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The McLeod County Chronicle, Wednesday, October 31, 2012, page 8ObituariesRoy Fred Pikal, 84, of HutchinsonA celebration of life forRoy Fred Pikal, 84, ofHutchinson, was held onTuesday, Oct. 30, at FirstCongregational UnitedChurch ofChrist inHutchinson.The Rev.Brian Broszofficiated.Mr. Pikald i e dWednesday,Oct. 24,2012, atRoy PikalHarmony River Living Centerin Hutchinson.The organist was PearlSeale. The Rev. Brosz sang“The Old Rugged Cross.”The duet of Brosz and WallyPikal sang “Just a CloserWalk With Thee.” The congregationalhymn was “Whata Friend We Have in Jesus.”Urn bearer was LukeGrundmeyer and flag bearerwas Lon Pikal. Military honorswere by the HutchinsonMemorial Rifle Squad. Intermentwas in the OaklandCemetery in Hutchinson.Mr. Pikal was born May21, 1928, in Collins Township,Brownton, to Fred andCora (Piehl) Pikal. He wasbaptized and confirmed in hisChristian faith at the BrowntonCongregational Church.He received his education atDistrict 72 in Collins Townshipand graduated fromBrownton High School in1945.Mr. Pikal grew up on hisparents’ farm, farming withhis parents as well as workingfor Froemming’s Garageand playing with the MinnesotaDerby Orchestra. Healso played with the JerryDostal Orchestra for a numberof years, as well as hisbrother’s band in the early1950s.Mr. Pikal played baseballLorna A. Schmidt, 97, of Belle PlaineFuneral services for LornaAlgolina (Mesenbring)Schmidt, 97, of Belle Plaine,formerly of Glencoe, wereheld Wednesday, Oct. 24, atGood Shephe r dLutheranChurch inGlencoe.The Rev.J a m e sGomez officiated.M r s .Schmidt Lornadied Sunday,Oct. 21, 2012, at TheSchmidtLutheran Home Care Centerin Belle Plaine.The organist was JanHeins, and soloist Kara Jacobssang “On Eagle’sWings.” Congregationalhymns were “Abide WithMe,” “Jesus, Lead Thou On”and “What a Friend We Havein Jesus.”Honorary pallbearers wereDawn Bruesehoff, TanyaFeltmann, Beth Tessmer,Kara Jacobs, BrandonSchmidt, Mike Schmidt andGail Neal. Pallbearers wereBrent Schmidt, Jon Schmidt,Jeff Schmidt, Eric Bruesehoff,Brian Tessmer andKrista Goedel. Interment wasin First Lutheran Cemetery inGlencoe.Lorna Algolina Mesenbringwas born June 18,1915, in Young AmericaTownship, Norwood YoungAmerica (NYA), to Edwardand Irene (Schmidt) Mesenbring.She was baptized as an infanton July 4, 1915, by theRev. August Baumhoefner,and confirmed in her faith asa youth on March 24, 1929,by the Rev. M.F. Abraham,both at St. John’s LutheranChurch in NYA. Her confirmationverse was Psalm 26:8“I love the house where youlive, O Lord, the place whereyour Glory dwells.”She received her educationat District 108 country schooland St. John’s LutheranChurch School in NYA.glencoenews.comwith the Brownton Legionbaseball team while in highschool and was known as anexcellent hitter.He married Vlasta “Val”Dostal at the CongregationalChurch in Silver Lake onSept. 26, 1950. The couplefarmed until Mr. Pikal enteredactive military servicein the U.S. Army on Aug. 27,1953. He was sent to Germanyand his wife joined himthere to the end of his servicein 1955.While in Germany, Mr.Pikal played trombone withthe 4th Division Band, stationedin Frankfurt. He washonorably discharged as acorporal on June 23, 1955, atFort Hamilton, N.J.The Pikals resumed farmingin Collins Township, westof Brownton, and acquiredanother farm as well as operatinga commercial hog operation.Mr. Pikal retired in1990, and leased the land fora number of years.In 1999, the farms weresold and the Pikals built ahome in Hutchinson. Theymoved there in August of thatyear. The Pikals bought propertyin Indio, Calif., in 1979,and have spent winters theresince.Mr. Pikal loved his lifework and was very successful.He also enjoyed steelwork, woodworking andplaying his trombone. Duringthe winter season he playedtennis as well as playingtrombone with the CoachellaValley Symphony, an 18-piece band that played in variouscountry clubs across thevalley.Mr. Pikal also was a memberof an eight-piece jazz ensembleand five-piece Dixieband.The Pikals loved travelingin their motorhomes over theyears and also traveled tomany foreign countries.Mr. Pikal