FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at the Stanchfield Baptist Church of Stanchfield on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 11 AM with Reverend Dale Cope, Pastor Paul Reynolds and Pastor Bruce Thompson officiating.

VISITATION will be held one hour prior to the service on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 10 AM.

INTERMENT will be in the spring at the Stanchfield Baptist Cemtery.

MEMORIAL SERVICES will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, March 8th at Lewis Lake Covenant Church in rural Ogilvie.

VISITATION will be one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE will be held from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM on Wednesday, March 10th at Maple Hill Funeral Home in Kansas City.

A Graveside Service will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Friday, March 12, 2010 at 11:00 am.

Ida  Ree Beckmann, age 81, of Stacy, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Grace Pointe Crossing East Gables in Cambridge.

Ida is preceded in death by her husband Leroy Harold (Spreets) Beckmann.

She is survived by her sons Charles (Patty), Richard (Donna), and David (Shelly); daughters Kira (Jim) Mins, Rebecca (Steve Burdine) Beckmann; 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; also many other relatives and friends.

Ida spent many years at M. Liman Company in Minneapolis, as designer and pattern maker.  She also worked at Jerell Sportswear in Dallas, TX, where she supervised pattern making and the warehouse. Ida retired from Joyce Sportswear in Chicago, in 1990.

Ree had an active outdoor life, enjoying hunting and fishing. For many years she was associated with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Her interests included hybrid roses, a long passion for stained glass, and a love of animals.

A Graveside service and interment will be held at 11:00 am Friday, March 12, 2010 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, March 13th from 1-4 pm at the home of Charles and Patty Beckmann.  15827 Madison St. NE, Ham Lake, MN.  Arrangements are with the Rock Ingebrand Funeral Home of Braham.  Condolences may be posted at www.aifuneralhome.com

A FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at the Akkerman Ingebrand Funeral Home with Rita Clasemann presiding.

VISITATION will be from 6-8pm on Wednesday, March 3rd at the Akkeramn Ingebrand Funeral Home and 1 hour prior to the service on Thursday.

INTERMENT will be in the Oakwood Cemetery of Mora.

Virgil Wayne Hohn, of Mora, MN, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.  Virgil’s struggles with emphysema and heart problems resulted in his hospitalization almost continuously since December 1, 2009.  He was 74 years old.

Virgil was born July 14, 1935 at Hendricks, Minnesota, the eldest child of Arnold and Alice (Gilbert) Hohn.  Virgil’s maternal ancestry has been traced back to 1638 in the Massachusetts colony.

At about four years of age Virgil moved with his family to Kanabec County where he resided all of his life except for one year near Portland, Oregon when his father worked in the shipyards during WWII.

Virgil attended grade schools in Jasper, MN, Scappoose (Portland) OR and country schools: Willard and Hamilton in Kanabec County.  He served in the Army infantry from May 20, 1958 to May 13, 1960.  He completed basic training at Fort Carson, Colorado and then served as a machine gunner and troop truck driver at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii.  He earned his GED Certificate while in the military.

On January 20, 1968, Virgil was united in marriage to Patricia Ann Carrigan at St. Kathryn’s Catholic Church in Ogilvie, MN, and together they raised their two sons, Myron and Clovis.  They lived by Ann Lake for a few years and then moved to their farm in Knife Lake Township where they raised livestock and enjoyed canning fruits and vegetables from their garden.

During his working years Virgil was employed as a carpenter, spray painter and welder for several local employers including Braco Inc.of Braham; Blaw Knox, Mora Industries, Inc and HonMetFab, Inc.  He was self-employed several years working with his father manufacturing parts for landing craft used in the Viet Nam War.

As a young man Virgil enjoyed roller skating at Fish Lake Resort and dancing to old tyme music at Ann Lake and Fish Lake Resorts.  Virgil played drums in Arnie’s Concertina Band, his father’s band, for many years at several establishments in the local area.  In later years he enjoyed deer hunting with his sons.

