Obituaries

Elsie Marie Gustafson, the daughter of Ernest and Gussie (Minor) Kemmner, was born on March 9, 1930 on a farm near Brewster, MN. She grew up on farms in the Brewster and Kinbrae areas and attended country school. She attended Brewster and Fulda High Schools graduating from Fulda in 1948. Elsie was united in marriage to Kermith Gustafson on June 9, 1948 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brewster. After their marriage they lived on the family farm near Kinbrae until 1961 when they moved to a farm north of Heron Lake, MN. In 1965 they returned to the family farm near Kinbrae where they lived and raised their children. Elsie remained on the farm after Kermith’s death in January of 1999. Elsie moved to the Maple View Apartments in December of 2016 and later to the Maple Lawn Nursing Home.

Marvin J. Kleven, age 79 of rural Walnut Grove, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Westbrook Good Samaritan Society.

Jerry Marco was born on December 31, 1943, in Sibley, Iowa to Henry and Alice Marco Marco. He grew up in Bigelow, MN and attended Worthington High School. On February 6, 1982, he and Kathy Vosberg were married in Worthington. Following their marriage, they made their home in Worthington where Jerry worked for Armour until 1984. They then moved to Carrollton, TX where Jerry worked as a plumber and later at Landlock Seafood Company. He continued working for Landlock when they moved to The Colony, TX. Wanting to get closer to family they moved to Hutchinson, MN where Jerry worked for HTI Technology, and they owned and operated J and K Crafts Ideas. Retirement found them moving to Big Stone, SD before making their home in Slayton, MN in 2021. Jerry passed away at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the age of 78. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Slayton and the Eagles Club in Worthington. Jerry enjoyed spending time with family, visiting with friends, fishing, flea markets, rummage sales, gardening, woodworking, cooking, and baking.

Mary Ann (Surprenant) Steffen passed away on June 10th, 2022, at Auburn Home in Waconia, MN after a brief battle with lung cancer. Mary was born on October 17th, 1941, in New Ulm, MN to Ralph and Augusta (Dresow) Surprenant.

Dean Richard Lanners was born on October 18, 1965, in Slayton, Minnesota to Richard and Patricia “Pat” Illg Lanners. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Iona, MN and graduated from Fulda High School in 1984. Dean then attended Canby Vo-Tech for Agriculture Production Management. Following graduation, he returned to the family farm and farmed with his father. Dean eventually took over the family farm when his dad retired. Dean passed away at the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at the age of 56. He was a member of St. Columba Church in Iona. He also was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, a past member of the Iona Fire Department, as well as an honorary member of the Iona VFW Post where he played the trumpet for many years. Dean enjoyed tending to his crops, playing cards with the guys, trips to area casinos, traveling to Las Vegas with friends, his two cats, Mittens and John Deere, and sprint car races. Dean enjoyed visiting with people and could talk to anyone about anything. Survivors include his three sisters and their spouses, Lynne (Ed) Herrmann of Delano, MN,

Audrey Mae Fletcher was born on March 19, 1928, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The daughter of Harvey and Margaret Knopke. She grew up in Racine, WI and graduated from Racine High School. Following high school Audrey attended nursing school and later returned to college to obtain her Teaching Degree. In June 1960 she and Raymond Fletcher were married.

Jerry Bloch was born on August 6, 1941, in Slayton, Minnesota to Leo and Julia Bloch. He was Baptized and Confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Jerry grew up on the family farm north of Slayton and graduated from Slayton High School in 1959. Jerry then attended Augustana University where he met his wife Kathleen Krull.

Darrold E. Peck, age 83 of Tracy, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at St.

Harley Wahl, age 91 of Lake Shetek passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Murray County Medical Center in Slayton. Harley Otto Wahl was born to Samuel and Amelia (Wenzel) Wahl at home in Murray County, Minnesota on February 19, 1931.

William ‘Bill’ Fuerstenberg was born on January 28, 1942 in Adrian, Minnesota to Clarence and Teresa (Finke) Fuerstenberg. He grew up in Fulda and graduated from Fulda High School in 1960. Bill served in the US Navy from 1960-1964, and the Reserves until 1966. On December 27, 1965 Bill was united in marriage to Sharon Fury and they raised their four children in Fulda.