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Leslie Rahn
Leslie Rahn, age 65, a resident of Little Falls, MN, died May 2, 1999, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN.
Mass of Christian Burial was held May 5 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie, MN, with Father Harold Kost officiating. Burial was in the Sacred Hearth Catholic Cemetery in Flensburg, MN.
Leslie was born April 21, 1934, to Ervin and Alice (Ptacek) Rahn in Minneapolis, MN. He lived in Litchfield, MN, Darwin, MN, and Annandale, MN. Leslie was united in marriage to Carol Bakken in Annandale on November 3, 1956. Following the marriage, they moved to Minneapolis, MN, where Leslie worked as a bricklayer and also in maintenance at Texaco. In 1968, they moved to Flensburg where they farmed. Leslie loved the outdoors, enjoying fishing and hunting. He also loved to bowl.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Rahn of Little Falls; sons, Craig Rahn of Cushing, MN, and Douglas Rahn and wife Jeanette, also of Cushing; sisters, Maxine Gerdts of Hopkins, MN, and Ruth Ann Haismann of Des Plaines, IL, and grandchildren Brenda, Nicole, Sam, Marshall and Eason.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Dean in 1977 and grandchildren, Jimmy and Amanda.
Casketbearers were Pat Kalahar, George Rhoe, Darrell Strecker, Tom Dearing, Jimmy Zupko and Daniel Gerdts.
Florence Dickson
Florence “Dixie” Alice Dickson, age 85, a resident of Fosston, MN, formerly of Royalton, MN, died May 3, 1999, at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine, MN.
Funeral services were held May 6 at Calvary Free Lutheran Church in Fosston, with the Rev. Martin Horn and Rev. Bob Koepp officiating. Burial was at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Florence was born October 2, 1913, in Bellevue Township, rural Little Falls, MN, to parents Richie and Mary (Edeburn) Dickson. She grew up near Royalton and graduated from Royalton High School in 1932. In 1934, she moved to Minneapolis and while there attended the Lutheran Bible Institute for two and one-half years. From 1941 to 1959, Florence worked as a missionary in La Paz, Bolivia, and South America with the World Mission Prayer League (WMPL). Dixie served the WMPL in a multitude of ways: initially, she joined the home staff’s mailing department; she also served as a practical nurse at Methodist Mission Hospital in La Paz, orphanage director, bookstore manager, housekeeping director, a mission home hostess and was always a steady hand of support. She returned to Minneapolis in November of 1959 and worked as a licensed practical nurse at the Veterans Administration Hospital until July of 1964. Dixie returned to Bolivia in 1965 and remained there until 1969 when she came back to Minneapolis and worked in the office of the WMPL until her retirement in 1978. She had made her home in Fosston since that time. She was a member of Calvary Free Lutheran Church in Fosston.
Survivors include one brother, Willson Dickson and wife Phyllis of Sandstone, MN; brother-in-law, Key Kahl of rural Fosston; sisters-in-law, Doris Dickson of Royalton and Wanda Dickson of St. Cloud, MN, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, John, Wallace, Robert, Arlo and Donald and three sisters, Jessie Rohl, Bertha Zelenka and Beatrice Kahl.
Florence Carter-Larson
Florence B. Carter-Larson, died February 22, 1999.
A Memorial Service will be held May 22 at 2 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cushing, MN. Memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society.
Florence is survived by daughter Marcy (Jerry) Otto, and son, Dave (Linda) Carter; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and, two brothers.
John Zellmann
John L. Zellmann, age 72, a resident of Grey Eagle, MN, died April 28, 1999, at his farm near Grey Eagle.
Funeral services were held May 3 at Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grey Eagle. Burial followed in the Lakeview Cemetery. Military honors were provided by the Grey Eagle American Legion.
John was born November 12, 1926, in Round Prairie, MN, to John F. and Amanda (Farber) Zellmann. He was united in marriage to Marilyn Decker on August 10, 1958, in Swanville, MN. Marilyn died November 3, 1985, and John married Josephine Penrod on June 14, 1998. He farmed near Grey Eagle his whole life and was a member of Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Grey Eagle American Legion and was a life-member of VFW Post 1825 in Belgrade, MN. John loved to fish, garden and socialize with his friends. He always took kids under his wing and tried to show them the right way to live.
