Hometown News April 23, 2020

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Vol. 19: Issue 52

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Loyalty is Royalty

-By Harvey Mackay

An elderly woman had always wanted to travel abroad.

Now that she was getting on in years, she thought the time had come but she’d never even been out of the country.

So she began by going in person to the passport office and asking how long it would take to have one issued.

“You must take the loyalty oath first,” responded the passport clerk. “Raise your right hand, please. Do you swear to defend the Constitution of this country against all its enemies, domestic or foreign?” was the first question.

The woman’s face became pale and her voice trembled as she asked in a small voice, “All by myself?”

Loyalty is what makes for great people, winning teams and topflight business organizations.

May 1 of every year is Loyalty Day. According to Wikipedia, “it is a day set aside for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States.” It was first observed during 1921 but was made an official reoccurring holiday in 1958 by President

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President Ronald Reagan said, “You’ve got to give loyalty down, if you want loyalty up.” I have a different way of saying this. I firmly believe that respect is earned, honesty is appreciated, love is gained and loyalty is returned.

In February Americans celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice when the USA beat the heavily favored Russians and then Finland to win the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. My friend, Herb Brooks, was the coach. Herb’s players all cited his loyalty to them and to the idea that they could win it all as the reason for what many call the greatest upset in sports history. This underdog hockey team became an American legend, all because of inexhaustible loyalty. Herb believed that blood makes you related, but loyalty makes you family.

In years past, when a person landed a “dream job,” that person tended to stick around until the gold watch ceremony.

That may have represented some level of loyalty, but often, it was better described as longevity. A safe place, a comfortable situation. Loyalty to the organization was assumed.

Today, it’s more challenging to build loyalty when employees move around so much. But loyalty is always important. I still believe a person can job-hop regularly

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and maintain tremendous loyalty to the company that they represent.

I personally value loyalty over longevity. I would rather have a terrific employee work for us for a few years and be true to our company values than someone who still shows up every day, punches the clock and hangs around just to collect a paycheck.

Being committed to the job that one is hired to do is the mark of loyalty. Moving on is not disloyal if it means a promotion we can’t offer or a desire to use a different skill set. A person can remain loyal to an earlier employer when working in a new job. In fact, I hear regularly from former employees who let me know that their experience at our company provided them with a great start and helped to launch a successful career. They are grateful and will remain loyal to us.

At MackayMitchell when a new employee is hired, management expects commitment to the company and in return treats every employee as a valuable family member. We have a number of employees who have celebrated 20, 25, 30 and 40 years with us because we practice what we preach. But believe me, if the loyalty factor appeared to be missing, we would re-evaluate that relationship. We need committed people to continue to provide outstanding service and produce the best envelopes in the industry.

We need loyalty to be winners.

Former IBM Chairman John Akers, who said: “We’ve all heard the shortsighted businessmen attribute a quote to Vince Lombardi, ‘Winning is not the most important thing; it’s the only thing.’ Well, that’s a good quote for firing up a team, but as an overarching philosophy it’s just baloney. I much prefer another Lombardi quote. He expected his players to have three kinds of loyalty: to God, to their families and to the Green Bay Packers, in that order.”

Harvey Mackay continued to pg 3

Upcoming Events

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 • Grey Eagle Senior Center Potluck/ Bingo Party at 12:00 noon.

SATURDAY, MAY 16 • Grey Eagle Senior Center “Rock-aThon” postponed.

ALBANY COMMUNITY CENTER • Sundays at 1 p.m. 500 cards.

ALBANY TOWNSHIP • Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.

• Planning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany City Hall.

BURNHAMVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Burtrum City Hall.

BURTRUM CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

FEET FIRST CLINIC • Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Holdingford City Hall.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION • Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution first

Saturday of the Month from 10-11 a.m. at River of Live Church, Sauk Centre.

FREEPORT CITY COUNCIL • Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

FREEPORT SENIOR MEETING • Meets the third Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. with cards/Bingo/coffee/dessert.

