Ed­ward Perseke

Funeral services for Ed­ward Perseke, age 89 of Tyler, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 18 at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. Visita­tion is one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Appleton City Cem­etery, Appleton.

Arrangements are pro­vided by Hartquist Funer­al Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inTyler. Send on-line condolences at www. hartquistfuneral.com.

Edward Carl Perseke was born May 3, 1922 in Colby, Wisc. to Gust andLydia(Dallman) Perseke. He was baptized on Sept. 17, 1922 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Colby and lived in various places, the last before his mother died when he was eight years old being Odessa. Following his mother’s death, he grew up living with Olander and Luella Swenson. He was con­firmed on May 19, 1935 in Odessa and completed the eighth grade in Cor­rell Public School. He en­tered the military during World War II and served in the South Pacific, reach­ing the rank of corporal. On Sept. 25, 1949 Edward married Joyce Doese at Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton. Their union was blessed with 62 years of life together. He worked inAppletonat Steinle’s Super Valu. In 1950 they moved toTracy, where he managed a grocery store then worked at the Wor­thington Super Valu until 1956 when he purchased the store inTyler. Edward and Joyce owned and op­erated Eddie’s Super Valu for 31 years. They retired in 1987 and spent 24 win­ters at their Phoenix, Ariz. home, always returning to Tyler for the summers. On Saturday, April 14 Edward died at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., less than three weeks short of his 90th birthday.

Edward was a member of First English Lutheran Church in Tyler, where he twice served on the Church Council. He liked to work in the large yard of his Tyler home.

Edward is lovingly re­membered by his wife Joyce; a sister, Doris Wilk­ening ofAppleton, and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his four brothers, Harold, Rueben, Irvin and Harvey Perseke, and two sisters, Luella Swenson and Emma Anderson.

Blessed be his memory.

Dorothy Madsen

Memorial services for Dorothy Madsen, age 90 of Lakeville, formerly of Ruthton andTyler, will be Saturday, April 7 at 2 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Cha­pel inTyler. Visitation is one hour prior to service. Interment will be at Dane­bod Lutheran Cemetery inTyler. On-line condolences and registry may be found at www.hartquistfuneral. com.

Dorothy Madsen was born May 16, 1921 to Faye Stella (Wooden) Bulling­ton and Josiah William Bul­lington at Summit,S.D. She was united in marriage to Richard Madsen on March 1, 1942 at Gretna Green in Reno, Nev.They lived in San Diego,Calif. until Dick had to go in the U.S. Army in 1942. The couple returned to the Tyler and Ruthton area where they farmed and raised their family and to live out their years together. To this union two daughters were born, Barbara and Linda. Richard died in 1983. Mov­ing to Lakeville in 2001 al­lowed her to spend great amounts of time with fam­ily and to add many new friends to her life. Dorothy died Monday, March 26 in Lakeville at the age of 90.

Dorothy was a kind and gentle soul. She spent many years as a farmer’s wife and all the things that entailed. She worked in the Buffalo Ridge State Bank for 20 years and also became the City Clerk of Ruthton for 14 years. Dor­othy enjoyed bowling with many groups of people, in­cluding her twin sister. She especially enjoyed time spent with her family.

She is lovingly remem­bered by her two daugh­ters, Barbara Bothof ofApple Valleyand Linda (and Tom) Holley of Albu­querque, N.M.; four grand­children and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Rich­ard, her parents and eight siblings, including twin sister Doris (Evan) Uhrich of Oregon.

Blessed be her memory.

Helen Guida

Funeral services for Helen Guida, age 96 ofTyler, are Thursday, April 5, 2 p.m. at Tyler Alliance Church,Tyler. Visitation is Wednesday, 5-8 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inTyler. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery inTyler.

She died Sunday, April 1 at Tyler Healthcare Center.

Arrangements are pro­vided by Hartquist Funer­al Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inTyler. Send on-line condolences at www. hartquistfuneral.com

Helen Christine (Paul­son) Guida was born to Paul and Molly (Olsen) Paulson on Aug. 28, 1915 on the family farm three miles north ofTyler. She attended country school one mile west of the farm and completed her educa­tion atTylerPublic School. Helen married Don Guida at her parent’s home inTyleron Oct. 26, 1938. The newlyweds moved onto the Paulson farm. Their marriage was blessed with six children and 50 years of life together. Their fam­ily worked together on their dairy farm, with the priorities in the home be­ing a good work ethic and their Christian faith.

