Gerald was born on June 9, 1941, at home on the family farm near Granite Falls, Minnesota to Henry and Helen (Slattum) Reinke. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

Barbara Benson, 81, of Granite Falls, died May 6. Service 11 a.m. May 20 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Granite Falls. Wing-Bain Funeral Home, Granite Falls. Vernon Bigalk, 88, of Apple Valley ...