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James (Jimmy) D. McClure, (52), of Cokato, MN, passed away on Feb 8, 2022. Jimmy was born in Sibley, IA to Julie (Newman) Blank and Glen Dykstra on May 3, 1969. He graduated from Alexandria High School in 1988. After high school he pursued Natural Resources/Conservation education at Vermilion Community College and ultimately chose to enter the workforce as a truck driver. Jimmy met Tonia in 2003 and fell in love. They blended their lives and their families and were married on September 15, 2007.

Jimmy was active in racing for many years, and a huge NASCAR fan. He had a passion for trucking and enjoyed opportunities to drive a range of vehicles and haul a wide variety of loads within the Midwest and locally. He could tell you the make, model and year of every truck he saw on the road. He was a great trucker, hardworking, but more than anything he was a dedicated family man and loved the outdoors. He always looked forward to deer hunting in the fall and summer vacations in Detroit Lakes with his family. Recently he enjoyed many camping adventures with his wife and friends. He also enjoyed playing games and making people laugh. Laughter could be heard wherever Jimmy was. More than anything he loved his family, his wife, children and grandchildren.

Jimmy was preceded in death by grandparents Paul and Lorraine Newman, Henry (Hap) and Dorothy Dykstra, and step-father James C. McClure. He is survived by his wife Tonia, daughters Jessica (Jacob) Doll, Elizabeth, Emilee, Mackenzie, and Megan; grandchildren, Destiny, Gabby, Grace, Hope, Ryder, Carson, Damien, Ainsley, Angelina, Kinsley, Layla, Azrael, his parents Julie and Roger Blank, Glen and Janet Dykstra, and his siblings, Alicia (Michael) Klimek, Patty (Bruce) Wiitanen, Jed Dykstra, Paige Dykstra and many additional extended family members.

Funeral Services will take place Thursday 2/17/22 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel. Visitation will begin at 12:00pm, service will begin at 1:00pm followed by fellowship. Arrangements by Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Cokato, www.swansonpeterson.com 320-286-2534

Todd Welte, age 49 of Cokato, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022. He was born April 8, 1972. Todd was united in marriage to Melanie Stai on May 5, 1995. Together they had three children: Cody, Alexandrea, and Hailey. They moved to Cokato in 1996 to raise their family and in 2015 adopted two more children: Mason and Raidyn, to join the family. He loved all his children very much and family was really important to him. Todd loved going camping with his family, and taking the boat out and watching the kids tube. While burning campfires, he always had music playing; the genre depending on his mood. He also played music out on the boat while fishing with his friends or family. He also enjoyed to golf. During family gatherings he played cards, mostly buck and cribbage. Todd worked on farms for most of his life, his favorite being Sky View Dairy in Hutchinson, where he worked a variety of jobs and made many good friends. But his best friend is his wife and to her, he will always be her farm boy.

Survived by his wife, Melanie, children, Cody, Alexandrea, Hailey, Mason, and Raidyn Welte, mother, Joalyn Welte, sister, Tresa (Scott) Papesh, brothers, Kyle (Elizabeth) Fawkes, Kent (Jenni) Welte, and Travis (Danielle) Welte,  grandchildren, Kingsley Mertz and Daniel Welte, father in-law, Steve Stai brothers in-law,  Steve jr (Tami) Stai, Shawn (Bobbie) Stai, Nicholas (Andrea) Stai, sister in-law, Andrea (Lance) Matheny, and many nieces and nephews.
Todd was preceded in death by grandparents, Welmer and Inez Skager, and his mother in-law, Sandy Stai.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, February 8 with visitation on Monday, February 7 from 5-7 PM at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home in Cokato, MN 320-286-2534, www.swansonpeterson.com

Richard “Dick” Glessing age 77 of Howard Lake passed away at the Allina Buffalo Hospital on December 1, 2021. A service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 10, 2022 with visitation 1 hour prior at St James Lutheran Church in Howard Lake, MN.

Richard was born on June 18, 1944 (actually falling on father’s day that year) to Warren and Edna (Melinsky) Glessing. He was born at home where his parents and Grandpa Gustave resided and lived for a number of years, until they moved to the house right next door. Richard was a lifelong resident of Howard Lake.

