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Marguerite 'Mugs' Most, 75
Marguerite "Mugs" Most, age 75, of Ellsworth died Sunday, May 31, 1999, at the Ellsworth Care Center.
She was born Oct. 14, 1923, in Lake City, Minn., the daughter of George and Lillian Kassera. She attended Maiden Rock School and grew up with her grandparents, Hedwig and Robert Kassera. She moved to Ellsworth around the age of 16 to work on the Frank and Loretta Campbell farm. She has resided at the beautiful place ever since she married Stanley Q. Most in 1948 in Ellsworth.
She owned and operated Most's Bar from 1949 until 1988. She was well-known for loving the outdoors, catering, participating in events at the Ellsworth Rod and Gun Club, parading with her convertible and being a loving mother, grandmother and companion. She will be deeply missed by her children.
Survivors include: long-time companion, Howard Iverson of East Ellsworth; eight children, Vicki (Niels) Jensen of Minneapolis, Kristie (Jim) McHardy of Rosedale, Miss., Karla (Bob) Rasmussen of Colfax, Tony (Pam Ogden) Most of East Ellsworth, Tammie (Michael Glidden) Most of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Jerry (Mary) Most of Maple Grove, Minn., Gale (Jan) Most of Ellsworth, Jackie (Jack) French of Prescott; grandchildren, Nicole, Megan, Kirsten, Erik, Tiffany, Jeremy, Michael, Tanner, Laura, Justin, Pam, Kim, Sheila, Craig, Mickey, Suzanne, Jasmun, Robin, Kelly, Jamie, Jim and Dave. Also two brothers, Loren (Doris) Kassera of Eau Claire and Dean (Evelyn) Kassera of New Hope, Minn.; also two aunts, Millie Kassera of Pepin and Margaret Kassera of Spring Valley.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband in 1967; and one brother, Donald.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, June 4, at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Ellsworth, with Rev. Keith Trembath officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Hill-McLaughlin Funeral Home, Ellsworth, on Thursday from 5-8 p.m. and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
Hill-McLaughlin Funeral Home, Ellsworth, is handling arrangements.
Richard J. 'Dick' Crain, 59
Richard J. "Dick" Crain, age 59, of Hammond and formerly of Hudson died on Friday, May 28, 1999, at United Hospital in St. Paul after an extended illness.
He was born on March 20, 1940, in Ellsworth, the son of Loren and Leona (Riley) Crain. As an infant, the family moved to Hudson. He attended grade school and graduated from Hudson High School.
He was married to Sheila Emerson on Aug. 20, 1960, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Hudson. He worked for his father Loren Crain with Crain Plumbing and Heating in Hudson and, then, for the Skilltech Construction Company. Here, he took a medical disability in 1998 due to his illness.
He had a love for the outdoors, hunting and fishing in Northern Wisconsin.
He is survived by: his daughter, Barb (John) Murray of Maplewood, Minn.; son, Michael Crain of Hudson; four grandchildren; and brother, William Crain of Hudson (Sandra Olfson of Amery).
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 2, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Hudson with Father Peter Szleszinski officiating. Organist will be Elsie Sandquist and music provided by the Hope Choir. Visitation was to be Tuesday, June 1, from 5-8 p.m. at O'Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson with a prayer service at 7:45 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery in Hudson with active casketbearers being: David Crain, Doug Crain, Pat Dusek, Loren Dusek, Brent Dusek and Paul Norvold. Presentation of the flag by the VFW Post 2115 and American Legion Post 50.
O'Connell Family Funeral Homes is in charge of the arrangements.
Howard P. Halverson, 89
SPRING VALLEY - Howard Purdennis Halverson, age 89, of Hammond, formerly of Woodville, died Thursday, May 27, 1999, at the American Heritage Care Center in Hammond.
He was born Nov. 1, 1909, the son of Harris and Anna (Ruhdom) Halverson, in Gilman Township. He was baptized and confirmed and a lifelong member of Gilman Lutheran Church, Spring Valley.
