Marjorie Meyer

Funeral services for Marjorie Meyer, age 87 of Lake Benton, were Tues­day, Jan. 31, 10:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Benton. Burial was in Diamond Lake Cemetery.

She died Saturday, Jan. 28 at Sunrise Manor Nurs­ing Home inTyler.

Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home–Utoft/Jo­hansen Chapel in Lake Benton. To sign an online registry, please visit www. hartquistfuneral.com.

Marjorie Jeanette Meyer was born Aug. 15, 1924 to Niels and Maren (Tam­bo) Nielsen in Drammen Township,LincolnCounty. She was baptized and con­firmed at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church and grew up on the family farm. She attended country school in Drammen Township and graduated from Lake Ben­ton High  School in 1942. On June 18, 1946 Marge married Ivan Meyer at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church. Their union was blessed with four sons and 49 years of life together. They made their home on the Nielsen family farm inDrammenTownship, where they farmed until 1966. In addition to caring for the home and family, Marge worked as a nurse’s aide at Vadheim Memo­rial Hospital inTyler. They continued to live on the farm until 1980, when they moved to their home on Lake Benton at DonJa-Lei Beach. Ivan passed away on April 7, 1995. Af­ter sustaining a knee in­jury from a fall, Marge be­came a resident of Sunrise Manor Nursing Home inTylerlate in 2004, where on Saturday, Jan. 28 she passed away at the age of 87 years, five months and 13 days.

Marge was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Benton. In earlier years she was active in the ladies circle and other church activities. She en­joyed gardening and flow­ers and sewing. Her family was her priority and was especially important to her.

Marge is lovingly re­membered by her sons Gary (and Dagna) Meyer of Bloomington, Dan (and Brenda) Meyer of Wood­stock and Mark Meyer of Lake Benton; six grand­children: Lisa (and Da­vid) Brown of Austin, Chris (and Kayo) Meyer of Burnsville, Michael Meyer of Pipestone, Erin (and Chris) Bauman of Brook­ings, S.D., Joseph Meyer of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Sarah Meyer of Russell; six great-grandchildren: Maren, Jaidyn, Ryan, Jarret, Mad­elyn and Mallory; a sis­ter, Berniece Helgeson of Taunton, and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Ivan and son Edwin.

Dr. James Krier

Memorial services for Dr. James Krier, D.V.M., ofOmaha,Neb., formerly of Hendricks, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 atGraceLutheranChurchinDawson.

Full obituary will be published next week.

Elroy “Bud” Knutson

Memorial services for Elroy “Bud” Knutson, age 77 of Lake Benton, were Friday, Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Benton. Visitation with viewing was Thurs­day with a prayer service, all at the church. Burial was in Diamond Lake Cem­etery, rural Lake Benton.

He died Monday, Jan. 16 at the Avera Select Special­ty Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel in Lake Benton provided the arrangements. Send on-line condolences at www.hartquistfuneral.com.

Elroy “Bud” Knutson was born June 9, 1934 to Fred and Christine (Krog) Knutson in Verdi Town­ship, Lincoln County. He grew up in Diamond Lake Township, was baptized July 1, 1934 and con­firmed March 28, 1948 at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church, rural Lake Ben­ton. He attended school in Lake Benton and gradu­ated from Lake Benton High School in 1952. Bud married Joyce Patrick on Oct. 29, 1954 at the Lake Benton United Methodist Church. Their union was blessed with six children and 56 years of life togeth­er. The couple raised their family and made their home in Lake Benton. Bud worked various jobs in construction and trucking until he was employed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, work­ing in maintenance for 28 years and five months. He retired Jan. 21, 1998. Joyce died Dec. 15, 2010. Bud be­came ill in November 2011 and entered Avera Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls,S.D., where he died on Jan. 16 at the age of 77 years, seven months and seven days.

Bud was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Benton and had served on the church council. He served many years on the Lake Benton Fire Department, as trea­surer of the Lake Benton Sportsman’s Club, on the Diamond Lake Cemetery Board and the Danebod Village Board. He enjoyed bowling, deer hunting, fishing and travel. He es­pecially treasured time spent at their lake home onLakeBentonand time spent with his family and friends.

Bud is lovingly remem­bered by his four sons: Scott (and Jeanne) Knut­son of Brandon, S.D., Mark (and Jolene) Knutson of Maple Grove, Brian (and Tamara) Knutson of Au­gusta, Ga., and Kevin (and Laura) Knutson of Bran­don, S.D.; five grandchil­dren: Joselyn (Michael) Schmitz, Jace Knutson, Jen (Jon) De Jong, Tony Knut­son and Kirsten Knutson; two great-grandchildren, Chloe and Courtney De Jong; siblings Anita (Herb) Dahlman-Himrich of Mesa, Ariz., Ila (Elmer) Possail of Tyler and Keith (Diane) Knutson of Mesa, Ariz., and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Joyce, twin infant sons, grand­daughter Kayla Knutson, his parents and brother Leon Knutson.

In lieu of flowers, me­morials may be directed to Grace Lutheran Church, Lake Benton Sportsman’s Club or Diamond Lake Cemetery.

