Obituaries
Merrill Spencer
May 30, 2014
Harv was born in Mankato, Minnesota on November 30,1928 and grew up on his parents' farm in Ceresco Township. Harv graduated with the Class of 1947 from Madelia High School, where he excelled in football, basketball and baseball. He then studied at South Dakota State College in Brookings and the University of Minnesota. Harv enlisted in the Army and...
John Altenhofen
May 30, 2014
John Joseph Altenhofen was born on December 27, 1930 in Random Lake, Wisconsin to Alphonse and Marcella (Dietzler) Altenhofen. He graduated from Random Lake High School in 1949 and attended Marquette University to study business. John married Margaret Krier in 1949. The Altenhofen family moved west to Long Prairie, MN, Aberdeen, SD, and eventually to Lewistown, MT where John...
Michael Deree
May 30, 2014
Michael Alan DeRee was born on April 22, 1952 in Plymouth, MA to Linwood Francis, Sr. Constance Mary (Ellis) DeRee. He grew up in Rockland, MA where he attended and graduated from High School in 1970. He entered the US Army in 1971 and his family moved to Sleepy Eye that same year. He traveled the world in the...
Howard Quick
May 29, 2014
Howard William Quick was born on the family farm in rural St. James, the son of William Frieda (Froehling) Quick. Howard grow up in the St. James area and attended country school south of town. On September 4, 1954, Howard was united in marriage to Lois Faber. The couple made their home on the family farm where they raised...
Marjorie 'Ferne' Johnson
May 28, 2014
Marjorie Ferne (Kitt) Johnson was born on August 2, 1921 to Clyde and Sally (Baehm) Kitt in Yakima, WA and was raised on their fruit ranch in Cowiche, WA. She received her education at St. Joseph's Academy in Yakima. In 1944 she married Harold C. Johnson at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. The couple raised their family in...
Noritta Gisch
May 28, 2014
Noritta Rose was born on March 4, 1937 to Harvey and Rose (Pommier) Gregoire in Currie, MN. During her school years, they moved to Tracy, MN where she went through the 12th grade. She then married Leo Burkhamer and they were blessed with two daughters. They later divorced. On May 5, 1962 Noritta was wed to Richard Joseph Gisch...
Vernon Jonson
May 26, 2014
Vernon LeRoy Jonson was born in St. James on January 30, 1937, the son of Roy and Verna (Kuehl) Jonson. At age 6, he moved, with his family, to Wichita, Kansas, where he attended and graduated from school. He went on to receive a liberal arts degree from the University of Wichita. He returned to Minnesota and on August...
Kevin Deberg
May 24, 2014
Kevin Eric DeBerg was born on November 26 (Thanksgiving Day), 1959, to William and Dora (McFerran) DeBerg in Watertown, SD. He attended Happy Home Country School through the second grade and then went to school in Watertown. Kevin proudly played football and wrestled for the Watertown Arrows. He graduated from high school in 1978 and continued his education at...
Norbert Sturm
May 22, 2014
Norbert Otto Sturm was born on October 18, 1922, in Leavenworth Township, the son of John and Mary (Helget) Sturm, and raised on a farm southeast of Springfield. He attended country school in Leavenworth Township and later boarding school at St. Raphael's in Springfield. Norbert was united in marriage to Bernice Braulick on February 12, 1945. After marriage, he...
Betty Wendt
May 21, 2014
Betty L. Wendt was born on September 23, 1930, in Randall, MN, the daughter of Michael and Esther (Thompson) Sullivan. She graduated from Little Falls High School and moved to the cities to work at a bank. She married Clarence Wendt on September 23, 1952 in Iroquois, SD. Following their marriage, the couple lived and farmed in Sundown Township....
Thomas Redmond
May 21, 2014
Tom and Sandy were married for 48 years and had a wonderful life. Tom, aka Tommy, Tom Cat, or Pops (as known by his grandkids), was one of a kind. Tommy was a family man, who always made time for his kids and grandkids, and loved to tease them and make them laugh. He also had a great sense...
Richard Juenemann
May 19, 2014
Richard Bernard Juenemann was born February 8, 1923 in Willow Lake Township, Redwood County to John and Agatha (Hillesheim) Juenemann. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Clements and attended District 67 country school. Richard served with the U.S. Army from 1944-46 and served overseas with the 44th Recon Division troop. Following his honorable discharge,...
Mary Turbes
May 17, 2014
Mary Turbes was born on May 31, 1909 on the family farm near Sleepy Eye the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Mathiowetz) Goblirsch. She attended country school and later St. Mary's School in Sleepy Eye. She was united in marriage to George Fischer on October 17, 1932 in Sleepy Eye. He preceded her in death in 1958. In 1960...
Margaret Schunk
May 16, 2014
Margaret Mary Schunk was born August 22, 1941 in Springfield, MN to Frank and Louisa (Kastner) Meisinger. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1959 and moved to Minneapolis and was employed by Northwestern Bell. Margaret was united in marriage to Stanley Schunk on June 24, 1972 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church. The couple moved to Fairmont and Margaret...
Albert Platz
May 16, 2014
Albert Linus Platz was born on March 18, 1932 in Bashaw Township on the family farm to Edward and Rose (Holm) Platz. He was confirmed at St. Raphael Catholic Church where he was a lifelong member. Al spent 1954-1956 in the Army where he was stationed in Germany as a cannonier and attained the rank of Corporal. Al was...
Mary Konz
May 12, 2014
Mary Anna Konz was born on November 30, 1919 in Orient, SD to Joseph Anna (Wiesler) Gaspar. She married George Peter Konz in Polo, SD on June 11, 1940. They moved to Minnesota in 1940 during the Armistice Day blizzard and lived on the farm until moving to town. She was a member of St. Mary's Church in Sleepy...
Earl Thiessen
May 9, 2014
Earl D Thiessen, age 85, of Mountain Lake, MN died on May 9, 2014, at The Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Lake. Earl D. Thiessen was born in rural Butterfield on March 18, 1929 to David and Elizabeth (Harder) Thiessen. Earl was a graduate of Butterfield High School. On March 9, 1951 Earl and Irene (Linscheid) were wed. They...
Mildred Jacobson
May 8, 2014
Millie was born to Jacob and Marie (Finstad) Rossbach on February 10, 1922 in Albin Township in Brown Co.She was baptized,confirmed and married at Albion Lutheran Church. She attended a country school near her home until the 8th grade and furthered her education at the University of Minnesota Ag School in St. Paul where she met her future husband...
Mabel Coolidge
May 6, 2014
Mabel Natalie Anderson was born in Minneapolis on March 10, 1917, the daughter of Antony and Marguritte (Larson) Anderson. She grew up in Minneapolis where she graduated from high school. On October 7, 1939, she was united in marriage to Donald L. Coolidge. Don worked for the railroad so they made their home in many communities over the years....
Everett Soukup
May 6, 2014
Everett J. Soukup was born December 12, 1916 in Sleepy Eye, MN to John and Anna (Haala) Soukup. He was united in marriage to Marie Forster on October 27, 1941 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple farmed south of Sleepy Eye for many years. Everett was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and Knights...
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