The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-23
FORMER LUCAN
RESIDENT DIES
JOSEPH A. MARTINKA
RITES AT NEW ULM
MONDAY MORNING
Rv Mrs PAIL Martir

Lucan-Among those who at
tended the funeral services for
Joseph A. Martinka at New Ulm
Monday were Mr.. and Mrs. A. P.
Macht, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brau, Mr.. and Mrs. George Vogl,
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph A. Brau, An
ton Macht ST., Mrs. F. c. Wegner,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wurscher,
Mrs. Frank Wurscher, John Pa
vek, Mrs. Johanna Plaetz, Mrs.
George Bauer, Mrs. Rose Brey,
Mrs. Frances Brey, Mrs. Clarence
Bittner and Mrs. Joseph Zeug.
Mr.. Martinka was at one time a
resident and businessman here.
He died at his home at New Ulm
June 16.
Mrs. Albert Bittner and daugh-
ter Hattie, Mrs. Anna Schmidt,
Doris and Dennis Otto visited at
the Sigurd Forde home at Delhi
Thursday.
Mrs. H. L. Jensen, Vivian Jen-
sen and Mrs. Paul Martin and
daughter Rose Adele visited at
the Elton Gehrke home at New
Ulm Monday. Jeanne and Gordon
Gehrke returned to spend two
days here. Mrs. Mary Haag ac-
companied them and spent the
time at the Soren Anderson home
at Evan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bonner
of Grand Forks, N. D. came Fri
day and visited with her mother,
Mrs. Peter Benson until Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Albin Steffen left
Monday to visit relatives at Far
go, N. D. They were accompanied
by Christian Hansen of Worthing-
ton who went to Dunno Center
N. D. to visit a son and daughter
and their families.
Mrs. o. H. Gehrke and son
Aurie went to New Ulm Sunday
where they were dinner guests at
the Elton Gehrke home. They
visited for a short time with Mrs.
Joseph Martinka. Then they went
to Minneapolis where Mrs. Gehr-
Ike was the guest of her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles Jones. Tuesday Ethel
Anderson became the bride OF
Aurie Gehrke. After a honeymoon
in northern Minnesota they will
be at home here where Mr.. Gehr-
Ike is in business.
MIR. and Mrs. L. c. Patterson
and family visited at the Reed
Nordmeyer home at Fairmont
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Anderson
and daughter came from Worth
ington Saturday to visit until
Tuesday. Sunday they and Mr..
and Mrs. L. J. Anderson attended
the Anderson reunion at Fort
Ridgely.
A Klante family reunion was
held Sunday at Granite Falls
when those present included Mr..
and Mrs. Galen Dunno and FAM
lily of Vesta, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Klante and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Klante and family, Mr..
and Mrs. William Klante and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Meiner and family, Revena Lewis
and Mrs. Violet Norcutt and fam
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Brandt and
family of Watertown, S. D. were
unable to come Sunday but came
Monday to visit. Mr.. Brandt re-
turned Monday evening but his
family will remain for a longer
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jaros and
son of Vesta were Sunday dinner
guests at the Thorvald Nelson
home.
Mrs. Vernon Dittbenner and
Mrs. John Redding visited at the
Lyle Kramer home at Milroy
Thursday.
Martin Nancy and family, Mrs.
Mary Reed and Arnold Kramer
attended the funeral services for
Isabel Reed at Redwood Falls
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Kormann
and daughter and Mrs. Erwin
Bruins visited at the Fred Hausa-
mann home Thursday evening.
Mrs. Marvin Prokasky was
honored at a shower Saturday
when her guests were the follow
ing from Walnut Grove: Mrs.
Glenn Virgins, Mrs. Walter
Frank, Helen Fox, Reva Schultz,
Evelyn Flick, Grace Nelson, Ruth
Wilson, Grace Buelen and Hazel
Prokasky.