Obituaries
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...
Martha Baerg
Sep 10, 2014
Martha (Classen) Baerg was born on February 3, 1926 to Abe L. and Agnes (Bartel) Classen in Meade, KS. She was the oldest of 9 children. She passed into the arms of her loving Heavenly Father on September 10, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Lake, MN at the age of 88 years, 7 months and 7...
Marian Fischer
Sep 9, 2014
Marian E. Portner Fischer passed away on September 9, 2014 at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye with her family by her side. Marian E. (Portner) Fischer was born on May 12, 1929 in Brown County, MN at home to Theodore and Eleanor (Waibel) Portner. Marian married Ervin Fischer on June 6, 1950 at Cathedral of the Holy...
Eldon Ekstrom
Sep 7, 2014
Eldon Ray Ekstrom was born in St. James, MN, on March 17, 1931, the son of Algort and Helen (Youngdale) Ekstrom. He was baptized at East Sveadahl Lutheran Church on April 15, 1931, confirmed on May 20, 1945 at East Sveadahl. Eldon graduated from St. James High School in 1949. He then attended the University of Minnesota School of...
Krista Gode
Sep 7, 2014
On Sunday, September 7, 2014, Krista Lyn Gode, 29 of Sanborn joined the other angels in Heaven. Krista was born in Springfield, MN on October 16, 1984 to Jim and Monica (Schueller) Gode. She graduated from Red Rock Central in 2004. Krista enjoyed watching movies, bowling and working in her activity books. If Krista ever gave you a pat...
Roy Jacobsen
Sep 4, 2014
Roy Albert Jacobsen was born on September 27, 1917 in Eden Township, the son of Hans and Stella (Johnson) Jacobsen. Roy graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School in 1936. Roy farmed the family farm near Evan all his life and in 1965 started working for Kraft Foods in New Ulm part time. He continued to work for Kraft...
Sally Carlson
Sep 3, 2014
Sally Marguerite Carlson was born on January 26, 1934 to Clifford and Esther(Swenson) Patterson in Hibbing, MN . She attended Hibbing Public Schools graduating in 1952. Sally attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a degree in Journalism in 1956. It was there she met her husband, John "Jack" Carlson and the two were married July 7, 1956....
Randall Berkner
Sep 2, 2014
Randall John Berkner, 89, of Sleepy Eye, MN died Tuesday, September 2, at the Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. Randall (Randy) was born on March 5,1925 in Osakis, MN to Harold and Catherine (Huiras) Berkner. As a small child, the family moved to Sleepy Eye where his father started a family farm. He attended St. Mary's Catholic...
James Schultz
Sep 1, 2014
James D. Schultz passed away at home on September 1, 2014 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on September 17, 1933 in Mt. Lake, MN, the son of David I. and Marie (Heide) Schultz. He graduated from Mt. Lake High School in 1951. After graduation he moved to St. Paul where he attended St. Paul Bible...
Babette Marks
Aug 29, 2014
Babette Nadine Marks was born on August 5, 1960 in Redwood Falls, MN to Gerald and Oradell (Haenze) Fischer. After graduating in 1979 she moved to Hutchinson, MN and worked at Burns Manor, Nash Finch for 18 years and WalMart until her health failed. She liked to play bingo, loved animals, especially her cat Archie and collected Winnie the...
Verna Armbruster
Aug 28, 2014
Born in Sanborn, Minnesota on June 21, 1922, Verna Amanda (Leopold) Armbruster was the 7th of 9 children of John and Hulda (Ringle)Leopold. She graduated from Sanborn High School in 1939. She passed away peacefully at Divine Providence Nursing Home in Sleepy Eye on August 28, 2014. She married Floyd Armbruster in New Ulm on June 7, 1942. Floyd...
Donald Radel
Aug 28, 2014
Donald Paul Radel, age 89, of Evan, MN, died Thursday, August 28, 2014, at Autumn Grace Senior Living in Mankato, MN. Don was born on March 25, 1925 in New Ulm, MN, the son of Paul and Elma (Neumann) Radel and grew up in rural Sanborn, MN. He served as a World War II combat soldier in Europe and...
Claire Seibert
Aug 27, 2014
Claire Russell Seibert, son of Charles and Pearl Seibert, was born June 10, 1917 in Kanawha, Iowa. In 1919 the Seibert family moved to Madelia. He graduated from high school in Madelia, and had one year of accounting at Mankato Commercial College. He worked for Lockheed in Burbank, CA, before enlisting in the Air Corps on Aug. 13, 1942....
Olga Fast
Aug 27, 2014
Olga Anna Sawatzky Fast, age 95, was born on November 7, 1918 in St. James, MN to Cornelius Susan A. (Enns) Sawatzky. Olga and her husband Alvin served as missionaries in Cuba for 15 years, in Venezuela for 25 years and finally in Hialeah, FL for 15 years in church planting and prison ministry. They retired in 2001 to...
Dorothea Tomschin
Aug 25, 2014
Dorothea DeJean Tomschin was born May 25, 1927, in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of John and Ruby (Morrau) Miller. She graduated from Humboldt High School and then attended nursing school at Mounds Park and Midway Hospital. Dorthea received her Registered Nurses degree in 1948. On September 25, 1948 she was united in marriage to Clarence Tomschin in St....
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