Sunday, November 7, 1999
 


   Lois M. Suderman, 69, of Delft, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999, in Windom.
   Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Carson Mennonite Brethren Church in Delft, with burial in the church cemetery.
   Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today and one hour before the service Monday at the church. Bjerum Funeral Home in Mountain Lake is handling arrangements.
   She is survived by her husband, Jean; daughters, Elaine and husband Eric Goedde of Valley Center, Kansas, and LaVonne and husband Joe Blowers of Portland, Ore.; a son, Dwight and wife Danielle of Mound Ridge, Kansas; eight grandchildren; an uncle and aunt, Arnie and Margaret Friesen, and her step mother-in-law, Martha Suderman of Mountain Lake.
   She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant son, David; a brother, Elmer, a sister, Caroline; four uncles and two aunts.
   She was born March 24, 1930, in Mountain Lake to Isaac and Nettie (Friesen) Weins. She attended grade school at 16 Central in Carlson Township and public school at Mountain Lake. She attended college at Grace Bible Institute in Omaha, Neb. She was baptized on her confession of faith on Aug. 30, 1942, and accepted into the Mennonite Brethren Church in rural Carson Township, where she was a lifetime member.
   She married Jean Suderman on Jan. 26, 1952, in Delft. They lived and farmed in Dale and Carson Townships. She taught Vacation Bible School with the American Sunday School Union, and was active in her church in teaching Sunday School, was organist for many years, and sang in the church choir. She was chairman of the Women's Missionary Society, active in the Mennonite Central Committee with the Care and Share Store in Mountain Lake, and was active in the Lois Club. She helped make many quilts for third world countries, and was a volunteer in eastern Kentucky and Mali, West French Africa.

   Charles Domeier, 96, of Fairfax died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999, at the Fairfax nursing home.
   Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday at the St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Fairfax with burial in the church cemetery.
   Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Hantge-Hauser Funeral Home in Fairfax and will continue one hour prior to the time of service at the St. Andrew's Catholic Church. A prayer service will be 7 p.m. Sunday at the Funeral Home.

   Ethel M. Seybert, 92, of Springfield, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999 at the Springfield Medical Center, in Springfield.
   Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with burial in Lamberton City Cemetery.
   Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield. Visitation will also continue for one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the St. Paul Lutheran Church.
   She is survived by daughters Dorothy Hagen of Fairfax, Charlotte and Linus Salfer of Wabasso, Jeanette and Gordon Dey of New Ulm; son-in-law Charles Riederer of Sleepy Eye; daughters-in-law Irene Becker of Springfield and Ruth Becker of St. Paul; 33 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; sisters, Margaret Hawk of St. Paul, Lola and Lester Schultz of Faribault and Millie and Castle Norcutt of Lucan, Eloise Kretch of Renville, and Dagmar Dagner of Lamberton.
   She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands John Becker in 1968 and Harlan Seybert in 1990; sons Eugene, Christ, Faye, John Jr.; a daughter Margie Riederer, a brother Leslie; sisters, May Lensing, Christine Blum, and Garnet Strutman, and sons-in-law Lester Hagen and Marvin Salfer.
   She was born Dec. 28, 1906 to Christ and Maggie Larsen in Charlestown Township, Redwood County. She attended grade school in Charlestown Township.
   She married John Becker on Dec. 30, 1924, at the United Methodist Church in Lamberton. She and her husband raised eight children. Following John's death in 1968, she moved to Springfield in 1971.
   On March 11, 1972, she married Harlan Seybert at the United Methodist Church in Springfield. She worked at Tony Down Foods in St. James for 16 years. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield and was a lifetime resident of Redwood and Brown Counties.
   

    Raymond Brandt, 89, of Hanska, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999, at the Lutheran Memorial Home in Madelia.
   Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hanska with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
   Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Firle Funeral Home in Hanska and one hour prior to services at the church.
   She is survived by her sons Malcolm and Gervaise Brandt of Madelia, B. Peter "Barry" and Vera Brandt of Mt. Morris, NY, Marlin and Diane Brandt of Riverside, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Mae Olson and husband Donald of Hanska; four grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, four step great grandchildren; an adopted brother Vincent Gilson of Chicago; and nieces and nephews.
   He was preceded in death by his wives, Borghild and Evelyn; three brothers Uclair, Elmer, and Lester, an adopted sister Charlotte; and two grandsons Mark and Paul Brandt.
   He was born Dec. 22, 1909, the son of Carl and Anna (Frenzel) Brandt in Mankato. He spent most of his youth in the Madelia area where he attended country schools and grew up on the family farm. He married Borghild Sorheim on April 14, 1928 in Hanska. They lived in Milwaukee and later returned to the Hanska area where they farmed from 1934 to 1963. After retiring from farming, he worked as a salesman for the Hanska Farmers Coop. His wife died in 1983 and he later married Evelyn Johnson. They made their home in Hanska. She died in January1998. He became a resident of the Lutheran Memorial Home in Madelia in November of 1998. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Hanska.

   Viola A. Dingfelder, 84, of Hutchinson, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999, at Hutchinson.
   Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Faith United Methodist Church, Sleepy Eye with burial in the Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye.
   Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church.
   She is survived by her children Sofianne and James Evers of Mountain Lake, Julie Dingfelder of New Ulm, Ronald and Gloria Dingfelder of Big Stone City, South Dakota and Linda and Gregory van der Hagen of Hutchinson; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister Daisy Jones of Oregon City, Oregon; sisters-in-law Helen Lendt of New Ulm and Lydia Dingfelder of Rochester, and a brother-in-law Harold Krzmarzick of New Ulm.
   She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Harold, four brothers and one sister.
   She was born Jan. 13, 1915, in Sleepy Eye, the daughter of Hans and Sofi (Anderson) Syverson. She grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye. She married Harold G. Dingfelder on March 25, 1937 in Sleepy Eye and they made their home in Sleepy Eye. They owned and operated Dings Roller Rink in the communities of Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Comfrey and Bird Island.
   In 1933, she entered the Sleepy Eye Care Center and eventually moved to Hutchinson. She was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church in Sleepy Eye and its Ladies Aid. She was also involved in the Sleepy Eye Senior Citizen's and the A.R.C.