Jeffrey A. Herber, 36, brother of GM woman
Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Herber, 36, of Rochester, an auto mechanic, died Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, at Saint Marys Hospital of complications of a stroke.
A lifelong Rochester resident, he was born Feb. 26, 1962, graduated from Lourdes High School in 1980 and studied auto mechanics at Rochester Area Vocational Technical Institute. In 1984, he married Pamela Refsland and they were later divorced. He was an avid San Francisco 49ers fan and outdoorsman and enjoyed football, softball and auto racing.
Survivors include his mother, Diane Carroll Herber of Rochester; a son, Adam of Rochester; three sisters, Deanna (Mrs. Rick) Simonson of Grand Meadow, and Dawn (Mrs. Brad) Hoover and Sarah (Mrs. Chad) Inglett, of Rochester; and two brothers, Jon of Rochester and Jason of Elgin. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother.
A memorial service was held Tuesday at Macken Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Paul Brushaber officiating. The body was cremated. A private family burial service will be held at a later date.
Macken Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Priscilla Hermanson, 83, of Mabel
Priscilla Hermanson, 83, of Mabel died Friday, Sept. 25, 1998, at the Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel following a lengthy illness.
She was born on Feb. 15, 1915, in Canton to Martin and Ida (Solberg) Halverson. She graduated from the Canton High School and went on to the Indianola State College in Indianola, Penn. She then went to the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Mich., where she received her nursing diploma from Henry Ford and her nursing pin from Clara Ford.
Shortly thereafter Pearl Harbor was attacked and being a fiercely patriotic person, she was sworn into the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. She served at the Station Hospital at Fort McClellan, Alabama until August, 1947. She attained the rank of First Lieutenant and was awarded the WWII Victory medal, the American Campaign medal, and the Meritorious Service Award. After her discharge from the Army she was the Superintendent of the Greenbush Hospital in Greenbush, Minn.
On Oct. 25, 1950, she married Truman Hermanson in Harmony. They lived in Leeds, N.D., where he had a Ford dealership. In 1953, they moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., where she was the administrator of the Garden of the Gods Nursing Home while her husband was a general contractor in land development. In 1993, the couple retired and moved to Mabel where they have since resided. She was a member of the Garness Trinity Lutheran Church and the American Legion Post 299 of Mabel.
She is survived by her husband, Truman, of Mabel. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Sabert and Merlin; and three sisters, Ila Halverson, Maye Silensky and Gladys Peterson.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1998, at the Garness Trinity Lutheran Church in rural Mabel with the Rev. Mary Waudby officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Military rites by the American Legion Post 299.
Mengis Funeral Home at Mabel was in charge of arrangements.
Julian Hesby, 87, of Mabel
Julian Hesby, 87, of Mabel, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, at Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel.
Mr. Hesby was born on Dec. 19, 1910, to Reynard and Annie (Hallum) Hesby in Preble Township, Fillmore County. He attended rural schools and then worked on the family farm and for other area farmers. In June of 1979 he moved to Green Lea Manor Nursing Home and has been a resident there since. He was a member of the Scheie Lutheran Church of rural Mabel.
Mr. Hesby is survived by a brother Alden of Fairbault, Minn.; three nephews; three nieces and 29 great-nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by a sister, Irene (Mrs. Orval) Hanson, and great-nephew Daniel Hanson.
Funeral services were Monday at the Scheie Lutheran Church in rural Mabel with the Rev. Mary Waudby officiating. Burial was in the Scheie North Cemetery.
Mengis Funeral Home of Mabel was in charge of arrangements.
Ella Caroline Hess, 100, formerly of SV
Ella Caroline Amanda Hess, 100, of Stewartville died Saturday, Oct. 10, 1998, at Madonna Towers of natural causes.
She was born Ella Caroline Amanda Klingerman on March 7, 1898, in Clayton County, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm in Iowa, attended rural schools, before moving with her family to Spring Valley at age 13. She married Thomas Hess on June 27, 1917 in Spring Valley. The Hess's farmed in the Spring Valley, Chatfield and Stewartville areas until they retired and moved into Stewartville in 1958. She continued to live in her home until entering the care center in 1994. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid in Stewartville and the Friendly Neighbors Club in rural Stewartville.
