Obituaries

Minnie Emma Senne

Minnie Emma Senne

Dec 20, 2005

Minnie Emma Augst was born April 12, 1902 in Rosendale Township, Watonwan County, MN to Ernst Herman and Effie Pearl (Stratton) Augst. She was baptized on May 10, 1902 and confirmed on June 3, 1917, at the First Lutheran Church in St. James, MN. Her mother died when she was 2 ½ years old and she lived with her grandmother...

Martin Hermann Tonn

Martin Hermann Tonn

Dec 5, 2005

Martin Hermann Tonn was born at home in Amboy, MN to Hermann and Rosa (Schwarz) Tonn on May 11, 1934. He attended parochial school at St. John's Lutheran School-Willow Creek and Amboy High School. He graduated from Bethany High School and College in Mankato. Martin was in the US Army from 1953-1955 and was stationed in Germany during the Korean...

Earl W. Lebs

Earl W. Lebs

Nov 25, 2005

Earl Walter Lebs was born on April 16th, 1917 to Walter and Hulda (Kittle) Lebs in Altopia, WA. He moved to Beemer, NE where he lived until he met his future bride, Viola, while working on her parents' farm in Truman, MN. On November 16th, 1941 Earl married Viola Beata Witt at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Truman. Earl went...

Edna Bertha Matilda Lupke

Edna Bertha Matilda Lupke

Nov 22, 2005

Funeral services for Edna Lupke, 89 of Truman, Minnesota will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2005, at St. John's Lutheran Church, South Branch, rural St. James, Minnesota with the Rev. Matthew Rusert officiating. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. Mrs. Lupke died Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at the Fairmont Medical Center-Mayo Health System. Visitation will be...

Elfrieda Emily Kusick

Elfrieda Emily Kusick

Nov 19, 2005

Funeral services for Elfrieda E. Kusick, 94, Truman, MN, formerly of Fairmont, will be held on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005 at 1:30 pm at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Truman. Interment will take place at Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont. Mrs. Kusick died Saturday evening, November 19th, 2005 at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Truman. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 10-11:00 am at...

Michael Earl Anacker

Michael Earl Anacker

Nov 15, 2005

Entombment for Michael E. Anacker, 53, of Odin, Minnesota will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Lakeside Cemetery Mausoleum in Fairmont with the Rev. Thomas Fast officiating. Mr. Anacker died Tuesday morning, November 15, 2005 at Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont. Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service arranged services for the family. Michael Earl Anacker was...

Sylvia Selma Schlack

Sylvia Selma Schlack

Nov 2, 2005

Ninety-five years under God's grace. She passed through death into eternal life from Hillcrest Health Care Center on November 2nd, 2005. Sylvia was born to Robert and Emma (Wiederhoeft) Schoneck on January 1st, 1910 in Lewisville, MN. She was baptized on January 6th, 1910 and confirmed on August 3rd 1924, both at Zion Lutheran Church in Lewisville. On February 10th,...

Maurice Lee Samlaska

Maurice Lee Samlaska

Oct 31, 2005

Graveside services for Maurice L. Samlaska will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont with military honors conducted by Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1222 and Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36. Mr. Samlaska died Monday, October 31, 2005 at his home in Fairmont. Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service of Fairmont...

Timothy Kyle Raatz

Timothy Kyle Raatz

Oct 30, 2005

Funeral services for Timothy Kyle Raatz, 6, Northrop, MN, will be held on Saturday, November 5th, 2005 at 2:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, Northrop. Interment will be held at the church cemetery. Timothy died Sunday, October 30th, 2005 at the Shriner's Children's Hospital Burn Center, Cincinnati, OH, from injuries sustained in a house fire on May 14th, 2005...

Alice Katharina Riggle

Alice Katharina Riggle

Oct 21, 2005

Alice Katharina Caroline Riggle was born July 10, 1905, in Jordan Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota to William and Lisette (Erdman) Schneider. She was baptized on July 23, 1905 and confirmed on April 13, 1919 at Wykoff, Minnesota. At seven years of age, she moved with her family to a farm in Fillmore County, near Wykoff, where she attended parochial school....

