LOUISE J. MING, 40, Turtle Lake, formerly of Eau Claire, became an angel of God Sunday, October 17, 1999 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born June 1, 1959 to LeRoy and Jean (Loken) Ming in Eau Claire.\r\nLouise grew up in Eau Claire and graduated from North High School, as an honor roll student, class of 1978. She continued her education at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, where she received her bachelor's degree in education in 1984. In May of this year, Louise completed her Master of Education Degree at St. Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona. \r\nLouise taught second grade at Turtle Lake Elementary School for twelve years, commuting from Clear Lake until her move to Turtle Lake this past June.\r\nShe was a lifelong member of Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she was baptized, confirmed, and faithfully taught Vacation Bible School and Sunday School.\r\nSurvivors include her mother, Jean Ming; father, LeRoy (Judy) Ming; twin sister, Virginia (Darrel) Peterson, all of Eau Claire; brother, Michael (Mary) of Altoona; eight nieces and nephews, Ashley and Kyle Peterson, Jennifer, Lauren, and Tyler Ming, Rachel, Adam, and Aaron Johnson; two step-brothers, Rick and Jeff Julson of Eau Claire; step-sister, Cynthia Moss of Eau Claire; two special aunts, Ruth Ming of Eau Claire and Ellen Loken of Augusta; special friend, Gary Kochan of Eau Claire; four uncles, James and Gary Ming of Eau Claire, Vernon (Dianne) Ming of Fall Creek, Peter (Dawn) Loken of Conestoga, PA; and an aunt, Bonnie (Hermie) Nowak of Eau Claire.\r\nMemorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Pastor Frederick W. Theiste officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral Home, and 10:30 a.m. until time of services Thursday at the church.\r\nIn lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be sent to: Gift of Life Transplant House, 705 Second St. SW, Rochester, MN 55902; Concordia Lutheran Church, 3715 London Rd., Eau Claire, WI 54701; or to Turtle Lake Scholarship Fund, c/o Bank of Turtle Lake, P.O. Box 25, Turtle Lake, WI 54889.\r\nLouise especially loved her nieces, nephews and the children that she taught through the years. She touched the lives of many people and was loved by all that knew her.\r\n

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