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Remembering our Ten Mile Lake Friends...2011
Parke H. Behn
Parke H. Behn died peacefully in his sleep at his home on Sunday, Dec. 4,
2011.
Born on July 23, 1941, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa to John and Eileen Day Behn,
he graduated from Monticello High School and attended Iowa State Teachers
College. He married Marlene Wynn on June 27, 1964. They became the parents of
Brock and Beth Behn.
His professional career included executive positions with Control-O-Fax,
Professional Office Services, Medical Technology and Net Worth Advisors, all
within the Cedar Falls and Waterloo, Iowa metro area.
A dedicated community leader, Parke served in leadership roles on many boards
and capital campaigns. As a music lover, Parke was president of the
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra Board for three terms and chaired the
University of Northern Iowa Suzuki School of Music Endowment Campaign. Parke was
a member of the committee that oversaw the design and construction of the
Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center and served as president of the PAC
Advisory Board.
An active member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Parke
served on the vestry and chaired two capital campaigns. He and Marlene were
regular attendees at Trinity Episcopal Church in Park Rapids, Minnesota when
vacationing at Pinewood. A former president of the boards of Sartori Memorial
Hospital and Covenant Health Systems, he was currently serving on the multistate
Wheaton-Franciscan Healthcare Board.
Among Parke's other areas of service were the University of Northern Iowa
Athletic Club, Cedar Falls Lions Club, Junior Achievement, Community Foundation
of Northeast Iowa and Goodwill Industries. Parke was a recipient of the UNI
Distinguished Leadership Award and was inducted into the Junior Achievement
Business Hall of Fame. He and Marlene were selected as the Cedar Falls
representative citizens of the year for extraordinary community leadership in
1996.
Parke is survived by his wife of 47 years, Marlene; their daughter, Beth
(Julie Shappy) and grandchildren Parke and Twila Shappy-Behn of Cornwall on
Hudson, N.Y.; his sister, Carole Greenawald of Indianapolis; his brother, John
Behn of Cedar Rapids; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death
by his parents; and son Brock.
Parke and Marlene began vacationing at Pinewood Resort on Ten Mile Lake in
the summer of 1976 and purchased their own cabin at the resort in 1980. An avid
fisherman, Parke took great pride in the bass and walleyes that he pulled out of
Ten Mile over the years. He and Marlene “competed” in the Ten Mile Fishing Derby
several times and enjoyed the opportunity that event gave them to meet many of
their neighbors on the lake. For all of us who allow the magic of Ten Mile Lake
into our lives, we are forever changed for the better by the beautiful sunsets,
the occasional sighting of a bald eagle, watching the rain come across the lake,
and hundreds of other precious moments. Parke Behn was one who allowed himself
to love the lake and all that came with it. The bass and walleyes are just a
little bit safer with his passing, but will undoubtedly miss their formidable
foe.
(Information provided by Marlene Behn.)
Mary Macklin Jones was a girl of 15 when her mother, Ada Pingrey Macklin,
began building Big Red, the family cabin on Batcheller Bay. Mary had been on the
trip with her mother and brother Bill that took them into Canada in search of
the perfect fishing and recreation lake for a summer cottage. En route home to
Litchfield, Ada and kids stopped at Camp Iowa on Ten Mile, where the Jensens
told them about land available across the lake. She and her husband, Dr. William
E. Macklin, bought the shoreline on the northern-most part of the bay and built
two cottages, which continue to support vacations for generations of Macklins,
including family reunions of over 100 persons that gather every five years. Mary
was an active participant in clearing the land and building the original Macklin
cabin. She recently described her early experiences in the woods and watching
her mother oversee the splitting of stones from the lake to build the split rock
fireplace. After many years, Mary followed in her mother’s footsteps by
purchasing a lot on Howe’s Westend north of Angel Island to build her own Ten
Mile retreat.
Mary Macklin was born in Coon Rapids, Iowa. As an infant she moved with her
parents and three older siblings to Minneapolis where her father attended
medical school. The family later settled in Litchfield, where Mary attended high
school. She went to Iowa State for one year, then completed her degree in
dietetics and nutrition in Home Economics at the University of Minnesota in
1943. During March of her senior year, Mary was sworn into the Women’s Auxiliary
Army Corp (later WACs) by Eleanor Roosevelt to become the fourth in her
immediate family to enlist in the war efforts. As staff sergeant, Mary commanded
WAC divisions across the country and ran the officer’s mess in San Luis Obispo.
