Obituaries from the week of Aug. 8, 2012
George Hahn, 85
George Hahn age 85 of Currie,
MN died Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls,
SD. Services will be 11:00 AM
Friday, August 10, 2012 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Walnut Grove, MN. Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00
PM Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy, with a rosary
at 6:00 PM and a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Tracy following
a luncheon in the church social hall. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements. Online
condolences may be placed at www.almliefh.com
George Leonard Hahn was born
October 2, 1926 to Harry and Myra (Farnsworth) Hahn in Slayton, MN, Murray
County. He was baptized and
confirmed in the Christian faith. George attended country school and then Walnut Grove Public Schools,
graduating from Walnut Grove High School in 1944. He then attended two years of Agricultural School at the
University of Minnesota’s St. Paul Campus, returning to the Walnut Grove area
and farming with his father. On
October 25, 1950 George was drafted into the U.S. Army and served as a Medic in
Germany. He received his honorable
discharge in October of 1952 and he returned to the family farm.
On January 29, 1955 George
married Suzanne M. Lauwers in St. Paul, MN and they made their home on a farm
south of Walnut Grove, MN for thirteen years before moving to another farm
nearby. George retired from
farming in 1986, but they continued to live on the farm to this day. George was a member of the St. Paul’s
Catholic Church in Walnut Grove and the Currie American Legion. He enjoyed horses, motorcycles and
raising cattle.
On Saturday, August 4, 2012
George died at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 85.
George is survived by his two
sons, Don (Kristin Giles) Hahn of Currie, MN and Tom (Brenda Stynski) Hahn of
Marshall, MN; one daughter, Julie (Shawn Hofer) Hahn of Sioux Falls, SD; four
grandchildren, Melissa, Donovan (Kristi), Jacqueline and Angela Hahn; two great
grandchildren, Hayley and Bailey Hahn; and friends.
His parents, son, Robert and
daughter-in-law, Peggy Hahn preceded him in death.
Dr. Donald Hicks, 85
Dr. Donald B. Hicks age 85 of
Tracy passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux
Falls. Memorial services were held Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 at Tracy United
Methodist Church. Interment was in
Tracy City Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral
Service - Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Donald Burgess Hicks was born
October 3, 1926 in Tracy, MN to Thomas and Ethel (Burgess) Hicks. He was
baptized and confirmed at Nettiewyynnt Church. Don attended grade school
in Milroy and received his high school diploma from Pillsbury Academy in
Owatonna in 1944. He attended SDSU for one year, and Iowa State
University at Ames for two years. Don received his veterinary degree in
1951 as a member of the first graduating class from the College of Veterinary
Medicine at the U of M.
He was united in marriage to
Janet Strebel in Arlington, Minnesota in 1952. To this union four
children were born. Janet passed away in 1986. Following his
completion of veterinary school, Don started his practice in Tracy, when he
purchased Dr. Remington’s vet practice. He continued his private practice
until 1974.
On January 14, 1989, Don
married Olga Mae Daniels at Tracy United Methodist Church. Don served as
a State Veterinarian for the Minnesota Board of Animal Health until 1994, when
he retired. Don earned the well-deserved title of Veterinarian of
the Year in 2005. He was an official Veterinarian at the State Fair for 27
years. He was a lifetime member of the Minnesota Veterinary Medical
Association and American Veterinary Medical Association. For five years,
Don was a member of the South Dakota Veterinary Medical Reserve Officers
Corps. In 2003, he spent six weeks in California working on an exotic
disease task force. He was an alternate for serving in Great Britain
during a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak. Don served the community in
various other capacities as well. He was a member of the Tracy school
board, Tracy Fire Department for 20 years, Tracy City Council, Tracy Masonic
Lodge, Shriners, and Marshall HAM Radio Club. He was a volunteer driver
for Western Community Action, an EMT with the Tracy ambulance service, and was
active in the Tracy United Methodist Church. He enjoyed fishing, camping,
and taking Senior College courses at SMSU.
Don is survived by his wife
Olga Mae; children: Tom Hicks of Grand Marais, MN, Sarah (Jim) Hicks of
Minneapolis, MN, Mary (John) Trawick of La Mesa, CA, and Naomi (Mike) Schultz
of Brook Park, MN; step children: Steven Daniels of Montevideo, MN and Laurel
(Bob) Kindler of Albert Lea, MN; 5 grandchildren; 4 step grandchildren; and 4
step great-grandchildren. He is also survived by siblings: Jean Heller of
St. Paul, Dave (Jeanne) Hicks of Tracy, and Ruth Anne (Richard) Doud of Amelia
Island, FL; and many other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death
by his parents, wife Janet, granddaughter Janet Martha Schultz, sister Helen
Johnson, and step daughter-in-law Kim DeVetter Daniels.
Lila Nord, 91
Lila “June” Nord age 91 of
Balaton, MN died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in
Balaton. Services will be 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the Balaton United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to
the service at the church. Interment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery. The Almlie Funeral Home in Balaton is handling the
arrangements. Online condolences
may be placed at www.almliefh.com
Lila June Nord was born June
17, 1921 to Christ and Mabel (Anderson) Christensen on their farmstead near
Balaton, MN. She was baptized and
confirmed in the Balaton Methodist Church and attended Balaton Public Schools,
graduating from Balaton High School in 1939. “June” as she was widely known, was employed as a domestic
as a young woman prior to her marriage.
On February 13, 1943, June
married Malcolm Nord in Marshall, MN. They made their home on a farm near Balaton until her husband retired
from farming in 1976. They then
moved into Balaton and wintered in Mesa, AZ. After Malcolm’s death in 1990, June made her permanent home
in Mesa.
June enjoyed playing cards,
quilting, sewing, and reading. She
also loved to cook and entertain. She was an active member of the Balaton Methodist Church until she moved
to Mesa and transferred her membership to Velda Rose Methodist Church in Mesa
in 1990. She also was active in
years past in the Balaton American Legion Auxiliary.
In October of 2008, June moved
to Lakeview Senior Housing in Balaton and then in July of 2010, she became a
resident of the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Balaton, where she died
Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the age of 91.
June is survived by one son,
Gary (Faye) Nord of Gold Canyon, AZ; daughter-in-law, Nancy Nord of Apple
Valley, MN; one sister, Marian Nord of Balaton, MN; one sister-in-law, Barbara
Christensen of White Bear Lake, MN; nieces, nephews and other extended family
and friends.
Her husband, Malcolm, her
parents, one son, Neil, two brothers, Jerry and Kenneth, and many brothers and
sisters-in-law preceded her in death.
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