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Elaine Wenzel Rudolph Rokke passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 27, 2016 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 85 years old.
Elaine H. (Wenzel) was born on October 17, 1931 to Frank and Pearl (Wood) Wenzel in New Richland Township.
She is survived by brother David Wenzel, sister Mary Dinneen, brother Frank Wenzel; four children, Sandy Rudolph, Gary Rudolph, Lora Rudolph, Susie (Charlie) Servick; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Phyllis, and son Jay Rudolph.
A family gathering to celebrate Elaine's life will be held at a later date.
Memorials preferred in Elaine's memory to the Alzheimer's Association of MN/ND.
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Tom H. Donovan, 90 died peacefully in his home on November 24, 2016 in Hartland, MN. Funeral Services for Tom will be at 10:30, Saturday December 10th at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland. Fr. Michael Cronin will officiate. Interment will be at St. Theodores Catholic Cemetery in Albert Lea after the service. There will be a review on Friday evening from 4 to 7:30 p.m. with a prayer service and rosary beginning at 7.
Tom was born on July 18th, 1926 to parents Thomas and Mary (Nolan) Donovan. He attended school in Hartland and graduated from Freeborn High School. He was in the army from 1945 – 1946. He shipped out to Manilla the day the war ended. He worked in the General Headquarters as a clerk. He was also stationed in Tokyo and Yokohama.
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Maurice A. Jongbloedt, 89, died at his home in rural New Richland, Minnesota on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Funeral services for Maurice will be held Saturday, November 26, 2016 at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland. Father Michael Cronin will officiate. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, New Richland, at a later date.
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Memorial services for Allen C. Paulson will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday December 4, 2016 at United Methodist Church in Ellendale, MN. Pastor Randy Cirksena will officiate. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. prior to the service at church.
Allen was born December 14, 1937 to parents Ivan and Mabel (Nelson) Paulson in Bath Township, Freeborn County. He was raised in Clarks Grove and attended the Clarks Grove Baptist Church. Allen graduated in 1955 from Albert Lea High School.
On April 7, 1962 Allen married Mildred E. Crabtree at the United Methodist Church in Ellendale. Together, they raised three children.
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A memorial service for Audrey A. Jensen will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Richland. Pastor Paul Andree will officiate. A private burial will take place.
Audrey passed away at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Waseca, MN. She was 84 years old.
Audrey A. (Sybilrud) was born on September 9, 1932 to Edgar and Mabel (Larson) Sybilrud in Hartland Township, Freeborn County, MN. She graduated from Waseca High School in 1951. Following her graduation, she would move with her family out to California. She would continue to move throughout her life, to places like Oregon and Texas, before coming home to New Richland in 1994, where she has been a member of the community ever since. Audrey married Neles Backman, and the couple later divorced. On February 19, 1960, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Jensen in Fort Worth, TX. The couple eventually parted ways.