She is survived by three daughters; Betty (Mrs. Gerhardt) Schumann of rural Grand Meadow, Margery (Mrs. Gustave) Henselin of Rochester, and Janice (Mrs. Harold) Kuhlman of rural Racine; one son, Warren Hess of rural Stewartville; 18 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren and three great-great-granchildren; and eight stepgrandchildren.
Services were held on Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Stewartville with the Rev. Dr. David Preuss officiating. Burial was in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Stewartville.
Griffin-Gray Funeral Home in Stewartville was in charge of arrangements.
Lyla Rose Himlie, 65, mother of Harmony man
Lyla Rose Himlie, 65, of Rushford, a home health aide, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester.
Lyla Rose Kopperud was born Sept. 3, 1933, in Yucatan Township, Houston County, and graduated from Rushford High School in 1951. She married Minar Himlie on Jan. 26, 1952, at the Rushford Lutheran parsonage. She held many jobs in the Rushford area, most recently for Fillmore County as a home health aide. She was a member of Rushford Lutheran Church and the Rushford VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband; four sons, Doug of Lacey, Wash., Duane and Ross of Rushford and Todd of Harmony; two daughters, Barbara (Mrs. Steve) Burke of Viroqua, Wis., and Teresa Himlie of Rushford; 10 grandchildren; a great-grandson; a brother, Ernie Kopperud of Peterson; and a sister, Orpha (Mrs. Arnie) Severtson of Peterson. One sister, one brother and one grandchild preceded her in death.
A memorial service was held Tuesday at Rushford Lutheran Church with the Rev. Elmer Odland officiating. The body was cremated.
Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor's choice.
Dean T. Housker, 48, rural Spring Grove
Dean T. Housker, 48, of rural Spring Grove, died Thursday, June 11, 1998, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was born March 15, 1950, in Caledonia and graduated from Mabel-Canton High School in 1968. He attended the Faribault Technical Schools studying agri-business. Mr. Housker was in the U. S. Army Reserves for six years beginning in 1970. He married Beverly Moen in Decorah, Iowa, on Dec. 3, 1975. He continued to farm and had recently been employed at the Peerless Chain Co., in Winona.
Survivors included his wife; his parents, Harry and Ruby of Mabel; three stepdaughters, Kristine Davis of Trenton, S. C., Joyce (Mrs. Larry) Arneson of Spring Valley, and Brenda (Mrs. Pete) Exe of Byron; three stepsons, Allan Otterness of Mabel, Steve Otterness of Osage, Kan., and John of Mabel; and 11 stepgrandchildren.
The funeral was Tuesday at the Scheie Lutheran Church in rural Mabel with the Rev. Mary Waudby officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mengis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Raymond A. Housker, 82, of Mabel
Raymond A. Housker, 82, of Mabel, died Sunday, May 24, 1998, at the Green Lea Manor in Mabel.
He was born July 24, 1915 to Tilford and Josie (Karlsbraaten) Housker in Riceford, Minn. He was united in marriage to Lois Pederson on June 24, 1944.
He was a member of the Mabel First Lutheran Church. He is a retired member of the Mabel Volunteer Fire Department and retired from the Fillmore County Highway Department.
In addition to his wife, Lois, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Cheryll Housker of Ormond Beach, Fla., and Nancy and Robert Leistikow of Woodbury, Minn.; two sisters, Margaret Harkness of LaCrosse, and Dorothy Landin of Mabel; one brother, Gerald Housker of Spring Grove; and several nieces and nephews. His parents, one daughter and two brothers preceded him in death.
Interment service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at the Mabel First Lutheran Cemetery with the Rev. Lloyd Menke officiating. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in Mabel.
Cremation Society of Minnesota is in charge of arrangements.
Rosalie Housker, 72, of Harmony
Rosalie Housker, 72, of Harmony, a longtime area farm homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wis.
