Obituaries

Ron Mathiowetz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Yvonne Eklund

Yvonne Eklund

Jan 27, 2014

Yvonne Celeste (Olsen) Eklund, born March 15, 1916 in St. James Minnesota, passed away in her hometown on January 27, 2014. She was 97. She was twice happily married - first to Tinus Olsen in 1935, with whom she had four sons: Duane Olsen, the late Andrew Olsen, Ronald and Richard Olsen. The pair was married 28 years before...

Sylvia Steffl

Sylvia Steffl

Jan 27, 2014

Sylvia C. Steffl was born on March 23, 1936 in Taunton MN. the daughter of Mathias and Mabel (Revier) Marso. She attend District 19 Country School and then St. Mary's Catholic School in Sleepy Eye where graduated with the class of 1954. After graduation she completed LPN training at St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato. She worked at Sleepy Eye...

Dale Bishir

Dale Bishir

Jan 27, 2014

Dale Darwin Bishir was born in Lamberton, MN, the son of Clyde and Helen (De Long) Bishir, on June 11, 1932. He died peacefully at the Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins, MN on January 27, 2014, at the age of 81 years. His family moved to Springfield in 1941, and he attended Springfield High School. Dale was united...

Dorothy Moeller

Dorothy Moeller

Jan 26, 2014

Dorothy A. Moeller was born on April 13, 1927 in Bismarck, ND to Theron and Mary (Bowers) Davidson. She grew up and graduated from high school in Beulah, ND. After her schooling Dorothy worked as a teacher for a short time. She married Vincent R. Moeller on April 13, 1956 in Minneapolis, MN. The couple made their home in...

Carol Visher

Carol Visher

Jan 24, 2014

Carol Ottavia Baldini was born on February 23, 1943 to Peter Vivian (Huettl) Baldini in Ithaca, NY. At age 6, Carol and her family moved to Mankato where she graduated from High School. She attended DSU in Mitchell, SD for three years for her nursing degree. Later in life she fulfilled her dream to finish her nursing degree at...

Katherine Frisch

Katherine Frisch

Jan 22, 2014

Katherine Ruth Schmidt was born December 9, 1962, in St. James, the daughter of Paul Donna (Hudson) Schmidt. Kathy grew up in St. James. On November 14, 1981, she was united in marriage to Joseph Frisch. They made their home in rural Madelia where they raised their family. Our mom was amazing. A woman of effortless grace. Full of...

Alan Guyer

Alan Guyer

Jan 20, 2014

Alan Lyle Guyer, age 63, of Madelia, died on Monday, January 20, 2014, at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Faith Lutheran Church in Madelia. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7pm at Faith Lutheran Church in Madelia and will continue one hour before services at the church Saturday. The clergy...

Donald Fester

Donald Fester

Jan 19, 2014

Donald Fester, age 74 of rural Revere, died in Scottsdale, AZ on January 19, 2014, due to a heart attack related to his pulmonary disease. Don was born May 26, 1939, in Cottonwood County to Alfred and Wilhelmina 'Minnie' (Kronback) Fester. He attended school in both Revere and Lamberton, and was a 1957 graduate of Lamberton High School. Driven...

Evelyn Stoesz

Evelyn Stoesz

Jan 19, 2014

Evelyn (Loewens) Stoesz was born in McClusky, North Dakota to Henry S. and Marie (Benzler) Loewens on June 23, 1924. Marie was dying of pernicious anemia when Evelyn was just 2. Knowing Henry would not be able to care for their two boys, Orlando and LaVern, and a toddler, Marie asked her parents-in-law, Anuta and Henry Loewens, to take...