Obituaries
Althier Heller
Aug 15, 2014
Althier Elaine Heller was born May 9, 1927, near Darfur, the daughter of Herman Adella (King) Heller. She grew up in the Darfur area attending school in Butterfield, moving to St. James when she was 16 years old. She was Baptized at St. John's Lutheran in Darfur and Confirmed at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Butterfield and later joining...
Fred Junker
Aug 15, 2014
Fred Ben Junker was born August 19, 1931, the son of Ben Fred Junker and Margaret Korfe Junker. He attended school in District 181 in Comfrey, MN. When Fred was 12 years old, he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at the Fall Gospel Tabernacle in Delton Township and he dedicated his life to serving the...
Melvin Rose
Aug 14, 2014
Melvin A. Rose was born on June 20, 1927, in Sleepy Eye, MN, the son of Arthur and Lillian (Janisch) Rose. He served in the U. S. Army from October 12, 1945 until his honorable discharge on February 15, 1947. Melvin was united in marriage to Josephine Tauer on June 16, 1956 in Sleepy Eye. He has lived in...
Avis Boston
Aug 14, 2014
Avis Darlene Miller was born on June 28, 1923, at Lake Benton, MN, the daughter of James Grace (Sandage) Miller. Avis grew up in Lake Benton where she graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1941. She continued her education for one year at Normal Teacher training at Ivanhoe and became a country school teacher. Avis had a passion...
Norma Beyer
Aug 12, 2014
Norma Rae Callahan-Beyer was born January 3, 1928, in Freeborn Township, MN to Thomas and Hulda (Knaack) Callahan. She attended country school District #63 and later graduated from Freeborn High School in 1946. Norma was united in marriage to Harold Beyer on December 11, 1947. The couple moved to a farm near New Richland where they raised their family....
Lois Bloemke
Aug 7, 2014
Lois Vianna Jones was born December 19, 1931, at Redwood Falls, MN, the daughter of Harold Lillian (Hammond) Jones. Lois grew up in the Sleepy Eye area where she attended school through the eighth grade. She worked as a waitress before getting married. On September 2, 1952, she was united in marriage to Eugene Bloemke in Fairfax, MN. The...
Mary Wensauer
Aug 5, 2014
Mary Jane was born on November 17, 1958 in Brown County, MN the daughter of Marvin J. Dorothy (Deinken) Sellner. She grew up and graduated from Sleepy Eye public High School. She married Michael Wensauer on August 25, 1979, they were later divorced. Mary worked at Bic Graphics in Sleepy Eye for over three decades. She was a member...
Patricia Seifert
Aug 4, 2014
Patricia Louise Seifert, 83, Sleepy Eye, died Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, surrounded by her whole family, at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Patricia "Patt" was born April 26, 1931, at the family farm in Easton, to Charles and Louise (Stencil) O'Rourke. She grew up in Sleepy Eye and was a member of the St. Mary's class of 1949. On...
Amelia Streich
Aug 4, 2014
Amelia Theresa Streich was born April 12, 1919 in Brown County, MN to Andrew and Theresa (Groebner) Prokosch. She was confirmed and later united in marriage to Edwin Streich on November 16, 1939 at Salem Lutheran in Comfrey. The couple shared their love of old time music and attended many dances. Amelia enjoyed gardening, raising flowers, baking, sewing, reading,...
Lola Robertson
Aug 2, 2014
Lola Virginia (Hansen) Robertson passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. Lola was born in Prairieville Township, Brown County, MN on September 20, 1919 to Laura (Christensen) and Robert C. Hansen. Lola was married to Ronald (Red) Robertson on April 12, 1941. They lived in Springfield, MN, in their early marriage, and then...
Leonard Lowinske
Aug 2, 2014
Leonard Emil was born on February 9, 1925 in Sleepy Eye the son of Fred Minnie (Seidl) Lowinske. He grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye. Leonard enlisted in the US army on March 30, 1945 and served until his honorable discharge in December of 1946. Leonard worked for the Sasse family farm and also drove truck for...
Shirley Kaehler
Aug 2, 2014
Shirley Louise Gladis was born May 23, 1940, near Ivanhoe, MN, the daughter of John and Clara (Wilking) Gladis. Shirley grew up on the family farm near Ivanhoe and later in Marshall where she attended school. On June 23, 1962, Shirley was united in marriage to Sherwood Kaehler in Marshall. The couple made their home in Petaluma, CA, and...
Vernard 'Vern' Hooge
Aug 1, 2014
Vernard John Hooge was born at the Windom Hospital on October 22, 1929. He was the son of Abraham and Helen (Duerksen) Hooge. He grew up on a farm in Dale Township and graduated from Mt. Lake High School. His life was filled with family, friends, church, singing, hard work and play. Vern loved to sing. He was a...
Roland Joblinske
Jul 31, 2014
Roland Bernell Joblinske, known to many as Tiny, was born July 24, 1926, in Truman, MN, the son of William Rose (Westman) Joblinske. Tiny grew up in the Madelia and St. James areas. He attended St. James High School before joining the Army in 1944. He served in the Pacific, earned a Bronze Star and was honorably discharged in...
Edward Savage
Jul 29, 2014
Edward Leo Savage was born August 28, 1933 to Jerome and Grace (Tuttle) Savage on the family farm in Cottonwood County, MN. He moved to California with his family in 1942 and attended school in Richmond, CA. His family moved back to Comfrey in 1949 and Ed attended Comfrey Public School. He worked for several area farmers until he...
Kim Knutson
Jul 29, 2014
Kim John Knutson was born on May 7, 1964, in Mankato, MN, the son of James and Darla (Reed) Knutson. He graduated from Nicollet High School. Following his education, Kim farmed with his father and a few years ago moved to Springfield where he continued his passion in farming for area farmers. Kim enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, his 2004...
Father Leonard Jenniges
Jul 28, 2014
Father Leonard John Jenniges was born on March 1, 1923, in Waterbury Township, Redwood County, the son of John J. and Caroline (Aufterheide) Jenniges. He attended grade school in Wanda and 3 years at Lamberton High School. He went on to Nazareth Hall Seminary and St. Paul Seminary and was ordained on June 5, 1948, at St. Paul Cathedral....
Ruby Gieseke
Jul 28, 2014
Ruby Gieseke was born on May 29th, 1930 in Rutland Township Martin County, the daughter of John Gieseke and Bertha Plenge. Ruby moved to her apartment at REM Heartland on June 26th 1991. She worked at the Enterprise in Madelia for 24 years and was currently involved in the leisure program. You'll know Ruby for her flair for fashion....
Donna Mae Johnson
Jul 24, 2014
Donna Mae Frances Manderfeld was born January 2, 1927 in Comfrey MN to the parents of John and Viola (Laux) Manderfeld. She attended school in Comfrey and graduated High School in 1944. During high school and until 1947 she worked at People State Bank of Comfrey. On December 28, 1946 she married Dale Giese. Dale and Donna Mae lived...
Evelyn Schardt
Jul 24, 2014
Evelyn (Evie) Louise Schardt was born on March 8th 1920 in Tracy, MN the daughter of Arthur and Tilda Kendall. Evelyn worked at the Enterprise in Madelia for 24 years and was currently involved in the leisure program attending half days. Evelyn was known to many as "grandma". As an adopted grandma, she had a lot of responsibilities. One...
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