Virgil was preceded in death by his parents; wife Patricia; brother Stanley; infant half-sister Amelia; step-mother Ruth; sister-in-law Eunice (Charles) Hohn; infant niece Diane Hohn and infant nephew Steven Hohn.

He is survived by his sons Myron of rural Mora, and Clovis (Arlene) of rural Brook Park; grandson Jared Hohn of Brook Park; brothers Charles (fiancé Sharon Carlson) and Wesley (Sharon) of Cambridge; half-sisters Linda (LeRoy) Templin of Cambridge; Sandra Hohn of Brainerd; Rhonda (Alan) Morgan of Roseville; Brenda (Keith) Massner of Las Vegas, Nevada; half-brother Arnold (Kristy) of Mora; sister-in-law Geraldine Hohn of Isanti; brother-in-law Robert (Ginger) Carrigan of Buffalo Lake; two aunts and uncles and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Akkerman-Ingebrand Funeral Home of Mora with Rita Clasemann of St. Mary’s Catholic Church officiating.  Military honors were provided by the Mora American Legion Post #201.  Casket bearers were Karl Hohn, Aaron Hohn, Ethan Hohn, Edwin Carrigan, Allan Morgan and LeRoy Templin. Honorary casket bearers were Gary Berulson and Frank Carrigan.  Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Mora.

FUNERAL SERVICES will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 2nd at Akkerman-Ingebrand Funeral Home in Mora.

VISITATION will be 1/2 hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the funeral home.

BURIAL will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Mora.

James LeRoy Jones was born on Jan 3, l939 in Walker, MN to Anton and Dora (Roderick) Jones.  He grew up on the family farm, the 5th of six siblings.  Jim loved to hunt and fish. He and Grandma Jones did many fishing trips to Horseshoe & Benedict Bridge.  He attended school in Laporte and graduated in 1957.  He moved to Coon Rapids and worked at BF Nelson for several years.  It was here that he was married and had his first two children.  Jim was then employed at Onan’s in Fridley and moved his family to a farm near Princeton.  This is where his youngest two children were born.  He was a hard worker, often working 16 hours a day, 6 or 7 days a week.   On the farm, he raised thousands of chickens, raised acres of corn for his brother Jerry, and in his spare time he remodeled the home they had bought.  He was a very skilled carpenter and also a “jack of all trades”. He could fix anything and was always ready and willing to help family and friends.

 After his retirement, Jim kept busy with gardening and he canned his own tomato & grape juice, and applesauce.  He also worked on updating his home in East Bethel and helped Janel & Jesse do many projects around their house.  He was a wonderful grandpa that spent a lot of time with his grandchildren, Shelby & Aiden.  Jim proudly displayed his grandchildren’s pictures and loved to share stories about them with others.   He looked forward to shopping for toys for birthdays and Christmas.  He was always joking around and laughing.   Jim was a generous man and loved his family.

 He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Betty Zothman, and brother, Gerald Jones. He is survived by his daughter, Janel (Jesse) Sanborn of Mora; sons, James of Chaska, Jon (Lauren) of Australia, Jeffrey (Amy) of Braham; brother, Anton Jones of Hines; sisters, Norma Lembke of Bemidji, Iona (Richard} Johnson of Mille Lacs Lake; 13 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, and friends. 

 Rest well, Jim, and God be with you.  We were so fortunate to have had you in our lives and you will be dearly missed.

 Funeral service was held on Tuesday, March 2nd at Akkerman Ingebrand Funeral Home in Mora.  Rev. Mark Roelofs officiated.  Music was provided by Beth Roelofs.  Pallbearers were Anton Jones, Jill McKay, Jerry Ortlepp, James Jones, Russell Lembke and Pete Zothman.  Honorary pallbearer was Aiden James Sanborn.  Interment was at Oakwood Cemetery in Mora.

FUNERAL SERVICES will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 1st at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mora.

VISITATION will be from 4:00-7:00 PM on Sunday, February 28th at Akkerman-Ingebrand Funeral Home in Mora, and also 1 hour prior to the service on Monday at the church.

