10-01-2009
Stew Reamer, a voice to motor-sport fans, died August 29, 2009
at his home in St Bonifacius MN.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00pm at the Cremation society of Minnesota, 7110 France Ave S., Edina MN.
Stew started anouncing races at the Minnesota State Fair for IMCA events in the 50's and 60's. During the 60's and 70's he announced races at Raceway Park and Elko Speedway. He was a great promotor of short track racing. in 1971 he started RPM newsletter and helped track owners.
In his retirement he continued writing articles for different race publications.
March 16, 2009
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Hatz, Douglas Age 64 of Eagan and formerly of Glencoe, died Tuesday. Survived by sister, Jane Blanco (Willy) of Golden Valley. Preceded in death by parents, Fred and June Hatz. Visitation will be held 5-7 PM Tuesday at the Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapel (5000 West 50th St.) in Edina. Memorial service Wednesday March 18th at 2 PM at the Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel (1222 Hennepin Avenue) in Glencoe with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Glencoe Cemetery. Arrangements with the Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel 320-864-3737 For online guestbook visit www.mcbridefuneralchapels.com
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NOVERMER 9, 2008
OLD TIMERS LOOSE LONG TIME MEMBER
Roger D. Block |
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Block, Roger D. age 81, of Prior Lake. Survived by wife, Bernice; sons,
Curtis (Maggie) and Ronald (Mary); grandson, William; brother, Richard (Kay);
and many other loving relatives and dear friends. Memorial service Wednesday,
11:00 AM, Morris Nilsen Chapel, 6527 Portland Ave. S., Richfield. Visitation
Tuesday, 5-7 PM. Interment Fort Snelling. Morris Nilsen 612-869-3226
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LU HOLLAND
FROM McCALLSBURG IA.
PASSED AWAY TODAY,
AUGUST 4, 2008
THE VISITATION IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
FUNERAL 10AM THURSDAY.
LU WAS A LONG TIME MEMBER OF
IMCA OLD TIMERS AND ON HECK
OF A SPRINT CAR DRIVER.
| Luther S. Holland |
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Luther S. Holland, 78, of McCallsburg, died Monday,
Aug. 4, 2008, at home.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 7, at Bethany Lutheran Church in McCallsburg.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 6, at Bethany Lutheran Church in McCallsburg.
Fredregill Funeral Home in Zearing is in charge of arrangements |
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OLD TIMERS LOOSE ANOTHER
LONG TIME MEMBER
| Robert Clair "Bob" Ryan |
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 Ryan, Robert Clair "Bob" Age 76, of Wayzata, died Saturday, May 24, 2008 quietly at home surrounded by his loving family. Born October 6, 1931 in Huron, SD. Survived by wife of 56 years, Ellen (Keran); 7 children, Cheryl Ann Ganci (Rick), Robert C. II (Jan), Thomas J. (Suzanne), Sue Lantto (Orville), Julianne Ortman (Ray), Molly Sprinkel (Todd), and William Keran (Kimberly); honorary son, Marv Wachendorf (Betty) of Ingram, TX; 22 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, Ricky Ganci (Marissa) of Brookings, SD, Rae Ganci of Madison, WI, Robert C. Ryan III (Amanda with children Robert C. IV and Broderick), Patrick A. Ryan, Matthew C. Ryan, Mackenzie A. Ryan of Salem, OR, Thomas J. Ryan Jr. of Arlington, VA, Joseph W. Ryan, Margaret A. Ryan, Raymond III, Ellie, William and Sam Ortman, Gen, Katey and Max Lantto, Jonah, Luke, Caleb and Moriah Sprinkel, Jonathan and Benjamin Ryan; brother, Jim Schleisman; sisters, Jean Roach (Jack) and Colleen Andersen. Preceded in death by beloved aunt, Mary Ann Gillespie of Sioux Falls, SD; grandson, Richard Anthony Ganci; mother, Evelyn Schleisman and father, Fidelis R. Ryan. Serving in the Korean War, he earned the Korean Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars and Meritorious Unit Commendation. Bob was an Auto Dealer in Minneapolis and Buffalo, MN, Houston, TX and Sioux Falls, SD for over 50 years. He loved cars: restoring, collecting, and racing (midget ¼ and ½ mile dirt track) recently and in the 1950s drove car #3020 to win the Minnesota State Fair as "Rosie Ryan"! He enjoyed deep- sea fishing and boating in Marco Island, FL as well as his horses in Story, WY. Private Irish Wake at the family home followed by 10:00 a.m. Mass, Thursday, May 29th at the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, 155 County Road 24, Medina. Visitation one hour prior to Mass. Interment following at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Corcoran. Memorials preferred to: Ascension School, 1726 Dupont Ave. N., Mpls, MN 55411 (612) 521-3609, www.ascensionschoolmn.org. Frannis Mortis! David Lee Funeral Home Wayzata 952-473-5577
Published in the Star Tribune from 5/25/2008 - 5/28/2008 |
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LOU FEGERS OCTOBER 2007 STAR TRIBUNE
Lou Fegers was 'lightning' on the racetrack
His racing equipment products are used throughtout the country.
Lou Fegers, a former Chicago stock car racer who built a nationally known racing equipment company in the Twin Cities, died of cancer on Monday at his Wayzata home. He was 80.
He was known as "Lightning Lou" at Chicago's Soldier Field, where he raced for famed motor sportsman Andy Granatelli.
Fegers grew up in Glenville, Ill., sometimes watching races at Soldier Field. After service with the Army Air Forces in Europe during World War II, Fegers took up the sport in 1948.
"It looked so easy and they seemed to make such a fabulous amount of money, I decided to try it," he once told the Minneapolis Star. "So I bought the cleanest '40 Ford coupe in Chicago and decided to be a race driver."
A few weeks later, the car was battered, and he was broke.
But he kept at it, racing at tracks in the eastern United States.
In 1960, he decided to move here after racing at the Minnesota State Fair. He did a little landscaping, became a mailman, raced cars and started his racing equipment business.
In 1968 and 1970, he was injured while racing.
Jack Albinson, a racing filmmaker and former Twin Cities track announcer who once owned race cars with Fegers, said fractured bones couldn't stem his friend's energy.
"From under an umbrella, he directed his crew like a Caesar," shunning advice to get medical attention, said Albinson.
When Lou Fegers Racing Equipment Inc. took off, the firm was making 50 race cars a year. The firm's products are used throughout the nation.
Fegers retired in the mid-1990s so he could spend more time gardening, talk racing with customers and hopping into the cockpit for exhibition racing. The company is now located in Delano and run by a Fegers son, Mike.
Feger's daughter, Kathy Brown of Rogers, said that he last raced classic midget cars at metro area tracks in the summer of 2006.
But he didn't consider the races exhibitions.
"He said, if he's going out there, he was going out to win," said his daughter.
In addition to daughter Kathy and son Mike, he is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marilyn of Wayzata; son, Steve of Mound; brother, Matthew of Florida; seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
A service will be held at 8 tonight at Thomson-Dougherty Funeral Home, 2535 Park Av., Minneapolis. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Ben Cohen • bcohen@startribune.com
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