GREY EAGLE CITY COUNCIL • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

GREY EAGLE SENIORS • Exercise Classes every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Grey Eagle Senior Center.

GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the first Monday of the month at 8 p.m.

HELPING HANDS EXERCISE • Exercise & Line Dancing Every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m., Holdingford City Hall.

HELPING HANDS COM. LUNCH • Meets the second Thursday of the month from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Holdingford Legion.

MELROSE SENIOR CENTER • Line Dancing from 1-2:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Senior Community Center.

STEARNS CO. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY • Meets at 7 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of the month at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Albany.

SUNSHINE CLUB • Meets every Monday, weigh in starts at 8; meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Village View Apartments, Grey Eagle.

ST. ROSA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Community Park building.

SWANVILLE CITY COUNCIL • First Tuesday after the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

SWANVILLE TOWNSHIP • Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 8:30 p.m. at the Swanville Fire Hall.

TODD COUNTY REPUBLICANS • Meets second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, Clarissa.

UPSALA CITY COUNCIL • Meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

UPSALA COMMUNITY CENTER • Exercise Program every Monday at 10:15 a.m.

If you have an upcoming event or meeting, please let us know by email: htnews@meltel.net or call 320-285-2323.

Temperatures Date

4/15 4/16 4/17 4/18 4/19 4/20 4/21

High 34 45 46 57 45 54 41

Low 14 19 19 36 28 28 23

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Sunday

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“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne Staying In II Looking back to the time when we were kids, we can probably say that we were confined to our homes quite a lot. Not that the Government confined us, but primarily because travel required more preparation and if we did travel, it usually required a “good reason.”

Before the motor vehicles arrived, travel required actual horse power or in some cases human leg power. I’ve been told that if the desired destination was only a couple of miles, it was much easier to just walk, than it was to harness the horses, hitch them up to the wagon, drive out to the back of the barn to scrape out the last remaining leavings from the last manure hauled. Everyone taking the trip needed to place some form of protection between themselves and the wagon box.

The trip was usually not actually very comfortable, since the trail was full of chuck-holes, there was no glass weather protection around the wagon and the seats had no cushions. Today we see the Amish scooting smoothly down the highway at a good rate of speed. Work horses moved the wagons more slowly and not on a smooth surfaced highway.

My Grandmother told of walking a distance of about 4.5 miles to church.

When the service included The Lord’s Supper, it was to be the first food consumed in that day. So, she spoke of becoming very faint going to church, especially in the hot summer Sundays. Would we still make that trip every Sunday? Chances are, we wouldn’t make the trip at all.

When the first cars appeared, they were somewhat undependable, however they were more simple to repair and the fellow driving the car had some usual

repair items in the trunk. Although the first cars were somewhat prone to breakdown, people began to travel just to enjoy the ride. This somewhat reduced the home confinement.

Home confinement for us allowed us to use our skills and imaginations to make toys by ourselves for entertainment. Girls made dolls of paper and pillows. They used old chairs and dishes to make up housekeeping scenarios. They put clothes on dolls and in some cases dressed up their pet cat. The boys built tree-branch pistols, wooden stick forts, sling-shots, bows and arrows and a variety of tools or various boards and sticks to do the jobs of tools that they didn’t have. They played games of cops and robbers, cowboys and Indians, tag, and hide and seek. Add a ball and the boys would entertain themselves for hours.

Kids of yesteryear primarily needed to make their own entertainment lives.

Many of those activities required physical effort. Now-days entertainment for kids is primarily mental exercises, which are purchased primarily for that purpose. Is that good or bad? Today’s youth need to prepare themselves for their future in technology. I guess that doesn’t include tree-branch pistols or pillow dolls. Who knows?

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Harvey Mackay continued from page 2

As a native Minnesotan who has spent my life in the shadow of the Packers and their fiercely loyal fans, I can attest to their loyalty – no matter where they happen to be on game day!

Mackay’s Moral: Get a lock on loyalty – it’s one of the keys to success.

