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The funeral service for Ardella Schroeder-Olsen will be held on Friday, April 20 at the LeSueur River Lutheran Church in New Richland at 11 a.m. Pastor Paul Meierding will officiate. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday at Friedrich Funeral Service as well as one hour prior to the service at the church.
Ardella Schroeder-Olsen passed away peacefully on April 16, 2012 in Waseca.
Ardella Eleanore (Reese) Schroeder-Olsen was born on December 1, 1918 along with her twin Ardis in Waseca County. She was baptized at LeSueur River Lutheran Church and attended District #8 Public School. She attended bible school and was confirmed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hartland. She attended New Richland High School for one year, and finished in Ellendale, graduating in 1937. Graduating from high school was something she was very proud of and she would bring it up often. She was also proud of the fact that her mother was a twin and, of the nine siblings, there were two sets of twins.
In April of 1938, she married Alvin Carlson at the Associated Church in Owatonna, MN. They were the parents of four children: Richard, LaVon, Eugene, and James.
Ardella married Walter Schroeder on New Year’s Eve in 1954. They had one son: Steven Schroeder. They started farming in Clarks Grove, MN and moved to New Richland and continued farming until 1969. They operated the APCO station in New Richland for 15 years. She also worked at Brown Printing for 20 years before retiring in 1981. She was widowed in 1982.
Ardella met and married Cortes Olsen in 1987. They traveled extensively during their years together and were married 12 years before his death in 1999.
Ardella is survived by three children, LaVon Tracy, Eugene (Connie) Carlson, and Steve (Diane) Schroeder; two step sons, Roger Schroeder and Harlan (Beverly) Schroeder; ten grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; two sisters, Doris Voigt, and Maxine Hanson; and one brother, Martin Reese.
Ardella is preceded in death by two sons, Richard and James Carlson; husbands, Walter Schroeder and Cortes Olsen; two step sons, Harold Schroeder and Jerry Schroeder; three sisters; and two brothers.
Ardella will be missed by all who loved her. Sweet rest in Heaven Mom.
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Lorraine G. Clausen, age 79 of rural Pemberton, died on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at her home.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 19th at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Waldorf with Rev. Michael Mathews, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory in Janesville, and will continue on Thursday morning for one hour prior to services, at church.
Lorraine Gertrude was born on March 19, 1933 to Walter and Elsie (Grams) Witt in Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville. Lorraine graduated from Janesville High School in 1951. On January 2, 1952 she was united in marriage to David J. Clausen at Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville. She worked for a short time in Waseca, and then devoted her time to raising her family and helping her husband on their family farm. She enjoyed helping her children with many sewing projects for 4-H. Lorraine was a believer in Christ, and a longtime member of First Lutheran Church in Waldorf. She loved playing the piano and organ, gardening, and spending time with her many pets.
She is survived by her husband David Clausen of rural Pemberton; by her son, Roger Clausen of Mankato; by her three daughters, Denise (Gene Liner) Lorraine of Houston, TX, Judith (Tom) Shupien of Fridley, and Gloria Clausen of Baytown, TX; by her two grandchildren, Lee Liner of Houston, TX, and Caleb Clausen of Pennsylvania; by her sister Delores (Forrest) VanCamp of Mankato; by many nieces and nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; by her brother Lyle (Carol) Witt.
Casketbearers are: Eugene Witt, Blake Meshke, Phil Brase, Dale Koplen, Melvin Meyer, Tom Shupien, and David Lienke.
For online condolences go to www.mcraithfuneralhome.com.
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William F. “Bill” Arneman, age 56, of North Mankato, died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.
Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m., Monday, April 16, 2012 at Hosanna Lutheran Church in Mankato. Visitation will be held from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 15 at Northview - North Mankato Mortuary, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Diabetes Association.
William Frederick Arneman was born November 10, 1955 to George W. and Edna C. (Randolph) Arneman in Mankato. He graduated from New Richland High School in 1974, and later earned a degree in Agriculture from Mankato VoTech. Bill married Karen L. Jongbloedt on June 12, 1999 in New Richland. Growing up on the family farm, Bill was able to turn this into a lifelong career he loved. He was a member of Hosanna Lutheran Church. Bill enjoyed raising Great Danes, skiing, vacationing, gardening, landscaping, and farming. He also loved his puppies, Sammie and Breezy, taking care of his yard, and enjoyed motorcycling. Bill will be remembered as a friend to everyone.
Bill is survived by his wife, Karen of rural North Mankato; stepmother, Barbara Arneman of Mankato; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Maurice and Charlotte Jongbloedt of New Richland; four step-children, Becky (Doug) Brown of Indiana, Shane (Carrie) Hagen of Mankato, Karie (Bob) Lauwagie of Eagle Lake, Chase (Cheryl) Hagen of Eagle Lake; four grandchildren, Taylor Hagen, Anthony Hagen, Zoie Burton, Xavier Lauwagie; four sisters, Faith (Dale) White of Columbia Heights, MN, Erna (Dale) Krueger of New Richland, Betty (Loren) Johnson of Arizona, Joan (Dennis) Anderson of Hartland; several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; brother, George Jr.; and grandson, Aaron Hagen.
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Funeral services for Michael “Bass” Skov age 47 of New Richland/Manchester will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Pastor Scott Williams will officiate. Burial will be at Carlston Cemetery rural Alden. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 – 7 p.m. at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the services on Thursday. To sign the guestbook go to: www.bayviewfuneral.com
Bass died on Saturday, April 14, 2012 as the result of an accident.
Michael Duane Skov was born on Feb. 19, 1965 in Albert Lea, MN., the son of Duane and Pat (Pedersen) Skov. He was baptized at the Danish Lutheran Church, Alden and confirmed at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Bass graduated from Alden High School and then attended Albert Lea Vo-tech for 2 years. He worked for E.R. Carpenter for 25 years and then for the past 3 years, Bass has co-owned the Bend in the Road in Manchester. He loved riding his Harley, playing practical jokes on his family and his many friends. Bass had a very infectious laugh and enjoyed being with his family and many friends.
Survivors include his parents; Duane and Pat Skov, New Richland, MN., sister Linda (Dale) Enser, Alden, MN., nieces; Michelle (Tony) LaBerge, New Hope, MN., and Amanda (Greg) Born, Waseca, MN., nephew Dylan (Sarah) Enser, Conger, MN and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Bass was preceded in death by his grandparents; Harold and Erna Skov and Richard and Vanda Pedersen and niece, Holly Ann Enser.
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Marlowe B. Sorenson, age 84, of Richfield, MN, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 6, 2012.
He was born and raised in Ellendale, MN, preceded in death by wife, Helen; parents, Harry and Anna; brother, Bernard; sisters, Beatrice and Eryliss. He is survived by daughters, Marilyn and Ann (Keith) Broscoff; grandchildren, Nathanael (Danielle) Broscoff, Rachel (Kevin) Lueth and Joy Broscoff; great-grandchildren, Elijah, Autumn and Aubrey Broscoff; and other relatives and friends.
He was a proud Korean War Veteran stationed in England serving the U.S. Air Force and a lifetime employee of the U.S. Postal Service. He will be remembered for being an exceptional caregiver and loving husband, father and grandfather. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to SW Christian H.S. of Chaska. Funeral services have already been held in the Twin Cities and the interment took place at Dawn Valley Cemetery in Bloomington, MN. Arrangements were made through the Washburn-McReavy Dawn Valley Chapel, 952-941-7686.