was a member ofthe Hutchinson American LegionPost 96, Good SamClub, Discovery International,served on the CollinsTownship Board, served onthe ASCS Board in variouspositions for 23 years, was amember of the BrowntonCivic & Commerce Association,was on the board ofFirst Congregational Churchin Hutchinson, becoming amember there in 1957, andwas a senior citizen volunteerand member of several charitableorganizations in Minnesotaand in California.Mr. Pikal also was a memberof the McLeod CountyHistorical Society, named tothe Minnesota Swine HonorRoll and received many otherawards while he operated acommercial swine operation.Survivors include his wife,Vlasta “Val” Pikal ofHutchinson; brother, Wallace(Alice) Pikal of Litchfield;sister-in-law, Catherine AnnDostal of Edina; special extendedfamily member, KellyGrundmeyer, his wife, Lisa,and son, Luke, (a grandsonwho became the apple of Mr.Pikal’s eye, sharing his loveof music) of Blaine; godson,Mark Adams of Cosmos;goddaughter, Heidi Tucker ofHutchinson; nieces, nephewsand many other relatives andfriends.Preceding him in deathwere his parents, Fred andCora Pikal; parents-in-law,Frank Dostal and his wife,Vlasta; brother-in-law,Charles Dostal; and nephew,Patrick Dostal.Arrangements were by theDobratz-Hantge Chapel inHutchinson. Online obituariesand guest book are availableat www.hantge.com.Click on obituaries/guestbook.On March 19, 1939, LornaMesenbring was united inmarriage to Henry Schmidtby the Rev. W.P. Kramer atSt. John’s Lutheran Churchparsonage in NYA. Theyfarmed south of Glencoe andthen west of Hamburg and, in1976, moved to Glencoe.After Mr. Schmidt’s deathin 1993, Mrs. Schmidt enteredMillie Beneke Manor.In 2008, she moved to NYA,then to the Good SamaritanHome in Waconia before enteringThe Lutheran Home inBelle Plaine.Their marriage was blessedwith seven children, Wilhelm,Dennis, Edward,Karen, Sandra, Kathleen andRichard. The Schmidtsshared over 53 years of marriagebefore Mr. Schmidtdied on Feb. 10, 1993.In addition to being a lovingwife, mother and homemaker,Mrs. Schmidt helpedon the farm and was an aideat the Glenhaven nursinghome in Glencoe.She was a member of GoodShepherd Lutheran Church inGlencoe.Mrs. Schmidt enjoyed gardening,baking, crochetingand quilting. She cherishedthe time spent with her familyand friends.In 2009, when Mrs.Schmidt needed assistancewith her daily care, she becamea resident of TheLutheran Home Care Centerin Belle Plaine.Survivors include her children,Wilhelm (Arlene)Schmidt of Coloma, Mich.,Dennis (Darlene) Schmidt ofNYA, Edward (Lorna)Schmidt of NYA, Sandra(Richard) Bruesehoff ofChaska, Kathleen Schmidt ofGlencoe, and Richard (Susan)Schmidt of NYA; 13 grandchildren;15 great-grandchildren;nieces, nephews, otherrelatives and many friends.Preceding her in deathwere her parents, Edward andIrene Mesenbring; husband,Henry Schmidt; infant daughter,Karen Schmidt; sisters,Corda and Mabel; and brothers,Leroy, Elmer, Raymond,Orville, and Gordon Mesenbring.Arrangements were by theJohnson-McBride FuneralChapel of Glencoe. Onlineobituaries and guest book areavailable at www.hantge.com. 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Special music was bythe Emanuel Lutheran Men’sChoir, which sang “MuedeBin Ich, Geh Zur Ruh” and“Abide With Me.” The congregationalhymn was “AMighty Fortress.”Military honors were byPlato American Legion Post641 and Glencoe VFW Post5102.Pallbearers were his grandchildren,Ashley Sprengeler,Kristin Sprengeler, KyleSprengeler, Deanna Metzger,Dustin Sprengeler, MarinSprengeler, Savanna Sprengeler,Jesse Marshall, andJamie Marshall. Intermentwas in the church cemetery.Mr. Sprengeler was bornJuly 4, 1928, in Green Isle, toArthur and Dorothea(Renken) Sprengeler. He wasbaptized as an infant on July15, 1928, and confirmed inhis faith as a youth on March29, 1942, both by the Rev.H.J. Bouman at EmanuelLutheran Church in Hamburg.He received his educationat Emanuel LutheranSchool in Hamburg andGlencoe High School inGlencoe, graduating with theclass of 1946.Mr. Sprengeler entered activemilitary service in theU.S. Army on April 24, 1953,and served his country duringthe Korean War. He receivedan