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George Asfeld, 80
George Frank Asfeld, 80, passed away on May 11, 2011 surrounded by his family at home with Guardian Angels Elim Hospice services.
He was born on Aug. 3, 1930 in Stearns County to Frank and Mary (Mueller) Asfeld. On May 2, 1953 he married the love of his life, Lilias Zempel. They were married for 58 years this spring.
George served in the Army Reserves for 33 years. He was an active member at St. Francis Xavier Parish. He worked for local John Deere dealerships since 1950 as a mechanic, salesman and in the parts department, of which he enjoyed every minute. After retiring in 1995, he was employed by Rolstad Construction & Farms. His hobbies included: John Deere tractors, the outdoors (including hunting and fishing), puzzles, cribbage, and a card game called solo. He also enjoyed traveling and visited Australia, Hawaii and Mexico, and also spending some time "wintering" in Texas. Wherever George went, he always managed to know someone.
George is survived by: his wife, Lilias (Zempel); children and their spouses, Glenn (Beatrice) of San Antonio, Texas, Keith (Arlene) of Cokato, Gordan (Diane) of Watertown, Pamela (Stephen Mooney) of Maple Lake, and Laurie (Dan McConnell) of Becker; 13 grandchildren; 1 step-grandchild; 17 great-grandchildren; his brothers and sisters, Ludwig, Norbert, Leo, Isabella, Bernice Ann, Robert, Clarence, and Avon; and in-laws, nephews and nieces. His parents, his brother, Philip, and an infant son, Steven, preceded him in death.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Peterson Chapel of Buffalo. Visitation took place on Monday, May 16 from 4-8 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and one hour prior to Mass of Christian burial at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Buffalo on May 17. The burial followed at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
Pallbearers were his grandchildren: Jeremy Asfeld, Gordan Michael Asfeld, Shawn Asfeld, Zechariah McConnell, Nicholas Mooney, and Eric Asfeld. Honorary pallbearers were also grandchildren: Benjamin Asfeld, Shanda Aase, Lisa VanDelden, Brandy Asfeld, Wendy Sylvester, Ventia McConnell, and Natalie Dornan.
William Daniels, 64
William Russell “Bill” Daniels, 64, died while surrounded by his family on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8:38 a.m.
On weekends, Bill could be seen leading the grandkids on King (the family pony), taking the boat out on Lake Minnetonka, flying his plane (Yes, he owned a plane that he bought to earn his pilot’s license at the age of 58.), shooting a few hundred rounds off with his oldest son, or enjoying a game at Target Field with his youngest. He also loved his wife very much. They could be seen showing their affection toward each other often.
Bill also served his country heroically, doing two tours in the Navy during the Vietnam conflict and serving aboard the USS Ranger in aviation electronics.
Bill is survived by: his wife of forty years, Sandy; his two sons, Jeff (Heather) and Andy (Katie); and five grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Watertown. Gathering of family and friends was scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and continues Thursday, 10-11 a.m., prior to the Mass, all at the church.
Arrangements were by the Iten Funeral Home, Delano.
Judith Kathleen Jansen
Judith K. Jansen, age 56, of 8900 81st Street NW, Annandale died Sunday, December 29, 2002 at her home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2003 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Annandale with Rev. Stan Kozlak officiating. Inurnment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Annandale. Friends may call one hour prior to services at the church.
Judith K. Jansen was born January 1, 1946 in Minneapolis, along with her other sibling triplets, John and Joan, to Edward and Rosann (Clements) Murray. She married Edwin D. Jansen July 8, 1967 in St. Ignatius Catholic Church and he preceded her in death on June 22, 1998. She has lived at Annandale the past 24 years, previously living in Missouri. She worked in assembly for Malco Products, Annandale for the past 14 years. She was a member of St. Ignatius Church and enjoyed golfing, bowling, sewing, her family, and her grandchildren.
She is survived by her four children & their spouses, Mick & Elena Gainey, Jr. of Beaverton, OR, Tracy Jansen of Annandale, Tara & Brent Rehm of Sauk Centre, Tonya & Danny Edmonson of Kimball; sisters & brothers, Liz Rasmussen & her husband, Don of Seattle, WA, Jim Murray of Kingston, John Murray of Rock Valley, IA, Joan Bauman of Lake City; and 7 granddaughters. Her parents, husband, and sister, Marilyn LePage preceded her in death.
