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tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
  • Articles: 2219

William Edward Susens III

William Edward Susens III (Will) died on March 14, 2022, in St Paul. He was born in Superior, Wis., on July 14, 1947, to William E. and W. Rose (Goodman) Susens. Will attended schools in Morton and Belview and graduated in 1965. He joined the US Air Force that year and served through 1969. On his return, Will studied computer programming and systems analysis. He had various jobs throughout his life, but in 1992 he was introduced to Guild Services, Inc. He describes Guild as being “His Ladder with Custom Supports.” He served as a volunteer from 2010 through 2021 as an ambassador, contributor, educator, and fund raiser. In 2013 he became a board member. He also served on the Ramsey Board for NAMI until 2019. Will loved fishing, reading, card and board games, following wildlife news, and telling stories. Will is survived by five sisters: Rosemary, Patricia, Margaret Lundorff, Kathleen Martin, and Rebecca, and three brothers: Jon, Peter, and Steven as well as his loving nieces and nephews. He will be dearly missed by his family and many coworkers, friends and acquaintances. Mass will held at Maple Hill Senior Living on Monday, April 18, at 11 a.m. A private family and friends Celebration of Life will follow. Burial will be on April 19, 9 a.m. at Fort Snelling. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Guild, Inc. or Ramsey County NAMI.

Lesley Marie Sagedahl

Lesley Marie Sagedahl, 51, of Wabasso passed from this life into eternal life on Monday, March 28, 2022 at her home surrounded by family after a brave fight with cancer. Memorial Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2022 at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Wabasso. Visitation was 4-7 p.m. Sunday, April 3 at the church, and continued one hour prior to the service on Monday. Interment will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be sent at www. stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service - Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Consequences of weakness

To the Editor: How much more damage will President Biden How much more damage will President Biden do for his climate change and open border policies? After one year, President Biden being weak and wrong on almost every foreign policy decisions has lead Russia into Ukraine. Now his weak stance with NATO countries is keeping them at war.

Fair Housing Month

April is National Fair Housing Month! Fair housing is a growing need and concern within all communities. This is especially true for the victim/ survivors that WRAP works with. WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs, Inc. (WRAP) provides advocacy for victim/survivors of domestic abuse and sex trafficking/exploitation in Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine Counties.

May the season of Easter bring you new life

What is your first memory of Easter? Growing up my dad would sing the same hymn every Easter morning, “Up from the grave he rose! With a mighty sword and shield!” My mom would insist this was not a real Easter hymn, something clearly my father had made up. After all, Jesus did not come out of the grave swinging a giant sword looking for a fight. This continued for years, as it was before the existence of Google and YouTube. My father insisting it was a real hymn from his childhood and my mother adamantly denying its existence.

Keeping kids safe during April’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Child's Place is participating in April's National Child Abuse Prevention month by making the community a better place for children and families. Child’s Place is a children's advocacy center (CAC) that provides advocacy services to children who are victims of crime or witness significant violence throughout southwest Minnesota.

Pee Wee Hockey team has solid season

It was a successful 2021-22 campaign for the Redwood Falls Pee Wee Hockey team as they finished second overall in District 4. The team - consisting of 13 youngsters - played 27 games and would rack up 14 wins and three ties and finished the District season with a strong record of 8-2-2.

Sun, clouds and volcanoes are the big climate movers; not man

To the Editor: This in response to the "Strategic Farming: Let's talk crops! Storing Carbon in production Ag systems" article in the Gazette that implies we need to stop increasing the amount of CO2 we humans are putting into the atmosphere so that we lessen the probability of extreme weather events. About 3.2% of all CO2 in the atmosphere is man-made.