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Arnold Thorson
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Arnold Thorson, age 100, of Spring Grove, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009 at
Tweeten Lutheran Healthcare Center in Spring Grove, where he had been a
resident for the past 11 years.
Arnold was born on April 21, 1909 in Spring Grove, Minn. to Alfred and
Emma (Hagen) Thorson. He was baptized and confirmed at Waterloo Ridge
Lutheran Church, rural Spring Grove. He was a lifelong area resident.
On June 3, 1930 he married Della Tilleros. Della died Sept. 12, 2001.
Arnold farmed for many years; he loved horses. He also worked in
construction.
Survivors include his children: Owen (Carol) Thorson, Spring Grove;
Donald (Judy) Thorson, Deep Creek, Md.; Esther (Gary) Roverud,
Melbourne, Fla.; James Thorson, Denver, Colo.; and Judith (Walter)
Klodnicki, Arvada, Colo.; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and
his sister Bertha Melbostad, Spring Grove, Minn.
In addition to his wife Della, he was preceded in death by his son
Steven, his brother Ernest Thorson, sisters Bernice Grinna and Gladys
Duxbury, and his great-grandson Donald Benjamin.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Big
Canoe Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, Iowa. Pastor David Andreae will
officiate. Burial will be in Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may
call on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009 from 4-7 p.m. at Roble Funeral Home in
Spring Grove, and one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday.
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Neil Goetzinger
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Neil H. Goetzinger, 54, of Caledonia, died Monday, July 27, 2009, at his home.
He was born Sept. 28, 1954 in Caledonia to Ervin “Casey” and Lois
(Hanke) Goetzinger. Neil was a 1973 graduate of Caledonia High
School. He then attended two years of college at Winona Area
Vocational Technical Institute.
From 1975 until 2002 Neil was employed as a manager at
APN, Inc. in Caledonia. From 2002 until 2006 he worked
at Elite Metal Fabricating in Kenosha, Wis. and from 2006 until the
present Neil was co-owner of Stainless Process Solutions, LLC in
Kenosha, Wis.
He was a life-long member of St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in
Caledonia. Neil also was a member of Ma-Cal-Grove Country Club in
Caledonia and he served on the Houston County Sheriff’s Posse. He also
served as a member, officer and instructor for the Caledonia Snow
Gophers Club for many years.
Survivors include his mother, Lois; companion Lorilyn Dehning and her
daughter Danielle; sister, Denice Goetzinger; brother Mark (Bonnie)
Goetzinger; two nieces and one grand nephew.
Neil was preceded in death by his father; a brother in infancy, Joel;
maternal grandparents, Roy and Frieda Hanke; and paternal grandparents,
Henry and Emma Goetzinger.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 31, 2009, at 11 a.m., at St.
John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Caledonia. Rev. Jon Wolff will
officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call
at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church on Thursday from 4 p.m.
until 8 p.m. and on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time
of service. Memorials may be given to Evergreen Cemetery.
Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Home, Caledonia, is in charge of arrangements.
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Yvette A. Miller
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 Yvette A. “Angel” Miller, 44, formerly of Caledonia, died at her home in Chilton, Wis., on Tuesday, July 21, 2009.
Angel was born Nov. 21, 1964, in California to Fern and Mary Louise
(Hoff) Hamill. From age four until age 14 she lived in various places
in foster care and with family. Angel attended school in Spring Grove
and received her G.E.D.
In 1993 she married Wayne Miller at Beaver Creek State Park in rural Caledonia and they later divorced.
Survivors include her two children, Amber Miller (Steve Goetzinger) of
La Crosse, and Dustin Miller of Caledonia; her father Fern Hamill of
Tucson, Ariz; two sisters Elberta Larson of Duluth and Elisia Quick of
Eugene, Ore.; five brothers, Andrew Moulis of Dresbach, Minn., Richard
(Chris) Moulis of Bristol, Conn., Kenneth (Shelly) Moulis of Tillamook,
Ore., and Michael (Deb) Hamill and Charles Hamill, both of Tucson,
Ariz; many nieces and nephews; and her foster mother, Clara Hubbard of
Arizona.
Yvette was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Louise Solberg.
A service of remembrance will be Saturday, Aug. 1 at 2 p.m. at
Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Home, Caledonia. Friends may call at the
funeral home on Saturday from 1 p.m. until the time of service. A
celebration of Angel’s life will follow the service at Elsie’s
Restaurant and Bar in Caledonia.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
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Lucille Berry
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Lucille Berry, 89, of Benton, Ark., died July 21, 2009, at the Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant, Ark.
Lucille was born Feb. 10, 1920, in Ivanhoe, Minn. to Peter and Stephinia (Boszekowski) Bednarek.
Survivors include one daughter, Joann Olson of Caledonia, Minn.; four
sons: James Berry, Earnest Berry, Scott (Barbara) Berry, and Edward
(Theresa) Berry all of Benton, Ark.; several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren; one brother: Alex Bednarek, Caledonia; three
sisters: Alice Coleman, Sun City, Ariz.; Florence Paplaczyk, Columbus,
Ohio; and Delores Peterson, St. Paul, Minn.
Lucille was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Berry; a son-in-law,
Harold Olson; three brothers: Edmund, Leo and Donald Bednarek;
and two sisters: Rose Janssen and Virginia Bednarek.
