Obituaries from the week of Nov. 28, 2012
Betty Snyder, 93
Betty Lorraine Snyder age 93 of Tracy
passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Prairie View Healthcare Center in
Tracy. Memorial services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at the
Church of Christ in Tracy. Interment was in the Lamberton Cemetery. Memorials are preferred
in lieu of flowers. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens
Funeral Service - Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with
arrangements.
Betty Lorraine was born to Charles and
Gertrude Parker at the family farm near Lamberton, MN. She
completed her education at the District 77 Country School, Lamberton, MN.
On December 31, 1937, Lorraine was united
in marriage to Gerald Snyder. They farmed in the Lamberton, Becker and Willmar
areas before moving to Milroy in 1956, where they farmed until retiring.
They moved to Tracy in 1989. Lorraine moved to O’Brien Court in
2010 and then to the Prairie View Healthcare Center in September, 2012.
Lorraine loved visits from friends, family and especially all
those who called her “Little Grandma”. She loved to keep busy
working out in her garden, crocheting Afghans for all her children and
grandchildren, collecting tiny keepsakes for her curio cabinet and working
crossword puzzles. She enjoyed traveling with Gerald and later in life with her
sisters-in-law Edith & Myrtle. They were brave “80 something”
travelers! Lorraine delivered Meals on Wheels, and was a member of the
Tracy Church of Christ and Willing Workers.
Lorraine is survived by four children;
Gerry (Ruth) of Currie, David (Carole) of Milroy, Linda (Gary) Zick of Redwood
Falls, and Dale of Mankato; 14 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and
16 great-great-grandchildren; brother Warren (Ollie) Parker of Revere;
sisters-in-law; Bernice Parker of Starbuck, and Myrtle Snyder of Cold Springs;
and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gerald, daughter Gwendolyn, daughter-in-law Jolene, siblings: Donald, Charles “Bud”, Maxine, Orel, Myron; and infant great-grandchild Ashley.
Orval Anderson, 97
Orval Anderson age 97 of rural Balaton
died peacefully on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Tyler Healthcare Center.
Pastor Lori VonHoltum will lead a funeral service to remember Orval’s
contributions to our lives and community at 1 p.m. Saturday at the United
Methodist Church in Balaton. Visitation is 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday at the
church with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue one
hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Interment is in
Hillside Cemetery in Edgerton. Online condolences may be sent via
www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Tyler Area
Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Orval Oscar Anderson was born October 3,
1915 at the family homestead on the southeast quarter of section two in Leota
Township, Nobles County, MN. He was the sixth of ten children born to
Oscar and Florence (Vail) Anderson, and one of eight to survive to
adulthood. Orval was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at
the Presbyterian Church of Leota, MN. He attended rural school through
grade eight and then ninth grade seventeen miles away in Adrian, MN. In
September 1932 Orval began driving a Ford Model A, twelve miles to Edgerton, MN
loaded with his sister, Lucille, and other youngsters from the
neighborhood. Orval graduated from Edgerton High School in 1935 with his
sister, Lucille, and future wife, Marjorie Gamber, as classmates. It can be
said that Orval began farming when he began walking. Few took to farming
more naturally than he. It was his calling. He loved the
land. He loved seed time, tending and harvest. Orval loved a
farmstead and pastures full of livestock, especially horses and Angus
cattle. As a 4-H boy, he showed Angus calves year by year at the Nobles
County Fair, and Minnesota State Fair. In early spring 1939, Orval moved with
his parents and younger brother, Robert Fay, to a farm on the west side of Rock
Lake in Lyon County, MN. It was there that he married Marjorie Gamber on November
16, 1939. The couple made their home with Orval’s parents for one year.
In early spring 1941, Orval and Marjorie secured a farm along U.S. Highway 14,
two miles east of Florence, MN. He and Marjorie worked this family farm
and reared four children, there. Orval served as a Shelburne Township officer
for many decades, and as a property assessor for many years assessing four
townships. Marjorie died in November 1977 and Orval continued to work his
farm. Orval married Mildred Habben in January 1979 and continued to work
his farm. Mildred died in August 2000. Nevertheless, Orval continued to
work his farm until the summer of 2011 when frail health beset him. In
life, he always returned more than he took.
Orval is survived by four children: Ronald (Roxana) Anderson of Chicago, IL, Rodger (Marlys) Anderson of Schenectady, NY, Beverly Sullivan of rural Balaton, MN, and Charles (Judith) Anderson of Oklahoma City, OK. Also surviving are step daughter, Audrey (Ronnie) Roth of Pipestone, MN; step son, Darwin Habben of Omaha, NE; fourteen grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; nine step grandchildren; 23 step great-grandchildren; ten step great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces. He is preceded in death by his parents, two wives, five sisters, four brothers, step daughter, Delores (Dennis) Mead, and son-in-law Gerald Sullivan.
Larry Drever, 62
Larry Dean Drever, age 62, of Minneapolis,
formerly of Walnut Grove, passed away peacefully at his home on November 25,
2012 due to complications of brain cancer.
A graduate of Walnut Grove H.S. he
attended vocational schools and specialized training to become the manager at
Loring Way condominiums in Mpls.
He is preceded in death by his parents,
Leonard and Minnie.
He is survived by sister, Linda Scheiber;
brothers, Gary (Mary) and Terry; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and
friends.
There will be a gathering of family and friends from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, December 2 at the Cremation Society of MN, 4343 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis 612-825-2435.
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