Swanson Peterson Funeral Home

Tim passed away 3/16/2013 as the result of an auto accident East of Kingston

Funeral Service 11 AM Friday, March 22, 2013, at the First Baptist Church of Cokato

Visitation will be 4-8 PM Thursday at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home  of Cokato and 1hr prior to services on Friday at Church

Prayer Service 7:00 PM Thursday at the Funeral Home

Interment: Cokato Finnish Cemetery

Timothy Alan Keskey, was born on April 15, 1960 in Minneapolis,
Minnesota to Melvin and Joanne (Hanson)
Keskey.  When Tim was 9 the family moved
to the family farm in Cokato.  He
attended Temperance Corner
School and graduated in 1978 from Dassel-Cokato
High School.  After High School he attended Minneapolis
Community College graduating with
and Associates Degree.

“Timbo” lived and worked for a time in Arizona
as a landscaper.  He came home and worked
for uncle Clifford Keskey and later Design and Fabricating of Cokato.  Most recently Ag Systems of Hutchinson.

Timothy enjoyed: swimming, fishing, canoeing, camping,
shooting, motorcycling and 4 wheeling.
He enjoyed cooking and eating and loved to sauna.  He liked to visit with friends and relatives,
was very active in his church St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran of Darwin, and
did missionary work at the county jail.
He enjoyed a good deal at the swap meet or thrift store.

Tim passed away in an auto accident on March16, 2013, East
of Kingston, Minnesota.  He had reached
the age of 52 years, 11 months and 1 day.

Survivors include: father Melvin of Cokato, Sisters: Rebecca
(Barry) Gustafson of Cokato, and Mary (Steve) Torola of Cokato, and brother
Erick (Amy) Keskey of Cokato.  Nieces and
Nephews: Emily, Andrew, Hailey, Hannah, Dustin, Nathan, Nicole, Daven, Danielle
and Dustin.

Tim is preceded in death by his
mother, Joanne.

Gary William Debner of Maple Lake, Minnesota passed away on March 17, 2013 at the Buffalo Hospital.

Visitation 4-7 PM Wednesday, March 27 at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Howard Lake

Gary William Debner, age 67, of Maple
Lake passed away on 3/17/13 of sudden cardiac arrest.

Gary was born in Glencoe, Minnesota on May 5th, 1945
to William and JeAnnette (Maack) Debner.  He grew up in Plato and
graduated from Glencoe High School in 1963.
He went on to Mankato State University and graduated with a degree in
Economics and Math.

On October 1st, 1966 Gary married Patricia Evelyn Simmons,
at St. Anne’s Catholic Church of Le Seuer.  The couple lived first in Mankato,
then Plymouth, then Wayzata, then Buffalo.
After Patricia passed away on July 28^th, 2010 Gary made his
home in Big Lake, then Maple Lake for the past 5 months.  Gary worked in the
IT field for IDS/American Express Financial,
where he retired after 35 years.

Gary’s passions included hunting, fishing and sports where
he was a participant beginning in his youth, baseball and basketball being his
favorite.  His passion for baseball,
where he led his high school and town team, presented him with offers of sports
scholarships.  He chose to attend Mankato
State on an academic scholarship where he played collegiate baseball as well.  Following his playing days he also coached
youth baseball for many years.  In his
recent years Gary enjoyed spending time with his family and was an avid sports
enthusiast, willing to share conversation with anyone about recent games, plays
and stats.

Gary is preceded in death by his parents, William and JeAnnette
Debner; his wife Patricia Debner; his infant daughter Elizabeth.

Survived by his children, Kristin (Richard) Lord of
Monticello and Michael (April) Debner of Howard Lake; his grandchildren, Amber,
Jessica, Aiden and Ian; his sisters, Lavonne Carlbloom of Glencoe and Virginia
(Arlo) Schultz of Elk River; his cousins, nieces and nephews.

