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Gladys I. Battenfeld of New Richland died early in the morning on Monday, December 05, 2016 at the New Richland Care Center. She was 99 years old.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Richland. Reverend Scott Williams will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be in St. Olaf Cemetery, rural New Richland.
Gladys was born on August 12, 1917 in Stratford, Iowa to parents John and Freda (West) Mogenson. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran in New Richland and was an active lifelong member. She attended a country school just east of New Richland through eighth grade.
Gladys married her husband Fred Battenfeld on October 15, 1934 at Grace Lutheran Church in Waseca.
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Funeral services for Lyle J. Bird will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Cross Of Glory Lutheran Church. Rev. Mark Hillmer will officiate. Interment will be at the Hartland Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by local servicemen’s organizations, VFW and American Legion. Visitation will be from 5 to p.m. Friday, December 9th at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com
Lyle died Sunday, December 04, 2016 at Thorne Crest Retirement Center.
Lyle Jasper Bird was born on February 25, 1929 in Winnebago County, Iowa, to Omer and Inga (Hagen) Bird. He graduated from Freeborn High School. He was inducted into the Armed Forces December 6, 1950 serving on the 131st Trans Truck Co. Lyle received a Korean service medal with bronze campaign star and United Nations service medal meritorious. He was discharged December 4, 1952 and was transferred to USAR on December 5, 1952 for 5 years. Lyle was a member of the Freeborn Legion Post 552 and the Freeborn Fire Department.
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Tom H. Donovan, 90 died peacefully in his home on November 24, 2016 in Hartland, MN. Funeral Services for Tom will be at 10:30, Saturday December 10th at All Saints Catholic Church in New Richland. Fr. Michael Cronin will officiate. Interment will be at St. Theodores Catholic Cemetery in Albert Lea after the service. There will be a review on Friday evening from 4 to 7:30 p.m. with a prayer service and rosary beginning at 7.
Tom was born on July 18th, 1926 to parents Thomas and Mary (Nolan) Donovan. He attended school in Hartland and graduated from Freeborn High School. He was in the army from 1945 – 1946. He shipped out to Manilla the day the war ended. He worked in the General Headquarters as a clerk. He was also stationed in Tokyo and Yokohama.
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Elaine Wenzel Rudolph Rokke passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 27, 2016 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 85 years old.
Elaine H. (Wenzel) was born on October 17, 1931 to Frank and Pearl (Wood) Wenzel in New Richland Township.
She is survived by brother David Wenzel, sister Mary Dinneen, brother Frank Wenzel; four children, Sandy Rudolph, Gary Rudolph, Lora Rudolph, Susie (Charlie) Servick; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Phyllis, and son Jay Rudolph.
A family gathering to celebrate Elaine's life will be held at a later date.
Memorials preferred in Elaine's memory to the Alzheimer's Association of MN/ND.
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Memorial services for Allen C. Paulson will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday December 4, 2016 at United Methodist Church in Ellendale, MN. Pastor Randy Cirksena will officiate. Visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. prior to the service at church.
Allen was born December 14, 1937 to parents Ivan and Mabel (Nelson) Paulson in Bath Township, Freeborn County. He was raised in Clarks Grove and attended the Clarks Grove Baptist Church. Allen graduated in 1955 from Albert Lea High School.
On April 7, 1962 Allen married Mildred E. Crabtree at the United Methodist Church in Ellendale. Together, they raised three children.