Honorary pallbearers will be Tammy Miller, Joan Maly, and Charlene Driver. Music will be provided by Tammy Miller and Dureen Gasser.
Arrangements were by Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.
Norma M. Lewis
Norma Lewis 82 year old resident of Montrose, died Wednesday, March 2nd at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, MN.
Memorial service is 11:00am Saturday, 03/05/05, at The Peterson Chapel in Buffalo with Rev. Highland Goodman officiating.
Visitation is 1 hr prior to the service.
Norma Mae Soderholm was born on January 31, 1923 in Columbia Heights, MN to the late Joel & Rose (Maser) Soderholm.
She lived in various towns throughout her life, spending most of that time in Medicine Lake.
She graduated from high school in Minneapolis.
She was a devoted housewife and mother all her life. After he children left home, Norma worked at various jobs outside the home.
She enjoyed crafts, was involved with senior clubs and Christian women’s clubs.
She especially enjoyed the time she spent with her family and friends.
Survivors include her children, Jim Lewis of Sierra Vista, AZ, Patricia Leith of Houston, TX, Shirley Poore of Columbia Heights, Carrie Bren of Brooklyn Center, Richard Lewis of Montrose, Gene (Debra) Lewis of Le Center & Mark Lewis of Buffalo; siblings, Joyce Lewis of Coon Rapids, John (Evelyn) Soderholm of Tennessee & Charles (Shirley) Soderholm of Grand Marais; 18 Grandchildren and 22 Great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by her parents and siblings, William Soderholm, Bernice Kubie and Ellora Strumke.
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Genevieve Aydt, 90
Genevieve Frankie (Markling) “Jean” Aydt, 90, of Monticello/St. Michael passed from complications of Alzheimer’s.
She was born Jan. 6, 1926 and died Sept. 23, 2016.
At only 5 feet, 2 inches tall, she was a beautiful and formidable force of power. Highly intelligent, creative, resourceful, and hardworking, she was a progressive trailblazer for women born in the 1920s and ‘30s, and she was an inspiration and role model to three generations of women who followed in her footsteps.
Today, we invite you to celebrate with us Jean’s rich life and accomplishments. Like many born in the mid-1920s, leading up to the start of the Great Depression, she had to overcome great hardship. At the age of ten, to help her parents in Monticello, Minn. put food on the table for her five younger siblings, Jean scrubbed floors, cooked and did laundry for other families, earning only 25 cents a week. Families commented and appreciated her strong work ethic, and by age 14, she was hired by the local drugstore in Monticello to run counter sales. She balanced her work ethic with a fierce passion for big band music and swing dance.
When not in school or working, you might find Jean tearing up the local dance floors in Monticello, Buffalo, St. Michael, Maple Lake, Rogers, or Waverly. She had many male suitors who appreciated her keen sense of humor, feminine curvaceous form and ability to follow any dance with grace. One man in particular, Austin Aydt, a handsome young farmer from St. Michael, fancied her and won her heart. After several months of dating, Austin realized how strongly he felt about her. Wanting to be sure of his feelings, he told her they needed to “take a break.” Hurt by his request, Jean reacted by applying for a job with the FBI in Washington DC. After taking many aptitude tests and interviews, she was offered a job. Not ready to move alone to the East Coast, she instead accepted a job offer working as a “Rosie the Riveter” welder for Kaiser Shipyards in Portland, Oregon. She had an aunt there with whom she lived.
Austin wrote her love letters most every day. Nine months later, while welding high up on scaffolding, Jean fell and broke her ribs. She was sent back to Minnesota on a Greyhound Bus. Austin met her at the bus station with a diamond engagement ring and proposed! Several months later, at age 19, they married.
