Obituaries

Albert Torsen 'Bob' Teigum

Albert Torsen 'Bob' Teigum

Jun 23, 2018

Albert Torsen "Bob" Teigum was born in Madelia, MN on April 3, 1926 to Albert and Lettie Teigum. He was brought up on the family farm near Madelia and graduated from Madelia High School. On Feb 11, 1950 he married Marlys Rue at the Bethlehem Ev. Lutheran Church in Mankato. Albert served in the United States Army from 1952-1954...

Donna Mae Augustin

Donna Mae Augustin

Jun 21, 2018

Donna Mae was born on June 22, 1934 in Brown County, MN the daughter of Richard and Syrealda (Cossins) Hose. She attended country school and later graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School. Donna attended college in Mankato where she received her nursing training. Donna married Russell Augustin on November 25, 1952 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy...

Marylouise Patricia Forsythe

Marylouise Patricia Forsythe

Jun 18, 2018

Marylouise Patricia (Sharratt) Forsythe was born November 4, 1929 in Russell, MN to Arnold and Anna (Van Breason) Sharratt. She attended Tyler Minnesota High School and graduated in 1947. She met and later married Robert Forsythe in Rock Rapids, IA on March 14, 1947, and four children were born to them. They lived in Tyler for 10 years and...

Luella Anna Stradtman

Luella Anna Stradtman

Jun 17, 2018

Luella Anna Sternberg was born April 20, 1931 on the farm near South Branch to parents Walter and Lydia (Niemeier) Sternberg. Luella grew up in the South Branch area and graduated from St. James High School. On June 29, 1952, she was united in marriage to Roland Stradtman. The couple made their home and raised their family in the...

Rachel Linder

Rachel Linder

Jun 16, 2018

Rachel Schulz Linder, age 43, of St. James died on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in St. James. A memorial gathering will be held from 11am-4pm on Sunday at Jakes Pizza in St. James. Rachel Elaine Schulz was born August 7, 1974 on a US Air Force Base in the Great Britain in the United Kingdom to parents Michael and...

Ricky Ewald

Ricky Ewald

Jun 12, 2018

Ricky Dean Ewald was born to Marlin and Vivian (Weedman) Ewald in Springfield, MN on June 17, 1960. As an infant he was baptized and was confirmed in 1974 in the Lutheran faith. On June 1, 1978, he graduated from Springfield High School. After graduation Ricky moved to Crystal, MN where he worked as a machinist at NW Swissmatic....

Lucille Johnson

Lucille Johnson

Jun 11, 2018

Lucille Johnson passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. Lucille Rose Hage Johnson was born January 18, 1930, in rural Hanska, MN, to George and Rose (Miller) Hage. She attended country school and graduated from St. James High School. Lucille married Johnny Johnson at Lake Hanska Lutheran Church in 1950....

Lois Dammann

Lois Dammann

Jun 11, 2018

Lois Dammann was born November 21, 1926 to George and Rosebud (Engel) Scharmann in Sanborn, MN. She attended and graduated from Sanborn Public School in 1944 and then worked at Sanborn State Bank for 30 years. On June 10, 1947, Lois married Marlin Dammann at Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. Lois started taking piano lessons at the age of...

John Ness

John Ness

Jun 8, 2018

John was born May 10, 1928 in Mankato, Minnesota to Arthur Ness and Estella (Sandberg) Ness. John attended grade school in Springfield and Butterfield schools before moving to Mankato in 1944. In 1946 he graduated from Mankato High School. John joined the U.S. Army in September 1946 spending sixteen months in OTSU and Osaka, Japan, on Occupation Duty with...

Carol Sizer

Carol Sizer

Jun 7, 2018

Carol Lee Sizer, age 67, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. She was born December 30, 1950 in New Rochelle, NY to Arthur Roland and Judith (Butler) Cummings and baptized at Trinity Saint Paul Church in New Rochelle, NY on February 11, 1951. She spent the first 19...