Marline Irma Johnson

Marline Irma Johnson

Oct 20, 2005

Funeral services for Marline I. Johnson, 70, Lewisville, MN will be held on Monday, October 24th, 2005 at 10:30 am at Zion Lutheran Church in Lewisville. Interment will be at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, rural Truman, MN. Marline died Thursday, October 20th, 2005 at the Madelia Community Hospital, Madelia, MN. Visitation will be held on Sunday afternoon from 2-4:00 pm at...

Leona Lillian Lester

Leona Lillian Lester

Oct 18, 2005

Funeral services for Leona "Lee? Lester, 77, Truman, MN, will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 10:30am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Truman. Interment will be at Waverly Lutheran Cemetery, rural Trimont, MN. Lee died on Tuesday evening, October 18th, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 5-7:00pm at Zaharia...

Cleo Duane Moeller

Cleo Duane Moeller

Oct 16, 2005

Funeral services for Cleo Moeller, 72, of Fairmont, MN will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at Zaharia Family Funeral Chapel, Fairmont. Interment will take place at Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont. Mr. Moeller died on Sunday, October 16, 2005 at the Fairmont Medical Center-Mayo Health Systems. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at...

Elmer R. Greiner

Elmer R. Greiner

Oct 14, 2005

Funeral services Elmer R. Greiner, 93 of Truman, MN will be at 10:00 am Monday October 17, 2005 at St. John's Lutheran Church-Antrim rural Truman, MN. Interment is in the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery-Antrim. Visitation is from 2-4 pm Sunday at the Zaharia Family Funeral and Cremation Service in Truman, and one hour prior to the service Monday at the...

James F. Strehlo

James F. Strehlo

Oct 14, 2005

Funeral services for James F. Strehlo, 74, of rural Winnebago, Minnesota will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Truman, Minnesota with the Rev. Nancy Linn officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at Zaharia Family Funeral and Cremation Service in Truman and one hour prior to the service at the...

Raymond F. Gilman

Raymond F. Gilman

Oct 8, 2005

Funeral services for Raymond F. Gilman, 78, Mankato, MN, formerly of Fairmont will be held Wednesday, October 12th, 2005 at 10:30 am at Zaharia Family Funeral and Cremation Service of Fairmont with Rev. Neil Christopherson officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont with full military honors by the Martin County VFW Post 1222 and Lee C. Prentice American Legion...

Esther Malinda Emma Kanning

Esther Malinda Emma Kanning

Oct 3, 2005

Funeral services for Esther M. Kanning, 98, of Tacoma, Washington, formerly of Truman and Fairmont, Minnesota, will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2005, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Mrs. Kanning died Monday, October 3, 2005, in Tacoma, Washington. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Zaharia Family Funeral and Cremation Service is in...

Jenna Sue Manzke

Jenna Sue Manzke

Sep 30, 2005

JENNA SUE MANZKE A Celebration of Life for Jenna Sue Manzke, 15, of rural Fairmont, Minnesota will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2005, at the Christian Church of Fairmont with the Revs. Cal Daniels and Vic Vriesen officiating. A private inurnment will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont. Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2005...

Arthur Dietrich Grefe

Arthur Dietrich Grefe

Sep 18, 2005

Funeral services for Arthur Grefe, 82, Truman, MN, will be held on Wednesday, September 21st, 2005 at 11:00 am at St. James Lutheran Church, Northrop, with Rev. Robert C. Trueblood officiating. Interment will take place at the church cemetery with full military honors by the Martin County VFW Post 1222, the Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and the...

Rudy Loren Tonne

Rudy Loren Tonne

Sep 14, 2005

Funeral services for Rudy L. Tonne, 73, Fairmont, MN, will be held on Saturday, September 17th, 2005 at 10:00 am at Grace Lutheran Church, Fairmont, with Rev. Neil Christopherson officiating. Interment with full military honors by the Schwieger-Kahler American Legion Post 522, Martin County VFW Post 1222 and the Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36, will be at Fairview...