Obituaries
Judy Arnoldi
Jun 16, 2016
Judy Ann (Sturm) Arnoldi was born on June 18, 1947 to Michael and Angeline (Schroepfer) Sturm in Springfield, Minnesota. She attended St. Raphael's Catholic School and graduated from Springfield High School in 1965. Following graduation, she worked as a receptionist/bookkeeper in Elmonte, California. She was united in marriage to Gary Arnoldi on September 14, 1968. During Gary's extensive military...
Patricia Phyllis Blum
Jun 14, 2016
Patricia Phyllis (Cosgriff) Blum was born on May 26, 1924 to Stanley P. and Cecilia (Whalen) Cosgriff in Fulda, Minnesota. She attended St. Gabriel's Catholic School through 8th grade and then attended public high school. After graduation, Pat worked for the Interstate Power Company in SW Minnesota and South Dakota. Later she also worked at Data Control in Redwood...
Opal Estelle Nelson
Jun 10, 2016
Opal Nelson passed away peacefully on Friday, June 10th, 2016 at The Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. Opal was born on September 20th, 1920, in Butterfield, Minnesota to David P. Derksen & Emelia Albertina (Ekstrom) Derksen. She had one sibling, older sister Agnes Echo (Derksen) Raney. Opal was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Butterfield....
Melva D. Speckman
Jun 8, 2016
Melva D. Speckman was born on November 16, 1923 in New Ulm, MN, the daughter of Henry and Martha (Blank) Prosch. Melva grew up in rural Nicollet. She married Delton Speckman on June 10, 1948 at the Evangelical Brethren Church in Nicollet, MN. After their marriage they farmed on the old Speckman Homestead Farm. Melva enjoyed quilting, reading, traveling...
Elden Herbert Malott
Jun 8, 2016
Elden Herbert Malott was born August 8, 1926, in St. James, MN to Albert and Pauline (Hoffman) Malott. He was confirmed June 9, 1940 by Rev. Ernest C. Birkholz at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in St. James. He graduated from St. James High School in 1944. Elden married Sharon Siem on March 20, 1956 at Long Lake Church by...
Lyle Valentien
Jun 1, 2016
Lyle John Valentien lost his fight with cancer and was called home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, June 01, 2016. Lyle Valentien was born on May 5, 1941, in Springfield, Minnesota to Dick and Helen Valentien. Lyle grew up and graduated from Comfrey Public School in 1959 and served for four and one-half years with the National Guard....
Helen Ann Sharp
May 30, 2016
Helen Ann Gjerde was born on January 10, 1947 in St. Peter, MN, the daughter of Wesley & Uarda (Decko) Gjerde. She grew up in St. Peter and graduated from St. Peter High School in 1965. She met Bruce Sharp, the love of her life, while working at ADC in St. Peter; they were united in marriage July 15,...
Shirley Marie Mathiowetz
May 29, 2016
Shirley Marie Mathiowetz was born on February 13, 1935 on a farm north of Wabasso in Redwood County, MN the daughter of Frank and Theresa (Burtzel) Macht. She attended Country School #11 and later Wabasso High School. She married Sylvan Stelzer on December 29, 1952, he preceded her in death in 1987. Shirley worked for Pietrus Produce for 10...
Lorraine Katherine Braaten
May 28, 2016
Lorraine Katherine was born on May 2, 1930 in Watonwan County, the daughter of Erdman E. and Katherine E. (Sukau) Falk. She grew up and graduated from high school. She was united in marriage to Marland Braaten on June 1, 1951 at the First Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake, MN. Lorraine was born again in Jesus at the Assembly...
Sophia Marie Hillesheim-Kral
May 22, 2016
Sophia was born in New York, New York on April 22, 1915 as Sophia Kaminsky, the daughter of William and Maria Kaminsky. On October 9, 1915, Maria relinquished six month old Sophia to the New York Foundling Hospital orphanage in Manhattan. Sophia was one of 250,000 children shipped from the East Coast to families in the West on one...
Marian Elvina Burgeson
May 19, 2016
Marian Elvina Burgeson, age 89, of Frisco, Texas went to be with our Lord on May 19, 2016 at Sunrise Senior Living in Frisco. Marian was born in Sunburg, Minnesota on April 25, 1927 to August and Anna Forsman. Following high school she moved to the Madelia area where she met and married Marlo Burgeson. They were married 47...
Roberta Ida Johnson
May 16, 2016
Roberta Ida Johnson was born on September 12, 1934, in Springfield, MN the daughter of Edward and Mildred (Timm) Schiller. Roberta attend Springfield School. She married Delbert Johnson on October 14, 1956, in Springfield. Roberta cleaned for Hap Overson Chevrolet, was a nurse at the Tessien Hospital and babysat for many families in the community of Springfield. She was...
John Byron Hannay
May 15, 2016
John Byron Hannay was born on July 6, 1959 the son of William and Twila (Peterson) Hannay in Minneapolis, MN. In his youth he participated in Boy Scouts and became an Eagle Scout. On January 16, 1988 he married Kala Petermann at St. Matthew's Church in Evan, MN. He was a graduate of the Carlson School of Management at...
Audrey V. Oates
May 12, 2016
Audrey was born August 15, 1922 the daughter of William and Della (Larson) Dane. Several years of her childhood were spent at Gillette Hospital. Audrey married Russell Oates in 1944. Throughout their marriage they lived in Madelia and St. Peter. She began working in a sewing factory at the age of 16 and became an avid seamstress and quilter....
Marjorie Jane Allen
May 12, 2016
Marjorie Jane Allen was born July 26, 1937, in Sleepy Eye, MN to Alfred and Doris (Petersen) Fritz. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School and was united in marriage to Lynn Allen on October 28, 1961, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple moved to Springfield where they raised their family. Marj was a member of...
Edward Allen 'Eddie' Wilstermann
May 9, 2016
Edward 'Eddie' Allen Wilstermann was born May 28, 1956, in Springfield, MN to Allen and Ardella (Grabow) Wilstermann. Eddie graduated from Springfield High School and worked at Vigorena Feeds as a feed mill operator for over 20 years. He moved to Spicer where he worked at Little Melvin's as a bouncer/ID checker, was an Eagle Lake landlord, installed carpet,...
Mary Evelyn Arduser
May 7, 2016
Mary Evelyn (Adams) Arduser born March 18, 1923 to Mildred and Truey Adams of Webster City, Iowa, died May 7, 2016 at the age of 93. Mary graduated from Webster City High School in 1941. She married Kenneth Arduser on June 27, 1943 in Madelia, MN. The couple had three children - Dennis, Bruce and Vicki. Mary was very...
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
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
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...
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