Vera Roesler, 94, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, in Howard County Hospital.
Vera Fisher was born January 8, 1906, in rural Greene, IA. When she was 8, her family moved to the Lime Springs area where she spent the rest of her life. She married H
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Sunday, May 19th, 2013
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Arnold Edmund Tieskotter
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Arnold Tieskotter, 87, of Harmony, died August 15, 2000 at the Harmony Nursing Home.
He was born January 16, 1913 to Henry William and Clara (Shimek) Tieskotter of Decorah, IA. He farmed in rural Castalia, moving to the Preston area in 1951. He remained on the farm until 1974, when he moved to Harmony after his retirement. Arnold loved polka dancing and fishing.
Survivors include three sons, Richard (Darlene) Tieskotter of Aurora, CO, Clair (Josephine) Tieskotter of Harmony, Bill (Mary) Tieskotter of Preston; a daughter, Jean (Bob) Mullen of Auburn, WA; 11 grandchildren, two great grandchildren; and a sister, Eleanor (Elmer) Slifka of Decorah. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred, a son, Jim, his parents, a brother, Gordon and a sister, Gertrude Schissel.
The funeral for Mr. Teiskotter was held Friday, August 18, 2000 at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony with Rev. John Hagen officiating. Lindstrom Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He was born January 16, 1913 to Henry William and Clara (Shimek) Tieskotter of Decorah, IA. He farmed in rural Castalia, moving to the Preston area in 1951. He remained on the farm until 1974, when he moved to Harmony after his retirement. Arnold loved polka dancing and fishing.
Survivors include three sons, Richard (Darlene) Tieskotter of Aurora, CO, Clair (Josephine) Tieskotter of Harmony, Bill (Mary) Tieskotter of Preston; a daughter, Jean (Bob) Mullen of Auburn, WA; 11 grandchildren, two great grandchildren; and a sister, Eleanor (Elmer) Slifka of Decorah. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred, a son, Jim, his parents, a brother, Gordon and a sister, Gertrude Schissel.
The funeral for Mr. Teiskotter was held Friday, August 18, 2000 at Greenfield Lutheran Church in Harmony with Rev. John Hagen officiating. Lindstrom Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Donald H. McDougall
Donald McDougall, 70, died Wednesday, August 23,2000, at Bear Creek Care and Rehabilitation in Rochester following a three-year illness.
He was born September 14, 1929, in Dover. He was a 1948 graduate of Dover High School, where he was on th .....
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J. Douglas Utley
Mr. Utley, 96, of Preston, a retired farmer, died Sunday evening, September 3, 2000, at Preston Good Samaritan Center where he had resided since late 1999.
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Howard Shipton
A memorial service for Howard Shipton, 83, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Spring Valley, will be held Saturday, September 16, 2000, at 2 p.m. at the Hindt-Hutchins Funeral Home, Spring Valley, with the Rev. E.C. Franke officiating.
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Melvin H. Nash
Melvin Nash, 95, of Wykoff, a retired farmer, electrician and carpenter, died Friday, September 1, 2000 at the Camilia Rose Care Center in Coon Rapids, MN.
He was born June 11, 1905, near Cherry Grove. He lived in or near Wykoff most of his l .....
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Rushford, MN
The first pioneers pole-boated up the Root River to the junction of Rush Creek, peered through 10-foot tall grasses, and learned what Indians already knew - this was astonishing beauty. On Christmas Eve 1854, the first four families gathered and name
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Peterson, MN
Peterson, nestled in the nar-row Root River Valley, was founded in 1867, when the rail-road was built on land donated for the use by Peter Peterson Haslerud, who settled here in 1853. He owned and platted the village site and was the major force behi
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Ostrander, MN
Ostrander, population 276, is located on the very western edge of Fillmore County. If you were to visit Ostrander in the summer, you would most likely find a softball game in progress. Fast pitch softball has been a tradition in Ostrander for many ye
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