Online Obituaries Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004 2004 obituaries    2003 obituaries 2002 obituaries    2001 obituaries 2000 obituaries    1999 obituaries The Journal Online   Experience New Ulm Click here for today's obituaries    Obert P. Sather, age 98, of Franklin, Minnesota passed away Thursday, November 4, 2004, at the Fairfax Community Home in Fairfax, Minnesota.    Funeral Services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday, November 8, 2004, at Central Lutheran Church in Camp Township, Renville County Minnesota, with interment in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Bandon Township, Renville County, Minnesota. The visitation will be held two hours prior to the service at church.    Obert Pascal Sather was born on April 7, 1906, in Minot, North Dakota. He was the son of Gilbert and Aagot (Thunes) Sather. Obert was baptized as an infant, on April 22, 1906, in Minot, North Dakota and was later confirmed in his faith as a youth, on May 16, 1920, at Zion Lutheran Church in Bandon Township, Minnesota. He received his education in Franklin, Minnesota and attended Franklin High School.    On December 22, 1930, Obert was united in marriage to Esther Benson at the parsonage of Reverend Thomas Hanson near Franklin, Minnesota. This marriage was blessed with 6 children. Obert and Esther resided in the Franklin, Minnesota area. They shared 73 years of marriage.    Obert was a member of Central Lutheran Church in Camp Township, Renville County, Minnesota. Obert spent his life farming in the Franklin, Minnesota area. He also spent time fishing, custom combining, doing miscellaneous handy work around the church, woodworking, and traveling around the United States as well as taking a trip to Norway in 1970. Obert handmade 8 Grandmother Clocks and gave one to each of his children. Most recently, Obert loved to spend his time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.    Obert passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2004, at the Fairfax Community Home in Fairfax, Minnesota, at the age of 98 years.    Blessed be his memory.    Obert is survived by his wife, Esther of Franklin; children, Doris Heinemann of Danube, Ellsworth Sather and his wife, Patricia of Franklin, David Sather and his wife, Sylvia of Franklin, Janet Massen and her husband, John of St. Louis Park, Ruth Sorenson and her husband, John of Hickory, N.C. and Sylvia Anderson of Minnetonka; 16 Grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren; nieces, Charolette Ryan of Richfield, Joan Lambrecht and her husband, Harold of Inver Grove Heights, and other relatives and friends.    Obert is preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Aagot Sather; sister, Margaret Kelly; a granddaughter, Janice Heinemann; and sons-in-law, Grant Heinemann and Luther Anderson.    Online condolences may be directed to www.hantge.com Please click on Online Condolences.    David J. Franta, 47, of North Mankato and formerly of New Ulm died Friday, November 5, 2004 at Immanuel St. Joseph Hospital in Mankato.     Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 8, 2004 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm with burial in the St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery rural Lafayette. Visitation will be 4 - 8 p.m. Sunday and will continue from 7:30 until 10 a.m. on Monday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.    David is survived by his parents, Jerome and Colette Franta of New Ulm; sisters, Jeanette Wilson and her husband, Dennis of New Ulm, Barbara Franta and her husband, Dennis Nelson of Tonka Bay, Rose Wieland and her husband, Ron, and Julia Oscarson and her husband, Jerry all of New Ulm; a brother, Rodney Franta and his wife, Jennifer of Cottage Grove, and by nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents.    David John Franta, the son of Jerome and Colette (Vait) Franta, was born on September 7, 1957 in New Ulm. The first five years of his life he lived in New Ulm before moving to Faribault, St. Peter and in 1989 moving to live at the Sexton Home South in North Mankato. David was baptized and confirmed at the St. Gregory Catholic Church in Lafayette. He was currently employed at MRCI in Mankato.    Agnes Schnobrich, 96, of Sleepy Eye died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004 at the Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye.    Mass of Christian burial will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, with burial in St. Mary's Catholic cemetery in Sleepy Eye.    Visitation is 10 a.m. until noon Wednesday at the Divine Providence Community Home Chapel in Sleepy Eye. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm is handling the arrangements.