Deeply in love and sharing their strong Catholic faith, they soon had ten children. While Austin worked several jobs, Jean stayed home to tend to the children. You can imagine the endless cooking, heaps of laundry and constant cleaning. Jean took pride in having a beautiful and well-maintained home. She planted huge vegetable gardens and had a love for flowers. She taught all the children how to cook, bake, clean, preserve fruits and vegetables, sew - yes, even the boys had to patch their own clothes. Once the older children reached their teen years and could help out with the babies, Jean took a job driving school bus for Barthel Bus Company.
Many St. Michael residents might remember Jean from her many years tending bar, one of the few evening jobs available in a small farming town. She started at Lowell Zachman’s bar and the St. Michael Dance Hall, then at Cletus Barthel’s Corner Bar and finally at Eddie’s for Eddie Weber. She loved working with the public, and customers from all around Wright County appreciated her sharp wit and sense of humor.
Once all their children were in school, Jean took on a day job as the Manager for the Independent Lumber Company in St. Michael. Always ambitious, she then accepted a position at Reserve Supply in Fridley, where she provided administrative support to senior executives. From there, she went to work for FMC, and finally at age 65 she joined Builders Carpet in St. Michael. She worked at Builders, where everyone called her “Grandma Jean” until age 81!
Jean wasn’t only about hard work. She had many hobbies. She was an avid fisherman and hunter. Summer evenings you could find her with her family at Beebe Lake, catching bullheads, crappies and sunfish, which she would fry up the next morning for breakfast. Deer hunting was also one of her passions, hunting with Austin and several of her children. She enjoyed arts and crafts, puzzles, cards, and singing with the Riverside Ramblers.
Jean was all about family, always putting their needs first. She was not only a devoted mother, but also a gracious grandmother of 19 grandchildren. She loved hosting holiday celebrations and was always more than generous. For those grandchildren who lived close by, she enjoyed babysitting, as well as going to their school concerts and athletic events. She would take some of them to sport practices. As her grandchildren grew and married, she had the joy of holding and loving 39 great-grandchildren! At Christmas time, Jean would rent the Monticello V.F.W. hall to host her family of over 80 members. Those gatherings gave her great pleasure.
Jean was also actively involved with the Catholic Church and community. She sang in the St. Michael church choir for over 65 years and volunteered her services. She also was very active at the Monticello Nursing Home, where she volunteered several days a week calling Bingo for the residents, among other tasks.
After her retirement, she frequented the Monticello Community Center, where she learned Bridge, played weekly and also was a “hotshot” on the pool table.
Jean and Austin celebrated 66 years of marriage. After Austin’s passing in 2011, Jean’s quality of life and happiness began to decline as a result of Alzheimer’s. While it is difficult to witness a loved one going through the stages of this disease, we all appreciate the time we had with this amazing woman.
Jean is survived by: 10 children, Jeff (Joyce) Aydt, Linda Aydt, Amy Rogers, Patty (Bob) Lenneman, Terri Weber, Nancy Betts, Bill (Barb) Aydt, Mary (Bob) Randall, Judy (Darius) Stuart, and Lois (Steve) Hensel; 19 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren; a sister, Marium Feather; brothers, Floyd (Pat) Markling, Omer (Judy) Markling, Walt (Pat) Markling, and Bob (Dorothy) Markling; sister-in-law, Bernice Aydt; and nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
She was preceded in death by: her loving husband, Austin Aydt; parents, Frank and Bessie (Parker) Markling; sons-in-law, Michael Maas and Jerome “Fuzz” Weber; and by a daughter-in-law, Rena Aydt.
The family held a Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at the St. Michael Catholic Church in St. Michael, Minn. Jean will be deeply missed by her family, friends, neighbors, and relatives.
Helen Bakke, 86
Helen Mary Bakke, 86, passed away on Sept. 27, 2016.
Helen Gilbert Bakke was born July 17, 1930 in Buffalo, Minn. Her parents were Willard “Bill” Gilbert and Martha Gilbert (nee Dixon). Helen attended a one-room school for the first step in her education. She attended Buffalo High School.
After graduating, she worked for one year in a grocery store and then decided to go to St. Cloud University and graduated with an A.E. degree in education. While teaching, she continued her education and received a five-year degree in Special Education. She taught in Monticello, Minn. 30 years, as well as three other schools.
