The funeral service for Marvel Mussell-Lint will be Friday, July 22, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plainview, with Rev. David Frederickson officiating. Burial will be at the Lakewood Cemetery in Lake City. Visitation is Thursday, July 21, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Schad & Zabel Funeral Home in Plainview, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
Marvel, 86, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at St. Isidore Health Center of Greenwood Prairie in Plainview.
Marvel was born Nov. 5, 1924, to George E. and Minnie Mae (Lamb) White, on a farm in Hyde Park Township, Wabasha County. In 1942 she graduated from Lincoln High School in Lake City and in 1943 graduated from Winona County Business College. She worked for the Office of Defense Transportation in Minneapolis until 1946.
Marvel married Rollin Schwirtz in 1944 and was later divorced. She later married Ralph Mussell, Ted Lint and Ralph Asfahl. They are all deceased. She was a cook at Immanuel Lutheran School for 22 years. She was a member of the 4R Club, PTL, ILCW, and Dorcas Club. Also, Marvel was the secretary and treasurer of Aide Association for Lutherans for many years. She enjoyed quilting, cake decorating, traveling and crossword puzzles.
Survivors include five sons, Donald Schwirtz of Winona, Dale (Margaret) Schwirtz of Kellogg, Darald Schwirtz of Oronoco, Dan (Lonna) Schwirtz of Cross Plains, Wis., and Duane Mussell of Plainview; one daughter, Donna (Wayne) Schwirtz of Lake City; three stepsons, Marvin (Carol) Gibbs of San Pedro, Calif., Milan (Kathy) Mussell of Plainview and Ray Lint; three stepdaughters, Carol (Dean) Davis of Eyota, Marilyn Remmers and Karen Oswalt of Red Wing; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by six sisters and three brothers.
Schad & Zabel Funeral Home in Plainview is in charge of the arrangements.
Timothy Edward “Trapper” Crossman
Timothy Edward Crossman, 49, formerly of Princeton, died Monday, September 8, 2014, in Caney, Kansas.
A funeral service was held Friday, September 12, at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Princeton.
He was born May 16, 1965, to Eugene and Nancy Crossman in Princeton. He graduated from Princeton High School in 1983. He married Kathryn Taber in September 2001 in Wichita, KS, and lived in Caney, KS.
He was preceded in death by his father Eugene in 2005 and grandparents, Curwin and Pearl Crossman of Princeton and Leon and Janet Whitehead of Waterloo, IA.
Mrs. Stella Crossman, 83, died Thursday, September 26, at Hand County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held Saturday, September 28, at First Presbyterian Church in Miller with Reverend Michael McCallum officiating. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Stella Miklethun was born September 28, ,1907, in Griggs County, ND, to Jacob and Hanna (Rymerson) Miklethun. She attended grade schools in North Dakota, California and Minneapolis, MN. She was a graduate of the School of Agriculture in Brookings.
She married Donavan Crossman on March 22, 1927. They established their first home south of Wessington where they farmed until 1937. That year the family moved to Miller where they resided until 1955 when they moved to Rapid City. Stella moved back to Miller after the 1972 flood and the death of her husband, Don. On November 23, 1973, she married Leland Crossman. Leland died in December of 1987 and she continued to live in their family home.
Stella was a member of the First Presbyterian church and served as an Elder. She was a charter member of the Happy Hustler Extension Club to which she belonged for 46 years. She was installed in the Rebekahs 51 years ago and was also a long-standing member of the Royal Neighbors and the Miller Garden Club.
Surviving her death are a daughter, Luella, and a son-in-law, Casey Schultz of Miller; a stepson, Leon Crossman of Midland, MI; two step-granddaughters; and a step-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, there daughters and two husbands. Pallbearers were Gerald Bertsch, Bob Blachford, Donald Heasley, Marvin Oligmueller, Sandy Rymerson and Stanley Rymerson.
Funeral services for Mrs. Crossman, 59, were held Monday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Don Heeringa was the officiating clergyman, and interment was made in Hillcrest Cemetery. Reck Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. Nephews were pallbearers, and were Jack Peterson, Casey Schultz, Jim Reed, Rich Houghton, Bruce Peterson and Don Bennett.
Mrs. Crossman's death occurred at Memorial Hospital Friday, May 12, and followed a prolonged illness, and heart surgery.
She was born November 28, 1912, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peterson of Wessington. Her entire life was spent in the Wessington-Miller area. She attended elementary school in Wessington and Whiteside township, and graduated from Wessington high school in 1930. For two years she attended Eastern Normal at Madison, and taught two years in rural schools, one year in Wolsey, and one year in Wessington Springs.
Her marriage to Leland Crossman June 7, 1936, and they lived on a farm west of Wessington until 1940. At that time they moved to Miller to join her husband's parents in the Crossman Hatchery. Subsequently she and her husband became full owners of the business, of which she was an integral part of the Hatchery until her illness. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, United Presbyterian Women, Happy Hustlers extension club, Royal Neighbors of America, Jolly Quilters club, and was very active in the Grange.
Survivors include her husband, one son, Dr. Leon Crossman of Midland, Mich., two granddaughters, Leann and Marylou Crossman; four brothers, Clifford Peterson, Dunlap, Iowa, Alfred Peterson, Wessington, Richard Peterson, Silver City, N.M., and Robert Peterson, Dennison, Iowa; and three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Meryl) Reed, Vermillion, Mrs. Eldon (Elva) Hansen, Athens, Tex., and Mrs. Leopold (Eileen) Cancio of Washington, D.C. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Bradley Warner Crossman, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs., A. B. Crossman, died Sunday afternoon following a very brief illness of a little over a day. The little fellow was as well as ever, apparently, at breakfast time Saturday, but some time before noon was taken with convaltions, one following another in rapid succession until the seventh brought unconsciousness from which he never rallied. He was born on November 25, 1916 and was but twenty two months old when death took him. He was possessed of a bright and happy disposition and was beloved by all who knew him, especially his parents and brothers, who will miss him greatly.
The funeral services were held at the G.H. Crossman home on Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Mr. J. R. Buchanan. Mesdames Chaffee, Mehrent and Curtiss lead the singing. The four grandparents were present, Mrs. Crossman’s father and mother having come up from Mt. Vernon to attend the services. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Leyson, of Ree Heights, were also present.
The bereaved family have the sincere sympathy of the entire community.
Bradley Warner Crossman was born Nov. 25, 1916, and departed this life Sept. 29, 1918, being one year, 10 months and 4 days old. His happy and loving disposition made him a joy to his family and all those who knew him. He was like a ray of sunshine that shines bright for a time and then is gone, and will be greatly missed in the home, but we know his little light is not under a bushel but is set on a hill that cannot be hid and will be a light to the bereaved family who can look away to the windows of Heaven and see his light shining for them. His funeral was held in the hone of his grandparents, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1918. A large concourse of sympathizing friends had gathered. He leaves a father and mother and three brothers to mourn his departure and a host of relatives and friends. His little body was laid to rest in the Wessington Cemetery to await the Resurrection Morn, for we believe in the resurrection of the body and Life Everlasting.