Don and Helen retired and moved intoTylerin 1974. Don died in 1988 and later Helen moved to Danebod Village in 2000. She enjoyed her home and looked forward to special family get-togethers. She was a gracious hostess and her home provided a wonderful place for family and friends to gather. She always decorated for the seasons and especially en­joyed holiday celebrations by sharing her cooking and the traditions she loved. Helen died on Sunday, April 1 at Tyler Healthcare Center at the age of 96 years, seven months and 30 days.

Helen was a lifetime member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Tyler. Her faith in Christ was her daily strength. She loved play­ing the piano, taught Sun­day School and was an active member of the Alli­ance women’s group. She enjoyed doing cross-stitch and embroidery and she crocheted an afghan for each of her 17 grandchil­dren for their graduations. She was an avid fan of the Minnesota Twins.

Helen is lovingly remem­bered by her children, Mavis (and Ron) Shriver of Woodbury, Dan (and Sandy) Guida of Red Wing, David (and Kathy) Guida of Tyler and Darla (and Curt) Madsen of Tyler; 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; six great-g re a t – g randchi ldren; son-in-law Al (and Linda) Carlson of Minnesota City and many other relatives and friends. She was pre­ceded in death by her hus­band Don; her parents; two daughters, Betty and Karen, and great-grand­daughter Payton.

Lavonne Fuhrmann

Lavonne Fuhrmann, age 82 of Ruthton, died Satur­day, March 10 at the Tyler Healthcare Center inTy­ler. Funeral services were Thursday, March 15, 2 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Ruthton. Burial was in the Ruthton Cemetery. Visitation was Wednesday, March 14, 3-7 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inTyler. Arrangements were through the Hartquist Fu­neral Home, Utoft-Johans­en Chapel, Tyler.

Lavonne June Fuhrmann was born to Clarence and Inez (Lee) Christensen on June 20, 1929 on the fam­ily farm near Tyler, where she was raised and attend­ed country school. She continued her education at Tyler High School and graduated as salutatorian in 1947. On June 18, 1948 she was united in mar­riage to Fred Fuhrmann at the Scandia Free Church in Balaton. Following their marriage, they lived on a farm near Tyler. In Febru­ary 1949, they moved to a farm in Aetna Township near Ruthton. While liv­ing on the farm, Lavonne was an integral part of the farming operation, work­ing side-by-side with her husband. In 1992 she de­cided to try something new and attended South­west Vocational School to study and become a home healthcare aide. Fred pre­ceded her in death on Feb. 18, 2009. After his death, she continued to reside on the family farm, but spent her winter months at Danebod Village in Ty­ler. On Saturday, March 10, Lavonne suffered a heart attack and was taken to the Tyler Hospital, where she died at the age of 82 years, eight months and 20 days.

Lavonne was an active member of the Ruthton Methodist Church until the church closed. She then be­came a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Ruth­ton. Over the years, she was very active in the NFO, writing the NFO newslet­ter for Pipestone County. Earlier, she served as a 4-H leader in Ruthton. She was always eager to learn new things, which kept her en­gaged in a wide variety of interests. She was an avid reader and card player. She enjoyed putting together jigsaw puzzles and solving Sudoku puzzles. She will be remembered by her family and friends for her big, generous hugs.

She is lovingly remem­bered by her son Fred­erick and his wife Julie Fuhrmann of Woodbury; one grandson, Christopher Fuhrmann of Woodbury, and many nieces and neph­ews. She was preceded in death by her husband, her beloved grandson Aaron Fuhrmann, her parents and two brothers, Alvin and Kenneth Christensen.

David North

David North, age 75 of North Mankato, formerly of Ruthton, died Thursday, March 15 at his home.

Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Monday, March 19 at NORTHVIEW-North Mankato Mortuary. Private burial was in Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota.Visi­tation was held one hour prior to the service at the mortuary.

David was born Dec. 3, 1936 to Jens and Doris (Hokins) North in Mur­ray County. He graduated from Ruthton High School in 1954. David served with the Minnesota National Guard from 1954 until 1957. On Aug. 2, 1957 he was united in marriage to Janice Trageser in Minne­apolis. They were blessed with three children. David was employed by Nelson Knitting Works in Minne­apolis, Electronic Distrib­uting, as an executive vice-president for First Bank System/US Bank inSt. Paul and Minneapolis and he retired from National City Bank in Minneapolis in 1996. He enjoyed car­pentry, crossword puzzles, golf and 15 years of win­tering inTexas. Most of all, David loved spending time with his family. When asked how he would like to be remembered, David said, “That I cared for ev­eryone I knew.”

