother, David and wife Nancy Wiese of New Ulm; four nieces and nephews; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.    He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.    He was born July 26, 1965, in Comfrey to Donald and Joyce (Becker) Wiese. He graduated from Comfrey High School in 1983. He went on to attend a Vocational Technical School at Staples for operating heavy and equipment and worked at Schwans in Marshall for some time. He entered the U.S. Navy on April 27, 1987, working as a Machinist's Mate and Fireman. Following his discharge in 1990, he worked at Hackers for a time, then went on to attend Jackson Vo Tech and Rochester Vo Tech for refrigeration. He worked at Tony Downs, and later was employed at Campbell Soup Company in Worthington in the winter and Del Monte Company in Sleepy Eye in the summer. Most recently he worked at the Sugar Beet Plant in Renville. He was a former member of Faith Lutheran Church in Comfrey and a current member of New Hope Lutheran Church.    Helen E. Holmes, 93, of St. Paul and formerly of Leavenworth, died on on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001.    Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. today at Little Sisters of the Poor in St. Paul, with burial in the Church of Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery in Leavenworth.    Visitation is from 9:30-10:30 a.m. today at Little Sisters of the Poor.    She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Bernadette Lukas, Catherine and Sheldon Hasse, Veronica and Eugene Bender, Mary Anne and Joseph Murphy and Joan Holmes; sister-in-law Frances Schumacher; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.    She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence; sons, Cyril and Joseph; son-in-law, Stanley; a grandson; and four brothers and four sisters.    William Werner, 62, of Redwood Falls, died on Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at the Redwood Area Hospital.    Arrangements are pending with the Nelson-Martin Funeral Service in Redwood Falls.