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Ella Mae Sylwester
Ella Mae Sylwester, age 82, a resident of Little Falls, MN, died March 29, 1998 at her home in Little Falls.
Funeral services were held April 1 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls with Rev. Martin Langemo officiating. Burial was held April 2 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Rockwell City, IA.
Ella Mae Sylwester was born May 5, 1915, in Darling Township, Morrison County, MN to the late Edward and Otillia (Hermanson) Fredrickson. She grew up in Darling Township, and attended school there. After her schooling she taught school in District #117 in Green Prairie Township, Morrison County. She was united in marriage to Ottomar Sylwester on August 2, 1936, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Randall, MN, which Ottomar was pastoring at the time. Following their marriage the couple continued pastoring at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Randall. They moved to Warren, MN, then to Eden Valley, MN, later to Red Wing, MN and finally to Rockwell City, IA where again, they pastored at Immanual Lutheran Church until their retirement in 1976. Shortly after the couple retired Ottomar became ill. He died April 11, 1978. Ella Mae continued to live in Rockwell City until 1985 when she moved to Little Falls where she resided until her death. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls, the Zion Church Circle, the Lioness Group, served in various positions at the Little Falls Senior Center and volunteered at the Lutheran Care Center in Little Falls.
Survivors include her sons, Roger Sylwester and wife Marilyn of Eugene, OR, Lowell Sylwester and wife Marion of East Aurora, NY; daughter, Carmen Robideau and husband Keith of Maple Grove, MN; brothers, Marshall Fredrickson and wife Betty of Tacoma, WA, Sherman Fredrick-son and wife Judy of Duncan, OK; sister, Hildur Gustafson and husband Albert of Little Falls, and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents, brother, Lester Fredrickson and sisters, Evelyn Andrews and Ethel Wennerblom.
Margaret Nekich
Margaret Nekich, age 91, a resident of Little Falls, MN, formerly of Ely, MN, died March 28, 1998, at St. Otto’s Care Center in Little Falls.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held April 1 at St. Otto’s Care CenterChapel in Little Falls with Father John Eccleston officiating. Interment was at a later date in the Ely Cemetery in Ely.
Margaret Nekich was born on January 27, 1907, in Croatia, Yugoslavia, to the late Matthew and Clara (Tonkovich) Pintar. At the age of 14, she came to the United States along with her sister to join their parents already living in Barrackville, WV. She lived in Barrackville for three years. She was united in marriage to Bob Nekich on January 27, 1924 in Fairmont, WV, where the couple made their home. In 1926, they couple moved to Gilbert, MN, where they lived for a year. They then moved to Ely where they made their home for the majority of their lives. After Bob’s death on July 12, 1981, Margaret stayed living in Ely until 1992 when she moved to Little Falls and became a resident of St. Otto’s Care Center. Margaret enjoyed crocheting, knitting, sewing and baking. She was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ely for 65 years.
Survivors include her daughters, Eleanore Kosmach of Ely and Clara Doucette and husband Leonard of Little Falls; nieces, Mary Yanick of Lorain, Minnesota History books of 1969. He had many close relatives and friends. He was of the Catholic faith and attended the Swanville Church.
Survivors include his son, Tyrone Gordon Wilson of Columbia Falls, MT, his daughter Faye Ella Sunstrom Carter of St. Louis and two others.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his former wife Jannie (Emory) Sunstrom.
Joy M. Shoutz
Joy M. Shoutz, age 61, a resident of Cushing, MN, formerly of Dassel, MN, passed away March 24, 1998, at her home in rural Cushing.
Funeral services were held March 28 at the United Methodist Church in Litchfield, MN with Reverend Margery Lisle officiating. Interment was at Ripley Cemetery in Litchfield.
Joy Marie Shoutz was born July 10, 1936, in MeLeod County, MN. She attended and graduated from the Litchfield High School in 1954. Joy was united in marriage to Clayton Shoutz on June 12, 1954, at the First Lutheran Church in rural Cosmos, MN. They lived in rural Litchfield until 1971 whenthey moved to ahome on Lake Ripley. They lived there until 1978 when they moved to a farm they had bought just north of Litchfield in Forest City Township. In 1982 they moved to a home on Lake Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery by Camp Ripley.
Earl was born May 19, 1920, in Grey Eagle, MN, to the late Roy and Emma (Glasco) LaBar. He moved with his parents to Minnesota and resided at Country Manor Apartment in Sartell.
Survivors include his sons and daughters, Jean Pfleiderer and significant other Paul Pettinger of Chanhassan, MN, Katherine Sobieck of Los Angeles, CA, Karlene Jendro and husband Rolland of Loretto, MN, Barbara Grossman of Moorhead, MN, Charles Sobieck of Bowlus, Peggy Truman and husband Jim of Bertha, MN, and James Sobieck and wife Ann Morris of Seattle, WA; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Eva Marie; wife, Josephine; sisters, Agnes Kenna and Rose Celona and brothers, Wilfred and James.
Casketbearers were grandchildren: Christine Reed, Keith Sobieck, Ross and Kyle Jendro, Donald and David Pfleiderer.