He grew up in Gilman Township and lived all his life in Pierce and St. Croix counties. On April 4, 1934, he married Hazel Christopherson at the Gilman Lutheran Church, Spring Valley. They farmed in Gilman Township, west of Spring Valley, until the late 1960s. After they quit farming, he worked for Anderson Distributors at Baldwin for about five years before retiring in 1971. During retirement, he mowed the Woodville cemeteries for a few years. He has been a resident at American Heritage since 1985.
Survivors include: three children, Roger (Gwen) Halverson of Oklahoma City, Okla., Linda (Jim) Taylor of Anchorage, Alaska, and Lu (Bob) Johnson of Woodville; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death were: his parents; wife, Hazel who died in 1983; one brother, Leonard Halverson; one sister, Bertha Mattison; and grandson, Jason Johnson.
Funeral services were Sunday, May 30, at Gilman Lutheran Church, Spring Valley. Rev. Keith Holste officiated the service. Music was provided by organist Carole Lynum with congregational singing. Burial was in the Gilman Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Valley. Bearers were: Lyle Christopherson, Duane "Mickey" Mattison, John Mattison, Edward Place and Don Taplin.
Keehr Funeral Home, Spring Valley, handled arrangements.
John C. Docter, 108
PLUM CITY - John Christian Docter, M.D., age 108, of Plum City died Friday, May 28, 1999, at the Plum City Care Center.
He was born April 6, 1891, the son of Christian William and Anna (Moeller) Docter, and raised in Mayville, where he attended school. He went to medical school at Marquette University in Milwaukee.
He practiced medicine in Missoula and Phillipsburg, Mont., and was the county health officer. He made house calls on horseback. In the winter, he would borrow the mailman's horse and wagon and stop at every ranch. To stay warm, he would wrap himself in a buffalo skin robe and use hot bricks. He would have to look out to see where they were.
He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corps.
In 1921, he left Montana and took post-graduate courses at Harvard University in Boston and at St. Louis University in St. Louis, studying pediatrics. He then practiced medicine in Racine for 50 years. He was a founding member of the Racine Optimist Club. He was known for his breadmaking. His bread was called Dr. Docter's Health Bread, which he donated to needy mothers.
He then moved to Plum City to practice medicine with his son Dr. C.W. "Bill" Docter. He retired about 1986 and spent his last years (since 1990) in the Plum City Care Center, which he said many times was the most wonderful place on earth. He loved the people, cleanliness and care.
He was a member of the Racine American Legion Post and the Plum City American Legion Post.
He married Evaro Avery March 17, 1916, in Missoula. She died Feb. 28, 1968.
He is survived by: one son, John Docter of Denver; one daughter, Joanne Grippentrog of Los Angeles; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by, besides his wife Evaro: one son, C.W. "Dr. Bill" Docter, M.D., three sisters and one brother.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Mounds Cemetery in Racine. Friends were to call from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Rhiel Funeral Home, Durand.
Arrangements by the Rhiel Funeral Home, Durand.
Bradley Daleiden, 17
PLUM CITY - Bradley Ryan Daleiden, 17, Plum City, died Friday, May 28, 1999, in an automobile accident.
The son of Shawn and Joyce Mercer Daleiden, he was born Jan. 6, 1982, in Winona, Minn., and attended several grade schools while his father was serving in the U.S. Air Force. He had just completed his junior year at Plum City High School. He enjoyed wrestling and playing baseball, and loved being outdoors fishing and camping.
Surviving are: his parents in Plum City; two brothers, Daniel and Zachary of Plum City; grandparents, Verna Mercer of Pepin and Richard and Terri Daleiden of Maiden Rock; and a great-grandmother, Mary Hogan of Maiden Rock.
Preceding him in death were: his grandfather, Walter Mercer; and great-grandfather, Lester Hogan.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Plum City, with the Rev. Daniel Pfaffe officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Plum City. Pallbearers will be: Brock Clare, Justin Hewitt, Sam Ingli, Chris Karshbaum, Curt Karshbaum and Joe Lecheler.
Friends were to call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Goodrich Funeral Home, Durand, and for one hour before the service at the church Wednesday.