Reprinted with permission from nationally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive,” “We Got Fired!...And

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Burnhamville Township Residents and Landowners Dust Control for 2020

Burnhamville Township will again be applying a dust abatement product on township roads where requested by residents. The cost is $ .75 per foot; the same as last year. The township will pay half and the requesting property owner will pay half the cost. Call by May 10, 2020 to be put on the list.

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CentraCare Requires All Employees To Wear Masks, Encourages Community To Do The Same Effective immediately, all CentraCare and Carris Health facilities, both patient and non-patient buildings, will be implementing universal masking for all employees. Universal masking means any employee entering a CentraCare building must wear a facemask for the entire time they are at work.

CentraCare is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in our communities, along with the availability of masks, and determined this is the time to implement a universal masking approach in order to protect health care workers and patients from transmission of the disease.

Patients who enter a CentraCare facility will be provided a mask if they exhibit signs and symptoms of a respiratory illness. Well patients are encouraged to wear masks from home.

CentraCare encourages everyone to wear homemade face coverings while in the community. According to the Centers for Disease Control, a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus might not have symptoms and that even those who eventually develop symptoms can transmit the virus to others before showing symptoms.

“Wearing a mask is one way you can protect others. Even if you feel healthy, a mask can prevent the spread of the virus, because many times people with coronavirus might not have symptoms,” said Dr. George Morris, vice president of performance excellence.

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“Someone wearing a mask can send the message ‘I’m protecting you.’”

Universal masking is being adopted as one strategy of prevention. Social distancing, washing your hands and following the state at home order are other strategies implemented to keep the spread of the coronavirus down and to keep our community healthy.

For information on how to wear a cloth face covering and how to make a homemade mask, visit the CDC’s website at https://www. cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html.

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GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP

Grey Eagle Township is looking for someone to maintain the swimming beach on Big Birch Lake and the public boat access area. Duties would include putting in the dock and fall removal, general clean-up and mowing as needed. Interested applicant must be at least 16 years old and provide proof of insurance. This would be for the 2020 season and would be paid at the end of summer. Please contact one of the township’s supervisors or Mary Ann Primus, clerk @ 320-815-8224 before May 1st.

GREY EAGLE TOWNSHIP DUST CONTROL

Grey Eagle Township will be contracting for dust abatement treatment of gravel roads for the 2020 season. Magnesium Chloride will be applied at the cost to the property owner of $37.50 per hundred feet. Cost sharing for 2020 will be limited to 400 ft. per property. If you are interested in having the gravel road treated in front of your property, send a check and a note indicating the area you wish to have treated and include your address to:

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Product will not be applied until payment is received. If you have questions call Mary Ann Primus at 320-815-8224.

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Community Snapshots

Grey Eagle Burtrum Lions recently served lunch to the CentraCare Hospital, Clinic, Nursing Home, and Assisted Living staffs at the Long Prairie and Melrose campuses. The Lions ordered chicken dinners from the Double R in Grey Eagle and delivered to both towns. Thank you medical staffs for all you do! Even though our Club isn’t meeting, we are still serving our communities!

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Dave Says -By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, I’m debt-free except for my home, and it is all because I started following your plan four years ago. I’m even on track to pay off my mortgage in eight years.

With all the scary economic news out there, I’d love to talk to my family about following your advice, too. Do you have any suggestions for doing this without sounding like a know-it-all or that I am bragging?

-Lacey Dear Lacey, It’s been my experience that when it comes to family, words don’t always do the trick. There’s an old saying that goes, “Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.” Some people have been brainwashed into believing credit cards and debt are an unavoidable part of life. They’re stuck in their ways, and nothing anyone can say or do is going to change that.

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The truth is, you can make irrefutable arguments against credit cards. People who use them spend more than those who use cash or debit cards. Research has proven this. You don’t need one to rent a car, get a hotel room, or buy airline tickets. A debit card will do all those things without piling up debt. For an emergency fund, you can simply save up cash. It takes some discipline and hard work, but relying on credit when things go wrong is a really bad idea. It’s a trap.

