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Claire Brasch service
St. Ansgar- Claire Brasch, a long-time resident of St.
Ansgar, owner of St. Ansgar Grain and Feed, later NorOats, and a
decorated WWII veteran, died Thursday, January 26, 2011, at age 95.
Memorial service was held Monday, January 30, 2012 at
10:00AM at the United Methodist Church, St. Ansgar, with Rev. Peter
Chang and Rev. Lance Kittleson officiating.
Born in 1916 near Hudson, Iowa, he came of age during
the Great Depression, working a family farm with his two brothers,
Roland and LeRoy, and his parents, Ceola and Art Brasch. When the war
broke out, he volunteered as a Marine and spent the next four years
fighting in the Pacific theater, seeing action on the islands of Saipan,
Tarawa, and Guadalcanal, among others. He received a purple heart for
his actions on Saipan, where he suffered shrapnel wounds after a brutal
battle to take the island. He met his wife Dorothy, a Navy Wave and
native of New York, when she was training in Cedar Falls. They were
married the next year, 1945, in San Diego before he was shipped off to a
planned invasion of Japan. Enroute, the war was declared over, and he
returned with his new wife to New Hampton, Iowa.
With help of the GI Bill, he built their first home
and began work as an electrician. Within a few years, he had heard of a
business opportunity to operate a grain elevator in St. Ansgar and with
Curtis Taylor, the two bought St. Ansgar Grain and Feed in 1950. After
dissolving the partnership, he continued to operate the feed mill until
1977, when he expanded operations to process race horse feed. Upon his
retirement, a group of investors bought the business and transformed it
into NorOats. Today, after continued expansion and another name change,
Grain Millers now runs 24-hours shifts, employing more than 100 people
in a town of 1,000.
Besides his business acumen, Claire was known for his
woodworking, carving, and model railroad. His woodwork graces the homes
of many St. Ansgar residents, from grandfather clocks to shaker boxes.
His model train winds through the story of his life, from farmstead to
St. Ansgar--in miniature. During winters, he could be found with wood
chips at his feet as he perfected the wings on the carvings of his
cardinals and ducks.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Dorothy Brasch;
his daughter Sally Emerson- Brasch, his son Bob Brasch and wife Susan
Brasch; his daughter Barbara Ray and husband Rex Ray; his grandchildren
Tara Thorson and husband Corey Thorson, and their children, Elle Sue,
Cadence, Mayzie, and Kemper; Eric Kline and his wife Sunny Kline and
their children Tyson and Charlie; Kim Opstvedt and husband Shawn
Opstvedt and their children Emily and Colin; Christopher Poulos and wife
Jessica Poulos and their children Logan and Brayden; Kelsey Brasch;
Michael Brasch; and Jacob Brasch.
He is preceded in death by his daughter Susan Kline,
and his brothers LeRoy Brasch and Roland Brasch.
He was deeply loved, and his gentle, caring spirit—
and dry wit--will be missed. He left us with his favorite parting words:
“keep working.” Glenn R. Kronemann funeral  Glenn
Robert Kronemann, age 84, of Carpenter, died Friday, January 27, 2012,
at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt of a sudden illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage with Father Jack McClure, CPPS officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Osage with military honors at the grave by Walter T. Enneberg American Legion Post 358 of St. Ansgar. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage with a scripture wake service at 7:00 p.m. Glenn was born March 20, 1927, in Rock Township, Mitchell County, the youngest of 9 children to Emil and Mary (Neuman) Kronemann. He attended country school in Rock Township. Glenn served in the Army Air Force during WWII in the Pacific. He was united in marriage to Dolores Wagner at Sacred Heart Church in Osage on August 21, 1950. They farmed near St. Ansgar until 1970 when they moved to Britt. They moved to Carpenter in 1990. Glenn was the drummer for the Grafton Boys Band for 40 years. He was a member of the St. Ansgar American Legion Post 358. Glenn enjoyed playing his drums, hunting, fishing, gardening and listening to music. He also enjoyed spending time with his family. Glenn is survived by his wife, Dolores Kronemann of Carpenter; his eight children, Douglas (Linda) Kronemann of Osage, Diane (Lyle) Passmore of Minnesota Lake, MN, Nancy (Marvin) Trenary of Kanawha, Lynn (Daniel) Doughan of Britt, David Kronemann of Crystal Lake, Susan Marshall of Gig Harbor, WA, Wayne (Michelle) Kronemann of Britt, Brian Kronemann of Kanawha; a brother, Lloyd Kroneman of Grafton; 22 grandchildren and 24 greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, three brothers and a great grandson. Steven Richard Blood service Carpenter- Steven Richard Blood, 62, of Carpenter, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage, Iowa. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 10:30 AM at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, Iowa, with Rev. Dr. Byron Northwick officiating. Burial will be in the Woodbury Cemetery, rural Lyle, Minnesota. Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home of St.Ansgar is in charge of the arrangements. Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, Ia., 641-713-4920. Steven Blood service Carpenter, Iowa- Steven Richard Blood, 62, of Carpenter, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage, Iowa. Memorial service was held on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 10:30 AM at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, Iowa, with Rev. Dr. Byron Northwick officiating. Burial was in the Woodbury Cemetery, rural Lyle, Minnesota. Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home of St. Ansgar is in charge of arrangements. Steven was born on June 4, 1949 in Hampton, Iowa, to Richard and Helen (Allison) Blood. He graduated from St. Ansgar High School. He worked in Alaska from 1975 to 1991 as a gold-miner, after which he worked for Carroll George, Northwood, Iowa, for eight years. He married Dolores Gora Brandt on October 24, 1992 in Clear Lake, Iowa. Steve enjoyed fishing, camping, bowling, cooking and visiting family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; Richard and Helen Blood. Steve is survived by his wife, Dolores of Carpenter, Iowa; son Todd (Karen) Blood of Holmen, Wis.; step son, Jason (Tasha) Brandt of Eureka, Kansas; one grandchild, Morgan Blood; 5 step grandchildren, Jase, Kassidy, Krystayl, Reis, Rayna Brandt; a sister, Nancy (Jim) Ackels of Tucson, Arizona; nephew, Ryan and niece Missy. Elsie Rachut funeral St. Ansgar, Iowa- Elsie Rachut, 87, of St. Ansgar, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center. Funeral service was held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, with Rev. Dr. Byron Northwick officiating. Burial was in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, St. Ansgar. Elsie was born April 25, 1924 in Newburg Township, Mitchell County, Iowa at the farm home of her parents, Henry and Ida (Groth) Pagel. She was baptized June 1 at Immanuel Lutheran Church by Rev. Paul Brammer and confirmed April 11, 1938. She attended Newburg #5 Country School for eight years and graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1942. She went to Iowa State Teachers’ College for one year and then began teaching at the rural school, Newburg #6. On September 26, 1948 she was married to Arthur Rachut at Immanuel Lutheran Church by Rev. Theo Eickelberg. They made their home on a farm southwest of St. Ansgar. They became parents of Joyce and Jerry. In 1964 the family moved to St. Ansgar. She continued her education by taking summer classes and night classes. At the end of the 1970 summer session she received her BA from the University of Northern Iowa. Elsie taught fourth grade in St. Ansgar Elementary School for thirty years. Following retirement she was a substitute teacher for seven years. She served as a Resident Advocate at the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar for twelve years. Elsie also served on the Nissen Library Board and on the St. Ansgar Heritage Association Board. She was a lifetime member of Naomi Circle and a Sunday School and Vacation Bible School teacher for many years. Elsie was a member of Alpha Beta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority for educators. Her hobbies were reading, genealogy, traveling and sewing quilts for her family. Her great joys were her Savior, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur; parents, Henry and Ida Pagel; brothers John and George Pagel. Elsie is survived by her two children; Joyce (John) Westrem of Fort Wayne, Indiana. and Jerry (Donna) Rachut of St. Ansgar; four grandchildren, Kelly(Adam)Beyer, Amanda (Jay) Melcher, Kris (Mandi) Rachut and Allison (Scott) Huston; four great grandchildren, Jaidyn, Bailey and Cade Beyer and Luke Melcher; two sisters Alfrieda Crooks and Dorothy Pahl; sister in law, Luella Page; several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be given to Immanuel Lutheran Sunday School, St. Ansgar Fire Department or St. Ansgar Rescue. Alice “Nana” Malmin funeral  Alice
Helen (DeLano) Malmin, age 88, of Osage, peacefully passed away in her
home with the care of North Iowa Hospice and Rose Mustain, February 8,
2012. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage with Rev. Roy Ott and Pastor Edward Bard, Chaplain at Hospice of North Iowa, officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery. Visitation is from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2012, at the Champion- Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage. Alice was born December 3, 1923, in Stacyville, Iowa, the daughter of Hugh and Rose (Adams) DeLano. She was married in Richmond, California to Ernhart Malmin on October 14, 1943, and they were blessed with five children. They resided in California for 41 years until 1984 when they retired back to Osage, in Alice’s home state of Iowa. Alice was a beautician and caterer. She loved to dance, play cards and bingo, and was an avid baker specializing in Norwegian pastry. They were life members of Sons of Norway. Alice was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, V.F.W. Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, the Senior Center, and other community related clubs. The surviving family members are: a son, Allen (Lorraine) Malmin and their children, Mike B. Malmin and Sandy (Keith) Miller;a son, Karl (Donna) Malminand their children Kelly (Bryan) Malgradi and Karla (Scott) Hirayama; a son, Kevin (Nancy) Malminand their children, Lindy (Ben) Cannady, Michael A. Malmin (Jill Malmin-Krebsbach), and Kyle J. Malmin (Brandi Malmin-Hansen); a daughter, Rose Mustain and her children, Joseph Mustain and Carrie Hinders; a granddaughter, Kristina Malmin; Several great-grandchildren; one great-great- grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rose and Hugh DeLano; one brother, Edward;one sister, Irene and husband, Earl Benton;her husband, Ernhart; her son, Tom and wife, Julie; son-in-law, David “Ranch” Mustain; and granddaughters, Krystal Mustain and Jessy Malmin. Marie Louise Goodrich service  Marie
Louise Goodrich, age 104, passed away at her home in Mountain City,
Tennessee on Thursday, February 9, 2012. She was born in St. Ansgar, Iowa on January 29, 1908 to Norwegian parents, Carl Gustav and Inga Gunderson. Marie graduated from St. Ansgar High School and attended Iowa State University where she earned a degree in Home Economics. She commenced teaching in Cleghorn, Iowa, where she met and married Harold Goodrich. Harold and Marie had two children, who both were born in Cleghorn. Marie eventually retired from teaching Home Economics after having taught primarily at Tech High School in Omaha, Nebraska and at North Ft. Meyers High School in Fort Meyers, Florida. Marie had lived in Mountain City, Tennessee for the past 22 years. In retirement, Marie and Harold enjoyed traveling extensively. Marie attended First Christian Church in Mountain City. Her interests included knitting and crocheting as well as tending her flowers. Marie was an avid fan of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols as well as of Peyton Manning. Marie is survived by her daughter, Bonnie Carter and husband Dale of Mountain City, TN; son, Don Goodrich and wife Mary of Indianapolis, Indiana. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold and her brother, Eric Harold Gudnerson. A private inurnment will be held in Meriden, Iowa. It was Mrs. Goodrich’s request that no formal services be held. |
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