Obituaries
Marilyn Baarts
Jul 13, 2014
Marilyn Lucille Jaster was born July 22, 1931, in Ormsby, MN, the daughter of Herbert Margaret (Wacker) Jaster. Marilyn grew up on the family farm near St. James where she attended school. She graduated from St. James High School. She worked as a bookkeeper at Citizen Bank for several years before moving to St. Paul where she worked various...
Peter Tierney
Jul 11, 2014
Peter was born July 21, 1955 in Madelia, MN. He grew up in Madelia and attended St. Mary Catholic School and graduated from Madelia High School in 1973. He Married Valerie Pitts on July 28, 1973. On October 12,1974 they had a daughter Lauren. He married Nancy Bleckestad on October 4,1980. On November 31,1983 they had a son Mitch....
Leona Zimmerman
Jul 10, 2014
Leona Zimmerman was born June 25, 1922 in Stately Township, Brown County, Minnesota to Herman and Louise (Essig) Brown. She was united in marriage to Herb Zimmerman on June 16, 1943 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. Leona was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid and enjoyed gardening, raising roses, and playing Pinochle. She crocheted...
Ada Boutwell
Jul 10, 2014
Ada was born August 19, 1935 in Madelia, MN to Ralph and Edna (Lewis) Misner. She grew up in Madelia and graduated from Madelia High School, after which she attended Beauty School. Ada and Jim Boutwell were married in 1954 and lived in New Ulm. They then made their home in Linden Township and lived there for 32 years...
Henry Motes
Jul 6, 2014
Henry was born October 25, 1916 in Plant City, Flordia to Edward and Laura (Meadows) Motes. He grew up in Plant City and graduated from Orlando High School. Before entering the Miliary he worked for the Department of Agriculture in Washington. He enlisted into the Army in 1941 and served until honorable discharge in 1945. Prior to retirement he...
Gerhardt Roiger
Jul 4, 2014
Gerhardt Henry Roiger was born on December 9, 1918, to John and Anna (Saffert) Roiger. He attended St. Raphael Catholic School. On April 25, 1944, he married Deloris Wersal and they started farming south of Cobden. The couple moved to a farm southwest of Springfield in 1947 and raised corn, oats, soy beans and hay; and also milked cows....
David Haycraft
Jul 3, 2014
David John Haycraft, 68, passed away at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis on Thursday, July 3, 2014, after a brief battle with lung cancer. David was born February 10, 1946 in St. James to Gordon and Mary (Madden) Haycraft. He grew up in Lewisville and graduated from Madelia High School in 1965. He attended Saint John's University in Collegeville....
Elaine Ryan
Jul 2, 2014
Elaine Hope Ryan was born on December 27, 1936 to Henry and Ella (Nickel) Karow in Germantown Township in rural Sanborn, MN. She would have celebrated her 60 year reunion of the class of 1954 from Sanborn High School this July. Elaine worked as a switchboard operator in Tracy and New Ulm. On April 7, 1956, she was united...
Wayne Hutchinson
Jun 29, 2014
Wayne C. Hutchinson was born June 10, 1941 in Estherville, IA to Fred and Blanche (Voigt) Hutchinson. His family moved to Revere, MN in 1949 where Wayne graduated from Walnut Grove High School. He served with the U.S. Air Force for 4 years. Wayne was involved in farming all of his life, first as a partner with his father...
Dale Ottum
Jun 28, 2014
Dale LeRoy Ottum was born May 11, 1931, in St. James, the son of Clarence and Louise (Buggert) Ottum. Dale grewup in the St. James area and graduated from Butterfield High School in 1949. He attended the Mankato Commercial College. On August 9, 1952, Dale was united in marriage to Ruth Joan Warnemunde in St. James. The couple made...
Fred Stenke
Jun 28, 2014
Fred was born on July 6, 1922 in Carson Township, MN to Fred and Helen (Oeltjenbruns) Stenke, Sr. He was baptized into the Christian faith on July 30, 1922. On January 24,1945, Fred married Irene Heinitz at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake, MN. After their marriage, they farmed in the Mountain Lake area. In 1954 they moved to...
Robert Kubly
Jun 27, 2014
Robert Orville Kubly was born on June 9, 1948, at Madelia, Minnesota, the son of Orville and Adeline (Haler) Kubly. Robert grew up in the St. James area where he graduated from High School in 1970. He worked at the court house for a short time before going to work at Tony Downs Foods, he worked for Tony Downs...
Helen Rempel
Jun 27, 2014
Helena Helen Neudorf was born February 17, 1918 to Abram and Helena (Klassen) Neudorf in Osterwick, Ukraine. She immigrated to the United States on May 7, 1949 along with her parents. Reverend and Mrs. Noah Landis of Jackson, MN and the Alpha Mennonite Church in Alpha, MN were her sponsors. On April 27, 1952 Helen was married to Peter...
Henrietta Lee
Jun 20, 2014
Henrietta Lee was born on March 23, 1920, to Henry and Anna (Rassmunsen) Birkemeyer in Evan, MN. On August 28, 1941, Hank married Edward W. Lee. The couple farmed at Lake Park, MN and after 3 years moved back to the Morgan and Springfield area. In 1975, Hank and Edward moved into Springfield and retired from farming in 1987....
Demaris Hauger
Jun 17, 2014
DeMaris Marilyn (Keckstein) Hauger was born September 6, 1930, in New Ulm, Minnesota, the daughter of Leo and Frances (Meurer) Keckstein. DeMaris was a 1948 graduate of Holy Trinity High School in New Ulm. She graduated from Mankato Business College in 1950. DeMaris was united in marriage to Tony Hauger on January 29, 1951 at Holy Trinity in New...
Marvin Wall
Jun 17, 2014
Marvin Richard Wall was born on July 11, 1928 in Mt. Lake, MN, Cottonwood County, the son of William and Mabel Elgh Wall. He was baptized September 30, 1928 and confirmed April 18, 1943. Marvin attended Comfrey Public School. Marvin joined the National Guard after graduation. On October 27, 1984, Marvin married Cyrilla Stelzer at Faith Lutheran Church. They...
Ernest Bottem
Jun 16, 2014
Ernest J. Bottem was born on August 4, 1919, in Albion Township, the son of Fred and Hannah (Lee) Bottem. Ernie attended country school before moving to North Carolina and working at the North Carolina Ship Building Company. Ernie met Annie Bloodworth through a mutual friend while they both worked at the Ship Building Company and they were married...
Daryl Guyer
Jun 15, 2014
Visitation 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Friday, June 20, 2014 St. Mary's Catholic Church, Madelia 19 Crosby Ave. NE Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062 Service Information 1:00 pm Friday, June 20, 2014 St. Mary's Catholic Church, Madelia 19 Crosby Ave. NE Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062 Interment Information Calvary Cemetery, Madelia East, Co. Hwy 3 Madelia, Minnesota, United States...
Janice Juhnke
Jun 13, 2014
Janice Kay Juhnke was born October 28, 1952 in Redwood Falls, MN to Clifford and Noreen (Weber) Weedman. She lived most of her life in Sanborn and rural Lamberton and graduated from Sanborn High School. She then lived and worked in Willmar for a short time in the 1970's. Jan was united in marriage to Stuart Juhnke on July...
Marlin Pankratz
Jun 13, 2014
Marlin Pankratz went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2014 at the age of 77. He died from complications of cancer surgery in Rochester, Minnesota. The family would like to invite you to a Celebration of Life for Marlin Pankratz on Saturday July 12 from 11:00 to 2:00 at the Alliance Missionary Church in Mt Lake. It...
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