honorable discharge onApril 9, 1955.On June 25, 1955, Mr.Sprengeler was united inmarriage to Elaine Bergmannby the Rev. L.T. Wohlfeil atEmanuel Lutheran Church inHamburg. The couple madetheir home on the Sprengelerfamily farm in Plato. Theirmarriage was blessed with sixchildren, David, Dan, Deanna,Dean, Mel Jr. and Dale.The Sprengelers shared over57 years of marriage.Mr. Sprengeler was a dairyfarmer and showed BrownSwiss cattle. He was a lifelong,faithful member ofEmanuel Lutheran Church inHamburg, where he served aspresident and vice presidentof the church council andsang in the men’s choir for 65years.Mr. Sprengeler was devotedto Mayer Lutheran School,where his children attended,and enjoyed serving on theschool board.Also, he was a member ofthe Harmonaries, president ofthe Minnesota State BrownSwiss Association, was astate board member for theAmerican Dairy Association,and an active board memberof the Minnesota LivestockBreeders Association, wherehe had the honor of being inductedinto the Hall of Fame.Mr. Sprengeler also judged4-H and open class cattleshows at area county fairs.He was very active on areazoning boards.He was a member of theGlencoe VFW Post 5102 andthe Plato American LegionPost 641.Mr. Sprengeler had hispilot’s license and loved tofly. He enjoyed bowling,playing sheephead, socializing,attending sporting and 4-H events and visiting residentsat nursing homes. Heespecially cherished the timespent with his family andfriends.Survivors include his wife,Elaine Sprengeler of Plato;children, David (Becky)Sprengeler of Plato, Dan(Joy) Sprengeler of Plato, andMelvin (Betty) Sprengeler Jr.of Plato; grandchildren, AshleySprengeler and her fiancé,Scott Schugel, of Madison,Pastor’sCornerWis., Kristin Sprengeler andher special friend, RaymeMackinson, of Madison,Wis., Kyle Sprengeler ofPlato, Deanna (Noah) Metzgerof Jordan, Dustin Sprengelerof Plato, Jesse Marshallof Plato, Jamie Marshall ofPlato, Marin Sprengeler ofPlato, and Savanna Sprengelerof Plato; great-grandchildren,Bryson Metzger andJackson Metzger; siblings,Sylvia (Bob) Foster of MapleGrove, Myrtle Tuebert andher special friend, Bob Pac,of Saginaw, Mich., Erwin“Mick” (Glorian) Sprengelerof Port Orchard, Wash.,Mavis Schuette of Waconia,and Marvin Sprengeler ofHutchinson; brother-in-law,Herb Bergmann of St. Paul;sisters-in-law, Eileen Nelsonof St. Paul and JudyLeeBeyer of Montana; nieces,nephews, other relatives andmany friends.Preceding him in deathwere his parents, Arthur andDorothea Sprengeler; children,Deanna Sprengeler,Dean Sprengeler and DaleSprengeler; and brothers-inlawand sisters-in-law.Arrangements were by thePaul-McBride FuneralChapel of Norwood YoungAmerica. Online obituariesand guest book are availableat www.hantge.com. Click onobituaries/guest book.As the new pastor of Berean Baptist Church, I am excited tojoin with the congregation in inviting you to come and visit ushere in Glencoe. Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. and the worshipservice, opening with songs of praise, followed by biblicalteaching starts at 10:20 a.m. It is a new beginning for us hereand with this fresh start we have experienced healing and arepraying for reconciliation with those who once attended BereanBaptist Church. It is our desire to seek the Lord and ask Him to enable us to bea “light” in the darkness and to be a “hospital for the hurting” throughout ourcommunity. If you are looking for peace in your life and truth to guide you andyour family in a world that has lost its way, please consider visiting us at BereanBaptist Church. As a congregation, our daily commitment is for readiness ofmind and searching the scriptures daily in proclaiming the word of God. Comejoin us and together we will work to reach our community with the Good News.Pastor Jonathan PixlerF44CjThank YouWe would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all ofour relatives, friends and neighbors for the cards, memorials, plants andother acts of kindness shown to our families following the death of ourmother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Lorna Schmidt.Thanks to Dave and the staff at the Johnson-McBride Funeral