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Arlene L. Fitzloff
Arlene Lottie Fitzloff, age 69, of North Mankato Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Clair with Rev. Daniel Schmidt, officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran born September 3, 1937 to Erick and Lottie (Spoor) Witt in Mankato. She graduated from Rapidan High School in 1956. She was united in marriage to Albert H. Fitzloff on June 10, 1958 at Rapidan. She was employed by Johnson Bake Shop and then Bird's Eye for 20 years. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Arlene enjoyed to decorate cakes, crochet, and flowers.
Arlene is survived by her mother, Lottie Witt of North St. Paul; two daughters, Debbie Fitzloff of Mankato, Mary (Ron) Schimek of rural North Mankato; three grandchildren, Jesse (Cara) Fitzloff, Lilly and Marcus Fowler; three sisters, Ellen Gilbertson of Mankato, Lois (Allen) Ophoven of Maplewood, Vicki (Richard) Reynolds of Park Rapids; two brothers, Arlo (Mary) Witt of Osakis, Louis (Donna) Witt of Scappoose, OR; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Marian Drescher of Alden, LaVerne (Burton) Williams of Lake Crystal, Charles (Beverly) Fitzloff of Mankato; many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Arlene was preceded in died Friday, September 8, 2006 at Oaklawn Health Care Center in Mankato.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church with Rev. Peter Nosbush and Rev. Ted Hottinger S.J. officiating. Burial will be in Calvary death by her husband, Frank in 1969; two sons, Mark in 1980 and Franz in 2003.
Harley Oldenborg
Harley James Oldenborg, age 91, of rural Lake Crystal, Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday at Lake Crystal Mortuary, with a 4 p.m. prayer service. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Arthritis Foundation.
Harley was married Evelyn Saam on October 26, 1940 at the Cleveland Church of Nativity. They farmed near Madison Lake for three years, before moving to Lake Crystal in 1943. Harley was a dairy farmer in Lincoln Township until his retirement in 1981.
Besides farming, Harley enjoyed old time music, dancing, playing cards, and cracking black walnuts. He especially enjoyed all of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was a township officer for 20 years, served on the Lincoln Township country school board, was a past member of the Lake Crystal Lions Club, Holy Family Church, and the Men's Club of Holy Family Church.
Harley is survived by his wife, Evelyn; five daughters, Karen (Robert) Mohalski of Elgin, IL, Faye (Donald) Turpin of Shullsburg, WI, Connie (Robert) Conlon of West Des Moines, IA, Ardis (Craig) Bair of Minnesota Lake, MN, and Mary (Rocky) Duerr of Maplewood, MN; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Dallas Oldenborg of Lake Crystal; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester after a three-month battle with cancer. Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday at Mankato Mortuary, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Mankato Summit Center, Centenary United Methodist Church, Rust College, or to the donor's choice.
Robert C. Cornish
Robert C. Cornish, age 90, of North Mankato, formerly of Vernon Center, Cemetery.
Robert was Cemetery Board. Robert enjoyed collecting John Deere memorabilia.
Robert is survived by his wife, Rosella Cornish of North Mankato; son, Jim Cornish of Vernon Center; daughter, Lois Henderson and her fiancé, Al Sisto of Orinda, CA; four grandchildren, Robert Cornish and his wife, Christine, Christy Cornish and her partner, Ralph Ingrassia, Michael Henderson and Matthew Henderson; one great-grandson, James Cornish-Ingrassia; sister, Ruth Fredericksen of Lake Crystal; brother, Gordon Cornish and his wife, Jana of Vernon Center; also several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in died Thursday, September 14, 2006 at Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital, Mankato.
Cemetery, Mankato. Visitation will be from 2 – 5 p.m. Sunday at Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour before service at church on Monday. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society.
Della was married Roland G. “Rollie” Kopp on September 21, 1973 in Mankato. Della had been employed as a secretary with IDS and was an assistant manager for the Morson-Ario VFW Post 9713 for many years. She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Eagle's Club Auxilary, Moose Club Auxilary, American Legion Post 11 Auxilary, Morson-Ario Auxilary, and volunteered at many places including the Summit Center. Della enjoyed gardening, flowers, birds, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Della is survived by six children, Gerald (Helen) Myking of Mankato, Vickie (Thomas) Pfeiler of Tulsa, OK, Larry (Tess) Myking of Eagle Lake, Shelly Blume of Mankato, Kay (Christopher) Carlson of Nicollet, Joseph (Eunice) Bonstetter of Talala, OK; four step-children, Kathy (Craig) Miller of Waseca, Roland (Jackie) Kopp, Debbie (James) Mitchell all of Lake Mills, IA, Monica (Shannon) Dokken of Waseca; thirty four grandchildren; twenty six great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Leonard (Vera) Kirstein, Bernice Freitag, Robert (Carol) Kirstein; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jerome (Agie) Kopp, Duwayne (Rosy) Kopp, Gary “Dick” (Anita) Kopp; special extended family, Tony (Marie) Mosloski, Bubba Myking, James (Cindy) Kasten, Robert Blume; many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Della was preceded in Born July 3, 1921 in Danville, Illinois. Parents, Norman and Cecile Dale who died in 1984 and her son Kevin Michael MacKenzie who passed away last December. His wife, Kerry lives in Ohio. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Lake Crystal.
She grew up in Danville, Illinois with her two younger sisters, Sally and Norma. Ginny McKinzie was in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a secretary to Admiral “Bull” Halsey. She couldn't type or take shorthand, but she “got things done.” When the war was over, she met her husband, “Tony”. They raised a family on their farm in rural Indiana. Her five sons were her pride and joy. She loved to drive them up to Chicago to White Sox games and take them on vacation to Florida. Son, Mike, caught a prizewinning “wahoo”, which is a fish, off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. Ginny caught a 7' long sail fish on one of those trips. We knew this was true because the fish hung on our game room wall for many years. She took great pride in the accomplishments of her sons throughout her life. She also loved to spend time with her grandchildren, who remember fondly all the Lucky Charms and maraschino cherries they could eat. She took son, Tim to his tap dancing lessons or swim lessons and to the Indiana State Fair where he competed in a talent show. She attended all of his little league games. She took son Lance to all of his football games and hosted a party for his friends after they returned from a camp in Canada so they could show the slides from the trip. She became friends with all of the families that her sons became involved with. She was the rock for her sons. They could always count on her to be there for them.
In 1970, she went back to school at the age of 50 and became a Licensed Practical Nurse. The sons were all so proud of her. She took a job with the VA hospital in Danville, Illinois. After she retired from the hospital, she and her lifelong friend Rosy Brenner became housemothers at a sorority at Purdue University. She sold her farm around 1986 and moved to Ohio where she and son, Patrick, bought a house in Stow, Ohio. They lived there for several years until Patrick took a job in Mankato, Minnesota.
Ginny was always known for hosting partings and entertaining. Wherever she went, she soon had many friends. She had a stroke in 1997 and the doctors didn't give her much chance of survival. She didn't listen to them either, celebrating her 80th birthday with all five boys and over fifty family and friends in 2001. Boats cruised by, just off shore, to hear the band play “Oh Danny Boy” just one more time. She spent many mornings sipping her coffee on her porch overlooking Lake Crystal. On winter mornings she spied on grumpy old men ice fishing. On summer evenings she liked to take a boat ride over the smooth lake with Pat behind the wheel and their dog, Orbit, riding up front with the wind blowing against his face, forcing his ears out like little sails. Orbit, her sons, her grandchildren, and everyone else in the family and along with many friends, will really miss her.
