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Thursday, December 30, 1999
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Lucile Jones, of New Ulm and formerly of Port Charlotte, Fla., died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm.
Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, in Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Port Charlotte, Fla..
Visitation is one hour prior to the time of the service at the funeral home on Friday.
She is survived by her daughter, Janet Brewer and her special friend, Lester Geiger, Sr., both of New Ulm; daughter and son-in-law, Rosemary and Frank Lenz of Minneapolis; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and a sister-in-law, Marnie Murphy of Forest Lake.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Noble W. Jones in 1978; brother, George "Jerry" Murphy; and one niece and one nephew.
She was born July 30, 1909, in St. Paul to George and Almina (Hurd) Murphy. She graduated from Johnson High School in St. Paul and received her teacher's training in St. Paul. She married Noble W. Jones on Aug. 10, 1931, in St. Paul. They lived in St. Paul and in 1944 they moved to Minneapolis. She worked for 40 years as a proofreader for Brown & Bigelow in St. Paul. In 1973 they moved to Port Charlotte, Fla. In October of 1996 she became a resident of the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Port Charlotte, Fla.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to donor's choice.
Ralph Jones, of Gaylord, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, at Gaylord Lakeview Home.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Church of Christ, Gaylord, with burial in the city cemetery.
Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Monday and 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Egesdal Funeral HOme in Gaylord, and continues one hour before services at the church.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition.
Marie L. Wolterman, 73, of Fairfax, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, in Miami, Fla. at her daughter's residence.
Arrangements are pending at Hauser-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Fairfax.
Judy A. Stearns, 50, of Gaylord died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, at Arlington Municipal Hospital.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Gaylord with burial in the Cambria Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at Fenske Family Funeral Home in Gaylord and continues one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. A parish prayer service will be held 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas of Gaylord; sons and daughters-in-law: Keith and Amy of Lake Crystal, and Brian of Mankato; daughters, Beth of St. Cloud, Dawn of Gaylord and Darcy of Gaylord; father, Mervin "Butch" Jones of Lake Crystal; brothers and sisters-in-law, Winton Jones and friend Dee Ann of Cambria, and Richard and Marsha Jones of Cambria; sisters and brothers-in-law, Vickie and Michael Randall of Cambria, Connie Jones of New Ulm; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother.
She was born Oct. 7, 1949, in New Ulm to Mervin and De Loris (Berg) Jones. She graduated from New Ulm High School in 1967 and from Mankato State University with a B.S. in elementary education. She married Thomas J. Stearns on Sept. 23, 1972, in Cambria. She worked at Mankato Regional Library and the Lake Crystal City Library before moving to Gaylord where she worked at the Gaylord Elementary School from 1986 to the present. She was a member of the Cambria Legion Pos 329 Auxiliary, Gaylord Home Extension and Gaylord Birthday Club. She was an assistant firearms safety instructor for Gaylord students.
Helen R. Sellner, 75, of Sleepy Eye, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, in Sleepy Eye.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30-9:30 a.m. Friday at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. A combined Christian Mothers and Catholic Aid Association rosary is at 4 p.m. Thursday and a parish prayer service is at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
She is survived by her husband, Andrew; sons, Tom and wife Kathy of Sleepy Eye, Dominic and wife Julie of Sleepy Eye, John and wife Vicki of Sleepy Eye, Andrew Jr. of Sleepy Eye, Jim and wife Judy of Comfrey; daughters, Jean and husband Lyle Turbes of New Ulm, Jeanette and husband Steve Lax of Sleepy Eye, Monica and husband Rick Lax of Sleepy Eye and JoAnn and husband Ken Shumacher of Sleepy Eye; 20 grandchildren; sister, Donna and husband Sylvan Shumacher of Sleepy Eye; sisters-in-law, Leona Seidl of Sleepy Eye and Georgeen Dietz of Arizona; brother-in-law, Philip and wife Catherine Sellner of Sleepy Eye; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Clarence Dietz; sister, Betty Dietz; and grandson, Christopher Lax.