Home fortheir help and guidance.We also send our gratitude and appreciation to the staff at the BellePlaine Lutheran Home Memory Care Unit and Waconia Ridgeview HospiceCare. You hold a special place in our hearts.Thanks to Pastor James Gomez for his visits, prayers, comforting wordsand support. Thank you ladies of Good Shepherd for serving the luncheonand to all who brought food to the funeral. Thanks to the organist, janitorand clean-up crew and anyone we may have missed.Your kindness will always be remembered.God Bless You All. The family of Lorna Schmidt*44CaFather Tony StubedaSt. Pius X Catholic Church, GlencoeFaith: A Response to DisasterIn the wake of hurricane Sandy we have been dismayed by the fearsome power of natureover us. Hurricane Sandy has reminded us of our human frailty and the limits of technologyand science against the powers of the universe that surround us. As we watch the videos, readthe papers and listen to reports on the radio of the suffering of our brothers and sisters on theeast coast we cannot help but be moved by the tragedy that has grasped their lives. Most of uswill feel a great desire to help and to do something for those whose lives have been rippedapart by this storm. I suspect that each of our communities of faith will be offering us the opportunityto help our brothers and sisters through donation to the relief effort. I urge all of youto respond to these calls to faithful generosity.In the end, our response to the needs of those so tragically affected by this storm is a responseof faith. It will be our answer to the question that many will have about God's presenceor absence in the face of such great cataclysms. Some will raise their voices to speak ofthe vengeance of God and punishment for sin. Others will use this natural disaster as onemore reason to question God’s love or even his very existence. I choose neither the path ofreducing this massive suffering to punishment, nor is my faith in God shaken. So how do Iconfront suffering on such a massive scale?I simply offer the answer Jesus gives in the Gospel we will read at our Masses this weekend,“Love God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind and all your strength,” and“love your neighbor as yourself.” The love of God surrounds us, and our love of neighbor isits expression. In this tragedy God will be present in our care and concern. Our prayer willsustain those who must rebuild their lives, and our generous outpouring of assistance will bethe presence of God in the midst of destruction. Our faith and generosity will help rebuildlives and restore wholeness to a broken world.This weekly message is contributed by the following concerned citizensand businesses who urge you to attend the church of your choice.Chronicle/Advertiser716 E. 10th St.,Glencoe320-864-5518Thank YouThe family of Ferdinand Heuer would like to thank our family andfriends for the kindness and support we received from dad’s passing.A special thank you to Glencoe Regional Health Services Long TermCare for your support and compassion during the time he was a resident.To Pastors Joe Clay and Bill Baldwin, for the many visits with pastoralcare and for the beautiful memorial service. Your soothing wordsbrought comfort and hope to our family.Thank you to Diane Anderson, our organist, and to Bob Becker, oursoloist, for the beautiful music provided during dad’s memorial service.To John Trocke and staff with Johnson-McBride Funeral Home fortheir support and care during this difficult time.To Hillcrest Catering for the delicious food, to everyone that broughtfood and our friends who offered a helping hand by helping serve thelunch. It was a comfort to know these details were in your hands.To all our friends and family who sent cards, flowers and broughtfood to our homes. Thank you to all of you. Your thoughtfulness willalways be remembered.Charlene & Rich Wickenhauser and familySusan & Mitch Mackenthun and familySteven & Deb Heuer and family*44CaJohnson-McBrideFuneral Chapel1222 Hennepin, Glencoe864-3737Glencoe AreaMinisterial Assoc.Monthly Meeting(The First Tuesday of each monthexcept June, July and August)