Humola, Roger William 75 of Annandale. Passed away at his home on
3/4/2013.
Survivors include: wife Mary Ann of Annandale, children: Rita
(Brian Nelson) Humola-
Nelson, Renee (Robert) Martin and Randy Humola. 7
grandchildren. Memorial Service:
4PM Friday 3/8/2013 at St. John’s Lutheran
Church of Annandale. Visitation 4-8 PM
Thursday at St. John’s, and 1hr prior
to service on Friday at church. Memorials to Mary
Ann are preferred in lieu
of flowers. Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home 320-286-2534

Roger William Humola, was born in Cokato. Minnesota
on April 26, 1937, to Issac
and Lillian (Johnson) Humola.  He grew up
in Cokato and graduated from Cokato High
School in 1954.
He went on to Gustavus College
for a year and then to the University
of Minnesota for 2 years.

On October 26,
1957 Roger married Mary Ann Hill, at the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Cokato.  The couple lived first
in Robbinsdale from 1957 to 1967, then Golden Valley
until 1986, then Plymouth until
1997, and Annandale since then.  Roger has worked in various financial
institutions, rising from bank manager to vice president/manager.

Roger enjoyed being a handyman, (his “Rent-A-Retiree”
business was his last job and he also worked on his children’s
homes).  Boating, fishing, golfing, deer
hunting, traveling, spending time with family and of course spoiling his
children and grandchildren were his passions through the years. He loved Sunday
brunch with their church friends and Thursday “Hamburger Nights” in Maple Lake.

Roger was President of Coon Rapids Rotary Club, on the board
of directors for Anoka Chamber of Commerce, member of Coon Rapids Development
Corporation, he was on the Fridley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, he
was President of the Institution of Financial Education, served on the church
council at Holy Nativity
Lutheran Church
in New Hope, MN.
served on finance and stewardship committees at Holy Nativity and Calvary
Lutheran of Golden Valley and he belonged to Kiwanis in Annandale.  He also taught confirmation classes and coached
his children’s sports teams such as baseball, softball and football.

Roger passed away at his home in Annandale
on March 4, 2013.  He had reached the age of  75 years, 10 months and 8 days.

Survivors include Wife: Mary Ann Humola. Children &
their families: Rita Humola-Nelson, husband Brian Nelson, daughter Paige Nelson
and son Dain Nelson.  Renee Martin,
husband Robert “Bob”, daughter Nicole and son Chad.  Randy Humola, children Kyrie Yaccarino, Chloe
and Carter Humola.

Roger is preceded in death by: his parents Issac William
“Bill” Humola and Lillian Humola (nee Johnson).

Funeral: 11 AM Thursday, 3/7/2013 at St. James Lutheran Church of Howard Lake

Visitation 4-7 PM Wednesday at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Howard Lake and 1hr prior to funeral at church on Thursday

Prayer service: 6:30 PM Wednesday at the funeral home

Interment: Howard Lake Cemetery

Kenneth Erwin Klammer was born March 16, 1932 on the
family farm in Victor Township, rural Howard Lake the son of Erwin and Milla
(Stoppelman) Klammer.  A lifelong member
of St. James Lutheran Church, Howard Lake, he was baptized on April 10, 1932 by
Pastor C. G. Seltz and confirmed in his faith on March 25, 1945 by Pastor Theo.
Melinat.

He began
school at the Merriman one-room school house located on the family farm and
upon its closing completed his elementary education at St. James Lutheran
School. Attending Howard Lake High School he met his sweetheart Shirley Ann
Stock.  He graduated on June 1, 1949.

While
working on the farm, he was drafted into the United States Army in November of
1953.  There he served as a
correspondence clerk for the 230^th Infantry.  Upon the unexpected death of his father,
Erwin, he was honorably discharged allowing him to come home and continue the
operation of the family farm.

