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   Irene M. Doerr , 90, of Winthrop, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, at her home in Winthrop.
   Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 15, at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in rural Brownton, with burial in the church cemetery.
   Visitation will be 4 - 8 p.m., Friday and 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., Saturday at the Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Winthrop and will continue one hour prior to the time of services at the church on Saturday.
   Irene is survived by daughters, Eldonna Doerr of New Brighton, and Avis Klukas of Gaylord; son Dale Doerr of Andover; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and brother Marlin Frauendienst of Cheyenne, Wyo.
   Irene Minnie (Frauendienst) Doerr was born Oct. 2, 1913, to Herman and Martha (Gaulke) Frauendienst in Penn Township, McLeod County.
   
   

   Bruce Rieke , 52, formerly of Morgan, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, at his home.
   Services were held Tuesday, Nov. 11 in Glenburn, N.D. He was buried in Minot, N.D.
   He is survived by his wife Eileen; sons, Dustin and Casey; daughter Misti; mother Lucille Lammers Rieke Runck of Fairfax; sisters, Linda Turbes of Fairfax, Rebecca Sell of Morgan, and Katherine Seifert of Morgan; brothers, Alan of Minneapolis and Michael of Morgan.
   He was born March 13, 1951 in Sleepy Eye to Lester and Lucille (Lammers) Rieke. He served 23 years with the U.S. Air Force including Operation Desert Storm.

   Cecelia Tautges , 95, of Gibbon died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at the Good Samaritan Center in Winthrop.
   Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 17, 2003 at St. Willibrord Catholic Church in Gibbon with burial in the church cemetery.
   Visitation will be Sunday from 4-8 p.m. and 7:30-10 a.m. on Monday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Gibbon.
    A complete obituary will appear in Saturday's edition.

   Arlene Wetter , 81, of 907 Douglas, Lamberton, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, at Valley View Manor in Lamberton.
   Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18, at United Methodist Church in Lamberton, with burial in Lamberton City Cemetery.
   Visitation will be 4 - 8 p.m., Monday, and 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield.
   Arlene is survived by her husband Milo of Lamberton; children, Galen Wetter of Lamberton, Janet Owen of Plymouth, Marilyn King of Mounds View, and Don Wetter of St. Cloud; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
   Arlene was born Sept. 14, 1922, to George and Meta (Jaeger) Coulter in Waterbury Township, Redwood County.