July 2024

55-PLUS SENIOR ACTIVITIES

Hutchinson Senior Center is owned and operated by Hutchinson through its Parks, Recreation and Community Education Department. Activities for people age 55 or older are available 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Hutchinson Event Center, 1005 State Highway 15 S. For more information, call 320234-5656. The following schedule is for July 12-18: Friday, July 12: 9 a.m. Lunch and Lock Cruise; 9:15 a.m. chair yoga; 10 a.m. Knot Just Knitting, Connecting; 1 p.m. bingo, 500 and Hutch Bowl.

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POLICE BEAT

Hutchinson Police Services responded to the following incidents: June 21: Hutchinson Police responded to a two-vehicle accident near near the intersection of State Highway 15 South and South Grade Road Southwest. Both vehicles were northbound on Highway 15 South, just south of the South Grade Road Southwest. Lucille Minnie Pederson, 91, of Buffalo Lake, driving a 2008 Chevrolet HHR was directly in front of Thomas Donald Wirt, 81, of Hutchinson, driving a 1996 Ford Explorer. Pederson was stopped, but Wirt failed to stop and struck the rear end of her vehicle. No reported injuries. Both involved were wearing seatbelts. Wirt was issued a citation for petty misdemeanor for duty to drive with due care, speed greater than reasonable, misdemeanor for expiration of drivers license over 21, and petty misdemeanor for operating a vehicle with expired registration.

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VIOLET M. ROSENAU

Violet M. Rosenau, 87, of Cosmos passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Ecumen of Litchfield in Litchfield. Memorial Service will be held Thursday, July 11, 2024, 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Acoma Township with interment in the church cemetery. Gathering of Family and Friends will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorial Service will be livestreamed via Immanuel Lutheran Church’s Facebook page. Arrangements by Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson. Online guestbook is available at www.hantge.com.

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LINDA S. ORTLOFF

Linda S. Ortloff, 70, of Hutchinson passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, June 24, 2024, at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. Funeral Service was held Wednesday, July 3, 2024, 11 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hutchinson with interment in Woodville Cemetery in Waseca. Clergy Officiating: Pastor John Grein; Organist: Shirlee Landskroener; Congregational Hymns: “I Know That My Redeemer Lives, “The Church’s One Foundation”, “My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less”,

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JANET “JAN” BAKKEN

Janet “Jan” Bakken, 84, of Hutchinson passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, July 13, 2024, 11 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson with interment in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Waconia. Visitation will be held Friday, July 12, 2024, from 5 - 8 p.m. at Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson. Prayer Service will be at 7 p.m. at the chapel. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.

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CLIFFORD B. JACKSON

Clifford B. Jackson, 75, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, after a courageous battle with ALS. Celebration of Life was held on Monday, July 8, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Dobratz-Hantge Fun eral Chapel in Hutchinson. Memorials preferred to The ALS Association, DAV, or St. Croix Hospice. Clergy Officiating: Mike Rueckert, Hospice Chaplain; Reflections: Rob Jackson, Ryan Jackson, Joe Schwebach; Special Music (CD): “Strong” by Anne

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ARLENE E. BENEKE

Arlene E. Beneke, 90, of Hutchinson passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Ecumen Pines in Hutchinson. Memorial Service will be held on Friday, July 12, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. Gathering of Family and Friends will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson.

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JERALD E SWANSON (JERRY)

Jerry was born on November 13, 1950. He was the youngest of 11 children. Jerry was an avid cook and loved being in a kitchen. He got that passion starting with dish washing at Swanson’s Truck Stop Hwy 7, eventually working up to cooking. Later, Jerry helped run a truck stop in Grand Junction, Colo. His passion shifted to driving over-the-road 18 wheelers for over 30 years. Jerald “Jerry” E. Swanson, 73, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024, in Arizona. Jerry is survived by siblings: Nancy Koelln, Margaret (Myron) Janke, Thom (Cloe) Swanson, Jeanette (James Brown) Johnson, Vicki Buschmann, Philip (Susan) Swanson, and V. LeRoy (Teresa Finn) Swanson; many cousins, nieces, nephews. Jerry is preceded in death by his mother, Phronsie; father, Victor; siblings: Ardythe (James) Ryan, Vincent James (Ann) Swanson, Allen Swanson; brothers-inlaw, Gerald Koelln and William Buschmann. Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 216 N. Davis Ave. Litchfield, MN 55355.

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MAVIS M. MCPHEETERS

Mavis M. McPheeters, 93, of Hutchinson passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson. Memorial Service will be held on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson with Private Family Interment at a later date in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Gibbon. Gathering of Family and Friends will be held from 9 to 11 a.m., two hours prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson. Online guestbook is available at www.hantge.com.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: “Whisked Away” Authors: Ben Jenum and Rachel Trettin Where to buy: Amazon.com. The book will soon be available to borrow at the Hutchinson Public Library. Cost: $15.99 Pages: 201 pages, reading age: 10-18 Synopsis: One summer during late high school, the life of 17-year-old David Jennings changes forever. Self-centered, egotistical and occasionally in trouble with the law, he is livid with his parents when they decide to make him move to Darwin, Minnesota, to spend the summerwith his grandparents.

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