Obituaries

Dorothy Schmid

Dorothy Schmid

Jan 19, 2017

Dorothy E. Schmid, age 97, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Prairie Senior Cottages in Isanti, MN. Dorothy was born on January 1, 1920 to Florence and Clarence "Buzz" Wiggins in Tracy, MN. As a young girl she moved with her parents to Springfield, MN, where her parents owned and operated...

Carolyn Margaret Dalsgaard

Carolyn Margaret Dalsgaard

Jan 19, 2017

Carolyn Margaret Dalsgaard was born to Willard and Lucille (Trapp) Dalsgaard on January 12, 1955 in Springfield, MN. She attended Springfield Public School graduating in 1973. She then attended Alexandria Vocational and Technical Institute and received her bachelors degree from N.W. State University in Natchitoches, LA. Carolyn lived in Springfield, MN, New Ulm, MN, Many, LA, and Winnfield, LA....

Bonnie Brown

Bonnie Brown

Jan 18, 2017

Bonnie Lou Brown was born September 6, 1934, to Arnold and Cleo (Jensen) Wendt in Springfield, MN. She attended Springfield Public Schools and then worked as a waitress. She met and married Al Brown on May 18, 1952. They lived on the family farm until Al retired from farming. They were owners of Brown Transfer until their son Mark...

Bonnie Lou Krech

Bonnie Lou Krech

Jan 17, 2017

Bonnie Krech, 88, died peacefully on Jan. 17, 2017 in Eagan, MN. Bonnie was born December 24, 1928 in Jackson, MN to Howard and Cora Brown. She graduated from Jackson high school in 1947 and went to Mankato Teachers College where she obtained her teacher's certificate. She started her teaching career in Okabena, MN where she met her husband,...

Craig Jeremy Augustin

Craig Jeremy Augustin

Jan 17, 2017

Craig Jeremy Augustin was born on August 23, 1972 to Gerald and Carol (Johnson) Nott in New Ulm, MN. He worked as a hired hand. Craig enjoyed BMX racing, fishing, deer hunting, welding and fabricating. He is survived by his parents, Gerald Augustin and Carol (Steve) Nott, children, Hope Kilmer of Mankato and Xander Augustin of Morton, siblings, Ryan...

Virgil Bartel

Virgil Bartel

Jan 17, 2017

Virgil Henry Bartel was born May 22, 1925, in Mountain Lake, MN to Henry and Bertha (Vosage) Bartel. He was baptized at the First Mennonite Church in 1943 and attended Mountain Lake schools. Virgil was united in marriage to Pauline Janzen on August 29, 1947, at Bethel Mennonite Church. He grew up on the family farm and later continued...

Adeline Rose 'Addie' Mccabe

Adeline Rose 'Addie' Mccabe

Jan 16, 2017

Adeline "Addie" Rose (Osborne) McCabe was born in Madelia, MN on August 10, 1925 to Thomas and Laura Osborne. Addie grew up on a farm south of Madelia and graduated from Madelia High School in 1943. On October 6, 1947 she married Carrol "Lefty" McCabe. Addie was a life-long member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Madelia. Addie enjoyed...

Lamphone Naveunxay

Lamphone Naveunxay

Jan 16, 2017

Lamphone Naveunxay, age 63, of St. James died at his home on January 16, 2017. Funeral services will be 1pm, Friday, January 20, 2017 at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. Visitation will begin at Noon on Friday at the funeral home. Lamphone was born in Laos on April 15, 1953. He joined the Laos Army when he was...

Ben Gorski

Ben Gorski

Jan 14, 2017

Benjamin Gorski age 86 of Springfield died on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, MN. He was born in Orleans, Minnesota to parents who had emigrated from Poland. When he was a boy, both of his parents died in separate automobile accidents. He and the younger of his siblings were scattered among several different...

Edna Rempel

Edna Rempel

Jan 11, 2017

Edna Mathilda Rempel (nee Tieszen) passed away on January 11, 2017. She was born on Feb. 5, 1924, in Bingham Lake, MN. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry E. Rempel. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Jane Loewen (Paul) and Mavis Ruth Heupel (Rick), seven grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Edna's early days were spent in Mountain...

