Obituaries
William Willie Janzen
Oct 20, 2017
William Peter Janzen was born on June 13, 1925 to Henry and Sara (Wall) Janzen in Mountain Lake, MN. The fifth of seven children, he grew up on the family farm south of town and graduated from Mountain Lake High School in 1943. At the age of 16, his father passed away suddenly, leaving him and his older brother...
Mildred Etta Loewen-Quiring
Oct 18, 2017
Mildred Quiring was born on September 11, 1921 in Worthington, Minnesota. Her father served as a missionary for the American Sunday School Union, and after his premature death when she was 7 years old, her mother and she lived on her grandfather Kams farm outside of Worthington until after high school graduation. Mildred and her mother were active in...
Beverly Lila Marie Altmann
Oct 17, 2017
Beverly Lila Marie Steinhaus was born on January 29, 1937 the daughter of Ferdinand and Lila (Streich) Steinhaus in Fairfax. She graduated from Fairfax Public High School and began working at Pietrus foods. She married Earl Altmann on April 27, 1957 at St. George Catholic Church. Together they raised their 6 children on a farm in West Newton Township....
Joan Ann Humphrey
Oct 15, 2017
Joan Ann (Hoffmann) Humphrey was born March 5, 1940, to Max J. and Adeline (Seehusen) Hoffmann in Granite Falls, MN. She was baptized into the Catholic faith in Renville, MN and confirmed at St. Mary's Church in Worthington, MN. Joan attended grade school at St. Mary's School in Worthington, junior high in Tracy, MN and graduated from St. James...
Olivia Nathalia Simpson
Oct 14, 2017
Olivia Nathalia was born on April 25, 1912 the daughter of Oscar and Laura (Johnson) Nesterud just south of Stordan on the family farm. Throughout her life Olivia held many positions as a cook; the Madelia nursing home for 20 years, Etter's Cafe for 14 years, Tassler's Cafe in Lamberton and worked as a fill-in cook around the Madelia...
Harland Ledale Hultgren
Oct 13, 2017
Harland LeDale Hultgren was born May 13, 1928, to Lloyd and Minnie (Westman) Hultgren on the family farm near West Sveadahl. He was baptized and confirmed at West Sveadahl Lutheran Church. Harland attended country school district 37 and graduated from St. James High School in 1947. He stayed at home and farmed along side his dad and started custom...
Jerome H. Weicherding
Oct 12, 2017
Jerome H. Weicherding was born on July 17, 1938 in Sleepy Eye the son of Victor and Veronica (Steffl) Weicherding. He attended and graduated from St. Mary's High School and the Mankato Business College. On January 10, 1959 he married Patricia Hittsedorf at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Jerome was employed at Tachtronics for 25 years as...
Mavis Jean Nommensen
Oct 11, 2017
Mavis Nommensen passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. Mavis Jean Hasse was born in Morgan, Minnesota on September 16, 1937, the daughter of Paul and Meta (Valentin) Hasse. She grew up in the Vesta area, attended school in Echo and graduated from high school in Redwood Falls. On April...
Luisa Martinez
Oct 11, 2017
Luisa Martinez passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health System – Mankato. Luisa Reyes was born in Mission, Texas on August 25, 1946, the daughter of Epifanio and Hermenegilda (Limon) Reyes. She grew up in Mission and earned her GED. She married Manuel Martinez on February 2, 1963. They worked summers in Minnesota for several...
Derek Joseph Marx
Oct 10, 2017
Derek Joseph Marx passed away unexpectedly on October 10, 2017 at the age of 39. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold; grandparents, Bruce and Ruth; and his beloved pug, Gracie. Derek will be deeply missed by his mother, Linda; sisters, Lisa and Kelly (Jake); aunt, Sandy (Darrell); uncles, Chuck (Nancy), Bruce (Bev), Donald, and Pat (Stacy);...
Richard Vernal Helling
Oct 9, 2017
Richard Helling passed away on Monday, October 9, 2017 at his home in St. James. Richard Vernal Helling was born in St. James on January 5, 1943, the son of Julian and Jeanette (Bloomquist) Helling. Richard grew up in St. James graduating from St. James High School in 1960. He served in the Army from 1961- 1963, he was...
Selmer "Sam" K. 'Sam' Erickson
Oct 8, 2017
Selmer "Sam" Erickson was born in Estherville, IA on October 18, 1943. He graduated from Ceylon High School in 1961 and then entered the Air Force, serving primarily in Germany. Upon discharge he enrolled in the lineman program at the Jackson Vocational School. After graduating he worked as a construction lineman. In 1967 he went to work for Federated...
Yvonne Meindl
Oct 6, 2017
Yvonne M. Meindl was born to Rudolph and Evelyn (Rositzke) Stern on February 9, 1941 in Springfield, MN. She attended and graduated from Springfield High School. Yvonne was then united in marriage to Vincent Meindl on August 26, 1961 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. She worked for the telephone company as an operator, St. Raphael's Catholic School...
Arlene Frances Franz
Oct 5, 2017
Arlene Frances Shewmaker was born in Kimball Township on July 19, 1927 the daughter of Percy and Mary (Sabolick) Shewmaker and the sister of Ruth. She grew up in Kimball Township and attended a country school before attending high school in Mountain Lake. Arlene was a graduate of Mountain Lake High school in 1945. This is where she met...
Hope Marie Harrell
Oct 3, 2017
Hope Marie Harrell, infant child of Michael and Brittany Harrell of Comfrey, MN died Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. Service will be held at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 10:00 am. The clergy will be Pastor Matt Hausken. Interment will be at the Olivia Cemetery in Olivia, MN....
Roger Mark Klinkner
Oct 2, 2017
Roger Mark Klinkner was born to Francis and Evelyn (Batterson) Klinkner on November 5, 1943. Roger was the 3rd oldest boy of 5 brothers and 3 sisters. Roger's family moved to Madelia, Minn. when he was 3 years old. He grew up in Madelia and was a graduate of Madelia High School in 1962. After high school, Roger served...
Glen Robert Carlblom
Oct 1, 2017
Glen Robert Carlblom, age 94, peacefully departed this life Sunday, October 1, 2017, in his apartment at Ecumen Prairie Hill in St. Peter, Minnesota. The second oldest of five boys, Glen was born February 1, 1923, in Terry, Montana, 20 miles from the farm homesteaded by his parents Elmer Clarence and Florence (Groves) Carlblom. When he was five years...
Pastor Maggie Cumings
Sep 28, 2017
Pastor Maggie Cumings, age 37, of St. James passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. Margaret was born December 16, 1979 in Chicago to John and Marilyn (Burgett) Lux. She graduated High School in 1998 from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois; graduated Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 2002; and...
Shirley 'Tootie' Gerdes
Sep 28, 2017
Shirley Tootie Gerdes passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health System- St. James. Shirley Mardelle Tootie Gerdes was born on April 22nd, 1935, in Madelia, MN, the daughter of Fern (Ogden) and Dale Kelsey. On September 28, 2017 Tootie changed her address from Ormsby to Heaven, after a 15 month battle with cancer. She surrendered...
Lamoine "Mike" Gilbert Leopold
Sep 27, 2017
Lamoine Gilbert "Mike" Leopold was born July 10, 1927 to Arthur and Emma (Pape) Leopold in Sanborn, MN. He attended and graduated from Sanborn Public Schools. After his schooling, he took over the family farm and also sold seed for Pioneer Seeds, retiring in 1990. On November 10, 1947, he was united in marriage to Marguerite Otto in Sanborn....
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