Tuesday, November 9, 1999
 


   Clarence Tarter, 90, of Westbrook, formerly of Jeffers, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.
   Services are 10:30 a.m. at Amo United Methodist Church, with burial to follow in the Amo Township Cemetery in rural Storden. Visitation is 9-10:30 a.m. at the church. Arrangements are handled by Anderson Schmidt Funeral Home, Jefferson.
   He is survived by his wife Myrtle of Westbrook.
   He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Arlan; step-daughter, Beverly; two half-brothers and one half-sister.
   He was born July 8, 1909, in Amo Township, Cottonwood County, to Gilmore and Sara Jane (Tremble) Tarter. He married Myrtle Gumto on Dec.2, 1950, in Luverne. They lived on the family farm until 1988 when they moved into Jeffers. He operated the Amo Township road patrol for 24 years and worked several years for Jon Bondhus. He was a life-long member of Amo United Methodist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He became a resident of the Good Samaritan Home in Westbrook in June.

   Orpha Huhn, 87, of Oak Hills Assisted Living Center, New Ulm, and formerly of 716 S. Washington, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at New Ulm Medical Center.
   Services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm.
   Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30-11 a.m. Thursday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and continues one hour before the service Thursday at the church.

   Lavina Rice, 92, of Madelia, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at Luther Memorial Home, Madelia.
   Arrangements are pending with Pilgrim Funeral Home, Madelia. A service is planned for Thursday morning.

   Michael Kuelbs, 50, of rural Clements, died Monday, Nov. 8,1999, at the Redwood Falls Hospital.
    Mass of Christian burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Church of St. Joseph in Clements with burial in the church cemetery.
   Visitation is 4-8p.m. Wednesday with a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield.

   Jason Waldner, 15, of New Ulm, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, near Lake Crystal as the result of a hunting accident.
    Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial to follow in Garden City Cemetery.
   Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Firle Funeral Home in New Ulm and one hour prior to services Friday at the church.
   A complete obituary will appear in a future edition.
   Memorials are preferred to the donor's choice.

   Eugene L. Hoffmann, 72, of Cobden died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at his home.
   Services are 2:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, with burial in Home Cemetery in Sleepy Eye with military rites performed by the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard.
   Visitation is 12:30-2 p.m. Thursday at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.
   He is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Eugene L. and Karen Hoffmann of Crosby, Texas; daughter, Cheryl R. Laughton and friend Rory Paulson of Darwin; six grandchildren; brother, Edgar Hoffmann of Sleepy Eye; sisters, Margaret Bertrand and Hilda Fritz, both of Sleepy Eye, Elizabeth "Betty" Henricher of Flandreau, S.D., sister and brother-in-law, Catherine and Jack Terrell of Sun City, Ariz.; sisters-in-law, Rosemary H. Kral and Velma Hoffmann, both of Sleepy Eye, sister-in-law and her husband Adeline and Bill Harpil of Glencoe; nieces and nephews.
   He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Leo J., Art, and Marcel; and sisters, Esther Miller, Leona Branster.
   He was born March 3, 1927, in Sleepy Eye to Eugene and Elizabeth (Boever) Hoffmann. He grew up in Sleepy Eye and attended St. Mary's School. He served in the U.S. Army from March 1946 to September 1947. Following his discharge from the military, he returned to Sleepy Eye and farmed. He married Jo Ann Anderson in Sleepy Eye in 1955. They farmed near Cobden and Evan. He later purchased a bar in Cobden. He worked with a number of area farmers and in maintenance at CRTC in Springfield until retiring.