Obituaries from the week of May 8, 2013
Della Van Meveren, 90
Della V. Van Meveren age 90 of
Tracy, MN died Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Sanford-Tracy Medical Center. Services were held at 11:00 a.m.
Monday, May 6, 2013 at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy. Interment will be in the
Tracy City Cemetery. The Almlie
Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements.
Della Viola Van Meveren was
born March 10, 1923 to Gus Radke and Lillie (Leonard) Benson in Tracy, MN, Lyon
County. She was baptized and
confirmed in the Christian faith and attended Tracy Public Schools.
On August 15, 1944 Della
married Guy Van Meveren Jr. and they made their home in Tracy. She was a housewife who will be
remembered as a great mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Della enjoyed garage sales, watching
soap operas, Dog the Bounty Hunter and Dr. Oz on television. She raised
flowers, and plants, and enjoyed music by Kenny Rogers. She loved the tomatoes her son brought
her in summer. She will always be remembered for being very particular about
matching her nail polish and lipstick, clothes and jewelry. A resident of Tracy
her whole life, she moved into the Twin Circle Apartments in 2005.
On Friday, May 3, 2013 Della
died, surrounded by her loving family, at the Sanford-Tracy Area Medical Center
at the age of 90.
Della is survived by her three
sons, Mike (Becky) Van Meveren of Brookings, SD, Les Van Meveren of Tracy, MN
and Joe (Rosie) Van Meveren of Lucan, MN; twin daughters, Judy Frechette of
Brookings, SD and Julie (David) Cahow of Arco, MN; two sisters, Edna (Dennis
Winn) Sater of Seaforth, MN and Judy (Charles Filter) Glass of Tracy, MN; two
brothers, Wes (Pat) Radke of Tracy, MN and Charles (Linda) Benson Jr. of Walnut
Grove, MN; sister-in-law, Kay Radke of Marion, IA; many grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Guy Van Meveren Jr., her parents, son, Gary Van Meveren, daughter,
Jeanette Zopf, grandson, Chad Van Meveren, granddaughter, Shannon Cahow, and
infant great grandson, Darrin Thiner, who was born and died on the same date as
Della, four brothers, Harold, Bill, Bud and Bob Radke and two infant siblings,
Iona and Arthur Radke.
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