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Thursday, November 4, 1999
Bernice Hayek Fecker, 86, of Buffalo Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999, at Fairview University Medical Center in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Stewart with burial in St. Raphael's Catholic Cemetery in Springfield. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at the church and continues one hour prior to the service on Saturday. A vigil service will be held Friday at 7 p.m. Arrangements are with Hughes Funeral Home in Hector. She is survived by her daughters, Marlene Finnell and husband Bob of Stewart, and Karol Robertson and husband Alan of Cartersville, Ga.; grandchildren, Ryan and Kristi Finnell, and Jonathan and Elizabeth Robertson; sister, Edna Johanek and husband Albin of Mountain Lake; brother-in-law, Sylvestor Hornick of Comfrey; sister-in-law, Bernice Wolterstorff of Knapp, Wis., and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; infant children LeRoy, Janet and Deanna; sister-in-law Catherine Hornick; brother-in-law, Clifford Wolterstorff, and other relatives. She was born Jan. 10, 1913, to Edward and Frieda (Hamp) Hayek in Milwaukee, Wis. She grew up in Mountain Lake where she attended country school. She married Walter John Fecker on Sept. 28, 1944, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Comfrey. They resided on a farm south of Buffalo Lake all their lives. Norma Kirchoff, 67, of Stewart died Tuesday, Nov.2, 1999, at Glencoe Area Health Center, Long Term Care. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stewart. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday at Hughes Funeral Home in Stewart and continues one hour prior to the service at the church. She is survived by her husband, Maynard; mother-in-law, Bertha Kirchoff of Stewart; sister-in-law, Geraldine Grenke and her husband Maynard of Glencoe; niece, Carol McMullin and her husband Jack of Minneapolis and their children Chris and Whitney; and many relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Willmer; and her sister-in-law, Eileen. She was born Aug. 28, 1932, in Glencoe Township, McLeod County, to George and Anna (Axt) Karg. She grew up in the Glencoe area and graduated from Glencoe High School. She married Maynard Kirchoff on May 28, 1960 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe. She worked at the Security State Bank and Trust in Glencoe for 44 years, eventually becoming vice-president. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stewart. Floyd F. Guldan, 85, of 412 S. Front in New Ulm died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999, at Fairfax Community Home. Mass of Christian burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm with burial in the Catholic Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted at the cemetery by the New Ulm veterans organizations. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today and 7:30-10 a.m. Friday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. There will be a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. He is survived by his wife, Marian Guldan of New Ulm; daughter, Marie Guldan of New Ulm; and a sister, Margaret Metzen of Columbia, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents. He was born on Nov. 9, 1913, in Gilfillan to John and Barbara (Seifert) Guldan. He married Marian Macho on May 23, 1936, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm. He served for three years in the U.S. Army during World War II and had served in the European Theatre. He was employed as a machinist at New Ulm Manufacturing. He retired in 1976. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm, the St. Mary's Catholic Aid Society, the International Association of Machinists, and the New Ulm Hockey Association. He actively worked for the establishment of Vogel Arena. Allis Sigrid Klutz, 93, of Trimont and formerly of St. James died Oct. 31, 1999, at the Trimont Health Care Center. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. today at First Lutheran Church in Trimont with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Kramer Funeral Home handled arrangements. She is survived by her son Frederick Klutz of Rochester; several nieces and nephews; brother-in-law, William Klutz and his wife Paula of St. James; sister-in-law, Marie Berdell of Trimont; cousin Minnie Swanson of Trimont; very good friends Harold and Elaine Anderson of Trimont; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Fred in 1985; several brothers and sisters; other relatives. She was born May 9, 1906, in Cedar Township, Martin County, to Nels and Nellie (Johnson) Swanson. She attended District Q93 country school in Cedar Township and Triumph-Monterey school. She completed her schooling at St. James, graduating in 1924. She graduated from Mankato Teachers College in 1953. She taught school in St. James and the surrounding area for over 30 years. She retired in 1971. She married Fred Klutz at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fairmont on May 4, 1929. They lived in St. Paul until moving to St. James. She was employed at Sherr-Tumico Incorporated in St. James and did custom sewing. In 1983 the couple moved to Trimont. Fred died in 1985. She moved to Trimont Health Care Center in 1992. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Trimont and a former member of Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James. She was active in the Business and Professional Women's Club, Ladies Aid circles, and teaching Sunday School. She belonged to the Retired Teachers Association. She received the "Service for Mankind" award from the St. James Sertoma Club. Thomas John Anderson , 33, of Centralia, Mo., and formerly of rural Ceylon, died Oct. 29, 1999 at his home. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Sherburn with burial in the Palestine Lutheran Cemetery in rural Dolliver, Iowa. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at Kramer Family Funeral Home in Sherburn and one hour prior to the services at the church. There will be a scriptural wake service 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. He is survived by his wife; son, Nels; parents, Lyle and Marian Anderson of rural Ceylon; sisters: Mary Rossbach and her husband Doug of rural Hanska, and Ann Soderlund and her husband Pat of New Prague; father and mother-in-law, Ray and Barbie Hackert of Salisbury, Md.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Margaret Kroot and her husband Larry of Rochester, New York, Joan Condyles and her husband Joe of Pocomoke, Md., Michael Hackert and his wife Geraldine of Corning, N.Y.; and Eric Hackert of Bowie, Md. and Janet Hackert of Bethany, Mo.; three nieces and six nephews; aunts, uncles and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Albert and Clara Anderson, and Peter and Daisy Pytleski, and other relatives. He was born Dec. 1, 1965, to Lyle and Marian (Pytleski) Anderson at Ceylon. He graduated from Ceylon High School in 1984 and from St. John's University in 1988 with a degree in chemistry. He graduated from Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. in 1990 with a master's degree in agronomy. He married Carol Hackert on June 8, 1991 in Bellefone, Penn. He was employed at the University of Missouri in Columbia as an agronomist and chemist for ABC Laboratories. He was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Centralia, Mo. Helen Doering, 69, of Winthrop, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999, at Winthrop Good Samaritan Center. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church, Winthrop, with burial in the city cemetery. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday at Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Winthrop. This will be a double visitation and funeral with her sister Violet Hedine. |