This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schreiner Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3682 Message Board Post: Alice A. Schreiner, 93 Tuesday, August 03, 2004 Alice A. Schreiner, 93, of Hudson died Tuesday, August 3, 2004 at the Christian Community Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 9 at the United Methodist Church in Hudson. Visitation is Sunday, August 8 from 4-7:00 p.m. at Bakken-Young Funeral Home in Hudson, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Mahtomedi, Minn. Arrangements with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services, 715-425-8788. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11312&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=144&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ostendorf Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3681 Message Board Post: Harold Henry Ostendorf, 93 Tuesday, August 03, 2004 Harold Henry Ostendorf, 93, of Hudson, died Monday, August 2, 2004 at the Greeley Health Care Center in Stillwater, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 6, 2004 at Christ Lutheran Church in Somerset. Visitation will be from 4-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2004 at the O'Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson, and one hour prior to the service at church on Friday. Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery in Somerset. Memorials preferred to the Burkhardt Redeemer Lutheran Church Land Fund. Arrangements entrusted to the O'Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson, 715-386-3725. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11311&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=144&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mangine Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3680 Message Board Post: Mary T. Mangine, 91 Monday, August 02, 2004 Mary T. Mangine, 91, of Hudson, died Saturday, July 31, 2004 at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 4 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hudson. Visitation is from 9:00 a.m. until the hour of service. Burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery. O'Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson, 715-386-3725, handled arrangements. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11310&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=144&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Howenstine, Becktold Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3679 Message Board Post: Nancy Howenstine, 57 Monday, August 02, 2004 Nancy Howenstine, 57, of Roberts, died on Monday, July 26th in Harbor View Hospital in Seattle, WA. Nancy worked for Chiropractic Family Health Center in River Falls for 18 years. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 3rd at 10:00 am at Assembly of God Church in River Falls with the Reverend Mike Becktold officiating. A memorial visitation will be held on Monday, August 2nd from 6:00-9:00 pm at the church. Arrangements with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services of River Falls. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11309&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=144&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ellefson Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3678 Message Board Post: Ernest Ellefson, 80 Monday, August 02, 2004 Ernest Ellefson, 80, of Woodville, WI died Friday, July 30, 2004 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 3 at Zion Lutheran Church in Woodville. Visitation is Monday, August 2 from 5 until 8:00 p.m. at the church. Burial in Lone Pine Cemetery. Keehr Funeral Home of Spring Valley, WI is handling arrangements. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11308&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=144&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roatch, Anderson Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3677 Message Board Post: Janet Roatch, 55 Friday, July 30, 2004 Janet Roatch, age 55, of Hammond Wisconsin died, Tuesday July 27, 2004 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Friends and family may call on Friday, July 30 from 4-8 p.pm. at Keehr Funeral Home in Spring Valley ,Wi. Funeral services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Woodville, WI on Saturday, July 31, 2004 at 10:30AM. with Rev. Keith Anderson officting. A private burial will be at a later date. