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Allan Mark Sletten, 51, of Ellendale, died Friday, August 31, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital. 

Allan was born September 1, 1960 in Cooperstown, North Dakota, the son of Ferdinand and JoAnn (Paddock) Sletten. He attended grade school in Valley City, ND and in 1973, the family moved to Austin where he attended high school. Following school, Allan worked for Walker Feeders in Hayfield, the Foundry in Albert Lea, Hormel Institute in Austin, Dave’s Disposal in Owatonna and for the past 31 years Allan worked for Hydro-AX, now Caterpillar, as a programmer and machinist. He was united in marriage to Kari Kubista on November 23, 1988 in Owatonna.

Memorial services for Edythe Mae Brandenburg of Mankato, MN, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 1, 2012 at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Richland, MN. Pastor Scott Williams will officiate. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Richland, MN after which there will be a gathering at the church for lunch and sharing of memories.

Edythe died Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at the Pathstone Crossing Home in Mankato, MN. She was 95 years of age.

Laurie Manthe, age 66, of Good Thunder, MN, and recently of Waldorf, MN, died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, August 13, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mankato, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Wayne Eichstadt will officiate. Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells, MN is in charge of arrangements.

Laurence V. Ruedy, age 82 of Waseca, died on Monday, August 20, 2012, at Homestead Hospice in Owatonna.

 Born on August 9, 1930 in Waseca, Minnesota, he was the son of Ward and Magdelena (Beck) Ruedy.  He attended rural Waseca County schools and graduated from Waseca Central High School as Salutatorian in 1948.  He married Georgena Klampe on June 7, 1948, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.  After getting married he and his wife farmed in Waseca County for over 50 years, retiring from farming in 1992 to care for his ailing wife.  He enjoyed old-time dancing, square dancing, hunting, fishing and spending time with his family.  He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Waseca, Richland Squares, Steele Steppers and the Faribo Si Do square dance clubs.

Phyllis Irene Peterson, age 79 of New Richland, died on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.

Born on September 18, 1932 in Woodville Township, Waseca County, Minnesota she was the daughter of Levi and Helen (Naske) Robran. Phyllis graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1951. She married Rolland L. Peterson on February 21, 1953. Phyllis worked at the E.F. Johnson Co. in Waseca and was also a nurse's aide at the New Richland Care Center and later Country Neighbors in New Richland, but her true passion was helping on the farm. She loved her gardens and yard and Phyllis especially loved cooking and baking and sharing the food that she made with others. She was an active member of Vista Covenant Church.