If they won’t listen to all these truths, try telling them your story. Let them know you understand from experience how hard breaking old habits can be. Emphasize how amazing your life has been since you made the decision to actively control your money, instead allowing a lack of money to control you.

Congratulations, Lacey. I’m proud of you for working so hard and being disciplined. I hope you can be an influence on others in your family, and help lead them to a place of financial peace, too!

-Dave * Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven bestselling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 16 million listeners each week on 600 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.

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Stearns County Sheriff’s Office

Crash with Injuries: April 19, 2020: At 11:07 a.m., deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash at County Road 17 and 165th Avenue in Holding Township. This is just to the east of the City of Holdingford.

Andrew Gray, 43, of Holdingford, was driving his 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound on County Road 17. Mr. Gray’s 14-year-old son was with him in the vehicle. Ronald Czajkowski, 75, of Avon, was eastbound on County Road 17 in his 2011 Ford Focus. Mr. Czajkowski made a left turn to go northbound on 165th Avenue and crashed with Mr. Gray’s vehicle.

Mr. Gray and his son were treated at the scene by Mayo Ambulance. Mr. Czajkowski was transported to the St. Cloud Hospital by Mayo Ambulance for treatment of his injuries.

All parties were wearing their seat belts. Holdingford Fire Department also assisted.

Motorcycle Crash: April 11, 2020: Deputy Nick Walther and his Field Training Officer Nate Watson responded to a motorcycle crash with injuries on County Road 156 near County Road 41. When they arrived, they found three operators, one ATV and two OHM’s (Off Highway Motorcycle). This accident occurred in the ditch alongside the county road. While it was off the highway, OHM’s are not allowed to operate anywhere other than private property or state designated trails. Spencer Notch, of Freeport, was driving east in the ditch of County Road 156. Mr. Notch was operating a 1984 Honda XR200. He was

the lead cycle in the group of three. Mr. Notch drove up and over a field approach.

When he came down the other side, his front tire got stuck in the mud. Mr. Notch was launched over the handlebars of his bike and landed several feet away. A second OHM, operated by Justin Kreutz, of Albany, was the next one in line. He was unable to avoid Mr. Notch and ended up running over his legs. A passerby saw the ATV and OHM’s with one person lying the ditch. The passerby went into town and flagged down Albany Police Officer Bjork.

Officer Bjork responded, along with Melrose Ambulance and Albany Rescue. Mr. Notch was treated on scene and later transported to the hospital by private vehicle.

As noted above, OHM’s cannot be driven on the road or in ditches. Both OHM drivers were cited for the offense. Please remember Class 1 ATV’s cannot be ridden in a county road ditch between April 1st and August 1st. Information can be found on Minnesota DNR’s website.

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Local Municipality Minutes To publish minutes, email to htnews@meltel.net

Burtrum City April 6, 2020 The meeting of the Burtrum City Council was called to order on Monday, April 6th, 2020 at 7 pm by Mayor Ron Strassburg. The following members present were Sharon Erickson and Mitchell Bruggenthies.

Minutes of the Burtrum City Council March meeting were read and approved by a motion made by Mitchell Bruggenthies and seconded by Sharon Erickson upon vote motion carried.

Treasurer report was given.

A motion was made by Mitchell Bruggenthies and seconded by Sharon Erickson to approve treasurers

report motion carried.

The council discussed the temporary position of a council member. A motion was made by Mitchell Bruggenthies and seconded by Sharon Erickson to accept Sara Macho for the position. Motion carried.

Mowing of the park and hall for the 2020 year was discussed.

Seth Strassburg will continue to mow with a motion made by Mitchell Bruggenthies and seconded by Sara Macho. Motion carried.

Community member Don Tepley attended the meeting to request a building permit. After a discussion a motion was made by Mitch Bruggenthies and seconded by

Sharon Erickson to grant a permit, upon vote motion carried.

The council then discussed the position of city clerk/treasurer is open for applications.

