Obituaries
Wallace Carlson
Jan 4, 2015
Wallace Franklin Carlson was born March 23, 1933, on the family farm near Butterfield, MN. Wally grew up and attended Country School and graduated from Butterfield High School. Wally was baptized and confirmed at Kansas Lake Lutheran Church where he was an active member over the years. Wally farmed south of Butterfield until his retirement. On May 20, 1989,...
Lyle Schwanke
Dec 29, 2014
Lyle Charles Schwanke was born to Charles and Bertha (Pankonin) Schwanke on December 29, 1914, in their farmhouse west of Sanborn, MN. He attended the one room country school in Charlestown Township until 8th grade. Then he had to stay at home to help his dad with the farm work. In 1939, Lyle took over the family farm when...
Anne Foster
Dec 28, 2014
Anne Christine Foster, age 102, of Madelia, Minnesota died on December 28, 2014, at Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. Anne was born in Carpenter, IA in 1912, the daughter of Peter and Christina Stromley. She spent most of her childhood in Carpenter, where she attended school. Later, Anne moved to Minneapolis, where she worked at a Walgreen's store. It...
Hazel Myers
Dec 27, 2014
Hazel Iva Myers, age 96, of Madelia, MN died on December 27, 2014, at Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. Hazel was born on March 18, 1918 near Lamberton, MN, the daughter of John and Bertha (Hoff) Thompson. She attended school in Westbrook before the family moved to Brainerd, MN. Hazel cleaned homes for area families and worked on the...
Alyssa Winters
Dec 27, 2014
Alyssa was born to De Lyle and Pamela (Firme) Radtke in Mountain Lake, Minnesota on November 19, 1979. Alyssa grew up in Mountain Lake. After high school graduation she attended Willmar College with a degree in photography. Most recently Alyssa graduated from Rassmussen College with a Certified Medical Assistant degree and was working for Mankato Clinic. While attending Rassmussen...
Joyce Anderson
Dec 26, 2014
Joyce Harriet Anderson, 91, Lutheran Pastor's wife and former missionary to East Africa, died after a long illness on Friday, December 26, 2014, surrounded by family and loved ones at Autumn Leaves Memory Care Center, Suwanee, Georgia. Born April 3, 1923, to Harry Walter Wenstrom and his wife, Minnie Ovidia Ellingson Wenstrom, Joyce grew up in southern Minnesota in...
Florence Torkelson
Dec 25, 2014
Florence was born to Edna and Frank Forsyth on April 10, 1919 in the Forsyth livery building in St. James, MN. She graduated from St. James High School and then Gustavus Adolphus College in 1941. Florence taught high school English for several years before she married Marvin Torkelson on March 30, 1947. They moved onto Florence's family farm where...
Elsie Haler
Dec 24, 2014
Elsie Bierman was born on March 4, 1935, in St. James, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Ayres) Bierman. Elsie grew up in St. James, was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran, graduated from St. James High School in 1953. On February 12, 1955, Elsie was united in marriage to Wilfred "Mike" Haler. The couple made their home mostly...
Dale Lewis
Dec 24, 2014
Dale Edward Lewis of Madelia, Minnesota, was called home to our Lord on December 24, 2014, after battling cancer. Dale was born in Madelia on November 28, 1953 to Rolla Jim and Dorothy (Deling) Lewis. Dale lived most of his life in and around the Madelia area. He attended Madelia Elementary and graduated from Madelia High School in 1972....
Richard Pidde
Dec 22, 2014
Richard 'Dick' Allen Pidde was born on April 27, 1934 in Mountain Lake, MN to Herman and Eleanor (Krueger) Pidde. He was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Comfrey. Dick attended Comfrey Public School and graduated with the class of 1952. After graduating, Dick farmed with his father until he received his call in 1956 to serve...
Roy Evers
Dec 20, 2014
Roy Ralph Evers was born on October 8, 1926, in Mountain Lake, MN, the son of Henry and Amelia (Zettler) Evers. The family lived in Comfrey, MN until 1944 when they settled in Cottonwood County, near Lamberton. On April 18, 1948 he was united in marriage to Violet Seligman at St. John Lutheran Church in Germantown Township, Cottonwood County....
Jack Sundby
Dec 19, 2014
Jack Otto Sundby was born on September 9, 1933 in Stephen, MN, the youngest of 12 to Otto and Alma (Nelson) Sundby. He grew up in Stephen and attended country school and worked on the family farm. Jack worked as a car salesman at Rydell Chevrolet in Grand Forks and a used car manager at Westlake Chevrolet in Seattle,...
Edward Goor
Dec 19, 2014
Edward was born on January 6, 1925 in Antrim Township. He lived in Staples MN but at an early age, returned to Watonwan county to work at a dairy farm. In his teens he headed west and was working in the Long Beach CA Naval Yard when WWII broke out. He enlisted in the Navy and served on the...
Patricia Seifert
Dec 15, 2014
Patricia Jean Patsy Seifert, age 67, of Burnsville, MN formerly Sleepy Eye, MN died on Monday, December 15, 2014 at the Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. Patricia was born on January 19, 1947 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Arthur and Arleen (Lange) Seifert. She grew up and graduated from Sleepy Eye Public School. After graduation she worked...
Robert Michniewicz
Dec 15, 2014
Robert Bob Michniewicz, age 71, of Madelia, Minnesota went to his heavenly home unexpectedly on December 15, 2014. He was born in Madelia on August 28, 1934, the son of Charles and Hildur (Wold) Michniewicz. Robert grew up in Madelia and was a graduate of Madelia High School. On December 14, 1962, he married Judith Nancy Schroeder. The couple...
William Hieronymus
Dec 13, 2014
William (Bill) E. Hieronymus, 65, of Sleepy Eye, passed away peacefully after losing his courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 at his home. His Memorial will be in July or Aug. 2015 in Montana at the 9 Mile placed by his brother Frank. He will then take his final ride on his Motorcycle. Bill was born...
Ross Blomgren
Dec 13, 2014
Ross Isaac Blomgren was born on April 2, 1998, in Windom, MN, the son of Kurt and Kelly (Hoppe) Blomgren. He grew up in the Lutheran Church, was baptized on April 26, 1998. Ross grew up in the Butterfield area where he was a Junior at Butterfield-Odin High School. Ross loved socializing with his friends and family. He loved...
Lorraine Rothmeier
Dec 13, 2014
Lorraine Rothmeier was born on July 17, 1928 to Edward and Anna (Frericks) Baune in Wabasso, MN. On September 9, 1947 she was united in marriage to Raymond Rothmeier. Lorraine enjoyed crocheting, mission sewing, gardening, travel, singing in the church choir, and spending time with her family. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Clements where...
Joan Mathiowetz
Dec 13, 2014
Joan Mary Mathiowetz was born on June 26, 1956, the daughter of Alphonse and LaDonna (Schroepfer) Mathiowetz in New Ulm, MN. Joan attended St. Paul Catholic School in Comfrey and graduated from Comfrey Public School in 1974. She attended and graduated from Jackson Technical College and was employed by the Minnesota Department of Health in St. Paul. Joan was...
Linus Weiss
Dec 12, 2014
Linus William Weiss, age 91 was called to his eternal rest on Friday, December 12, 2014 at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye where he resided for 1 years. Linus was born in Sleepy Eye, MN on May 9, 1923 to Lawrence and Anna (Saffert) Weiss, the second of eight children. He attended country school through the 8th...
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