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Nelson, Gloria Mary, went home to be with the Lord on July 10, 2020 at the New Richland Care Center. She was 88 years old.
Gloria was born on Feb. 12, 1932 in Montrose to Henry and Jeannette (Griswold) Lange. She grew up in Montrose and graduated high school in Watertown in 1950. Gloria was working at Minneapolis-Moline in Hopkins as a switchboard operator where she met Wayne. On Nov. 10, 1956 she was united in marriage to Wayne, the love of her life, at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Later they moved to New Richland where they raised their family on their farm. Gloria did the office work for their sodding business. Later she managed the office for their business Nelson Grain Company. She would buy and sell grain, manage the finances and bookwork, and handled the calls. She also worked in the billing department at the Waseca hospital for a couple of years. She enjoyed volunteering and delivered meals. She was active in her church and served on the altar guild and Ladies Aid. She enjoyed the simple things in life such as gardening and canning, and she was an excellent wife, mother, and grandmother.
The center of her life was her family and her happiest moments were the times she shared with them. She and her husband retired in Waseca in 2000. Gloria and her husband enjoyed traveling together throughout their life, including a trip to Europe and visiting Hawaii twice along with many other trips. Gloria's kind, loving heart and contagious smile will be remembered by her family. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Wayne Nelson; her children, Sherrie (Frank) Wilson of Spring Park and Allan (Doreen) Nelson of New Richland; son-in-law, Keith Volk of Maple Grove; two grandchildren, Jenna Nelson and Valerie Nelson; one sister, Joyce Dahms; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Jeannette Lange; one daughter, Laurie Volk; one grandson, Miles Wilson; and one sister, Murella Schmidt. Services will be held on July 15, 2020.
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Nelson, Wayne Richard, 90 years old of Waseca, went home to be with the Lord on August 2, 2020. Wayne was born on May 2, 1930 in Waseca to Joseph and Lydia (Hanson) Nelson and he grew up in New Richland and graduated from New Richland High School in 1948.
After graduating from high school Wayne farmed with his father, and worked as a trucker. Wayne served in the Army from 1953-1955 he was stationed in Korea as a SBX Switchboard Operator.
Wayne worked for International Transport of Rochester were he picked up machinery from Minneapolis-Moline in Hopkins where he met Gloria the love of his life. They were united in Marriage on Nov 10, 1956 at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis,
Later Wayne and Gloria moved to New Richland where they raised their family on the farm that Wayne grew up on. Wayne farmed for a few years and then did many different types of transporting goods; he hauled wool up to Minneapolis, hauled Sweet Corn and Sugar beets, Wayne was part owner of N&S Grain Company, and Wayne had his sodding business for over 10 years, then he started his own grain business Nelson Grain Company where he bought and sold grain from the local farmers in southern MN and transported the farmers gain up to the grain elevators in Savage for over 25 years he had 5 trucks and employed several drivers. He also enjoyed driving school bus. Wayne lived a busy and full life he enjoyed working and was the happiest when he could help others. He was a member of the New Richland Lions Club.
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Funeral Service for Marilyn Light will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Don Malinsky will officiate. Burial will be in North Freeborn Cemetery. Visitation will start at 9:30 AM on Thursday. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.
Marilyn J. Light (Baker), age 88 of Albert Lea, passed away on August 3, 2020 at St. John’s - Woodlands.
Marilyn Light (Baker) was born on February 21, 1932 to Irvin and Ina (Reierson) Baker. She grew up in several different places in rural Freeborn County. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1950 and married Roger Light on September 15, 1950 in Sioux Falls, SD. Together they raised their family in rural Hartland. Marilyn was a homemaker until JC Penny’s opened in the Skyline Mall in Albert Lea in 1966. She worked part time there and at Spurgeons until Spurgeons closed. Marilyn was a member of North Freeborn Lutheran church where she was active in the Ladies Aid. She was also active in Mother’s Club and a 4-H Leader.
Marilyn was a gifted seamstress; she made much of her daughters' clothing when they were young. Once they were grown she moved onto Barbie clothes, kitchen towels, and other various craft projects.. She enjoyed baking, playing cards and other games with her grandkids. Marilyn also loved to tend to her flowers, feed the birds, and watch the sunsets. Most of all she loved to spend time with her family and talking on the phone with her friends.
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Harlan Wayne Kormann, 81, of Freeborn, MN, passed away on July 28, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at his home.
Harlan was born on October 4, 1938 to Clarence and Agnes (Schroeder) Kormann on a farm by Waldorf, MN. He married Virginia (Ginny) Irene Ausen on July 3, 1960. Together they had four children: Kevin, Kathy, Kim and Kris, and the family lived in Minnesota, Iowa and California throughout the years.
Harlan was a hard-working jack of all trades and worked many jobs throughout the years, with the last 28 years of his career as the owner of his own handyman/maintenance business.
In later years Harlan traveled between Arizona and Minnesota with Ginny, the love of his life and wife of 60 years. Harlan will forever be remembered as this feisty, fun, fearless, and opinionated one-of-a-kind “master prankster” of a man! He loved hard and played hard. His most joyous times were sneaking treats to his grandchildren, spending time with family and friends, and in recent years enjoying his casino runs.
Harlan is survived by his wife, Ginny; his four children Kevin (Cheryl) Kormann of Poway, CA, Kathy (Robert) Hein of Milford, IA, Kim (Marty) Schimp of Williams, IA, Kris (Kevin) Nesius of Scottsdale, AZ; and his twelve grandchildren: James Kormann, David Kormann; Darren (Natalie) Hein, Brad Hein, Kassie (Bo) Smith, Kelly (Rishi) Megha; Ryan Schimp, Eric (Brianna) Schimp, Kevin (Liana) Schimp; Cole Nesius, Marcus (Ella) Nesius, and Zach Nesius; six great-grandchildren, Calvin and Kennedy Hein, Parker and Eli Smith, and Nora and Oliver Schimp; three sisters, Audrey Stafford, Edna Wenzel, and Barb (Harlen) Beyer; sister-in-law Thelma Kormann; and eight brother and sister-in-laws, Elaine Seth, John (Ann) Ausen, Nancy (Bill) Carlson, Sonja Honstad, JoAnne (Jim) Hale, Bob (Sherry) Ausen, Linda (Steve Tyacke) Honstad, Dave (Becky) Ausen; and many nieces and nephews.
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Linda Louise Patschke, 83 of Kasson, formerly of New Richland, passed away peacefully on Saturday March 28, 2020.
Graveside Service will be Friday, August 14th at St. Peter Cemetery in New Richland. Visitation will be at the cemetery from 1:30 pm – 2:00pm. Bonnerup Funeral Home is helping the family. www.BonnerupFuneralService.com
Linda was born October 30, 1936 to Carl and Clara (Thofson) Knudson. The 7th of 8 children. She grew up on the family farm near Hartland. She was a graduate of New Richland High School, class of 1954. She attended a year of college at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Linda was united in marriage to Carl Milo Patschke on February 24, 1958 in Nashua, IA at the Little Brown Church. They made their home in Hartland where they raised their two sons, Russ and Steve. The couple moved to New Richland in 1981. She worked as a nurse aide in the New Richland Care Center for over 25 years. She moved to Kasson in 2018.
Linda loved spending time with her family and friends. She always had great story to tell. She was an avid reader, enjoyed shopping, and decorating her house for every season and holiday.