Cheryl Joan Bjoin

Cheryl Joan Bjoin

Jan 5, 2017

Cheryl Bjoin, 69, passed away on January 5, 2017 after a short but valiant battle with cancer. Cheryl was born on February 21,1947 in Crookston, MN. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gardner and Ethel Bjoin. She is survived by her sister Bonnie Sprague, nieces Kathy (Patrick) DeLaPointe, Lorrie (Douglas) Collison and Beth(Jerry) Hunter. She is also...

William Jeppesen

William Jeppesen

Jan 4, 2017

William Frederick "Bill" Jeppesen, age 92 years, 5 months, passed away peacefully at Valley View Manor, Lamberton, Minnesota on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Bill was born on July 24, 1924 in Brookville Township, Redwood County, Minnesota to parents William E. Jeppesen and Laura (nee Larsen) Jeppesen. Bill was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith in the Presbyterian Church,...

Lester Johnson

Lester Johnson

Jan 4, 2017

Lester was born and raised in the area of New Ulm, MN. After being discharged from the Army, he moved to the Twin Cities where he met and married the love of his life, Agnes Lutz. They raised four sons and one daughter in Maplewood, and Lester retired from Polar Chevrolet where he worked many years doing auto body...

Dorothy Frances Buetow

Dorothy Frances Buetow

Jan 4, 2017

Dorothy Frances Buetow was born on October 17, 1921 to Herbert and Dora (Kumm) Stein in Codington County, SD near Watertown, SD. She was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church in Rauville Township and confirmed at St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Watertown, SD. In 1937, she moved with her parents near Lamberton, MN. On March 18, 1940, Dorothy was...

Katherine Jo Bean

Katherine Jo Bean

Jan 2, 2017

Katherine Jo Bean was born January 28, 1975, in Jackson, MN, the daughter of T. Lee Bean and Marlene (Anderson) Bean. She attended and graduated from high school in Midwest, Wyoming and completed one year of college in Sioux Falls, SD. In May of 1994, she had an accident that left her a quadriplegic that was ventilator dependent. She...

Beverly Mae Wischstadt

Beverly Mae Wischstadt

Jan 2, 2017

Beverly Mae (Carnes) Wischstadt was born March 21, 1935, the daughter of Clement and Anna (Smith) Carnes in Blackduck, MN. She attended Blackduck Elementary and High School. Beverly Married Wilbert Wischstadt on September 28, 1952. After their marriage, they farmed Wilbert's family farm and had the pleasure of seeing it recognized as a Century Farm for 100 years of...

Lois Pietz

Lois Pietz

Jan 1, 2017

Lois Berneeta Pietz was born Dec 5, 1918, to Willard and Meta (Schmalz) Scrivner in Windom MN. She was born during the great flu epidemic of 1918, and because the hospital was full, Lois was delivered in a make-shift ward, set up in the postmasters house. She proved her survival ability that winter and throughout her long life. Lois...

Helen Konz Mathwig

Helen Konz Mathwig

Dec 31, 2016

Helen Heppner was born on the family farm north of Butterfield, MN, on April 11, 1917, to Peter and Helena (Fast) Heppner. She was the 5th of 7 children in the family, and grew up on the farm with 4 brothers and 2 sisters. She attended country school north of Butterfield. On September 5, 1934, Helen married Felix Konz...

Charlotte Rae Holmquist

Charlotte Rae Holmquist

Dec 31, 2016

Charlotte Rae Nelson was born at the Saint James Hospital to Ervin and Myrtle (Wright) Nelson on September 5, 1944. With her parents and three older brothers, Gene, Jerry and Russ, she grew up on the Nelson Family Farm in South Branch Township. Her father, Ervin, passed away on May 18, 1949 after a short illness. Charlotte, her mother,...

Marilyn Weedman

Marilyn Weedman

Dec 31, 2016

Marilyn Aileen Weedman was born December 8, 1949, in Tracy, MN to Robert and Verona (Kringle) Knakmuhs. She graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1967, and was united in marriage to Dennis Weedman on October 3, 1981, at the Sanborn United Methodist Church. Marilyn worked in restaurants and the Sanborn Golf Course before she and Dennis purchased the...