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Adrian “Pat” Coulson
Adrian “Pat” Coulson, 82, of Comfrey died May 13, 2001, at his home in Comfrey.
Services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m., at First United Church of Christ in Comfrey with Rev. Jeff Minor officiating.
Interment will follow at Congregational Cemetery in Comfrey.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m., and Friday from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at Sturm Funeral Home in Comfrey. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church.
Adrian “Pat” Coulson was born Feb. 14, 1919, to Bert and Carrie (McCartney) Coulson in Windom. Pat attended and graduated from Jeffers High School in 1938, then worked as a farm hand in the Jeffers area.
In 1941, he joined the U.S. Army, serving most of his military career in the South Pacific during World War II.
He was discharged in 1945 and returned to Windom to purchase a small neighborhood grocery store, which he operated for a year, before working with Bob’s Clothing Store in Windom.
In 1946, he married Beatrice Christensen at the Congregational Church in Comfrey. The couple moved to Comfrey in 1947, where Pat worked as a parts man for Reinhart Farm Service, the Oliver machinery dealer in Comfrey.
In 1951, he began working as a bulk truck driver for Tri-County Coop in Comfrey. He retired in 1984 and Pat and Bea spent time traveling.
Pat was a long-time member of First United Church of Christ in Comfrey and Albin Johnson American Legion Post 244 in Comfrey.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Ethel Schopper and Goldie Ison, and a brother, Archie Jass.
Survivors include his wife Bea Coulson of Comfrey; two daughters, Andrea (Russ) Eigen of Annandale and Mary (Bill) Augustin of Buffalo; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a brother, Vivian Coulson of Jackson.
Martha Hallum
Martha Hallum, 84, of Windom, formerly of Heron Lake, died May 13, 2001, at The Cottage Hospice in Luverne.
Services will be held Friday at Amo Lutheran Church, rural Storden, with Rev. Alan Buresh officiating.
Interment will follow at Amo Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Storden.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Anderson-Schmidt Funeral Home in Windom.
Martha Andrena Olson was born May 18, 1916, to Ole Olson and Sadie (Sampson) Olson in Springfield Township of Cottonwood County. She received her education at the Red, White & Blue Schoolhouse in Springfield Township, then helped on the family farm.
In 1944, she married Carroll Hallum at Amo Lutheran Church, rural Storden. They lived in Battle Creek, Mich., for a short time, then returned to Minnesota and began farming in the Heron Lake area.
Martha was employed as a nurse’s aid at Lakeview Home in Heron Lake from 1971 until her retirement in 1981.
She was a lifelong member of Amo Lutheran Church, where she was baptized, confirmed and married. She was active in the WELCA, the church’s women’s group, and enjoyed its quilting ministry.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll in 1976.
Survivors include her children, Carl (Anita) Hallum of Adrian and Susan (Eldon) Kolander of Rockton, Ill.; and four grandchildren.
Benjamin Bottema
Benjamin “Ben” Bottema, 89, of Bingham Lake died May 11, 2001, in New Ulm.
Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Windom with Father James Berning officiating.
Special music was provided by Ed Schneider, vocalist; and Colleen Ortmann, organist.
Pallbearers were Bruce Nagorske, Duane Dunkelberger, Jay Smith, Myron Bishman, Rodney Einck and Bruce Bennett.
Interment was at Lakeview Cemetery in Windom.
Anderson-Schmidt Funeral Home of Windom was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
A Knights of Columbus rosary was held Monday at Anderson-Schmidt Funeral Home.
Bernard “Ben” Bottema was born Oct. 2, 1911, to Reinard and Anna (Jurgens) Bottema in Grundy Center, Iowa. Following Reinard’s death in 1918, Anna moved the family to Minnesota, settling in the Bergen area. The children received their schooling in Jackson County.
Ben worked for many area farmers and businessmen and spent some time in the CCC camp during World War II.
In 1942, Ben married Terena Roll at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church rectory in Windom. They farmed together west of Windom with the Bill Rae family.
In 1947, they moved to Lakeside Township, south of Bingham Lake and remained there until retirement in 1974. During that time, Ben was a dealer for SAR seed corn for several years.
After building a home in Bingham Lake, Ben worked part-time for area farmers during peak times.
Ben was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Windom and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
He also enjoyed visiting neighbors, playing cards and gardening.
He was preceded in death by brothers Jake, Bill, Cornelius, John and Tom; and sisters, Angeline, Elizabeth and Catherine.
Survivors include his wife, Terena, of Bingham Lake; a son David of Bingham Lake; a daughter, Kathy (Nanno) Schoneman of Bingham Lake; two grandchildren; and a brother, Ted (Verna) Bottema of Northfield.
Ralph Ward
Ralph Ward, 81, of Carpentersville, Ill., died April 30, 2001, at Asta Care Center in Elgin, Ill.
Services were held recently at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Schaumburg, Ill.
Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory of Streamwood/Schaumburg was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Ralph W. Ward was born Jan. 28, 1920, in Davenport, Iowa. He was a 1939 graduate of Boys Town.
Ralph also was a World War II Navy Air Corps veteran, serving 4½ years. He received Presidential Citations for extraordinary heroism in action against enemy forces.
He was a charter member of the Chicago Chapter of the Boys Town National Alumni Assn., and a member of Lord of Life Lutheran Church and its choir.
Survivors include his wife, JoAnn (Eng) Ward, formerly of Westbrook; his children, Kevin Ward of Chicago, and Holly (David) Baca of Schaumburg; and four grandchildren.
