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Floyd Beryl Munson 97, of Howard Lake, passed away at Howard Lake Good Samaritan Ctr. 5/22/2012. Survived by children, Beryl (Carolyn) Munson, Medina, Cleo (Robert) Friederichsen, Buffalo, Robert (LouAnn) Munson, Howard Lake, Mary Beth ( Dennis) Reiners, Mitchell, SD, Kristen (Joel) Pettit, Howard Lake, Ray (Patricia) Munson, Waverly; 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren; sister, Valoris Ferrell; sisters-in-law, Jean Bowen of Glenwood, Shirley Westphal of Howard Lake, and Verna (Maurice) Kellander of Granada. Proceeded in death by wife of 75 years, Lillian. Funeral service 11 am Saturday, 5/26 at First Presbyterian Church of Howard Lake. Visitation 4-8 pm Friday at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Howard Lake and 1 hr prior to service at church on Saturday. Prayer service 7:00 pm Friday. Interment Howard Lake Cemetery.

Floyd Beryl Munson, age 97, of Howard Lake, Minnesota, went to be with his Lord
and Savior May 22, 2012 at the Howard Lake Good Samaritan Center.  Floyd was
born September 13, 1914 on a farm near Buttzville, ND to Ray E. and Eunice
(Rustad) Munson.  His family lived briefly in the North Dakota towns of Plaza
and Sanish before moving to Glenwood, MN when Floyd was six years old.  Floyd
graduated from Glenwood High School and on August 15, 1934 was united in
marriage to Lillian Bowen in Dassel, MN.  The couple settled in Howard Lake,
where Floyd and his father founded the Munson Feed Company in 1935.  At about
this same time Floyd started a band; Floyd Munson and His Orchestra, which
included his brothers, Eddie and Vernon.

Floyd was involved in many
community activities in Howard Lake.  He was a volunteer fireman and a bank
director, as well as a member of the school board, the Sportsmen’s Club and the
Howard Lake Businessmen’s Association.  He was a longtime member of First
Presbyterian Church of Howard Lake, where he served as elder, trustee, Sunday
School superintendent and teacher.  He was also a faithful member of the church
choir.

Floyd was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying fishing, hunting, camping
and traveling.  He was a master woodworker, making beautiful creations for his
family and friends.  One of the highlights of his life was making a wooden cross
for a youth in each of the 50 states.  Music was a big part of Floyd’s life.  He
enjoyed playing accordion for his grandchildren and led the weekly Sing-A-Long
at the Care Center for many years.

Floyd is survived by his children;
Beryl (Carolyn) Munson, Medina, Cleo (Robert) Friederichsen, Buffalo, Robert
(Lou Ann) Munson, Howard Lake, Mary (Dennis) Reiners, Mitchell, SD, Kristen
(Joel) Pettit, Howard Lake, Ray (Patricia) Munson, Waverly.  Grandchildren; Mark
Friederichsen, Carla (John) Hausladen, Stephen (Lisa) Friederichsen, Philip
(Jodi) Munson, Paul (Elisabeth) Munson, Karen (Sam) Mammano, Eric (Margaret)
Munson, Vanessa Brandt, Amy (Dan) Yager, Jennifer Larson, William (Lisa) Munson,
Deborah (Justin) Badini, Valerie (Nathan) Johnson, Jessica Munson, David (Leah)
Pettit and twenty-six great grandchildren.  He is further survived by his
sister, Valoris Ferrell, Albuquerque, NM, sisters-in-law Jean Bowen, Glenwood,
Shirley Westphal, Howard Lake and Verna (Maurice) Kellander of Granada, nephews,
nieces and many friends.  Floyd was preceded in death by his wife of 75 years,
Lillian, parents Ray E. and Eunice and brothers, Eddie and
Vernon.

Funeral services took place Saturday, May 26 at First
Presbyterian Church in Howard Lake with interment at the Howard Lake Cemetery.
Officiating were Reverends Ken Ribe and Dwight Chamberlain.  Visitation took
place Friday, May 25 at the Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home in Howard Lake.

Funeral Service for Oscar will be held at 11 AM, on Saturday May 19, 2012 at the North Crow River Lutheran Church North of Cokato.

