THE MAZEPPA JOURNAL, Editor and Publisher: Barbara and Reider Tommeraas
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1956
Obituaries
GEORGE L. KRINKE
George L. Krinke, former Mazeppa resident, died early Monday morning at Olmsted Community hospital, after a short illness. He was 73 years of age.
Mr. Krinke was born May 9, 1883, at Cavalier, N.D. and in 1892 the family moved to Mazeppa. He later worked in the bank here and then moved to Lake City and then to Minneapolis, where he resided until six months ago when he moved to Rochester.
Mr. Krinke was employed as stationary engineer in Minneapolis, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
In 1910 he was married to Gertrude wood, who passed away several years ago. In November, 1946, he married the former Mrs. Grace Sutton of Minneapolis, formerly of Mazeppa, who survives.
Other survivors are two daughters, Mrs. John (Annette) Nei of Zumbrota and Mrs. Woodrow (Maxine) Wilson of Philadelphia; two step-children, Mrs. Edward L. Williams and Carol Sutton both of Kansas City, Mo.; nine grandchildren, two brothers, Edwin Krinke of Bay City, Wis., and Alfred Krinke of Minneapolis, and a sister, Mrs. Emil Freiheit of Rochester.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Mazeppa Methodist church.
MRS. NETTIE MCGRAY
Funeral services were held recently for Mrs. Nettie McCray, former Carrington resident, wh died Friday, May 11, at a Vienna, Va. Nursing home.
A daughter of Ezra and Emma Tupper, she was born at Mazeppa, Dec. 3, 1872. She was married to Arthur L. McCray. They made their home in Carrington many years and Mr. McCray died here in 1932. For the past 12 years, Mrs. McCray had been with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Bolger at Falls Church Va.
Mrs. McCray was a school teacher in Olmsted
County for 10 years and Mr. McCray operated a cream station in Mazeppa 40 years ago.
MRS. HALVOR HAUGEN
Mrs. Halvor Haugen, 81 years old died at St. Mary’s hospital Sunday afternoon following a stroke suffered Friday. She was the mother of Mrs. Bernard Marx of Mazeppa. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock this Thursday in Holden Lutheran church north of Kenyon, with burial in the church cemetery.
PETER D. CLEMENS
Peter D. Clemens, 91-year-old Rochester man and a lifelong resident of southeastern Minnesota, died Saturday morning at the Samaritan Nursing Home and Convalescent hospital after an illness of several months.
He was born Oct. 7, 1864 at Mazeppa and when 10 years old his parents moved to a farm west of Rochester. Mr. Clemens later farmed for many years in what is now known as the Manley Addition in Rochester. Before retiring he also worked with Martin Heffron and Garfield Schwartz, contractors, in Rochester.
On Feb. 24, 1887 in Rochester, he married Alvina Priebe. She died in 1953. Their home was at 115 5th Ave. NW. Also preceding him in death was a son in infancy and a daughter, Mrs. Louise Greenwood on May 18 this year.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Lena Brown of Rochester; a sister Mrs. Anna Schabo of Reynolds, N.D., six grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
MRS. ALBERT E. MALCERT
South Troy- Funeral services for Mrs. Albert. Malchert of Dallas, Texas, formerly of South Troy area, was held Monday in Dallas. Mrs. Malchert 76, died May 19.
