Online Obituaries Sunday, Dec. 12, 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    Karen E. Gagen, nee Johnson, died in Kailua on Friday, November 19, at 9 p.m.    She was born on March 23, 1938, in New Ulm, Minnesota.    Karen graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1962 and completed a Master's Degree in Education from the University of N. Michigan in 1970. Karen worked as a Food Technologist and Nutritional Specialist for the Pillsbury Company in Minneapolis and worked for the US Agency for International Development in Adana, Turkey. She was a former County Extension Agent at the University of Nebraska, an Account Representative in Chicago, IL at Continental Cablevision and HBO Time Warner, and an Administrative Manager at the Xerox Corporation in Chicago. More recently Karen was the publisher of The Sun Scandinavia USA News, which was distributed throughout the United States for 11 years beginning in 1990. Karen helped support the launching of the Scandinavian Channel in the U.S., and she was a very active member of the Scandinavian Community in Chicago, Denver and many other cities in the U.S. She was a former member of the Board of Advisors for the Center for Scandinavian Studies at North Park University. Karen was also a former board member on the Jefferson County 4-H Advisory Council and concerned with the social and nutritional development of young people in Colorado.    The family conducted a memorial service for her on November 27 at Kailua Beach, Hawaii and in Evergreen, Colorado on December 11.    There will be a service in Minneapolis on Saturday, December 18. The service begins at 1 p.m. at the Nativity Lutheran Church, located at 3312 Silver Lake Rd. N.E., St Anthony, Minnesota. There will be a reception beginning at 3 p.m. at the John P Murzyn Hall, 530 Mill Street NE in Columbia Heights.    Karen requested no flowers and suggested that any memorials be sent to the Center for Scandinavian Studies, Attn: Mr. Charles Peterson, North Park University, 3225 W. Foster, Chicago, IL 60625.    Karen is survived by sister, Dorothy Gifford; brothers, Merton Johnson and Ray Johnson with his wife Marlys; husband, Jim Gagen; daughter, Jennifer Gagen; son, Bill Gagen, with his wife Lisa and their children Sonja, Eric, and Connor. Contact Jim Gagen at 303-670-6578 for more information.    Irvin H. Plaisance, 85, of New Ulm died Friday, Dec. 10, 2004 at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia,    Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm, Burial with full military honors conducted by the Central Veterans Association of Faribault will be held Wednesday afternoon at St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery in Faribault.    Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 7-9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Schmucker Funeral Service in New Ulm. A parish prayer service is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.    A complete obituary will appear in a later edition.    Delores A. Revier, 80, of Redwood Falls, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004 at the Redwood Area Hospital.    Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 17, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Redwood Falls, with burial to follow at the church cemetery.    Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16 at Nelson-Martin Funeral Home in Redwood Falls with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church on Friday one hour prior to service time.    Lucille (Mrs. Roy) Sandmann, 87 of Morgan, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004 at Gil Mor Manor in Morgan.    Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, at Morgan United Methodist Church with burial at Eden Methodist Cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, at Morgan United Methodist Church, and continues for one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield.    Survivors include daughters, Ramona Vestman of Denver, Colo., Jean and husband Curtis Christensen of Morgan, Sally and husband Mervin (Butch) Kerkhoff of Redwood Falls, and Janet and husband Ron Stokesbary of St. Louis Park; a son, Lee and wife Denise Sandmann of St. Croix Falls, Wis.; 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.    Lucille Florence Sandmann was born May 14, 1917 in Prairieville Township, Brown County to Emil and Emma (Siebel) Rose.