Obituaries from the week of April 6, 2011
Melba Carlson 79
Melba E. Carlson, resident of
Concord. Melba quietly passed away in her home on Mar. 18, 2011.
She was born on Sept. 13, 1931
in Walnut Grove, MN. She was born and raised on a farm and attended college in
Mankato, MN. She moved to California in 1953 and got a job with the Telephone
Company. There she met and married Ed Carlson in 1955.
She was a homemaker the
majority of her married life, raising 4 children. She and Ed were active in
many groups, Telephone Pioneers, retired CWA Partners, Martinez Senior Center,
Loves and Fishes. Melba was Telephone Partner of the Year in 1993-94 and she
was particularly proud she was lifetime membership of weight watchers.
She is survived by sons Steve
(Julie) of Antioch, Rick (Sultan) of San Jose, daughters LeeAnn Jackson of
Martinez and JoAnn Baker (Jeff) of Brentwood, six grandchildren and a great
grandson and brother Francis Kassel and sister Beverly Hubbard.
A Celebration of Life was held on Thursday, Mar. 24, 2011 at
1:00 p.m. at Oakmont Cemetery located 2099 Reliez Valley Road, Lafayette. In
lieu of flowers please make donations to the American
Heart Association .
Francis Stelter, 71
Funeral services for Francis
Stelter were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Lake Sarah Lutheran Church in Garvin.
Francis “Skip” Allen Stelter
was born December 5, 1939 to Adolph and Lillian (Melby) Stelter in Marshall,
MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended Lynd
Public Schools, graduating from Lynd High School in 1957. He was drafted into the U. S. Army in
May of 1963 and was stationed at Ft. Sam Houston, TX, where he trained as a
medical corpsman. He received his
honorable discharge in May of 1965 and returned to Minnesota.
On December 17, 1960 “Skip”
married Judith Wirtjes at Lake Sarah Lutheran in Garvin. They made their home in Garvin for a
short time before moving to Killeen, TX, then returned to Minnesota. After living in several communities in
central Minnesota they settled back in Garvin in 1976. Skip worked as a bulk fuel driver for
Tri-State Petroleum in Marshall, MN for many years.
He was a member of the Lake
Sarah Lutheran Church, and in the past had served on the church council and
sang in the choir. He also was
active in the area Horseshoe Leagues for many years, and enjoyed stock car
racing and Vikings football.
In September of 2010, “Skip”
entered the Prairie Home Hospice House in Marshall where he died Sunday, March
27, 2011 at the age of 71.
“Skip” is survived by his
three sons, Mark (Susan) Stelter of Rapid City, SD, Eric (Carissa) Stelter of
Watertown, SD, and Jason (Liz) Stelter of Sioux Falls, SD; five grandchildren,
Zachary, Lexi, Cole, Jack, and Sam Stelter; three sisters, Marilyn Kor of
Russell, Carol (Gary) Sorenson of Elk River, and Joanne (Ronald) Dobrenski of
Minneota; one sister-in-law, Sharon (Ted) Haugen of Currie; nieces, nephews and
many friends.
His parents, and wife, Judy
preceded him in death.
Interment was in the Bethany Cemetery. The
Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy handled the arrangements.
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