She married Lowell Sellin, and to this union they were blessed with three daughters, Randa (Steve) Hahn, Sandy (John) Smelter and Sara (Gary) Haas. They were blessed with eight grandchildren: Jerad, Jeff and Greg, Jason, Melissa and Stacy, and Lexie and Lauren; they also had eight great-grandchildren, Zach, Anika, Alison, and Samantha, and Kenzie, Noah, Jadyn, and Jensen.
In 1980, Helen married Lester Bakke. They enjoyed winters in Florida, going to Branson and especially visiting many relatives and friends in Norway. They were privileged to attend the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, take a cruise up the fjords of Norway, and their recent favorite was a bus trip to New York and Washington, D.C.
She is survived by: her brother, Robert Gilbert; sister, Joan Christiansen; all of her children and their spouses; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; children of the heart, Cindy, Keith, Kenneth (dec.), Leslie, and Kristen; 20 great-grandchildren of the heart; one great-great-grandchild of the heart; and many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Lester Bakke; sister-in-law, Joyce Gilbert; brother-in-law, Donald Christiansen; nephews, Curt Christiansen and Timothy Kottke; and great-grandson of the heart, Matthew Trigg.
Visitation was scheduled on Monday, Oct. 3 at Buffalo Ev. Covenant Church, with further visitation at the church an hour prior to services on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at the church (Pastor Reid Gilbert officiating). Burial was planned at Lakeview Cemetery in Buffalo.
Casket bearers: Jerad Hahn, Jason Smelter, Jeff Hahn, Greg Hahn, Jimmy Sellin Jr., and Sam Cavallaro.
Helen’s wish for memorials was for donations to be given to the Buffalo Covenant Church Building Fund.
Serving the family, the Peterson Chapel of Buffalo.
Gerald Blowers, 85
Gerald G. “Jerry” Blowers, 85, of Montrose passed away on Oct. 3, 2016.
Memorial service Thursday, Oct. 6, noon, at the Peterson Chapel, Buffalo. Visitation Thursday 10 a.m.-noon at the funeral home.
A complete obituary is forthcoming.
The Peterson Chapel in Buffalo is serving the family.
Gerald Daniels, 75
Gerald “Jerry” E. Daniels, 75, of Buffalo, Minn. left this world for the arms of Jesus on Oct. 1, 2016.
Jerry grew up with his twin brother, Gary, in Quincy, Mich. With both boys having severe Hemophilia in the early 1940s and ‘50s, they persevered through struggles that come with the condition. However, their mother and father, David and Marie Daniels, allowed them to experience life growing into men of love, compassion and strength.
He married his love, Lola M. Pierce, on June 18, 1966 and lived in Girard, Mich. They had two daughters, Tamara (Keesling) and Traci (Drake). He began his career as a draftsman for Eaton Corp in Marshall, Mich. In 1981, Eaton Corp. moved them to Buffalo, Minn. and he continued his career with Eaton Corp in Eden Prairie, Minn., retiring after 28 years.
Jerry enjoyed his grandchildren: Ashley, Brittany, Cara, Kathryn, and Andrew. He was amazed with his great-grandchildren, Brennen, Aubree and Willow. He loved working in his workshop making birdfeeders, birdhouses, toy trucks, and so much more. He enjoyed yearly trips to Michigan to see family and enjoy a bit of fishing.
He is survived by: his wife of 50 years, Lola; daughters, Tamara Keesling (Bruce) and Traci Drake; mother, Marie Daniels; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and niece, nephews, many extended family, and friends.
He now joins his father, David Daniels, and twin brother, Gary, many aunts, uncles, and cousins, who preceded him in death.
He will be missed and we grieve the loss of him in our lives, and we celebrate the joy of him being in the arms of Jesus.
Services are taking place Friday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m., at River of Life Christian Church, Winsted, Minn. Cards and flowers can be sent in care of River of Life Christian Church, 170 Main Ave. West, PO Box 515, Winsted, MN 55395.
Jerry will be returned home to Quincy, Mich. for interment at a later date.
The Peterson Chapel in Buffalo, Minn. is serving the family.
