Wil­liam “Bill” P. Weber

Funeral services cel­ebrating the life of Wil­liam “Bill” P. Weber, age 67 of Freeport, were at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at Glendorado Lutheran Church in Princeton. Rev­erend Barb Peterson of­ficiated and burial will take place in the parish cemetery at a later date. Bill died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24. There was a visita­tion from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the church Saturday morning. Arrangements were made with the Miller-Carlin Fu­neral Home in Albany.

Bill was born Oct. 1, 1944 to Ricks and Mary (Brennan) Weber inLeMars,Iowa. He grew up in LeMars, where he lived until joining the U.S. Ma­rines. After his safe return from duty in Vietnam he married Doris Carter on May 6, 1967 inLas Vegas, Nev. After marriage the couple lived in Inglewood,Calif.In 1968 they moved toMerrill,Iowa, where they lived until 1975 when they moved to Motley. In 1987 they moved to the central Minnesota area, living in Foley and Glendorado. In 2008 they moved toTyler, where they lived until Bill fell ill, then moved to Free­port. Bill worked his life as a carpenter, most recently working for Xcel Energy until his retirement in 2006. He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre, the Merrill, Iowa American Legion, the Princeton VFW and the Carpenters and Joiners Lo­cal Mpls 322.

Bill is survived by his wife Doris Weber of Free­port; his daughters Lisa (Gordon) Hocking of St. Cloud, Lana Weber of Free­port, Lynette (Don) Frank­lin of St. Cloud, Rose (Nate) Rosebear of Ponemah and Nancy Weber of Foley; his 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents Ricks and Mary Weber and his siblings Mary Laddasaw, Katherine Bolton, Dora Weber, Viola Rieken, Ber­nice McKay, Hank Weber and Alvin Weber

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 DrammenTownship,LincolnCounty. On June 18, 1946 Marge married Ivan Meyer at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church.

Marge is lovingly re­membered by her sons Gary (and Dagna) Meyer of Bloomington, Dan (and Brenda) Meyer of Wood­stock and Mark Meyer ofLakeBenton; six grand­children; six great-grand­children; a sister, Berniece Helgeson ofTaunton, and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Ivan and son Edwin.

Esther Johnson

Arrangements are pend­ing with Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inTyler.

Curtis Hauswedell

Curtis Hauswedell, age 77 of Ivanhoe, passed away Friday, Jan. 20 at the Golden Living Center in Franklin.

Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m. on Tues­day, Jan. 24 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ivanhoe with Father Ron Huberty as the celebrant. Visitation was 5-7 p.m. on Monday at Birk Funeral Home with a prayer ser­vice at 7 p.m. and a Rosary to follow and continued on Tuesday one hour prior to Mass at the church. Burial was in Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery. Online registry at www.birkfu­neralhome.com.

Curtis Paul Hauswedell was born June 12, 1934 on the farm in Lake Stay Township ,Lincoln County, the son of Paul and Esther (Mehling) Hauswedell. He was baptized and con­firmed at St. John’s Lu­theran Church in Arco. After high school, Curtis continued to farm until he retired in December 2000. On June 10, 1957 he mar­ried Deloris Knoff at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The couple made their home on a farm in Ash Lake Township, Lin­coln County. When Curtis wasn’t farming, he stayed busy with several other activities such as 4-H lead­er, Arco Elevator Board, Ivanhoe School Board, Arco Sportsman Club and he was a seed corn sales­man. In his spare time he enjoyed bowling, playing cards, riding horseback and going on trail rides, and, most of all, spending time with his friends and family.

He is survived by his wife Deloris of Arco; three sons: Michael (Lynette) of Arco, Steven (Lisa) of Tyler and John (Victoria) of Minneo­ta; mother Esther Haus­wedell of Tyler; grandchil­dren Brady, Shelby, Jared, Eric, Heidi, Grant and Jodi; step-grandchildren Creed (Angie) Crooks, Krista Kinner and Kara (Peter) Kaleta; step-great grand­children Ashley, Allee and Conner Crooks, Kylie and Dylan Kinner and Sage Ann Kaleta.

Curtis was preceded in death by his father Paul Hauswedell; two sisters, Melva Bennett and Connie Miller, and his grandpar­ents.

Blessed be his memory.

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 in Tyler. 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 was a confirmed member of First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. He attend­ed school inTyler, graduat­ing fromTylerHigh School in 1934. In 1936 he attend­ed the Minnesota School of Business inMinneapolis. He returned to Tyler and was employed at Nelson Mercantile Store until he joined the Army Air Corps in December 1942. He was discharged in 1946 as a staff sergeant. He returned to Tyler and worked in the store with his father un­til he became postmaster of the Tyler Post Office in 1955. During his tenure a new post office was built. After 20 years of federal service (U.S. Army and Post Office) he retired.

Don and Margery Lau­ritsen were married in 1941. Their union was blessed with a son, Lon, and 45 years of life togeth­er. Margery died in 1986. In 1988 he married Avis (Johnson) Torgrimson of Worthington (originally from Hendricks) at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, S.D. Don and Avis enjoyed trips to Arizona in the winter, where they volunteered at a children’s home, and volunteering at their church in Tyler.

In July 2011 he entered Colonial Manor Nursing Home of Balaton. He died there on Friday, Jan. 20 at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 20 days.

Don was a faithful mem­ber of First English Lu­theran Church in Tyler. He served on several com­mittees, directed a youth choir and helped with the young people’s group. He was a charter member of the Tyler Kiwanis Club, a member of the American Legion and worked with the Boy Scouts. He served on the Tyler Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in his younger years and gardening in re­tirement. All of his years he enjoyed sports, particu­larly baseball and football, and music.