The next regular monthly meeting will be held May 4, 2020 at 7 pm.

There being no further business, a motion was made by Mitchell Bruggenthies and seconded by Sara Macho to adjourn. All members voted in favor; motion carried.

Reminder to the community of the city ordinances: That piling, storing, or keeping old machinery, debris, and junk vehicles are prohibited in the city. Please help to clean up our city.

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Birth Announcement

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Spencer Weber and Samantha Dockendorf of Melrose are proud to announce the birth of their son, Colt Jonathan Weber, born Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 10:02 a.m. at the CentraCare Health-Melrose Hospital.

Colt weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.

Grandparents are John and Kristy Dockendorf of Grey Eagle, Dan Weber of Melrose, and Rhonda Weber of St. Cloud.

Great-grandparents are Kevin and Ann Viere of Melrose, and Rita and John Mehr of Greenwald.

Obituaries

Laura C. Zenzen

Laura C. Zenzen (Brake), age 83 of Melrose, went home on April 19, 2020.

A private graveside service will be held at a later date at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Melrose. A Memorial Mass of Resurrection will be announced after Covid-19 restrictions are

Outdoor recreation re-opens and more COVID-19 notes Progress is being made on opening up the state’s economy as we continue working though the new normal brought on

by COVID-19.

Some would say the progress isn’t fast enough, and last Friday’s announcement by Gov. Tim Walz left many folks disappointed. In his latest update, the governor focused on the outdoors being opened up again for Minnesota residents as they would be allowed to engage in a range of activities such as golfing, boating, fishing, hunting and hiking.

Among the businesses that the executive order allows to re-open are bait shops for live bait, outdoor shooting ranges and game farms, golf courses and driving ranges, as well as those dealing with boating and off-highway vehicle services.

With advance notice that this order was dealing with outdoor recreation, it was my hope that manufacturing facilities that make the things folks use while recreating would also be opened back up for business. If you have a 10,000 square-foot building and only 11 people work there, keeping enough distance between workers would be relatively easy to accomplish. Any business that can put forth a plan to resume operations while still adhering to strict social distancing should be allowed to.

I have submitted several such plans to the governor’s office, with the assurance that they would be reviewed. Hopefully, in the upcoming days, there will be additional announcements of more businesses being allowed to resume operations.

One has to wonder where all the money from Washington, D.C. is coming from.

A two-trillion dollar package was recently approved, with the promise of more aid in the near future. One such bill authored by a member of the Minnesota congressio-

nal delegation was introduced over the weekend, and it calls for a moratorium for anybody paying rent or paying their home mortgage for 12 months. I ask if someone in our nation’s capital has any idea what a program like that would cost? It would be mind-boggling!

There are negotiations at the state level to cover rents by tenants for the next several months, and that cost is estimated to be around $100 million. That is for rent obligations only, and not mortgages.

When some of these huge spending bills are passed in Washington, do we ever hear about what spending is being cut so we can afford some new program? At least at the state level, our budget must be balanced.

So, to cover the cost of something new, one of two things must happen. Either revenue must be raised to cover the new expense (meaning a tax increase), or spending must be shifted or reduced somewhere else to offset the new spending.

With the economy being so dramatically affected by COVID-19, it’s a certainty that revenue coming into the state in the foreseeable future will be reduced. Instead of talking about a budget surplus, which we were doing as recently as six weeks ago, we are now contemplating a pretty severe budget deficit. Some serious decisions will need to be made on just how the budget will be balanced. I recall during my first term back in 2009, we were facing a $6 billion shortfall. That’s when strategies like the education shift were used, and we made it through those difficult days.

We don’t know how large the deficit is going to be. And we do have the reserve fund and the rainy day account to fall back on. An updated financial forecast will be done next month, but until the restrictions on business are relaxed, it will be difficult to predict just how long it will take for the economy to recover.

