Obituaries

Doris Arlene Walsh

Doris Arlene Walsh

May 7, 2016

Doris Shuler Walsh was born on June 12, 1923 in Brooklyn, Iowa to Bertha and Elmer Shuler. They moved to Rockford, Iowa in 1926 and operated a creamery station there. Later they moved to Charles City, Iowa. She attended grade school at Lincoln School and graduated from Charles City High School in 1941. After graduation, she was employed at...

John Richard Kuebler

John Richard Kuebler

May 5, 2016

John Richard Kuebler was born December 22, 1933, the son of, George & Mathilda Kuebler near Sleepy Eye, MN. He grew up in that area until his marriage to Delores Vollmer on October 6, 1952. In the early years he worked for Culligan Soft Water and with his brothers George and Glen operating Kuebler Sodding, cutting and laying sod....

Barbara Jean Johnson

Barbara Jean Johnson

May 5, 2016

Barbara Jean Johnson was born on July 22, 1939 the daughter of Jess and Edith (Wessendorf) Penoyer in Windom, MN. She graduated from Windom High School in 1957 and married Leland C. Johnson at the Methodist Church in Windom on June 2 that same year. Barbara was employed as a teachers aid for Storden Elementary school, sewed jackets at...

Marvelle Verna Ritchey

Marvelle Verna Ritchey

May 4, 2016

Marvelle Verna Ritchey was born on March 23, 1923 in Sanborn, MN, the daughter of Hugo W. and Elsie (Kosel) Yackel. She graduated form Sanborn High School and then attended Kansas City Secretarial School in Kansas City, MO. She worked for International Harvester and while employed there she met and married Arnold Ritchey on March 17, 1952 in Denver,...

Marion Elizabeth Roberts

Marion Elizabeth Roberts

May 4, 2016

Marion Elizabeth (Faulkner) Roberts was born in Judson Township, MN to Frank and Emmeline Faulkner on August 11, 1929. Marion was a graduate from Madelia High school in 1947. She married Kendall Roberts on April 9, 1949 and the couple had four children: Patricia, Steven, Pamela and David. Marion and Kendall were married for 66 years before her husband's...

Marlys Ann Haala

Marlys Ann Haala

May 3, 2016

Marlys Ann (Mathiowetz) Haala was born on April 25, 1937 in Sleepy Eye to Clarence and Loretta (Reiner) Mathiowetz. She grew up in Eden Township and attended St. Mary's school in Sleepy Eye. She married Luverne A. Haala on June 10, 1957 at St Mary's Church in Sleepy Eye. They made their home and farmed on Luverne's farm until...

Mary A Clement

Mary A Clement

May 1, 2016

Mary Clement, 74, of Darfur was called home to her Lord on May 1, 2016. Mary Ann Clement was born on March 21, 1942, in St. James, MN to Howard and Eldora Stradtman. Mary was baptized as an infant and was confirmed on March 25, 1956, by Ralph Unke in St. Matthews Church in Butterfield. Mary graduated from Butterfield...

Marvin William Lang

Marvin William Lang

Apr 30, 2016

Marvin William Lang was born December 10, 1922 in St. James, the son of Walter and Minnie (Lorenz) Lang. He grew up and lived most of his life in the St. James area. Marvin lived the last five years in Spring Park, MN. On November 28, 1945, Marvin married the love of his life Deloris Lunz. Marvin was active...

Steve Edward Wentzlaff

Steve Edward Wentzlaff

Apr 29, 2016

Steven Edward Wentzlaff was born in St. Paul, MN on January 5, 1948 to Edward and Alice (Mork) Wentzlaff . His physical life came to an end after a farm accident on April 29, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato. Steve married Carol Zender and together they built a life in rural Butterfield, MN over 48 years....

Martha M. Remiger

Martha M. Remiger

Apr 27, 2016

Martha Mary (Rothmeier) Remiger, 100 was born July 29, 1915 at home in Albin Township to Mary (Eckstein) and George Rothmeier. She graduated from 8th grade in Albin Township country school. Martha married Tom Remiger on September 19, 1933 at St. Mary's Church and made their home on a farm in Stark Township. After retiring they moved to a...