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11307&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=144&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bertelsen, Koch, Hansen, Ronning, Polodichuck, Norum, Priebe, Myers, Nelson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3676 Message Board Post: Jacob U. Bertelsen, 92 Wednesday, July 28, 2004 Jacob Urban “Jake” Bertelsen, 92, of Hammond, and a former resident of North Hudson, died Wednesday, July 14, at the American Heritage Care Center in Hammond, where he had resided since November 2003. Born Oct. 11, 1911, in Fredrikshavn, Denmark, he was the son of Christian and Hilda (Koch) Bertelsen, who immigrated to the United States in about 1917, settling eventually in St. Paul. He was raised in St. Paul and attended school there. During World War II, he enlisted in St. Paul on Sept. 10, 1943, in the U.S. Navy and served until Feb. 16, 1946, when he was honorably discharged. On Oct. 21, 1939, at Faith Lutheran Church in St. Paul, he was married to Hazel Genevieve Hansen. For a number of years during the 1950s and 1960s, he and his brother, Arved, operated the Overshoe Club Bar at 304 Second St. in Hudson. Later he was employed by the Hudson Water Department more than 10 years, retiring in December 1976. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, fishing and loved horses. Surviving is a sister, Betty Ronning of St. Paul, and a number of nieces and nephews, including Chris Bertelsen of New Richmond, Gary Bertelsen of Columbus, Ohio, and former football great, James “Jim” Bertelsen of Austin, Texas. Preceding him in death, besides his parents and his wife, Hazel, in 2003, are three brothers, Arved, Peter and Chris Bertelsen, and four sisters, Ella Polodichuck, Anna Norum, Dagney Priebe and Ethel Myers. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 17, at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson with Pastor Dennis Nelson officiating. Burial was in Willow River Cemetery, where family members served as casket bearers. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11290&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Neises, Nguyen, Urban, Dering, Cox, Presley, Robbins, Stevenson, McKee Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3675 Message Board Post: Daniel L. Neises Wednesday, July 28, 2004 Daniel Louis Neises, 69, of Burkburnett, Texas, and formerly of Hudson, died at his home in Burkburnett on Friday, July 16. Funeral services were Wednesday, July 21, at St. Jude Catholic Church in Burkburnett with the Rev. Hoa Nguyen officiating. Burial was in Burkburnett Cemetery. He was born Sept. 22, 1934, in Cass Lake, Minn., the son of Matthew J. and Ann (Urban) Neises, came to Hudson with his family in the late 1940s, and graduated from Hudson High School in 1952. He retired from the U. S Army in 1977, after 22 years, serving in Germany, Hawaii and two tours of duty in Vietnam and received the Bronze Medal. On Nov.11, 1989, he was married to Carolyn Cox Dering. He was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in Burkburnett and a past president of the North Texas Gem and Metal Society and presented rock talks to grade school children. His hobby was cutting and polishing stones for jewelry. He was generous to the Grace Ministries in Burkburnett and St. Joseph Indian Schools in North Dakota. Survivors are his wife, Carolyn Neises of Burkburnett; three sons, Daniel (Jillana) Neises Jr., and Matt (Lorinda) Neises, both of Burkburnett and Mark Neises of Arlington, Texas; a step daughter, Tracey (Brandon) Presley of Arlington; a brother, Paul Neises of Burkburnett; two sisters, K-Ann Robbins of Lakeland Shores, Minn., and Patricia Stevenson of San Ramon, Calif.; seven grandchildren Tabitha Neises, Carolyn Neises, Chelsey Neises, Carrieann Neises, Alexandria Presley, MacKenzie Presley and Michael McKee. Preceding him in death were his parents and a brother, Matthew James Neises in 1983. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11287&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thompson, Stene, Klinker, Mennes Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3674 Message Board Post: Paul O. Thompson, 83 Wednesday, July 28, 2004 Paul Oscar Thompson, 83, of San Diego, Calif., and a former resident of Hudson, died in a San Diego Hospital, Thursday, July 22, of complications after open heart surgery earlier this month. He was born in Stoughton, in 1921, the second son of the Rev. and Mrs. Oscar C. Thompson (Matilda Stene), and came to Hudson in 1923 with his parents. His father was pastor at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hudson from 1923 to 1948. He was raised in Hudson and attended schools here graduating from Hudson High school in the class of 1939. In high school he was active in musical activities, debate, football and basketball. He graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., with a Bachelor’s degree, in 1943, and immediately joined the U.S. Navy where he had duty in the South Pacific until the end of World War II. After he resumed civilian status, he attended the University of Southern California, where he earned a Master’s degree. He took a position with the U. S. Navy in San Diego as a researcher in animal bioacoustics until his retirement. Funeral services and burial were in California. Preceding him in death were his parents and a brother, Dr. Donovan J. Thompson in 1991. Surviving are his wife, Kathleen; two son, Eric and Scott Thompson; a sister, Mary Ann “Polly” (George) Klinker of Edgar and a sister-in-law, Georgia Mae (Mennes) Thompson in Seattle, Wash. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11286&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clymer, Newton, Barrett, Pearson, Miles, Iverson, Brandt Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3673 Message Board Post: Dr. Theodore W. Clymer, 77 Wednesday, July 28, 2004 Dr. Theodore W. Clymer, 77, a former Hudson resident, and a reading authority and a prolific author-editor of textbooks and children’s books, died Sunday, July 25 at his home in Carmel, Calif. He was 77. For a decade he suffered from a rare degenerative, neurological disease. He was born in St. Paul, April 2, 1927, the son of Theodore F. and Annette (Newton) Clymer, and grew up in Hudson, graduating from Hudson High School in 1945 as the Representative Senior. He was the grandson of Otis E. Clymer, a professional big league baseball player and a descendant of George Clymer (1739-1813), the Patriot from Pennsylvania, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. During World War II, he served as a yeoman in the U.S. Navy from June 1945 to Aug. 1946. After earning a B.S. degree in 1948 from River Falls State Teachers College (now University of Wisconsin-River Falls), he received his M.A. and a Ph. D in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1952. After completing his doctorate he worked as a 5th grade “demonstration teacher” at the River Falls College. In 1966 was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the UW- River Falls. As a professor of elementary education and educational psychology at the University of Minnesota, he was a leader in reading research and research training. Many of the nation’s leading reading researchers from 1950s to the 1970s entered the field under his tutelage. He was the founder and first editor of Reading Research Quarterly, one of the most widely accepted research journals in field of education. Also in the 1960s, with Thomas C. Barrett, he developed a reading readiness assessment test used for decades by kindergarten and first grade teachers to assess students’ skills. For 40 years, Dr. Clymer was an author-editor of reading textbooks for grades K-12, first for Houghton Mifflin. In the late 1960s, Dr. Clymer designed a textbook series for Ginn & Co., Reading 360, according to the principles he and others had devised. He worked with children’s book authors and illustrators to create literature for particular levels of reading instruction. In 1976, he left his university position to concentrate entirely on publishing, both textbooks and children’s books. “We in the field will honor him for his lasting contributions to classroom practice and scholarship,” said P. David Pearson, Dean of the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Education. He wrote several children’s books. His interests in world folklore, especially of Native Americans, were reflected in two of his books: The Travels of Atunga (1973), and Four Corners of the Sky: Poems, Chants, and Oratory (1975). He also published Horse and the Bad Morning (1982), co-authored with Miska Miles. Hired as an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota in 1953, he eventually served as chairman of the Department of Elementary Education and Educational Psychology. He was a visiting professor at the University of Utah in 1953 and 1958, and the University of California, Berkeley in 1960. He served as a consultant to the U.S. Office of Education, the Ford Foundation, and the Carnegie Foundation. His Ph.D. students have held major positions in a number of colleges, universities, and professional organizations. In 1964, he was president both of the International Reading Association and of the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy. In 1985, he was elected to the International Reading Association Hall of Fame. For four decades, he directed the Institute for Reading Research, an organization he founded to explore the development of reading readiness and literacy. He moved to California in 1967 to take a two-year sabbatical from the University of Minnesota, and resumed his academic duties in Minnesota for one year 1969-1970. Returning to California in the summer of 1970, he made his home in both Santa Barbara and Carmel. Surviving are his wife of 24 years, the former Genie Iverson, and two daughters by his first marriage: Brook, of Lake Arrowhead, Calif., and Lorna, of Los Angeles, Calif. His first marriage in 1948 to Lois Beverly Brandt (HHS ’45) ended in divorce in 1977. Private cremation services are planned. In lieu of flowers, friends may make a donation to a library in his memory. Preceding him in death were his parents and two brothers, Otis Theodore Clymer in 1950 and Fred Bernau Clymer in 1955. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11289&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Currey, Rooney, Nelson, Pominville, Willi Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3672 Message Board Post: Dorothy Currey, 82 Wednesday, July 28, 2004 Dorothy Virginia Currey, 82, of Hudson, died Saturday, July 24, at the Christian Community Home. She was born November 11, 1921, the daughter of George and Amanda Rooney in Chicago and at the age of 16 she began singing in the church choir. The family moved to Hudson in the winter of 1952 and she was a member of the Bethel Lutheran church choir for 25 years, and a member of the congregation since 1956. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she participated in a number of opera workshops in the Twin Cities. As a hobby, she wrote two novels that she had hoped would some day become television mini series. She was a hard worker for most of her adult life, sometimes holding down three jobs. She worked for 32 years at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Minneapolis, then in the evenings she would do book work for the Casanova Beverage Company in Hudson. On Saturdays she would do book work for various companies in the Twin Cities. Surviving is her son, Bruce Lloyd Currey of Minnetonka, Minn. Preceding her in death were her parents, a brother, Jim Rooney; and sister, Alvina Rooney. The funeral service will be at 5 p.m., Friday, July 30, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hudson. The Rev. Dennis Nelson will officiate, and music will be provided by vocalist Roberta Pominville and organist Delores Willi. A Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 29, at the Bakken-Young Funeral Home in Hudson, and for one hour to the service at the church. Burial will be in Willow River Cemetery in Hudson. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11288&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wentlandt, Swanson, Borgen, Schulz, Shaffer, Solsvig, Letourneau, Zeuli, Ditlefsen Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3671 Message Board Post: Lorraine A. Wentlandt, 83 Thursday, July 22, 2004 Lorraine Adeline Wentlandt, 83, of Hudson died Friday, July 17, at the Christian Community Home of Hudson. She was born Jan. 27, 1921, in Hudson, the daughter of Irving R. and O. Amanda (Borgen) Swanson. She was raised in Hudson, attended local schools and graduated from Hudson High School with the class of 1940. On April 2, 1942, in Riverside, Calif., she was married to Quentin Wayne Wentlandt. She was an excellent waitress at a number of local restaurants including the Hudson Harbor, JR Ranch, Country House, Afton House and most recently at Uncle Barney's. She was a cousin of the celebrated cartoonist of international fame, Charles Schulz (1922-2000), the creator of the comic strip “Peanuts.” Schulz, as young boy in St. Paul, frequently came to Hudson to visit the Swanson family. She and her famous cousin were in contact with one another by letter and phone over the years. She was a charter member of the Charles Schulz Museum and Center in California. Survivors are two daughters, Donna Mae (Gary) Shaffer of Lakewood, Colo., and Susan Ann (Melvin G.) Solsvig of Hudson; three grandchildren, Tania and Monte Solsvig, both of Hudson, and Cary Shaffer; a great-grandchild, Ashley Letourneau; four special nephews, David (Hilda) Swanson of Hudson, Patrick Zeuli, Peter (Amy) Zeuli and Brad (Colette) Zeuli, all of Stillwater. Preceding her in death were her husband, Quentin Wentlandt, on Oct. 3, 2002; her parents; two brothers, Stanley Swanson in 1939 and Raymond O. Swanson in 1976; and two sisters, Helen Swanson in 1918 and Dorothy June (Louis P.) Zeuli in 1994. A memorial service is at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 22, at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson with Pastor Karen Ditlefsen officiating. Burial will follow in Willow River Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, July 22, from 4 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11221&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zappa, Madden, Clark, Ricci, Schlegel, Black, Horkan, McGowan, Tremain, Robinson, Szleszinski, Sandquist Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3670 Message Board Post: Catherine P. Zappa, 81 Thursday, July 22, 2004 Catherine Patricia Zappa, 81, of Hammond, formerly of North Hudson and Siren, died Tuesday, July 13, at the American Heritage Care Center in Hammond. She was born Sept. 21, 1922, in Mauston, the daughter of Patrick and Margaret (Clark) Madden, and grew up in the Mauston area as a member of a large family. On Sept. 21, 1940, she was married to James George Zappa at St. Patrick’s Church in Mauston, and the couple later moved to the Hudson area. She was a dedicated mother and enjoyed raising animals. The family also raised beef cattle, quarter horses and breed dogs. She worked outside of the home and was a waitress at Sam Ricci’s Restaurant in North Hudson and the Hudson House for many years. She enjoyed music, dancing and playing the organ. She was active in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Hudson and when the family moved to Webster in 1986 she became a devoted member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church there. She is survived by two daughters, Jill Ann (Michael) Schlegel of Hudson and Sherry Lynn Zappa of Webster; a special niece Mary Zappa Black of River Falls; a sister, Ellen Horkan of Reedsburg; and three brothers-in-law, Anthony “Tony” (Jane) Zappa and Henry (Millie) Zappa, both of North Hudson, and Eugene “Julie” Zappa of River Falls. Preceding her in death were husband, James Zappa, in 1993; her parents; a brother, John P. Madden; and six sisters, Cecelia Zappa, Johanna McGowan, Ellen Horkan, Magdalen Madden, Mary Tremain and Vonnie Robinson. Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m. Friday, July 16, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Hudson with Father Peter Szleszinski officiating. Music was provided by the Hope Choir and organist Elsie Sandquist. Visitation was from 10-11 a.m., prior to the service at the church. Burial was in the St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Webster, where casketbearers were Joseph Zappa, Eugene Zappa, Michael Zappa, Jerry Madden, Tony Black and Kevin Black. The O’Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson assisted with arrangements. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11220&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moen, Mortenson, Moe, McCoy, Meseck, Vanest, Peterson, Horton, Edward Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3669 Message Board Post: Harland J. Moen, 58 Thursday, July 22, 2004 Harland J. Moen, 58, of Madison, Minn., and formerly of Hudson, died of cancer Friday, July 9, at the home of his sister, Gail Mortenson, in Madison. He was born in Madison, March 6, 1945, the son of Joel and Julie (Moe) Moen, and graduated from Madison High School in 1963. For three years he was a member of the Minnesota National Guard. For a number of years he was employed by State Bank of Madison and then moved to the Twin Cities, where he worked at various banks. Most recently he had been employed by Phoenix Fixtures. On May 3, 1975, in Hudson, he was married to Susan Yvonne McCoy, and they were divorced in 1992. He enjoyed fishing, bowling, collecting model cars, working with wood, watching sports and visiting with family and friends. Survivors are his sister, Gail (Buddy) Mortenson of Madison, and his twin brother, Eddy (Pamela) Moen of Tulsa, Okla. Preceding him in death were his parents. Funeral services were Monday, July 12, at Faith Lutheran Church in Madison with the Rev. Kirk Meseck officiating. Burial was in Faith Lutheran Cemetery, where honorary pallbearers were his co-workers at Phoenix Fixtures, his nieces and nephews and the class of 1963. Active bearers were John Vanest, Sherm Peterson, Dean Horton and Tommy Edward. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11227&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mayer, Smith, Aldrich, Lescarbeau, Fischer, Hero, Flory, Knight, Trieb, Henderson, Rorvick, Nowacki Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3668 Message Board Post: Edward W. Mayer, 68 Thursday, July 22, 2004 Edward Wallace ”Eddie” Mayer, 68, of Hudson, who had a lifelong fascination for airplanes, died Wednesday, July 14, at the Crystal (Minn.) Care Center after a lengthy illness. Prior to his death he had been owner/manager of Mayer Aviation for more than a quarter of a century at the Lake Elmo, Minn., Airport. He was born May 4, 1936, in Hudson, the son of Edwin W. and Leora (Smith) Mayer. Through his father, he was a direct descendant of John Nicholas Mayer, who was one of the pioneers of the German Settlement southeast of Hudson in June 1852. His mother, Leora Smith Mayer, was a descendant of Dr. Philip Aldrich, Hudson’s postmaster in 1848. In 1954 he graduated from Hudson High School and then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Milton College and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He joined the Hudson unit of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1958 that was activated by the U.S. Army during the Berlin Crisis in 1961-62 and he served in Fort Lewis, Wash. After military duty he returned to Hudson and was associated with his father in the milk-hauling business and later took employment with the Kermott Agency. On June 11, 1964, in Golden Valley, Minn., he was married to Marcia Kay Lescarbeau. His interest in airplanes became a reality when he started flying and instructing in 1966 at Lake Elmo Airport. By 1969 he was managing the Elmo Aero Flight School and later, in 1972, founded Mayer Aviation at Lake Elmo, a business he owned and operated until 2003 when he became ill. Throughout his life he maintained a great interest in the career and activities of the celebrated Wisconsin architect Frank Lloyd Wright and became a near-authority on the subject. He read all the biographies of the architect and was familiar with every aspect of the man’s stunning and innovative buildings. He visited many of the structures designed by the famed architect. He had a strong love for dogs, especially Scotties and Westies. Over the years he had a series of pet dogs, and each one was always named “Duncan.” Survivors are his wife, Marcia; a daughter, Stephanie (Michael) Fischer of Plymouth, Minn.; a son, Edward W. “Jed” (Claire Hero) Mayer of Christchurch, New Zealand; two grandsons, Miles and Noah Fischer; his father, Edwin W. Mayer of Sarasota, Fla.; two sisters, Carol (George) Flory of Sarasota, and Judy (Paul) Knight of Tucker, Ga.; a brother, Andrew G. (Lu Anne) Mayer of Hudson. Preceding him in death were his mother, Leora Mayer, in 1946 and stepmother, Ruth Virginia (Trieb) Mayer, in 2002. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson. Jeffrey Henderson and Frank Rorvick, longtime friends, gave the eulogies, and his sister-in-law, Lu Anne Mayer, read a reminiscence that had been written by Jed Mayer, who was unable to attend the service. Visitation was at 1:30 p.m., prior to the service. Burial was in Willow River Cemetery in Hudson. During the service several pilot friends conducted a fly-over near the burial site in their planes. Kurt Nowacki of Minneapolis gave a eulogy at the interment service. Memorials are preferred to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11226&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pzinski, Clapman, Cowgill, Wright, Vanderhoff, Urban, Blacksey, Everson, Jones, Cox Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3667 Message Board Post: Walter S. Pzinski Thursday, July 22, 2004 Mass of Christian Burial for Walter S. Pzinski, 71, of Four Corners, Wyo., was at 10 a.m. Friday, July 9, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Newcastle, Wyo., with Father Bruce Clapman as celebrant. Burial was in the Black Hills National Cemetery with military honors provided by the Sturgis (S.D.) Veterans Honor Guard. Walter Stanley Pzinski died Wednesday, July 7, at Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Sturgis, S. D. He was born April 12, 1933, at Newcastle, Wyo., the son of Walter H. and Grace (Cowgill) Pzinski. From June 1953 to April 1955, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and later worked for Weston County for several years. For the past 30 years, he has been a rancher and carpenter. On June 24, 1972, in Newcastle, Wyo., he was married to Rose Mary (Vanderhoff) Wright. Preceding him in death were his parents and a brother, Gary. Surviving are his wife, Rose Pzinski of Four Corners, Wyo.; two daughters Marla (Daniel) Urban of Sheridan, Wyo., and Suzy (Don) Blacksey of Gillette, Wyo.; two-stepdaughters, Julie Anne (John S.) Everson of Hudson and Jennifer (Richard) Jones of Riverton, Wyo.; two step-sons, Robert (Jeanette) Wright of Four Corners, and William (Tammy) Wright of Newcastle; 18 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two brothers, Jim (Peggy) Pzinski of Dustin, Fla., and Chuck (Pam) Pzinski of Four Corners; and a sister, Janita (Bernie) Cox of Four Corners. Arrangements were with Carlsen & Aldinger Funeral Home in Sturgis. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11225&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hirte, Vonderborne, Frattalone, Lott, Asmus, Betz, Delisle, Sloper, Wilkinson, Miller, Briggs, Post Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3666 Message Board Post: Bernard Hirte, 81 Thursday, July 22, 2004 Bernard “Bernie” Hirte, 81, of Hudson, and formerly of Lakeland, died Saturday, July 17, at the Hudson Hospital emergency room. He was born March 26, 1923, in Lake City, Minn., the son of Max and Anna (Vonderborne) Hirte. He grew up in Lake City and graduated from Lake City High School. As a young man, during World War II, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in the European Theatre of War. He was a decorated survivor of the Battle of the Bulge. He has been a lifetime member of the Stillwater Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 323. For more than 37 years he was an employee of the Andersen Window Corporation in Bayport and he was a member of its Quarter Century Club. He was an avid hunter and a regular at the Hudson Golf Club. Surviving are his wife, Katherine Frattalone Hirte; two daughters, Becky (Patrick) Lott of Detroit, Mich., and Debbie (Daniel) Asmus of Bayport; two sons, Terry (Ann) Hirte and Steven (Laurie) Hirte, both of Lakeland; four grandchildren, Heather Betz, Nathan and Shelly Asmus and Brian Delisle; four great-grandchildren, Alex, Cameron, Jaeden and Joseph; two sisters, Marcella Sloper of East Bethel, Minn., and Delores Wilkinson of Wyoming, Minn., and a brother, Delbert (Pat) Hirte of Minneapolis. Preceding him in death were his first wife, Mae Joyce (Miller) Hirte, in 1995; and his son, Jeffery Lee Hirte, in 1986. A memorial service was at noon Monday, July 19, at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson with Pastor Michael Briggs officiating. Music was provided by organist Mary Post. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery in Lakeland with full military honors provided by the Stillwater Veterans of Foreign Wars. Visitation was from 10 a.m., until the noon service at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home, Hudson. