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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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Norman Horn
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Norman A. Horn, 84, of Rochelle, Ill., died Dec. 17, 2009, at Rochelle Gardens following a long illness.
He was born Jan. 3, 1925, in Caledonia, the son of Arthur Horn and Edna (Lee) Horn Benson.
He married Verna Mae Kendall on July 15, 1961. He served in the U.S.
Army during World War II where he was wounded in battle and earned the
Purple Heart. He worked 17 years for the Northwestern Railroad and 25
years for Chrysler Motors in Belvidere, Ill. He was a longtime member
of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Rochelle.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Lowell Horn.
Survivors include his wife, Verna of Rochelle; daughters, Cindy Eaton,
Cape Coral, Fla.; Kathy Bush, Hattiesburg, Miss.; and Wendy Horn,
Rochelle; son Dean (Vicky) Wren, Rochelle; sister Gloria Barros,
Kenosha, Wis.; brother Roger Benson, Spring Lake Park, Minn.; five
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22, at
Trinity Memory Gardens, Rochelle, with Pastor Gregory Hoffmann
officiating. Memorials can be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church.
The family is being assisted by Unger-Horner Funeral Home, Rochelle.
Online guest book at www.ungerhorner.com
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Linda Espelien
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Linda Marie Espelien, 54, of Spring Grove died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse.
Linda was born Oct. 26, 1955 in La Crosse to Beryl and Adelyn (Larson)
Sanden. She was baptized in Houston Lutheran Church on Nov. 20, 1955.
She was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove. Linda was
a 1973 Spring Grove High School graduate. On April 1, 1977, she married
Gordon Espelien at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove.
In 1990, Linda received a pancreas and kidney transplant. In 2004, she received a second kidney from her sister, Karen.
Linda had previously been employed at Tweeten Lutheran Health Care
Center and Red’s IGA in Spring Grove. She currently was enjoying
helping out at Country Attic Primitives, also in Spring Grove.
Survivors include her husband, Gordon; her mother, Adelyn Sanden of
Spring Grove; her children, Chad (Melissa) Espelien and Heidi Espelien;
one granddaughter; her sisters, Barb (Ron) Stortz, Fort Atkinson, Wis.;
and Karen (James) Renfrow, Bowling Green, Ky.; her brother, Bruce
(Carleen) Sanden, Altoona, Wis.; her sister-in-law, Carol (Dennis)
Swedberg, La Crescent, Minn.; and her brother-in-law, Truman
(Carol) Espelien, Spring Grove.
In addition to her father, Beryl Sanden, Linda was preceded in death by
her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Emma and Theodore Espelien; a
sister in infancy; her uncle, Ronald Sanden; and her aunt, Arlene
Pederson.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Spring Grove. Interment will be in the church
cemetery. Pastor Stephanie Frey will officiate. Friends may call Friday
from 4 to 7 p.m. at Roble Funeral Home in Spring Grove and one hour
prior to services at the church on Saturday.
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Alpha Wiegrefe
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 Alpha Wiegrefe, age 95 of Spring Grove, died Sunday Dec. 13, 2009 at Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center in Spring Grove.
Alpha was born on June 3, 1914 to Alfred and Lena (Lien) Storlie. She was one of eleven children.
She graduated from high school, and had two years of Normal Training. She taught in rural schools for 13 years.
During WWII, Alpha went to San Diego to work in an aircraft factory.
She worked on riveting and buffing parts. Later she held a job
assembling radios in Rochester, Minn., and also at St. Mary’s
Hospital in Rochester.
Alpha married Willard Wiegrefe in 1963 at Faith Lutheran Church in
Black Hammer, Minn. The couple farmed in Wilmington Twp. for many years.
She was a lifelong member of St. Luke’s United Church of Christ and it women’s groups.
Survivors include her husband Willard of Spring Grove; her brothers
Norman (Alma) Storlie and Irvin Storlie of Spring Grove, and her sister
Doris (Delvin) Folkert, Plainview, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her two brothers Lorrin and Luther, and
her five sisters Lyla (Wallace) Lockhart, Inez (William) Wilhelmson,
Donna (Glen) Albaugh, Ethel (Raymond) Olson, and Viola (Gerhard) Alstad.
Funeral services will be held Wed. Dec. 16, at 11 a.m. at St. Luke’s
United Church of Christ in Eitzen. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. Rev. Debra R. Meyer, and Rev. Kent A. Meyer, Ph.D will
officiate. Friends may call Wednesday from 10 a.m. until time of
services at the church.
Roble Funeral Home of Spring Grove is assisting the family with arrangements.
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