David is survived by his wife Janice of North Mankato; two children, Brian (Vicky) North of Coon Rapids and Erin (David) Bissonnette of Mankato; eight grandchil­dren: Carissa, Mary Kate and Carter Sanford, Aidan, Zane and Caleb North, Christine, Maria and Paul Bissonnette; brother Melvin (Mollie) North of Janesville, Wis.; two sis­ters, Iola Broin of Willmar and Mary Ann Ertz of Her­on Lake, and many nieces and nephews.

David was preceded in death by his daughter Brenda North, his parents, brothers William and Le­roy North and sister Eu­nice Anderson.

Melvin Bornhoft

Memorial services for Melvin Bornhoft, age 84 of Tyler, are Wednesday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at Danebod Lutheran Church inTyler. Visitation was Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. with prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inTyler. Burial will be in Danebod Lutheran Cemetery.

He died Saturday, March 10 at Tyler Healthcare Center inTyler.

Arrangements are pro­vided by Hartquist Funer­al Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inTyler. Send on-line condolences at www.hartquistfuneral.com

Melvin Madsen Born­hoft was born Oct. 2, 1927 to George and Agnes (Madsen) Bornhoft inTy­ler. He was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lu­theran Church inTyler. He graduated from Tyler High School. On April 13, 1946 Melvin married Juanita Jaspersen atDanebodLu­theranChurch. Their union was blessed with two chil­dren, Patty and John, and 59 years of life together. Mel was involved with concrete construction and bought the family ready-mix business in 1969, retir­ing in 1986. In retirement he enjoyed golf and time spent at the couple’s home on Lake Benton. He was a caregiver for his wife for many years. Juanita died in 2005. He moved to Dane­bod Village in 2006. Mel entered Tyler Healthcare Center on March 2, where he passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, March 10 at the age of 84 years, five months and eight days.

Mel was a lifelong member of Danebod Lu­theran Church, where he had served on the church council. In his younger years he served with the Tyler Volunteer Fire De­partment and the Tyler Golf Club Board. His inter­ests included golf, fishing, bowling, card playing, joke telling, watching sports on TV, visiting and vegetable gardening. He especially enjoyed time spent with his family.

Mel is lovingly remem­bered by his children, Pat­ty Williams of Inver Grove Heights and John Bornhoft and his wife Margie of Ty­ler; grandchildren Christo­pher Williams, Elise (and Jeff) Mademann, Kirsten (and Wes) Carr and Grethe (and Habtamu) Biyadg­lign; great-grandchildren Kalleigh, Abigail and Ram­sey Carr, Leah Biyadglign, Brendan and Myles Ma­demann; his sister Harriet Buhl of Tyler and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Juanita, his par­ents George and Agnes and his brother Mike.

Ro­man Wieme

Funeral services for Ro­man Wieme, age 41 of Tracy, will be Wednesday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Sillerud Lutheran Church, rural Balaton. Visitation was Tuesday, 4-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at the church. Burial will be in Opdahl Lutheran Cemetery, Florence.

He died Saturday, March 10 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls,S.D.

Arrangements are pro­vided by Hartquist Funer­al Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel inTyler. On-line condolences at www.hartquistfuneral.com

Roman Richard Wieme was born Jan. 15, 1971 to Richard “Dick” and Gloria (Erickson) Wieme in Win­dom. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith. In 1975 he moved with his par­ents to rural Balaton for a short time before moving to rural Woodstock, where he was raised and attend­ed elementary school in Ruthton. After graduating from Russell-Tyler-Ruth­ton High School in Tyler in 1989, Roman furthered his education first by at­tending Southwest State University in Marshall, then transferred to Jack­son for electrical stud­ies. While in Jackson, he worked at Ag Chem build­ing agricultural sprayers. He transferred to school at Mankato to study au­tobody work. On April 26, 2003 Roman married Nicole Engbarth in Sille­rud Lutheran Church of Balaton. Their union was blessed with two children, Gabryelle “Gabby” and Andrew. The couple first resided in Ruthton and in 2007 moved toTracy. He was employed first at Vi­king Glass in Marshall and for the past six years at Quality Glass in Marshall. On Monday, March 5, Ro­man sustained a cardiac arrest while at work and was transferred to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls,S.D., where he died early Saturday morning, March 10, at the age of 41 years, one month and 25 days.

