Obituaries

Norma Beyer

Norma Beyer

Aug 12, 2014

Norma Rae Callahan-Beyer was born January 3, 1928, in Freeborn Township, MN to Thomas and Hulda (Knaack) Callahan. She attended country school District #63 and later graduated from Freeborn High School in 1946. Norma was united in marriage to Harold Beyer on December 11, 1947. The couple moved to a farm near New Richland where they raised their family....

Lois Bloemke

Lois Bloemke

Aug 7, 2014

Lois Vianna Jones was born December 19, 1931, at Redwood Falls, MN, the daughter of Harold Lillian (Hammond) Jones. Lois grew up in the Sleepy Eye area where she attended school through the eighth grade. She worked as a waitress before getting married. On September 2, 1952, she was united in marriage to Eugene Bloemke in Fairfax, MN. The...

Mary Wensauer

Mary Wensauer

Aug 5, 2014

Mary Jane was born on November 17, 1958 in Brown County, MN the daughter of Marvin J. Dorothy (Deinken) Sellner. She grew up and graduated from Sleepy Eye public High School. She married Michael Wensauer on August 25, 1979, they were later divorced. Mary worked at Bic Graphics in Sleepy Eye for over three decades. She was a member...

Patricia Seifert

Patricia Seifert

Aug 4, 2014

Patricia Louise Seifert, 83, Sleepy Eye, died Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, surrounded by her whole family, at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Patricia "Patt" was born April 26, 1931, at the family farm in Easton, to Charles and Louise (Stencil) O'Rourke. She grew up in Sleepy Eye and was a member of the St. Mary's class of 1949. On...

Amelia Streich

Amelia Streich

Aug 4, 2014

Amelia Theresa Streich was born April 12, 1919 in Brown County, MN to Andrew and Theresa (Groebner) Prokosch. She was confirmed and later united in marriage to Edwin Streich on November 16, 1939 at Salem Lutheran in Comfrey. The couple shared their love of old time music and attended many dances. Amelia enjoyed gardening, raising flowers, baking, sewing, reading,...

Lola Robertson

Lola Robertson

Aug 2, 2014

Lola Virginia (Hansen) Robertson passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. Lola was born in Prairieville Township, Brown County, MN on September 20, 1919 to Laura (Christensen) and Robert C. Hansen. Lola was married to Ronald (Red) Robertson on April 12, 1941. They lived in Springfield, MN, in their early marriage, and then...

Leonard Lowinske

Leonard Lowinske

Aug 2, 2014

Leonard Emil was born on February 9, 1925 in Sleepy Eye the son of Fred Minnie (Seidl) Lowinske. He grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye. Leonard enlisted in the US army on March 30, 1945 and served until his honorable discharge in December of 1946. Leonard worked for the Sasse family farm and also drove truck for...

Shirley Kaehler

Shirley Kaehler

Aug 2, 2014

Shirley Louise Gladis was born May 23, 1940, near Ivanhoe, MN, the daughter of John and Clara (Wilking) Gladis. Shirley grew up on the family farm near Ivanhoe and later in Marshall where she attended school. On June 23, 1962, Shirley was united in marriage to Sherwood Kaehler in Marshall. The couple made their home in Petaluma, CA, and...

Vernard 'Vern' Hooge

Vernard 'Vern' Hooge

Aug 1, 2014

Vernard John Hooge was born at the Windom Hospital on October 22, 1929. He was the son of Abraham and Helen (Duerksen) Hooge. He grew up on a farm in Dale Township and graduated from Mt. Lake High School. His life was filled with family, friends, church, singing, hard work and play. Vern loved to sing. He was a...

Roland Joblinske

Roland Joblinske

Jul 31, 2014

Roland Bernell Joblinske, known to many as Tiny, was born July 24, 1926, in Truman, MN, the son of William Rose (Westman) Joblinske. Tiny grew up in the Madelia and St. James areas. He attended St. James High School before joining the Army in 1944. He served in the Pacific, earned a Bronze Star and was honorably discharged in...