Donald Nelson

Funeral services for Donald Nelson, age 94 of Tyler, will be Friday, Jan. 27, 11 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. Interment will follow at Danebod Lutheran Cem­etery inTyler. Visitation is Thursday, 4-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel in Tyler. Visitation will con­tinue one hour prior to the church service. Arrange­ments are provided by Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inTyler. On-line registry and condolences may be found at www.hartquistfuneral.com.

Donald Ordway Nelson was born to Peter and Hannah (Pederson) Nel­son on Jan. 30, 1917 inTyler. He died at Colonial Manor Nursing Home of Balaton on Friday, Jan. 20 at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 20 days.

Don is lovingly remem­bered by his wife Avis Nel­son of Tyler, son Lon Nel­son and his wife Carol of Bloomington, two grand­children; five stepchildren and 10 step-grandchil­dren; sisters Carol Nielsen of Fort Myers, Fla. and Phyllis Moberg and her husband Gerald of Mar­shall. He was preceded in death by his first wife Mar­gery, his parents, sister Irma and two sisters who died in infancy.

Gladys Mann

Gladys Mann, age 86 of Luverne, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Sioux Falls,S.D.

She was born July 8, 1925 in Lake Benton to Arthur and Nellie (Raine) Salzman. Gladys gradu­ated from Lake Benton High Schoolin 1942 and attended the Minnesota School of Business in Min­neapolis. She was baptized and confirmed on Sept. 8, 1946 atSt. John Lutheran Church in Luverne.

Gladys married George Mann on Aug. 6, 1944 inLakeBenton. After their marriage, they made their home on the Mann fam­ily farm until 1999, when they moved to Luverne. She was a homemaker.

Gladys was a member ofSt. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, the church cir­cle, the Maplewood Cem­etery Auxiliary and the Neighborhood Club. She enjoyed quilting.

Gladys is survived by her six children: Gary (Marlene) Mann of Lu­verne, Gail Goembel of Edina, Judy (Dave) Gort of Willmar, Jerold (Pat) Mann of Luverne, Joyce (Tom) Soderholm of Worthing­ton and JoAnne (Wayne) Landhuis of Edgerton; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother Gene (Lorraine) Salzman, of Fairbanks, Alaska and a sister, Faye Meyer of Lake Benton.

She was preceded in death by her husband George on Sept. 21, 2008, infant son Gregg William Mann, infant granddaugh­ter Melissa Mann and a sister, Ione Anderson.

A time of fellowship was held Wednesday Jan. 4 from 4-8 p.m. at the Ding­mann Funeral Home in Lu­verne and one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Memorial services were Thursday, Jan. 5 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, officiated by Rev. Gary Klatt. A private burial of cremains will be at the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.

To view an online obitu­ary, sign a virtual register book or order flowers, please visit www.ding­mannandsons.com

Meta Anna Kahnk

Meta Anna Kahnk, age 90 of Delano, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 24, 2011.

Memorial services were held on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 at 3 p.m. at the Iten Funeral Chapel in Delano.A gathering of family and friends was held from 1-3 p.m. at the funeral home prior to services.

Meta was born Sept. 24, 1921 inLakeBenton, the daughter of Rudolph and Emma(Brandt) Hamer. She was united in marriage to Donald George Kahnk on July 18, 1945.

Metawas preceded in death by her husband Don­ald, her daughter Donna (Kahnk) Kirchenwitz and a grandson, Robert Kirch­enwitz. She is survived by her sons Melvin and David Kahnk; five grandchildren: Patricia (Jeffrey) Yantes, Deborah Mannion, Angela (Jeffrey) Templin, Kathy Kirchenwitz and special friend Joel Hagemeyer and his daughter Aubriauna and Daniel Kirchenwitz; five great-grandchildren: Kevin, Billy, Graydon, Grac­ey and Breana.

Carol J. Derheim

Carol J. Derheim, born Sept. 11, 1938, died on Jan. 11 at the Avera McK­ennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.after a brief ill­ness brought on by adult congenital heart disease, which she had struggled with her entire life. She was 73 years old.

Carol and her surviv­ing husband Doug were longtime residents of Lake Benton, having moved to the community in 1972 fromValley City,N.D.They raised their family there, with the three oldest kids all graduating from Lake Benton High School and twins graduating from the Brandon, S.D.High School after Carol and Doug moved the family there in 1983.

Carol is survived by her husband Doug and her children Randy (Pam) Der­heim, Cindy (Stefan) Mark, James (Jenean) Derheim, Brian Derheim and Barry (Tricia) Derheim.

Carol was a tireless sup­porter of the kids’ extracur­ricular activities from band to basketball, football, vol­leyball, school plays and cross country. She logged many thousands of miles in her ‘64 Dodge running the kids back and forth to all of these events and practices. Even with all of this, Carol always found time to keep and main­tain a lovely, warm home for her family. Trips with camper in tow were an an­nual event for the Derheim family. During one such va­cation out West, Carol was horrified to learn that she had gained 20 pounds over the course of 20 days. The family still laughs about that one.