On November
9, 1956, Ken and Shirley were united in marriage at St. James Lutheran
Church.  They were blessed with three
children Joni, Lori and Steve.  Ken was a
family man and enjoyed vacations and adventures with his family.  Bowling in the Monday night men’s league,
golfing with Shirley and spending winters in Texas were activities he
enjoyed.  He served on various co-op
boards and was a faithful volunteer at St. James Church, having served as
President and Vice-President of the congregation and as a member of the
building and finance committees.  For many
years he sang in the church choir and served as an usher.

It was on
March 1, 2013, while a resident at the Howard Lake Good Samaritan Care Center
that Ken was called to his eternal rest, having reached the age of 80 years, 11
months and 13 days.

He was
preceded in death by his parents Erwin and Milla Klammer; and one brother Wayne
Klammer.

Ken is
survived by his loving wife of 56 years Shirley; daughter Joni (Curt) Hedtke,
granddaughter Amanda (Adam) Hastings, great-grandchildren Max and Jack, grandson
Christopher (Kirsten) Hedtke; daughter Lori (Jim) Manecke, grandchildren Katie
and Benjamin; son Steve (Kathy), grandsons Wayne, Mitch, Kyle and Wes; two
sisters Marcella Yager and Arlene (Dale) Lemmerman; sister-in-law Sandra
Jensen; nieces, nephews; relatives and friends.

Pallbearers
are his grandchildren, Amanda Hastings, Christopher Hedtke, Wayne Klammer,
Mitch Klammer, Kyle Klammer, Wes Klammer, Katie Manecke and Benjamin Manecke.

Officiating at the celebration
of his life today is Reverend Michael Nirva. Luke Dahl is serving as organist
with soloist Marge Stueven, School Grades 1 & 2 and members of the St.
James Worship Choir providing special music.

Interment will be at the Howard Lake Cemetery.

Irene Lindahl was surrounded by her family at the Cokato Manor Nursing Home on February 28, 2013 when she went to be with the Lord, having reached the age of 100 years, 9 months and 14 days.

Irene Minnie Johanna (Luhman) Lindahl was born May 14, 1912, at Howard Lake, Minnesota to Albert and Emily (nee Streich) Luhman. She was baptized June 16, 1912 by Reverend A.L. Oetjen at St. James Lutheran Church at Howard Lake.  She attended St. James Lutheran School and was confirmed on May 30, 1926, by Reverend C.G. Seltz.  He chose her confirmation verse of Psalm 27:4, “One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.”  Irene requested this to be her funeral sermon text.

On Sunday, June 13, 1937, Irene was united in marriage to Carl B. Lindahl at St. James Church by Reverend C.G. Seltz.  Their wedding verse was Matthew 3:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” They farmed southwest of Howard Lake until 1952 when they sold the farm and moved into Howard Lake.  For many years Irene assisted her husband as custodian and caretaker for St. James Lutheran Church, School and Cemetery until 1972.  She enjoyed flowers, gardening and quilting.  Before she was married, she also taught Sunday School and sang in the choir.  Her life centered around her church, home and relatives.

On July 7, 1984, her husband passed away.  In September of 1994, she moved from her house into the Towering Pines Apartments in Howard Lake.  In May of 2005, she entered the Cokato Manor Nursing Home.

Irene was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl; two brothers, Alfred and Bernard Luhman; three sisters, Edna Janneke, Leona Bakeberg and Orella Schmieg.

She is survived by many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

A celebration of Irene’s life will take place on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 2:00pm with visitation 1 hour prior to the service, all at St. James Lutheran Church in Howard Lake.

Pallbearers are Gary Schmieg, Harlan Schmieg, Merlyn Schmieg, Dale Schmieg, Mark Schmieg and Dane Compton.

Officiating at the celebration of her life is Reverend Michael Nirva. Luke Dahl is serving as organist with special music by Dave and Bev Allen. Interment will be at the St. James Cemetery on Dutch Lake.