Swanson Peterson Funeral Home

Lacey, William “Bill”, age 81 of Dassel, MN. went to be with the Lord on November 2, 2011 surrounded by his loving family.  Bill was born September 6, 1930, in Burlington, WI. to William and Marie Lacey. He was baptized on February 22, 1931 at Zion Lutheran Church. Raised in Clear Lake, IA., and was confirmed on April 2, 1944 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Garner, IA. Bill was overseas in Germany after joining the U.S. Army in 1950. Upon returning, he was married to Betty Ann Hoppel on March 6, 1955 in Belmond, IA. This union was blessed with three children. Bill was honored with the Outstanding Jaycee Award and the Distinguished Service Award by the Belmond Junior Chamber of Commerce. He loved the outdoors, and conversed with the trees, and rocks.  Bill loved to travel, especially to Alaska. After retirement, to avoid the cold and snow of Minnesota, he spent winters in Rockport, Texas. Bill was a people person and exemplified this through his work as an accountant and owner of Cokato Accounting.

Survived by his wife, 3 children: Pam (Lance) Garrison, Robert Lacey, Cheryl (Ned) Herrick, 6 Grandchildren: Angela and Steven Garrison, Grant Lacey, Amanda (Bob) Miller, Dave and Ashley Herrick, 2 Great-Grandchildren: Ethan and Jackson Miller, 5 sisters, 2 brothers and other family and friends.

Bill is preceded in death by his parents and 1 sister.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at North Crow River Lutheran Church in Cokato. Internment took place on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at the Christ Lutheran Cemetery in Maple Plain, MN.

Memorial Service for Thomas will be at 11 AM on Saturday November 5, 2011 at Gethsemanie Lutheran Church of Dassel

Visitation will be from 4-8 on Friday at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Cokato.

Interment will be in the Evangelical Lutheran Cemtery of Cokato

Full obit will be publised soon

Thomas Roy Mueller, age 63, of Cokato,  passed away Friday, October 28, 2011 with his
wife and daughters at his side, following a one year battle with pancreatic
cancer.

Tom was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota on January 11, 1948, to
Clarence and Doreen (Clear) Mueller.  He
was baptized at St. Mary’s and confirmed at St Martin’s in Rogers.   He grew up in Osseo, attended St. Martin’s
Elementary in Rogers and graduated from St. Michael High School in 1966.

After high school Tom attended North Hennepin Community
College and  was drafted into the U.S.
Army.  He served in Vietnam and was
wounded on June 24, 1969.  He was later
honorably discharged following his recovery.

On November 6, 1971 Tom married Deanna Larson at the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cokato.  The couple was blessed with two
daughters.  They made their home in
Cokato, and Tom worked as a tool maker at Fabri Tek for over 30 years.

Tom enjoyed fishing, yard work, grilling, cooking meals for
his family, feeding birds and squirrels, watching his children and
grandchildren play sports, daily coffee with the guys and playing practical
jokes.  Recently Tom reunited with his
Vietnam “Brothers” and enjoyed attending their yearly reunions and also the
telephone visits with these men.  The
last several years of Tom’s life he and Deanna lovingly and unselfishly cared
for relatives who were ill.  Most
important to Tom was spending time with his wife, daughters and especially
grandchildren.

Tom was a fighter right up to the end and will be dearly
missed by his family and friends.  He is
survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Deanna of Cokato.  Daughters: Jennifer (Jeff) Rensch of
Hutchinson, and Melissa (Sam Weber) of Annandale.  Grandchildren: Paige, Taylor, Grant, Ellery,
MaKenzie, and Sam, Parents Clarence and Doreen Mueller of Rogers, Brothers:
Jerry (Taz) of Virginia Dale, Colorado, Daniel (Nadine) of Andover, Philip of
St. Michael, Jon of Rogers and Erik of Rogers.
Father & mother-in-law, Ernest and Dorothy Larson of South Haven,
brothers & sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, godchildren and many
friends.

Tom was preceded in death by his infant brother Joseph, his
grandparents Matt and Anna Mueller and Roy and Olivia Clear,  and brother-in-law David Larson.

Urn bearers were his six grandchildren.  Honorary bearers were his Vietnam brothers.

Lindquist, Dale, age 66 of St. Louis Park passed away on 10/14. Memorial service: 10/20, 11 am at Spirit of Christ Luth. Church 5801 Minnetonka Blvd. St. Louis Park.

Funeral service: 2:00 PM Friday, October 14, 2011, at St. James Lutheran Church of Howard Lake.

Visitation begins at 11:30 AM at Church on Friday

Interment will be at St. James Lutheran Cemetery

Full Obit to be posted soon.

Funeral Service for Russell Lee, 2 PM Tuesday, October 4, at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Howard Lake

Russell A. Lee,  age 91, passed away September 30, 2011.  Russ was born on the family farm in Aneta, North Dakota, on May 24, 1920.  After high school, Russ attended North Dakota State College (now Valley City State University), achieving a Degree in Education; and the University of Minnesota, where he obtained a Degree in Mortuary Science, followed by a Masters Degree in Education.

Russ served overseas for 36 consecutive months during World War II, and was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained during the Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy.

Russ married Joyce Moline on August 14, 1948.  They moved to Lisbon, North Dakota, where they owned their first funeral home and furniture store. Due to a bout with cancer in 1954, they were forced to sell their business.  He recovered from the cancer, spent a few years in various professions (owning and operating a hardware store in Fairfax, MN, teaching high school in Michigan and Iowa) and then in 1960,  purchased the funeral home and furniture store in Howard Lake, where they made their home for the rest of their lives.  Other Howard Lake business ventures in which Russ was involved were income tax preparation, real estate sales and property renovation and rental.  Russ was also the first Director of the Meeker-Wright Community Action Council, Inc, program.

While in Howard Lake, Russ was very involved in the community.  He was instrumental in developing the nursing home and the senior citizen center.  Russ also initiated the serving of coffee and donuts following the Memorial Day ceremony at the cemetery.  Russ was on the school board, was a member of the Howard Lake Business Association and was on the Board of Directors of the Howard Lake Development, and was on the Board of Directors of St Mary’s Hospital in Winsted.  Russ was also a long time member of  Walker United Methodist Church.

Upon retirement, Russ and Joyce enjoyed travelling and wintering in Arizona, and spending time with his two grandsons.

Russ was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Ruth Lee; stepfather, Andrew Hillesland; his brother Luverne Lee and sister Lois Kolstoe.  He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joyce Lee; daughter Patricia Lee; son Kent and his wife, Connie, and their two sons, Chris and Jon Lee.  Also survived by many friends and other relatives.

Most of all, Russ was a truly wonderful husband, father and grandfather. He was a friend and a mentor.  He was smart, had a sensitive heart, was always willing to help someone in trouble, and had a wonderful  sense of adventure and spontaneous streak of fun.  One of his favorite phrases was “Dare to Do”.  He will be forever remembered for his humor, generosity, and love.  Russ will be greatly missed by all who know him.

Our heartfelt thanks to the nurses and staff at Brookridge Assisted Living for their loving care for Russ, especially during his last few days.