Obituaries 04/11/24
Erling Blyseth, 75
Erling Stephen “Steve” Blyseth, 75, of Buffalo, Minesota, went to be with the Lord on April 4, 2024, after a battle with Alzheimer’s and cancer.
Steve is survived by his wife, Shirley; sisters, Nancy (Blyseth) Carroll, and Elizabeth (Blyseth) Domsten; his son, Brent Blyseth; and daughter, Rachel (Blyseth) Cornish; and grandsons, Gavin, Evan, Bryant, Benjamin, and Brady.
Steve was preceded in death by his parents, Erling and June Blyseth.
Funeral will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Buffalo Covenant Church, 1601 Hwy. 25 N, Buffalo, MN 55313. Visitation is at 10:00 a.m., Service is at 11:00 a.m.
Memorials go to the Salvation Army.
ElVera Gustafson, 100
ElVera Albertina Marie Cronk, Farniok, Gustafson, aged 100 years, nine months, and two days, passed away on April 1, 2024. She was born on June 29, 1923, to Frank and Albertina (Weege) Cronk in Rockford Township, Minnesota.
Preceded in death by her husbands, John Farniok and Harold Gustafson; daughter, Nancy Green; son-in-law, Francis Green; and many relatives and friends.
Survived by her daughter, Sharon (Les) Bartos; grandchildren, Chris Bartos, Melissa Vik, Jill (Brian) Officer, Amanda (David) Czepa, Susan Heinen (and friend, Tom), John Green, and Barb Lindquist; seven great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Funeral Service at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Watertown, Minnesota. Visitation is held prior from 10-11:30 A.M. at the church. A luncheon will immediately follow the service. Interment in Crawford Lake Cemetery, Buffalo, Minnesota.
Arrangements by the Iten Funeral Home in Delano, Minnesota.
Norris Hirsch, 88
Norris John Hirsch
Oct. 6, 1935 - April 5 2024
Norris was born October 6, 1935, in Howard Lake, MN. After completing high school, he joined the Army and served from 1955 - 1957 in Alaska, and Army reserve standby until 1961. After returning, he worked at SuperValue...where he met and married his sweetheart, Jan. They married on May 22, 1965.
In 1969, they bought a farm just outside of Waverly, MN. They were blessed with four children, Jeff, John, Jay, Jenny. He has been surrounded by 10 grandchildren and one great-grand on the way. Each one of them experienced hunting with Grandpa Norris, which was always a good time.
In 1988, Norris and Jan purchased a resort and supper club called Spider Web in Nevis, MN. Norris enjoyed cooking for guests, but his true love was telling stories and jokes while pouring drinks at the bar.
He enjoyed a number of things: gardening, hunting, fishing, wood working, snow plowing, going out to eat, casino visits, and watching Gold Rush and Ice Road Truckers on TV.
Norris was blessed to have been out on his 4-wheeler when God called him home. Give Jan a kiss from all of us...we will miss you!
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. at the Cease Family Funeral Home Chapel, 105 Main Street, Nevis, MN 56467, phone (218) 652-3105.
Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the services at the funeral home on Friday, from 11 A.M. until 1 P.M. Military Honors will be provided by the Marine Corp League detachment.
A luncheon reception will be held at the Iron Horse Restaurant, 120 Bunyan Trails Rd., Nevis, MN 56467, following the service.
Final resting place burial at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, 310 Buffalo Avenue S, Montrose, MN, one mile north of Montrose, off County Road 12, at 1:00 P.M., Monday, April 15. We welcome those who wish to attend.
William Horsch, 83
William “Bill” Horsch, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 5, while cutting a tree down in the woods of the Horsch family homestead, just a few miles west of Delano.
Bill was born on September 10, 1940, and grew up on the family farm. He graduated from Delano High School in 1958 and attended the University of Minnesota for a brief time before enlisting in the U.S. Army, where he served for three years in the Signal Corps.
He met his lovely wife, Geri, in 1965 at the Blue Note Ballroom in Winsted, MN, and they were married on August 12, 1967. They built their home in 1973 on the family homestead, where they raised their four children, Theresa “Teri” (Mark Johnson), Denise (Mark Otto), Kurt, and Cory (Melissa).
Bill served on the Wright County Deputy Reserves for 13 years and was a long-time member of the Delano Sportsman’s Club, where he was involved in many of their activities: trapshooting, the annual chicken BBQ, the 4th of July bingo stand, and various fishing events for local youth. He loved woodworking, fishing, gardening, making maple syrup, and just spending time outdoors.
He and his wife Geri have been active members at St. Mary’s of Czestochowa for over 30 years. Again, organizing and volunteering for many of their events, including waffle breakfasts to support the seminarians and Pro-Life organizations and their annual church festival.
Bill was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was an endearing friend and neighbor, who was part of the Delano community for his entire life. A genuine soul who could strike up a conversation with anyone and was always willing to help with any task that needed to be done. He was a wonderful role-model for so many people and will be greatly missed.
Preceded in death by his parents, Lauren and Dorothy (Dunn) Horsch; and sister, Elizabeth (Betty) Nicholas.
