Obituaries from the week of Oct. 14, 2009
Isidore “Bud” Baumann, 89
Funeral Services were held on
Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 at St. John
the Baptist Catholic Church, for Isidore “Bud” Baumann of Burnsville, MN.
Bud passed away Oct. 6, 2009 at the
age of 89.
He is survived by loving wife
Dolores; children, Jarold, Jill (Keith) Anderson, Roger, Peggy (William)
Manther, Marcie Baumann, Maxine (Richard) Menze; 12 grandchildren and 9
great-grandchildren; brother Arthur (Alice) Baumann.
He was preceded in death by four
brothers and five sisters.
Interment was at Fort Snelling
National Cemetery with the White
Funeral Home Burnsville handling the arrangements.
Denis Brasket, 79
Denis Robert Brasket, age 79 from
Tracy, MN, passed away Sept. 28, 2009 in Bloomington.
Denis was a 1947 graduate of Tracy
High School and the University of MN. He served in the MN National Guard and was called to active service into
the US Army. His professional
career spanned over 40 years of civilian and military aerospace
engineering. His opposition to the
Vietnam War began a passion for political activism which filled much of his
later life along with bridge, chess and family.
He was preceded in death by his
sister, Estella, brother Cyril, and parents, Curt and Mary Brasket.
Survived by his extended family
including children, Eva, Robert and Aaron; four grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; brothers, Clement, Curt and Richard and sisters, Doris
Peluzzo and Patricia Klawitter.
A private memorial service was held
on October 3, 2009.
Kathryn Dieken, 61
Mass of Christian Burial for Kathryn
Dieken, 61, of Marshall, was held today, Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at Holy
Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. The Rehkamp-Horvath Funeral Home handled
the arrangements.
Kathryn Marie Dieken was born July
22, 1948, in Tracy, MN to Fred and Helen (Seltz) Goltz. She was the youngest of eight
children. Kathy graduated from
Tracy High School in 1966. She
graduated from Minnesota School of Business in 1968 and then worked as a
secretary at Honeywell in St. Paul for two years.
On April 4, 1970, Kathy married
Harold Francis Dieken and they made their home on a farm near Green
Valley. They were blessed with two
children, Chad and Emmy, and spent 39 years raising a close and loving family
and welcoming four grandsons.
Kathy was a homemaker where she spent
countless hours working around the yard, helping out in the fields and with the
family turkey operation, and greeted her children every day when they got home
from school with lunch waiting for them. After their children left home, Kathy continued to involve herself in
many church activities and began volunteering at the Avera Marshall Auxillary
Thrift Store; fulfilling her love to be around others. Kathy developed many close and lasting
friendships with so many people, and was often described as a perfect
friend. Those friendships were so
meaningful to her and continue to be cherished by her family. Kathy had a passion of helping and
giving to others, whether it was arranged or she did it as a surprise, and when
starting a conversation she would always ask how you were doing first rather
than talking about herself. She
truly enjoyed flowers and gardening with all her plants perfectly marked and labeled,
and just being outdoors. Kathy was
loved and adored by her grandsons, and she played, read to, and laughed with
them every minute during visits. Kathy’s smile and laugh were contagious, and she inspired others with
her positive outlook and her protocol to always see the best in everything and
everyone; never did she complain or want to see anyone disappointed or let
down. One of her favorite things
to do was to clip out quotes from various sources and post them on the
refrigerator for everyone to read; a recent one she had posted read, “Those who
fail to appreciate the small blessings in life don’t deserve anything more;” a
value she certainly passed along to her children. To many of us Kathy was much too young to be called by the
Lord, but we know that God always has a reason for His plan and we must follow
it. Kathy’s family and friends are
so thankful for the time given to them, and the memories with her will be
carried on in their hearts forever.
Kathy died Saturday, October 10,
2009, at Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center. She endured a short 13-week battle with cancer and other
complications related to Sjogren’s Syndrome, but she was courageous, a true
fighter, and always in good spirits throughout.
She is survived by her loving
husband, Harold of Marshall; two children, Chad (and Kim) Dieken of Victoria,
and Emmy (and Jay) Buboltz of Mankato; the light of her life, her four
grandsons, Spencer (7) and William (4) Dieken, and Andrew (3) and Mitchell (1)
Buboltz; siblings Janet (Dennis) Lemcke, Gerald (Cathy) Goltz, Carolyn Goltz,
Dorothy Wells, Margaret (Larry) McCurdy, Lloyd (Barb) Goltz, and Pat (Al)
Breczinski; and many special nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
Kathy is preceded in death by her
parents.
