Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Edwin Eytzen
Apr 16, 2016
Edwin Eytzen age 84, of Mountain Lake, MN died on April 16, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society - The Village in Mountain Lake, MN. Edwin John (Bud) Eytzen was born in Mountain Lake Minnesota to John and Susan Eytzen on April 30, 1931. He grew up on the Family Farm near Bingham Lake. He attended Country School through 8th...
Lowell Earl Anderson
Apr 15, 2016
Lowell Earl Anderson was born August 31, 1933, on the family farm in Burnstown Township, Brown County to Tom and Anna (Gould) Anderson. He was baptized on November 19, 1933, and confirmed on January 1, 1948, at St. John Lutheran Church in Springfield. Lowell graduated from Springfield High School in 1951 and served with the U.S. Army at Fort...
Amabely Ornelas
Apr 15, 2016
Please check back for a complete obituary notice. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel 906 - 10th Ave. S. St. James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Visitation 2 10:00 am - 11:00 am Thursday, April 21, 2016 St. James Catholic Church, St. James 623 4th Street S. Saint James,...
Arlyce Marie Lee
Apr 15, 2016
Arlyce Marie (Mathiowetz) Lee, 76, recently of Gilbert AZ, earned her angel's wings on Friday, April 15, 2016 at Hospice of the Valley Lund Home, Gilbert AZ, surrounded by her loved ones. Arlyce was born on June 10, 1939 to Alfred and Mary (Reiniger) Mathiowetz in Mulligan Township, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm in Comfrey where she...
Marilyn Jean Buck
Apr 13, 2016
Marilyn was born and raised in Fairmont, Minnesota, the daughter of Florence (Jennings) and Arthur Buck. After graduation from Fairmont High School she continued her education at Swedish Hospital Nursing School and graduated in 1952 as a registered nurse. She was employed at the Fairmont hospital for several years before moving to the St. James hospital where she remained...
Adeline Martha Enns
Apr 13, 2016
Adeline Enns was born in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota on 2 July 1922 to Fred and Anna Wotschke on a farm northeast of town. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. She married Frank Enns of Mountain Lake, Minnesota on 3 May 1953. They moved to Billings, Montana where their three sons Dale,...
Craig Farrell
Apr 8, 2016
Craig Edward Farrell was born on November 10, 1943, in Minneapolis, MN the son of Edward and Claudia (Beriou) Farrell. He married Barbara Pelzel on February 27, 1984, at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Sleepy Eye. Craig Farrell age 72, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on April 8, 2016, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. He is survived by...
William Alec Breckenridge
Apr 6, 2016
William Alec Breckenridge, 91, of Madelia, MN, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. William was born on July 4, 1924, in Northfield, MN to Hiram and Cinderella (Jones) Breckenridge. He attended Dundas Elementary and graduated from Northfield High School in 1941. He married LaVonne Lundquist on May 17, 1947 at...
Eugene Lowell Stoesz
Mar 31, 2016
Eugene Lowell Stoesz was born November 30, 1926 on the family farm near Darfur. Gene grew up in the Darfur, Butterfield, and the Mountain Lake area. He graduated from Mountain Lake High School in 1945. Gene served in the Army for a year and a half. He was a medic and served in Virginia, Colorado and Missouri. On March...
Sarah Regehr
Mar 29, 2016
Sarah Regehr was born December 3, 1917, at Henderson, Nebraska the daughter of Peter and Maria (Buller) Krause. When she was 4 years old the family moved to Radison, Wisc. before moving to Mountain Lake, Minn. The family lived on several different farms between Mt. Lake, Jeffers and Delft. Sarah attended several country schools and graduated the 8th grade...
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