Online Obituaries Thursday, Nov. 18, 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    Rosella Asplund , 71, of Buffalo Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, at the Renville County Hospital in Olivia.    Funeral service will be Saturday, Nov. 20, at 11 a.m. at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Buffalo Lake, with burial in the church cemetery.    Visitation will be Friday from 5-8 p.m. at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in Buffalo Lake, and will continue for one hour prior to the service on Saturday.    Arrangements with Hughes Funeral Home.    Rosella is survived by her husband Robert Asplund Sr. of Buffalo Lake; and sons, Robert Asplund Jr. of Danube and Randall Asplund of Delano.    Rosella Ann Asplund was born Dec. 15, 1932, in Buffalo Lake, Minn., to Edward and Harriet (Muehlberg) Ebent.            Harold Bauer , 84, of Penn Township (rural Brownton), died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2004, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.    Funeral service is 11 a.m., Saturday, at St. John's Lutheran Church (Mountville) rural Gaylord. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the New Auburn VFW.    Visitation will be Friday 4-8 p.m. and Saturday 8-9 a.m. at the Hantge Funeral Chapel in Brownton and continue one hour prior to services at the church.        Harland J. Lauwagie , 91, of rural Lafayette, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at his home.    Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Nov. 20, at 11 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Winthrop. Burial will be in the Winthrop Cemetery.    Visitation will be Friday from 4-8:p.m.., and Saturday from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Dalin-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Winthrop. There will be a KC rosary at 5:30 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m., Friday, at the funeral chapel. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the Mass at the church on Saturday.    A complete obituary will be in Friday's edition.        Riley Elizabeth Miller , October 31, 2004 November 15, 2004. Loving infant daughter of Jeffrey and Andrea Miller of St. Michael. Loving sister of Regan.    Further survived by paternal grandparents, Tom and Maggie Miller of Winthrop; maternal grandparents, Jim and Letha Kayden of Brownsburg, Ind.; paternal great-grandparents, Otto and Clara Trebelhorn of Eau Claire, Wis.; maternal great-grandparents, Patricia and Daniel Litwhiler of Tampa, Fla.; aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives including Carol James.    Funeral service 7 p.m. Thursday, St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hanover. Friends may call at the church on Thursday from 5 p.m. until the time of service.    Riley's parents would like to thank all of their family and friends and the nurses and doctors in NICU and PICU at Minneapolis Children's Hospital for their kindness and thoughtfulness during these last few days. it will always be gratefully remembered and deeply appreciated.    Marlene Steinke , 67, of Fairfax, died Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, at the Fairfax Community Home.    Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, at St. John Lutheran Church in Fairfax. Interment 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.    Marlene Mildred Steinke was born Aug. 7, 1937, in Transit Twp., Minn. She was the daughter of Martin and Anna (Reichenbach) Boettcher.    Marlene was united in marriage with Charles W. Steinke on March 3, 1962, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Arlington, Minn. Marlene and Charles farmed in rural Fairfax. Marlene and Charles shared 34 years of marriage before Charles passed away on June 25, 1996. When Marlene needed assistance with her daily care, she became a resident at the Fairfax Community Home on Aug. 2, 2004. Marlene was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Fairfax, where she was active with the Ladies Aid and she volunteered with the prison ministry. She loved spending time with her family. She also enjoyed playing cards with her friends and gardening.    Marlene was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles and brother, Harvey Boettcher,    Marlene is survived by her: son, David (Julia) Steinke of Fairfax; daughter, LuAnn (Rod) Hoffbeck of Morgan; grandchildren, Krista Hoffbeck, Nastya Steinke and Nicholas Steinke; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Boettcher of Gaylord and sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Gloria and Jerry Kemkes of Fairfax; nieces and nephews, Michelle, Mike, Jennifer and Anthony and great-nieces, great-nephews and friends.    Marie (Grams) Vanderwerf of Redding, Calif., died on Oct. 17, 2004, at her home.    Funeral services were held at St. James Lutheran Church in Redding on Oct. 22.    Marie was born in New Ulm to Julius and Emma Grams on July 5, 1927. She attended St. Paul's Lutheran Grade School and graduated from New Ulm High School. She married Gene Vanderwerf of Sleepy Eye while he was in the service. After his retirement from the Naval Air Service they moved to Fremont and Redding, Calif.    She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a brother and brother in infancy. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Elynne and Vernon "Skip" Vargas; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Sue Vanderwerf; five grandchildren; brothers Herbert Grams, Appleton, Wis.; Walter Grams, New Ulm; Richard Grams, LaCrosse, Wis.; Florence Scharlemann and Irma Huhn, New Ulm; Erna Zorn, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Arlene Buss, Huron, S.D.; Betty LeVitre, Minneapolis; and a sister-in-law, Delaurice Grams, Scappoose, Ore.    Burial was at Redding Memorial Park. In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Shasta College, Vanderwerf Scholarship, Redding, or St. Paul's Lutheran School, New Ulm.