Roman loved his chil­dren and was passionate about spending time with them. He enjoyed playing pool and darts and was an avid poker player, winning a cruise in a poker tourna­ment. He loved riding his Harley Davidson motor­cycle and traveling on his “hog.” He was also an avid hunter and fisherman. One of Roman’s many tal­ents and enjoyments was restoring older homes. Ro­man will be remembered by his family and friends for his smile, laugh and very quick wit.

Roman is lovingly re­membered by his two chil­dren, Gabryelle and An­drew of Balaton; stepson Riley Engbarth of Balaton; his grandfather Andrew Wieme of Marshall and many special aunts, uncles and cousins, special friend Mary, as well as other rela­tives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, ma­ternal grandparents and paternal grandmother.

Blessed be his memory.

Virgil Nielsen

Virgil Nielsen, age 72 of Lake Benton, passed away Monday, March 5 at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at Tyler Missionary Alliance Church in Tyler. Visitation was 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Tyler Area Funeral Home and continued one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Interment was in Danebod Lutheran Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service – Tyler Area Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Virgil Nielsen was born Oct. 18, 1939 on the family farm in rural Tyler to H. Chris and Cumal (Kuhlman) Nielsen and spent most of his life on that farm. He graduated from Morris Agricultural School in Morris. Virgil entered the U.S. Navy on Sept. 26, 1957 serving as a third-class radarman. He won the expert rifleman medal in a competition across all military branches and was honorably discharged Oct. 6, 1960. On Sept. 5, 1965 Virgil was united in marriage to Donna Rae Simmons in White, S.D. Virgil was a proud lifelong farmer. He served on the Ruthton School Board for many years and a short time on the Tyler School Board. He was an innovative thinker and his mind was always working. He loved state fairs and eating at various restaurants. He enjoyed attending many of his grandchildren’s activities, loved target shooting and, with his continued expert marksmanship, taught his children to shoot. Virgil had a deep faith and accepted Christ in the late l970s at a Lowell Lundstrom Crusade.
Virgil is survived by his children: Darron Nielsen of Irving, Texas, Greg (Laura) Nielsen of Champlin, Cindy (Jason) Anderson of Victoria and Angie Nielsen of Minneapolis; grandchildren Joseph and Abigail Nielsen and Lexi, Payton and Ethan Anderson, and siblings JoAnn (Doc) Klein of Lake Benton and Curtis (Ruth) Nielsen of Marion, S.D.
He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Donna in 2004.

Lavonne Fuhrmann

Lavonne Fuhrmann, age 82 of Ruthton, died Satur­day, March 10 at the Tyler Healthcare Center inTy­ler. Funeral services are Thursday, March 15, 2 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Ruthton. Burial will be in the Ruthton Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, March 14 from 3-7 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel in Tyler.

Carl Hauschild

Funeral services for Carl Hauschild, age 83 of Minneota, were Saturday, March 3, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Arco. Spring interment will be in Arco City Cem­etery.

He died at his home on Monday, Feb. 27.

Arrangements were pro­vided by Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Cha­pel in Tyler. Send on-line condolences and view vid­eo tribute will be at www. hartquistfuneral.com

Carl Henry Hauschild was born Dec. 16, 1928 to Carl and Caroline (Hass) Hauschild in Limestone Township, Lincoln County. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Island Lake Township. He at­tended Limestone Coun­try School, then attended Morris Agricultural School in Morris for two years, graduating in 1946. On Jan. 14, 1953 Carl married Eloise Blegen at Bethany Lutheran Church in Arco. Their union was blessed with two daughters and 59 years of life together. Carl farmed all of his life in Limestone Township, where the couple made their home. He served 24 years as a Lincoln County Commissioner, served on the DAC Board, Regional Development Board, RDC Board, Area II, RCRCA Board and many other governmental boards. He retired in 2012. On Mon­day, Feb. 27 Carl died at his home at the age of 83 years, two months and 11 days.

Carl was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Arco. He was DFL Chair­man of Lincoln County and served on the Lime­stone Township Board for 10 years. He enjoyed fishing, antique tractors, dancing (polkas), playing cards (500) and watching Molly B. He really enjoyed visiting with family and friends.

Carl is lovingly remem­bered by his wife Eloise; daughters Kaye Lokken (and Paul Hausken) of Bonduel,Wis.and Joy (andClyde) Bruns of Marshall; grandchildren Jennifer (and Lucas) Gregoire and Vicky Bruns; great-grand­children Jared and Gavin and many other relatives and friends. He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents Carl and Caroline, his stepfather Alvin Thooft and his brother Leroy Hauschild.