Obituaries

Dolores Sneer

Dolores Sneer

Mar 13, 2014

Dolores Curley Sneer was born on May 17, 1929 to Ole J. and Hazel (Oleson) Olson in Storden, MN. Raised on a farm outside of Storden, Dolores was baptized on July 21, 1929 and confirmed in her faith at Amo Lutheran Church, Storden. Dolores attended country school and graduated from Storden High School in 1947. She graduated from Mankato...

Emilio Campo

Emilio Campo

Mar 12, 2014

Emilio Jaime Campo Pena aka Pacho, age 53, from Madelia, Minnesota, passed away March 12, 2014. He was born August 5, 1960 in McAllen, Texas. His parents were Emilio Jaime Campo Rodrguez and Nayta Pena de Hoyos. His siblings are Pilar, Vctor, Patricia, and Silvia. He lived in Mexico City, Mexico during his adolescence. He graduated from La Salle...

Magdalene Becker

Magdalene Becker

Mar 12, 2014

Magdalene Rose Becker was born August 16, 1924, in Mountain Lake to Isaac J. and Marie (Goertzen) Adrian. Maggie lived nearly all her life in Mountain Lake, until granddaughter Jamie and Tyler Panka of Winona, cared for her in their home during the last two years. Her youth was spent on the family farm southeast of town, helping with...

Obert Blackstad

Obert Blackstad

Mar 9, 2014

Obert "Obe" Blackstad was born on December 20, 1924 at the family farm in rural Saint James to Ole G. Marie (Nesseth) Blackstad. He was baptized and confirmed at Albion Church in Albin township, Brown County, Minnesota. He received his education in District 36 and high school in Saint James until 11th grade. From there he went on to...

Danny Hemming

Danny Hemming

Mar 9, 2014

Danny Lee Hemming, of Sleepy Eye, MN, lost his courageous battle with lung cancer the evening of Sunday, March 9th 2014. Danny was born February 7, 1953 in Gaylord, MN to Helen Swenstad (Papke) and Robert L. Hemming. As a child, Danny spent his early years moving frequently with his family until graduating from Sleepy Eye Public School in...

John Mangen

John Mangen

Mar 7, 2014

Born July 20, 1995, in New Ulm, Minnesota, to Dennis Bernard and Christine Ann Mangen, John was attending Minnesota State University in Mankato taking nutrition and exercise science classes in his first year at MSU. John was a talented athlete and sports were a big part of his life. He was a three-sport athlete in high school: football, basketball...

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...