Rosalie Prigge was born Feb. 4, 1925, near Lewiston. She married Alton Housker Dec. 9, 1961, and they farmed in the Henrytown area until moving to Harmony six years ago.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Roger Pruka of Winona; a daughter, Patricia Walker of Eden Prairie, Minn.; four grandchildren; a brother, Armin Prigge of Winona; and a sister, Lynda Burt of Winona, An infant brother preceded her in death.
Funeral services were Saturday at Henrytown Lutheran Church in rural Canton with the Rev. Reginald Torrison officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony was in charge of arrangements.
Sophia N. Hovda, 97, of Grand Meadow
Sophia N. Hovda, 97, of Grand Meadow, a longtime area farm homemaker, died Monday, March 16, 1998, at Meadow Manor Nursing Home.
Sophia N. Skaran was born Feb. 27, 1901, in Frankford Township, Mower County. On Oct. 17, 1923, she married Elgar Hovda at Bear Creek Lutheran Church and they farmed in the Bear Creek area all their married lives. Her husband died in 1995. Mrs. Hovda was a member of Bear Creek Lutheran Church.
Survivors include five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Marvin Skaran of Grand Meadow. She was preceded in death by a daughter, four sisters and a brother.
The funeral was Thursday at Bear Creek Lutheran Church in Grand Meadow with the Rev. Wayne Vogt officiating. Burial in Bear Creek cemetery.
Hutchins Funeral Home in Grand Meadow was in charge of arrangements.
Emmeth K. 'Bud' Hovden, 67, of Spring Valley
Emmeth K. Hovden, 67, of Frankford Township, Mower County in rural Spring Valley, died Friday, May 8, 1998, at his home.
He was born Sept. 17, 1930, in Ridgeway, Iowa. He graduated from Spring Valley High School, where he was an outstanding basketball and football player. On Oct. 9, 1949, he married Gwen Miland at Grand Meadow Lutheran Church. She survives. Mr. Hovden was a livestock buyer and had previously been a farmer and truck driver for the iron ore mines in the Spring Valley area. He was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. He was an avid fisherman and loved horses.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Kermit of Spring Valley, Larry of Owatonna, Minn., and Ricky of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; two daughters, Ronda (Mrs. Jerry) Steinkamp of Grand Meadow, and Roxanne (Mrs. Brent) Hellickson of Spring Valley; 13 grandchildren; two sisters, Betty (Mrs. Bill) Holmquist of Kasson, and Dana Loy of Rochester. One daughter, one son, and one sister preceded him in death.
The funeral was held Monday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Spring Valley with the Rev. Marlene Pankonin officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Hindt-Hutchins Funeral Home in Spring Valley was in charge of arrangements.
Virgil K. Hovey, 82, Greenleafton
Virgil K. Hovey, 82, died Friday Sept. 4, 1998, at his home.
Born Aug. 19, 1916, in York Township, he attended the nearby Hovey Country School through eighth grade. He worked on his parents' farm in his youth. He married Roelvine Terbeest on Sept. 28, 1938, at her home in York Township. She died on May 26, 1994. The couple farmed in Bristol Township of Fillmore County for 44 years. They retired and moved to Greenleafton in 1982. He was a lifelong member of Saetersdal Lutheran Church, serving as a council member and head usher for many years. He enjoyed wood cutting and yard work.
Survivors include three daughters, Pat (Mrs. Guy) Soland and Mary (Mrs. David) Sikkink, both of Preston, and Joan (Mrs. Chuck) O'Connor of Harmony; a son, Larry of Lime Springs, Iowa; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Goldie (Mrs. Ted) Kappers of Spring Valley and two brothers, Harvey and Wayne, both of Lime Springs.
He was also preceded in death by two grandsons, a brother and a sister.
The funeral was Monday at Saetersdal Lutheran Church, York Township, Fillmore County, with Intern Pastor Rhea Evanson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Thauwald Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ralph R. Howe, 79, of Spring Valley
Ralph R. Howe, 79, of Spring Valley, died Monday, June 22, 1998, at Veterans' Hospital in Minneapolis.
