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12601 «b»Services held Sunday for Mrs. Mabel Ysker
«/b»Services held Sunday for Mrs. Mabel Ysker 2-24 fut med.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Ysker, 74, of Windom, were conducted Sunday from Hanson-Witt Funeral Chapel.
Mrs. Ysker died Thursday at Windom Hospital.
The Rev. Calvin Peterson officiated. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were John Heern, Earl Tyler, Ervin Rostien, Dudley Grunewald, Lyle Muir, Walter Fuller, all of Bingham Lake.
Music was provided by Mrs. Clayton Owen, organist, and Mrs. Don Olson, soloist.
Mrs. Ysker was born Mabel Ubben Aug. 1, 1895, the daughter of John and Mathilda Swartz. On Aug. 30, 1915 she was married to Claus Ysker in Cottonwood County.
Following their marriage they lived on a farm near Bingham Lake.
Surviving are two sons, Henry of Wilder and William of Bingham Lake; two daughters, Mrs. Joe (Mathilda) Townsend of Los Angeles and Mrs. Larry (Lillian) Fairbrother of Alta, Ga.,a step-daughter, Mrs. George (Mary) Williams of Russell; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Wagner of Fairmont and Mrs. Edith Kruger of Rochester; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
 
UBBENS, Mabel (I5554)
 
12602 «b»Sister Helen Wollschlager
«/b» Sister Helen (Pancratia) Wollschlager, 77, St. Paul, was killed Saturday in a two-car collision six miles west of Montievideo. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Good Counsel Convent Chapel, the Rev. Anthony Plathe of Willmar offficiating. Burial will be in Good Counsel Cemtery.
Vespers will be 7 p.m. today at Good Counsel.
She was born Jan. 21, 1904, in Big Stone City, S.D., and grew up in Madison. She was professed as a School Sister of Notre Dame in 1932 and taught for over 50 years in Minnesota and Iowa. She taught at St. Peter and Paul's School in Mankato 1934-36 and 1952-55. At the time of her death she was teaching at St. Matthews school in St. Paul.
She is survived by two sisters, Agnes Plathe and Mary Wollschlager, both of Madison. 
WOLLSCHLAGER, Sister Helen (I5576)
 
12603 «b»Vernon J. Olsen - Pearl Harbor survivor returns to ship in death:«/b»
(IL) - December 8, 2011
Deceased Name: Vernon J. Olsen - Pearl Harbor survivor returns to ship in death
More than seven months after his death, the cremated remains of former Rockford resident Vernon J. Olsen were interred at sunset Wednesday in a gun turret on the USS Arizona, part of the 70th anniversary ceremonies marking the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Olsen, 91, of Port Charlotte, Fla., died April 22 in Port Charlotte after a bout with pneumonia.

The ceremony was one of five memorials held this week for servicemen who lived through the Dec. 7, 1941, assault and who wanted their remains placed in Pearl Harbor out of pride and affinity for those they left behind.

"They want to return and be with the shipmates that they lost during the attack," said Jim Taylor, a retired sailor who coordinates the ceremonies.

The memorials are happening the same week the country observes the 70th anniversary of the aerial bombing that killed 2,390 Americans and brought the United States into World War II. A larger ceremony to remember all those who perished was held Wednesday just before 8 a.m. Hawaii time -- the same moment the devastating attack began.

Most of the 12 ships that sank or were beached that day were removed from the harbor, their metal hulls repaired and returned to service or salvaged for scrap. Just the Utah and the USS Arizona still lie in the dark blue waters. Only survivors of those vessels may return in death to their ships.

Olsen was among 334 on the Arizona to survive the attack. Most of the battleship's 1,177 sailors and Marines who died on Dec. 7 are still entombed on the ship.

Five months after Pearl Harbor, Olsen was on the USS Lexington aircraft carrier when it sank during the Battle of the Coral Sea.

"I used to tell him he had nine lives. He was really lucky," said his widow, Jo Ann Olsen.

Pearl Harbor interment and ash scattering ceremonies began in the late 1980s and started growing in number as more survivors heard about them.

Taylor has helped 265 survivors return to Pearl Harbor. The vast majority have had their ashes scattered. He's arranged for the remains of about 20 Arizona survivors to be placed in the Arizona and about a dozen to be put in the Utah.

