The funeral service for Alberta Denny, 98, of Austin,Mn. will be 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Stewartville, Minn., with Rev. Lyle Fritsch and Rev. Tom Ogilvie co-officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Stewartville.

Mrs. Denny died Monday, Aug. 15, of natural causes at Spring Valley Senior Living in Spring Valley, Minn., where she had resided for the past month.

Alberta Buschman was born Oct. 17, 1912, in rural Mower County. She grew up on the family farm in rural Racine, Minn., attended country schools and graduated from Stewartville High School. She was married on Sept. 29, 1928, in Austin to Edwin Denny. Following their marriage the couple lived in Stewartville until 1942, then moving to Austin. Mrs. Denny was a homemaker and Mr. Denny was employed at Hormel in Austin. Mr. Denny died Feb. 3, 1987, and Mrs. Denny has continued to make her home in Austin. She was a longtime active member of St. Johns Lutheran Church in Austin where she was a member of its quilting group, Ladies Aid and headed its funeral committee for many years. She enjoyed crocheting, fishing in the Boundary Waters, reading and time spent with family, especially all her grandchildren.

Surviors include two daughters and three sons: Vernon Denny of Las Gatos, Calif., Kenneth Denny of Preston, Minn., Philip Denny of Stewartville, Jean (Francis) Weber of Stewartville and Joan (Robert) Thompson of rural Grand Meadow, Minn.; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin; parents; two half-sisters, Celeste Billings and LaViolet Laabs; two half-brothers, Norbert Bucholtz and Felix Bucholtz and two grandchildren, Rebecca Thompson Benson and Matthew Thompson.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at Griffin-Gray F.H. in Stewartville and one hour before the service at the church on Friday morning. Arrangements are with Griffin-Gray F.H. in Stewartville.