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Paul A. Feil, 70, of Arlington, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, at the Trinity Medical Center in Minot, N.D.
Services are Monday, at 11 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington with burial in the Arlington Public Cemetery.
Visitation is today from 4-8 p.m. at the Kolden-Fenske funeral Home in Arlington and continues one hour prior to the service on Monday.
He is survived by his wife, Leona; a son, Jeffrey of Nicollet; a daughter, Penny Rubesh (and fiance Jason Schilhanek) of St. Cloud; a sister, Doris Applen of Mankato; brothers, Wayne (Kate) of Arlington, David (Marion) of Park Rapids, and Francis (Janice) Feil of Shevlin; a grandson, Blaine Feil; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two infant daughters and brother-in-law Theron Applen.
He was born Nov. 22, 1930, in Madison, Minn. to Frank A. and Lillan H. (Kohlmeier) and baptized a day later at St. Michael's Church in Madison. He graduated from Arlington High School in 1948 and married Leona Klitzke on Aug. 18, 1951 in Hackensack. He entered the U. S. Army on Aug. 29, 1951, receiving his training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., and served in Korea before being discharged with a rank of Corporal on May 28, 1953. After he returned from the Army, he worked at the Arlington Enterprise, owned an oxygen supply route and later served as a police officer for the city of Arlington and a deputy for the Sibley County Sheriff's Department for 30 years. He was a member of the Arlington VFW Post #6031 and American Legion Post #250.
Alvin A. Helget, 84, of Comfrey, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001, at the St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.
Services are Monday, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Comfrey with burial in St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. today at the Sturm Funeral Home in Comfrey and from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Monday. There will be a parish service at 8 p.m. today at the Sturm Funeral Home.
He is survived by his sisters, Henrietta Johnson of Wahkon, Odelia Pihlstrom of Arlington, and Imelda Edmunds of Los Angeles; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Catherine Helget; a brother, Joseph Helget, Jr. and a sister, Leone Hall.
He was born June 14, 1917, in Mulligan Township, Brown County, to Joseph E. and Katherine (Zwaschka) Helget. He attended rural country school and farmed in the Comfrey area in Bashaw Township during his lifetime. He was a lifetime member of St. Paul's Catholic Church and served as an usher.
Venus Simundson, 96, of Madelia, formerly of Hanska, died Friday Oct. 19, 2001, at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia.
Services are Monday at 11 a.m. at the Lake Hanska Lutheran Church, rural Hanska, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 3 to 6 p.m. today at the Firle Funeral Home in Hanska, and one hour prior to the service at the church.
She is survived by her sons, Rev. Jon Simundson and his wife Alice of Spooner, Wis., Dr. Dan Simundson of Jacksonville, Fla., four grandchildren; Nancy Kintner, Michael Simundson, Susan Peterson and Steven Simundson; seven great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by brothers, Roy and Elmer Synsteby; a sister, Cora Stockton; a half brother James and a half sister Alma.
She was born Feb. 22, 1905, in Lake Hanska Township, Brown County. She graduated from New Ulm High School in 1923, and after attending St. Olaf College for a year. She taught in area rural schools for four years. She married Rev. O.M. Simundson June 19, 1927 in Lake Hanska Lutheran Church. They lived in Fargo, N.D. for three years where her husband worked with the Lutheran Hospitals and Home Society. After her husband's death on June 27, 1981, she moved back to Lake Hanska and lived with her brother Ollie on the home farm for 13 years. Venus and Ollie entered the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia Jan. 21, 1994. Ollie died Aug. 27, 1997.
Helen Kienitz Winters, 100 of Bingham Lake, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Home in Mountain Lake.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Carson Mennonite Church in Delft, with burial in the Delft Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at Anderson-Schmidt Funeral Home in Windom, and 9:30-11 a.m. at Carson Mennonite Church in Delft.