Obituaries 7/23/20
David Borrell, 77
David J. Borrell, age 77, of Maple Lake, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at his home in Corinna Township after living with leukemia for eight years.
Memorial and Graveside Services were held 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 20, 2020 at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Cemetery in Albion Township, Annandale. Attendees dressed for the weather and brought along lawn chairs. A reception and visitation followed from 3-7 p.m. at The Hanger at Dick and Patty Borrell’s home on Hwy. 12, just west of Waverly.
David Jerome Borrell was born June 11, 1943 in Cokato to Francis and Dorothy (Claessens) Borrell. He grew up in Waverly and graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Waverly with the Class of 1961. He served his country during the Vietnam War with the United States Air Force; he was stationed at Beale Air Force Base in California. After his honorable discharge, he worked at National Cash Register and Herc-U-Lift prior to starting his own business, Dave Borrell Refrigeration, Plumbing and Heating. His training in the Air Force served him well in his 47 years as a business owner.
On December 26, 1980, he was united in marriage to Jean Verona Berg at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church in Albion Township. They lived in rural Maple Lake, where they raised their family. Dave was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Maple Lake, Waverly American Legion, and the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, WI.
Dave loved work and to talk; towards the end of his career, he could often be found working for an hour and socializing for a couple of hours after the job was done. He was in his element when an unusual construction dilemma arose that needed a solution. He enjoyed restoring old tractors, boats and construction equipment. Airplanes were a passion of Dave’s; he had his commercial pilot’s license, was an instructor to countless people out of the Maple Lake Municipal Airport and enjoyed every minute in the air.
He is survived by his loving wife, Jean, of Maple Lake; sons, Peter, of Maple Lake, and Paul (Lacey), of Big Lake; three granddaughters, Lexey, Lilly and Penny; brothers and sisters, Janet Sherman, of Southfield, MI, Rose Marie (Michael) Monahan, of Richland, WA, Ken (Karen), Patrick, Richard (Patty), Charlie (Lynn), Gene and Jerry (Kay), all of Waverly, and Ginny, of Kirbyville, TX; and many other family members, colleagues and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fritz and Dorothy; and brothers, Bernard and Michael.
Rev. Culynn Curtis officiated at the service. Military Honors will be provided by the Waverly American Legion Post 305 and the United States Air Force.
Arrangements are entrusted with Dingmann Funeral Care Burial & Cremation Services of Maple Lake.
Obituary, Guestbook, Video Tribute and Funeral Webcast online at www.dingmannfuneral.com.
Sheri Lahn, 51
A private family service for Sheri L. Lahn will be held on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, MN, with Rev. Shane Koepke officiating, with burial following at East Freeborn Lutheran Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed to the Bonnerup Funeral Service website beginning around 3:00 p.m. on Friday. To view the livestream, simply go to the Bonnerup website at www.bonnerupfunervice.com and click on her obituary page.
Sheri passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center – Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis. She was “29 years old,” as she quit counting the day before she turned 30!
Sheri Lynn (Nasby) was born on December 3, 1968 in Robbinsdale, MN to parents Steven and Gayleen Nasby. On April 20, 1990, she was united in marriage to Duane Lahn, and she was blessed with four children.
Sheri loved being a mom and gramma. When she wasn’t spending time with family, she enjoyed gardening, traveling, being outdoors, and collecting various things – Precious Moments being a favorite. Strong, hardworking, energetic, and upbeat are just a few ways to describe Sheri. If you needed anything, Sheri could always be relied upon. Above all, family meant the world to Sheri, and she cherished every moment spent with them. From giving balloons, to cards, or just randomly showing up at your house, Sheri always had a way to make you feel like you were the most important person in the world to her at that given time.
She will be missed by her husband of 30 years, Duane Lahn; children, Kristopher (Heidi) Lahn, Phillip (Nicki) Lahn, Chad Lahn, and Melissa Lahn; mom, Gayleen (Dana) Peterson; grandchildren, Blake, Gavin, Addison, Chase, Logan, and Madelyn; siblings, Chad (Krissy) Nasby and Andrea Isaacson; as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.
Sheri was preceded in death by her father, Steve Nasby; and grandparents, Clarence and Bev Nasby and LaVere and Lorraine Borchardt; and many other relatives.
Blessed be her memory!
Henry Lange, 89
Henry Frank Lange, age 89, passed away at his home in St. Cloud on July 18, 2020 of congestive heart failure.
Henry was born in Maple Lake, MN on January 6, 1931 to Edward and Mecie (Brown) Lange. Henry grew up on various homesteads in Wright County. He was too young to drive when he got his first job, but Henry was a hard worker and provided well for his family all his life, including buying some of his siblings their first cars.
