Gerald "Jerry" Leone Sr.


Leone, Gerald Sr. "Jerry" age 74 of Kensington, past employee of Northwest Bell/AT & T, died 8/14/08 in Alexandria, MN.
Funeral services are Sunday, Aug. 17, 2 pm at Osakis Lutheran Church.
Visitation is Sat. from 3 – 7 pm at the Roy-Hetland Funeral Home, Osakis, with a prayer service at 6:30 pm.
Survived by wife, Rev. Elaine Leone of Kensington; 8 children,
Memorials to Luthercrest Bible Camp in Alexandria, MN.
Arrangements by the Roy-Hetland Funeral Home, Osakis.
Cards will reach the family at 12829 County Road 3, Kensington, MN  56343.
8/15

Mary M. Bauer, age 99 passed way.
Mary was a retiree of Northwestern Bell and a Metro Life Member Pioneer.
 Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, august 12th at 11am
at the Church of the Annunciation, 209 W 54th Street, Minneapolis.
Visitation will be Monday 5-7pm at Gill Brothers SW Chapel,
5801 Lyndale Ave South and 1 hr. prior to mass.
Cards may be sent to 5625 Lyndale Avenue S, Mpls, MN 55419
8/11/08

Nick Johannes, 94 - Cold Spring - Dec. 11, 1913 – Aug. 5, 2008
Nick is the Father of Dan, & Jim Johannes Qwest Retirees & Dale a former NWB employee
and Father-in-Law to Chuck Schoenberg employee at Redwood Falls, Mn.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 8, 2008 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring, MN
Burial will be in the St. Boniface Parish Cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Thursday  and from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Friday
at the Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring.
Parish prayers will be Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. followed by the Catholic Order of Foresters..
Survivors include his children, David (Virginia) of Cold Spring, Daniel (Judy) of Cold Spring,
Sharon (Chuck) Schoenberg of Redwood Falls, Dale (Kathy) of St. Cloud, James (Cheryl) of Cold Spring,
Gary (Carolee) of Anchorage, Alaska, Gene (Marilyn) of Cold Spring, Mary Ann (Wayne) Imholte of Clearwater,
Judy (Jack) Rausch of Watkins, Peggy (Norman) Lahr of St. Joseph;
 28 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren
8/8/08

Charlie Greene  passed away Tuesday 8-5-2008
 at St Mary's Hospital, he was 81 years old.
Charlie was the Father of Linda Hjelsand, Capacity Provisioning Specialist Detroit Lakes Minnesota,
Internment will be at Donehower Funeral Home Detroit Lakes on 8-8-2008 from 6PM to 8PM
Funeral will be at St Columba Episcopal Church White Earth Minn on 8-9 at 10AM
8/9/08

Mildred Ellen Kanthak Sep. 17, 1923 - Aug. 6, 2008 St. Cloud, MN
Ellen is the wife of retired, deceased Pioneer "Dutch" Kanthak. Dutch was the installation for many years in St. Cloud
Ellen and Dutch moved to Cambridge MN, following his work with Northwestern Bell Telephone, where they bought a house and settled in for nine years.  NWBell moved the family to Crookston for four years and finally to St. Cloud where they found a  "home" with many NWBell families and the Eagle's Club. Ellen sang in choirs and volunteered at the church grade school,
and with the Red Cross Blood Mobile.
Ellen and Dutch were part of the inception of Lifeline emergency response systems with the St. Cloud Hospital.
Ellen instructed people on its use while Dutch installed and programmed the special phones.
She continued volunteering for Lifeline until just a few months ago, doing paperwork
and helping customers test their phones every month.
Williams Funeral Home
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008
St. Mary's Cathedral
Burial Ceremony to be held on
Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 at the Cemetery in Nassau, MN US
8/8/08