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Laura was born October 11, 1936 in Ward Springs, Minnesota to Joseph and Caroline (Feldewerd) Brake. On September 20, 1955, Laura married the love of her life, Raymond Zenzen in Ward Springs, Minnesota. She was a member of Melrose St. Mary’s Catholic Church and embraced the community. Laura dedicated her life to faith and family.

She is survived by her sister, Sr. Helen Brake of Little Falls; children, Mary (Louis) Mayers-Bolinger of Portland, Oregon, Danelle (Donald) Rahn of Kensington, and Arnold Zenzen of St. Cloud; grandchildren, Kurt Zenzen of Kensington, Angela Stennick of Portland, Oregon, Ryan Fischbach of Portland, Oregon, and Rose Rae, Breanna, and Brent Zenzen of St. Cloud; and 7 great-grandchildren.

She joins her husband, Raymond A. Zenzen; son, Joseph F. Zenzen; parents; brothers, Bernard Brake, Lawrence Brake, Henry Brake, and John Brake; and sisters, Marie Schmidt, Irene Parrish, Eleanor Froelich, and Clara Rahn.

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A private family graveside service will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Holdingford, MN, for Donna Mae Schneider, age 88, who died on April 10, 2020 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, MN. A Celebration Memorial Mass will be held at a later date.

Donna Was born on September 11, 1931 in Holdingford, MN, to Henry and Vivian Schneider. She graduated from Holdingford High School and St. Cloud Teachers’ College. She taught elementary education for 40 years & retired from the Corona, CA school system in 1992. She returned to Albany in 1998 to be closer to family. Throughout the years, Donna enjoyed reading, bowling, hiking, bicycling, traveling, and bird watching.

Donna was a very compassionate person; she was a contributor to many organizations. Her desire to help others was admirable and her faith was very important to her. She enjoyed watching daily mass, praying the rosary, and spending time with family.

Donna is survived by her brother, John (Rita) Albany as well as many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Betty (Arthur) Viehauser and Corrine (Arnold) Soltis; and her nephew, Kenneth Viehauser.

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Muriel Jane Besser

Muriel Jane Besser, age 84 of Sauk Centre, died Friday, April 17, 2020 at CentraCare Health Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A visitation and memorial service will be planned for a later date due to COVID-19 restrictions.

A longtime resident of the Sauk Centre community, Muriel grew up on a now Century Farm south of town. She is the daughter of Edward and Faye (Parker) Besser and a sister to Joyce Lyng. While growing up on the farm her interests beside helping with farm chores and a love for all animals, included riding and training horses.

After graduating from high school, Muriel attended business school in Minneapolis.

She then worked for State Farm Insurance in St. Paul. Her love for the country and helping out on the farm brought her home every weekend from the city. Friday nights were most often spent visiting family.

As her parents aged, Muriel retired from State Farm in St. Paul, but continued to work for State Farm Insurance in Sauk Centre. Much of her time was spent helping with the breeding, training, and showing of horses for their 3-B Arabian Farm business.

The 3 B’s were active and well known throughout the Arabian Horse Association.

Muriel often reminisced about weekends when she and Faye would ride the trails at local State Parks for enjoyment and for endurance competitions. Oh, the adventures and fun they had with their horses and friends.

After the passing of both parents, Muriel remained on the Century Farm for another decade before moving into town to be closer to her sister Joyce. The sisters did some traveling together and enjoyed attending concerts and plays and being part of many family activities and outings.

Besides maintaining a garden and flowers, Muriel loved being out with people.

She kept very busy and was active in her church, First United Church of Christ in Sauk Centre, the Historical Society, Sinclair Lewis Foundation, Concert Association, Northern Minnesota Arabian Horse Association, and Lake Region Saddle Club of Alexandria. She belonged to a local Book Club and volunteered at the nursing home, calling Bingo. She was also the one to organize her annual class reunions. Muriel was looking forward to spring and getting out to visit with friends, neighbors, and family.

Muriel was preceded in death by her sister, Joyce Lyng; parents, Edward and Faye Besser; and great-nephew, Benjamin Lueck.

