Obituaries

Payton Adams

Payton Adams

Mar 7, 2014

Payton Ryan Adams, age 17, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Friday March 7, 2014, as the result of a car accident. Payton was born on January 24, 1997, in Fargo ND to Richard and Kristi (Davidson) Adams. Payton moved to sleepy eye in 2001. Payton was a a Junior at St Mary's Catholic School. Payton was a great...

Tyler Hadley

Tyler Hadley

Mar 7, 2014

Tyler Scott Hadley, age 20, of Sleepy Eye, passed into eternal life on Friday, March 7, 2014, as a result of a car accident. Tyler was born on November 16, 1993, and graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School in 2012. He was currently living and working in Mankato. Tyler was full of love, compassion and kindness. His love...

Caleb Quesenberry

Caleb Quesenberry

Mar 7, 2014

Caleb Bartlett Quesenberry was born June 14, 1996 to Alroy and Jill (Johnsrud) Quesenberry in Burnsville, MN. He was baptized in Albert Lea, MN and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield, MN. He attended Springfield Public Schools where he was currently a senior. Caleb enjoyed music, fishing and ice fishing, and basketball. He was a creative and...

Delores Soukup

Delores Soukup

Mar 3, 2014

Delores Ann Soukup was born June 11, 1929 in New Ulm, MN the daughter of Henry and Elsie (Zimonski) Kuebler. She attended Sleepy Eye Public School where she graduated with the class of 1947. Delores married Francis Soukup on October 22, 1949 and the couple lived on a farm north of Sleepy Eye. She worked many years at the...

Glen Kuebler

Glen Kuebler

Mar 1, 2014

Glen Lloyd Kuebler, Sr. was born December 9, 1935 in Leavenworth Township, Brown County to George and Mathilda (Hoffmann) Kuebler. He was united in marriage to Darlene Jensen on March 1, 1957 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Glen started out in business by working for the Sleepy Eye Creamery. He then had his own sod-laying business....

Henrietta Chatterton

Henrietta Chatterton

Mar 1, 2014

Henrietta Josephine (Zappa) Chatterton was born on December 24, 1922 near Cumberland, Wisconsin to Henry Zappa and Christine (DaBruzzi) Zappa. Following her husband's death, Christine married Pasquale Anzevino in 1925 and moved to St. Paul, Minnesota. Henrietta grew up on the east side of St. Paul and graduated from Johnson High School in 1940. She was befriended to Donald...

Roger Peterson

Roger Peterson

Feb 23, 2014

Roger Filbert Peterson was born August 25, 1938 at the home farmplace near Comfrey, MN to Filbert and Minnie (Brand) Peterson. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Comfrey and graduated from Comfrey High School in 1956. Roger served with the National Guard for 3 years and worked as a Machinist for several companies for over...

Charles Moe

Charles Moe

Feb 20, 2014

Charles Charlie George Moe was born on April 27, 1937, the son of Clarence L. and Hertha (Penkert) Moe. He spent his whole life in the Springfield area. Charlie graduated from Springfield Public School and attended Mankato State College. He was united in marriage to Kathryn Jacoby on November 28, 1958. The couple farmed east of Springfield for over...

Clyde Prins

Clyde Prins

Feb 19, 2014

Clyde A. Prins was born on December 23, 1924, the son of Tebbo Prins and Marvel Smith in Minneapolis. Clyde was united in marriage on December 14, 1945 to Bonnie Johnson. The couple lived in Lamberton until 1959 when they moved to Tracy and raised their family. Clyde lived in Tracy for over 40 years and worked at Hemmingsen's...

Macaria Cano

Macaria Cano

Feb 19, 2014

Macaria Cano is survived by her daughters; Bertha Blackstad of New Ulm, Rosario Bunker of Willow, Alaska, 9 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband; Teodoro Cano, parents, a son and a daughter. Visitation 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Saturday, February 22, 2014 Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel 906 - 10th Ave. S....

Vicki Petersen

Vicki Petersen

Feb 19, 2014

Vicki Renee Petersen was born September 21, 1956, to John and Darlene (Halvorson) Steinle at the Springfield Hospital. She was confirmed at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lamberton. Vicki attended and graduated from Lamberton High School in 1975 and then continued her education at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN. On August 28, 1976, Vicki was united in...

Nathalie Christensen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...