Lorraine H. Jopp, 83
SPRING VALLEY - Lorraine Hunt Jopp, age 83, of Spring Valley died Saturday, May 29, 1999, at Myrtle Werth hospital, Menomonie.
She was born June 11, 1915, to Fred and Adeline Hunt in Cable Township, Minn. She attended school in Big Lake, Minn., two years at St. Cloud (Minn.) State Teachers College, later receiving a B.S. Degree from Macalester College in St. Paul in 1962. She taught school in Big Lake for one year, later in Minneapolis and Burnsville schools for several years.
On June 11, 1937, she married Ernst Jopp of Princeton, Minn., at Minneapolis. She was a lifelong member of Lutheran churches in Big Lake, Minneapolis, Sun City, Ariz., and was presently a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Spring Valley. She belonged to choirs in all those churches and was active over the years in church music, Girl Scouts and taught Sunday School.
Survivors include: one daughter, Joyce Ellickson of Apple Valley, Minn.; one son, Dan (Ann) Jopp of Spring Valley; one granddaughter, Mari Nicol of Mesa, Ariz; two great-grandsons, Zack and Ben Nicol; two brothers, Keith (Sylvia) Hunt of Grand Marais, Minn., and Rodney (Norma) Hunt of Big Lake; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 1, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Spring Valley. Rev. Reinhold Markwart officiated. Music was by organist Linda Anderson and vocalist Dorla Holm. Burial was in the church cemetery. Bearers were: Clarence Holm, Ken Pechuman, Roland "Dan" Larson and Doug Blegen.
Keehr Funeral Home, Spring Valley, handled arrangements.
Gordon E. Olson, 83
Gordon Emmaunel Olson, age 83, of Ellsworth, formerly of Red Wing, died Thursday, May 27, 1999, at Ellsworth Care Center.
He was born April 18, 1916, in White Rock, Minn., the son of Carl and Hilma (Strom) Olson. He attended District 16 in White Rock and was baptized and confirmed at Spring Garden Lutheran Church. In 1939, he moved to Red Wing, where he painted and wallpapered in the Red Wing area. In the 1950s, he moved to Ellsworth.
He is survived by: two sons, Melroy and Richard Olson; and one daughter, Patricia. Also surviving is one sister, Lorraine Eleanor (Robert) O'Connor of Milwaukee, one niece and one nephew.
Preceding him in death were: his parents; one brother, Conrad; and one niece, Marjean Frankowski.
Funeral services were Friday, June 4, at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel, with Father Michael O'Connor officiating. Burial was in the Spring Garden Lutheran Church Cemetery in Leon Township.
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Red Wing, assisted the family.
Rhene E. Lewis, 85
Rhene Lewis, age 85, Ellsworth, died Thursday June 3, 1999, at Ellsworth Care Center.
She was born Aug. 12, 1913, in Eau Galle, the daughter of William and Anna (Yourell) Poquette. She attended school in both Eau Galle and Elmwood. She married Loren Lewis in Elmwood Oct. 13, 1931. They farmed in Plum City on the Lewis Homestead for 30 years. They moved to Red Wing, where she cared for his parents. He died in 1975, after which she moved to Ellsworth to live with her daughter, Mary Jo.
She was a devoted, loving mother and grandmother. She will be missed by her family and friends. She was a member of Our Savior's Church family.
She is survived by: four sons and two daughters, James (Darlene) Lewis of Spooner, John (Joan) Lewis of Danbury, Loren "Mike" (Jo) Lewis of Hager City, Patricia (Ralph) Robole of Ellsworth, Mary Jo (Brad Baker) Bjork of Ellsworth and David (Carol) Lewis of River Falls; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald (Phyllis) Poquette of Ladysmith.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband; three infant sisters; one adult sister, Carol Hophan; two brothers, Orville "Pete" and Dwight Poquette.
Services were held Sunday, June 6, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Beldenville. The Rev. John Sutherland officiated. Interment was in the Clearview Cemetery in Eau Galle.
Hill-McLaughlin Funeral Home, Ellsworth, handled arrangements.
