Estate, Pre-Planning, and Sympathy Guide
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Monday, Feb. 29, 2016
Writing down a life: crafting the obituary
An obituary isn’t just notification that an individual has
passed away and details of the
services that are to take place,
but it can be far more than
that.
A well-crafted obituary can
detail the life of the deceased,
with style.
Unlike many newspapers
these days, Herald Journal, Enterprise Dispatch, and Delano
Herald Journal do not charge
for printing obituaries.
Within reason, we do not
limit the length. Though we
can’t publish a book about each
person, we encourage families
to include details about the deceased – his/her personal history, schools attended, what
he/she enjoyed, expression of
faith, significant events, etc.
In our editing, we do organize the information into a
natural flow while striving to
include all the necessary elements but allowing for personalization.
A well-crafted
obituary can detail
the life of the
deceased, with style.
Timing
Of course, the newspaper
is on a regular weekly cycle,
while deaths may occur at any
time.
Aside from holidays, the
regular newspaper deadline is
noon Thursdays, but we do try
to accommodate late-arriving
obituaries as much as possible.
In many cases, we are able to
run a short version as a simple
notice, with funeral arrangements if known, followed by
the complete obituary the following week.
In many cases, the funeral
home will submit the obituary
to the newspaper for you.
If you are sending it yourself, you may email it to:
•
Herald
Journal
–
[email protected]
• Dassel-Cokato Enterprise
Dispatch – news@dasselcokato.
com
• Delano Herald Journal
– [email protected]
Please make sure to note
which newspaper(s) you intend
it for.
We will print obituaries for
any current or former resident
who has some connection to a
community where readers will
be interested in him/her.
Also, photos are welcome.
Typically, these are a close-up
face shot. You may submit either a recent or historical photo
that represents the person well.
What should you
include?
Those doing genealogical
research appreciate attention
to detail.
Unfortunately in some cases, too much information can
cause security concerns. You
should be comfortable with the
amount of information being
shared.
It’s also recommended that
you verify information with at
least one other family member
to make sure it is accurate.
Here is a general outline or
checklist of information to include:
• Full name, age, where
resided
• Date and place of death
• Born - date, place, parents
• Baptized - when, where
• Confirmed - when, where
• Grew up where
• Schools
• Married - to who, when,
where
• Where lived, worked
• Special interests,
accomplishments
• Memberships
• Activities enjoyed
• Survived by - names,
relationship, where residing
• Preceded in death by names, relationship
• Visitation details
• Funeral/memorial service
details - when, where, clergy
• Interment
• Funeral home handling
arrangements
• online guestbook
• memorial notations/requests
If you don’t know where to
start, read other obituaries to
gain an idea of how personal
and touching an obituary may
be.
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Monday, Feb. 22, 2016
Helma W.
Hoernemann, 94
Helma Wilhelmine Hoernemann, age 94, of Lester Prairie,
passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at the Elim
Rehab and Nursing Home in
Watertown.
She was born Dec. 24, 1921,
in Washington Lake Township,
Carver County, the daughter
of William and Martha (Jaus)
Panning. Helma was baptized
Jan. 1, 1922, and was later confirmed April 14, 1935, both
by the Rev. H.J. Bouman at
Emanuel Lutheran Church in
Hamburg.
She attended Emanuel Lutheran Parochial School and
District 40 School at Hamburg
through the eighth grade.
Helma was united in marriage to Karl Hoernemann May
4, 1946, at Emanuel Lutheran
Church in Hamburg. The couple made their home in Bergen
Township, where they began to
farm together. Their marriage
was blessed with six children,
Arline, Beverly, David, John,
Mary and Lynn.
In 1966, they moved off the
farm to a home they built outside of Lester Prairie. Helma
and Karl shared over 58 years
of marriage, until Karl passed
away Dec. 16, 2004.
Over the years, Helma had a
few jobs beyond being a farm
wife and mother, which included sewing at Strutwear Clothing Manufacturing in Glencoe.
After her children were in
school, she took employment at
the lunchroom in Lester Prairie
for a number of years.
In her earlier years, Helma
was a member of the local
Home Extension group, and
also the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Her focus was her family,
and it reflected in her talents
and hobbies, which included
sewing for her family and quilting. Helma always had a garden, which led to lots of canning and baking. She enjoyed
reading, and a good game of
Dominos if it was with her dear
family and friends.
Helma is survived by her
children, Arline (Robert) Pysick of Watertown, David (Rita)
Hoernemann of Lester Prairie,
John (Laurie) Hoernemann
of Zumbrota, Mary (Roger)
Fisher of Arlington, and Lynn
(Keith) Peterson of Chandler,
AZ; son-in-law Craig Bertelsen
of Hopkins;
grandchildren,
Jason (Dodi)
Pysick, Nate
(Betsy) Pysick,
Amy
(Ben)
L eut h ner,
Matt (Heather) Hoernemann, Andy (Casey)
Hoernemann, Amanda (Joe)
Streufert, Katie Hoernemann,
Kristen Hoernemann, Adam
(fiancée: Deanna) Hoernemann, Todd (Amanda) Fisher,
and Tara (A.J.) Sabako; 14
great-grandchildren; and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
She is further survived by
brothers and sisters, Norma Engelmann, Irmgard Otto, Melroy
Panning, Gordon (Lois) Panning, Werner (Evelyn) Panning,
William (Deanna) Panning,
and Martha (Harvin) Smith;
sister-in-law Marilyn Panning;
nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends.
In addition to her husband,
Karl Hoernemann, Helma was
preceded in death by a daughter,
Beverly Hoernemann; parents,
William and Martha Panning;
brothers Raymond (Myra) Panning, Roland Panning, Hil