He was born June 26, 1918, in rural Spring Valley, the son of Rex and Ada (Owens) Howe. He was raised in the Spring Valley area and attended rural school. He served overseas with the U. S. Army during World War II. He married Elaine Harrington on May 27, 1950, in Duluth, Minn. The couple made their home in Duluth where he worked in a leaf spring factory. They were later divorced. He returned to Spring Valley in 1972, where he painted houses, ran a lawn service and had a snow removal business. He was a member of the Spring Valley VFW.
He is survived by one son, Bob Howe of Rochester; one daughter, Cheri (Mrs. Dennis) Baugh of Grand Meadow; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Evelyn Clark of Pine Island and Harriet (Mrs. Earl) Miller of Spring Valley; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, a grandson, and a sister.
The funeral was Friday at the Assembly of God Church in Spring Valley with the Rev. Tim Wilson officiating. Burial was in the Spring Valley Cemetery with military graveside rites.
Thauwald Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Charles J. Hubbell, 76, Lanesboro native
A former Lanesboro resident, Charles J. Hubbell, died of cancer, Feb. 8, 1998, at his Menomonee Falls, Wis., home.
He was born in Lanesboro on May 4, 1921, and lived there until 9 years of age. His father was superintendent of the electric light plant.
He served in both Europe and Africa during World War II as a member of the U.S. Air Force. A graduate of Marquette university, with a degree in business administration, he worked for Sentry Insurance Co. for 10 years. He retired from his claims supervisor position. He was a fourth degree Knight of Columbus in Council #4240, a member of the American Legion and the Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity. He had lived in Menomonee Falls since 1963.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Pauline; three daughters, Charlene Mastro of Lisbon, Claudia Carroll of Kenosha, and Joan Paulin of Port Washington; four sons, Chuck of Merton, Bob of New Berlin, Jim of Milwaukee and Tom of Menomonee Falls; 17 grandchildren; one sister, Ada Derksen of West Allis and one brother, Allen of Elmhurst, Ill.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Laura.
The funeral was Feb. 11 at St. Mary's Church, Menomonee Falls, with burial in the church cemetery.
Schmidt & Bartelt, A.A. Schmidt & Sons Funeral Home were in charge of arrangements.
Geraldine Hurley, mother of Preston man
Geraldine Catherine Hurley, 88, of Rochester, a former farm homemaker and retired teacher, died of cancer Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998, at her home. She had been ill for 20 months.
Geraldine Catherine Lilly was born Oct. 20, 1909, in Varina, Iowa, lived on the family farm there until age 12 and then moved with the family to Avoca, Minn. She graduated from high school in Fulda, Minn., and from Winona State Teachers College and then taught in Iowa and Minnesota rural schools until her marriage. On Nov. 2, 1934, she married William John Hurley in Varina, Iowa. They farmed in the Varina area until 1949 and then near Taopi until moving to Rochester in 1957. Mrs. Hurley taught in rural Howard County, Iowa, schools and elementary grades in Byron and at Dee School and St. Francis School in Rochester. Her husband died in 1968 and she moved to Stewartville in 1969. She was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church, its Women's Society and the Stewartville Senior Citizens Club.
Survivors include two sons, Patrick of Stewartville and Bernard of Preston; four daughters, Mary Ann (Mrs. Robert) Ellstrom of Raleigh, N.C., Betty Jo (Mrs. Bruce) Riddell of Westchester, Pa., Kathleen (Mrs. Glenn) LeBarron of Rochester and Rose Mary (Mrs. Tom) Buske of Spring, Texas; 22 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. Two grandchildren preceded her in death.
Funeral services were Saturday at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Stewartville with the Rev. Gregory Havel officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Griffin-Gray Funeral Home in Stewartville was in charge of arrangements.
Alanna Ivers, 92, of Harmony
Alanna Ivers, 92, of Harmony, a former area farm homemaker, died Saturday, July 25, 1998, at Harmony Community Nursing Home.