She was born Nov. 28, 1924, in Kenosha, Wis., to Joseph P. and Louise (Schwinghammer) Dietz. At the age of five, her family moved to Springfield. Two years later, the family moved to Sleepy Eye. She attended St. Mary's School and graduated in 1942. She worked Pietrus Egg Drying Plant for several years and for a short time at Del Monte. She married Andrew Sellner on Oct. 7, 1952, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple farmed south of Sleepy Eye.
Gerald Jacobson, 61, of 309 S. Washington, in New Ulm, died Tuesday, December 28, 1999 at New Ulm Medical Center.
Memorial service is 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. Family will receive friends and relatives from 4 - 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen Jacobson; children, Christopher Jacobson, Audra Robbins, Jason Jacobson, Brigitta Jacobson; and grandchildren, Emerald Robbins, Camden Robbins, Alexandra Jacobson and Narya Jacobson.
He was born on May 13, 1938, in Appleton, Wis., to Arthur and Etta (Schulz) Jacobson. He married Eileen Pruetz on Aug. 9, 1964, in Bay City, Mich. He served in the teaching ministry. He also served the community on several boards. He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.
In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to the Brown County Historical Society or Martin Luther College.
Bertha Muehlbauer, 77, of rural New Ulm died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999, at Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato.
Mass of Christian burial is 11 a.m. Monday at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm with burial in the Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 7:30-10:30 a.m. Monday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. Christian Mothers Society will pray the rosary at 4 p.m. Sunday at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, and there will be a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in New Ulm.
A complete obituary will appear in the Friday edition.
Marcella Zins, 87, of Hutchinson, formerly New Ulm, died Monday, Dec. 27, 1999, at her home.
Mass of Christian Burial is 9:30 a.m. today, at St. Anastasia Catholic Church in Hutchinson with burial in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Marilyn and David Gleisner of Atwater, Wallace and Betty Zins of West Milton, Ohio, Sandy Williamson of Hutchinson, Linda and Paul Ginkel of Prairie du Chien, Wis., and Bryan Zins of St. Bonifacius; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters Agnes Kopetski and Viola Zins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a granddaughter, and brothers and sisters.
She was born Jan. 31, 1912, in Granby Township, Nicollet County, to Nick and Anna (Frantag) Sondag. M She attended country school in Granby. She married Fred Zins. She was an active member of St. Anastasia Catholic Church in Hutchinson.
Judith Kintzi, 57, of New Ulm died Dec. 27, 1999, in New Ulm.
A memorial service is planned for some time after Jan. 8. A notice of service time will appear in a future edition.
She is survived by her father, Karl Kintzi of Gaylord; brother, Kevin Kintzi of Gaylord; sisters and brothers-in-law, Marilyn and Mike Lea of East Windsor, Conn., Mona and Duane Messner of Gaylord; four nephews, two nieces, nine great nieces and nephews and many friends.
She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Women of Today and People First of New Ulm. She worked at MRCI in New Ulm and took part in the EASE program. She also participated in the ARC bowling program and the Special Olympics.
Jean C. Doyle, 59, of Welcome died Monday, Dec. 27, 1999, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Kramer Family Funeral Chapel in Welcome with burial in the St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery in rural Odin.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Kramer Family Funeral Home in Welcome and one hour before the service on Friday.
She is survived by her husband, Daniel; son, Michael of Albert Lea; mother, Marjorie Mathistad of Butterfield; brothers, Wayne Mathistad and wife LaVonne of St. James, and Larry Mathistad and wife Denise of Evanston, Wyo.; sisters: Doris Brude and her husband Burton of Rapidan, and Judy Gedicke and her husband Ron of Springfield, Mo.; several nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her father, Palmer Mathistad. She was born March 7, 1940, in Cedar Township, Martin County, to Palmer and Marjorie (Bever) Mathistad. She was a 1958 graduate of Butterfield-Odin High School. She attended Mankato Commercial College. She was employed at Brett's Department Store in Mankato in the office. She married Daniel C. Doyle on Sept. 25, 1965, in Mankato. They lived in Albert Lea and moved to Welcome in 1989.