Albert :"Bert" H. Karels

Albert H. "Bert" Karels, age 92 of rural Henderson died on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at his Jessenland Township home. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Henderson. Interment with military honors will be in the Brown Cemetery, Henderson, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in LeSueur and one hour prior to the services at the church on Wednesday. He was born on December 29, 1924 in Lakota, Iowa to John and Dena (Honken) Karels. He attended Bancroft High School, Bancroft, Iowa. Bert entered the U.S. Army-Air Force and served in Europe during World War II. He married his high school sweetheart, Viola Johnson, on May 12, 1945 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bancroft, Iowa. They lived in Minneapolis briefly and returned to Bancroft, Iowa. In January of 1957 they moved to a small farm near Henderson, Minnesota where they raised 9 children. Bert operated Bert's Plumbing and Heating in Henderson, Minnesota for many years and worked for Continental Machine Company in Savage. After his wife's death in 1995 he married Arline vonLehe on September 12, 1996 in Nashua, Iowa. He was a member of the American Legion Post # 74 in Henderson and St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Henderson. He is survived by his wife, Arline Children; Randy (Carlene) Karels of St. Thomas, Bryan (Diane) Karels of Isle, Wendy Bradley of Napa, CA, Bruce of Spokane, WA, Wesley (Debra) Karels of LeSueur, Karen Karels of LeSueur, Eric (Lynn) Karels of Henderson, and Nanette Casey of LeSueur. 15 Grandchildren, 11 Great-grandchildren Sister-in-law, Arlene (Mrs. Otto) Karels of Lakota, IA Step-Children; Sue (Fred) Wintermantel, Larry (Lisa) vonLehe, Jan vonLehe, Donna (Paul Santo) vonLehe and 9 step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Viola; Son, Brent; Grandson, Bryce Albert Karels; 5 brothers and 2 sisters.

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