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Joyce A. Christiansen
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 Joyce A. Christiansen, age 63, died unexpectedly Friday, January 1, 2010, at her residence. She was born in Minnesota, October 3, 1946, daughter of the late George and Helen (Doering) Schroeder.
Joyce was raised on a dairy farm in Hokah, Minn. On June 25, 1966 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Caledonia, Minn. she was united in marriage to Hans C. Christiansen. He preceded her in death on August 19, 2005 secondary to Agent Orange Exposure from Vietnam. Joyce had worked and had a passion for the YMCA. She was employed at Post Rehabilitation in Kenosha, Wis. for 20 years.
Survivors include her children, Senior Master Sergeant (ret.) Elizabeth Christiansen of Milwaukee, Wis., Heather (Eric) Hamler of Racine, Wis., Nishanti (Peter) Jorgensen of Denmark; five grandchildren; a brother, Gordon (Diane) Schroeder of Hokah, Minn.; a sister, Debbie (Danny) Hargrove of Pine City, Minn.; a brother-in-law, Gavino Medina of Winter, Wis.; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Leo (Astrid) Christiansen of Denmark; nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Margaret Medina.
Funeral services will be held at Maresh-Meredith & Acklam Funeral Home, Racine, Wis. on Saturday, January 9, 2010, 11:00 a. m. with Rev. Brad Van Fossen officiating. Relatives and friends may meet with the family at the funeral home on Saturday from 10:00 a. m. until time of service.
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Raymond Burke
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 Raymond
Edward Burke, 84, of rural New Albin, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 at
Franciscan Skemp Healthcare Center in La Crosse, surrounded by his
family.
Raymond E. Burke was born April 22, 1925 in Iowa Township, of Allamakee
County. He was the son of Joseph and Ruth Theobald Burke. He grew up
and lived all of his life in Irish Hollow of rural New Albin. On Oct.
21, 1952 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth “Betty” Mauss at St.
Mary’s Catholic Church, Lycurgus. They were married 47 years and raised
seven sons and one daughter. In addition to farming on his century
farm, Ray hauled milk for the New Albin Creamery and worked at Lee
Aluminum Foundry in New Albin.
He is survived by his very special friend, Donna Luttchens of
Caledonia; six sons, Joe, Waukon; John, Waukon; James “Bernard”, New
Albin and special friend Judy, Onalaska, Wis.; Jeff (Mary),
Decorah, Iowa; Jay (Becky), Davis Junction, Ill.; Justin and special
friend Teri, Sutherland, Iowa; one daughter, Janice (Rick) Monson,
Highlandville, Iowa; two brothers, Ronald, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Jim
(Rosemary), Eitzen, Minn.; two sisters, Mary Sybil Cronin and special
friend Bill, Waterloo, Iowa; and Ruth Burke, Waukon; fifteen
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and three
step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his his wife Elizabeth “Betty” on May 10,
2000; one son, Jerome “Jerry;” a sister, Coletta Lapi; and four
grandsons, Jeremiah, Jackson, Jamison Burke and Ryan Monson.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 at St.
Joseph Catholic Church in New Albin. Friends may call from 1 to 4 p.m,
Sunday at the New Albin Community Center, where there will be a 1 p.m.
Parish Vigil service. Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, rural
New Albin. Rev. Daniel J. Knipper will officiate at the service.
The Thornburg-Hanson Funeral Home in Lansing was in charge of arrangements.
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Lorraine Darling
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 Lorraine Iona Jensen Darling, 89, of Friendswood, Texas died Dec. 28, 2009.
She was born July 24, 1920 in Cordova, Neb., the second of 15 siblings, to August and Mary Jensen.
She is survived by her husband, Gordon J. Darling, Sr., who grew up in
the Caledonia, Minn. area; son, Jim (Gordon, Jr.) (Elina) Darling,
Mobile, Ala.; and daughter, Sherry (Carl) McCord, Friendswood; 11
grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Pauline, and six siblings.
A memorial service will be held at Friendswood Community Church on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Lorraine’s name may be made to the
American Diabetic Association, American Cancer Society or the
Friendswood Community Church Building Fund.
Arrangements are under the care of Jeter Memorial Funeral Home, Friendswood, Texas 77546, (281) 992-7200.
Condolences may be sent to the Darling Family in care of Jeter Memorial Funeral Home at www.jeterfuneralhome.com.
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Neva Bunge
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 Neva Adelle Hallan Bunge died Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Tweeten Lutheran Healthcare Center in Spring Grove.
She was born in Spring Grove June 14, 1909 to Oscar and Nellie Onsgard
Hallan. She married Elmer Bunge Oct. 6, 1934 and lived on the family
farm near Eitzen raising four children.
She was very active in St. Lukes United Church of Christ where she
taught Kindergarten Sunday School, the Eitzen B-Square 4-H Club, Farm
Bureau Womens Committee, Republican Party, her birthday club, and
also Trinity Lutheran Church.
She is survived by daughters Barbara Krieger Rhodes (Don), Deerwood,
Minn.; Joan (Bert) Goetzinger, La Crescent; Jean (Adrian) Olson,
Deerwood; daughter-in-law Yvonne Bunge, Spring Grove, sisters Edy
Burns, Caledonia and Gladys Omodt, Aberdeen, S.D.; 12 grandchildren and
17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer, son Robert, son-in-law Leroy Krieger and sisters Myrtle Brueggeman and Ona Ryan.
Funeral services will be held Sat. Jan. 2, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove.
Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call on Saturday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church.
Roble Funeral Home of Spring Grove is assisting the family with arrangements.