"These guys are heroes, OK. Fact is, in my opinion, anybody that's ever served in the military and wore the uniform are heroes. That's why you and I can breathe today in a free country. So I just appreciate what they did," he said.

Olsen was born March 1, 1920, the youngest of 14 children born to Oscar and Frances Olsen of Rockford and enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Oct. 8, 1940.

After completing basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Station, Olsen was assigned to the USS Arizona as a seaman. On Dec. 7, 1941, he was assigned to mess duty for 5th Division when general quarters was sounded. His battle station was located in the gun tubs on the after mast, where he was to man a 50-caliber water-cooled machine gun. He did not have access to the keys to the ready-locker, therefore he did not have any ammunition or water needed to operate the machine gun. A Japanese plane flew between the masts and dropped a bomb. After the bomb exploded, he was ordered to abandon ship. As he was escaping, he suffered severe burns on his arms. Another, much larger explosion occurred, and the ship became an inferno. Olsen found himself floundering in the harbor's water but was soon rescued and transported safely to Ford Island.

Olsen was later assigned to the USS Lexington and then to the USS Nassau. After the war, he was assigned to the USS Fulton and participated in the atomic testing at Bikini Atoll in July 1946. On Dec. 9, 1946, Vernon received his honorable discharge from the Navy with the rank of electrician's mate first class.

While the Nassau was under repair at the Mare Island Navy Yard in California, Olsen took leave to marry Jo Ann Castelles of Rockford on April 8, 1944. Shortly after his discharge from the Navy, Olsen went to work for Commonwealth Edison and retired in 1975.

Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Jo Ann, and many nieces, nephews and extended family members.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Author: ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
Page: 5A
Copyright 2011 Rockford Register Star, All Rights Reserved. 
OLSEN, Vernon J. (I9287)
 
12604 «b»VERNON J. OLSEN, 91 PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. «/b»-
Vernon J. Olsen, 91, of Port Charlotte, formerly of Rockford, Ill., died Friday, April 22, 2011. Arrangements by Roberson Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Charlotte Chapel.
Copyright 2011 Rockford Register Star, All Rights Reserved. 
OLSEN, Vernon J. (I9287)
 
12605 «b»Walter E. Wiese
«/b»Services for Walter E. Wiese, 69, 215 W. Fifth St., who died Wednesday on arrival at Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital, are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Johnson-Boman Mortuary Chapel, the Rev. Loren Grage, of the Belgrade Avenue United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Johnson-Boman Morturary, with a memorial service by Mankato Lodge 12, A.F. & A.M and other Scottish Rite bodies, at 7 p.m. Friday. Memorials to donor's choice are preferred.
Mr. Wiese was born March 29, 1911, to Edward and Liza Wiese at Stillwater. He married Mabel E. Brinkman at St. Peter, July 15, 1933. He was self-employed for 17 years in retail sales for the Tool Sales Co., and worked for Riggs Optical Co., Mankato, for 25 years. Mr. Wiese was a memeber of the Belgrade Avenue United Methodist Church; Masonic Lodge 12, A.F. & A.M., and several other Scottish Rite Masonic organizations; and Lodge 15, I.O.O.F., Mankato.
Mr. Wiese is survived by his wife, Mabel; a daughter, Sandra L. (Mrs. WIlliam) Krier, Victoria, Texas; a son, Thomas C. Wiese, New Hope; seven grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Three sisters preceded him in death. 
WIESE, Walter Edward (I5303)
 
12606 «b»Walter Murphy«/b»
Services for Walter H. Murphy, 68, 407 Pearl St., who died at the Hilltop Hospital Tuesday, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter and Paul's Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at teh Landkamer Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 8 p.m. Friday.
Mr. Murphy was born in Redwing on Sept 17, 1908, and moved to Mankato about 40 years ago. He was a retired employee of the Minnesota Department of Employment Services where he had been employed for 31 years before retiring about five years ago. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel; three daughters, Mrs. Lloyd (Patricia) Anderson, Des Moines, Iowa, Mrs. Robert (Maxine) Boswell, Mankato, and Mrs. William (Kathleen) Campbell, Park Forest, Ill.; one son, Thomas of Omaha, Neb.; four sisters, Mrs. Emil Meurer, Lake Washington, Erma Loken, St. Paul, Marcella Edblom, Redwing, and Margaret Held, California, and 13 grandchildren. 
MURPHY, Walter H. (I7659)
 