Edward Savage

Edward Savage

Jul 29, 2014

Edward Leo Savage was born August 28, 1933 to Jerome and Grace (Tuttle) Savage on the family farm in Cottonwood County, MN. He moved to California with his family in 1942 and attended school in Richmond, CA. His family moved back to Comfrey in 1949 and Ed attended Comfrey Public School. He worked for several area farmers until he...

Kim Knutson

Kim Knutson

Jul 29, 2014

Kim John Knutson was born on May 7, 1964, in Mankato, MN, the son of James and Darla (Reed) Knutson. He graduated from Nicollet High School. Following his education, Kim farmed with his father and a few years ago moved to Springfield where he continued his passion in farming for area farmers. Kim enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, his 2004...

Father Leonard Jenniges

Father Leonard Jenniges

Jul 28, 2014

Father Leonard John Jenniges was born on March 1, 1923, in Waterbury Township, Redwood County, the son of John J. and Caroline (Aufterheide) Jenniges. He attended grade school in Wanda and 3 years at Lamberton High School. He went on to Nazareth Hall Seminary and St. Paul Seminary and was ordained on June 5, 1948, at St. Paul Cathedral....

Ruby Gieseke

Ruby Gieseke

Jul 28, 2014

Ruby Gieseke was born on May 29th, 1930 in Rutland Township Martin County, the daughter of John Gieseke and Bertha Plenge. Ruby moved to her apartment at REM Heartland on June 26th 1991. She worked at the Enterprise in Madelia for 24 years and was currently involved in the leisure program. You'll know Ruby for her flair for fashion....

Donna Mae Johnson

Donna Mae Johnson

Jul 24, 2014

Donna Mae Frances Manderfeld was born January 2, 1927 in Comfrey MN to the parents of John and Viola (Laux) Manderfeld. She attended school in Comfrey and graduated High School in 1944. During high school and until 1947 she worked at People State Bank of Comfrey. On December 28, 1946 she married Dale Giese. Dale and Donna Mae lived...

Evelyn Schardt

Evelyn Schardt

Jul 24, 2014

Evelyn (Evie) Louise Schardt was born on March 8th 1920 in Tracy, MN the daughter of Arthur and Tilda Kendall. Evelyn worked at the Enterprise in Madelia for 24 years and was currently involved in the leisure program attending half days. Evelyn was known to many as "grandma". As an adopted grandma, she had a lot of responsibilities. One...

Kevin Loewen

Kevin Loewen

Jul 23, 2014

Kevin Jon Loewen, age 45, of Minneapolis, formerly of Mountain Lake, MN passed away peacefully at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis on July 23, 2014. Kevin was born on October 10, 1968 the son of Jon L. and Diane R. (Decker) Loewen. As a child growing up Kevin had many challenges to face due to physical limitations...

Dallas Seibert

Dallas Seibert

Jul 22, 2014

Dallas was born July 12,1923 in Maddock, North Dakota to Carl and Lena Person. Dallas mother died when she was two years old. She was adopted by James and Inga Cleveland and grew up in Maddock. In 1940 she graduated from high school at Maddock. She then went on to Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and graduated in 1944...

Elida Hunstad

Elida Hunstad

Jul 21, 2014

Elida Alma Thorson was born October 8, 1911, on the family farm in rural Odin, the daughter of Anton Clara (Kolden) Thorson. She was a life long member of St. Olaf Church where she was baptized and confirmed. She attended rural school at District 93 in Martin County. She attended Odin High School for a short time before going...

John Buller

John Buller

Jul 20, 2014

John Buller was born in Mountain Lake, Minnesota on May 22, 1923 to Dietrich and Margaret (Peters) Buller. He was the oldest of three children. He was baptized at Bethel Mennonite Church on June 13, 1943. He attended Mountain Lake Public School through 8th grade and was a lifelong member of Bethel Mennonite Church. John was united in marriage...