November 2010
Complete obituaries can be found in the Paynesville Press each week.
November 2010
Complete obituaries can be found in the Paynesville Press each week.
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Dorothy Loch, 83, Belgrade Dorothy Loch, 83, of Belgrade died on Tuesday, Nov. 30, at her home in Belgrade. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Dec. 4, at St. Francis deSales Catholic Church in Belgrade. Burial was in the church cemetery. Dorothy Mary Loch was born on March 25, 1927, to Nicholas and Beatrice (Hess) Jaeger on the family farm near Lake Henry. She grew up on the family farm and attended country grade school in the area. On May 5, 1947, Dorothy married Urban Loch at St. MargaretÕs Catholic Church in Lake Henry. They made their home in Lake Henry until 1954, when they moved to Belgrade, where they farmed. They retired in 1996 and moved into Belgrade. Together, they were able to share in 62 years of marriage until UrbanÕs death on Aug. 2, 2009. Dorothy is survived by her children, LaVonne (Walter) Spanier, Gary (Diane) Loch, Renee Lock, Bernice Lock, Rick (Tammy) Lock, Joe Lock, Ken (Deanna) Lock, Alan (Michelle) Loch, and Mary (Bill) Jacob; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Gloria Brick and James Jaeger. She was preceded in death by her husband, Urban; a great-grandson; parents; and brothers, Norman and Flip Jaeger.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Dec. 4, at St. Martin Catholic Church. Burial was in the St. Martin Parish Cemetery.
Leander Peltz was born on June 27, 1923, to George and Mary (Schwope) Peltz in Richmond.
He married Rose Drontle on May 9, 1951, in Richmond. Leander and Rose farmed north of Roscoe until retiring in 1994. Their union lasted until RoseÕs death in 2007.
Leander is survived by his children, Dianne (Ronald) Schmitz of Sauk Rapids, Donna Mae (Marty) Stone of Avon, Marilyn (Harvey) Lieser of Lake Henry, and Mike (Char) Peltz of Roscoe; a daughter-in-law; brother, Benedict; sisters, Marcella Dingmann and Laura Pierskalla; 12 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Rose; son, Fred; an infant son; an infant brother; an infant grandson; sister, Cecilia Holthaus; and brother, Fintan Peltz.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 2, at at 11 a.m. at Paynesville Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Svea Lutheran Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 1, from 5-7 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home in Paynesville and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.
Clara Albertine Sorenson was born on July 26, 1918, to Swan and Hanna (Anderson) Fridberg in Blackduck.
She grew up in Hines, where she attended grade school and Blackduck High School, graduating in 1936. She continued her education at French's Business School in Bemidji, graduating in 1937.
On Nov. 14, 1942, Clara married John Hilding Sorenson at First Lutheran Church in Hines. To this union, a son and a daughter were born.
They made their home in Randolph, where she worked as a bookkeeper for the Cannon Falls Beacon for 50 years.
In 2001, Clara and Hilding moved to Paynesville to be closer to their daughter, Marlys. They were able to share in 64 years of marriage before Hilding's death on June 12, 2007.
Clara is survived by her daughter, Marlys Sorenson (Carl Segaar) of Paynesville; three grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Hilding Sorenson; son, David; parents; and five sisters and one brother.
Funeral services were held on Monday, Nov. 29, at Hawick United Methodist Church. Burial was in Roseville Cemetery in Hawick.
Ollie Hudson was born Olive Marie Solbrack on March 16, 1922, to Martha and Martin Solbrack in Irving Township. Her father passed away when she was a young girl, and she resided with her mother and siblings around the New London area.
She was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church and graduated from New London High School.
She married Foster Hudson of Hawick in 1941. They lived and worked in Baltimore until WWII began. They then moved back to the family farm on the Roseville Prairie, where they remained the rest of their lives. They raised two sons, Foster A. and Lyle.
She was a homemaker until the boys left home and then worked in New London at the Walnut Chalet and in the dry-goods section at the Big Store. For many years, she was a news correspondent for the Willmar Tribune, the New London Times, and the Paynesville Press.
Foster passed away in May, so she decided to move into an apartment at Glen Oaks in November to be near those friends.
Ollie is survived by her sons, Foster A. (Karen) of Hawick and Lyle (Cheryl) of Park Rapids; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Ollie was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and 15 siblings.
Funeral services were held on Monday, Nov. 29, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Lorraine Elizabeth Eickhoff was born on July 27, 1922, to Frank and Gertrude (Thull) Eickhoff in St. Martin Township.
On June 23, 1941, she married Benedict Hoppe at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. The couple farmed for many years in Oak Township, until retiring in 1986, when they moved to New Munich. Their union lasted until Benedict's death in 2001.
Lorraine was a recent resident of the Sacred Heart Manor in Freeport.
