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   Robert E. Raddatz , 90, of Redwood Falls, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, at the Redwood Area Hospital.
   Funeral services are 10:30 a.m., Friday, at St. John's Evangelical Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation is 4-7 p.m., Thursday, at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home in Redwood Falls, and continues one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. Burial is in the Redwood Falls Cemetery.
   He is survived by his sons, Roger Raddatz and Merlyn Raddatz, both of rural Redwood Falls; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
   Robert E. Raddatz was born March 15, 1914, in Redwood Falls to Emil and Mary (Marquardt) Raddatz.

   Amy Renner , 90, formerly of New Ulm and Courtland, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye.
   Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with Pastor Jeffrey Bovee officiating. Burial will be in the New Ulm City Cemetery.
   Visitation will be from noon until the time of service at the church on Saturday.
   Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm is handling the arrangements for the family.
   Amy is survived by her sons, Jerome Renner and his wife, Rhelda, of Sleepy Eye, Ronald Renner and his wife, Marlys, of Spicer; a daughter-in-law, Janet (Renner) Stadick and her husband, Ben, of Lafayette; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild.
   She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Arthur Renner in November of 1966; a son, Paul Renner, a sister; three brothers; and a great-granddaughter.
   Amy J. Renner, the daughter of Albert and Emma (Schultz) Hummel, was born on November 5, 1913 in Sleepy Eye. She was a graduate of the Sleepy Eye High School. On April 28, 1932, she was united in marriage to Arthur C. Renner. After marriage they lived in Courtland where they owned and operated Courtland Feeds from 1945 to 1968. Amy moved to New Ulm in the late 1970s. She was a former member of the Courtland Evangelical Lutheran Church and was a charter member of the Martha Circle at church. She was currently a member of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. While living in New Ulm Amy volunteered her time with the Gray Ladies at the Hospital. She became a resident of the Sleepy Eye Care Center in 1995.
   In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School, or to the donor's choice.

   Marlene Steinke    Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 19, at St. John Lutheran Church in Fairfax. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
   Visitation will be from noon until the time of services at the church on Friday.
   Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Fairfax is handling the arrangements.
   A complete obituary will be in tomorrow's edition.