Obituaries from the week of July 25, 2012
Edith Schmidt, 79
Edith Schmidt age 79, formerly
of Tracy, MN, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Home in Waconia,
MN surrounded by loving family. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Tracy Lutheran
Church. Visitation will be held
one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Interment will be in the Tracy City
Cemetery, with a luncheon to follow in the church social hall. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is
handling the arrangements.
Online condolences may be
placed at www.almliefh.com
Edith Louise Schmidt was born
on May 28, 1933 to Theodore (Ted) and Clara (Rykhus) Anderson in Tracy, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Tracy
Lutheran Church. She attended and
graduated from Tracy Public Schools in 1951.
On July 9, 1951, Edith married
Wm. Dale Klein at Tracy Lutheran Church and together they had four
children. They made their home in
Tracy where Edith was employed as a pharmacy technician at John’s Drug. On September 21, 1986, she married
Loren Schmidt at Tracy Lutheran Church and they moved to Springfield, MN. Edith played the organ for services in
Springfield at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and St. John’s Nursing Home. She also played organ for services in
San Felipe, Mexico when at her vacation home over the winter. She was a member of Tracy Lutheran
Church while living in Tracy and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church when she moved to
Springfield.
Edith enjoyed gardening,
crocheting, sewing, reading, playing music, loved traveling to Mexico for the
winters, and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren.
Edith is survived by her
husband, Loren; four children, Debra (Duane) Helleson of Faribault, MN, Kathryn
Klein of Savage, MN, Dale (Brenda) Klein of Paynesville, MN, and Ted (Leslie)
Klein of St. Bonifacius, MN; seven grandchildren, Brent (Michaela) Ohlemann,
Paige (Dan) Mullin, Kyle Ohlemann, Ryan Klein, Logan Klein, Evan Klein, and
Chelsea Klein; 6 great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald Anderson of Cheney,
WA; one sister, Carolyn (Don) Engelkes of Tracy; step-children, Kathy Fodness
and step-granddaughter, Kelly of CO, Paul Schmidt of UT, and Gary (Jan) Schmidt
of MD
Edith was preceded in death by
her parents, brother Tom, and two infant grandchildren, Brandon and Justin.
Willis Scott, 101
Willis I. Scott age 101 of
Tracy, MN died Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Prairie View Healthcare Center in
Tracy. Services will be 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Church of Christ in Tracy. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00
p.m. Friday, July 27, 2012 at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy, with a prayer
service at 7:00 p.m.. Interment
will be in the Tracy City Cemetery, with a luncheon served immediately following
the burial in the church social hall. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be placed at
www.almliefh.com
Willis “Bill” Irving Scott was
born October 16, 1910 to Irving and Mary (Edwards) Scott in Amiret, MN, Lyon
County. He was baptized and
confirmed in the Christian faith and attended country school. As a young man he farmed with his
family.
In the fall of 1929 Willis
married Gladys Makovsky and they made their home on a farm north of Tracy, MN,
until 1951 when they moved to Pine River, MN. While in Pine River, Willis was a manager in the Durkee’s
Manufacturing Plant. He retired in
the mid 1980’s and they continued to live in Pine River for several more
years. In 1990 they moved back to
Tracy.
Willis was a member of the
Church of Christ in Tracy his whole life as well as a past member of the
Assembly of God Church in Pine River, MN. He served on various committees and was very active in the church. When living in Tracy he volunteered
time at the Christian Manor Nursing Home in Tracy. He enjoyed camping, deer hunting, fishing, snowmobiling,
vegetable gardening, for which he always had a large garden, and making
home-made ice cream with his grandchildren.
On December 14, 2006 Willis
became a resident of the Prairie View Healthcare Center in Tracy, where he died
Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the age of 101.
Willis is survived by his son,
Dale (Doris) Scott of Tracy, MN; daughter-in-law, Dolly Scott of Tracy, MN;
seven grandchildren, Debra Dale, David (Lori) Scott, Charles Scott, LeAnne
(Jim) McMahon, Ronald (April) Scott, Christine (Kevin) Lanners, Susan (Bart)
Meyer; twenty four great grandchildren; thirty two great-great grandchildren;
one brother, Lester (Gladys) Scott of WA; nieces, nephews, and friends.
His wife, Gladys, his parents,
son, Donald, grandson Robert, granddaughter, Loretta Utsler, one brother,
Walter, and four sisters, Edna Gannot, Helen Parcels, Hazel Faundeen and Gladys
Johnson preceded him in death.
Donald Taveirne, 81
Mass of Christian Burial for
Donald Taveirne, age 81, of Tyler, Minnesota will be Thursday, July 26, 2012 at
10:30 a.m. at St. Dionysius Catholic Church in Tyler. Visitation is Wednesday from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. with a
Rosary Service at 4:00 p.m. and a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m., all at St.
Dionysius Catholic Church. Interment will be at St. Dionysius Catholic Cemetery in Tyler.
Donald Emil Taveirne was born April 2, 1931 to
Albert and Emma (DeSmet) Taveirne in Grandview Township in Lyon County near
Ghent, Minnesota. He was baptized, received first communion, and was confirmed
at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. He attended country school District 12,
winning the Lyon County Spelling Bee Championship in eighth grade. He worked on
the farm helping his dad, and held various jobs, working at the Co-op filling
station and at Middleton Furniture Store in Marshall, Minnesota. In 1951 he was
drafted and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was honorably
discharged in 1953 and returned to Ghent to start farming with the help of
neighbor Camill Noyes. On June 6, 1955 Don married Lorraine Marczak at St. John
Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno, Minnesota. The couple was blessed with five
children and 57 years of life together. They purchased their own farm near
Russell, Minnesota in 1960 where they raised crops and fed many cattle. They
built a new house in Tyler but continued to farm and feed cattle until 1996.
After retiring he helped his sons on the farm until 2011 when he was diagnosed
with Parkinson’s disease. That and other health problems led to his entering
McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on June 27 of this year and then
to the Hospice Room at Tyler Healthcare Center on July 19. There, on Sunday,
July 22, 2012 Donald died at the age of 81 years, 3 months, and 20 days.
Don was a member of St.
Dionysius Catholic Church in Tyler, where he had served on the Cemetery Board.
He was a member of A.C. Hansen American Legion Post #185 of Tyler. He enjoyed
his life work of feeding cattle and farming with his two sons, and liked to
watch polka dancing, play cards, garden, and grow trees. He especially enjoyed
time spent with Lorraine, his children, and his grandchildren.
Don is lovingly remembered by
his wife, Lorraine; his children, Greg (and Kathy) Taveirne of Russell,
Minnesota, Kathy (and Doug) Schwantes of Ogilvie, Minnesota, Linda Jenniges of
Marshall, Minnesota, Daniel (and Pat) Taveirne of Russell, Minnesota, and
Danelle Taveirne (and Paul Bernardy) of Garvin, Minnesota; 17 grandchildren, 18
great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandson; and many other relatives and
friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Lawrence, Louis,
Edward, and Edmund Taveirne; and step-granddaughter Diana.
Hartquist Funeral Home,
Utoft-Johansen Chapel in Tyler is providing the arrangements. On-line registry, condolences and
tribute will be available at www.hartquistfuneral.com
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