Obituaries
Nathalie Christensen
Feb 18, 2014
Nathalie Christensen , age 92, of Springfield died on February 18, 2014, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. Visitation will be on Friday, February 21, 2014 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield and will continue on Saturday from 9:30 am until 10:30 am at the...
Leona Tietz
Feb 15, 2014
Leona Marion Carlson Tietz was born on May 1, 1942 in Darfur, MN, the daughter of Albert and Edna (Jensen) Carlson. She was baptized on Oct 25, 1942. She grew up on the family farm near Darfur. She attended school in Comfrey. She was united in marriage to Leonard G. Tietz on April 25, 1962 at Faith Lutheran Church...
Adelle Pfarr
Feb 14, 2014
Adelle Wilhelmine Pfarr was born January 17, 1922 in Germantown Township, Cottonwood County to Henry A. and Rosaline (Henricks) Meier. During World War II, Adelle did housekeeping for people then worked at a restaurant in St. Paul in 1944. She then went to work for Swift Meat Packing until 1946 when she moved back to Jeffers. She was united...
Alice Bodin
Feb 14, 2014
Alice Schmidt was born on October 8, 1920, in Butterfield, Minnesota, the daughter of George and Mathea (Flogstad) Schmidt. Alice grew up in Butterfield where she attended school. On October 22, 1938, she was united in marriage to Rudy Bodin. The couple moved to North Dakota where they farmed for three years before returning to St. James where they...
Richard Loomis
Feb 14, 2014
Richard George Loomis, age 85, of Springfield died Friday, February 14, 2014 at the St. Cloud Veterans Care Center. Dick was born January 13, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was adopted by Albert and Bess Loomis. He was baptized and a confirmed member of the United Methodist Church. He graduated from Springfield Public School in 1947 and attended...
Wendy Tande
Feb 11, 2014
Wendy was born February 5, 1967 in Madelia, MN.She was a remarkable daughter, loving sister, awesome aunt,and amazing friend that we lost entirely too soon. Wendy was full of life and enjoyed spending her time outdoors by the pool with her friends. Children held a special place in her heart, and they all cherished that time spent with her....
Vivian Gideon
Feb 10, 2014
Vivian Marie Gideon (nee Braun) Viv Gideon died Feb. 10, 2014. She was born Aug. 25, 1931 in Chicago to Edmund and Emma Braun and nicknamed "Poppy" by her father who adored her and noted that she was as pretty as a poppy. Viv graduated from Steinmetz High School in Chicago in 1949 and worked in Harris Trust Bank...
Raymond Alt
Feb 8, 2014
Ray L. Alt was born on April 28, 1935 at his family home in Sleepy Eye, MN to John and Ruth (Ellanson) Alt. He grew up and resided in Sleepy Eye and Leavenworth areas his entire life. Ray attended and graduated from Sleepy Eye Public Schools. He served his country in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. Ray...
Dennis Vansickle
Feb 8, 2014
Dennis Lynn was born on March 3, 1934 in Warren, MN the son of Andrew and Clara (Heller) Vansickle. He grew up and graduated from high school in Warren. After high school he attended NDSU in Fargo, ND for Agronomy. Dennis enlisted in the US Army from 1955 to 1957. He served as an MP on the railroad in...
Ron Mathiowetz
Feb 2, 2014
Ron Mathiowetz was born February 10, 1948 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Joseph and Ida (Treml) Mathiowetz. He grew up on a farm near Comfrey and attended grade school in Leavenworth. Ron was a graduate of Comfrey High School in 1966 and Jackson Vocational School in 1968 where he studied as an auto body technician. He served his country...
Bernard Neid
Jan 31, 2014
Bernard Martin Neid was born October 30, 1920, on the family farm near Comfrey, Minnesota, to parents Joseph and Otilia (Hickel) Neid. Bernard graduated from Comfrey High School in 1938. Bernard was united in marriage on November 30, 1942 to Gertrude Hanson . The couple made their home in Kingman, AZ, until moving to St. James in 1944. He...
Susan Larson
Jan 31, 2014
Susan Pauline Larson was born March 3, 1955, in Minneapolis. At the age of 17 months she was placed into the loving arms of Gordon and Elaine Larson. Susan was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Westbrook. She graduated from Westbrook High School in May 1974. Susan was a nurses aide working in Westbrook, Windom, Mt. Lake,...
Maxine Rieck
Jan 30, 2014
Maxine Jeanette Rieck was born June 23, 1939 to Clarence and Laura (Trantow) Timm in Springfield, MN. After attending country school across from the Timm family farm, Maxine graduated from Springfield Public School and then continued her education at Hamline University. Her life long passion was carried out as a Registered Nurse. In December 1961, she was united in...
Lavonne Sveine
Jan 29, 2014
LaVonne Ellen Gravley was born May 10, 1940 in Belgrade, Minnesota, the daughter of Elmer Ella (Nelson) Gravley. She attended high school in Windom. On December 22, 1962, she was united in marriage to Cleon Sveine. The couple made their home in St. James where they raised their two daughters. LaVonne worked at several places including Watonwan County Courthouse...
Elaine Mausling
Jan 29, 2014
Elaine was born January 29, 1934 to Rhinehart and Clara (Siemglusz) Schuknecht on the farm in rural Jeffers. Because her mother died when Elaine was a young girl, she went to live with Clara's parents. When her father re-married to Esther Plueger, Elaine was reunited with the family and they moved to rural Odin. She graduated from St. James...
Kathleen Utz
Jan 29, 2014
Kathleen Ann Utz was born to Adolph and Naomi Kurtti in Menaga, MN on March 4, 1950, and died Jan. 29, 2014, in Rochester, MN. Kathy attended school in Mahnomen, MN and graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1968. She spent many years in the Twin Cities area and worked for Benson Optical as an optician. She married Francisco...
Gerald Witte
Jan 29, 2014
Gerald (Jerry) Witte was born June 27th, 1934, in St. James, MN to Olga (Anderson) and Art Witte. Jerry lived in St. James until he joined the Army in 1954 to 1956, serving in the Korean war. He returned home where he married June (Samuelson) in November 17, 1956. They made their home in Butterfield, MN. Jerry loved the...
Donna Bielen
Jan 28, 2014
Donna M. Bielen was born November 12, 1919 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Robert and Margaret (Armstrong) Patterson. She was united in marriage to Ervin Bielen on May 8, 1941 in Sleepy Eye. After their marriage the couple moved to Springfield where Donna worked at Swanson's Studio, Tots to Teens, Adolphson's Dress Shop and Adolphson's Jewelry Store throughout the...
Cynthia Tauer
Jan 28, 2014
Cynthia Tauer was born February 7th, 1958 in Greenfield, Iowa as the youngest of a large loving family; daughter of John E. F. and Yvonne (Vandewater) Schildberg. In 1977, Cindy saw her soul mate, Scott Tauer, from afar and knew he was the one. They were wed August 18th, 1979 and moved to Minnesota in 1983. She finished school...
Louise Treml
Jan 27, 2014
Louise Marie Treml was born on June 14, 1917, in Vail Township, Wabasso, MN, the daughter of George and Anna (Fischer) Guetter. She attended Wabasso schools and was united in marriage to Joseph Treml on November 15, 1938, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Wabasso, MN. They resided on a farm 2 miles east of Clements for 31 years...
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