12607 «b»William Ysker«/b»
Cottonwood County native, William Ysker, 72, died Dec. 6 is his sleep at home. He had been confined to his home for the past year due to complications form his diabetes.
Service was Dec. 9 at the United Methodist Church in Bingham Lake with Rev. David Laechel officiating. Organist was Mrs. David Laechel.
Pallbearers were John Ysker, Kenny Heern, Ron Johnson, Robert Ysker, Bill Heern and Leo Bartosh.
Interment was in Memory Gardons of Windom.
William Henry Ysker was born March 4, 1917 in Cottonowood County to Claus and Magle Ubben Ysker. Bill, as most people knew him, attended country schools near Mt. Lake.
Bill married Mae Wilkins at Dundee in 1952. The couple farmed in the Bingham Lake area.
Bill loved farming. Recently he raised rabbits. He was always a willing helper when called upon by a friend.
Saurvivors include his wife, Mae, of Bingham Lake; three children, Mrs. Marvin (Betty) Mastbergen of Worthington, Mrs. Michael (Mary) Riordan of Windom, and Jerry Ysker of Bingham Lake; Debbie Chelius of Tallahasse, Fla., a niece raised by Bill and Mary; seven gradchildren; one sister, JoAnne Stephens of Smarr, Ga.
 
YSKER, William Henry (I6092)
 
12608 «i»Page 11 : Column 7 «/i»
«b»Mrs. Fred Kroeger Funeral Services To Be Thursday
«/b» Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Kroeger of Rapidan will be conducted Thursday afternoon at the St. Paul's Lutheran church at Rapidan«b» «/b»at 2 o'clock, the Rev. O. F. Hinrichs officiating. Burial will be made in Pilgrim's Rest cemetery, Mankato.
The body will lie in state at the Landamer funeral home until Thursday noon and then will be taken to the church to lie in state from 1 to 2 p.m.
Mrs. Kroeger, the former Maria Ida O'Gorsky, was born at Mayville, Wis., March 31, 1860. She was married to Frederick Kroeger at Good Thunder October 5, 1886, and had resided at Rapidan for the past 45 years.
She died at a St. Paul hospital Monday evening.
Surviving are four sons, William A., and Fred H. of St. Paul, Edward J. of Watertown, S. D., and Sergeant Edwin R. in France; a daughter, Mrs. John Sainsbury, Sioux City, Iowa; five grandchildren, one great grandchild, and two sisters, Mrs. Julia Vosbeck, Mankato, and Mrs. Emma Clarke, Los Angeles. Her husband and two daughters preceded her in death. 
OGROSKY, Maria Ida (I6181)
 
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Frances Medorah "Fannie" Ross Ray
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Frances Medorah "Fannie" Ross Ray
BIRTH17 Oct 1857
Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, Texas, USA
DEATH15 Oct 1932 (aged 74)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
BURIAL
San Fernando Cemetery #3
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
MEMORIAL ID61450071 · View Source

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Daughter of Daniel Walter Ross and Jane Williams Garrison. Married William Dunn Ray on November 22, 1877 in Rusk County, Texas.

Children:
Elizabeth Ray
Charles Ray
Jennie Ray
Robert Ray
James Raymond Ray
Infant Son Ray (1892 - 1892)
William Dunn Ray, Jr.
Infant Son Ray (1895 - 1895)
Suella Ray

She was 74 years old, widowed, and a resident of San Antonio, Texas for the past 14 years when she died. Informant was E. A. Urban, San Antonio, Texas; burial was October 16, 1932. Hagy & McCollum, San Antonio, Texas, was in charge of arrangements.
(Texas death certificate# 40872) 
ROSS, Frances Medora (I11120)
 
12610 –Mrs. Jane Joliffe, an aged woman living near Millport, died Monday.

The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
February 25, 1897
Page 8, Column 2 
SNELLING, Jane D. (I12387)
 

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