She will be deeply missed by nieces and nephews, Darla (Charles) Krause of Wadena, Debra Thompson of Bemidji, Jerald (Lori) Lyng of Eden Prairie, and Ronald (Melinda) Lyng of Placerville, CA; nine great nieces and nephews, and nine great-great nieces and nephews.

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John B. Moriarty

P r i v a t e family graveside services will be in St. Benedict’s Parish Cemetery in Avon for John B. Moriarty age 92 of Avon who died Friday April 10, 2020 at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center.

A Celebration Mass will be held at a later date at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon once the health restrictions have been lifted.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Avon.

John was born April 7, 1928 in Paducah, Kentucky to John & Margaret (Cargil) Moriarty Sr. His mother died when he was an infant, his father died when he was two. John was adopted by his father’s younger brother, Joseph, and his wife Elizabeth who lived in Enderlin, North Dakota.

He graduated from Enderlin Public High School in 1946. John was an active member of his class participating in football (captain his senior year), basketball, band, choir, class plays and the Enodak Annual Staff.

John had many good high school friends and twenty years later organized their first class reunion which became a biennial event for many years. After high school John worked for the Soo Line Railroad as a depot agent, attended St. John’s University, Collegeville, and then enlisted in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a proud sailor serving his country. After he was honorably discharged from the Navy, John attended Moorhead State University and completed his Bachelor of Science degree in music education. He participated in several activities at MSU including the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, the MSU Music Ed Association, and was president of his senior class.

His career, which he thoroughly enjoyed, included teaching general music and directing the choirs and bands in Barrett and Parkers Prairie and Middle School band at Albany Public Schools. John met DeLaine (Dee) Marie Hanson at MSU and they were married June 5, 1960, in Appleton, MN. John and Dee resided in Parkers Prairie and Avon. They were blessed with two children, Patrick John and Joan Marie.

While living in Avon, John was an active member of his church, Church of St. Benedict. He directed the church choir, was a cantor, served on the Church Council, and taught religious education classes. He was also an active member of the Avon Lions Club receiving several awards including the Melvin Fellow Award. He wrote lyrics for a Lions song book, served on various committees and designed and built floats for Avon’s annual Spunktacular Days. John was also a member of the American Legion, and the Knights of Columbus. After his retirement in 1993, John volunteered at the Catholic Charities Food Shelf, delivered Meal on Wheels, and was always willing to give a helping hand to a neighbor in need. His hobbies were wood carving, golf, magic and reading.

John was a devoted family man. He supported his children and grandchildren by teaching and helping them develop various skills. He attended all their activities from sports events to dance recitals. John also enjoyed hosting extended family reunions, especially organizing the traditional back yard bocce ball tournaments.

Rollie Joseph Trettel, 56-year-old resident of Bowlus died April 19th at the St. Cloud Hospital. A private family grave side service will be held at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in North Prairie. A public Memorial Mass will be scheduled for a later date after the COVID-19 restriction are lifted. Please check back to the Emblom Brenny Funeral Service web site for updates.

Rollie was born October 28, 1963 in Minneapolis to the late George and Beata (Winkler) Trettel. He graduated from Royalton High School with the class of 1981. He received his Associate of Applied Science in Microcomputer Support & Network Admin in December 1999. Rollie was married to Mardelle Thomalla on May 10th, 1986 at the Holy Cross Church in North Prairie. They made their home in Bowlus, MN. He worked construction from 19811989, Fingerhut from 1989-1997, St Cloud Technical College Fire & EMS from 19972000 and the St. Cloud Times in the IT Dept from 2000-2005. Rollie joined the St. Cloud Financial Credit Union in 2005 working as the Network Administrator, Manager of IT and currently working as the Director of IT & Facilities. He enjoyed many outdoor sportsman activities including, spearing, ice fishing, hunting and summer fishing with the family. Rollie and Mardelle enjoyed traveling across the US and Canada on motorcycle.

