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Leroy Dockter
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 Leroy Dockter, 76, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis.
Leroy was born Nov. 8, 1931, in Trail City, S.D. to Theodore and
Magdalena (Schrenk) Dockter. Leroy grew up in Ashley, N.D. and served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. In 1956 he came to
Houston, Minn. where he married Darlene Ledebuhr on Nov. 9, 1956. Leroy
worked for Ace Communications for 36 years. He was a member of Money
Creek Methodist Church and the American Legion in Houston.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene; four children: Douglas (Sue)
Dockter, Houston; Timothy (Lee Elson) Dockter, Roseville, Minn.; Thomas
Dockter, Money Creek; and Darcy (Lowell) Papenfuss, Bangor, Wis.; five
grandchildren; and two sisters: Atlanda Dockter and Myrdis
Heupel, both of Ashley.
He was preceded in death by a twin sister, Lenora and three brothers: Reinhold, Clifford and Lenhard.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m. at Money
Creek Methodist Church with the Reverend James Strom officiating.
Burial will be in the Money Creek Cemetery.
Friends may call at Hoff Funeral Homes – Houston Chapel on Monday from
4 to 7 p.m. and also one hour prior to the service at the church on
Tuesday.
The family suggests memorials may be directed to Money Creek Methodist Church or the donor’s choice.
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Roger Kaufmann
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Roger C. Kaufmann, 82, of Brownsville Minn., and formerly of La Crosse, died Sat. Feb. 9, 2008.
He was born Aug. 20, 1925 in Mishicot, Wis. to Raymond C. and Clara
(Skwor) Kaufmann. The eldest of six children, he worked on his parents’
and grandparents’ farms until graduating from high school and joining
the United States Navy at age seventeen. He was on active duty during
WWII and the Korean war, and continued his military career in the Naval
Reserves, serving as Commanding Officer of several units at the La
Crosse Naval Reserve base before retiring at Lieutenant Commander in
1985.
In 1946 he married Elaine Bohm of Two Rivers, Wis. They moved to Kansas
City, Kan. to attend the Kansas City School of Watchmaking, then
settled in La Crosse in 1951, where Roger worked for Haas Jewelers
before opening Kaufmann Jewelers. He retired in 1987 and resided in
Brownsville.
He is survived by six children: Rick (Martha) Kaufmann, St. Louis, Mo.;
Kurt (Marla J.) Kaufmann, La Crosse; Tamara Kaufmann, La Crosse; Chris
Kaufmann, La Crosse; Mark (Paula) Kaufmann, Onalaska, Wis., and Matthew
Kaufmann, Red Granite, Wis.; ten grandchildren, one great-grandson and
another due in April; sisters Phyllis Mott, Mishicot, Wis.;
Eileen Wolodkiewicz, Dayton, Ohio; Karen Anthony, Phoenix,
Ariz.; and a brother Richard, Hiles Corners, Wis.
He was preceeded in death by his wife Elaine, and a brother Karl.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Brownsville. Father Gregory Leif will
officiate. Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the
church.
McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Ethel Olson
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Ethel Norma Olson, 91, Spring Grove, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 at home.
Ethel was born in Black Hammer Township, Houston County on May 16,
1916, to Lena (Lien) Storlie and Alfred C. Storlie. She was baptized
and confirmed at the Black Hammer Lutheran Church. She graduated from
Spring Grove High School in 1934 and from the Normal Training School a
year later. She taught school in the rural schools of Houston
County until 1940. She married Raymond Olson on June 26, 1937.
Ethel lived on the family farm until November of 2007 when she moved
into the Manor Apartments in Spring Grove. Ethel was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church and Valheim Lodge of the Sons of Norway.
She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond in 2001; a son,
Spencer Olson in 2002; three sisters: Inez Wilhelmson, Lyla Lockhart,
Donna Albaugh; and one brother, Lorrin Storlie.
She is survived by sons: Gary (Rosaaen) Olson, Sioux Falls, S.D.;
Adrian (Jean) Olson, Deerwood, Minn.; and Jeffrey (Marsha) Olson,
Deerwood; and daughter-in-law Carolyn Olson of Spring Grove; nine
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sisters: Viola Alstad,
Spring Grove; Alpha Wiegrefe, Eitzen; Doris Folkert, Plainview, Minn.;
brothers: Norman Storlie, Spring Grove; Luther Storlie, Spring Grove;
and Irvin Storlie, Spring Grove.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14 at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Spring Grove. Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 13
from 4 - 6 p.m. at the Roble Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers,
memorials are preferred to the Endowment Fund at Trinity Lutheran
Church.
Roble Funeral Home in Spring Grove is in charge of arrangements.
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Alicia Lugauer
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 Alicia M. Lugauer, 82, of Caledonia died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at her home.
She was born Feb. 3, 1926 in Caledonia to Charles and Jenny (Hosch)
Lugauer. She was a graduate of Loretto High School and she worked at
Northern Engraving in La Crosse and Spring Gove, Minn.
She was preceded in death by two brothers: Aloyisius “Ollie” and Cletus.
She is survived by cousins.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. at St.
Mary’s Catholic Church, Caledonia. Father Gregory Leif will officiate.
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church before the
service.
McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Naomi Ione Solberg
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Naomi Ione Solberg, age 81, of Decorah, Iowa and formerly of
Spring Grove, Minn., died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 at Winneshiek Medical
Center in Decorah.
She was born January 20, 1927 in Spring Grove, Minn., to Alphy and Benora (Harstad) Solberg.
She attended Spring Grove Public.
She lived and worked in Spring Valley, Minn. for a number of years.