Survivors include his children, Charlene Gombrich and husband Scott of Long Beach, CA, and Allen Zellmann of Grey Eagle; brother and sisters, Ervin Zellmann of Grey Eagle, Alvera Schandel of Little Falls, MN, Janet Sufka and husband Ray of Grey Eagle and Marlene Birkholz and husband Leonard of Blaine, MN, and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Marilyn; second wife, Josephine, who died on December 4, 1998; daughters, Synthia Mapstone and Connie Zellmann and sons, Michael and Arnold; brother, Eugene Zellmann and sisters, Lois Weir and June Decker.
Casketbearers were Kevin, Darryl and Josh Bitz, Paul and Rick Weir and Bud Rohde.
Shirley Nielsen
Shirley Nielsen, age 74, a resident of Sauk Rapids, MN, died April 29, 1999 at her home.
Services were held May 3 at Atonement Lutheran Church in St. Cloud, MN, with the Rev. Gerald Staehling officiating. Burial was in Graham United Methodist Cemetery, Rice, MN.
Shirley was born August 22, 1924, in Burtrum, MN, to Hobart and Blanche (Berg) Wildman. She married Daniel Nielsen on Marcy 23, 1947, in Burtrum. She lived in Burtrum until moving to Sauk Rapids in 1960. She worked many years as a waitress at Joyce’s Cafe and many other restaurants, retiring in 1987. She was a member of Atonement Lutheran Church and Atonement Church Circle. She was a volunteer at Shepherd Oaks Apartments and Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Sauk Rapids.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Daniel and Cindy Nielson of Rice; brothers and sister, Gerald Wildman of Glenwood, MN, Marlys Frank of New Brighton, MN, and Dale Wildman of Maple Grove, MN, and grandchildren, Peter, Shannon and Jacob Nielsen.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Daniel, on September 8, 1997.
Robert Heroux
Robert Allen Heroux, age 58, a resident of Oak Park, MN, died April 29, 1999, at his home in Oak Park, Benton County, just east of Foley, MN.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held May 3 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN, with the Rev. Nick Landsberger officiating. Burial was in the Minnesota Power and Light in Little Falls, Bauerly Bros. Construction in St. Cloud, MN, and was presently employed as a construction supervisor with Hardrives of St. Cloud. He was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church in Foreston, MN, Little Falls VFW Post 1112 and Little Falls American Legion Post 46. He enjoyed cars and woodworking.
Survivors include his son, Nicholas (Nick) at home; brother, George and wife Cordy of Cushing, MN; sisters, Joyce Olson of Little Falls, Shirley Gessell and husband Joe of Swanville, MN, and Mary Lentz and husband Richard of Onamia, MN; many nieces and nephews and grandnieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister, Beverly.
Casketbearers were Sharon, Steve, Scott and Robert Olson, Jessica Gessell and Jason and Michelle Lentz.
C. Howard Dahlgren
C. Howard Dahlgren, age 79, a resident of Onamia, MN, died April 30, 1999, at his home.
Funeral services were held at Bethany Lutheran Church in Onamia on May 4 with Rev. Richard Fitzer officiating. Burial was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Onamia.
C. Howard was born March 15, 1920, in Onamia to the late Charles and Thelma Dahlgren. He grew up and attended school in Onamia, graduating in 1937. Howard opened and operated Dahlgren Brothers Store in Onamia with his brother, Wesley Dahlgren. On July 28, 1958, Howard was united in marriage to Charleen Nordmark at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Elroy, WI. The couple had made their home in Onamia for the past 41 years. Howard served Onamia as mayor, city council member, rotary member and planning and zoning committee member. Howard enjoyed sports, especially “Twins” baseball games, traveling, reading the daily newspaper and planting and tending to his dahlias.
Survivors include his wife, Charleen of Onamia; daughters, Susan Roe and husband Loren of Grey Eagle, MN, Alice Tylutki and husband Tom of Austin, MN, and Karen McKenzie and husband Bob of Sacramento, CA; sister, Elaine Schuessler of New Brighton, MN, brother, Wesley Dahlgren of Onamia; six grandchildren and two nieces and two nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Thelma Dahlgren.
Donald Powell
Donald D. Powell, age 75, a resident of rural Little Falls, MN, died April 24, 1999, at his home.
