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Helen R. Sellner, 75, of Sleepy Eye died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, in Sleepy Eye. Mass of Christian burial was at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Dec. 31, with burial in the church cemetery. Sturm Funeral Home of Sleepy Eye handled the arrangements.
She is survived by her husband, Andrew; five 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, and Jim and wife Judy of Comfrey; four 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 Schumacher of Sleepy Eye; grandchildren, Greg, Kurt, Josh, Noah, Ashley, Kristin and Jennifer Sellner, Toni, Jodi, Lori, Paul and Alex Turbes, Jeremy, Mike, Mark, Melissa, Molly and Jonathan Lax, and William and Emily Schumacher; sister, Donna and husband Sylvan Schumacher of Sleepy Eye; sisters-in-law, Leona Seidl of Sleepy Eye and Georgeen Dietz of Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm and at a young age moved with her family to New Ulm, where she attended parochial school. She married Henry Wendinger June 12, 1927, in Fairfax. Together they farmed in Renville County until retiring in the late 1960s. Her husband died in 1974. She has lived in New Ulm for many years, and was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Fairfax.
Marie R. Prokosch, 88, of New Ulm, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye. Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.
She is survived by her granddaughter, Cathy Dessert and her husband Bill of Vadnais Heights; grandson, Steve Prokosch and his wife Suzann of Cielo Azul, New Mexico; two great-grandchildren, Elliot Dessert and Alexander Dessert of Vadnais Heights; three step-great-grandchildren, Ryan Trangsrud, Kyle Trangsrud and Carly Trangsrud, all of Prior Lake; sisters-in-law, Bernice Trepanier and Eldon Trepanier, both of Maplewood, Frances Earl of Fisher, and Ann Johanson of Bismarck, N.D. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Peter Prokosch in 1997; son, James Prokosch; six brothers and two sisters.
Marie was born Aug. 16, 1911 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Frank and Laura (LaCroix) Trepanier. She married Peter Prokosch on Aug. 12, 1930 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm. After their marriage they lived in New Ulm and raised mink together. They moved to rural Hanska in 1947 and continued to raise mink until 1975 when they retired and moved to New Ulm. After Peter died in 1997, Marie moved to Sleepy Eye and lived in Countryside Apartments and later in the Sleepy Eye Care Center until her death.
Carol Speckman, 83 of Sleepy Eye, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Services were Monday, Feb. 7, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, with burial in Home Cemetery in Sleepy Eye. Texas, Karen and husband Dean Helget of New Ulm, Sharon and husband Mark Hanson of Hendricks, and Cheryl and husband Scott Gustavson of St. Clair; sons, John and wife Vicki Goblirsch of Fayetteville, N.C., Jeffrey and wife Linda Goblirsch of Walbridge, Iowa, and Peter Schneider of rural New Ulm; father- and mother-in-law, Norman and Helen Brust of New Ulm; and by nieces and cousins,
David was born Aug. 28, 1941 in New Ulm, to Melvin and Iola (Schultz) Besemer. He attended rural schools in Districts 50 and 9 and was a 1959 graduate of New Ulm High School. He married Sharon Brust on Jan. 24, 1962, at the Freidens Church in New Ulm. After marriage they lived in Milford Township, Brown County. He also owned a backhoe business and worked at the Brown County sanitary landfill. He manufactured and sold Sugar Shanty Maple Syrup. He had a special bond with his family and enjoyed spending time with them at Reim's Camp.
Lydia Mae Engelking, 92, of Sleepy Eye, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, at Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital. Services were Monday, Feb. 14 at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye with burial in Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye. Sturm Funeral Home of Sleepy Eye handled the arrangements.
She is survived by her niece, Oradell Fischer of Sleepy Eye; great-nephews, Colo., died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at Sunbridge Rehab Center, Ft. Collins. Services were Monday, Feb. 14 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield, with burial in the church cemetery. Sturm Funeral Home of Springfield handled the arrangements.
She is survived by her children, Arnold and wife Merlese Helget of San Mateo, Washington; and sister-in-law, Angie Sturm of Springfield. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joe Helget on Feb. 4, 1971; husband, Clark Klucas on July 28, 1990; son, Steve, on Nov. 2, 1989; son-in-law, Ervin Neubauer; sister, Elsie Hammerschmidt; and brother, Mike Sturm.
