Obituaries
Scott Michael Engelking
Sep 7, 2015
Scott Engelking age 58, of Puposky, MN, formerly of St. James, died peacefully at home, Monday, September 7, 2015. Scott Michael Engelking was born August 17, 1957 in St. James, MN, the son of Wallace and Ruth (Mickelson) Engelking. He grew up in St. James and graduated from St. James High School in 1976. Scott worked at various jobs...
Margaret Furth
Sep 7, 2015
Margaret A. (Puhlmann) Furth, age 90 of Lamberton, died Monday, September 7, 2015, at Valley View Manor in Lamberton. She was born January 27, 1925 in New Ulm to Alfred and Louise (Schramm ) Puhlmann. Margaret graduated in 1943 from New Ulm Public School. She married John Furth at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm on June 17,...
Jean Isabel Smith
Sep 6, 2015
At dawn on a beautiful Sunday morning Jean went home to be with the Lord…. Jean Isabel Frauenholtz was born July 14, 1922, in Madelia, MN, the daughter of Arthur P. and Fern B. (Priegel) Frauenholtz. She attended grade school in several towns in Iowa, graduating from St. James High School in 1939. She was united in marriage to...
Russell James Kamm
Sep 4, 2015
Russell James "Russ" Kamm was born on December 22, 1962 to Robert "Bob" and MaryJane (Trautmiller) Kamm in New Ulm, MN. The Kamm family moved to Madelia where Russ grew up. He graduated from Madelia High School in 1981. Russ enjoyed fishing, hunting, shooting pool, restoring his candy apple red Camaro, watching Nascar, hanging out with his friends in...
Elaine Cummins
Sep 3, 2015
Elaine Kuehn Cummins was born in Breckenridge, MN on December 7, 1922 to Richard and Christine (Zuech) Kuehn. She was educated in the Breckenridge schools and graduated from the State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND. She married Clifford B. Cummins on February 19, 1943. She lived all of her life in the Wahpeton/Breckenridge area until moving to Mountain...
Muriel Adeline Walsh
Sep 1, 2015
Muriel Adeline (Tande) Walsh passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 1, 2015, surrounded by family at the Truman Senior Living Center. Muriel was born on September 30, 1921 to Anton and Minnie (Bakke) Tande of Madelia. She was baptized and confirmed in the Rosendale Lutheran Church of rural Madelia. Muriel was educated in the local District 10 rural school grades...
Viola Krueger
Aug 30, 2015
Viola "Olie" Krueger was born on June 23, 1926, the daughter of Lawrence and Anna (Saffert) Weiss near Sleepy Eye, MN. She attended country school and was united in marriage on June 29, 1944, to Leo Krueger in Sleepy Eye. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Olie enjoyed gardening, traveling, knitting, and word...
Richard Feser
Aug 29, 2015
Richard Peter Alois Feser was born March 30, 1931 to Max and Elizabeth (Thiel) Feser in Glen Ullin, ND. He graduated high school in 1949 and served in the National Guard. In 1951, Dick graduated from the North Dakota State School of Science Electrical Program. In 1952, he moved to Springfield and was the Plant Superintendent for the Western...
Clara Belle Johnson
Aug 29, 2015
Clara Belle Mohlenbrock was born on the family farm near Mountain Lake on September 14, 1928, the daughter of George and Louise (Marienau) Mohlenbrock. Clara grew up on the family farm, attended Country school and graduated from Mt. Lake High School. She worked at Butterfield Produce for many years. In 1948, she married Roland Vatndal, the couple made their...
Corinne Marlee Brown
Aug 27, 2015
Corinne Marlee Brown, daughter of Joseph Karpen and Bernice (Gulden) Karpen was born September 22, 1958 in New Ulm. Her courageous and inspirational battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) ended with her peaceful passing August 27, 2015 from this life to the next at her home with friends and family present. She attended Hanska Public School, graduated from New...