Carol rediscovered her skills as an actress during performances at the Lake Benton Opera House. Her hilarious leading role in “Arsenic and Old Lace” is still remembered by many. Carol also enjoyed fishing, baking and gardening. Her creative patch quilts are treasured today by family and friends.

Carol and Doug were members ofGraceLu­theranChurch. Carol was active in many local clubs and organizations, where she made many lifetime friends.

Carol’s funeral was held on Jan. 14 at the Brandon Lutheran Church followed by interment in the cem­etery there.

Elroy “Bud” Knutson

Services for Elroy “Bud” Knutson, age 77, of Lake Benton, will be Friday, Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Benton.

Visitation is Thursday, 5-8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at the church. Burial will be inDiamondLakeCemetery, ruralLakeBenton.

He died Monday, Jan. 16 at theAveraSelectSpecial­tyHospitalinSioux Falls,S.D.

Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inLakeBentonis providing the arrangements. Send on-line condolences at www.hartquistfuneral.com. A full obituary will appear next week.

In lieu of flowers, me­morials may be directed toGraceLutheranChurch, Lake Benton Sportsman’s Club orDiamondLakeCemetery.

Elwood “Woody” Duehn

Visitation for Elwood “Woody” Duehn, age 29 of Lake Benton, was Fri­day, Jan. 6, 4-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel in Lake Benton. There was a time of sharing at 6:30pm.

He died Sunday, Jan. 1 at Tyler Healthcare Center.

Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inLakeBenton, provided the arrangements. On-line registry and condolences may be found at www.hartquistfuneral.com.

Elwood Nevin Duehn was born June 15, 1982. A big boy of 12 pounds and 24 inches, the Brook­ings, S.D. Hospitalis where he made his entrance. He passed away Jan. 1 at Tyler Healthcare Center in Tyler. He was 29 years old.

He is survived by his wife Liza “Gertis” Wilde-Duehn of Lake Benton; parents Mickey and Jeanine of Ty­ler; older brother Brooks (and Kathy) and their son Maddox of Luverne; sister Serenity, A.K.A. Joie, (and Chris T.) and their daugh­ter Mikki of Springfield, Ill., and eldest brother Levi of Minneapolis and Meleek.

Elwood, known as Woody to friends, lived a rich and colorful life filled with skateboarding, pets, video games, computers, motorcycles and talking smack filled with tomfool­ery and ballyhoo. Woody grew up living out most of his legendry legacy on a rural homestead north of Lake Benton. In his younger days he was an avid cow fisherman on the farm, an imaginative game he and his sister shared.Also, growing up he was a child with the most vivid of imaginations, inventing whatever crazy thing he could think up, with what­ever he could find and, as always, being a momma’s boy.

As Elwood’s game got stronger with age, so did his interests deepen and multiply. Skateboard­ing was a huge part of his life. This meant “shred­ding” everywhere and al­ways “bustn’ big.” He also loved snowboarding with his two older brothers, Brooks and Levi, as well as the many faces he met and rode with along the way. Woody was well known for his front side “skillz” and chairlift snow throw­ing antics. He also loved going to shows, whether it was a local or national act. Elwood never outgrew his passion for cartoons and anime. He was a very mischievous teenager, do­ing whatever he wanted, when he wanted. By do­ing this, “El’ Wiggity” went to many places such asDuluth,MooseLake,LinoLakes,St. Cloud,Sheldon,Iowa, andAppleton, where he received his GED.

Few people knew of his artistic tendencies, a means of coping with boredom and isolation, or his ability to fix almost anything, from the vacu­um to tinkering for days on end with a computer, Mac or PC. He loved to pick little things up from rocks on the beach for hours and was one never able to resist a gumball machine with toys in it.

Elwood met his Gertis in the summer of 2009 in Luverne. It wasn’t love at first sight because he was afraid to look at her. They dated for some time be­fore moving in together. They spent their time in Luverne tending their first garden and just being in love with each other. The couple moved to Lake Benton in 2010, where they bought their first home. The twosome were looking forward to work­ing on, their “fixer upper.” The pair found a mutual love for cats and referred to them as their children (Meleek, Kumar, Felica, a black kitten named Ray and his least favorite, Co­ven.) They were married on June 17 at the sculpture garden at the Walker in Minneapolis.

G.E.R.T.I.S.—Girl Elwood Really Thinks Is Special.

Harlan E. Dagel

Harlan E, Dagel, age 74 of Evanston, Ill., passed away at home on Dec. 24, 2011.

Harlan was born at home on Nov. 8, 1937 to Russell and Alice (Fransen) Dagel, Fountain Prairie Township in Pipestone County.

Harlan married Beverly Swift in 1965 at St. Nicho­las Church, Evanston, Ill.

Harlan is lovingly re­membered by his wife Beverly of Evanston, Ill.; children: Michael (Nita) of Round Lake, Ill. and Brian (Loida) of Grays Lake, Ill.; grandchildren Nicholas, Samantha, Kody, Kend­all and Summer; brother Dennis (Phyllis) of Lake Benton and sisters Linda Aldrich of Savage and Shir­ley (Eldon) Brackenburg of Pennock, and many nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial was Dec. 29, 2011 at St. Nicholas Church, Evan­ston, Ill., with internment at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.