John Joseph Spitzner

John Joseph Spitzner

Apr 25, 2016

On February 4, 1980, God made a farmer. On Monday, April 25, 2016, God called that farmer home. John Joseph Spitzner, age 36, passed away at Mayo Clinic Health System-St. James. John Joseph was born on February 4, 1980 in St. James, MN, the son of Larry and Kathy (Keim) Spitzner. He graduated from St. James High School in...

Donna Marie Kachelmeier

Donna Marie Kachelmeier

Apr 23, 2016

Donna Marie Kachelmeier was born on July 20, 1929 in New Ulm, MN, the daughter of John & Marie (Weiss) Macho. Donna married John Kachelmeier on November 4, 1948 at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Ulm. They made their home and farmed in rural Sleepy Eye until 1977. John preceded her in death on December 31, 1978 and Donna...

Verna Elizabeth Rahn

Verna Elizabeth Rahn

Apr 23, 2016

Verna Elizabeth Wiebe, the daughter of Elizabeth (Fast) and Henry Wiebe, was born December 2, 1924 on the family farm in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, MN. She grew up on the family farm, at the age of 16 she accepted the Lord as her personal Savior. She attended school in Bingham Lake where she graduated in 1943. On February...

Gary Charles Weisbrich

Gary Charles Weisbrich

Apr 21, 2016

Gary Charles Weisbrich was born March 29, 1942, in Minneapolis, MN to Charles and Anita (Rolling) Weisbrich. He graduated from Tracy High School in 1960, then served in the U.S. Air Force from 1960-64. Gary was united in marriage to Catherine 'Kay' Fobbe on June 15, 1968 in Maple Lake, MN. Gary worked for 7-Up bottling in Tracy, Control...

Margaret Loretta Anderson

Margaret Loretta Anderson

Apr 20, 2016

Margaret Loretta Anderson was born to Albert and Esther (Johnson) Berlin on March 10, 1919, in Riverdale Township, Watonwan County. She attended and graduated from St. James High School in 1937. During her high school years, Margaret worked at a dime store and a drug store. On October 10, 1944, she was united in marriage to Vernon Anderson at...

Ervin I. Fast

Ervin I. Fast

Apr 20, 2016

Ervin I. Fast, was born November 26, 1925, on the family farm in Carson Township, Minnesota. Ervin lived within 2 miles of his birthplace his entire life. He attended country school where he would drive the horse and wagon and collect all the neighbor kids on their way to school. After the school the horse would head non-stop straight...

Ida Anna Eichten

Ida Anna Eichten

Apr 20, 2016

Ida Anna Eichten was born August 28, 1923, in Morgan Township, Redwood County to John and Catherine (Roeckers) Steffensmeier. She attended Morgan Public School for 2 years and St. Michael's Catholic School for 6 years. She was married to Ephraim 'Dimmer' Eichten on May 3, 1943, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Morgan. The couple lived on the family...

Harriet Katherine Lee

Harriet Katherine Lee

Apr 18, 2016

Harriet Katherine Lee was born on September 27, 1923 at home in Sanborn, ND to Frank and Ethel (Alden) Hinschberger. She grew up and graduated from high school in Sanborn. Harriet worked at the post office with her mother. She married Duane Arland Lee on November 4, 1947 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sanborn, ND. They made their...

Ventura Saenz Franco

Ventura Saenz Franco

Apr 18, 2016

Ventura Saenz Franco was born July 13, 1929 to Jose de los Santos and Genoveva Franco in Darien, Chepigana, Republic of Panama. As a young man he studied on his own to become an auto mechanic. In his early 30's he worked on the Panama Canal. During his time working on the canal, one of his coworkers told him...

Micheal John 'Mike' Riesenberg

Micheal John 'Mike' Riesenberg

Apr 17, 2016

Micheal John "Mike" Riesenberg age 40, of New Ulm, Minnesota, formerly of Madelia, died on April 17, 2016, at the New Ulm Medical Center. Micheal "Mike" Riesenberg age 40 of New Ulm, MN, passed away due to complications with influenza and pneumonia. Mike was born on November 2, 1975 in Madelia, MN to Michelle (Riesenberg) Engelby. He attended school...