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PO Box 248 • New Richland, MN 56072

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Therese Jameson (Traxler), 83, of Hartland and a devoted follower of Christ, went home to be with God on July 30, 2016 while surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 5, 2016 at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland, with interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery in LeCenter. Father Raul Silva will officiate. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 4 until 7 p.m. at Friedrich’s Funeral Home in New Richland, and one hour prior to the service at the church.

Therese was born April 15, 1933 in LeCenter, MN to William and Rosella (Weiland) Traxler. She grew up on a farm near LeCenter and graduated from McKinley High School in 1951. After high school, Therese moved to Rochester with six of her best friends and worked at St. Mary’s Hospital as a nursing assistant before moving back to Le Center to work as a bookkeeper at the GTA elevator. On October 6, 1955, Therese married LeRoy “Babe” Jameson at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. They lived in LeCenter for eight years and during this time had two children, Kevin and Kari.

A memorial service for Kati Jo Whiteside will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at the United Methodist Church, Ellendale. Pastor Randy Cirksena will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. A private family burial will take place at a later date.

Kati passed away suddenly as the result of an epileptic seizure on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Owatonna Hospital. She was 33 years old.

Kati Jo Whiteside was born on July 4, 1983 to Leonard and Vicki (Smith) Whiteside. She grew up in Clarksville, IA until she moved to the New Richland area in 1986. She attended New Richland Schools and graduated from Waseca High School in 2002.

Betty Jean Lorraine (Edwardson) Lageson, 86, of Ellendale, MN, died peacefully on July 27, 2016.

Betty Jean was born on February 25, 1930, in Owatonna, MN, to Ray and Lorraine (Johnson) Edwardson. She attended Berlin Country School Dist. #70 grades 1-8 and graduated from Ellendale High School in 1948. After graduation she worked for Federated Insurance in Owatonna, MN. On September 4, 1949, she married her high school sweetheart, Angus Lageson. They made their home on a farm near Hope, MN. 

Betty enjoyed working on the farm. She also enjoyed sewing, crafts, crossword puzzles, and was an excellent baker of breads, bars, cookies, cakes, and lefse. She also enjoyed being a member of the neighborhood extension clubs.

Memorial services for Donald Alan Haberman were held at 1 p.m. Monday, July 18 at Community Lutheran Church in Geneva. Pastor Kristen Venne officiated.

Donald Alan Haberman, age 74, of Blooming Prairie died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at his home. He was born June 2, 1942 in Owatonna, Minnesota, the son of Henry and Marion (Awes) Haberman.

Donald attended country school and then Dodge Center High School. He made a living as a farmer and truck driver. On February 22, 1962, Donald and Charlotte Laite were married at the Community Lutheran Church in Geneva, Minnesota. The couple raised five daughters.

 Robert Louie Mortenson, age 55, of New Richland, MN died Friday, July 22, 2016 at his home. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells, MN, with Pr. Brynn Harms officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be private, at a later date. Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells is assisting the family. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.brussheitner.com.