Online Obituaries Friday, Nov. 12, 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    Genevieve A. Blackstad , 81, of 831 6th Street SW, died Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at Muse Norris Hospice in-patient unit, Mason City with her daughter at her side.    Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13 at St. James United Methodist Church, 225 Armstrong Boulevard South, St. James Minn., with Rev. Amy Jo Bur, officiating. Burial will be in Albion Lutheran Cemetery, Godahl, Minn.    Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Pease Funeral Home, 54 6th Ave South, St. James Minn.    Memorials may be directed to the Genevieve A. Blackstad Memorial Fund.    Genevieve Alma Blackstad was born Nov. 10, 1922, at Star Prairie, Wis., a daughter of Albin and Jeanette (Boucher) Moe.    Genevieve attended country school near Cumberland, Wis. The second oldest of 12 children, she completed the eighth grade, and then stayed at home to help her mother with her siblings. In her early twenties, Genevieve moved to St. Paul, Minn. She worked at White Castle Hamburgers for several years.    On Feb. 2, 1960, she married Jerome Blackstad at St. Paul. In 1967 they moved to the Julian and Jeanette Blackstad farm near Godahl to help with the family fertilizer business. Genevieve also worked at 3M Company, New Ulm, retiring in 1982. Following her retirement, Genevieve did home care work in Mountain Lake.    She moved to Mason City in 1996 to be near her daughter. Genevieve was an extremely thoughtful, kind and giving person. She had a great love of nature, which showed, through her beautiful flower gardens and her love of animals.    Genevieve was very active throughout her life. She enjoyed making crafts and quilting. She was especially proud of her Norwegian and Swedish heritage. In 2002 she was reunited with her son after 46 years, and welcomed him and his family into her life.    She is survived by a daughter, Lynn Stoesz and her fiancé, Bill Sabel, Mason City; a son, Tom Florentine, Chicago, Ill.; three grandchildren, Joey, Michelle, and Julie Florentine, Hammond Ind.; three brothers, Roy (Reta) Moe, Frederick, Wis.; Leo Moe, Cumberland, Wis.; Stanley (Kathy) Moe, Cumberland, Wis.; and a brother-in-law, Harvey (Karan) Blackstad, Montevideo, Minn.; and her beloved cat, Tuffy.    She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jerome Blackstad; five sisters, Alice, Bernice, Glendetta, Audrey and Shirley; three brothers, Lawrence, Robert and John; in-laws, Julian and Jeanette Blackstad.    Melvin E. Weber , 90, of Inver Grove Heights and formerly of Sanborn, died Nov. 10, 2004.    Services are 5:30 p.m., Friday, at Concordia Lutheran Church, in St. Paul.    Visitation is one hour before the service at the church.    Burial is 2:30 p.m., Saturday, at Sanborn City Cemetery.    He is survived by wife Velma; children, Darrell Weber, Lois Benson, Larry Weber; sister Noreen Weedman; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was born May 8, 1914, to Otto and Amelia (Kosel) Weber in Sanborn.    Mildred Elizabeth Wandersee , 78, of Edina, passed away November 9, 2004.    Funeral service will be held Monday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to service at Werness Brothers, 3500 W. 50th St., Mpls. Private interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery.    She was preceded in death by husband, Arno and 3 brothers.    She is survived by daughter, Pat Reinhart; grandson, Chad Reinhart; sisters, Ollie Mae Robinson and Olean Harrison; and brother, Melburn Ott.    Her love of nature, dogs, gardening, God and family were everpresent throughout her life. She was grateful for each day.    WERNESS BROTHERS    (612) 927-8641    dignitymemorial.com