Althier Heller

Althier Elaine Heller was born May 9, 1927, near Darfur, the daughter of Herman Adella (King) Heller. She grew up in the Darfur area attending school in Butterfield, moving to St. James when she was 16 years old. She was Baptized at St. John's Lutheran in Darfur and Confirmed at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Butterfield and later joining St. Paul's in St. James. She worked in St. James at a sheet metal shop, the Red White Store and Ralph's Super Value for 28years before her retirement. She also worked at the Watonwan Co. Library and Meals on Wheels for a time. "Al" had a fabulous sense of humor and loved family and friends stopping by for coffee. She is survived by her double cousin Lester King of St. James, brother, Donald (Janice) Heller of St. James and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, five brothers Curt, Woody, Cliff, Herbert and Leo, three sisters Alice (Raynor) Johnson, Evelyn (Ed) Franz and Muriel (Wallace) Heldt. First Visitation 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sunday, August 17, 2014 Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel 906 - 10th Ave. S. St. James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Second Visitation 10:00 am - 11:00 am Monday, August 18, 2014 St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, St. James 315 9th Street S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Service Information 11:00 am Monday, August 18, 2014 St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, St. James 315 9th Street S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Interment Information Mt. Hope Cemetery, St. James S. CR 27 St. James, Minnesota, United States