BURIAL will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Mora.

Helen Kringen was born in rural Todd County, Minnesota on May 17, 1914, to Joseph and Amelia (Lenecic) Gaffke.  She was united in marriage to George Kringen on November 4, 1933, in St. Paul.  They operated a farm in Fawn Lake Township, Todd County, for nearly 60 years.  She was a home maker and an integral partner in the farm operation.  They sold their farm in 1992 and moved to Mora.  Helen suffered a stroke in April, 2009.  She has been residing at Scandia House in Mora for the past 10 months.
 
During their farming years, Helen and George were active members of the Philbrook Church of Christ.  She participated in the Ladies Aid ministry and other church activities.  Helen was an excellent baker and known for her homemade bread and other baked products.
   
She was preceded in death by her husband, George, her parents, daughter Delores Macauley, daughter-in-law Beverly Kringen, brothers Joe, Bill, Adolph and Frank Gaffke, and sisters Etta Oldenburg, Tillie Sinotte, and infant Anna. 

She is survived by two sons, Darrell and wife Georgia Kringen of Mora, Roger and wife Marcia Kringen of Colville, Washington, and one daughter, Janice Pettersen and husband Clark of Reedsburg, Wisconsin.  She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
 
A Funeral service was held Monday, March 1st at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mora with Pastor Vic Elfstrom officiating.  Music was provided by Charlotte Elfstrom.  Pallbearers were Ryan Pettersen, Rod Pettersen, Kim Kringen, Laryn Macauley, Doug Macauley, Todd Vreeland and Lee Vreeland.  Interment was at Oakwood Cemetery in Mora.

MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held in Geneva, IL, and also in Mora at a later date.

INTERMENT will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Mora.

Virginia Erickson, formerly of Mora, MN passed away on Feb. 21st at the Provena Geneva Care Center in Geneva, IL.  She was 89 years old. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Erickson; her parents Walter and Clara Ernst; sister Helen Stromberg and brother James Ernst. 

She is survived by  three children: Joanne Erickson of Geneva, IL; Gary Erickson (Jeanne Gilbertson) of New Brighton, MN and Gordon (Bud) Erickson (Marjorie Hoekstra) of Apachie Junction, AZ.;  four grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren; sister Joyce Kunde of Alexandria, MN and many nieces, nephews and friends. 

Virginia was a long time member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church of Mora.  Virginia had been a member of the Mora community from her birth until 2002 when she moved to Geneva, IL where she made her home at the  Provena Geneva Care Center which was close to her daughter, Joanne.

FUNERAL SERVICES will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, Feb. 21 at Akkerman-Ingebrand Funeral Home. 

VISITATION will be from 12:30 – 2:00 PM on Sunday at the funeral home.

Josephine Crowell
August 15, 1933 – Feb. 15, 2010
Josephine Sarah Duberstein Crowell, formerly of Mora, MN, passed away peacefully Monday, February 15, 2010 at the Litchfield home of her daughter Connie Crowell and favorite son-in-law Dave Coleman. 

Survived by her 4 children Constance Jean Crowell, Robert Stanley Crowell, Jr., Daniel Joseph Crowell and Georgean Suzette Crowell, 12 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild, her brothers Charles Duberstein and Joseph Duberstein, nephews Jeff and Steve and many other relatives, friends and folks who loved her very very much.  Preceded by her husband Robert S. Crowell, Sr., brother B.B. Brown, mother Marcia Duberstein Gulseth and father Abraham Joseph Duberstein.

She lived many places: from Mora, South Padre, Harlingen, San Benito, Bainbridge Island, to Litchfield, and traveled to many more around the world: Mexico, India, Greece, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, so many it was hard to keep track, often we didn’t know where she was.  Loved music, loved to dance and was very good, played a mean game of bridge (achieved Life Master in 3 yrs), loved her family, grandchildren so much; she’d take them on short trips, long trips, trips where she’d deliberately get lost so they could find new and exciting things to see and do.

