Obituaries
Levi Reynolds
Dec 26, 2025
Levi Jacob Reynolds, 23, died on December 26, 2025, in Saint James, Minnesota.
A visitation will be held from 4:00pm-7:00pm, Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James. A private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James.
Levi was born January 4, 2002, to LeRoy and Sharon...
Robert "Bob" Hermann
Jan 4, 2026
Robert "Bob" Hermann, age 83 of Litchfield, Minnesota, passed away on January 4, 2026, at his home on the farm. A visitation will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026, from 2:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Ostmark Lutheran Church in rural Watkins. Visitation will continue on Saturday, January 10, 2026, from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at First Lutheran...
Sharon Busch
Jan 3, 2026
Sharon Busch, age 82, of Saint James, Minnesota, died on January 3, 2026, following a courageous battle with Acute Leukemia diagnosed in mid-November 2025. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society - Saint James.
Visitation will be on Friday, January 16, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James...
Marlis Fleming
Jan 2, 2026
Marlis Helen (Seeliger) Fleming was born November 22, 1945, in Nürnberg, West Germany, to Kurt and Helene Seeliger. They immigrated to Butterfield, Minnesota in 1952, with her older siblings Karin and Ingo, parting with her oldest sister Brigette. Marlis was raised in Butterfield and attended beauty school in Mankato, which launched a 36-year career of cuts, colors, frosts, perms, and...
Ruth Churchill
Jan 1, 2026
Ruth passed away on January 1, 2026, at St. John Circle of Care, Springfield, MN at the age of 87.Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lamberton, MN.Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 11:00 am at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with a...
Debra Tauer
Jan 1, 2026
Debra Ann Tauer, age 69, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026, at Windom Area Health, with family by her side. She was born on May 25, 1956, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, to Edwin and Agnes (Schroepfer) Tauer.
Visitation will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church (North Entrance) in...
Joan Jeanette Miller
Dec 30, 2025
Joan J. Miller, age 93 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota passed away on December 30, 2025, at Sleepy Eye Rehabilitation Center. A visitation will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2026, from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye and will continue on Monday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church. A funeral...
Patrick George Mosser
Dec 30, 2025
Patrick "Pat" George Mosser, age 77, of Madelia, MN, died on December 30, 2025, at his home.
Visitation will be on Monday, January 05, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Faith Lutheran Church - Madelia and will continue on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM at the church.
Funeral Service will be held at Faith Lutheran Church - Madelia on Tuesday,...
Simona Chavez Mejia
Dec 29, 2025
Simona Chavez passed away peacefully on the morning of December 29, 2025, at the age of 78, leaving behind a lifetime of love and cherished memories.
Funeral Service will be held at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James on Friday, January 02, 2026, at 12:00pm. The clergy will be Father Timothy Hall.
Visitation will take place at the funeral home from 10:00am-12:00pm...
Peyton Lynn Moldan
Dec 26, 2025
Peyton L. Moldan, age 18 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center surrounded by the love of her family. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 2, 2026, from 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. A memorial service will follow at 5:00 pm. The...
Mary Hall
Dec 26, 2025
Mary Ellen Hall, 51, of Butterfield, died December 26, 2025, at her home in Butterfield surrounded by family.
A visitation will be held from 4:00pm-7:00pm, Thursday, January 8, 2026, at the Butterfield Community Bible Church in Butterfield and from 10:00am-11:00am, on Friday at the church. Funeral service will be held at 11:00am, Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Butterfield Community Bible...
Jean M. Swift
Dec 25, 2025
Jean Marie Betchwars Swift passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Jackson, MN following a brief illness.Visitation will be on Monday, January 5, 2026, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at St. Paul Catholic Church in Comfrey, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery. Burial will take place at the...
Wanda Knaack
Dec 25, 2025
Wanda Kay Knaack, 73, of Saint James, passed away at Luther Memorial Home in Madelia on December 25th, 2025, with the love of her life at her side.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 12:00pm-3:00pm, at the Eagle's Club in Saint James. A private burial will take place at the LaSalle Lutheran Cemetery at a...
Jesus Olguin Hernandez
Dec 22, 2025
Jesus Olguin Hernandez, 33, of Saint James, Minnesota, died December 22, 2025.A visitation will be held from 4:00pm-7:00pm, Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James and will continue from 9:30am-10:30am on Wednesday at the funeral home. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00am, Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Saint James Catholic Church in Saint James. Burial will...
Thomas McLaughlin
Dec 22, 2025
Thomas "Tom" Patrick McLaughlin, age 85, of Madelia, MN, died on December 22. 2025, at Heartland Senior Living in Truman, MN.
Visitation will be on Friday, January 2, 2026 from 5:00-7:00pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Madelia and on Saturday from 9:30-10:30am at the funeral home.
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Madelia on Saturday, January 3rd, at...
Mary Penner
Dec 22, 2025
Mary Ann Penner, 87, of Mountain Lake, and beloved sister, aunt, friend, and teacher, passed away peacefully at the Good Samaritan Village on Monday, December 22, 2025.
Funeral will be 10:30 am, Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Cornerstone Bible Church in Mountain Lake with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Cornerstone Cemetery in...
Paul Herbert Nelson
Dec 21, 2025
Paul Nelson, 85, of Saint James, MN, died on Dec. 21, 2025, at Pleasantview - Good Samaritan, in Saint James.A private service for the family will be held at a later date.Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James. Online Condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.
Paul Herbert Nelson was born March 12, 1940, in St....
Carol Wanita Harder
Dec 18, 2025
Carol Wanita (Hase) Harder, 87, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025 in Rochester, Minnesota, seven days short of her 88th birthday. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am at Alliance Church in Mountain Lake, MN on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Visitation at Alliance Church from 4:30-6:30 pm on Friday, January 2, 2026 and one hour prior...
Floyd Rogotzke
Dec 18, 2025
Floyd Arthur Rogotzke, age 80, of Springfield, MN, died on December 18, 2025, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
Visitation will be on Monday, December 22, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, MN and will continue Tuesday from 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Springfield, MN.
Mass of Christian Burial will...
Sandra Anderson
Dec 16, 2025
Sandra "Sandy" Lee (Domeier) Anderson, age 69, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on December 16, 2025, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye.
Visitation will be on Monday, December 22, 2025, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye with a Prayer Service at 3:45pm prior to the visitation. Visitation will continue on Tuesday from 9:30am to 10:30am...
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