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11224&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stadler, Hilger, Wittlin, Dunsmore, Reynebeau, Ebben, Szleszinski, Katz, Tschumperlin, Schiltgen, Ruemmele, Kotz, Markowski Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3665 Message Board Post: Gerald J. Stadler, 82 Thursday, July 22, 2004 Gerald Joseph Stadler, 82, of Hudson died Monday, July 19, at his home after a short illness. He was born Feb. 11, 1922, in Appleton, the son of Joseph and Ceil (Hilger) Stadler, and grew up with seven siblings. He lived most of his working years in Little Chute. He worked on the calendar stack at Combined Locks Mill for 25 years and took a rowboat from his house in Little Chute to and from the plant. In 1972 he moved to Hudson with his wife and five of his 11 children. He was chosen to assist in the establishment of Hudson Products Inc., a paper coating business in North Hudson. Surviving are his wife, Rose Mary (Wittlin); 11 children, Bob (Barb) Stadler of Clintonville, Betty (Dave) Dunsmore of Menasha, Joe (Sandy) Stadler of Little Chute, Jim (Sharon) Stadler of Shawano, Diane (Denny) Stadler of De Pere, Shirley Stadler of Seymour, Karen Stadler, Linda Stadler, Wayne Stadler, Bruce Stadler and Brian (Wendy) Stadler, all of Hudson; 30 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Eugene (Carol) Stadler and Cyril (Doris) Stadler, two sisters, Donna (Jerry) Reynebeau and Marilyn (Jim) Ebben, all of the Appleton area. Mass of Christian Burial is at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 22, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Hudson with Fr. Peter Szleszinski officiating. Burial is in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Cemetery with six members of the Knights of Columbus as casketbearers: Ron Katz, Gene Tschumperlin, John Schiltgen, James Ruemmele, Bill Kotz and Anthony Markowski. A visitation was from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson, with a prayer service starting at 7:30 p.m. The visitation will be extended on Thursday, July 22, from 8:30-9:30 a.m., at the funeral home. The family is requesting no flowers. Memorials may be made to Lakeview Hospice, 5610 Norwich Pkwy., Stillwater, Minn., 55082 or St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1500 Vine St., Hudson, Wis. 54016. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11222&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Simmel, King, Cameron Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3664 Message Board Post: Marie Simmel, 93 Thursday, July 22, 2004 Marie King “Babe” Simmel, 93, of St. Paul died Sunday, July 18, at the Galtier Health Center in St. Paul. She was born Oct. 7, 1910, in Port Hill, Idaho, the daughter of Ezra and Margaret Isabelle (Cameron) King. She attended schools in Hudson and went to work in St. Paul for Griggs, Copper & Company, a food supplier, as an order taker. During World War II, she worked at the Federal Arms Plan in New Brighton, Minn., as an assembler. In 1948 she was married to Carl M. Simmel in St. Paul. He preceded her in death in April 1981. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Surviving are many nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 22, at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson. Burial is in Willow River Cemetery in Hudson where casketbearers are nephews. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11223&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bertelsen, Koch, Hansen, Ronning, Polodichuck, Norum, Priebe, Myers, Nelson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3663 Message Board Post: Jacob U. Bertelsen, 92 Wednesday, July 21, 2004 Jacob Urban “Jake” Bertelsen, 92, of Hammond, and a former resident of North Hudson, died Wednesday, July 14, at the American Heritage Care Center in Hammond, where he had resided since November 2003. Born Oct. 11, 1911, in Fredrikshavn, Denmark, he was the son of Christian and Hilda (Koch) Bertelsen, who immigrated to the United States in about 1917, settling eventually in St. Paul. He was raised in St. Paul and attended school there. During World War II, he enlisted in St. Paul on Sept. 10, 1943, in the U.S. Navy and served until Feb. 16, 1946, when he was honorably discharged. On Oct. 21, 1939, at Faith Lutheran Church in St. Paul, he was married to Hazel Genevieve Hansen. For a number of years during the 1950s and 1960s, he and his brother, Arved, operated the Overshoe Club Bar at 304 Second St. in Hudson. Later he was employed by the Hudson Water Department more than 10 years, retiring in December 1976. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, fishing and loved horses. Surviving is a sister, Betty Ronning of St. Paul, and a number of nieces and nephews, including Chris Bertelsen of New Richmond, Gary Bertelsen of Columbus, Ohio, and former football great, James “Jim” Bertelsen of Austin, Texas. Preceding him in death, besides his parents and his wife, Hazel, in 2003, are three brothers, Arved, Peter and Chris Bertelsen, and four sisters, Ella Polodichuck, Anna Norum, Dagney Priebe and Ethel Myers. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 17, at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson with Pastor Dennis Nelson officiating. Burial was in Willow River Cemetery, where family members served as casketbearers. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11274&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1