After a year in the army during the Korean war, he was discharged for medical reasons. Not long afterwards, he met his cousin’s best friend, Ruthann Schmedeke, and married her June 28, 1952. Hank and Ruth tried farming near Buffalo for the first few years of marriage, but eventually the family farm was sold.
For most of Hank’s life, he worked in construction as a backhoe operator. He loved fishing, plowing snow, polka music, and spending time with his family. After he retired, he and Ruth spent many winters in Arizona. They lived in Monticello, Buffalo, Darwin and for the last 14 years, St. Cloud.
Henry is survived by his wife of 68 years, Ruth; three daughters, Darlene (Glenn) Jude, of Dayton, Donette Danberg, of Cokato, and Deb (Jay) Kadlec, of Sartell. Further survived by grandchildren, Tony Jude, Tami White, Melanie Wolffing, Trista DeLong, Kenny Danberg, Seth Danberg and Salem Kadlec; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Cleo Stomberg, Violet Negus, Rose Sharber, and Linda Jordan; sisters-in-law, Diane Hance and Shirley Lange; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Dale; son-in-law, Dave Danberg; parents; sister, Anna Mae; brothers, Ed Jr. (Sonny), Fred, Woody and Mike; and brothers-in-law, Eldor, Jim, and Harley.
Special thanks to CentraCare hospice staff, VA nurse Jen, and ADARA home health staff for their loving care over the past months.
Arrangements by Peterson-Grismo Funeral Chapel and burial at Riverside Cemetery in Monticello, MN.
A private graveside goodbye will be held with family.
Dorothy Lenneman, 81
A private Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 20, 2020 at St. Wendelin Catholic Church in Luxemburg, for Dorothy Lenneman, 81, of St. Cloud, who died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at the St. Cloud Hospital. The Rev. Matthew Crane officiated and burial was in the parish cemetery. A public visitation was Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in St. Cloud and one hour prior to services Monday at the church in Luxemburg. Masks were required at church.
Dorothy was born August 8, 1938 in Elk River to Wilfred and Isabel (Meyer) Zimmer. She married James Lenneman on June 6, 1959 at the Church of St. Albert in Albertville. She lived in the Luxemburg area since 1980. She worked as a receptionist and teller at Wells Fargo Bank in Sauk Rapids, retiring in 2002.
Dorothy was a member of St. Wendelin’s Catholic Church in Luxemburg and was also active in the Christian Women (St. Ann’s), Mission group, and school volunteer. She enjoyed spending time traveling to Alaska and Branson, playing cards (especially 500), knitting, crocheting, quilting, and canning. Dorothy’s family was very important to her. She loved traveling with them, and taking vacations up north to the lakes were some of her best times.
Survivors include: her husband, James, of St. Cloud; son, Gary (Vicki), of Sartell; grandsons, Nick and Will; brothers and sisters, Norman (Mable) Zimmer, of Elk River; Marion Haas, of Colby, WI; Harold Zimmer, of Monticello; Kenneth (Tricia) Zimmer, of Otsego; Dennis (Lydia) Zimmer, of Philippines Islands; Bernadine (Dave) Betzler, of Anoka; Margaret (Rick) Weirauch, of Anoka.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and siblings, Melvin, Richard, Madeline Dombrowski, Allen, LeRoy, Donald and Catherine Merges.
Obituary, Guest Book and Video Tribute available online: www.williamsdingmann.com.
Sharon Nordberg, 73
Sharon Arlene “Hudi” Nordberg, age 73, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, passed away June 30, 2020.
She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to LaVahn Whiteaker, and attended North Minneapolis High School where she graduated with the class of 1964. She furthered her education by taking courses at the University of Minnesota.
Hudi worked for Northwestern Life Insurance Company (now ING) until her retirement in 2007. She enjoyed playing softball with the Red Vest team in Rockford, was on a bowling league with her mother, and especially liked to online shop! Holidays were special to her because she was able to spend time with her family making memories. Hudi also had a love for animals, especially taking care of her cats.
She was preceded in death by her mother, LaVahn; sister, Carole Barthel; and brother, Craig Whiteaker.
Hudi is survived by her sisters, Cindy (Chris) Paumen and Cathy (Garry) Roehl; and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
Memorials are preferred to be directed to a charity of your choice to aid in Parkinson’s disease research.
A Memorial Service was held on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior at The Peterson Chapel in Buffalo, MN.
Online condolences for the family may be directed to www.thepetersonchapel.com.
