Obituaries from the week of March 31, 2010
Sharon Elliott, 59
Sharon Elliott, 59 of Savage MN
passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Fairview Ridges Hospital in
Burnsville, MN. She was born
October 18, 1950 in Tracy, MN to parents Frank and Madeline(Cooreman) Verstraete. She married Charles Elliott on October
31, 1970 in Tracy, MN and they were blessed with two sons.
From the time she was a little girl,
Sharon lived her whole life with a bold attitude, loud presence and, at times,
highly colorful vocabulary that would come to define a significant piece of
this truly remarkable woman. Sharon loved fiercely and was “mom” to many of her friends’ children and
sons’ friends. She had the softest
heart for the animals (both pet and wild) and was mother, grandmother and
guardian to many lucky furry creatures who she spoiled endlessly with treats
and toys. She loved to cook, garden,
knit, shop. Sharon was a doer and
she worked harder than most and took great pride in the way things were done
– her way.
Wife, mother, sister, aunt and
friend, you will be with us always in our hearts and minds, today and
forever. There will never be
another who could fill your size 5 shoes with such fire and spirit. We’ll miss you always. We love you.
Sharon will be loved and forever
missed by her husband, Charles “Chuck” Elliott; sons, Adam (Lisa Mauer) Elliott
of Minneapolis, Jared (Sheiela Shetka) Elliott of Prior Lake; brother, Gary
(Patricia) Verstraete of Landgon, KS.
She was preceded in death by her
parents.
Per Sharon’s wishes there will be no
services.
Albert Heacock, 80
Albert (Bert) Heacock was born July
8, 1929, in Reading, KS, to Emory and Eva Heacock, and died March 21, 2010, at
his home surrounded by his family.
He will be greatly missed by Elsie,
his wife of 55 years; sons, Willy (Christina), Wade (Ann); daughters, Kathy
(Bruce) Schultz, Karen (Tracy) Hanson; three grandchildren and three great
grandchildren; one brother and two sisters
Bert worked for Lad’s Manufacturing
and Repair in Walnut Grove for 31 years.
A memorial service will be held on
Saturday, April 10, at 1:30 pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 3200
East 6th Street, Sioux Falls, SD.
Services entrusted to Heartland
Funeral Home. www.heartlandfunerals.com
Annabelle Kramer, 90
Funeral services were held on
Thursday, March 8, 2010 at the Strike Funeral Home in Cambridge, MN for
Annabelle Kramer. Rev. Bob Jonsson
officiated with Ruth Larson as pianist.
Annabelle was born in Angora, MN on
February 5, 1920 to Benjamin and Anna Sherman. She attended Cook High School, Bethel Academy and Cable
Secretarial College. Annabelle
worked as a secretary for Lampert Lumber Company and as the secretary to the
Dean of Bethel College. It was at
Bethel that Annabelle met her husband, John Kramer. They were married in 1948 in St. Paul. Together they served churches in Lake
Norden, SD; Maynard, MN, Oakland, NE, Forest Lake, Slayton and Stacy, MN.
Annabelle’s faith was the primary
focus of her life. Her greatest
joy was serving the Lord and raising her family to know Him. Serving with John in small rural churches
for mot of their ministry she led prayer and Bible Study groups, played the
piano and served where needed. Annabelle treasured life long friendships and considered it a blessing
to be able to reconnect with college, pastoral and missionary friends during
their retirement years.
Annabelle Kramer passed away on
march 16, 2010 at GracePointe Crossing East Gables at the age of 90 years, 1
month and 11 days. Besides her
parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. John; brothers, Roger,
Earl, Ben and Maurie; and sister, Grace.
Annabelle is survived by her 6
children, Dawnelle (Mark) McCloskey of Arden Hills, Sherill (Dale) Peterson of
Garvin, Beth (Allen) Wold of Wheaton, Pamela (Mike) Horazdovsky of Anchorage,
AK, John D. (Rebecca) Kramer of Arden Hills, Carol Lee (Gary) Compton of
Aberdeen, SD; 17 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lee (Cora)
Sherman of Nova Scotia, Homer (Jackie) Sherman of Arizona; two sisters, Blanche
Sanders of Roseville, Gayle (George) Peterson of Circle Pines; and by many
other relatives and friends.
Interment was at Lake Sarah Baptist
Cemetery, Slayton, MN.
Albert Messenbrink, 84
Albert H. Messenbrink
age 84 of Tracy, MN died Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Care
Center is Westbrook, MN. Services
were held Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Church of Christ in Tracy. Interment will be in the Amo Methodist
Cemetery, later in the spring. The
Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements.
Online condolences may
be placed at www.almliefh.com
Albert Herman
Messenbrink was born May 8, 1925 to George and Anna (Grunewald) Messenbrink on
a farm between Windom, MN and Jackson, MN, in Jackson County. He was baptized and confirmed in
Trinity Lutheran Church in Jeffers, MN and attended Country School District #54
in Cottonwood County. During the
Depression years, Albert’s father became ill, so he left school to work on the
farm.
On March 15, 1949 Albert
married Berniece G. Carter and they made their home on a farm near his father’s
farm for several years. They moved
to Glenwood, MN in 1954, before returning to the Westbrook area in 1956. Over the years Albert continued to farm
and worked several other area businesses including, Westbrook Elevator, Toro in
Windom, MN, Hog Buying Station in Dovray, MN, Anderson Livestock, also of
Dovray, Konkel Tree Service, and Herder Tree Service. He moved into Tracy, MN in 1975 and retired there in
1988.
Albert’s love of the
land drew him into farming and gardening his whole life. He often joked about how his father
bought him a four tined fork and a shovel, as his first toys when he was born,
so that he could grow into them. He grew many varieties of beautiful flowers in his gardens. Albert also enjoyed fishing, playing
cards and Twins baseball. While residing in Tracy, he lived with special
friend, Helen Olson and remained very close to her daughter, Barbara Herder
over the years.
In 2009 Albert entered
the Murray County Hospice House in Slayton, MN for a short time, before
becoming a resident of the Good Samaritan Center in Westbrook, MN, where he
died Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the age of 84.
Albert is survived by
his one daughter, Leslie (Leo) Hofstadter of Currie, MN; two sons, Thomas
(Linda) Messenbrink of Avoca, MN and Scott (Judy) Messenbrink of Pine, CO; a
host of grandchildren and great grandchildren; one brother, Harold (Effie)
Messenbrink of Houston, TX; one sister, Claudette Carter of Jeffers, MN; one
brother-in-law, John Lange of Windom, MN; nieces, nephews and friends.
His parents, one sister,
Regina Lange, one sister-in-law, Theresa Messenbrink and one brother-in-law,
Ivan Carter preceded him in death.
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