Upon discharge, she moved to South St. Paul to work for Swift and Company in
April 1946. She was quickly promoted to head of the Martha Logan Test Kitchen
and performed on stage and on television during a seven-year career. In 1950 she
met and married Kenneth B. Jones Jr., who lived just down the street from her.
Ken completed law school at the University of Minnesota, practiced law in
Minneapolis, and was a regular at Tianna Country club and TML men’s coffee in
retirement. Mary and Ken raised four children in South St. Paul and made
pilgrimages each summer to their beloved Ten Mile.
In Mary’s own words, she “enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, sewing and
quilting, especially for family and friends.” She was a lifelong member of the
P.E.O. and the Ten Mile Lake Association. She was president of Minnesota
Quilters in 1984, and formed a collective of fellow quilters that had a quilting
bee for over 20 years. They auctioned and raffled quilts for DARTs to support
senior services in Dakota County. They had raised over $50,000 and were featured
in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on August 7, 2011.
She was preceded in death by husband Kenneth B. Jones Jr., sister Jean
Johnson and brother Bill Macklin. She is survived by daughters Cheryl Jones,
Connie Bonk (Dan), Kay Bea Jones (Chris Zacher), son Jason Jones (Linda),
brother John Macklin and sisters Ellie Nelson and Phoebe Vosbeck; seven
grandchildren: Shawn, Kelley and Jesse Schmidt; Candice, Brooke and Paige Jones;
and Sam Zacher; and seven great-grandchildren.
(Information provided by Randy Vosbeck and other family
members.)
David Alton James died on July 23, 2011, after battling metastasized
melanoma.
David was born on October 17, 1922, in Evanston, Illinois, the second son of
Maurice and Hazel Robbins James. In 1929, the family moved to San Diego and
settled in the community of Lemon Grove. David attended Grossmont High School,
where he was known to be a hard working student and accomplished athlete. He
participated in track and was selected team captain. His main event was the low
hurdles and during his tenure on the team, held a Southern California High
School record for the 120. David also had a strong interest in scouting and
earned the level of Eagle Scout.
David found himself returning to his home state of Illinois to attend
Northwestern University, the alma mater of his parents, and where his
grandfather, James Alton, served as Dean of the History Department. While at
Northwestern, David continued his involvement in track. It was said by those who
knew him, “‘Davey’ James was considered one of the most promising of all track
men at Northwestern. He was a versatile fellow. He competed in the broad jump,
the high jump and the hurdles and would have tried the distance runs if the
coach didn’t call a halt.”
World War II interrupted his years at Northwestern and like most men his age,
David enlisted in the Army. His Unit was sent to North Africa, but while in
route to Rome, he and his outfit found themselves engaged in battle. David was
injured by a shot through the neck and it was thought he would not speak again
as shrapnel partially severed a vocal cord. With months of hospitalization, he
slowly recovered, and returned to active duty as a medic.
After the War, it was back to Northwestern. Upon graduation, David returned
to San Diego and joined the Richard A. Mills Insurance Company where he
specialized in medical malpractice. He spent thirty-seven years with the
organization, retiring in 1985, after serving as President. David loved his work
and often shared his fond remembrances of clients and his appreciation of their
long-standing trust. During retirement, David traveled frequently with his wife
Nancy, and their many friends.
David is survived by his wife Nancy, and son, Thomas (Nancy), grandsons
Andrew and Jonathan, of San Diego. David was predeceased by daughter, Kathy, and
brother Thomas (Catherine “Sis”), of Rancho Bernardo. Other surviving family
members include Jack Carpenter (Alice) and daughters Erin and Zoe, of Berkeley,
CA; Dr. Betsey Carpenter of Berkeley, CA; and Margaret Carpenter Dittemore
(Scott) and sons Scott and Matthew, of Endwell, NY.
