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Olidia Karau, 86, of St. James, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in St. James, with burial at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery - Fieldon, in rural Lewisville.
Visitation is 4 - 8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Sturm Funeral Home in St. James.
She is survived by children, Rosalin Ratike and husband Harland of Litchfield; Lucille Voelker and husband Harold of Lewisville, Marvin Karau and wife Barnet of St. James, Ralph Karau of Bradenton, Fla., Joline Wright and husband, Eldon of St. James, Doris Friesen and husband Barry of Mountain Lake, Dennis Karau and wife Margaret of Blackhawk, S.D., Gladys Berlin of Mankato, Helen Karau of Fredricksburg, Va.; 21 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren, three stepgreat-grandchildren; sister, Ema Thorson and husband Robert of Eagle Bend; and brother, Walter Schultz and wife Kathleen of Truman.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; daughter, Dorothy Karau; son, Gregory Karau; two grandchildren, Terry Ratike and one in infancy; and sister, Elna Davison.
She was born Feb. 28, 1916, to Julius and Bertha (Sieg) Schulz Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth County. She attended St. John's Lutheran School, Willow Creek. On May 13, 1934, she married Frederick August Karau at St. John's Lutheran Church, Willow Creek. They farmed in Antrim Township until Nov. 1, 1954, when they moved into St. James. Frederick died on Dec. 28, 1988. She volunteered for many years as a Gray Lady at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center In St. James. She entered Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center on July 1, 1996.
Evelyn M. Sackl , 89, of Vesta, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001 in Monticello.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Vesta. Burial will be in the Vesta Cemetery.
Visitation is one hour before services Tuesday at the church.
Redwood Valley Funeral Home of Redwood Falls in charge of arrangements.
Vern 'Vernie' Gullickson, 61, of Redwood Falls, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001 at his daughter's home in Wabasso.
Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Redwood Valley Funeral Home in Redwood Falls. Burial will be in the, Redwood Falls Cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Redwood Valley Funeral Home and continues on Wednesday one hour prior to services.
Beulah Berg, 94, of St. James, died on Dec. 1, 2001, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. James United Methodist Church with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and will continue one hour before services Wednesday at the church.
She is survived by her daughter, Ellen Carstensen and husband Bill of St. James; grandchildren, gail Carstensen of Welcome, Brian Carstensen of Lakeville; four great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; sister, Gail Peterson; and brother, Fergus Saunders.
She was born May 9, 1907 in Houston, Minn., to Charles and Ellen (Swenson) Sanders. She attended Houston Public Schools and graduated from Winona State University. She married Albert Andrew Berg on July 15, 1938, on a family farm near Houston. They made their home in St. James. She taught school for two years in Upsala and 28 years in St. James. Albert died on April 11, 1955. She volunteered a Gray Lady at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James, where she served as an organist. She was named Outstanding Senior Citizen in Watonwan County.
Howard Gluth, 80, of rural Morgan, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, at his home, of cancer.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church in Morgan with burial in the Morgan City Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Nelson-Martin Funeral Home in Morgan and will continue at the church on Wednesday one hour prior to services.
He is survived by his wife, Deloris; children and their spouses, Bob and Sue Gluth of New Ulm and Jeanne and John Dallenbach of Morgan; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother and four sisters and their spouses, Mary and Glen Leopold of Sanborn, Margaret Johnson of Tracy, Norma Gluth of Olivia, Denis and Eunice Gluth of Morgan and Diane Hostettler of Minneapolis; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law; Bob and Bernice Rose of Morgan and Marie Gluth of Post Falls, Idaho; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant sister, June; and brother, Virgil.
He was born Jan. 7, 1921 to Ernest and Margaret (Heckler) Gluth on the family farm in Eden Township, Brown County, Minn. He attended District 57 County School. On Dec. 15, 1943, he married Deloris Viola Rose at the United Methodist Parsonage in Morgan.He farmed until his retirement in 1985. He was a member of the United Methodist Church.