A private graveside service will be held in Caledonia. Ashby Funeral
Home of Benton, Ark. and Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Home of Caledonia
are assisting the family with arrangements.
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Richard "Dick" Popp
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Richard “Dick” Popp, age 69, of Evanston, Ill. died Wednesday, July 8, 2009 of heart complications.
Richard was born July 3, 1940 in Evanston, Ill. to Joseph and Louise
Popp. On Sept. 2, 1967 he married Mary Schulze of Caledonia, Minn. Dick
worked at Harris Bank and Trust in Chicago, Ill. for 34 years until he
retired in 2001.
Survivors include his wife Mary, and a son Andrew (Eunice) of Waukegan,
Ill.; two sisters: Ruth (Chuck) Washington, Fort Collins, Colo., Mary
(Robert) Finegan, N.C.; three brothers-in-law: Robert (Judy) Schulze,
La Crescent, Minn., Kenneth Schulze, and Richard Schulze, Caledonia;
and five sisters-in-law: Darlene Mickelberg, Onalaska, Wis., and
Shirley Schulze, Lois (Merlin) Klein, Diane (Ardy Krueger) Schulze, and
Leigh Goetzinger, all of Caledonia.
Dick was preceded in death by a sister Dolores, brothers-in-law Richard
Mickelberg, Roger Schulze, Larry Schulze, and niece Jackie Klein.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
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Robert Duehlmeyer
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 Robert
Henry Duehlmeyer, age 73, of Caledonia, Minn., died Friday, July 17,
2009 at Franciscan Skemp Medical Center, La Crosse after a battle with
cancer.
He was born May 12, 1936, in Beecher, Ill., to Henry and Evelyn
(Jacobs) Duehlmeyer. Robert was a 1954 graduate of Crete-Monee High
School. On June 8, 1957, he married Ruth Van Swol at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church in Beecher, Ill. After working as a foreman at
Montgomery Ward Paint Factory for 23 years, Robert moved his family to
Minnesota where he began farming. He stopped farming in 1984 and worked
for Bob Giblin and then for Farmers Co-op Elevator in Houston, Minn.,
from 1988 until 2001 when he retired.
Bob was a member of St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Caledonia and
served on the Luther High School board of control for six years.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth; nine children: Pastor Robert, Jr.
(Mary), Sodus, Mich.; Linda (Pastor David) Nottling, Fox Lake, Wis.;
Jeffrey (Mary), Des Moines, Iowa; Ronald (Lori), Mankato, Minn.; Jane
(Craig) Zibrowski, Mankato; Mary (Jon) Pasbrig, Phoenix, Ariz.; Ann
(Kyle) Brandt, French Island, Wis., Erin (John) Scholtes, Mankato; and
John (Kari), Fairmont, Minn; 26 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
and his mother-in-law, Malinda Van Swol, Crete, Ill.
Robert was preceded in death by a grandson, Andrew.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 11 a.m., at St.
John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Caledonia. Rev. Tom Schultz will officiate.
Burial will be at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Beecher, Ill.,
at a later date. Friends may call at Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral
Home, Caledonia, on Monday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and at the
church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be given to St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church debt
reduction or to Luther High School in Onalaska, Wis.
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Conrad Roverud
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Conrad Trygve Roverud, age 88 of Hokah, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis.
He was born July 24, 1920 in Spring Grove, Minn. to Conrad and Anna (Hensrud) Roverud.
He is survived by his brother Roald (Marietta) Roverud, Los Angeles,
Calif.; and two sisters Ethel Barnet, Los Angeles, and Signe (Ernest)
Roble, Spring Grove.
He was preceded in death by his sister Elida Deris.
Memorial services will be held Tues. July 21, 2009 at 7 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness, Hokah.
Roble Funeral Home of Spring Grove is in charge of arrangements.
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David Holzwarth
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David “Huggy” Holzwarth, Jr., 35, of rural Mabel, died Saturday, July
11 near Hatfield, Wis. from injuries suffered in an ATV accident.
He was born Feb. 26, 1974, in La Crosse to David Sr. and Cathy
Holzwarth. He was baptized at St. Johns Lutheran Church in
Caledonia and confirmed at the Scheie Lutheran Church in rural Mabel.
He graduated from Mabel-Canton High School in 1993. He enlisted in the
United States Air Force and served at the Lackland Air Force Base in
Texas.
After he was discharged he returned to the Mabel area and worked for
Myron Hirsch, FeatherLite and recently at the Poet Biorefining in
Preston as a maintenance supervisor. He was a member of the Scheie
Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his mother Cathy of Canton, special friend Heather
Stark and her daughter Sadie of Mabel, two sisters Rebecca (Michael)
Carmack of Caledonia, Tina (Steve Wallin) Holzwarth of Canton,
two brothers Benjamin (Shanna) of Waukon, Iowa, and Andrew of La
Crosse, and 10 nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his father David, Sr., paternal grandparents
Raymond and Goldie Holzwarth, maternal grandparents Clara and Carlton
Myhre and an uncle John Myhre.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, July 17 at the First Lutheran
Church in Mabel with the Rev. Mary Waudby officiating.
Burial will be in the Scheie Cemetery with military honors from the
Mabel American Legion.
Visitation will be 4 - 8 p.m. Thursday, July 16 at the Mengis Funeral
Home in Mabel and one hour prior to services at the church.
Mengis Funeral Home of Mabel is in charge of the arrangements.
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