Norma J. Iverson, 88 - St. Cloud - July 31, 2008
Passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Thursday.
Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 4, 2008 at Atonement Lutheran Church in St. Cloud
 Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Reverend John Kroschel will officiate.
Interment will be in the Clarkfield Cemetery.
Arrangements entrusted to the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, St. Cloud.
Norma was a longtime volunteer at the St. Cloud Hospital in the Cardiac Rehab Unit.
She was employed as a Supervisor at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company for 39 years.
Norma was a Telephone Pioneers of America member since 1981.
Survivors include her sister, Joanne (Russell) Smith of Wheaton, MN.
 She was preceded in death by her sister, Betty Lou Handeland.
Memorials are preferred.
8/1/08

Richard "Dick" Eidem, age 70 of Osakis died unexpectedly in an Ultra-Lite plane
accident near Sauk Centre on Monday, July 21, 2008.
Funeral services were on Tuesday, July 29, at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Osakis  
Services were also  held on Wednesday, July 30, at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Presbyterian in Bloomington.
Dick worked as a telephone company employee for over 44 years, starting with Northwest Bell
and continued as an employee as that business was acquired by US West, A.T.& T and finally, Lucent.
He retired in 1999 and in March of 2001 moved to a home on Little Sauk Lake in Todd County.
 In addition to being a member of the American Legion Post # 435 in Richfield,
Dick was also a flying member of the E.A.A. and belonged to the Telecom Pioneers.
In his retirement, Dick volunteered as part of the Sauk River Watershed for Little Sauk Lake.
Dick is survived by his wife of 50 years, Marilyn Eidem of Osakis;
 his son, David Eidem of Lake Bronson and his daughter, Susan (Paul) Deutsch of Apple Valley.
His mother, Alice Eidem of Osakis; brother, Chuck (Sandra) Eidem of Bloomington; daughter-in-law, Denise Eidem of Becker; many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his father, Conrad, in January of this year.
Memorials preferred to Habitat for Humanity.
8/1/08

Albert Lutz, passed away Monday, July 28.
Albert is Shirley Erickson’s dad
Prayer service is Wed (7-30-08) Funeral is Thursday at 2pm (7-31-08)
(both of these services at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in New England, ND)
Funeral home in charge of arrangements is Stevenson-Mischel Funeral Home
45 4 Av W - Dickinson, ND
Shirley's mom's address is: 1326 1st Av W - New England, ND 58647
Shirley’s home address is: 1104 N 15ST - Moorhead, MN 56560
7/29/08

Charles A. Thompson, age 87 passed away on July 21st.
He was a 1978 retiree of Northwestern Bell and a
member of both the Metro Life Member Pioneers and the NWB-USW-Qwest Retiree Association.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 25th at 11am at Zion Lutheran Church, Annandale, MN
with visitation from 9:30 to 11am.
He is survived by his wife Myrtle and children.
Cards may be sent to 600 Park St. E #108, Annandale MN 55302
7/23/08

Donald A. Appleby, age 84 passed away.
He was a 1982 retiree of Northwestern Bell and a
member of both the Metro Life Member Pioneers and the NWB-USW-Qwest Retiree Association.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 25th at 2pm at the Osceola United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife Ada.
Cards may be sent to PO Box 714, Osceola WI 54020
7/23/08

McMullen, Marcellus J., Jr. "Butch/Shorty" age 80, passed away on July 12, 2008 surrounded by his family.
He is survived by his wife and children.
He worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and was a Metro Life Member Pioneer
He served as Vice President of CWA Local 7200 and as V.P. of MN AFL-CIO and the Minneapolis Central Labor Union.
Visitation Tuesday, 4-8 PM at Gill Brothers Funeral Chapel, 5801 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis.
Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, 10 AM, at Holy Name Catholic Church
(3637 11th Ave. So. Minneapolis, MN) with 1 hour visitation prior.
Luncheon to follow. Burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Memorials preferred to N.C. Little Hospice or Risen Christ School (Holy Name).
Cards may be sent to 6105 Concord Avenue, Edina, MN 55424-1725
7/14/08