Adela was born June 7, 1906, in Mulligan Township, Brown County, the daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Roiger) Sturm. She grew up and attended country school in Mulligan Township. Adela married Joe Helget on Sept. 4, 1928, in Springfield. The couple made their home in the Springfield area and Adela worked at the Springfield Hospital as a dietician, and at Woehrmann's Cafe in Springfield. Joe preceded her in death in 1971. She married Clark Klucas on Aug. 18, 1977, in Springfield. The couple made their home in Springfield until Clark preceded her in death in 1990. Adela lived part time with her daughter Margie until March of 1994, when she moved to Ft. Collins to live with her daughter Jane. Later she moved to Sunbridge Rehab Center in Ft. Collins where she had resided until her death. She was a past member of St. Raphael's Catholic Church and CCW. She was also active in the Springfield Senior Citizens Group and enjoyed gardening and mowing her own lawn.
Casket bearers were Tim Tauer, Gary Fennern, Tom Tauer, Ralph Kolp, Mark Tauer and James Rathman.
Donald H. Krebs, 80, of Sleepy Eye, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000, at Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato. Services were Wednesday, Feb. 16 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, with burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Sleepy Eye. Sturm Funeral Home of Sleepy Eye handled the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Verena "Dottie" Krebs of Sleepy Eye; son, Ronald W. Krebs of Minneapolis; daughters, Aleda and husband David Beranek and Colleen and husband Steve Zeig, all of New Ulm; five grandchildren, Bradley Beranek, Andy Beranek, Angie Beranek, Amanda Beranek and Kyle Krebs, sisters, Eleanora Thuer, Lucille Hansen, Oradell and husband Orville Fischer, all of Sleepy Eye; sisters-in-law, Fronie Krebs of New Ulm, Lorraine Haecherl and Elaine Helget and husband LaMonte, all of Sleepy Eye, Marion and Val Rathman and Ivona and Edwin Windschitl, all of Comfrey. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Elmer; and sister, Edna in infancy.
Donald was born April 17, 1919, to Herman and Bertha (Arndt) Krebs in Shakopee, and was a lifelong resident of Brown County. He attended school in Springfield. Donald married Verena "Dottie" Helget on Aug. 19, 1946, in Sleepy Eye. The couple farmed for 35 years in Leavenworth Township, selling the farm and moving to Sleepy Eye in 1992.
Donald was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, visiting with family and friends, but perhaps above all, and to his last day, he cherished his daily visit with friends at Schultz Cafe.
Daniel "Foghorn" Ludewig, 66, of New Ulm, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000, at the New Ulm Medical Center. Mass of Christian burial was Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth, with burial in the church cemetery. Full military rites were conducted by the New Ulm Veterans Organization. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm handled the arrangements.
Daniel is survived by his wife, Carol Ludewig of New Ulm; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Kenneth and Marcy Gulden, Darwin and Diane Gieseke, Mrs. Cryrilla Portner, Leander and Sandy Gulden, and Milton Gulden, all of New Ulm, Matthew and Coletta Gulden of rural New Ulm, Robert and Mercedes Pelzel of Sleepy Eye and Roland and LaVon Bode of Walker; aunts and uncle, Martha Remiger, Delores Seifert, and Leo Pelzel, all of Sleepy Eye, and Alice Rothmeier of Faribault; also by many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Daniel was born Feb. 1, 1934, in New Ulm to Nicholas and Cecelia (Rothmeier) Ludewig. He attended school in Leavenworth and graduated in 1952 from St. Mary's Catholic High School in Sleepy Eye. He married Carol Gulden on Sept. 3, 1957, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm. After marriage they farmed the family farm in Leavenworth Township, Brown County, until 1967 when they moved into New Ulm. Daniel worked for Mathiowetz Construction Company for 25 years as a bulldozer operator. He was currently employed by R&G Construction in Marshall. He bowled on several leagues for many years and was nominated this year for the Bowling Hall of Fame in New Ulm.
He was a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm, St. Mary's Knights of Columbus Council #3134 in Sleepy Eye, Holy Family Catholic Aid Council in Leavenworth, the Seifert-Bianchi American Legion Post #132 of New Ulm, and the Albert Nagel VFW Post #1648 of New Ulm.
