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Remembering the life of Rock Leier….

Funeral Services for Rochus “Rock” Wesley Leier Jr., of rural Hartland, will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, 2014 at Vibrant Life Assembly of God Church in Ellendale. The Reverend  Patrick Stitt will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Vibrant Life Assembly of God Church in Ellendale, and continue one hour before services on Sunday.  Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family.

Rochus (Rock) Leier Jr., son of Rochus A. Leier and Helen (Becker) Leier, was born on July 24th, 1932, and passed away on August 27th, 2014.

Stella Delores Langlie, age 85, passed away at New Richland Care Center on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Funeral services for Stella will be 11 a.m Friday, August 29 at First Lutheran Church in Ellendale, MN. Reverend Richard Sliper will be officiating. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the church and one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in First Lutheran Cemetery in Ellendale.

Memorial services for Alice Richards will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the United Methodist Church in Ellendale.  The Rev. Randy Cirksena will officiate.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 27 from 5-8 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, Ellendale and one hour prior to the funeral service. Alice died at the age of 87 on Friday, August 22, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Albert Lea, surrounded by family and friends.

Marvin Cecil Betlach, age 88, formerly of Blooming Prairie, died Monday August 25, 2014 at St. Therese Nursing Home in New Hope, MN. He was born November 26, 1925 at his rural Blooming Prairie home, to William and Katherine (Bina) Betlach. He was raised on the family farm and made his living as a farmer in the Blooming Prairie area until his retirement. Marvin served his country in the United States Army in Korea before his discharge in 1948. On February 15, 1949, he was united in marriage to Marjorie Klemmensen at Geneva Community Lutheran Church. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bixby, MN. Marvin enjoyed his time gardening and playing cards. In November 2005, Marvin moved from Blooming Prairie to the Twin Cities to be closer to his family.

The Rev. Ordean L. Grant of St. Charles died July 21 at the May Clinic Hospital at Rochester. He was born November 18, 1932, to Nelha (Erickson) and Leonard Grant at Austin. He married Eileen Neilsen at Ringslad, Iowa June 21, 1955. They farmed near Corning for 12 years. He was a Lutheran minister at Pickrell, Nebraska; Gaylord; Onalaska, Wisconsin; Alma, Wisconsin.

Ordean is survived by his wife Eileen, four children Kathleen and Rev. Kevin Olson, Lake Mills, Iowa; Marleen (Roger) Clark, Fall Creek, Wiconsin; Jon (Schield) Grant of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Dean (Cindy) Grant of Austin; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister in law Mrs. Lauren (Orlie) Grant and several cousins among them Margella Johnson, Beaver Lake. Blessed be his memory.