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Friday, November 26, 1999
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Eleanor J. Isaksen, 88 of Springfield died Tuesday, Nov. 23 at St.John Lutheran Home in Springfield.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today and from 7:30 -10 a.m. Friday at the Sturm funeral Home in Springfield. There will be a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. at the Funeral Home, and a St. Anne's CCW Rosary at 10 a.m. Friday at the church.
She is survived by her sons: Floyd and wife Judy Isaksen of Springfield, Dean and wife Judi Isaksen of Springfield; daughters: Marlys and husband Robert Vanderwerf of Springfield, Maureen and husband Kenneth Kersten of Springfield and Sheryl Lynn and husband Jim Thieman of Colome, S.D.; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Harry "Sam" in 1995, brothers Leonard and Norbert Platz, and sister Florence Meinert.
She was born Feb. 18, 1911 in Burnstown Township, Brown County to Henry and Bertha (Turbes) Platz. She married Harry Isaksen on Sept. 29, 1936 in Windom. The couple made their home and fermed in North Star Township for many years. She moved into St. John's Lutheran Home in 1993. She was a life long member of St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield.
Henry H. Pankratz, 86, of Mountain lake, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999 at Good Samaritan Center, Jackson.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Mennonite Brethren Church, Mountain Lake, with burial in Mountain Lake Cemetery.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday , and one hour prior to services, both at the church. Bjerum Funeral Home, is handling arrangements.
He is survived by his wife Martha of Mountain Lake; sons, LaVerne and wife Bryce of Hopkins and Dale and wife Carol of Mountain Lake; daughter Roslyn and husband Don Jenkins of Fridley; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother Ralph of California; sister-in-law Aletha Stoneberg of Mountain Lake; brother-in-law Lester Foss and wife Eloise of Austin; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Olga, Bertha, Lydia, Allegra Pankratz and Maire Foss; brothers, William and Willard; and sister-in-law Ruth Pankratz.
He was born Dec. 4, 1912 in Mountain Lake to Henry B. and Mary (Kroeker) Pankratz. He attended and graduated high school in Mountain Lake. Following school he worked for several farmers in the Mountain Lake area. He married Martha Adrian March 9, 1945 in Mountain Lake. After their marriage they farmed in southwestern Cottonwood County. In 1959 they moved to the Isaac Adrian homestead, where they remained until he retired in 1995. In 1997 he moved to the Good Samaritan Center. He was a member of Bethel Mennonite Brethren Church, Mountain Lake.
Sharon A. Martinka, 34, of Sauk Rapids and formerly of Franklin died Monday, Nov. 22, 1999 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm with burial in the Catholic Cemetery in New Ulm.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 7:30-10 a.m. Monday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. There will be a parish prayer service 7 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.
She is survived by her mother, Martha Helget of Franklin; daughter Reva Martinka; son Jordan Martinka; sister and brother-in-law, Rhonda and Peter Eppard of Mancos, Colo.; nieces, and a nephew
She was preceded in death by her father, Walter in 1992.
She was born Oct. 29, 1965 in Manitoba, Canada. She became the daughter of Walter and Martha (Sperl) Helget Aug. 10, 1967. She attended the Franklin High School in Franklin. She had worked as a Nurses Aid at the Franklin Health Care Center in Franklin. She was employed in the Bakery Department at Cub Foods in St. Cloud.
Marvin Witt, 85, of Gaylord, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1999 at New Ulm Medical Center.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at American Lutheran Church, Gaylord, with burial in the Gaylord Municipal Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday and 7-7:30 a.m. Saturday at Egesdal Funeral Home, Gaylord, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
He is survived by daughter and son-in-law Darlene and Donald Becke of Gaylord; son and daughter-in-law DuWayne and Kay Witt of New Ulm; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife in 1990; sister Meta Stresemann; and brothers, Melvin, Reuben and William.
He was born Aug. 17, 1914 in Bismark Township, Sibley County, to Edward and Amanda (Barfnecht) Witt. He attended country school in Bismark Township and Winthrop Public School. He married Thusnelda Opitz on April 10, 1940 in Penn Township, McLeod County. After marriage they farmed in Bismark and Penn Townships. In 1947 they moved to a farm in Sibley Township, south of Gaylord, and farmed there until 1986. He continued to live on the farm site until 1992 when he moved into Gaylord. He was a charter member of American Lutheran Church, Gaylord, and served as an usher and on the church council. He served on the Winthrop and Gaylord Baseball Association Boards.
William "Billy" Ulrich, of Thief River Falls, died Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at a Fargo, N.D. hospital.
Services will be Sunday in Thief River Falls.
He is survived by his wife, and three children Dane, Jeff, and Lisa.
He was the son of Ernest and Ida (Fehlmann) Ulrich of Red Lake Falls. He married Rosemary Mettler Nov. 20, 1959. He worked in the New Ulm area as a young man.
Harold Reynolds, 77, of Eagle Lake, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999 at Hillcrest Health Care Center.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Landkamer Johnson-Boman Funeral Home, Mankato, with burial in Winthrop Cemetery.
Visitation is 9:30 a.m. until time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his son Douglas and wife Jeannie of Belle Plaine; step-son Larry and wife Arla Buche of Battle Lake; five grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers; a step-son; and one great-grandson.
He was born Aug. 15, 1922 near Vernon Center to Ivan and Esther (Caudle) Reynolds. he served in the Army from Nov. 25,1942 until Nov. 28, 1946. He married Helen Soderland Buche on April 7, 1948 in Pleasantville, Iowa. They lived in Des Moines for 20 years then near Carver for five years. He worked as a long distance trucker for most of his life. He moved to Eagle Lake in 1975. He worked as a custodian for Mankato State University, retiring in 1986. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Minneapolis; the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Shakopee; American Legion, Eagle Lake; and Eagles Club, Mankato.