Services will be held at St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect
Street, La Jolla, CA, 92037, at 2:00 pm, Thursday, August 4. In lieu of flowers,
the family suggests donations to St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church, or San
Diego Hospice, 4311 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103.
(Information provided by Jack Carpenter and Alice
Krasinski.)
Robert A. Schwartz, 92, a long-time summer visitor at Ten Mile Lake, died
peacefully at his home surrounded by family on June 21, 2011. He was born in
1919 in Fenton, Iowa, to Jacob A. and Nina L. Schwartz and was graduated from
Fenton High School in 1936. After a few years of editing and publishing his
father's weekly newspaper, the Fenton Reporter, Bob volunteered for the Army Air
Corps glider pilot training program, moving from that into power pilot training
and, eventually, into what turned out to be his permanent war-time assignment:
pilot trainer for the Air Corps legendary B-26 Martin Bomber.
In 1944, Bob was married to Jeanne Sperbeck of Swea City and they became the
parents of a daughter, Roberta. At the close of World War II, Bob returned to
civilian life and the career field taught him by his father: printing and
publishing. He was editor and publisher of the award-winning Swea City (Iowa)
Herald, served on the advertising sales staff of the Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune,
and, in what turned out to be his final and most rewarding assignment, accepted
the position of Superintendent of Printing at the Iowa State University Press,
which published scholarly books as well as the Iowa State Daily newspaper. He
retired in 1983. Bob was an Ames resident for 54 years.
Bob purchased his North Shore cabin in 1964, where he and his family spent
varying portions of every summer. An avid fisherman and boater, Bob loved
slow-trolling for walleye, northern pike and bass, and enjoyed piloting their
"tow boat" for water skiers as well as just touring the lake and appreciating
its beauty and wildlife.
Bob was preceded in death by his first wife, Jeanne; his parents; and an
older brother, Karl. His brother, James W. Schwartz, of Edina, died during the
summer (see below). He is survived by his wife, Ardis, to whom he was married in
1971; his daughter, Roberta (Raub); his sister, Elizabeth (Weisbrod), of
Richmond, VA; four step-daughters, Janiece (Langan), Joan (Sines), Jolene (Beveredge)
and Joyce (Scandrett); 21 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren, and one
great-great-grandchild. Burial was in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Madrid, Iowa,
with full military honors provided by members of the Iowa Army National Guard.
(Information provided by Jim Schwartz.)
Beloved husband and patriarch, revered teacher, dedicated advocate for the
environment and cherished friend James W. Schwartz (95) passed away gracefully
on June 12, 2011, in Edina, MN, having lived, as he said, "a wonderful life."
Born April 18, 1916 in Fenton, IA, into a journalism family, Jim edited small
town newspapers, pioneered television news broadcasting in central Iowa, and
became head of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State
University, where he retired in 1979 as Emeritus Professor. One of the most
prestigious awards presented each year by the Greenlee School of Journalism and
Communication at Iowa State University is the James W. Schwartz Award for
Distinguished Service to Journalism. Recipients of this award include
outstanding journalists from all over the country.
He then took up his second career as a caretaker of the environment: he had
started the first Outdoor Journalism program at ISU and now spent countless
hours on his beloved Ten Mile Lake ─ for thirty years acting as a tireless
steward of the lake and its surroundings.
Recipient of countless awards throughout his life, Jim was a teacher who set
high standards and inspired students and all who knew him; a “dream-maker who
launched lives.” He leaves scores of friends around the world and a loving
family: his wife of 70 years, Evelyn S. (more familiarly known as Toni)
Schwartz; sons J. Michael (Linda), Bloomington, MN, and Jeffrey (Jeanne) Leawood,
KS; sister Elizabeth Weisbrod, Richmond, VA; five grandchildren, Nathan
(Kristin), Jaclyn (Chris Napier), Colin, Lindsey, and Stephanie; and six
great-grandchildren: Allison, Benjamin, Carolyn, Natalie and Jessica Schwartz,
and Cooper Napier.
Services were held July 23 at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. A
burial and memorial gathering was held in Ames, IA, in early September. The
family requests donations be made to the James W. Schwartz Environmental Fund,
c/o Ten Mile Lake Association, P.O. Box 412, Hackensack, MN 56452 or to the
ministries of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church.
