Obituaries

Matthew Maynard Sheldon, the infant son of Heidi Danelke and Maynard Sheldon of Watkins, was stillborn at the St. Cloud Hospital on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 30, at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel in Kimball with Rev. Dave Milz officiating. Burial followed in the Kimball…

Christi Ann Benson Weigelt of Aitkin died on Dec. 16, 2002, at 46 years of age. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Kimball. Christi Ann was born on Aug. 24, 1956. She was preceded in death by her older brother Stephen. She…

Donald H. Markwardt of Waite Park died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at the Lakeview Home on Pearl Lake. He was 81. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids with Rev. Don Wagner officiating. Entombment will be in Assumption Cemetery Mausoleum…

Della “Dottie” Carle of Callaway, Neb., died on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, Neb. She was 65 years old. Funeral services were held on Monday, Dec. 9, at the Callaway United Methodist Church with Rev. Gerald Schwarz officiating. Burial was in the Sand Valley Cemetery near Callaway.

Ann Lenox, 95, of Litchfield died on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel in Kimball. Burial will follow in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to services. Ann…

Helena Anderson of Clear Lake died at St. Benedict’s Center in St. Cloud at the age of 84. Services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at Becker Baptist Church in Becker with Rev. Rob Olsen officiating. Burial followed at the Becker Cemetery. Friends called one hour prior to the services Saturday…

Raymond “Bud” Brixius died Saturday, July 20, 2002, at his home in Watkins, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 75 years old. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Watkins, with Rev. Jack Brunner officiating. Interment was in…

Harold McLean of Longville died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. He was 83 years old. Services were held on Saturday, July 13, at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home in Brainerd. Harold was born Aug. 16, 1918, in Kimball to Steve and Ruth (Benton) McLean. He married Pat Rutherford in 1953. She…

William Becker of Watkins died Friday, April 18, 1980, at St. Cloud Hospital. He was 69. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 21, in Watkins at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Celestine officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Friends called after 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Ertl Funeral Home…

Ethel Anderson died April 9, 1979, at Tustin Community Hospital in Tustin, Calif. She was 61. Services were held April 12 at the Knaebels Funeral Chapel in Robbinsdale, Minn., with the Rev. Kenneth Hendrickson officiating. Interment was in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens in Crystal, Minn. Ethel M. Struck was born March 31, 1918, in Kimball…