Bill is survived by his wife, Geri, of 56 years; their four children, 16 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren; two siblings, Kathy (John Gow), Phillip (Betty) Horsch; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends and relatives from 4:00 to 8:00 PM on Friday, April 12, 2024, at Iten Funeral Home in Delano, MN.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, April 13, 2024, at St. Mary’s of Czestochowa Catholic Church with additional visitation from 9:00 to 10:30 A.M. prior to the funeral. Interment with military honors will immediately follow in St. Mary’s of Waverly cemetery and lunch will be served at the Montrose Community Center in Montrose, MN, following the committal service.
Garrett Isaacson, 50
Garrett Layne Isaacson, age 50, passed away unexpectedly on April 3, 2024. He will be remembered for his unique humor, bad jokes, and his passion for work and play.
He was born July 14, 1973, in Litchfield, MN, the youngest son of Duane and Bette (Johnson) Isaacson. He moved around while growing up but spent his teen years in the Annandale area. He was on the golf team, held many school records, and went to State in golf his senior year. He graduated in 1991.
He met the love of his life, Gwyn, in math class. They were always in trouble for telling jokes. A few years after graduation, they met again and never left each other’s side. Garrett and Gwyn Baazard were married June 5, 1998, at Zion Lutheran Church in Annandale. They were blessed with a daughter, Solie Emma, on April 3, 2001.
Garrett’s family was the center of his life. They worked together, golfed, bowled, and fished together, adding his wife and daughter along the way.
Garrett was a true Finnish carpenter all his life. He started his career at Isaacson and Son’s upon graduation. His dad and brothers taught him the trade. Along the way, he mastered the craft with the help of other great men. His fear of heights didn’t stop him from his expertise at crown molding and decorative wood ceilings. He also loved building beautiful pieces of furniture for friends and family.
His love of golf began at a very young age, playing with his dad and brothers. As a teen, he worked at Whispering Pines picking up range balls and moving holes on the greens, then spent the rest of the day playing the course. He did set the 9-hole course record with a 29. Because of this love, he played over 200 different courses, collecting score cards and ball markers from each. With as much as he played, he never got a Hole in One, but Gwyn did.
He loved fishing whether in a boat or on the ice; this allowed him to enjoy peace and quiet.
He also loved to bowl. He bowled on many leagues, starting at a young age. He brought home many trophies and titles, but only managed a 298 score. He loved being one of the coaches for Solie’s High School team.
Garrett is survived by wife, Gwyn; daughter, Solie, of Albertville; brothers, Kim (Deb), of Remer, Scott (Pam), of Outing, Ryan (Lisa), of Elk River; sister, DeeAnn Isaacson, of Litchfield; sister-in-law, Tammy Piatte, of Billings MT.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Shayne; and parents, Duane and Bette.
A visitation will be held on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 4-7 P.M. at The Peterson Chapel St. Michael-Albertville Funeral Home in St. Michael, MN. Further visitation will be held on Saturday morning, April 13, one hour prior to services at the church.
Funeral Services for Garrett Isaacson will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Life in Christ Lutheran Church in Albertville, MN. Pastor Michael Trask will officiate.
Duane Esterly will be the organist for the funeral service.
Pallbearers will be Adam Isaacson, Keith Isaacson, Casey Isaacson, Ryan Aldrich, Dave Nadler and Ken Hinkle.
The Peterson Chapel St. Michael-Albertville Funeral Home in St. Michael is serving the family. Online condolences may be made to www.thepetersonchapel.com.
Jerome Niesen
It is with a heavy heart, we lost our husband, dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, brother, uncle, and friend on April 4, 2024, to Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia.
Jerome honorably served his county in the United States Army Reserve from 1956 to 1963.
He worked twenty-seven years at Delano Granite and then seventeen years at Universal Circuit, retiring in 2001; he then worked for Casey’s making Pizzas. Jerome enjoyed talking to the customers, always predicting the weather or sports. He loved old-country music, polka music, Twins baseball, the Minnesota Vikings, and WWE Wrestling.
Jerome loved going to his camper up north at Breezy Point. He enjoyed spending time with his boys, cutting wood, deer hunting, just getting together with family, friends, his grandchildren, and his great-grandchildren.
He will be sadly missed by his wife of 63 years, “Midge“ (Nee Schumacher); sons, Scott (Chris), Jeff (Dix); grandchildren, Nick and Jamie, Andrea, Matt, Ryan and Sadey, Carli and Tom; great-grandchildren, Christopher, Sam, and Morgan, Logan, Allie, and Liam; further survived by his brothers and a sister, John (Carol) Niesen, Joe (Rosemary) Niesen, Sophie (Leonard) Stoppelman, Jerry (Margie) Niesen, Fred Kiphuth; many nephews and nieces; other loving relatives and friends.
Jerome was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Laurie Ann; his parents, Christ and Sophia; step-mother, Laura Niesen; his brothers, James, Jacob and Randy; sisters-in-law, Marge and Margaret; brothers-in-law, Roland Schumacher and Burley Stevens; godchild, Christopher Niesen; and sister-in-law, Geraldine Schumacher.
A visitation was held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. until time of services at the Peterson Chapel in Buffalo, Minnesota. A funeral service with military honors was held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. at the Peterson Chapel in Buffalo, Minnesota. Officiating was Chaplain Dan Osborn.
The Peterson Chapel in Buffalo, Minnesota assisted the family with funeral arrangements. Online condolences can be directed to www.thepetersonchapel.com.