She was a businesswoman of amazing ability, and did it with a grace and flair like no one else, and at a time when women just didn’t do that sort of thing.  She and Bob bought the Crow’s Nest Supper Club and Resort in ’72 and with the help of their children turned it into a destination; people arranged their trip around it so they could have her soup ‘n sandwich, salad bar, or any other wonderful innovation she came up with, Hawaiian Night, Western Night, German Night, no end to her imagination. When you came to the Crow’s Nest you came into her family, her living room, and you had to act accordingly; no swearing in her place, a new concept for many Jack Pine Savages back then.  But she was kind, generous, fair but firm, and held you to a high standard, her own.  Good at everything she did including gambling – she loved Las Vegas, and went there when she needed money – Pit Boss wasn’t always happy to see her. She was strength, courage, determination, talent, a strong moral compass, with a spirit and wondering wandering soul who loved travel, driving solo in her motor home, the sea, warm salty breezes, her Fun ‘N Sun second home, sitting in that hot tub looking at the Texas night sky sprinkled bright with stars surrounded by palm trees wrapped in twinkle lights. She would read book after book fanned by those breezes as she slept out in her “Texas Room”; bought fresh mangos and avocados from the street vendors and fresh shrimp by the pound.  She had wonderful friends, but kept her own counsel.  She was a one-and-only, unique, special, and irreplaceable.  She was our momma, our grandma, our sister, our friend.  She was loved, oh my how she was loved.

FUNERAL SERVICES will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, Feb. 18th at Akkerman-Ingebrand Funeral Home in Mora.

VISITATION will be 1 hour prior to the funeral on Thursday at the funeral home.

INTERMENT will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis on Friday.

Robert Earle Prins, Sr., of Mora, formerly of Mpls., died at his home on February 3, 2010.  He was 75 years old.
Bob is survived by his children Robert Prins Jr. of Eagan, Renee (Brian) Patterson of Forest Lake, Kori Prins (Peggy Brende) of Anoka and Brieann Prins of New Hope; grandchildren Matthew, Jake and Jeremy Prins, Kelly and Jesse Patterson, and Jade and Xander Brende Prins; brother Martin Prins of AZ; sister Peg Faust of St. Paul.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, Feb. 18th at Akkerman Ingebrand Funeral Home in Mora with Rev. Bob Bohachek presiding.  Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at 1:30 PM on Friday, Feb. 19th at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Mpls. 

FUNERAL  SERVICE  will be at 1:00PM on Saturday, February 6th at Braham High School.

VISITATION will take place Friday, February 5, 2010 at the Braham Evangelical Lutheran Church from 4PM-8PM, plus one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the school.

INTERMENT will be at Grass Lake Mission Cemetery in Grasston.

Dennis Phillip Siltman left this life February 2, 2010 at North Memorial Hospital.  He was 50 years old. 

Dennis was born the third of six siblings on January 28, 1960 in Shakopee, Minnesota to William and Kay (Nichols) Siltman. The family lived in Egan Township of the Shakopee area, and then later moved to Bethel. In 1972 the family settled on the farm in Braham. Dennis had resided in Braham ever since. Dennis attended Braham Schools from 1972 until his graduation in May 1978.

Dennis worked various jobs including, the Braham Feed Mill, farms in the area, and Braham Schools since April 1991.  He was dedicated to the school, its staff, and above all the students or anyone in need.  His dedication to the students won him the title of Football Mom of the Year 2 years straight. 

Dennis married Amy Diedrich July 28, 1984.  This union was blessed with the birth of a son, Korey David on May 14, 1985.  Dennis and Amy later divorced in 2001.

Survivors include a son Korey of Braham; former wife Amy; mother Kay Siltman of Braham; sister Debbie Hughes (David) of Carrollton, Texas; brothers Dean (Cindy) of Little Falls, MN, Dustin of Braham; nieces Misty and Kourtney Hughes, Natasha Justin, Tiana Siltman and nephew Hunter Siltman; great niece Adalie and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father; two brothers, David and Dan, and grandparents.