Online Obituaries Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001 2001 obituaries    2000 obituaries    1999 obituaries The Journal Online   Experience New Ulm Click here for today's obituaries    Alvin Meyer, 89, of Gaylord, died on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001, at the Gaylord Lakeview Home.    Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gaylord, with burial in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Monday at the Egesdal Funeral Home in Gaylord and one hour prior to services at the church.    He is survived by his wife, Adeline; sons and daughters-in-law, LeRoy and Lois Meyer of Henderson and Dennis and Susan Meyer of Glencoe; brother and sister-in-law, Harry and Esther Meyer of Gaylord; sister Mabel Wdalmann of Gaylord; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.    He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Bennie Meyer, Edwin Meyer, Fred Hahn and Wilson Hahn; and sisters Lillie Otto and Clara Hahn.    Alvin Rudolf Wilhelm Meyer was born Oct. 10, 1912, to George and Hermine (Franke) Meyer in Sibley Township, Sibley County. He attended district school in Sibley Township and parochial school in Gaylord. He married Adeline Schlueter on Feb. 19, 1939, in Gaylord. They farmed in Dryden Township, Sibley County. He also dug graves at local cemeteries for many years. When they retired in 1969, they moved to Gaylord. He moved into Gaylord Lakeview Home in 1994. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and served on the Cemetery Board.    Lyle Pietsch, 47, of Madelia, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001, at New Ulm Medical Center.    Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Salem Lutheran Church in Madelia, with burial in Trinity Fieldon Lutheran Cemetery in Fieldon Township.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. at Pilgrim Funeral Home in Madelia and one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.    He is survived by his fiancee Pam Anderson; sons, Eric and special friend Karissa Hopman of Madelia and Nick and fiancee Lexi Anderson of Mankato; daughter Victoria Pietsch of Madelia; father Edmund of Madelia; maternal grandmother Eldora Froslan of Tempe, Ariz.; brothers Leslie and wife Bard of Madelia, Lowell and wife Laurie of Lewisville; sisters Lynette Loudon and husband Gary of Little Falls, and Laura Davis of Cottage Grove; stepbrothers and stepsisters Edward Groenwold and wife Julie of Newfolden, James Gronewold of Rochester, Linda Gronewold of Fairmont, Mike Gronewold of Baltimore, Md., and Vikki Jones and husband Philip of Cold Spring; aunts and uncles; and nieces and nephews.    He was preceded in death by by his mother LaVonne and stepmother Marylin Pietsch.    He was born Aug. 16, 1954, in Madelia, to Edmund and LaVonne (Miller) Pietsch. He grew up in rural Madelia and graduated from Madelia High School in 1972. He married Terry Wilfahrt on Aug. 23, 1975, at Salem Lutheran Church in Madelia. They lived in rural Madelia and later divorced. He farmed and began working in construction in 1986, later founding the Pietsch Construction Company. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, the Madelia Chamber of Commerce, Mankato Moose Lodge and the Associated Builders and Contractors.    Alvin "Al" W. Hoffman, 66, of Morgan, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001, at the Redwood Area Hospital.    Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Morgan, with burial in the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in rural Morgan.    Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Nelson-Martin Funeral Service in Morgan, and will continue on Monday one hour prior to the service at the church.    He is survived by his wife Ruth of Morgan, his children, Cheryl Boettcher and husband Charles of Hutchinson, David Buchhop of Racine, Sandra Bulau of Dayton, Ohio, Bonnie Lund and husband Jim of Franklin and Audrey Sellner of Roseville; nine grandchildren, and sisters, Julene Werner and husband Leeun of Little Falls and Shirley Hoffman of Wabasso.    He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Connie, a granddaughter, Tristan and a sister Doris.    He was born Nov. 26, 1935, on the family farm in New Avon Twp., Redwood County, to Walter and Hertha (Kuehn) Hoffman. He attended District 8 elementary school and Wabasso High School, graduating in 1954. He married Ruth Guhlke Sellner in Las Vegas, Nev., on March 25, 1979. They lived in Morgan. He worked at Puzzle Craft in Wabasso and Harvestland Coop in Morgan as an LP truck driver. He also worked in road construction. He worked as a security guard at Jackpot Junction for nine years retiring in 1998, more recently working there on a part time basis. He was also working part time for Ben Eischens.    He was a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Morgan. He served in the Minnesota Army National Guard from 1953 until 1962.