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A memorial service for Roger L. Staloch will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday May 11, 2017 at the Friedrich Funeral Home in New Richland, MN. Pastor Charles Espe will officiate. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday at Friedrich Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Roger passed away suddenly on Friday May 5, 2017 in Wells, MN. He was 72 years old.
Roger Leon Staloch was born on June 27, 1944 to George and Margaret (Lenort) Staloch in Albert Lea, MN. He attended and graduated high school from Freeborn. He joined the United States Army Reserves in 1964 as an Armor Crewman and received honors as a Sharpshooter (Rifle). He completed his duty with an Honorable Discharge in 1970. He was united in marriage to Anita (Anderson) on December 28, 1966 in Minneapolis, MN. Together they had four children. Roger started his family in Wells working on a Hog Farm and later went to work at Herter’s and moved to New Richland where he remained.
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Phyllis Pauline Hanson, 90, of Maple Plain, Minnesota, died April 12, 2017, at Haven Homes in Maple Plain.
Phyllis Pauline was born Dec. 5, 1926, in Armstrong, Iowa, to Florence P. (Payne) and Charles T. Petersen. She lived in the Minnesota communities of Hollandale, Hayward, Oakland, Moscow, Austin, Albert Lea and Alden until her marriage on Jan. 23, 1946, to Paul E. Hanson. They lived on a farm in Bath Township until July 1957 when they moved to Clarks Grove on Independence Avenue. They built a house on the east side of Clarks Grove and lived there for 23 years. After Paul's death, Phyllis moved to Bancroft Creek Estates in Albert Lea in January 2002. In 2012, she moved to Bryant House Assisted Living in Maple Plain.
Phyllis graduated from Austin High School in 1944, attended ALTEC in 1972-1973, and ALAVTI in 1982-83. She loved to learn.
Phyllis was very active in the community. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clarks Grove and the Crusaders Sunday School Class. She also taught in the WEE school program and was a member of several committees. She served on the PTA Council of District 241 and was a school bus driver for 13 years. Phyllis served on the Freeborn County Historical Society, Freeborn Council 4-H Advisory Board, and was a 4-H leader for 20 years. Phyllis was a correspondent for the Albert Lea Tribune and Ellendale Eagle. She also was a member of the Naeve Hospital Auxiliary and Ride Services.
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Memorial services for Mary Bolduan will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in New Richland, MN. Pastor Scott Williams will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Mary Helen Bolduan, of New Richland, passed away peacefully at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna on April 26, 2017 at the age of 77. Mary was born on August 18, 1939 to parents George and Helen (Bucek) Miller in Waseca County.
Mary grew up in Waseca County and helped her family on the farm. She was waitressing at a café in Waseca when she met her future husband. On July 19, 1958 Mary was united in marriage with Orville Bolduan in New Richland. They have lived in the community since 1961.
Mary was a skilled homemaker and enjoyed cooking, gardening, and sewing costumes, dresses, and clothing alterations through the years. She loved to dance and participated in square dancing for many years with Orville. Mary enjoyed helping at the Legion and assisting with food at Farm & City Days. Mary loved to care for her dogs and will be missed by her dog, Snoopy.
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Memorial services for Cora “June” Briggs Owen will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at United Methodist Church in Ellendale, Minnesota. Pastor Randy Cirksena will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior. Bonnerup Funeral Service is handling the arrangements.
June Briggs Owen died on April 11, 2017 at the New Richland Care Center at the age of 94. Cora June Russell was born to parents Glen O. and Audrey B. (Gromer) Russell on August 10, 1922, in Bristow, Oklahoma, the second of seven siblings. She was raised in Sedan, Oklahoma. In her younger years, she loved to play softball and high school basketball. She graduated from high school in Sedan and Draughon’s Business College in Oklahoma City.
June was married to Otos Briggs on February 7, 1941. Following their marriage, they worked in the defense plants in Kansas, returning to Oklahoma and farming. In 1952 the family moved to Clarks Grove and in 1955 to their farm north of Ellendale. Otis died in August of 1977.
June was employed by Jostens and Truth Inc. in Owatonna for 14 years, retiring as traffic manager in 1973. June married Wayne Owen at Alamo, Texas in 1984. The couple was married for 11 years, until Wayne passed in 1995.
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John William Glynn, age 73, passed away at his home near Ellendale, April 25, 2017 after a one-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
John was born to Wesley and Eleanor (Christensen) Glynn on August 22, 1943 in Austin, MN. At the age of 10, he spent a summer fighting polio at the Sister Kenny Institute in Minneapolis. He graduated from Austin High School and went on to Hamline University where he played football and earned a B.A. degree in English. After college he accepted a teaching position at Ellendale-Geneva High School and also coached B-squad football. In 1966 John was drafted into the U.S. Army and served two years in Vietnam. He returned to teaching and coaching after being honorably discharged.
John retired from teaching after spending 35 years at Ellendale-Geneva High School. On April 1, 1978, John married Kathleen Hudson Vangen at First Lutheran Church in Ellendale.
John loved music, especially Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, and all kinds of jazz. John also loved doing the New York Times crossword every day. He split hundreds and hundreds of cords of wood with a maul and wedges. He especially enjoyed his Friday Club Friends. He had many dogs and cats over the years, especially his beloved dog ‘Pepper.’