Mary Rue

Mary Rue

Jun 5, 2018

Mary Lavon (Warren) Rue was born on February 26, 1926 to Laurence and Mabel Warren at her aunt Ida's house in Estherville, IA. She grew up in Lamberton, MN and graduated from Lamberton High School in 1944. On November 13, 1944, Mary was united in marriage to Glenn Rue who left for army duty the following day. She worked...

Phyllis Conway

Phyllis Conway

Jun 3, 2018

Phyllis was born to Joseph and Anne Broghammer in Dell Rapids, S.D. She attended St. Marys school and graduated from Colman High School in 1952. Phyllis received a degree in Elementary Education from General Beadle State College in Madison, S.D., now known as Dakota State University, and began her teaching career in Chester, South Dakota. On a blind data...

Mavis Gluth

Mavis Gluth

Jun 3, 2018

Mavis Edna Gluth was born on August 17, 1934 to Wallace G. and Edna C. (Stern) Radtke in Springfield. Mavis attended Springfield Public Schools graduating in 1952 and continued her education at Mankato Business College. Following college, she lived in Minneapolis and worked as secretary to the cashier at Lincoln National Life Company. On July 21, 1954, Mavis was...

Bonnie Bolin

Bonnie Bolin

Jun 2, 2018

Bonnie Mae (Bunnell) Bolin was born in Arlington, MN on March 10, 1924 to Earl and Ida (Klabunde) Bunnell. Her family moved to St. James when she was about two years old and she graduated from St. James High School in 1942. After graduating from St. Olaf College, she married Richard Bolin on May 7, 1948. They were blessed...

Gloria Krebs

Gloria Krebs

Jun 2, 2018

Gloria Jean Krebs was born on November 19, 1944, to Edward and Helen (Jenkins) Krebs in Comfrey, MN. She lived in the Springfield area until 1971, when she moved to McGregor, TX until 1975, returning to Springfield until 1982, and then moving to Redwood Falls until her death. Gloria was married to Merlyn Peterson and later to Kenneth Schnobrich....

Grace Pearl Barnes

Grace Pearl Barnes

May 28, 2018

Grace Pearl Barnes was born on September 10, 1921 in St. James, MN to Theodore and Anna (Oren) Shellum. She grew up and attended school in Albin Township. Grace married Collin "Mike" Barnes on January 23, 1944 at Albion Lutheran Church. They farmed in Home and Prairieville Townships until retiring in 1975 at which time they moved to Evan....

Doris Elnora Kunkel

Doris Elnora Kunkel

May 28, 2018

Doris Elnora Kunkel, 88, known to many in her family and across the community as Gramma, passed Monday May 28th at the Luther Memorial Home. Born November 16th 1929 to Frank and Agnes Leafy (Weaver) Weston in Woodstock MN she grew up being the only girl in a family with 6 brothers. Growing up with 6 brothers helped form...

Dorothy I. Pedersen

Dorothy I. Pedersen

May 27, 2018

Dorothy Ione (Nelson) Pedersen was born on March 18, 1926 on the family farm near Butterfield, MN to Otto E. and Clara H. (Bodin) Nelson. She married Wallace Pedersen on October 5, 1973 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. Dorothy worked at 3-M in New Ulm for 22 years and retired from there. She was a member of...

Elizabeth Loewen

Elizabeth Loewen

May 27, 2018

Elizabeth M. Loewen was born August 2, 1918, in Mountain Lake, MN to Henry D. and Margaret (Eitzen) Esau. A lifetime resident of Mountain Lake, Elizabeth graduated from Mountain Lake High School. She was united in marriage to Jacob J. Loewen on September 20, 1940, at Bethel Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake. The couple owned and operated Jake's Clothing...

Leona Dick

Leona Dick

May 24, 2018

Leona Dick was born July 31, 1925, in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota to Jacob E. and Helena (Dick) Loewen on the family farm with her twin sister Freida. She attended Mountain Lake country school District 80 and graduated from Mountain Lake High School in 1943. Leona then attended Minneapolis Business College and graduated in 1945. She was united...