(Photo of Jim and Toni Schwartz furnished by Michael
Schwartz)
Dianne Ruth DeWerd, age 77, died peacefully on June 2, 2011 in Albuquerque,
NM. She was born in Waseca, MN and attended St. Mary's Hospital for nurse's
training in Minneapolis, which is affiliated with St. Catherine’s University.
Dianne and her husband, Tom, lived on Batcheller Bay of Ten Mile Lake for 10
years before moving to Hot Springs Village, AR in 1996. Dianne and Tom moved to
Albuquerque in November 2010.
Dianne is remembered for her kindness, generosity, courage, and good humor.
She loved her family, church community, friends, and flower gardens. Dianne was
preceded in death by her parents, Vincent and Irene Greer. She is survived by
her husband, Thomas DeWerd; her son, John; her daughter Julie and family
(partner Jenny and son Levi).
(Information provided by Tom DeWerd.)
Graden Harold "H" Newell was born in Marshalltown, IA on April 4, 1931. He
passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames,
IA with his loving family by his side. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at
St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Ames.
Carmen R. Campbell, 95, of Lanesboro, MN passed away Monday, April 18, 2011,
at the Harmony Healthcare Nursing Home in Harmony, MN. A funeral service was
held Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lanesboro, with
burial in the Lanesboro Cemetery.
Carmen Ray Campbell was born on October 22, 1915 in Lacrosse, WI, to James
and Isabelle (Hanson) Campbell. He attended Lanesboro High School. On August 27,
1941 he married Juliet Olson in Lanesboro. Carmen worked for the Civilian
Conservation Corps in Camp #709 F6 in Grand Marais, on the Gun Flint Trail, on
the Northern Light Lake from 1933 to 1935. He worked at the Lanesboro Light and
Power Company, was a painter and wall paper hanger, worked at Arden Hills
Ammunitions Plan, and also worked as a custodian at the Lanesboro School.
He lived in Lacrosse, Lanesboro, and St. Paul for thirty-three years, then
back to Lanesboro in 2005. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
In the 1970s, the family purchased a cabin and two extra lots on Kenfield Bay
of Ten Mile Lake. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching the sunset and the
loons from his cabin dock. He also enjoyed looking for ginseng, golden seal, and
bloodroot.
Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Juliet, of Lanesboro; two sons, David
(Barbara) Campbell of Lanesboro and Gary (Nancy) of Rornoco; four grandchildren,
Desiree (Richard) Hahn, Lance (Leah) Campbell, Andrew Campbell and Kaitlyn
Campbell; and six great-grandchildren.
(Information provided by Julie Campbell.)
Dorothy F. "Dottie" Carpenter, 78, passed away on April 2, surrounded by her
family, at her home in the Bolton Apartments at Wesley Acres, Des Moines, Iowa.
The daughter of Dan and Mary Ann Fulton was born on March 13, 1933 in Ismay,
Montana. She was raised on a ranch in Montana where she helped her father round
up cattle and protect lambs from coyotes.
Dottie received her B.A. in history from Grinnell College. There she met Tom
Carpenter whom she married upon graduation. She taught elementary school for
three years in Houston, Texas while Tom served in the military. They moved to
Iowa City where Tom earned his Law degree and they gave birth to their first
child, Mary. After they moved to West Des Moines, Dottie became an active
community volunteer as a member of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, the League of
Women Voters, Common Cause, and the Iowa Women's Political Caucus. Among her
other achievements was being Director of St. Timothy's Nursery School,
Chair-person of the Planned Parent-hood Book Sale, President of Planned
Parenthood of Iowa, and Valley Marchmasters Uniform Chair.
In 1980, Dottie was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives. She was
assistant minority leader 1982-1988 and Chair of State Government and Ethics
Committees 1992-1994. After her retirement from the legislature, she served on
the West Des Moines Human Rights Commission and Terrace Hill Society Board. She
was also a volunteer for the Planned Parenthood Book Sale, a reading mentor at
Wallace School, and a co-founder of the Ark, a children's church school class
for three to five year olds at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church.
