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Fritz G. Gieseke, 78, of Rt. 2, Nicollet, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brighton Township, Nicollet County, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and will continue for one hour prior to the time of service at church on Friday.
He is survived by his wife, Adelyn Gieseke of rural Nicollet; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mae and Alton Mattson of rural Nicollet, and Edna and Dan Roegiers of New Ulm; brother and sister-in-law, Lowell and Deb Gieseke of Gibbon; sister-in-law, Wanda Gieseke of Lafayette; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son in infancy; two sisters; and two brothers.
Fritz was born Oct. 5, 1922, in Brighton Township, Nicollet County, to Fredrick C. and Frieda (Ulrich) Gieseke. He attended country school in Brighton Township, Nicollet County. He married Adelyn Neemann on Nov. 26, 1953, in Mankato. He farmed in Brighton Township, Nicollet County. He attended the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brighton Township.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to LIMA, chaplain services in hospitals provided by Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod.
David Mathiowetz, 15, of Wabasso died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale, from injuries resulting from an automobile accident on Oct. 2, 2000, in New Avon Township, Redwood County.
Mass of Christian burial is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Wabasso, with burial in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Clements.
Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Friday at the church, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. and continues at the church Saturday one hour prior to the service.
Nelson Funeral Home of Redwood Falls handled arrangements.
He is survived by his parents, Steven and Marlys Mathiowetz of rural Redwood Falls; sister, Stacy; brother, Daniel; grandparents, Harvey and Katie Hoekstra of rural Blomkest, and Marie Mathiowetz of Clements; aunts and uncles; nd many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Leo Mathiowetz, in 1988.
He was born Nov. 3, 1984, in Redwood Falls to Steven and Marlys (Hoekstra) Mathiowetz. He played football, baseball and basketball and was a wrestler in elementary school. He was a member of the Boy Scouts in Wabasso and Sky Rockets 4-H Club. He played the trumpet in the school band. He was a class representative his freshman year and was a sophomore Homecoming attendant. He belonged to St. Anne's Catholic Church in Wabasso.
Beatrice Biebl Jordon, 81, of Long Beach, Calif., died Sept. 30, 2000.
Services were held in Long Beach on Wednesday, Oct. 4., with burial in All Souls Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Robert; sons, Michael, Patrick; daughters, Kathleen Reed, Sharon Carrington; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, all of California; brothers and sisters-in-law, Herbert and Ella Biebl, Lavern and Mable Biebl, Evelyn Biebl and Marion Palmer, all of New Ulm; and sister and brother-in-law, Bill and Tess Keckeisen of Long Beach.
She was born Oct. 1, 1919, to Henry and Mary (Walser) Biebl in St. George. She worked in New Ulm and the Twin Cities before moving to Long Beach. She married Robert Jordon on Feb. 23, 1957. She was a member of St. Marie Garetti Catholic Church in Long Beach.
Tebbo Menken, 82, of Lamberton, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at Valley View Manor, Lamberton.
Services are 10:30 a.m. today at United Methodist Church, Jeffers, with burial in Jeffers Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Odegaard-Quade Legion Post 401.
Visitation begins at 9 a.m. today and continues until time of service at the church.
Anderson-Schmidt Funeral Home, Windom, handled arrangements.
He is survived by children and their spouses, Elizabeth and Patrick Borich of St. Paul and Edgar and Judy English of Algona, Iowa; siblings and their spouses, John and Viola Menken of Jeffers, Hilda and John Brand of Jeffers, Edwin and Boonying Menken of Windom; Elsie Vieregge of Belle Vista, Ark., Esther and Robert Rasmussen of Walnut Grove, Anne and Donald Roefer of Round Rock, Texas; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Katherine; one daughter, Meredith; and one brother, George.
He was born Aug. 28, 1918, to Tebbo H. and Etta (Eucken) Menken in Amboy Township, Cottonwood County. He graduated from Jeffers school in 1936. He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He later farmed for one year and drove a bulk oil truck until 1953. He married Katherine Woodhall English in Fairfax on June 13, 1953. The couple farmed northeast of Jeffers until 1983. He earned an 11-gallon pin for donating blood. He belonged to Jeffers United Methodist Church. He was the Amboy Township assessor for many years and served on the Cottonwood County Draft Board. He belonged to Odegaard-Quade Legion Post 401 where he was commander and finance officer. He was also a charter member of the Ruritan Club (now the Lions Club).