Lorraine is survived by her children, Carol DeMorett of Lindstrom, Gerri (Dick) Halfman of Duelm, Diane (Ed) Tamm of Fort Ripley, Donna (Bob) Bauer of Paynesville, Allan (Linda) Hoppe of Paynesville, and John (Bonnie) Hoppe of Louisville, Ky.; 22 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and brothers and sisters, Ray Eickhoff of Albany, Dorothy Buermann of Paynesville, Juletta Frericks of Sauk Centre, Al Eickhoff of Anoka, Melvin Eickhoff of New Munich, and Regina Meemken of Melrose.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Benedict; sons, Francis and Donald Hoppe; a son-in-law; a daughter-in-law; five grandchildren; one infant great-great-granddaughter; sisters and brothers, Marie Eueteneur and Evelyn, Norbert, and Larry Eickhoff.
A memorial service was held on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Pringle Creek Park Community Center in Salem.
Gordon Herzberg was born on Dec. 6, 1916, to Alvina and Otto Herzberg in Paynesville. He was one of 15 children, seven of whom fought in WWII at the same time.
He worked in the Civilian Conservation Corp. from 1935 to 1939. He later moved to Oregon and entered the army in 1941. He served in the 41st Infantry Division in New Guinea.
Gordon caught the Yellow Fever so many times that MinnesotaÕs climate forced him to move to Oregon after the war.
He married Arlette (Johnson) of Paynesville in 1945.
In Oregon, he worked for several construction companies, including Batterman Construction, Morrow Construction, Salem Sand and Gravel, Jenson Ritchey, and Morrison Knudsen. He helped build Meier and Frank, Salem Civic Center, Detroit Dam, Eastwood Plaza, Salem Hospital, Jackman Long, and many others.
He is survived by his daughter, Rhea (Royce) of Sitka, Alaska; sons, Kevin (Kathy) of Salem, Owen (Gail) of Salem, and Eric (Linda) of Reno, Nev.; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several brothers and sisters, including Marcella Frank of Paynesville.
In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Willamette Valley Hospice in Salem.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m., at Paynesville Lutheran Church. Burial will be held on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 1 p.m., at Hill of Rest Cemetery in Sioux Falls, S.D.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 5-7 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home in Paynesville and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.
Funeral services were held on Friday, Nov. 12, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Entombment was in Assumption Cemetery in St. Cloud.
Joe Spanier was born on March 30, 1919, to Christopher and Susan (Mehr) Spanier in St. Martin.
He attended public school in St. Martin and graduated from Paynesville High School and Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis.
He married Juletta Ehresmann of St. Martin on June 5, 1945, at St. Martin Catholic Church.
Joe had broad experience in his careers as a draftsman with Cold Spring Granite Company and Ryan Aeronautical; as a banker in Greenwald; and as a food service director at St. John's University. Joe and his family also owned and operated Eddy's Drive Inn on West Division in St. Cloud and Perkins restaurants in the area.
Joe is survived by his wife, Juletta; children, Eric (Margaret) of Palm Desert, Calif.; Mary Francois of St. Cloud; John (Linda) of Sartell; and Charlie (Maureen) of St. Cloud; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Matt, Jake, John, Nick, Mike, Al, and Leo; and sisters, Veronica Lenzmeier, Hilda Stang, and Marie Lauer.
Memorials are preferred to Catholic Charities.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Nov. 20, at Hope Presbyterian Church in Spicer. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery in New London.
Christine Quale was born on Aug. 21, 1951, in San Francisco, Calif., to Francis "Eric" and Beatrice "Billy" Erickson.
Growing up in a military family, she lived in several locations, including California, Texas, Germany, and eventually, Minnesota.
She graduated from Onamia High School in 1969. In 1973, she graduated from St. Cloud State University with a degree in elementary education.
Chris married her high school sweetheart, Mark Quale, on June 23, 1973, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Onamia. After living in Slayton, and then New Ulm, the couple and their three children moved to the New London area in 1984.
Chris was soon hired to teach second grade at Paynesville Elementary School, where she taught for the next 20 years.
Chris is survived by her husband, Mark; three sons, Ryan Quale of Minneapolis, David (Angie) Quale of Plymouth, and Zach (Amy) Quale of St. Peter; two grandchildren; three sisters, Catherine Quale of McGregor, Minn., Arlene Edstrom of Rice, and Margie Stott of Onamia; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services were held on Monday, Nov. 22, at Hope Presbyterian Church in rural Spicer. Burial was in the Spicer City Cemetery.
Joyce J. Clark was born on March 18, 1950, to James and Janet Gronli in Willmar. She grew up in the Hawick area and graduated from Paynesville High School.
On Oct. 1, 1968, she married Roger "Bill" Clark in Kansas. The couple moved to Minnesota in 1969.
While living in Spicer, Joyce worked for Rice Memorial Hospital, Farmers State Bank, and for the past 25 years, for Communication Network Engineer of New London.
Joyce is survived by her children, Terry (Laura) Clark of Spicer and Shana (Craig) Shuck of Spicer; five grandchildren; father, James Gronli of Paynesville; sister, Harriet Bartell of St. Cloud; and several nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Janet, and a nephew.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 24, at 10 a.m., at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids. A visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home on Wednesday. Burial will be in the Paynesville Cemetery.