He was baptized and confirmed in his faith at St James Lutheran Church, and attended St James Lutheran School through the eighth grade. He graduated from Howard Lake Waverly High School with the graduating class of 1962. Richard enjoyed playing sports in high school, but his passion was the great outdoors. He enjoyed trapping, hunting and fishing and had many family and friends that he enjoyed the sport with. If asked, Richard would say bow hunting was his sport of choice.

Richard believed strongly in serving his country and enlisted in the Air Force. He did his overseas tour in Bangkok, Thailand keeping the military runways lighted and operational for cargo planes to land and load. Richard’s last duty station was in Topeka Kansas where he met his wife of 55 years, Astrid (Hume) Glessing. They were married November 4, 1966 in Topeka, KS and moved the very next day to Howard Lake, where they made their home. They were blessed with a daughter, Rita in 1972.

Richard was an electrician for many years and a member of IBEW Local Union 292. He retired from Bloomington Electric in 2007. Richard truly enjoyed being an electrician and was very thankful to be employed for so many years. He always said he liked the accomplishment of completing a project and the variety of moving on to the next.

Richard enjoyed helping people and was always willing to lend a hand. He always believed in giving back. He believed strongly in blood donation and would give often. He was also a Minnesota Firearm Safety instructor for 30 years.

Richard was preceded in death by infant son Ryan Richard, his parents Warren and Edna (Melinksy) Glessing and many other family and friends.

Richard is survived by his wife Astrid, daughter Rita and son in law Jason Strickland, sister and brother in law Jeannie and Ralph Krohn, sister in law Renata Herberger, 1 nephew and 4 nieces, along with a host of extended family and friends.

Richard was a man of steadfast faith in God. He looked forward to the glorious day he would go to heaven. He is rejoicing with his Lord and Savior now.

Arrangements by Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Howard Lake, Minnesota 320-543-3401, www.swansonpeterson.com

Katherine Irene Jolin of Milwaukee, WI passed away on Tuesday, January 25^th, 2022.

She was born in 1943, in Cokato, Minnesota to Omar and Ethel Hess. Katherine received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota in 1966.  On Oct. 10, 1965, Katherine was united in marriage to Timothy Jolin. This marriage was blessed with two sons, Mark and Michael.  Katherine practiced nursing for 29 years. She was very loving and caring inside and outside of her career.

Katherine was preceded by her parents, Omar and Ethel Hess and a sister, Brenda Hess.  She is survived by her sons, Mark and Michael; sisters, Mary Ann Ryan, Jane Ray, and Carolyn Cole.

Services: Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, February 5, 2022  at Stockholm Lutheran Church in Cokato, Minn.

Visitation: 4-6 PM Friday afternoon at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Cokato and 1hr prior to funeral service at the church on Saturday

Interment Church cemetery

Arrangements by Swanson Peterson Funeral Home 320-286-2534.

Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society.

Myron Bernard Lahr was born on August 8, 1935 in Howard Lake, Minnesota the son of John and Evelyn (Zander) Lahr. He was baptized at St James Lutheran Church and confirmed in his faith on April 10, 1949 at St James. Myron was married to Lucille (Lucy) Pettit on August 11, 1956 at the First Baptist Church in Cokato by Reverend Olson. God blessed their marriage with two children.

Myron worked several different jobs over the years starting with farming and ending with a 23 year career as a machinist at Nilfisk-Advanced Machines when he retired in 2011. He was also the cemetary sexton for St James for 24 years. Spending time with family and friends, playing cards, bingo and word search books were some of his favorite pastimes. He also enjoyed spear fishing in the winter for many years. In the summer he enjoyed watching his grandson play baseball for the Winsted Wildcats.

Myron was called home on January 25, 2022 at the age of 86 years, 5 months and 17 days.

He was proceeded in death by his wife Lucy; his parents; brother Melmer; sister Mavis; brother-in-laws Benny Major, Leroy Taber, Donald Johnson and Sonny Pettit.

He is survived by his daughter Yvonne (Brian) Currey; son Ken (Lisa); grandchildren Shane, Asher and Jessica; great-granddaughter Breanne; special family friends Shakil and Darcy Khan; sisters Marcella Major and Diana (Jerry) Boettcher and brother Edwin (Lynne). Sister-in-laws Barb (Tom) Schmieg, Ruth (Gary) Schmieg, Sandy (Leroy) Zander and Doris (Hieni) Pettit-Vonmende.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at St. James Lutheran Church in Howard Lake with visitation 1 hour prior to services at church. Arrangements by Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Howard Lake, www.swansonpeterson.com 320-543-3401