Obituaries

Chester Martin of Osakis, formerly of Alexandria, died on Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at the Community Memorial Home in Osakis. He was 80 years old. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at Petermeier’s Alexandria Funeral Care Chapel with Chaplain Phyllis Schoonhoven officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at…

Inez Vincent of Annandale, formerly of Kimball, died on Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was 88 years old. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 28, at the Kimball United Methodist Church with Rev. Heather E. Klason officiating. Burial followed in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends visited from…

Esther Faber of Watkins died on Thursday, March 27, 2003, at the Hilltop Care Center in Watkins. She was 76 years old. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 31, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in St. Nicholas with interment in the parish cemetery.

Andrew Carlson died on March 17, 2003, at the Annandale Care Center. He was 86 years old. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Annandale with Rev. David Doppenberg and Rev. Scott Jakel officiating. Interment followed in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Annandale.

Mrs. Arvilla E. Schuldt, age 87, of Kimball died Saturday, March 22, 2003, at Hilltop Care Center, Watkins. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kimball with Rev. Dave Milz officiating. Burial followed in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends called from 5-8 p.m. on Monday,…

Gertrude M. Meyer of Watkins died on March 13, 2003, at the Hilltop Care Center in Watkins. She was 92. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Watkins followed by interment in the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery in St. Nicholas. Rev. John Brunner…

Gordie Kramer of Watkins died on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at Hennepin County Medical Center from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was 40 years old. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Watkins followed by interment in the parish cemetery. Rev.…

Father Omer Wendelin Maus, OSB, died on March 14, 2003, at Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville. He was 90 years old. Wendelin Maus was born in Luxemburg, Stearns County, in 1912, the first child of three boys and three girls born to Henry and Mary (Kapsner) Maus. He completed grade school in 1925 and then…

Charles L. Merrick of Mesa, Ariz., died on March 1, 2003, after battling lung cancer for two years. Memorial services will be held on May 10 at First Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Iowa, with committal at Garden of Memories in Waterloo. Charles was born on Feb. 8, 1934, to Ira and Margaret Merrick in Iroquois,…

Lawrence “Red” Struck of Hermantown died at age 83 on Feb. 23, 2003, in Viewcrest Health Center surrounded by his family. A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Saginaw, Minn., with Father Lawrence O’Shea officiating. Red was born Dec. 31, 1919, to Ben and…