Norman Victor Glenz was born on Jan. 25, 1919, to Helmet and Lydia Glenz in Lake Henry Township. He grew up in Paynesville.
He married Marjorie Runger on Oct. 4, 1940. Their union lasted until MarjorieÕs death in 2001.
Norman farmed in Paynesville Township until he retired in 1970 in Sartell. He then worked for a window design company in St. Cloud until 1998.
He is survived by his nephew, Gary Learn of Schaumburg, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marjorie; brother, Gerald Glenz; and sister, Sylvia Learn.
A memorial service was held at the Alexandria United Methodist Church on Saturday, Oct. 30. Committal services were held in the Salem Cemetery in rural Paynesville.
Ruth A. Gess was born on April 5, 1917, to Ray and Myrtle Bradley in Brookdale, Manitoba, Canada.
Her father, a bank manager, died while Ruth was in her teens. Ruth's business college training in secretarial work enabled her to be the main support for her mother and two sisters for nearly seven years.
Ruth graduated as a registered nurse from the Winnipeg General Hospital in 1945.
On Dec. 29, 1945, she married Lowell A. Gess, who grew up in the Salem community in rural Paynesville.
Following her husband's completion of seminary and medical schooling, she and her husband were commissioned as medical missionaries at Calvary Evangelical Church in St. Paul on Nov. 18, 1952.
They served as missionaries with the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Nigeria from l952 to 1955 and then in Sierra Leone with the merged United Methodist Church until 1975, except for a five-year leave of absence in Bismarck, N.D.
After retirement from the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, the family made their home in Alexandria, Minn. With the founding of the Kissy UMC Eye Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa, in 1982, Ruth was in a managerial role for over a decade. Missionary service in Africa continued until the last several years during which she participated in many voluntary missionary tours to Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Honduras. Her last trip to the Kissy UMC Eye Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa, was in the fall of 2004, which was her 162nd ocean crossing.
Ruth is survived by her husband, Lowell; children, Timothy (Joanne) of Alexandria, Mary (Stephen) of Plymouth, Elizabeth (Robert) of Anchorage, Alaska, John (Ruth) of Alexandria, Paul (Arlet) of Seattle, Wash., and Andrew (Carrie) of Andover; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Myrtle Bradley, and younger sisters, Irene and Beverly.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at Grace United Methodist Church in Paynesville. Burial was in the Paynesville Cemetery.
Doris Nehring was born on Oct. 30, 1927, to John H. and Grace (Caldwell) Adams in Paynesville.
At age two, her parents moved from Green Lake, near Spicer, to Vawter, near Little Falls. She attended country schools there and in Paynesville, attended Royalton High School, and graduated from Paynesville High School in 1945. Four of her school years were spent living with her blind grandmother to help with household chores.
Immediately following graduation, she joined her family, already living in Wausau, Wis., where she worked as personnel secretary in a defense plant during WWII.
In 1947, the family moved back to Paynesville. Doris worked one year in Little Falls, then at the Nehring Locker Plant.
She married Donald Nehring on June 14, 1948, and lived on the family homestead farm until 1963, when they moved to town. They spent ten winters in Texas. Donald died in 1995.
Doris worked seven years at Vern Johnson Motors and Loren Meyer Motors and two years as her son WarrenÕs secretary/bookkeeper.
In 2008, at age 80, she married Roger Theisen.
Doris is survived by her husband, Roger Theisen of Paynesville; daughter, Shirley Johnson of Hackensack; son, Warren (Roxanne) Nehring of Murdock; eight grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Donald; sister, Lois Holets; and brother, Leslie Adams.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, Nov. 11, at Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo Lake. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Dale Baumgardt was born on April 8, 1925, to Edward and Feola (Leske) Baumgardt in Minneapolis.
In the spring of 1926, Dale moved with his parents to his grandparentsÕ (Julius and Bertha Baumgardt) farm southeast of Buffalo Lake in Grafton Township in Sibley County.
Dale attended District #40 Grafton Township rural school through the eighth grade and Buffalo Lake School in ninth and tenth grades.
Dale married Delores Lenora Zaske on Nov. 26, 1944, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Brownton, Minn. Delores died on April 24, 2003.
Dale farmed with his father until March 1948, when he and Delores bought a 240-acre farm in Hector Township in Renville County. He continued to live on the farm until his death.
In addition to crop farming, Dale worked for Green Giant, harvesting sweet peas and sweet corn. He raised dairy cattle until 1964, when he started raising hogs and Hampshire sheep. He was an expert horseman and fisherman.
Dale is survived by his children, Sharon (Stanley) Zenk of Foley, Larry (Shenry) Baumgardt of Sleepy Eye, Steven (Migdalia) Baumgardt of Avondale, Ariz., Sheila (Leland) Bezdeka of Stillwater, and Lu Anne (Gary) Reeck of Paynesville; sister, Audrey Schrupp of Minnetonka; brothers, Orvis Baumgardt of Hutchinson and Wayne Baumgardt of Glenwood; a brother-in-law; a sister-in-law; special friend; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Delores; parents; a grandson; sisters, Lavone Klitzke and Millicent Simpson; and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
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