Public Notices

Wednesday, October 31, 2007


Obituary Notices for the Week of October 31, 2007

Ken Hadley
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 1, for Kenneth Niles Hadley, age 73, of Parkers Prairie, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with Rev. Kenneth Bowman officiating. Kenneth passed away Saturday, October 27, at St. William's Living Center in Parkers Prairie with his family by his side.
Ken was born January 9, 1934 to Glen and Lillian (White) Hadley in Clarissa. He attended school in Eagle Bend. Ken joined the U.S. Army in 1954 and was honorably discharged in 1956. He was united in marriage to Janet Krause on April 11, 1959 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Eagle Bend. Following their marriage they lived in Blaine, where Ken worked for the Pako Corporation. In 1969, they moved to Miltona where he farmed for three years. In 1972, the family moved to Parkers Prairie where he lived the remainder of his life. He worked in maintenance for the Parkers Prairie High School and Hospital, the New York Mills Nursing Home, Pilgrim Point Bible Camp and as a currier for Metpath. He was a member of the Parkers Prairie American Legion Post #219, First Evangelical Lutheran Church and Parkers Prairie Lions Club. He was a big supporter of the Parkers Prairie American Legion Baseball Team, a former manager of the Miltona Tigers Baseball Team and volunteer on the Parkers Prairie Ambulance. Ken enjoyed having coffee with his buddies uptown, hunting, baseball, watching birds from his back porch, joking with his grandchildren and spending time with his family and friends.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Larry and Truman and an infant sister, Patricia.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jan, whom he loving called, "My girlfriend"; two sons, Greg (Denise) Hadley of New London and Scott (Deb) Hadley of Sleepy Eye; four sisters, Meurriel Willie of Fergus Falls, Donna Hemming of Cushing, Alice Lee of Fergus Falls and Gaynell (Al) Ratajesak of Parkers Prairie; three brothers, Bill (Elaine) Hadley of Elk River, Jerry (Shirley) Hadley of Baldwin, Wisconsin and Curt (Pam) Hadley of St. Cloud; 8 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Hadley, A.J. Hadley, Andy Hadley, Austen Hadley, Tyler Hadley and Jacob Malone. Honorary pallbearers will be Jessica Malone, Ahnalee Hadley, Kaylie Hogue and Jess Hadley.
Burial will take place at the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery.



Helen Anderson
Helen Anderson, age 92, of Hewitt, passed away at the Fair Oaks Lodge in Wadena on Sunday, October 28, 2007. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 1 at 2 p.m. at the Domian-Anderson Funeral Home in Bertha. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. and again on Thursday from 12:30 p.m. until the time of services. Full obituary in next week's paper and at www.domian-anderson.com.


Donald Notch
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on October 29 for Donald Notch, 71, of Browerville, with Father David Maciej officiating. Don passed away on October 24, 2007, at his residence after a long courageous battle with leukemia.
Don was born on April 26, 1936 in Oak Township, Stearns County to Alphonse and Clara (Tabatt) Notch. He graduated from Eagle Bend High School in 1954 and joined the US Navy from 1954 to 1959 when he was honorably discharged. Don worked at Mobil in Long Prairie for 15 years, farmed in rural Browerville since 1965 and was a rural mail carrier from 1981 until his retirement in 2002. Don raised 7 children on the farm in Browerville. He was a member of Christ the King Church in Browerville.
Don was preceded in death by his parents.
Don is survived by his special friend Myra Peterson, children: Barbara (Harold) Lillquist of Sebeka, Margaret (Scott) Muntifering of St. Cloud, Kathryn (Mark) Gilson of Osakis, Patricia (Pat) Betsinger of Browerville, Michelle (Rak) Tray of St. Joseph, Donald Notch Jr. of Osakis, Jacqueline (Darin) Hukriede of Grey Eagle, 15 grandchildren, 9 siblings: Albert (Marlys) Notch of Eagle Bend, Herbert Notch of Des Moines, Iowa; Ralph (Janice) Notch of Eagle Bend, Richard (Donna) of Big Lake, Doris (Ed) Pachan of Eagle Bend, Doreen (Lawrence) Lenk of Hoyt Lakes, Bernice (Ed) Polak of Browerville, Mary Alice (Vince) Lenk of Forest Lake and Alvin (Diane) Notch of Eagle Bend.
Casket Bearers were Harold Lillquist, Scott Muntifering, Mark Gilson, Pat Betsinger, Rak Tray and Darin Hukriede.
Interment was at Christ the King Cemetery in Browerville.