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Rees Jones, 87, of rural Lake Crystal, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at Nancy's Comfort Kare, rural Kasota.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, at Cambria Presbyterian Church with Rev. Penny Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Cambria Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 - 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002 at Lake Crystal Mortuary and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.
Mr. Jones was born July 15, 1915, in Garden City, to Thomas and Suzanne Jones. He graduated from Garden City High School in 1933. He was united in marriage to Sara L. Lewis on Nov. 16, 1940, in Cambria. Mr. Jones was self-employed as a sheep shearer for more than 60 years. He also drove truck for many years, during the pea, sweet corn and hybrid corn seasons. He was a member of the Cambria Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed going for coffee and visiting friends.
He is survived by his son and wife Howard and Sheri Jones of rural Lake Crystal; two daughters, Nancy and Robert Clark of Broomfield, Colo., and Lynda and Richard Fleming of New Richland; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; and niece Bonnie Weseman of Litchfield. He was preceded in death by his wife Sara; infant sister; and two brothers, Robert and Edward.
George Albrecht, 76, of 119 Camelsback Road in New Ulm died Monday, Oct. 28, 2002 at the New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm.
Funeral arrangements are pending with the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.
Russell Everett Jensen, 96, of Springfield, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002, at Sundown Lutheran Church in rural Springfield, with burial in the Sundown Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 - 7 p.m. today at the St. John Lutheran Home Chapel in Springfield, and will continue one hour prior to service at the church on Wednesday. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield.
He is survived by his sisters, Leola Jahr of Vashon, Wash., and Mildred Meyer of Mahnomen.
Russell Everett Jensen was born May 10, 1906, in Sundown Township, to Nels and Carrie (Butler) Jensen.
Ethel Kuelbs, 99, formerly of New Ulm, died Sunday, October 27, 2002, at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm, with burial in the New Ulm City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 10 - 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.
Ethel is survived by her sister, Helen Sletten of Madelia; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
She was born Feb. 28, 1903, to William and Anna (Redlich) Neuman.
Virgil R. Lunderborg, 76, of Winthrop, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at the Winthrop Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, at Augustana Lutheran Church in Gibbon, with burial in the Clear Lake Lutheran Cemetery in Cornish Township, Sibley County, with full military rites by the Winthrop Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 12 p.m. until the service time at the church on Saturday. Arrangements are with the Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel of Winthrop.
Earl Fridley, 87, of Lamberton, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at Valley View Manor in Lamberton.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lamberton, with burial in the Lamberton Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. today at the Sturm Funeral Home in Lamberton, and will continue one hour prior to service at the church on Wednesday.
He is survived by his daughter Diane Veenstra of Springfield; two grandchildren; and sister Doris Zimmerli of Wabasso.
Earl Fridley was born Jan. 29, 1915, to George and Nellie (Peterson) Fridley.
Evelyn C. Lee, 82, of Gaylord, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002 at Arlington Good Samaritan Center.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Gaylord with burial Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 in Gary Cemetery, Gary, Minnesota.
Visitation is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
She is survived by sons, Gary of Colfax, Calif. and Larry of Maplewood; daughters, Donna Senske of Glencoe and Diane Louden of Brooklyn Park; a brother, Rev. Vernon Rice of Moundsview and sisters, Alpha Pilger of Farmington and Gladys Stuhaug of Fertile; eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
She was born Oct. 9, 1920 in Fertile, to Anton and Mella (Ingebretson) Rice.