Obituaries
Benjamin "Benny" Fischer
Oct 9, 2016
Benjamin "Benny" Fischer was born on April 16, 1930 in rural Sleepy Eye, MN the son of Frank and Clara (Bruckbauer) Fischer. Benny attended country school, St. Mary's School in Sleepy Eye and U of M Ag School. He enlisted in the US Army in 1954 and was honorably discharged in 1956 at the Rank of SP3. He was...
Steven Engholm
Oct 8, 2016
Steve was born November 12, 1954 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Orville and Doris (Schroeder) Engholm. He grew up on a farm near Evan, MN and graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School. Steve has lived and worked in the New Ulm area for many years.Steven "Steve" Engholm age 61, of New Ulm, passed away October 8, 2016, at...
Lorna Esther Bolin
Oct 8, 2016
Lorna Esther Langeland was born on the family farm near Elbow Lake, Minnesota, on February 19, 1920, the daughter of Henry and Gunda (Gren) Langeland. She grew up in the Elbow Lake area where she attended country school and graduated from Elbow Lake High School. Lorna went to secretarial school for one year and worked for a number of...
Betty Marie Peterson
Oct 4, 2016
Betty Marie (Bachmann) Peterson was born May 19, 1933 to Merle Clinton and Verda Louise (Hills) Bachmann. Betty grew up in Lewisville, MN and graduated from Madelia High School in 1951. She married the love of her life, Lawrence Peterson, in August of 1954 and they spent their first year of marriage at Fort Lewis. Upon returning from Fort...
Bruce Leroy Hansen
Oct 3, 2016
Bruce LeRoy Hansen was born on June 24, 1968 in Madelia, MN to Judy and Harland Hansen. Bruce attended Madelia School and graduated from Madelia High School in 1986. Bruce was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Madelia. Bruce was very active in the Future Farmers of America and was a State FFA Officer. He competed in...
William John Lammle
Sep 30, 2016
William John Bill' Lammle was born April 21, 1914 the son of John and Christina (Spitzer) Lammle in McPherson County, South Dakota. Shortly after that, the family moved to Roscoe, SD, where he attended elementary and high school. He worked for his father who was a Ford Dealer and White Eagle Bulk plant owner. In 1937, he and his...
Earl Herbert Schrupp
Sep 30, 2016
Earl Herbert Schrupp was born August 19, 1943, at the Vesta Maternity Hospital to Herbert and Erna (Gladitsch) Schrupp. He was baptized September 9, 1943, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Vesta and confirmed at Zion (now Our Savior's) Lutheran Church in Lamberton on April 14, 1957. Earl attended rural school District 82 for 2 years. His family then...
Fernando Hinojosa Cantu
Sep 30, 2016
Fernando Hinojosa Cantu was born on January 14, 1947 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He was one of seven children born to Heberto Cantu and Maria de Jesus Hinojosa. Fernando was an active you man and loved to play baseball and soccer. He moved to the United States and settled in Iowa. Later, he moved to Madelia, MN and...
Raymond James Bass
Sep 29, 2016
Raymond James Bass was born on January 4, 1935 in Currie, Minnesota the son of John and Frances (Hlavacek) Bass. Ray grew up in the Worthington, MN, area where he graduated from high school and attended Junior College. In 1957, he joined the US Army and served until 1960. Upon his return from the service he went to work...
Chell Rex Petty
Sep 28, 2016
Chell Rex Petty, age 70, was reunited with the love of his life Sandy on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Rex passed away unexpectedly during a medical procedure at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Rex was born in Ute, Iowa on December 14, 1945 to Ival and Alma (Ham) Petty. On June 20, 1964 he married his wife...
Gladys Moravetz
Sep 23, 2016
Gladys M Moravetz age 90, of Springfield, MN died on September 23, 2016, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Visitation will be on Thursday, September 29, 2016 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Service will be held at the Chapel of the Good...
Grace Schriock
Sep 23, 2016
Grace Gertrude Hippen was born July 2, 1922, to parents Frank and Bessie (Valentien) Hippen. She was born on the family farm near Comfrey, MN, where she grew up and attended school. As a young child was a member of the Christian Reform Church. On January 30, 1946, Grace was united in marriage to Jacob Schriock. The couple made...
Dorothy Wells
Sep 22, 2016
Dorothy J. Wells was born on November 22, 1942 in Tracy, MN, the daughter of Fred Jr. and Helen (Seltz) Goltz. She graduated from Tracy Public High School. She was united in marriage to James Wells on September 2, 1961. The couple moved to Marshall where she worked as a cook and waitress downtown Marshall. The couple moved to...
Theoris Kathleen Christenson
Sep 22, 2016
Theoris Kathleen Christenson, daughter of Orlando and Adeline (Hansen) Thormodson was born on June 18, 1927 in Brown County, Minnesota. Theoris attended rural school and was a 1945 graduate of Madelia High School. She attended Mankato Teacher College and taught in rural Sleepy Eye. She married C. John "Johnny" Christenson on August 20, 1949 at the Linden Lutheran Church,...
Helen Marguerite Kaseforth
Sep 21, 2016
Helen Marguerite Kaseforth was born December 9, 1916, in Terril, IA to Floyd and Rosa (Kallsen) Simpson. The family moved to Wyoming shortly after Helen's birth and lived there for 3 years before moving to Sanborn, MN. She graduated from Sanborn High School and was married to LuVerne Schwarm who died in 1947. Helen was then united in marriage...
Faith Lajune 'June' Lunz
Sep 21, 2016
Faith LaJune (Hoffmeister) "June" Lunz, was born in Fairmont, MN to Elmer and Lilly (Wetenkamp) Hoffmeister on June 11, 1931. June grew up in Fairmont and was a graduate of Fairmont High School. She married her husband Jerry Lunz on January 2, 1954 in the First Presbyterian Church in Madelia. The couple was blessed with 6 children whom she...
Lucille Riederer
Sep 20, 2016
Lucille Mary Riederer was born November 23, 1939 in New Ulm, MN to Benjamin and Norma (Iesh) Schoof. She grew up and attended school in New Ulm, MN. Lucy married Edward Leo Riederer on September 7, 1957 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. She worked at Pietrus Foods, Star Cleaners, Red Owl, Schultz Cafe, Co-owner of L...
Robert Ellis Scott
Sep 20, 2016
Robert Ellis Scott was born in Tupelo, MS to Robert Kern and Lily Virginia Scott on February 2, 1932. Robert attended school in Tupelo until his father's death left him the responsibility of tending to the family farm. Robert was a hard worker from a very early age. He worked on the farm until he began his work in...
Irene Weber
Sep 19, 2016
Irene Ella Metha (Koch) Weber was born March 4, 1923, to Ernest and Bertha (Wilstermann) Koch in Redwood County, Willow Lake Township rural Sanborn, MN. She was baptized April 8, 1923, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Willow Lake Township rural Sanborn. She was confirmed April 5, 1936, Zion Lutheran Church, Sanborn. She graduated from Sanborn Public High School in 1941....
Irene Alice Malmanger
Sep 18, 2016
Irene Alice (Dyslin) Malmanger was born on January 4, 1920 in Fairmont, MN, the daughter of Roy Dyslin and Mamie Rybakoski. She attended schools in Fairmont and upon graduation in 1938, accepted a secretarial job at the courthouse in Fairmont. Later, she worked for AAA and then as a cash accountant at The Fairmont Railway Motors during World War...
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