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Travis Brueggemeier, 20, of New Prague, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000, at Riverwood Health Care Center, Aitkin.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lanesburgh, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Gruzek Funeral Home, New Prague, and will continue one hour prior to services Sunday at the church.
He is survived by his parents; brothers, Troy of Minneapolis and Jason of New Prague; sister Brittany of New Prague; grandparents, Martin and Violet (Brockoff) Brueggemeier, and Leslie and Elvera (Schilling) Winter, all of Arlington; aunts and uncles.
He was born Jan. 14, 1980, in New Prague to Virgil and Katherine (Winter) Brueggemeier. He attended school in New Prague. He worked at North Valley Paving as a heavy equipment operator.
Lyle Gulden, 37, of 1718 Southridge Road in New Ulm died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000, at the home of his sons in Litchfield.
Mass of Christian burial is 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Searles with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 3- 8 p.m. today and continues from 7:30-10 a.m. Saturday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. There will be a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his sons, Ryan Robert Gulden and Matthew John Gulden both of Litchfield; mother, Lorraine Gulden of New Ulm; sisters and brothers-in-law, Rose Dolly of New Ulm and Thomas Dolly of Springfield, Karen and Dave Christiansen, Gayle and Thomas Schaefer, twin sister Lois and Michael Bode, all of New Ulm, Carla and Junior Watkins of Willard, Wis.; brothers and sisters-in-law Vern and Mary Gulden and Marvin and Denise Gulden all of Eau Claire, Wis., Paul and Nancy Gulden of Placentia, Calif., Jeff and Lisa Gulden of New Ulm, special friends Mary and Mark Petsche and Cheryl and Sarah Hansen, ten nieces and nephews; one great-niece and one great-nephew.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Gulden on April 14, 1985.
He was born Jan. 23, 1963, in New Ulm to James and Lorraine (Waibel) Gulden. In 1981 he graduated from New Ulm High School and started working for the Hy-Vee Foods in New Ulm in the produce department. For the next ten years he worked for Hy-Vee at various locations in Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. He then worked for Fleming Foods in Laurens, Iowa for six years; and then at Joyce's Food Store in Emettsburg, Iowa, where he was the store manager. Since Jan, 5, 1998, he had worked as a produce counselor with the Nash Finch Company in t. Cloud. He was diagnosed with cancer in April of 1999.
In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to either the American Cancer Society or to the Litchfield Area Hospice.
Lawrence J. Hippert, 65, of Rt. 5, New Ulm died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday at Minnesota Valley Funeral in New Ulm.
He is survived by his wife, Diane Hippert of rural New Ulm; daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Larry Hulsebus of Eden Prairie; sons and daughters-in-law, Brad and Dona Hippert of Portland, Ore., Bruce and Mary Hippert of rural New Ulm and Mike Hippert of Cincinnati, Ohio; grandchildren, Nathan and Tyler Hippert of New Ulm and Aaron and Kayla Hulsebus of Eden Prairie; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lorraine and Raymond Bode of Courtland, Doris and Harold Macho of Mankato, Alice and Delbert Lambrecht of New Ulm, and Rosalie and Jeff Butcher of Louisville, Ky.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Waldo and Lucy Hippert of Chippewa Falls, Wis., Raymond and Hildreth Hippert of Waconia, and Donald and Shirley Hippert of Owatonna; mother-in-law, Orie Dalueg of New Ulm; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ron and Mary Dalueg of New Ulm; and by many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Clifford Hippert, Harvey Hippert and Warren Hippert; sisters-in-law, Helen Hippert, Catherine Hippert and Bernice Hippert.
He was born Sept. 22, 1935, in New Ulm to Lawrence and Elsie (Zimmerman) Hippert. He was a graduate of New Ulm High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1953 - 1956 and was in the Marine Reserves until 1961. He married Diane Dalueg on Nov. 15, 1958 at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. He founded the Tri-State Grease and Tallow Company in New Ulm and had been the manager and owner for 34 years.
He was a member of the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm and the Seifert-Bianchi Legion Post 132 in New Ulm.
In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials be given to the St. Paul's Parish Center, Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School or donor's choice.
Robert Midtbruget, 76, of North Mankato, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000, at Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital, Mankato.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Messiah Lutheran Church, North Mankato, with burial in Glenwood Cemetery, with military honors provided by American Legion Post 11.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Mankato Mortuary, and will continue one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.
Memorials are preferred to Messiah Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; daughters, Melanie and husband James Peirce of Madison Lake, Melissa and husband Rick Tellijohn of North Mankato; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Marvis Anderson of New Ulm; nieces and nephews; brother-in-law, Phil Ahlness of Hanska; and sisters-in-law, Cathryn and husband L.D. Patterson of Madison Lake, Dorothy and husband Donald Fenske of Rochester, and Lois Ahlness of Hanska.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son Markle "Middy"; and a sister.
He was born Jan. 7, 1924, in Hanska, to Severin and Caroline (Hugget) Midtbruget. He graduated rom Hanska High School. He entered the United States Navy on March 5, 1943 and served during World War II as a Pharmacist's Mate 2nd Class. He was honorably discharged on April 2, 1946. He married Mary Jane Ahlness on May 9, 1948, in Hanska. He worked with his father in the produce business, managed Legion Lanes Bowling Alley in Hanska, and worked at Kraft Foods. He had been a substitute rural mail carrier prior to taking a job as city letter carrier. He retired from the Postal Service in 1986, after 32 years. He was a charter member of Messiah Lutheran Church, North Mankato, and a member of American Legion Post 365, Hanska, and the AKC Kennel Club.
Hazel N. Rosnau, 78, of Winthrop, died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000, at Olivia Healthcare Center.
Services are 1 p.m. Monday at Evangelical Covenant Church, Winthrop, with burial in the city cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 7:30-11 a.m. Monday at Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Winthrop, and will continue one hour prior to services Monday at the church.
A complete obituary will appear in Saturday's edition.