Don is lovingly remem­bered by his wife Avis Nelson of Tyler; son Lon Nelson and his wife Carol of Bloomington; grand­children Dana Nelson and his wife Miranda and An­drea Nelson of Blooming­ton; stepchildren Naomi Rasmussen and her hus­band Glen of Wessington Springs, S.D., Ivar Torgrim­son and his wife Joanne of Omaha, Neb., Miriam Jens­en and her husband Greg of Mesa, Ariz., Priscilla Fischer and her husband Bruce of Thief River Falls and Daniel Torgrimson and his wife Martha of Al­buquerque, N.M.; 10 step-grandchildren; sisters Car­ol Nielsen of Fort Myers, Fla., and Phyllis Moberg and her husband Gerald of Marshall; many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. He was pre­ceded in death by his first wife Margery, his parents, sister Irma and two sisters who died in infancy.

Blessed be his memory!

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 inVerdiTown­ship,LincolnCounty. 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.

Mildred Patterson

Mildred Patterson, age 93 of New Ulm, formerly ofTyler, died Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Divine Provi­dence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. Celebration of Life will be 10:30 a.m. Sat­urday, Jan. 28 at Schmuck­er Funeral Service in New Ulm with burial in the Hol­land Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mildred Henrietta Heersma, the daughter of Harry and Ethel (Davis) Heersma, was born Nov. 14, 1918 in Pipestone, where she graduated from Pipestone High School. She was united in mar­riage to Eldon Patterson on Sept. 15, 1942 inSan Antonio,Texas. They made their home inTexaswhile her husband served in the United States Army. Fol­lowing his service, they re­turned to Pipestone in the early 1940s. In 1956 the family moved to Richfieldand also lived in Brainerd,MinneapolisandTyler, where Mildred worked in retail for several busi­nesses and also served as a department manager for Target. Her husband died in 1993. Mildred moved to New Ulm in 1996 and be­came a resident of the Di­vine Providence Commu­nity Home in Sleepy Eye in December 2008.

Survivors include her daughter Janet Jacobson and her husband Dale of Excelsior; son Thomas Patterson and his wife Laura of New Ulm; son-in-law David Vande Vrede of Anna Maria Island, Fla.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other relatives.

In addition to her hus­band, Mildred was preced­ed in death by her daugh­ter Kathy Vande Vrede, a stillborn son and her sister Lucille Miller.

Memorials are preferred to the Divine Providence Community Home.

www.schmuckerfuner­alservice.com

Elroy “Bud” Knut­son

LAKE BENTON— Ser­vices for Elroy “Bud” Knut­son, 77, of Lake Benton will be Friday, Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Benton. Visitation is Thursday, 5 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at the church. Burial will be in Diamond Lake Cemetery, rural Lake Benton.

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

Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel in Lake Benton  is providing the arrangements. Send on-line condolences at www.hartquistfuneral. com. A fuller obituary will appear next week.

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

Harold A. Lensing

Harold A. Lensing, age 90 of Marshall, formerly of Tyler, passed away at the Avera Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall on Friday, Jan. 6. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Burial was in the St. Dionysius Catholic Cemetery inTy­ler. Visitation was 4-8 p.m. with a 4 p.m. rosary ser­vice and 7 p.m. prayer ser­vice Monday, Jan. 9 at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Visitation continued at the church on Tuesday, one hour prior to the services. Condolences may be sent to www.hamiltonfh.com.

Harold was born to Al­bert and Margaret (Froeh­le) Lensing nearBancroft,Iowaon June 3, 1921. He was baptized, received First Communion, was confirmed and attended parochial school at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wabasso.

On Feb. 12, 1945 Harold was united in marriage to Phyllis J. Rue. They farmed from 1945 to 1963 near Lamberton. From 1963 to 1964 Harold and Phyl­lis owned and operated a restaurant in Morgan and Harold also served as a city police officer. In 1964 the family moved to Rus­sell, where Harold went to work as a salesman for Moormans Feed, retiring in 1981.

The love of his life was his family, especially spending time with his grandchildren. His other enjoyments were camp­ing atLongLakenear Ha­wick, wintering inDonna,Texas, volunteer driving for Western Community Action, volunteering at the Hospital Thrift Shop and making crafts at home with Phyllis.

Harold passed away at theAveraMorningsideHeightsCareCenteron Fri­day, Jan. 6. He had reached the age of 90 years, seven months and three days.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Phyllis of Marshall; 10 children: Roger (Lois) of Porter, Mary Lou (Allen) Love­joy of Moundsview, Lois VanKeulen of Champlin, Janice Lensing of Lynd, Robert (Mary) of Russell, Dean of Bloomington, JoAnn of Brooklyn Park, Vicki (James) VanDamme, of Russell, Julie Parulski of Ivanhoe and Mark (Nancy) of St. James; 19 grandchil­dren; 40 great-grandchil­dren; three great-great-grandchildren; sister Verona Wallace of Hast­ings and many other rela­tives and friends. He was preceeded in death by his parents, son Dale in 1971, one great-grandson, sever­al brothers and sisters and son-in-law Jim VanKeulen.

Harold was a faithful member of Holy Redeem­er Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.

Blessed be the memory of Harold Lensing.

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 in Lake Benton, 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 atTylerHealthcareCenterinTyler. He was 29 years old.

He is survived by his wife Liza “Gertis” Wilde-Duehn ofLakeBenton; 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 Walkerin Minneapolis.

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