The cabin on Ten Mile Lake on Chariton Beach was an important part of
Dottie's life. She and Tom spent their honeymoon at the cabin. For almost every
year of her life since 1954, Dottie went to Ten Mile. She enjoyed fishing,
canoeing, crewing on the sailboat, bird-watching, looking at wild flowers,
spending time with her family, and visiting with all the people she knew at Ten
Mile.
Last year, the Carpenters held a family reunion celebrating the 60th
anniversary of their cabin on the lake. Both Dottie Carpenter and David James
(who married Nancy Barlow Carpenter; see below) were present.
Dottie will be missed by her husband Tom Carpenter, Des Moines, Iowa, her
sister Louise (Byron) Worster, Roseburg, Oregon, her brother George (Ruby)
Fulton, Newport Beach, California, her daughter Mary (David) Abe and
grandchildren Lynn and Tom, Silver Spring, Maryland, and her son Jim Carpenter,
West Des Moines, Iowa.
Memorial contributions may be made to Planned Parenthood of the Heartland,
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church and Wesley Acres Good Samaritan Fund.
(Information provided by Jim Carpenter.)
Dr. Joseph Anthony Aimone, 81, of Pekin, IL., died Thursday, March 31, 2011,
at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. A memorial mass was held April 9, at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church with the Rev. Timothy Nolan officiating.
He was born April 13, 1929, in Pekin, IL., to Joseph James and Loraine (Piro)
Aimone. He married JoAnn Johnson of Grafton, N.D., July 5, 1952. He is survived
by his wife, JoAnn, and one son, Joseph Anthony Aimone II, both of Pekin; one
daughter, Teresa (Claude) Blackburn of Aledo, Texas; and two grandchildren,
Joseph James (Audrey) Aimone and Jessica Janine (Clint) Martin.
Dr. Aimone attended Pekin grade schools and graduated from PCHS in 1946 where
he was active in music, theater and on the track team. He was a recipient of the
Bausch and Lomb Science Award. He graduated from Bradley University in 1948 and
the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in 1952. He served in the U.S.
Navy on active duty for two years, served nine years in the Reserves and was in
the Illinois National Guard for three years.
He practiced dentistry at two locations in Pekin from 1954 to 1999 in Pekin.
The office on Ann Eliza Street was later donated to the United Way of Pekin. He
served as a mentor for many senior dental students. He was a member of numerous
professional dental organizations and the Delta Sigma Delta Professional
Fraternity.
He was active in musical circles as a member of Pekin Civic Chorus and the
Orpheus Club of Peoria. He enjoyed sharing his music with church and community
groups. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Pekin and served as
an usher, lector and member of the Resurrection Choir. He served on Pekin
Elementary 108 School Board for 13 years, serving as vice president and
president.
He enjoyed numerous hobbies, was an avid reader, history and trivia buff,
enjoyed puzzles, coin and stamp collecting, metal detecting, gardening, and
feeding and observing birds and squirrels.
He loved fishing locally and at the family’s home on Ten Mile Lake near
Hackensack, MN. The Aimones and guests enjoyed vacations there since 1977. While
in Minnesota he enjoyed fellowship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Hackensack,
sang in the church choir and participated in local theater productions. He was
an avid New York Yankees fan and was pleased to know that they won on the day he
passed away.
(Information provided by JoAnn Aimone.)
Holger "Fritz" Kilander, Jr., 74, of Hackensack, MN, died peacefully on
Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the home of his stepson in Dover, FL. A memorial
service will be held on Saturday, May 28, at 11:00 a.m. at Union Congregational
Church in Hackensack.
Fritz was born on December 20, 1936 in East Orange, New Jersey to Holger and
Juanita (Miller) Kilander. He lived in New Jersey and Virginia before attending
Gustavus Adolphus College (’59) and the Pratt Institute of Art and Design in
Brooklyn, NY. He worked for Creative Playthings in New Jersey and Playskool in
Chicago until 1974 when he became self-employed and came to live on Ten Mile
with his wife Bernadette.