Typically traveling 12,000–15,000 miles per year without an exact destination in mind – just wherever the road took them. He loved cooking for family and friends, spending time at the lake and evening walks with Mardelle. Above all else he loved time spent with his children and grandchildren. He was a former member of the Bowlus Volunteer Fire Dept and Bowlus First Response Team.

Rollie is survived by his wife Mardelle of Bowlus; children, Tyler (Heather) Trettel of Sauk Rapids, Adam (Noel) Trettel of Rice, Bethany (Steven) Dalen of Rice; siblings, George (Terri) Trettel of Bowlus, Donald (Tanya) Trettel of Upsala, Lorrie Bucher of Switzerland; grandchildren, Lincoln, Lennon, Layla Trettel, Kade and Koein Trettel, Torin and Emric Dalen.

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John was preceded in death by his parents John and Margaret Moriarty, Uncle Joe and Aunt Bess Moriarty, his brothers, Dan Moriarty and Dugan Haddican, his sisters-inlaw, Esther Moriarty, Ann Haddican, Doris Mikelson and Barbara Lepse; brothers-in law, Ralph Hanson, Glenn Hanson, Robert Hanson, Hank Hanson, Duane Hanson; and his father and mother in-law, Henry and Pearl Hanson.

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Elmer G. Wolbeck, age 93 of New Munich, died peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, April 20, 2020 at CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota.

P r i v a t e family interment will take place in Immaculate Conception Cemetery in New Munich. A memorial Mass will take place at a later date when restrictions are lifted.

Elmer George Wolbeck was born on November 24, 1926 in Spring Hill Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Anton and Appolonia (Hiltner) Wolbeck.

He grew up and helped on his family’s farm until marriage. Elmer married Kathleen “Kathy” Kramer on October 24, 1961 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Avon. After marriage, Elmer started working for Red’s Auto Electric in St. Cloud. He worked there for over 40 years until retiring in 2007.

He loved tinkering and rebuilding anything he could. Elmer also enjoyed getting together with family and friends, fishing, playing cards, traveling, and camping.

He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich, where he was a trustee for 11 years and ushered for many years. He was an active member of St. Joseph’s Men’s Society and charter member of the New Munich Lions and held various offices with both. Elmer also served on the Board of Directors for New Munich Fire Insurance.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy Wolbeck of New Munich; children, Randy Wolbeck of Aitkin, Barry (Yvonne) Wolbeck of St. Anna, Kevin (Nelly) Wolbeck of Sioux Falls, SD, Wendy (Mark) Couch of Norwood Young America, and James (Dianne) Wolbeck of Montgomery; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Leona Lashinski of Albany and Marie Heinen of Albany.

Elmer was preceded in death by his parents; son, Tony Wolbeck on June 11, 2005; brother, Melvin Wolbeck; sister-inlaw, Gail Wolbeck; and brothers-in-law, David Lashinski and Norbert Heinen.

Anita Cecile Russell

Anita Cecile Russell, age 74, died April 18, 2020.

Anita was born December 2, 1945. She married her husband Lawrence Russell on June 25, 1966.

Anita was a homemaker who loved and cared for her children endlessly. She was a strong mother of eleven who had the patience of a saint and the kindness that kept our family together.

Survivors include her children; Kyle of St. Cloud, Brent of St. Cloud, Cary of Melrose, Neal of St. Cloud, Kelly (Shawn) Moore of Rice, Megan of Cold Spring, Melanie of Minneapolis, Kevin (Ash) Russell of Minneapolis, Justin of Portland, Derek of St. Cloud, and her 7 grandchildren; siblings; Kitty Zak of Rochester, Sue (Brian Laing) of Rochester, Julie (Tom) Soderberg of Embarrass, Jim of St. Cloud, Joe (Joanne) of St.Cloud, Paul (Diane) of Alexandria and Dan (Linda) of St. Cloud.

She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Russell, her son Shawn, her mother Dolores, her father Aloysius, her siblings; Charles and Theresa, six infant brothers and sisters, her brother Thomas, her sister Mary, her brother-in-law Richard Zak, and sister-in-law Karen Hommerding.

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