Visitation: 5-7:30 PM on Friday at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Cokato

Interment will be at the Cokato Finnish Cemetery

Oscar Erven Jatko, age 90 of Cokato passed away on May 15, 2012.  He was
born to proud parents Arthur and Hilda Jatko at their home in Cokato
township.  Oscar’s mother passed away in
1929, when Oscar was 7 years old, which split the family up, at that time Oscar
was raised by foster parents Ernest and Sophie Kallunki until he entered into
the army in 1942.  He served in the
Pacific Theater until the end of the war.
Oscar later married Helen Gunderson on May 8, 1948.  He worked as a milkman, construction worker
for Truck Crane inc. of Minneapolis, and Payco Seed Co. of Dassel.  Oscar enjoyed working around the yard, gardening,
sawing and splitting wood, ice fishing in his spear house and  having good conversations with just about
anyone he met.  He was a special husband,
father and grandfather who left everlasting memories for each of them.  Survived by children Suzanne (Delaino)
Schafer of Darwin and Michael (Connie) Jatko of Buffalo, 6 grandchildren John (Shannon) McClure, Bryan
McClure, Scott (Tina) McClure, Sarah (Jeff) Layton, David (Kim) Jatko
and Sonja (Chris) VanKeulen along with 16 great-grandchildren.  Proceeded in death by parents Arthur and
Hilda Jatko, wife Helen, brothers Adler, Henry and William and sisters Ida and
Julia,

Memorial service: 2:00 PM Saturday, May 5, 2012 at St. James Lutheran Church

Interment St. James Lutheran Cemetery

Edwin E. Erickson, age 89, of Cokato, MN passed away on Wednesday,April 18, 2012 at Brookridge Place in Cokato. Edwin was born January 8, 1923 in French Lake to John and Emma Erickson.  Tragically, Edwin’s mother died a few days after his birth leaving John with 10 children to now parent alone.  Given the dire circumstances for the Erickson family, Edwin was lovingly placed in the home of an uncle and aunt, John and Hazel Larson of French Lake.   John and Hazel raised Edwin as an only child in their home and loved him without any reservation.    During Edwin’s childhood, he also spent many days interacting with his 9 older siblings and his father.  Edwin attended the Lee School in French Lake completing grade 8.  Edwin married Della Kotila on March 7, 1942.  To this union, 6 children were born, Carolynn, Gary, Tim, Mary, Therese and Mark.  During their married life, Edwin and Della enjoyed living in the French Lake and Cokato communities.

Edwin enjoyed life!  He especially enjoyed working with his hands.  Edwin’s first career was farming.  In the 1950’s Edwin also learned the trade of carpentry and went on to be a well known contractor/homebuilder, an owner of a lumber business and finally a building inspector in the community.  Edwin maintained active work until age 80.  During retirement, Edwin enjoyed helping on the farm, cutting wood, reading, gardening and visiting with old friends and family.

Edwin was passionate about his Christian faith.  He was an area lay preacher and Bible teacherfor several decades.  Edwin was active as both a member and lay pastor at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in French Lake for many years.  In this congregation, he experienced both the joy of serving and the joy of receiving Christian love and encouragement from his faith community.  Edwin felt blessed whenever he could encourage others to grow in their Christian faith or come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.

Edwin was preceded in death by his parents, John & Emma Erickson; uncle & aunt, John & Hazel Larson; wife, Della Kotila Erickson; infant son, Gary; infant great grandson, Garrett Menke; brothers: Clarence, Lawrence, Melvin, Bill, Vernon and Daniel Erickson; sisters: Dora Engstrom, Ellen Ortquist and Ruth Ostlund.

Edwin is survived by children: Carolynn Thompson of Cokato, Tim Erickson of Sauk Centre, Mary Rinden (Dan) of Pine City, Therese Grumley (Jeff) of Rockford, IL, Mark Erickson (Mary) of Cokato; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church in Cokato, MN with Jerry Seehusen officiating.  Music was provided by Therese Grumley and Lynda Korhonen.  Casketbearers were: Ben Moore, Tom Moore, Tim Rinden, Alex Erickson, Lars Erickson, Robert Kipf and Calvin Kipf.  Burial was at the Grace Lutheran Cemetery in French Lake.

Funeral Service: 2 PM Monday April 30, 2012 at St. James Lutheran Church of Howard Lake

Visitation: 4-8 PM Sunday at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Howard Lake, and 1hr prior to service at church on Monday

Prayer service: 7 PM Sunday

Interment Howard Lake Cemetery