Jim Lawrence Sizer

Jim Sizer age 82, of Saint James, Minnesota died on April 13, 2023, at Seasons Health Care Center in Trimont.

Visitation will be on Friday, April 21, 2023 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Augustana Lutheran Church- St. James where a Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm. The clergy will be Rev. Mandy France. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in St. James, Minnesota.

Jim Lawrence Sizer was born on August 22, 1940, on the family farm in Watonwan County.  He is the youngest of 4 children of George Joseph and Bertha Pearl (Maxwell) Sizer. Jim attended country school through 8th grade and graduated from St. James High School with the class of 1958.  At 18 years old he then went on to work for the Railroad; first as a brakeman, then conductor, and eventually taking the position of yard master in Mankato, eventually he went back to conducting finishing out his 40-year career retiring in 1998. On March 16, 1963, he married Judith Ann Renner in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Springfield, Minnesota; together they raised 4 children.

Jim loved family and everything that it represented.  Love and companionship were high on his priorities. He enjoyed many things in his life, such as: hunting, fishing, gardening, camping, tractors and playing cribbage, pfeffer or other card games and shooting pool at the Band Box. Jim took time to create memories with his family and friends often involving hunting and particularly he enjoyed his annual trip up north to Britt hunting grouse. Jim’s grandkids held a special place in his heart.  He especially enjoyed watching his granddaughter in her Rodeo competitions and reminisced about his younger years of riding horses. He was a great influence on his grandsons teaching them to drive, garden and many of his other interests. Jim spent much time reading western cowboy books.  He was a member of the Augustana Lutheran Church and the Railroad Employee Club.

His love for his family will be his legacy and his contagious cackle will be missed by all who heard him. He struggled with illness later in his life, but he always had a smile and laugh to carry through.

Jim is survived by his wife of 60 years, Judy Sizer, of St. James; son, Logan (Joyce) Sizer of Darfur; daughters, Jana (Doug) Anderson of rural St. James and Jodi (David) Coleman of Fairfax; grandchildren, Garren (Carlye) Sizer, Tyrell Sizer, Levi Sizer, Preston Anderson, Kasey Stenzel (Ron Stencil), Jadyn Anderson (Corey Waller), Kaydi Anderson (Gage Eggestein), Amanda Coleman, Jacob Coleman and Gage Coleman; great grandchildren; Rowan & Cullen Sizer, Quinn & Roen Anderson, Kloey, Liam & Silas Stenzel, Brystal & Brennyn Walling; and two more on the way; brother-in-law, Ken (Sharon) Renner of Springfield; cherished nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by his son, James Michael “Mike” Sizer; brother, Patrick (Shirley) Sizer and sisters, Joyce (Don) Glasgow and Jane (Vince) Style.