Jeffrey Menage

Jeffrey Peter Menage was born February 23, 1964, in Britt Iowa to Karen and Elmer Menage. He attended elementary and high school in Luverne, MN, graduating in 1982. He attended Willmar JC for 2 years. Jeff completed his undergraduate degree in Education at Southwest State in Marshall, MN in 1987. Coach Menage's first teaching/coaching job was in Spring Valley, MN. After one year there he relocated to Worthington, MN to coach and teach in both the Worthington education system and at Worthington Community College. Jeff's next stop was the University of Minnesota as a graduate assistant with Golden Gopher Football. While at the U of M, Jeff achieved his Master's Degree. During this time he met Julie Stumpf and they were united in marriage at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Worthington, MN on July 25, 1992. Together they blazed a coaching trail thru Morningside College, Westmar College, South Dakota State University, the University of North Dakota, and finally Murray State in Murray, Kentucky. In 2006 Jeff and his family joined the Springfield Community as their State Farm Agent. As Springfield's Good Neighbor Jeff was involved in Rotary and was a dedicated supporter of all Springfield Activities. Most recently he was on the staff of the National Football Academies as a Certified C2 Teacher specializing in Quarterback Mechanics. Recently he spent 9 days in Denmark and Sweden teaching the game he loves, American Football, to the respective national teams in each country. Jeff is lovingly remembered by his wife of 21 years, and his children, Jacob, a Freshman at SDSU and Jordyn, a Junior at Springfield HS. On Tuesday, December 17, 2013, Jeff passed away at the age of 49 years. He is survived by his wife Julie, children Jacob and Jordyn of Springfield; parents- Elmer and Karen (Anderson) Menage of Luverne; a sister - Kristin (Randy) Kuechenmeister of Blue Earth, MN and their children - Joseph and Katelyn; and a brother - Tom (Amy) Menage of Rock Rapids, IA and their children - Peter and Paige. Memorials can be made to the Jeff P. Menage Memorial Fund FM Bank PO Box 126 Springfield, MN 56087 First Visitation 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Friday, December 20, 2013 Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel 407 N. Jackson Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Second Visitation 10:00 am - 11:00 am Saturday, December 21, 2013 St. John Lutheran Church, Springfield, MN 224 North Mary Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Service Information 11:00 am Saturday, December 21, 2013 St. John Lutheran Church, Springfield, MN 224 North Mary Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087