Obituaries from the week of October 3, 2007
Maynard Carlson, 87
Funeral services were held for
Dr. Maynard Carlson on Wed., Sept. 12, 2007 at the University United
Methodist Church, Peoria, IL. Rev. Robert Lawry and the Rev. Gene
Mace officiated.
Maynard Carlson was born October
4, 1919, in Slayton, Minnesota, the son of Hjalmer and Gina (Peterson)
Carlson. He married June Ann Walter on December 26, 1943, in Peoria,
IL. Dr. Carlson attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter,
MN, and then attended the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.
He served in the United States
Navy and was a Veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was
an active member of the Peoria Dental Society during his years of practice
in Peoria. He also was a member of Masonic Lodge, Grand View 1112.
He had a passion for fishing, which brought many hours of pleasure
over his lifetime. He also enjoyed gardening and especially liked
raising tomatoes and Bonsai pine trees.
Dr. Maynard O. Carlson passed
away Friday, September 7, 2007 at the age of 87.
He is survived by his wife June;
one son Bruce and his wife, Ann, Colorado Springs, DO; daughter Susan
Murray, Minneapolis, MN; one brother Luverne Carlson, Garvin, MN. He
is also survived by his grandchildren: Kristen Murray, Andrew
Murray and Steven Carlson.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, one sister, Ione Barstad and three brothers, Godwin, Austin
and Ferdinand.
Burial was in the Springdale Cemetery.
Patricia “"Pat"”
Hay, 63
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, September 29, 2007 for Patricia “Pat” Hay of
rural Walnut Grove, at the United Methodist Church in Tracy, MN.
Patricia “"Pat"”
Eleanor Hay was born September 7, 1944 to Hugh and Jewell (Richmond)
Patterson in San Diego, CA. As a young girl she moved with her
family to Slayton, MN in 1946, where she was baptized and confirmed
in the Christian faith. Pat attended Slayton Public Schools
and graduated in 1962 from Slayton High School. In 1968 Pat
married Edward Honnellio in Reno, NV where they made their home until
December of 1973 when she, with her two children, moved to Richfield,
MN.
On August 7, 1982 Pat married
George Hay of rural Walnut Grove, MN at the Tracy United Methodist
Church. They had two children and made their home on a farm
near Tracy. Pat worked in the past, as a waitress at the Dovray
Manor in Dovray, MN and the Mediterranean Club in Tracy. In
1988 she went to college at Southwest State University and graduated
in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hotel & Restaurant
Management. After getting her degree she went to work as a cook
in the Dakota Café located in Jackpot Junction Casino in Morton,
MN, retiring after working over ten years.
Pat was a member of the Tracy
United Methodist Church and was very active in the church choir and
the church’s women’s groups, holding several offices,
such as Vice-President and President. She also was a
member of the Holly Township Extension Club and the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Pat enjoyed gardening, both flowers and
produce, canning, cooking, times spent with family fishing at the
cabin on Lake Hubert near Nisswa, MN, and her dog, “Peppy”.
Her real joy was spending time with her grandchildren.
On Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Pat died at the Sanford-Sioux Valley Medical Center in Sioux Falls,
SD at the age of 63.
Pat is survived by her husband,
George of Walnut Grove, MN; one daughter, Zena (Christopher Klaassen)
Honnellio of Grand Forks AFB, ND; three sons, Anthony (Theresa) Honnellio
of Boston, MA, John Hay of Brookings, SD and James Hay of Boston,
MA; six grandchildren, Tyler, Tristan, Tameron and Taylor Honnellio
and Asha and Jareth Klaassen; mother, Jewell Patterson of Luverne,
MN; two sisters, Linda (Paul) Bierschmidt of Minnetonka, MN and Elizabeth
Lockwood of Seattle, WA; one sister-in-law, Betty Patterson of Sacramento,
CA; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Her father, Hugh Patterson,
first husband, Edward Honnellio and two brothers, Hugh “Sonny”
Patterson and Donald Patterson preceded her in death.
Interment was in the Tracy
City Cemetery. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy handled the
arrangements.
Gerald V. McMahon,
87
A
Mass Of Christian Burial for Gerald Vincent “Jiggs”
McMahon was held Monday, September 24, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred
Heart Church, Manilla, Iowa. The Reverend Robert Gralapp was
Celebrant.
Gerald Vincent “Jiggs”,
son of Michael Emmett and Christine (Peters) McMahon. was born October
6, 1919 at Tracy, Minnesota. He moved with his family to Manilla,
Iowa in 1930 and graduated from Manilla High School in 1937.
Jiggs entered the Army Air Corps in 1942, serving in he Signal Corps
as a teletype writer, and was honorably discharged in December,
1945. Jiggs was united in marriage to Kathleen Ann “Kay”
Finken on June 6, 1944 at St. Paul’s Church in Los Angeles,
California. They moved back to Manilla and became the parents
of ten children. Jiggs worked for Carl Mundt until 1947 when
he started working for the Milwaukee Railroad as a bridge and building
crew chief. He continued working for the railroad until his
retirement in 1979. When Kay also retired, they spent their
winters in Arizona.
Jiggs was a member of Sacred
Heart Church in Manilla and the Holy Name Society. After
the death of his wife, Kay, on August 7, 1998, Jiggs remained
in their home in Manilla until his death on Friday, September
21, 2007, at the age of 87 years, 11 months, and 15 days.
Preceding Jiggs in death
were his parents; wife; son Gerard, in infancy; grandson Sean
McMahon; son-in-law Don Haynie; stepgranddaughter Jessica Haynie
and step-great granddaughter Drew Haynie; brother James Russell
McMahon; sisters Berneice Sandbo Mose, Marvel Tripp and Madonna
Schwieso; brothers-in-law Del Finken, Tom Finken William Finken,
Bob Tripp, Albert Schwieso, William Rooney, Julius Sandbo, and
Merwin Mose; and sister-in-law Patricia Knobbe.
He is survived by nine children:
Gary McMahon and wife Nancy of Omaha, Pat McMahon and wife Shell
of Minden; Jim McMahon of Omaha; Tim McMahon and wife Judy of
Omaha; Mary and husband Jim Heller of Manilla; Madonna Hayne of
Omaha; Ann and husband Gene Katzer of Denison; Beth and husband
Mike Dickson of Manilla; Susan McMahon and close family friend
Kim Clausen of Bennington; 18 grandchildren; 5 step-grandchildren;
10 step-great-grandchildren; a sister Dorothy Rooney of Sioux
City; brother-in-law Urban Knobbe and wife Jean of Carroll; sister-in-law
Patricia McMahon of Manilla and Rita Finken of Harlan. Among
the many nieces and nephews who survive Jiggs are Alma Jean Sandbo
Satran and her husband, Dr. Leon Satran, Minneapolis, MN, and
Gary Sandbo and his wife, Suzanne Cain Sandbo, Lindsborg, KS.
Interment was in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery, Manilla, IA.
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