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Raymond Frank Schroepfer, 92, of Sleepy Eye, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. Services were held Tuesday, Jan. 23, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Sleepy Eye. Sturm Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Raymond was born on April 23, 1908, in Stark Township, Brown County, the son of Frank and Theresia (Seidl) Schroepfer. He grew up and attended District 33 Country School in Albin Township, and later attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Sleepy Eye. Raymond married Marcella Augustin on Oct. 24, 1938, in Leavenworth. The couple made their home in Sleepy Eye, where Raymond was manager of Sleepy Eye Grain and Feed for 41 years. Raymond played baseball in the Sleepy Eye area for many years. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, golf, cards, gardening and hunting.
Raymond is survived by his wife Marcella of Sleepy Eye; children and their spouses, Mary Ann and Richard Helling of St. James, Marvin and Sharyn Schroepfer of Apple Valley, Dennis and Sandy Schroepfer of Alexandria, and Joyce and John Miller of Rochester; seven grandchildren; four great grandchildren; brothers and sisters and their spouses, Florian Schroepfer, Agnes and Edwin Tauer, Rosella and James Hillesheim, Sylvester and Pearl Schroepfer, and Jerome and Arlene Schroepfer, all of Sleepy Eye; and sisters-in-law, Loretta (Mrs. Albert) Schroepfer, Clara (Mrs. Clem) Schroepfer, and Amelia (Mrs. Felix) Heitzer, all of Sleepy Eye.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Clement, Felix, Walter, Edward and Albert; and sister, Lorraine Weiss.
George H. Kuebler, 70, of Arlington, formerly of Jordan, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2001 at Sibley Medical Center in Arlington. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 22 at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington, with burial in the Arlington Public Cemetery. The Fenske Funeral Home of Arlington handled the arrangements.
George was born in Sleepy Eye on May 27, 1930 to George L. and Mathilda (Hoffmann) Kuebler. He attended country school. George was in the Navy during the Korean War from 1950-1954. He married Esther Dostal on Aug. 12, 1960 at Ft. Dodge, Texas; daughters and sons-in-law, Jan and Doug Lake of Shakopee, and Theresa and Jay North of Waconia; five grandchildren, Brenda and Matt Lake, Andie Kuebler, David Kuebler and Eli North; brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Delores of St. James, Glen of Sleepy Eye, and Margaret Kuebler of Sleepy Eye; sisters and brothers-in-law, Beatrice and Milton Witt of W. St. Paul, Janet and Gilbert Hillesheim of New Ulm, Kathy and Frank Vogel of Sanborn, and Alex Sellner of Rosemont.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Charles; two sisters, Mildred (in infancy) and Doris Sellner; and nephew, Grant Kuebler.
Casket Bearers were: Brad Kuebler, Greg Kuebler, Dan Kuebler, Rob Schneider, Kevin Vogel, Mike Sellner, Phillip Witt and Tim Hillesheim.
Lotis Augusta Deegan, 88, of Sleepy Eye, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. Services were Feb. 3 at St. James Catholic Church, St. James, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, St. James. Sturm Funeral Home of St. James handled the arrangements.
Lotis A. Deegan was born to John and Josephine (Carson) Leach on Sept. 8, 1912. Lotis spent her early childhood in rural Minnesota. He also received an executive MBA from the University of Wisconsin Gas Company. As a boss, he was known as a great mentor and visionary. Alan was known for his great story-telling, love of jazz and blues and history of the American Prairie. He was a Son of the American Revolution, a champion of Native Americans and proud of his Yankee-Iroquois heritage. Alan is loved and appreciated by his children, family and friends, especially for his wonderful wit. A memorial is established in his name for the Alan Ladd Scholarship Fund, in lieu of flowers.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine; daughters, Jessica Grace Huggins and Jocelyn Ray Ladd; and a sister, Colleen Ladd and husband Richard Kokkila. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Francile Ladd.
Casket bearers were Darryl Schwartz, Dick Kokkila, Jeff Christensen, Daven Kokkila, Doug Christensen and Mark Ladd.
Dale Floyd Remus, 67, Sleepy Eye, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, at Divine Providence Home in Sleepy Eye. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, Feb. 1, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, with interment in Home Cemetery, with military rites by the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard. Visitation is from 7:30-10 a.m. on Thursday at the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.
Dale was born July 27, 1933 in Sleepy Eye, the son of Orville and Selma (Berkner) Remus. He grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye. He joined the United States Army in 1951, fought in the Korean Conflict and returned to Sleepy Eye after his discharge. Dale married Myrtyce Ibberson on July 18, 1955, in Sleepy Eye. The couple made their home in the Twin Cities, where Dale worked in law enforcement as chief of police of several Twin Cities communities, and later became a state crime bureau agent in Oregon; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sisters, Leona Meidl and Cleopha Weiss both of Sleepy Eye, and Margaret Zenk of Olivia; sisters-in-law, Beatrice (Steffensmeier) Weber, Delores (Weiss) Ebnet and Kathleen (Roeser) Lang, all of Springfield. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joseph; an infant son; sisters, Rose and Lydia; and brothers, Andrew, Edwin, Art, and Roman.
Casket bearers were Gerald Weber, Cletus Utz, Bob Weiss, Karen Weber, Ralph Weber and Mary Jo Veenstra.