Funeral services were held April 29 at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, with Rev. Loren Olson of First United Church in Little Falls officiating. Interment was in the Minnesota and drove truck on the logging roads. In 1948, he met Edna Shaw in International Falls, MN. They were united in marriage on November 25, 1950, and began their family in 1951. Donald continued truckdriving into the late 1960s. In the 1970s, he lived and worked in Minneapolis, MN, moving to Little Falls in 1979. Donald could repair just about anything related to mechanical work on vehicles.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Powell of Little Falls; sons, Donald D. Powell and companion Joyce Held of Little Falls, and Russell W. Powell and companion Stacy Storkamp of Swanville, MN; daughters, Deborah M. Brown and husband John, Sr., of Elk River, MN, Cheryl M. Nelson of Little Falls and Ruth A. Powell and companion Pat Poegel of Long Prairie, MN; brothers, Wilbur D. Powell and wife Nancy of Northome, MN, Albert Powell and wife Kate of Roseburg, OR, Frank Powell and wife Sylvia of Glasgow, MT, and John Powell of Eugene, OR; sisters, Bea Douglas and husband Dewey of Big Fork, MN, and Gladys Wise of Ft. Wayne, IN; brothers-in-law, Reuben White and wife Peggy of International Falls and Gary White and wife Betty of Chaska, MN; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbur and Macy (Mohn) Powell; son, Robert C. Powell; daughter, Kathryn C. Powell; brothers, Sylvester “Bob” Powell and Leslie Powell and sisters, Mary Burr, Zella Thomas and Muriel Schultz.
Pallbearers were Jack Woodbridge, Ray Nelson, Jr., Ray Nelson, Sr., Dan Steiger, Jerry Nauber and Billy Gibson.
Mayme Jenkins
Mayme Margaret Jenkins, age 83, a resident of Staples,MN, died May 3, 1999, at the Greater Staples Care Center.
A memorial service was held May 7 at the United Methodist Church in Staples with Reverend Daniel Almquist and Reverend Gordon Jensen officiating. Burial followed at the Evergreen Hill Cemetery.
Mayme was born in Estherville, IA, February 10, 1916, to David and Anna (Swift) Hunter. As a child, her family moved into the Motley, MN, area where she grew up and attended school. She graduated from Motley High School and then attended Normal Teachers Training School in Staples, graduating in 1935. She taught school in Cass County and at a rural school near Wadena, MN. On January 1, 1938, Mayme married Leslie Jenkins of rural Staples. They spent their entire lives in the Staples-Motley area. She did substitute teaching after her family grew up. She was PTA president and active in her women’s group at the United Methodist Church in Staples throughout the years.
Survivors include a daughter, Rita (Gordon) Jensen of Maple Grove, MN; two sons, Roger Jenkins of Anchorage, AK, and Russell Jenkins of Staples; two sisters, Gladys Beers of Brainerd, MN, and Adeline Peterson of Motley; two sisters-in-law, Mae Jenkins of Staples and Pat Jenkins-Hombeck of San Diego, CA; grandchildren, Kenneth Jensen, Karen Jensen-Olson, David Jenkins and Aimee Jenkins; three great-grandchildren, George Olson, Samuel Olson and Ashley Jenkins and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie; a sister, Agnes Martin and brothers-in-law, George Peterson, Harry Beers, Darrel Jenkins and LeRoy Jenkins.
Noa Baines Wirth
Noa Baines Wirth died peacefully in his sleep on April 29, 1999, at the Cochran House in Hastings, MN.
Noa was born on March 27, 1975, in Little Falls, MN. As a boy, he loved adventure and playing outdoors. He was badly burned at the age of six and was hospitalized in St. Paul for a time. Noa attended Lincoln Elementary and the Middle School in Little Falls. He later moved to the Twin Cities and attended a number of different schools before graduating from Onamia High School in 1993. Noa had worked as a landscaper and a cement laborer while living in the Twin Cities. He enjoyed people and had a big heart for children. Noa battled the many problems that he faced with courage and the loving support from his family and friends.
Survivors include his mother, Lori Wirth and special friend, Brent Hubert; his father Ronald and wife, Angie Wirth; his grandmothers, Phyllis Hoskins and Anna Wirth; his sisters Amber and husband, Josh Tompson and Elizabeth Wirth; niece, Zyla Thompson; and many relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers Allen Hoskins and Merlyn Wirth.