The Kilander family history on Ten Mile Lake began in 1922 when Fritz’s
grandparents, Karl (Gustavus Professor from St. Peter) and Augusta, were invited
to visit Rev. Elof Carlson at his new lake property (purchased from the Bostroms)
on the south shore of the lake. They fell in love with Ten Mile and bought three
lots from Elof; one for each of their children, Gertrude (Hertzman), Holger Sr.
and Ingemar. In 1924 the original cabin was built by Holger Sr. for $300 and was
called “Kilaro,” Swedish for “Little Cabin.” The Kilanders spent summers at the
lake until 1974 when Fritz and Bernadette came to stay. They built a beautiful
A-frame home on the original property and lived there until 1980, when they
built their current home with artistic care high on the hill on Boone Point. The
original three lots have remained in the family and are currently owned by
Carole (Kilander) and Al Griggs and the Hertzman family. The Ten Mile tradition
continues as children and grandchildren love their time at the lake. Daughter
Heather and husband Mark Stonacek purchased their own cabin in 1998 (formerly
the cabin of Kay Cram and Helen Dalton, the directors of Camp Hillaway).
Fritz was a talented inventor and artist. He was very active in the toy
industry and his inventions include the Fisher Price Magic Show, the Little
Tykes Drum, the Step 2 Roller Coaster and many more. He created and sold many
forms of art including sandcastings, paintings, and carvings, many of which were
sold locally and adorn cabins around the lake. He loved sailing, old Fords, and
all kinds of history. He was the life of the party in his day and he never
stopped making people laugh. Fritz made life an adventure for all who knew and
loved him.
Fritz was preceded in death by his parents. He will be missed by his wife,
Bernadette, his children, Eric (Dotti) Raynal, Heather (Mark) Stonacek and Trip
Kilander, his grandchildren, Matt, Zander, Quad, Raymond, Kannon, Holly, Stuart
and Kiera, his sister Carole (Al) Griggs, nephew Dave, niece Ann, and their
families.
(Information provided by Heather Stonacek.)
(Editor’s note: Interested readers will find Fritz Kilander’s detailed and
engaging story of the Kilander family on Ten Mile in Ten Mile Lake History: 200
Years, available through the TMLA History Committee.)
Geraldine “Jerry” Marie Paulson Krueger, 80, of Hackensack, MN passed away at
her home Friday, March 18, 2011, with her family by her side. Funeral services
were held March 26, at 2 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Walker with the Rev.
Mark Olson officiating. Interment was at Evergreen Cemetery in Walker.
She was born June 12, 1930, in Montevideo, MN to Melvin Gerhardt and Theressa
Corine (Bendickson) Paulson. She spent her growing up years in Walker, Laporte,
Park Rapids, Cohasset and Grand Rapids. She graduated from Walker High School in
1948, where she twirled baton in parades and was homecoming queen. She met David
Krueger when they were 14; they were married Sept. 22, 1951. They celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 22, 2001. The Kruegers had three children.
Sandra Lynn was born when they lived at the Fort Riley, Kansas, Army Base. Paul
“Skip” Michael and David Scott were born while they lived in Walker.
After high school she worked as a clerk in the Cass County Selective Service
office, while David went to the front lines of Korea in 1950-51. After that,
they lived four years at the University of Minnesota-St. Paul Campus’ “Tin”
Village. When David graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1959, they
moved to Park Rapids where he was a dentist for 35 years.
She was a Boy Scout and Girl Scout leader and Girl Scout Council
Representative in the 1960s. She was state secretary for the Federated Woman’s
Club and District President of PaRaMi. She sang in the church choir and taught
Sunday School at Calvary Lutheran. She enjoyed doll clubs in Bemidji and Fargo.
When the Paulsons got together, they sang in harmony. She sang all the time, and
David whistled. She loved to read, swim and bike ride. She loved to travel
around the United States and twice traveled to Europe.
The couple hosted an AFS student for a year in 1969-70. Line (“Leen”)
recently visited twice from Paris to see her American family. In 1997 the
Kruegers moved back to their Ten Mile Lake home that David had designed. Jerry
enjoyed Ten Mile Lake Women’s coffees and the summer “Whoop-De-Doo,” when
friends and family came for weekends in July. She was sweet, gentle and caring,
with a smile that could light up a room.
After suffering a major stroke Oct. 30, 2001, she became homebound and was
cared for by her husband and daughter and by St. Joseph’s Home Care in Park
Rapids.
