Obituaries from the week of March 14, 2012
Ardys Drake, 80
Funeral services for Ardys
Drake, age 80, of Tracy will be 2:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at
the Tracy United Methodist Church Interment is in the Tracy City Cemetery. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the
arrangements. Online condolences
may be placed at www.almliefh.com
Ardys Ann Drake was born
February 28, 1932 to Spencer and Eunice (Evans) Griffiths in Judson, MN,
Nicollet County. She was baptized
and confirmed in the Christian faith and graduated from Lake Crystal High
School in 1950. As a young woman
she worked for Woolworth’s and Midco in Mankato, MN.
On August 13, 1955 Ardys
married Marvin Drake and they made their home in Tracy, MN. Over the years Ardys worked as a
bartender in the Balaton American Legion, the Tracy Legion and the Tracy VFW,
where she also served as manager for some time. Ardys then became the Tracy Senior Center Coordinator, for
17 years, until her retirement.
Ardys was very active in her
church and community. She was a
member of the Tracy United Methodist Church, active in the Ladies groups and
delivered bulletins to shut-ins for many years. She was also a member of the Golden Age Club, Tracy VFW
Auxiliary, Tracy Nursing Home Auxiliary, and delivered Meals on Wheels for many
years. She enjoyed playing cards,
Bingo, puzzles, baking, and many crafts. She will be missed by her whole family for her coordination of the family
reunions on both sides of the family.
On Thursday, March 8, 2012
Ardys died at her home in Tracy at the age of 80.
Ardys is survived by her two
daughters, Alice (Mike) Carr of Gardendale, AL and Cynthia Nybo of Tracy, MN;
three sons, Myron (Becky) Drake of Slayton, MN, Timothy (Marie) Drake of
Mankato, MN and Scott (Rhonda) Drake of Champlin, MN; son-in-law, Brent Miller
of Clarkfield, MN; eighteen grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; one brother, Edwin (Ardella) Griffiths
of Woodbury, MN; one sister, Eleanor (Louis) Osdaba of Mankato, MN; nieces,
nephews, cousins and many friends.
Her husband, Marvin, daughter,
Mary Miller, granddaughter, Amee Thiel, parents, and two brothers, Archie
(Emma) Griffiths and Willmer (Lorraine) Griffiths preceded her in death.
Roman Wieme, 41
Funeral services for Roman
Wieme, 41, of Tracy were held today, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at
Sillerud Lutheran Church, rural Balaton. Burial was in Opdahl Lutheran Cemetery, Florence.
He died Saturday, March 10 at
Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.
Arrangements were provided by
Hartquist Funeral Home, Utoft-Johansen Chapel in Tyler. On-line condolences at www.hartquistfuneral.com
Roman Richard Wieme was born January 15, 1971 to
Richard “Dick” and Gloria (Erickson) Wieme in Windom, MN. He was baptized into
the Lutheran Faith. In 1975 he moved with his parents to rural Balaton, MN for
a short time before moving to rural Woodstock, MN where he was raised and
attended elementary school in Ruthton, MN. After graduating from
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School in Tyler in 1989, Roman furthered his
education first by attending Southwest State University in Marshall, MN and
then transferred to Jackson, MN for electrical studies. While in Jackson he
worked at AgChem, building agricultural sprayers. He transferred to school at
Mankato, MN to study auto body work.
On April 26, 2003, Roman
married Nicole Engbarth in Sillerud Lutheran Church of Balaton. Their union was
blessed with two children, Gabryelle “Gabby” and Andrew. The couple first
resided in Ruthton and in 2007 moved to Tracy. He was employed first at Viking
Glass in Marshall, MN, and for the past six years at Quality Glass in Marshall,
MN.
On Monday, March 5, 2012,
Roman sustained a cardiac arrest while at work and was transferred to Sanford
Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he died early Saturday morning,
March 10, 2012 at the age of 41 years, 1 month, and 25 days.
Roman loved his children and
was passionate about spending time with them. He enjoyed playing pool and darts and was an avid poker
player, winning a cruise in a poker tournament. He loved riding his Harley
Davidson motorcycle and traveling on his “hog.” He was also an avid hunter and
fisherman. One of Roman’s many talents and enjoyments was restoring older
homes. Roman will be remembered by his family and friends for his smile, laugh,
and very quick wit.
Roman is lovingly remembered
by his two children, Gabryelle and Andrew of Balaton, MN; stepson, Riley
Engbarth of Balaton, MN; his grandfather, Andrew Wieme of Marshall, MN; and
many special aunts, uncles, cousins, special friend, Mary, as well as other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; maternal grandparents; and paternal grandmother.
Blessed be his memory.
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