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Dean Kaplan, age 46, of Garden Grove, California, formerly of Ellendale, MN passed away on May 29, 2012, in California after a long battle with cancer.
He was born March 2, 1966, in Owatonna to Lloyd and Jacqueline (Roeker) Kaplan, formerly of Ellendale, now of Owatonna. He graduated from Ellendale-Geneva High School in 1984 and from Southwest State University. He was a big sports fan, especially the Minnesota Gopher teams; enjoyed watching his children compete in swimming and gymnastics, and also followed horse racing. Prior to his death he was employed by Direct TV in California. He married his wife, May, on November 23, 1996. She survives as well as a daughter, Eva, age 11, and a son, Ethan, age 9.
He is also survived by his parents Lloyd and Jackie Kaplan of Owatonna, a sister, Gail Kaplan, of Roseville, Minnesota, and his maternal grandmother, Marie Roeker of Owatonna.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Herman Roeker, and paternal grandparents, Frank and Esther (Busho) Kaplan.
Services will be private with a celebration of Dean's life held at a later date. Locally, friends may call at the home of Lloyd and Jackie Kaplan, 514 Ashley Lane SE, Owatonna on Saturday, June 23, 2012, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. for a "Time of Fellowship, Sharing and Remembrance."
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The funeral service for Robert Lee Kalbow of Hartland, Minnesota will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Friedrich Funeral Home, New Richland, MN. Pastor Dennis Frank will officiate. Interment will be in the Freeborn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Friedrich Funeral Home, New Richland, MN and one hour before the service on Wednesday.
Robert died Sunday June 3, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, MN. He was 69 years old.
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Jerry Robinson, age 86 of Waseca died on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.
Born on May 2, 1926 in New Richland, Minnesota he was the son of Donald and Margaret (Collins) Robinson. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 until his honorable discharge in 1946. Jerry married Alice Born on May 8, 1954 at the Evangelical United Methodist Church in Waseca. He was employed as a trucker for Frodl Trucking and Born Livestock and also worked for the Byron Farm Store in Waseca. He later was employed by the City of Waseca Street Department for many years until his retirement in 1991. Jerry enjoyed horses and auctions and sharing his sense of humor and quick wit. He was a member of the Evangelical United Methodist Church, the American Legion, and VFW in Waseca.
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Ronald Dean “Ron” Reese, age 66 of Blooming Prairie, MN passed away Friday, June 1, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, MN. He was born on August 14, 1945 in Waseca, MN to Omer and Dorothy (Worke) Reese. Ron graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1963 and served in the U.S. Army from 1963 - 1966. Ron graduated from Mankato State with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and psychology in 1971. He worked most of his life for Bank of America as a stockbroker specializing in insurance mutual funds. Ron married Mary Bolger in Austin, MN and the couple moved to England. Three children were born to this union. The couple was divorced later. He enjoyed golfing and attending family get- togethers. Ron was a member of the American Legion, VFW and Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church.
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George A. Radtke was born on February 22, 1920, to Albert and Louise (Hiepler) Radtke in Madison, MN. His father was killed in a runaway accident during threshing time when George was 6 years old and he moved with his mother to Ellendale, ND, in 1926. He completed his elementary and high school education there, graduating in 1939.
George moved to Fargo and managed an oil station while attending NDAC (now NDSU) until 1941, when he was among the first drafted into the Army on December 29, 1941. He was commissioned to 2nd Lt. in 1942 and also to 1st LT. in the Army Corps of Engineers. He went overseas in 1943 and took part in the Normandy Invasion, Battle of the Bulge in 1944, and was also present at the fall of Berlin. He returned to the U.S. after VE Day (Victory in Europe) on July 3, 1945. George arrived in Minneapolis, MN, on July 9 and a short time later married Eleonore Nieman in Fargo, ND, on July 29, 1945.