Obituaries
Lester King
Oct 13, 2014
Lester Milton King was born October 19, 1924 in Darfur, MN to William and Emma (Heller) King. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Butterfield. He attended school in Butterfield through ninth grade. Les worked for farmers in the area until he joined the Merchant Marines in WWll. He was sent to the South Pacific....
Gertrude Marti
Oct 12, 2014
Gertrude Marti of Sleepy Eye, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Divine Providence in Sleepy Eye surrounded by her family. Gertrude Clara Hauser was born at home in Home Township, Brown County, MN on August 2, 1923 to Frank and Angela (Breigenzer) Hauser. She attended country school and St. Mary's School in Sleepy Eye. Gertrude was united...
Virjene Joblinske
Oct 12, 2014
Virjene Audrey Bakke was born June 22, 1929, in St. James, the daughter of Albert and Magnhild (Wiberg) Bakke. She grew up in the St. James area, graduated from St. James High School in 1947, as class Valedictorian, she received her teaching degree from Mankato Teachers College in 1950. She then began teaching in country schools. On June 28,...
Bradley Quiring
Oct 10, 2014
Bradley Robert Quiring was born December 8, 1961, to Donald and Arliss (Graff) Quiring in Springfield, MN. Brad attended and graduated from Lamberton High School in 1980. Brad was baptized and confirmed at Highwater Lutheran Church in rural Lamberton. Following graduation, Brad worked for Meadowland, farmed for several years and worked at the Wabasso Lumber Yard and a lumber...
Ivona Windschitl
Oct 10, 2014
lvona Laura Honey Windschitl, 82, Comfrey died Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. lvona was born July 18, 1932, in Leavenworth Township the daughter of Michael and Rose (Haala) Helget. She attended Quail Trap School and graduated from St Mary's High School. In 1951, she married Edwin F. Windschitl, in Sleepy Eye. The couple farmed...
Adeline Klassen
Oct 9, 2014
Adeline Helen Klassen was born on December 13, 1916 in Mountain Lake, MN to the late Henry G. and Maria Dick. She received her education in country school through the 8th grade. She didn't have the opportunity to attend high school but later did attend Mountain Lake Community Bible School. Adeline accepted Jesus as her Savior at a young...
Presli Rue
Oct 8, 2014
Presli JoAnn Rue, stillborn daughter of Darren and Allison Rue of Lamberton, MN was born on October 8, 2014, at Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall, MN. She is survived by her parents - Darren and Allison (Jaeger) Rue of Lamberton; a brother - Dawson Rue of Lamberton; grandparents - Dave and Nancy Rue of Lamberton, David Jaeger...
Florence Schwanke
Oct 7, 2014
Florence Irene Schwanke was born October 28, 1918 on the family farm in Murray County to LeRoy and Anna (Kuehl) Leibfried. She attended the convent school in Heron Lake through the 4th grade, Oaks Lake country school through the 8th grade, and graduated from Fulda High School in 1937. As a student at Fulda High School, Florence played forward...
Betty Fast
Oct 5, 2014
Betty 'Marlene' Fast was born on April 24, 1940 in Wolf Point, MT to Arthur and Elizabeth (Koslowsky) Fast. She died on October 5, 2014 at the age of 74 years old. In her early years, she went forward in her home church during a revival service and received Christ as her Lord and Savior. She was baptized upon...
Darlene Curry
Oct 5, 2014
Darlene Fay Sawatzky was born March 24, 1939 at Mt. Lake, MN, the daughter of Erwin and Marie (Quiring) Sawatzky. She grew up on the family farm attending District 22 through the 8th grade. She then attended St. James High School. On February 28, 1959, Darlene was united in marriage to Roger Curry. The couple made their home in...
Annette Feirer
Oct 4, 2014
Annette Feirer was born July 21, 1923 in Springfield, MN to William A. and Anna (Struemke) Ochs. Following her formal education, she worked in California during World War II at Kaiser Steel. Annette then worked at the Office of Price Administration (OPA) in Minneapolis - a government job accepting applications for rations for sugar, food and tires. She later...
Ron Lindeen
Oct 3, 2014
Ronald Wayne Lindeen was born September 24, 1937 to Wilbur and Ethel Lindeen. Ron was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Comfrey. As a young man he played fast pitch softball for Darfur for many years. Ron graduated from Comfrey High School in 1955. He married Rosalie Triplett of Comfrey at the West Sveadahl Lutheran Church of...
Charles 'Chuck' Nelson
Oct 2, 2014
Charles 'Chuck' James Nelson was born August 7, 1940 in Kinbrae, MN to Ed and Lena (Schumm) Nelson. He was united in marriage to Judy Schmitz on August 22, 1964 in Brewster, MN. The couple moved to Madelia in 1967. Chuck worked for CHS in Mankato for over 30 years before his retirement. He was a member of St....
Wendy Mahoney-Berg
Oct 1, 2014
Wendy Laraine Mahoney was born on July 12, 1977, at Opp, Alabama, the daughter of Robert and Linda (Allen) Mahoney. Wendy grew up in the Redwood Falls area where she graduated from Redwood Valley High School in 1996. She went on to receive her LPN degree from Minnwest Technical College while raising her family. Wendy worked at several nursing...
Linda Thomas Schultz
Sep 28, 2014
Linda Faye (Thomas) Schultz was born on April 24, 1948 in Norfolk, VA to Clyde L. and Helen E. (Ballenger) Thomas. She married Harold R. Schultz on June 23, 1973 at the First Baptist Church in New Ulm, MN. She loved to crochet, camping, fishing, going to car shows, races, watching her son Jason in demo derbies, long car...
Jane Goblirsch
Sep 26, 2014
Jane Elizabeth Goblirsch, age 82, formerly of Sleepy Eye died on Friday, September 26, 2014 at Season's Hospice in Redwood Falls, MN. Jane was born April 1, 1932, the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth (Soukup) Goblirsch in Albin Township, Brown County. Most recently, Jane lived at Knollwood Home in Fairfax, MN. She is survived by her sisters - Mariann...
Richard Oeltjenbruns
Sep 21, 2014
Richard John Oeltjenbruns was born January 19, 1936 in rural Mountain Lake to Gerhard and Olga (Steinhauser) Oeltjenbruns. He was baptized May 10, 1936, confirmed April 2, 1950, and united in marriage to Lois Enns on October 27, 1957, all at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake. Richard farmed and was an auctioneer for many years and also worked...
Donald Sperstad
Sep 19, 2014
Donald Sparky Wallace Sperstad, son of Hans and Laura (Ulen) Sperstad, was born on February 21, 1932 in Hanska, MN. He was baptized, confirmed, and attended school in Hanska. Donald was also a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hanska. On November 19, 1960 he was united in marriage to Marilyn (Nelson) Blekestad in Sibley, IA. They lived in...
Christine Nelson
Sep 14, 2014
Christine M. Nelson was born August 19, 1919, in Springfield, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Wenisch) Turbes. She was united in marriage to Earl on April 22, 1953 in Springfield. The couple farmed for 9 years north of Essig and raised their three children. Christine moved to Sleepy Eye with her children following Earl's death in 1966....
Chad Schmitz
Sep 12, 2014
Chad Edward Schmitz age 42, passed away on September 9, 2014. He was born on September 5, 1972 in Sleepy Eye, MN the son of Alfred and Janice Disque Schmitz. He grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School in 1991. He attended Willmar Vocational School graduating in 1993. Chad was baptized and confirmed...
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