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Louis Bergum, 92, of Sleepy Eye, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001 at Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Albion Lutheran Church, rural St. James with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Monday and 7:30-9 a.m. Tuesday at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye and Tuesday at the church, one hour prior to the service.
He is survived by his wife Grace of Sleepy Eye; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Josephine Olson, Emma Jukulen, Marie Bergum, Clara Finstad, and Minnie Hendrickson; brothers, Selmer and Gilbert; and two brothers and a sister who died in infancy.
He was born June 29, 1909 in Albin Township to Syver and Mina (Tande) Bergum. He grew up and attended country school in Albin Township, after which he farmed with his brother, Gilbert. He served during World War II in the U.S. Army as a surgical technician in the South Pacific from 1942-1945. After the war he returned to the home farm and farmed until retirement in 1980. He helped raise his sister's (Minnie Hendrickson) six children. After marrying Grace Wick in 1990, he moved off the farm to Countryside Apartments in Sleepy Eye. He was a lifetime member of Albion Lutheran Church and American Legion Post 33 and VFW Post 1914.
George Brandel, 69, of St. George, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001 while working his milk sample route in Glencoe, the result of an apparent heart attack.
Arrangements are pending at Firle Funeral Home, New Ulm.
Raymond H. Buck, 75, of Gaylord, died Friday,
Nov. 23, 2001 at the Sibley Medical Center in Arlington.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Gaylord with interment in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Gaylord.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Egesdal Funeral Home in Gaylord, and one hour at the church before services.
He is survived by his wife Lorraine Buck of Gaylord; his children, James and Janet Buck of Gaylord and Joan Lind and special friend Curt Richert of Jordan; a brother, Harold and Arline Buck of Lafayette; four grandchildren, and one great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Irene Buck in infancy.
Raymond Henry Buck was born Nov. 15, 1926 in Green Isle Township to Henry and Katherine (Herzog) Buck. He married Lorraine Otto on July 23, 1947 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Arlington. He attended St. Paul's Parochial School in Arlington.
He worked for Dahl's Auto Service in Arlington as a young man. He served with the U.S. Amy during World War II, serving in France and Germany as a truck driver and mechanic.
After their marriage he worked for Ralph Jones Motor and Nesvig Equipment. In 1965 he and Lorraine started Ray Buck's Garage. They owned and operated the garage until 1990. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Manthey-Asmus American Legion #433 in Gaylord, and New Auburn , and New Auburn VFW Post.
Viola Draeger, 94, of Morgan, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001 at the Merit Care Center, Fargo, N.D.
Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Morgan with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Monday at Nelson-Martin Funeral Home, Morgan and Tuesday at the church, one hour prior to the service.
She is survived by a daughter, Delores Tweet of Perham; a son, David Draeger and his wife Bonnie of Redwood Falls; 10 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by her husband, Henry; a son, Eugene; a son-in-law, Donald Tweet; three brothers and five sisters.
She was born June 16, 1907 to Ludwig and Marie (Jenning) Voeltz. She attended country schools west of Morgan. She married Henry O. Draeger Oct. 14, 1924 in Morgan. He died Nov. 28, 1974. She belonged to St. John's Lutheran Church, serving as President and Secretary of Ladies Aid and on the calling committee for more than 25 years.
Carl Fenske, 86, formerly of 1219 North Minnesota Street in New Ulm died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001 at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm.
Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm.
Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Monday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm, and will continue for one hour prior to the time of the service at the church on Tuesday.
Carl is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Robert Parker of Forest Lake; a son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Joan Fenske of rural New Ulm; five grandchildren; four step grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and one step great granddaughter; by his sisters and brothers-in-law, Irene and Ralph Miller, and Lillian and Willus Strate, all of New Ulm; a brother and sister-in-law, Elmer and Karen Fenske of New Ulm; and by nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Erna Fenske on April 8, 1997; a brother, Herbert Fenske in infancy; and by sisters, Clara Hall, Mildred Pherson, and Elmira Fenske in infancy.
Carl was born Feb. 6, 1915 in Cottonwood Township, Brown County to Charles and Minnie (Lueck) Fenske. He attended the Goshen Country School in Brown County. On June 16, 1940 he married Erna Albrecht at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. After marriage they farmed in Butternut Township, Blue Earth County until 1957 and then farmed in Brown County. He later worked for the city of New Ulm and retired in 1979. He was active with the Senior Citizens in New Ulm. In December of 1999 he moved to the Oak Hills Assisted Living Center and then in July of 2001 he moved to the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.
Jeremy D. Johnson, 20, of rural Courtland and formerly of the Spicer-New London area died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2001 in Brownton.
Service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm with a graveside service at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Spicer City Cemetery in Spicer.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Jeremy is survived by his mother, Mindy Kraus and her husband, Harold of rural Courtland; hisfather, Gerald Johnson of Spicer; brothers, Cody Johnson, and Brady Kraus both of rural Courtland; a sister, Breah Kraus of rural Courtland; grandparents, Roger and Janet Johnson of Spicer, and Marlyn "Swede" and Beverly Haverly of New London; also by aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Jeremy was born July 17, 1981 in Coupeville, Wash. to Gerald and Mindy (Haverly) Johnson. He attended school in New London-Spicer, and New Ulm. He graduated in 1999 from the New
London-Spicer High School. He had worked at various jobs in the New Ulm and Spicer area.
Darryl 'Joe' Larsen, (Dakota name: Tate' Koyag' Mani), 62, of Morton died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001 at his home.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Cornelia's Episcopal Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Monday at the church's guild hall and will continue until services Tuesday.
The Redwood Valley Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley; children, Lori Nelson and husband Paul, David "Butch" Larsen and wife Theresa, and Dan Larsen; stepchildren, Rob Jeffries and special friend Yvonne, Grace Tanner and husband Tom and Randy Marguth; six grandchildren; siblings, David Larsen and wife Valerie, Faye Zaske and husband Gerald, Lana Hempel and husband Rick, Bob Larsen and wife LaVeda, and Curt Larsen and wife Cathy; and many relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and a nephew.
He was born June 22, 1939 in Pipestone to David and Emmarica (Wabasha) Larsen. He attended school and began working construction at age 16. He began trucking shortly after that and continued trucking across the country for nearly 30 years. He began farming until he became ill. He belonged to the IBEW.
John H. McWhorter, 84, of Sleepy Eye, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center.
Arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, New Ulm.
Viola 'Olie' Zupfer, 94, of 919 North Washington St. in New Ulm died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001 at the New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm. Funeral arrangements are pending with Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.