Joyce Eleanor Fobes
Aug 26, 2015
Joyce Eleanor Swanson Fobes, age 88 died August 26, 2015 in Loma Linda, CA. Born September 29, 1926 at St. Lukes Hospital in St. Paul Minnesota, she was the daughter of Carl Emil Swanson, and Leone E Wormley Swanson, of Watertown, SD. Shortly after her birth the family returned to Watertown where Joyce spent her childhood and youth, graduating...
Garland George 'Gar' Grunig
Aug 25, 2015
Garland George Grunig, known as Gar, son of Jacob & Ethel (Geuther) Grunig, was born on May 19, 1919 in Cherokee, Iowa. His family farmed in the Comfrey & Darfur area when he was a small child. He attended school until 8th grade in Butterfield, MN. On March 1941 he enlisted in the Army & served with the 1258th...
Rochelle Lorna Runck
Aug 22, 2015
Rochelle Lorna Runck, 51, Lamberton, Minnesota, died Saturday, August 22, 2015, in her mother's arms, following a severe seizure as she went home to Jesus, her Lord and Savior. Rochelle was born January 24, 1964, in Tracy, MN and was a lifelong resident of Lamberton. She was baptized and confirmed at the Lamberton United Methodist Church. As a youth...
Deborah Stenger
Aug 21, 2015
Deborah Jo (Quist) Stenger was born January 17, 1948, to John and Patricia (Gast) Quist in Stillwater, MN. On May 21, 1973, she was united in marriage to Floyd Stenger in Watertown, SD. The couple started their married life living in St. Paul until moving to Esko, New Ulm, and then Sleepy Eye. While living in Sleepy Eye, Deb...
Dean Leroy Grunewald
Aug 17, 2015
Dean was born on June 21, 1958 to Richard and Violet (Horkey) Grunewald in Windom, MN. Due to a growing family they moved to the Kinbrae/Dundee when Dean was 4. Dean graduated from Fulda High School in 1976. After high school, Dean worked in construction moving pull barns, then eventually for Barrett Construction out of the Worthington Area. In...
Arnold Allan 'Arnie' Andersen
Aug 16, 2015
Born July 8, 1958 at the St. Peter Community Hospital St. Peter, MN. Passed away peacefully Sunday August 16, 2015 at the age of 57 at the Mayo Health System in Mankato, MN after a courageous battle of pancreatic cancer. Arnie attended New Ulm Public High School and was employed as a farm laborer and truck driver for the...
Pamela Sue Peterson
Aug 12, 2015
Pamela Sue was born on December 15, 1967 in Sleepy Eye the daughter of Pat and Carol (Hillesheim) Wurtzberger. Pamela attended St. Mary's grade and high school and after graduating she continued her education at Faribault Vo-Tech. Pamela was married to Kris Peterson in September of 1995 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. She worked at Target...
Kenneth Marvin 'Ken' Erickson
Aug 12, 2015
Kenneth (Ken) Marvin Erickson was born the second child of Gustav and Hilda (Holter) Erickson, on May 3, 1925 in Bruce, SD. He attended country school, finishing 8th grade, and after his fathers passing, farmed with his uncles to help provide for his mother and siblings. In November of 1942 at the age of 17, and with his mothers...
Vincent Francis Brackelsberg
Aug 10, 2015
Vincent Francis Brackelsberg was born in Madelia, MN on March 14, 1937, the son of George and Selma (Brevig) Brackelsberg. Vincent graduated from Madelia High School in 1955 and served in the United States Navy until 1958. Vincent was a lifetime resident of Madelia. Vincent is survived by his sister-in-law, Anna Brackelsberg, and nephews, Kevin, Vince G., and Randy...
Margaret Lorene 'Marge' Laingen
Aug 8, 2015
Margaret Lorene "Marge" Laingen was born in Hanska, MN to Albert and Olga (Norsby) Broste on November 16, 1918. After graduating from Hanska High School, she attended Beauty School in Minneapolis, MN. Marge worked as a beautician in New Ulm, Hanska and Madelia until her marriage. On March 16, 1946 she married Arnold "Arnie" Laingen at the Zion Lutheran...
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