Alanna Torgerson was born Oct. 23, 1905. On Nov. 23, 1923, she married Theodore Ivers and they lived on the Ivers farm near Saetersdal until his death. She moved to Harmony in 1986 and for the past eight years has resided at Harmony Nursing Home. A life-long member of Saetersdal Lutheran Church, she belonged to its ladies aid and sang in the choir for many years.
Survivors include nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter and five brothers.
Funeral services were Tuesday at Saetersdal Lutheran Church in rural Lime Springs, with intern Rhea Evanson officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Lindstrom Funeral Home in Harmony was in charge of arrangements.
Violet D. Iverson, 70, Grand Meadow
Violet D. Iverson, 70, died June 12, 1998, at the Grand Meadow Health Care Center where she had resided for one year and three months. Previously she had resided at the Lewiston Nursing Home.
She was born Aug. 27, 1927, in Bennington Township, to Theodore Iverson and Bena Gilbertson Iverson. She attended school through the ninth grade and was never married.
She is survived by two brothers, Leverne Iverson of Ostrander and Henry Iverson of Houston, Texas; one sister, Marlys Larson of Spring Valley; and a sister-in-law, Marion Iverson of Albert Lea.
The body was cremated. Burial was in the Bennington Cemetery.
Hindt-Hutchins Funeral Home in Spring Valley was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial services will be held Aug. 1, at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ostrander, Minn.
Ada Jacobson, 89, Grand Meadow
Ada Jacobson, 89, of Grand Meadow, died Monday evening, May 18, at Meadow Manor Nursing Home in Grand Meadow.
Ada Skogstad was born April 29, 1909, in Pleasant Valley Township, Mower County. On Oct. 23, 1929, she married Reno Jacobson in Grand Meadow. Mr. Jacobson died in 1981.
Survivors include one son, Gene of Grand Meadow; one daughter, Joan (Mrs. Milo) Roe of LeRoy; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Her husband, four sisters, one brother and one granddaughter preceded her in death.
The funeral was Thursday at Grand Meadow Lutheran Church with the Rev. Wayne Vogt officiating. Burial was in Bear Creek Lutheran Cemetery in rural Grand Meadow.
Hutchins Funeral Home in Grand Meadow was in charge of arrangements.
Addison C. Jacobson, 82, of Spring Valley
Addison Clarence Jacobson, 82, died Sunday Jan. 18, 1998, at the Austin Medical Center in Austin.
He was born May 28, 1915, in Clear Lake, Iowa, to Albert C. Jacobson and Jessie Joy Baker Jacobson.
He attended school in Clear Lake, Iowa. During World War II he served in the Pacific Theater with the U. S. Army. On June 1, 1947, he was united in marriage to Maxine Hansen at the Methodist Church in Stewartville. Mr. jacobson was a memb er of the American Legion, Faith United Methodist Church and volunteered for Meals on Wheels. He was an active blood donor, having donated over 15 gallons of blood.
He was known for his quick and gentle smile and his good sense of humor. He enjoyed yard work and most of all he enjoyed his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Maxine, of Spring Valley; one son, Gary and daughter-in-law, Linda of Grand Forks, N. D.; and one daughtger Julie, Mrs. Steve Knox of Austin; seven grandchildren, Deanna, Laura and Rachel Jacobson, Isaac, Jacob, Joshua and Zachary Knox. He is also survived by one brother, Merle and his wife, Paula of Rochester and one sister-in-law, Burdene Jacobson of Rochester. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Paul.
Services will be held Thursday at Faith United Methodist Church in Spring Valley with the Rev. James ross and Rev. Jon Olson officiating. Burial will be in the Spring Valley Cemetery with his grandchildren acting as casketbearers and Les Hyland, Norris Johnson, Edwin Kappers, Don Larson, Russ Mulholland, Darryl Northhouse, Don Reiland, Harold Sikkink, Chuck Tofte, Curt Simonson, and Bert Williams acting as honorary casketbearers.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Hindt-Hutchins Funeral Home.