Survivors include her daughter, Barbara Jean (Devoine) Meiners of
Eitzen, Minn., five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by five brothers and three sisters, Stan (Carol)
Solberg of St. Peter, Minn., Paul (Carrie) Solberg of Decorah, Iowa,
Robert (Judy) Solberg of Des Moines, Iowa, David (Eileen) Solberg of
Hiawatha, Iowa, Donald Solberg of Caledonia, Minn., Lyla Smith of
Waukon, Iowa, Margaret (Orville) Flaten of Rockland, Wis. and Judy
Ashbacher of Lansing, Iowa, also a sister-in-law, Pat (Charlie) Solberg
of La Crescent, Minn.
In addition to her parents, Solberg was preceded in death by brothers
Al and Charlie Solberg, sister and brother-in-law Helen and Bud Fink,
and brother-in-law Kenneth Smith.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 9, at 11:00 a.m. at Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa. Pastor Joan A. Mau
will officiate. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity
Lutheran Church Cemetery in Spring Grove. Friends may call for a
visitation time from 9-11 a.m. at the church on Saturday.
Roble Funeral Home of Spring Grove is in charge of arrangements.
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Sonke Petersen
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Sonke Petersen, 79, of Stewartville, Minn. died Thursday, Jan. 31. 2008
of cancer following a lengthy illness at the Stewartville Care Center
where he had resided since July of 2006.
Sonke Petersen was born Sept. 20, 1928 in Caledonia. He grew up on the
family farm and attended rural school. He farmed as a young man with
his parents in rural Brownsville and Reno, and later with his uncle
Nick Petersen and neighbors Cliff and Marj McKee and John and Marie
Field near Osage, Iowa. He was married on Oct. 22, 1950 at St. John’s
Lutheran Church in Elkton, Minn to Corrine Lauraline Kirchner of Rose
Creek, Minn. The couple farmed in rural Grand Meadow, Minn. before
moving to rural Stewartville where they have lived and farmed to
present. Sonke was a feed salesman for Moorman Mfg Col. from 1960 to
1974 and did custom spraying for many years. He was a longtime member
of Zion Lutheran Church in Stewartville serving on various committees
and its council and was a past member of the Stewartville Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife and four daughters: Diane (Ron) Kolberg,
Pettibone, N.D.; Rosanne (Chuck) Smith, Moore, Okla.; Jenny Miller,
Rochester, Minn.; Judy (Thomas) Fitzmaurice, Barnegat, N.J.; three
sons: Thomas (Liane), Chaska, Minn; Duane, Zumbro Falls, Minn.; Larry,
Hayfield, Minn; 18 grandchildren, one great-granddaughter; one sister,
Caroline Heimerdinger, rural Caledonia; two brothers: John (Lucille)
Petersen, Caledonia; and Fred (Audrey) Petersen, Hokah.
He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Adolf Heimerdinger.
The funeral will take place Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran
Church in Stewartville with Rev. Ron Allen officiating. A spring burial
will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Stewartville. Friends may call from 4 -
8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4 at Zion Lutheran Church and one hour prior to
the service at the church Tuesday morning. Griffin-Gray Funeral home is
handling the arrangements.
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Gary Peter Schutz
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Gary Peter Schutz, 60, of Caledonia, died Thursday, January 31,
2008 of injuries from a logging accident in Spring Grove Township,
Minn. He was born April 5, 1947 in Caledonia to Arnold and
Philamanie “Butch” (Rouster) Schutz. He married Dorothy Burmaster
April 25, 1987, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Caledonia.
Schutz was a self-employed logger in the area for a majority of his
life. He was an avid outdoorsman and he liked fishing, hunting
and trapping. He also enjoyed coaching youth soccer, especially
his team “The Dirty Birds.”
Schutz is survived by his wife, Dorothy, his mother Philamanie “Butch”
Schutz, both of Caledonia, a son, Peter (Grace) Engen of La Crosse,
two daughters, Katie and Sarah Schutz, both of Caledonia, three
grandchildren, a brother, Paul (Sonja) Schutz of San Antonio, Texas ,
two sisters, Janet (Bob) Schutz of Kiawah Island, S. C. and Mary
(Larry) Besse of Caledonia, and many brothers and sisters in law and
nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday, February 4, at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Caledonia. Father Gregory Leif will
officiate and burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Caledonia.
Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Holy Family Hall, behind
St. Mary’s Church, Caledonia, where a prayer service will be at 5
p.m. Friends may also call one hour prior to the service at the
church Monday.
In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the donor’s choice.
McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia is assisting the family with
arrangements.
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Gayle Patricia Thompson Staats
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 Gayle Patricia Thompson Staats died January 30, 2008. She was born and raised in Forest City, Iowa. Her parents were Stella and Paul Thompson. Gayle graduated from Forest City High School.
Gayle and her husband Richard H.D. Staats built a home in Caledonia. In 1951 the couple moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, where Rick worked for an insurance company. Gayle headed a sheet music department and later worked part-time at the newspaper. She was a long time faithful member of University United Methodist Church, where she and her husband were avid members of the Sanctuary Choir and Bell Choir and attended Adult Sunday School class.
Gayle is survived by her sister, Janelle Colleran of Caledonia; two brothers, Donald Thompson of Arvada, Colo. and Tommy Thompson of Hawaii; her three children, Charles Staats of Wichita Falls, Texas; Cheryl Staats of Cincinnati, Ohio; and Cathy Staats of Culemborg, Holland; and by ten grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband on Oct. 3, 2005 and by her sister Carol Thompson Butz and her brother Robert Thompson.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at the University United Methodist Church Chapel, Wichita Falls, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to your favorite charity.
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