Obituaries from the week of July 7, 2010
Frank Lessman, 87
Frank E. Lessman age 87 of Tracy, MN
died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at the Prairie View Healthcare Center in
Tracy. Services will be 2
p.m. today, Wednesday, July 7, 2010
at Tracy Lutheran Church.
Frank Eugene Lessman was born August
13, 1922 to John and Josie (Knott) Lessman on a farm in Amiret Township, Lyon
County, MN. He was raised on a
farm north of Tracy, MN and attended country school. As a young man he worked for area farmers as a laborer,
until he joined the U.S. Army in 1945. During his time in the service he served in Korea and after his
honorable discharge, returned to Tracy and went to work for Herb Dove on the
farm he later purchased.
On November 3, 1950 Frank married
Elverta M. Triplett in the Congregational Church in Cambria, MN. They made their home on the farm north
of Tracy until 2003 when he moved into O’Brien Court in Tracy.
In 1954 Frank was baptized and
became a member of the Tracy Lutheran Church. He was also a member of the Tracy American Legion and Tracy
VFW. Frank loved to work in his
woodshop, making toys and model tractors.
In August of 2009 Frank became a
resident of Prairie View Healthcare Center in Tracy, where he died July 3, 2010
at the age of 87.
Frank is survived by his one
daughter, Jackie (Chuck) Bartels of Minnetonka, MN; two sons, Jon (Deb) Lessman
of Clear Lake, SD and Randy (Patty) Lessman of Tracy, MN; eight grandchildren;
eight great grandchildren; two sisters, Edith Lessman of Sioux Falls, SD and
Luella Lof of Park Rapids, MN; two brothers, Richard Lessman of Prescott
Valley, AZ and William (Grace) Lessman of Laporte, MN; three sisters-in-law,
Edna Lessman of Lamberton, MN, Elaine Lessman of Walnut Grove, MN and Doris
Lessman of Tracy, MN; nieces, nephews and friends.
His wife, Elverta, his parents, one
sister, three brothers, one sister-in-law and one brother-in-law preceded him
in death.
Interment will be at the Bethel
Cemetery, rural Garvin, MN. The
Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements.
Online condolences may be placed at
www.almliefh.com
Lucille Mickelson, 57
Lucille “Ceil” Mickelson, 57, of
Rosemount, passed away in her home Monday, July 5, 2010.
She was born April 28, 1953 in Tracy, Minnesota to Harold and
Marcella (nee Ramert) Ruppert. She married Gary Mickelson on June 12,
1976 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Currie, Minnesota.
Lucille is survived by her husband
Gary, daughters Kristin (Andrew) Davis and Sarah Mickelson, grandson Kashtin
Davis, siblings Diane Ruppert, Gary (Jackie) Ruppert, Dan (Sherry) Ruppert,
Mary (Chuck) Ullery, Carol (Pat) Ford, Kathy (Jesse) Logero, Louise (John)
Shand, Jan (Steve) Mara, sister-in-law Steph Ruppert, and several nieces and
nephews.
Lucille was preceded in death by her
parents and one brother, Doug Ruppert.
Lucille lived out her passion for
animals as a Veterinary technician for the Cedar View Animal Hospital in Apple
Valley for over 34 years. She also loved taking walks, crafts, gardening, and
spending time with her six sisters. She especially loved her grandson Kash.
Mass of the Resurrection is
scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, July 9 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 13900
Biscayne Avenue, Rosemount. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Thursday, July 8 at the
Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 14850 Garrett Avenue, Apple Valley and Friday one
hour prior to Mass time at the church.
Inurnment is in St.
Joseph Cemetery. Memorials
requested to the Minnesota Valley Humane Society. www.mvhspets.org.
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