Margaret S. Haggenmiller, 91, of Arlington, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999 at Arlington Good Samaritan Center.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Arlington, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Sunday and 8-10 a.m. Monday at Fenske Funeral Home, Arlington.
Francis Beranek, 77, of 1015 Second North in New Ulm died Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at the Abbott - Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm with burial in the St. George Catholic Cemetery in St. George.
Visitation will be 4-9 p.m. Thursday and 7:30-10:30 a.m. Friday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. There will be a combined rosary by the St. George Catholic Aid Society of St. George and the St. Joseph Catholic Aid Council of New Ulm at 6:30 p.m. followed by a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. both Thursday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife Cecilia "Cele" Beranek of New Ulm, sons and daughters-in-law David and Aleda Beranek, Daniel and Trudy Beranek, all of New Ulm, Roger and Patty Beranek of St. George; 11 grandchildren; sisters Odelia Forst, Hilaria Schwab both of New Ulm; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Appolonia Beranek of New Ulm, Agnes and Alex Guggisberg of Gibbon, Maggie and Delmar Muehlbauer of New Ulm, Gertrude and LeRoy Rathmann of New Ulm.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son Donald Ber anek in1964; brothers Albert, Joseph, Robert, and Benedict Beranek; sisters Agnes Forst and Edna Beranek.
He was born on March 29, 1922 in West Newton Township, Nicollet County to Joseph and Katherine (Wendinger) Beranek. He attended St. George Catholic School. He married Cecilia "Cele" Hanslick Oct. 15, 1946 at the St. George Catholic Church in St. George. After marriage they farmed in West Newton Township near St. George for almost thirty years. In 1974 they moved into New Ulm where he owned and operated Danny's Bar with his son until 1989. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, the St. Joseph Catholic Aid Council in New Ulm and the St. George Catholic Aid Society in St. George, he served as an officer of the West Newton Township Board and for 14 years served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Aid Society. In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorial be given to the New Ulm Area Catholic Schools (NUACS).
Coletta T. Postel, 85, of the Gil Mor Manor in Morgan, formerly of 122 North Franklin in New Ulm, died Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at the Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital in Sleepy Eye.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm with burial in the New Ulm City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. There will be a parish prayer service 6 p.m. Friday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Geraldine and Lyle Isackson, Mary Jane and Butch Gulden; sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas and Linda Postel, Richard and Holly Postel, all of New Ulm; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren; sisters Marian Schmitz, Virginia Roberts, both of New Ulm.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Postel in 1983; sister Dorothy Raabe.
She was born Aug. 19, 1914 in Lafayette Township, Nicollet County to Henry and Appolonia (Meidl) Diepolder. She attended Lafayette Township Country School and graduated from Holy Trinity High School in 1932. She married John Joseph Postel Oct. 4, 1938 in West Bend, Iowa.
After marriage they lived in New Ulm, where she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm, and the St. Elizabeth Catholic Aid Society in New Ulm.
In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to The Way of the Cross in New Ulm..
Elizabeth A. Luff, 94 of Arlington died Monday, Nov. 22 at Arlington Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Arlington with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today, and from 8-10 a.m. Saturday at Fenske Funeral Home in Arlington. Parish prayers will be 7:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.
She is survived by her son James Luff of Minneapolis, sister Margaret Tews of Marshfield, Wisc., nieces and nephews: james Jacobs, Julis Herdina, and Virginia Mrotek. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Jacob C. Luff on Oct. 19, 1980; brothers Lawrence, Walter, Francis and Irwin Jacobs; sister Virginia Jacobs.
She was born July 16, 1905 in Big Stone City, S.D. to Frank and Virginia (Rodaer) Jacobs. She attended school in Big Stone City. She married Jacob Luff on May 19, 1925 in St. John's Catholic Church in Ortinville. She was a housewife and did seasonal work at the Big Stone Canning Company where she was floor lady for 52 years. She was a member of St. Mary's Altar and Rosary Society, and the C.C.W. as well as past president of Royal Neighbors.
Lorena Hoeper, 88, of Starbuck, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1999 at Minnewaska Lutheran Home, Starbuck.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Salem Lutheran Church, Madelia, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Madelia.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at Pilgrim Funeral Home, Madelia, and one hour prior to services at the church.
She is survived by daughters, Bonnie and husband Siebert Zenke of Kensington and Lucille Cheney of Grove City; sons and wives, Dale and Grace of Madelia and Norman and Rhonda of Nelson; 20 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sisters-in-law, Clara Miller of Lewisville and Minnie Miller of St. James; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; brothers, Edwin and Harvey; sisters, Cecilia Bergeman and Della Mosel; half-brother Walter Henslin; and half-sister Hulda Zellmer.
She was born Oct. 13, 1911 in Fieldon Township, Watonwan County, to Gottfried and Cecilia (Schaefer) Miller. She grew up in rural Fieldon Township, where she attended rural schools. She married Walter Hoeper on Jan. 12, 1935 in St. James. They farmed in rural Madelia until retiring to Madelia in 1974. Walter died in August 1981. She remained in Madelia until 1995 when she moved to the Alexandria area. She had been at the nursing home since September 1999. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church.
Mildred Reike, 93, of Fairfax, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 1999 at Fairfax Community Home.
Arrangements are pending with Hauser-Hantge Chapel, Fairfax.