The family requests memorials.
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Renna Giesler
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Renna Ruth Giesler, age 93, of Caledonia, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2009 at Caledonia Care and Rehab.
Renna was born Oct. 10, 1916 in Claremont, Minn. to August and Ada
(Stowers) Batzel. On Jan. 16, 1938 Renna married Forest Giesler. They
moved to Caledonia in 1948. Renna worked at a number of jobs outside
the home; she retired from the Caledonia nursing home in 1982 and
continued working as the custodian at the Caledonia United Methodist
Church for 20 years and as a waitress at the Redwood Café into her 80s.
Renna was an active member of the Aidenn Chapter #86 Order of the
Eastern Star in Caledonia and received her 50 year pin. She was also an
active member of the Caledonia United Methodist Church. During the 1976
Bicentennial, Renna appeared in most of the area parades as Betsy Ross
with Forest as Uncle Sam. Forest preceded Renna in death on April 12,
1997.
Survivors include four children, David (Elaine), Emery, S.D.; Robert
(Patricia), Cashton, Wis.; Barbara (Dennis) Stone, West Salem, Wis.;
and Richard (Bonnie), Caledonia; former daughter-in-law Helen Tafoya,
West Jordan, Utah; 11 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 12
great-great-grandchildren; five sisters: Helen Tripp, Lois Gerber,
Grace Meir, Eva Mason, and Jeannette Berg; and one brother, Kenneth
Batzel.
In addition to her husband, Renna was preceded in death by two sisters,
Lucille Shiffer and Ethel Weatherly; and three brothers, Everett, Jack
and Ernest Batzel.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec 30 at 11 a.m. at the Caledonia
United Methodist Church. Rev. Sharon Goetzinger will officiate. Burial
will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call at
Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Home Caledonia on Tuesday from 5 p.m. until 8
p.m. with an Eastern Star service to be held at 7:30 p.m. Friends may
also call at the church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of
service.
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Hilda Beneke
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Hilda A. Beneke, 96, formerly of Eitzen, Minn., died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at Caledonia Care and Rehab.
She was born Nov. 5, 1913, in Union City Township, Iowa, to Herman and
Lena (Meyer) Haar. On Dec. 3, 1933, Hilda married George Burmester in
Eitzen. Together they farmed in Winnebago Township, Minn., until George
preceded her in death in Sept. of 1955. Hilda then moved into Eitzen
and on March 16, 1973, she married William Beneke at St. Luke’s United
Church of Christ. Bill preceded her in death on Nov. 28, 2005.
Survivors include one daughter, Joann (Dale) Meiners, Eitzen; three
step-daughters: Arlene Gade, Eitzen, and Iona Novak and Kathryn (Wayne)
Bailey, both of Caledonia; three grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren; several
step-great-grandchildren and step-great-great-grandchildren; and one
brother-in-law, Walter Beneke, Caledonia.
In addition to her first and second husbands, Hilda was preceded in
death by one great-granddaughter, Nicole; three brothers: Frank,
Walter, and Edgar Haar; two sisters: Laura Meiners and one in infancy;
and two step-sons-in-law, Lou Novak and Paul Gade.
Funeral services will be Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at 2 p.m. at St. Luke’s
United Church of Christ, Eitzen. Rev. Kent A. Meyer, Ph.D. and Rev.
Debra A. Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the church on Monday from 1 p.m. until the time of
service.
Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Home, Caledonia, is in charge of arrangements.
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Leland Klug
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 Leland Joseph Klug, 93, of Caledonia died unexpectedly on Monday, December 21, 2009 at his home.
He was born October 29, 1916, in Caledonia to August and Josephine (Thillen) Klug. Leland graduated from Loretto High School in Caledonia and farmed his entire life west of Caledonia. He married Patricia Demmer on September 2, 1946.
He is survived by his wife Patricia and son Greg, both of Caledonia, two daughters, Mary (Robert) Barrett of Seattle and June Klug of St. Paul, Minn.; and a sister, Pernilla Ernster of Caledonia.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter and two brothers, Wilfred and Silas Klug.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 23, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Caledonia. Father Gregory Leif will officiate and burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Caledonia. Visitation will be from 9 to 11:00 on Wednesday morning at Holy Family Hall, next to St. Mary’s Church. Memorials may be given to St. Mary’s Church or St. Mary’s School.
McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia, is assisting the family with arrangements.
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John Loomis
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 John
R. Loomis, age 79 of Caledonia, Minn., died on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009
at the Franciscan Skemp Healthcare Center in La Crosse.
He was born in La Crosse on Oct. 17, 1930 to John and Edwardina
(Heroux) Loomis. He married Bonnie Bautsch on Feb. 8, 1956. John
had proudly served his country with the United States Marine Corps
during the Korean War.
In addition to his wife Bonnie, he is survived by his five daughters,
Teresa (John Rabuck) Loomis, Hokah; Kay (Doug) Twite, Houston; Barbara
(Tim Kappauf) Twite, Hokah; Nancy (Greg Schultz) Loomis,
Caledonia; Sarah (Tony) Wiste, Sheldon.; his three sons, Russell (Sara)
Loomis, Caledonia; Dale Loomis, Chatfield; Tim Loomis, Caledonia;
twenty-five grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and one brother,
Richard (Muriel) Loomis, Caledonia.
He was preceded in death by two sons Robert and Michael, one granddaughter Anna, four brothers and three sisters.
Visitation and celebration of John’s life will be from 5 p.m. until 8
p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 at the Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home of
La Crescent. Private family burial will take place at a later
date.
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