A private family interment will take
place at St. Clotilde Catholic Cemetery in Green Valley.
Blessed be the memory of Kathy
Dieken, a beautiful woman.
Memorials preferred to Holy Redeemer
School Foundation.
Evelyn Serreyn, 84
Mass of Christian Burial for Evelyn
Serreyn, 84, of Marshall, was held on Friday, October 9, 2009, at Holy Redeemer
Catholic Church in Marshall.
Evelyn Marie (Bradtke) Serreyn was
born on October 13, 1924, in Ivanhoe, to Carl and Lucille (Popowski)
Bradtke.
On April 23, 1941, she was united in
marriage to Oscar Serreyn. The
couple lived in Arco until 1950 when they moved to Marshall. Evelyn worked as a cook in a variety of
locations and retired from Stan’s Café on Main Street. Evelyn was very passionate about her
birds and fed them daily with her homemade recipes. She also enjoyed her daily six-mile walk. Evelyn enjoyed baking and shared her
goodies with friends and family. She also enjoyed word-search puzzles, flowers, gardening, reading and
was an avid twins fan.
Evelyn died on Monday, October 5,
2009, at the Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall.
She is survived by her children
Donna (and Merle) Hess of Marshall, Shirley (and Jerry) Myhre of Tracy, Linda
Ribera of Tracy, Cyril Serreyn of Yankton, SD, Bonnie (and Jim) Plehall of
Sibley, IA, Deborah Serreyn, Jeffery Serreyn and Cindy (and Doug) Nuese, all of
Marshall, and Brian Serreyn of St. Leo, 24 grandchildren, 37
great-grandchildren, eight great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives
and friends. She was preceded in
death by her husband, parents, two sons Bob and Howard, grandchildren Brenda
and Bradley Serreyn and Gabe Ribera, one great-granddaughter and all 11 of her
siblings.
Interment followed the service at
Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Marshall. The Rehkamp – Horvath Funeral Home
in Marshall handled the arrangements.
Mildred “Lou” Velta, 99
Funeral services were
held today, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Tracy Lutheran Church for Mildred
“Lou” C. Velta, age 99 of Tracy, MN.
Mildred “Lou” Luella
Christine Velta was born October 11, 1910 to John and Emma (Simonson) Rehmann
in Northfield, MN. She was
baptized and confirmed in the Northfield Lutheran Church. Lou attended Northfield Public Schools
and graduated from Northfield High School before attending St. Olaf College in
Northfield, where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree.
She moved to Tracy, MN
in 1948, where she taught English and was the librarian at Tracy High School
until 1958. On November 15, 1957
Lou married Robert H. Velta. She
enjoyed the many trips she took with her husband to Europe and annual vacations
in Hot Springs, AR. Lou loved
playing bridge and belonged to several Bridge groups over the years. She was a member of Tracy Lutheran
Church and the Tracy American Legion Auxiliary.
She and her husband,
Bob, Lived their entire married life on North Street in Tracy. In 2008 Lou made a monetary donation to
the City of Tracy to preserve the former St. Mark’s Church property, which
stood adjacent to North Street, as a park in memory of her beloved husband.
In October of 2006 Lou
became a resident of the Valley View Manor in Lamberton, MN and moved in May of
2009 to the Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye, MN, where she died
Sunday, October 11, 2009 at the age of 99.
She is survived by
nephews, Gordon Rahman of Red Wing, MN, Gerald Rahmann of Northfield, MN,
Calvin (Louise) Rahmann of Palm Springs, CA, Donald (Ellie) Rahman of Golden
Valley, MN, Alvin Rahman of Northfield, MN, Marvin (Christine) Rahman of
Virginia Beach, VA, Curtis (Avice) Reed of Northfield, MN; nieces, Audrey
(Allen) Pleschourt of Northfield, MN, JoAnne (Steve) Lawrence of Seattle, WA,
Kay Rahman of Waseca, MN, Mona (Robert) Johannson of Goodyear, AZ, and Nancy
(Michael) Lucast of Elko, MN.
Her parents, husband,
Bob, two sisters, Evelyn Voss and Selma Reed, and two brothers, Franklin
Rehmann and Jerome Rehmann preceded her in death.
Interment will be at a
later date in Northfield, MN. The
Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements.
Online condolences may
be placed at www.almliefh.com
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