Bernadette D. Mahoney, 76
Bernadette D. Mahoney, age 76, of Fairfield, Calif., died Tuesday, June 1, 1999, at David Grant Medical Center after suffering a stroke.
She was born Aug. 29, 1923, in Dakota County, Minn. She traveled the world for 21 years as a U.S. Air Force wife before settling in Fairfield. She lived a full and happy life. She found much joy in her marriage of 56 years and in her family, who loved her very much.
She was active in the Catholic church. She also was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 4113, the Moose Lodge 861 and Block Rosary Group. Her hobbies included needlecraft, traveling, cards and other games. She was vivacious and loving to the end.
She is survived by: her husband, Joseph Patrick of Fairfield; sons and daughters-in-law, Dan (Donna) of Rancho Cordova, Calif., Larry (Dee Ann) of Sacramento, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law, Maurene (Peter) Blake of Vacaville, Calif., Nancy (Steve) Ferrin of Lake Isabelle, Calif., and Diane (Kenneth) Briltz of Fairfield; brothers, Harold and Dick Kruse of Ellsworth; sisters, Florence Conroy of Ellsworth, Kathryn Dries of Hastings, Minn., and Shirley Gipford of Webster; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Della Hartman.
A memorial Mass was celebrated Friday, June 4. The Rev. Sebastian Meyer of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church officiated. Private burial ceremony was at the Rockville Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
Barbara Barrett, 67
SPRING VALLEY - Barbara Barrett, age 67, died Sunday, May 30, 1999, in Park Ridge, Ill.
She was born in St. Paul on July 16, 1932, to Joseph and Selma Barrett. Her father had been raised in Brown's Valley and her mother in Spring Valley. She was baptized at Ascension Lutheran Church in St. Paul. When she was in kindergarten, her father became paralyzed and was unable to work. Her mother then took her and her older sister, Anne, to live in Spring Valley and later to Detroit. Her mother worked at the Hudson Department Store in Detroit while caring for her invalid husband and her daughters.
She was confirmed in 1945 at Faith Lutheran Church on Detroit's east side. She graduated from Southeast High in Detroit and Wayne State University, where she majored in Eastern European History.
She was employed as a buyer for Hudson's and in 1953 was married briefly to Lorne (Larry) Coulter. On Nov. 9, 1956, she married John Clarke. She then began parenting his two sons, Russel and John Marshall. The couple had three daughters, Jeannie, Katherine and Sarah. After living in Detroit and Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., the family moved to Park Ridge in 1964, where she and her daughters joined Messiah Lutheran Church. She was an active member of the congregation, helping to restructure its administration, strengthening the church library and instituting the Sunday Adult Forum.
In 1974, after they were separated, she began working as a teacher's aide for District 64 in Park Ridge and completed a Master's Degree in Education at Northeastern Illinois University. While studying linguistics there, she became active in the Whole Language Movement in education and organized the first Whole Language group in the Chicago area. She participated in every national conference of that organization, wrote articles for it and took writing courses at the University of New Hampshire. She also offered workshops on reading and writing for District 64, Chicago congregations and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
On June 18, 1977, she married David Lindberg at Messiah Lutheran Church, a marriage arranged through the offices of her pastor, Aaron Uitti and a seminarian from Palestine, Bassam Abdallah. When she was first introduced to his many children at a Chinese restaurant, her fortune cookie read, "Courage is your greatest present need." Undaunted, she became stepmother for his children, Christopher, Frederick, Suzanne, Teresa, Wendilyn and Todd. She and her daughters accompanied her husband on his 1979 sabbatical in Hyderabad, India. As a result of that experience, she became an active member of the Conference for Improved Muslim/Christian Relations in Chicago.
She had planned to continue teaching at the Lincoln Middle School until the year 2000, but as a result of her final illness, she intended to resign as of June 15.
She is survived by: her sister, her husband, three daughters and eight stepchildren and their families, and 17 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, June 2, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Park Ridge. Local services were Thursday, June 2, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Spring Valley. Burial was at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Spring Valley, beside the graves of her mother and her grandparents.
Keehr Funeral Home, Spring Valley, handled local arrangements.
