Obituaries
Alice Ludewig
Mar 20, 2017
Alice C. Ludewig was born on November 30, 1931, the daughter of Claus and Anna (Rhoden) Coners. She was united in marriage to Gilbert Ludewig on September 11, 1951, at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth, MN. Alice was a very active member of the Church of the Japanese Martyrs. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, gardening, bird watching,...
Ryu Pena
Mar 18, 2017
Ryu Pena, age 4, St. James, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00pm, Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the St. James Catholic Church in St. James with Father Miguel Proaosas celebrant. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in St. James. Visitation will be Wednesday at...
Clarence Nasman
Mar 17, 2017
Clarence Nasman, 92, of St. James died on Friday, March 17, 2017 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. Memorial services will be 10:30am, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at East Sveadahl Lutheran Church rural St. James with Rev. Kathleen Ulland-Klinkner officiating. Burial will be at East Sveadahl Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Monday at Sturm...
Stanley Dean 'Stan' Schroeder
Mar 17, 2017
Stanley 'Stan' Schroeder was born May 26, 1959, in Mountain Lake, MN to Robert and Glendeen 'Glennie' (Harms) Schroeder. Stan was dedicated and baptized at Bethel Mennonite Church. He graduated from Mountain Lake High School and was united in marriage to Monica Oeltjenbruns on January 16, 1982, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake. Stan worked as an Insurance...
David Vance Blackstad
Mar 17, 2017
David Vance Blackstad was born on September 26, 1948 in St. James, MN the son of Harris and Evelyn (Luckow) Blackstad. He attended and graduated St. James High School in 1966. On his 18th birthday, David volunteered to draft into the U.S. Army. He went on to serve in Vietnam from 1967-1968. After serving in the army, David was...
Herman Albert Henry Rinne
Mar 15, 2017
Herman Rinne, age 99, of St. James died peacefully at his sister-in-laws home on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Monday, March 20, 2017 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Martin Lopahs officiating. Special music will be provided by Klarice Rinne, Elle Ribbe and Herman's nieces, great-nieces and great-great-nieces. Burial will...
Rosemary "Rosie" Stimpert
Mar 14, 2017
Rosie was born November 25, 1943 in Brown County to Otto and Mary (Schroepfer) Eckstein. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School. On February 14, 1961 she was united in marriage to Gerald "Jerry" Stimpert at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Rosie lived her entire life in Sleepy Eye. Rosie was employed at the Sleepy Eye Hospital, retiring on February 12,...
Lillian A. Windschitl
Mar 13, 2017
Lillian Anna Windschitl was born on February 16, 1927 in Mulligan Township, MN, the daughter of George Frank and Florence Anna (Poss) Eisenbacher. Lillian married Casper E. Tiedeken on June 26, 1946 at the Mater Dolrosa in Madelia, MN and he preceded her in death on July 6, 1953. She later married Emil G. Windschitl on September 14, 1955...
Eunice Broughton
Mar 13, 2017
Eunice Broughton, age 95, of St. James died on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. Funeral services will be 11am, Friday, March 31, 2017 at Albion Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Springer officiating. Burial will follow at Albion Cemetery in rural St. James. Visitation will be Thursday at Sturm Funeral Home from 4-7pm and...
Lois Elaine Sawatzky
Mar 10, 2017
Lois Sawatzky, 91, of St. James died on Friday, March 10, 2017 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. Lois Elaine Hinrichs was born September 27, 1925 to Ubbe and Julia (Lunz) Hinrichs. She was a lifelong resident of St. James and graduated from St. James High School in 1943. After high school she worked at the...
Lamonte M. Helget
Mar 10, 2017
LaMonte Martin Helget, age 81, of Sleepy Eye died on March 10th, 2017, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. Mary's Church, St. John's Church and the Sleepy Eye Hospital. LaMonte "Monte" Helget was born on September 3rd, 1935, in Sleepy Eye, MN. He was the only son and youngest child...
Gordon S. Rasmussen
Mar 8, 2017
Gordon Selmer Rasmussen was born on October 25, 1927 on the family farm in Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County, MN, the son of Guy and Selma (Olson) Rasmussen. He attended country school, District #85 and entered the U.S. Army in 1945, serving in Japan. After his discharge he returned to the family farm and lived there until 2009. Gordon...
Hannah Elizabeth Stoesz
Mar 7, 2017
Hannah Elizabeth Stoesz was born to Jerome and Marilyn (Heide) Stoesz on January 17, 1996 in Windom, MN. Hannah made a public profession of her faith in summer 2013 by being baptized at Alliance Missionary Church together with her brother, Jordan. Hannah attended Mt. Lake Christian School through eighth grade and graduated from Mt. Lake Public School in 2014....
Gregory "Greg" Soukup
Mar 7, 2017
Gregory was born on April 3, 1921 on the farm in Stark Township the son of Charles and Amelia (Ruffing) Soukup. He attended District #27 Country School. Greg made his First Communion at St. Mary's Catholic Church on May 22, 1932 and was confirmed on November 13, 1935. His heart was with the farm and he enjoyed the outdoors...
John Jack Bruggeman
Mar 6, 2017
John "Jack" Bruggeman was born on July 23, 1923 in Fairfax, MN to Lawrence J. and Mary (Huelskamp) Bruggeman. He grew up in Fairfax and graduated from Fairfax High School in 1941. After attending St. John's University he entered the U.S. Army in 1943. When he returned from the service he married Helen G. Nelson on September 25, 1946...
Lester Larson
Mar 6, 2017
Lester Larson was born February 13, 1918, on the family farm near Deer Park, Polk County, Wisconsin, the son of Ole and Celia (Knutson) Larson. Lester was baptized and confirmed at East Immanuel Lutheran Church in Amery, Wisconsin. Lester attended a 1 room country school through the 8th grade, he had to walk 1 mile to school. Lester later...
Gregory Alan Werner
Mar 5, 2017
Gregory Alan Werner was born on May 3, 1956 to Walter and Janet (Remmele) Werner in Granite Falls, MN. He attended and graduated from Echo Public Schools and Canby VoTech. On August 2, 1974, Greg was married to Sharon Iverson in Belview, MN. The couple moved to Kerkhoven, MN where he worked as a diesel mechanic. In 1978, they...
Fred Coners Sr.
Mar 3, 2017
Fred Claus Coners Sr. was born on February 26, 1935 to Claus and Anna (Rohden) Coners in Mountain Lake, MN. He served in the Air Force from 1952-1956. On July 16, 1966, Fred was united in marriage to Virginia Jones in Sleepy Eye. The couple lived in Cobden until 1994 when they moved into Springfield. Fred was a self-employed...
Wilma Wellner
Mar 3, 2017
Wilma Viola (Theresa) Kuritz was born Dec. 6, 1916, in Murray Co, MN near Slayton to William Henry Kuritz and Theresa Anna Tegeler. Her mother died a month later due to childbirth complications and pneumonia. Wilma and her sister Erna lived with an aunt and uncle for a period of time until William remarried Helena Bertha Schenk of Springfield,...
Dorothy Marie Karschnik
Feb 28, 2017
Dorothy Marie Markquart was born April 25, 1933 to Roy and Rosalind (Larson) Markquart in Lake Belt Township, Dunnell, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm a few miles from Dunnell. Dorothy was baptized on June 3, 1933 and confirmed in her faith at St. John's Lutheran Church in Dunnell May 11, 1947. Dorothy attended country school through 8th...
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