Jerry is survived by her husband David; daughter Sandi; grandson Justin of
Ten Mile; sons David of Eureka, CA., and Paul of Brentwood, CA; and brother Dick
Paulson of Sun City Center, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents and her
stepmother, Helen Paulson.
(Information from the Walker Pilot-Independent, March
23, 2011.)
Geraldine "Gerry" DeLand died January 25, 2011 after a short illness. She was
preceded in death by her husband, John (Jack) DeLand. She will be greatly missed
by her daughters, Kathy (Milt) Anderson and Kris (John) Baligrodzki, and by her
much-loved grandson, Adam Baligrodzki.
Geraldine is survived by her brother, Bill (Jo) Hedlund and sisters-in-law,
Dorothy, Lois, and Ruth DeLand, and many nieces and nephews.
Gerry was raised in Ceresco, NE. She married Jack in 1955, and moved to
California. The family moved to Adelaide, South Australia, and on to Tokyo,
Japan. In 1971 the family settled in White Bear Lake, MN until Jack retired.
After that they divided their time between McAllen, TX and Hackensack, MN. After
Jack’s death in 1992, Gerry returned to While Bear Lake.
Gerry enjoyed her summers up north, where she was involved in her church,
traveling, sewing, and being with her family and many friends.
Gerry truly enjoyed life. Her family celebrated that life with a memorial
service on February 12, 2011 at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake.
(Information provided by Jane Watson.)
Gary Orville Reiten, 61, of Hackensack, Minn., died unexpectedly Monday, Jan.
10, 2011, on a nature trail at Deep Portage Conservation Reserve near
Hackensack. A memorial service was held Jan. 15 at 11 a.m. at Hope Lutheran
Church in Walker with Pastor Mark Olson officiating. Military honors were
provided by the Minnesota Army National Guard Funeral Honors Team.
He was born May 10, 1949, in Fosston to Orville Glen and Clara Henrietta (Rud)
Reiten. He graduated from Fosston High School in 1967 and then attended Moorhead
State until joining the U.S. Army in 1969. His duties took him to various
stations including one year in Vietnam. He married Lynn LaVoi July 31, 1971 in
Fosston, and they moved to the Twin Cities where he completed his military
duties. They then moved to Bemidji, where he finished his degree at Bemidji
State University, graduating cum laude. In 1974 they moved to Portage Lake. He
then taught junior high science and coached wrestling at Walker-Hackensack High
School.
After five years of teaching he decided to pursue his master’s degree in
geology, which prompted a move to Duluth where he attended UMD. After completing
his degree, the couple moved back to their home on Portage Lake, and he
continued teaching part time. He also worked at Reeds Sporting Goods in Walker
in the shipping department, a job he held until June 2003. Since then he has
become the neighborhood handyman and was quick to tell everyone that he “worked
for Lynn.”
He enjoyed spending time in the woods and anything outdoors, especially fly
fishing, hunting and camping. Woodworking or working on his latest project in
his heated shop were also favorite ways he spent his time. He loved helping
people and will be remembered for his dry sense of humor and his predictability.
Without fail he went on a daily walk at 8:45 p.m. in spite of any weather.
He was generous with his time in helping others but was always frugal with
his resources. He valued the time he could spend teaching kids and was a
firearms safety instructor and a counselor at Camp Fish. His family was very
important to him, especially sitting around the campfire and spending time with
his grandchildren. He lived his life with a quiet faith and has left a legacy of
memories for his family and community.
He was a member of Hope Lutheran Church, the Fosston American Legion, a
lifetime member of the Northstar Sportsmen’s Club and president of the Portage
Lake Association.
He is survived by his wife Lynn of Hackensack; son Brian Orville (Lynda)
Reiten and their children, Morgyn, Brenna, Samuel Orville and Gunnar of
Brainerd; daughter Sarah (Neil) Kotzer and their children, Hayli and Kael of St.
Cloud; sister, Amy (Paul) Bugge of Duluth; brother-in-law, Steve (Cara) LaVoi of
Fosston; two nephews, Matt and Nate LaVoi; and aunts, uncles, many cousins and
friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.
(Information from the Walker Pilot-Independent, January
13, 2011.)
