Obituaries
Evelyn Durheim
Dec 12, 2013
Evelyn Gertrude Miller was born October 31, 1913, at Alpha, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Tenhoff) Miller. She was baptized in the Presbyterian Church. She attended rural school at District 21 and high school in St. James where she graduated in 1930. During her high school years she received voice lessons from Helen Bentley and sang at...
Sylvia Denn
Dec 11, 2013
Sylvia (Lantz) Denn age 93,of Lewisville, MN died, Wednesday December 11,2013 at her home in Lewisville. Sylvia was born on November 20th, 1920 in Ceresco Township to Ward Joyce (Miexell) Lantz. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Vernon Center. She was a lifelong active member at St Peters Lutheran Church. Sylvia graduated in 1938...
Robert Kunkel
Dec 11, 2013
Robert Bob Kunkel was born February 25, 1949 in Mountain Lake, MN to August Darlene (Johnson) Kunkel. He attended school in Mountain Lake. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in February of 1968 where he served his country in Vietnam until September 1969. He was united in marriage to Judy Mathiowetz on July 4, 1968. Together they farmed...
Patrick Krenz
Dec 9, 2013
Pat, the son of Ferd and Betty Krenz, was born on March 17, 1948 in Sleepy Eye, MN. He attended country school in rural Sleepy Eye and Sleepy Eye Public School. After graduating high school in 1965, he joined the US Navy and served as a flight engineer on a flight crew flying missions in Vietnam. After leaving the...
Edith Seal
Dec 8, 2013
Edith Dorethea Elenora Tuveson was born on January 27, 1913, in St. James, Minnesota, the daughter of Bengt Julia (Johanson) Tuveson. Edith grew up in St. James where she graduated from the St. James High School in 1930. She worked as a telephone operator for several years. On January 1, 1937, Edith was united in marriage to Claude Seal...
Hilarius Sellner
Dec 7, 2013
Hilarius "Larry" Clement Sellner was born January 7, 1933 in Stark Township, Brown County, to William and Cecilia (Mathiowetz) Sellner. He attended school in Stark Township. He was united in marriage to Gloria Grossmann on September 4, 1956. Together they farmed in Stark Township until they retired and moved to Sleepy Eye in 2007. He enjoyed playing cards and...
Norman Warwick
Dec 4, 2013
Norman Harold Warwick was born June 5, 1938 near Amery, WI, son of Harold Caroline (Peterson) Warwick. Norman graduated from Amery High School in 1956 where he played football. He enlisted in the US Navy and served in active duty on the USS Soley, then three years in the reserves. On July 5, 1956, Norm Marlys Morfitt were married...
Curtis Odegard
Dec 3, 2013
Curtis L. Odegard was born on January 16, 1956 in Madelia, MN, the son of Orrie and Betty (Beckius) Odegard. He was baptized and confirmed at Albion Lutheran Church and graduated from St. James High School. He has lived in the St. James and Madelia area his entire life. Through the years, Curtis has held a variety of jobs...
Mary Mickelson
Dec 1, 2013
Mary Matilda Mickelson was born May 30, 1924 in New Ulm, MN to Joseph and Teresa (Tregner) Suess. She was united in marriage to Palmer Mickelson on July 25, 1942 in New Ulm. The couple farmed Palmer's family farm until 1960 when they moved to Madelia. Mary worked as a housekeeper in several homes before going to work at...
Allan Niessen
Dec 1, 2013
Allan John was born to John J. and Anna P. (Dick) Niessen on May 29, 1933 at the Bethel Hospital in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. He lived in the same farmhouse almost his entire life, except during his Alternative Service during the Korean War, when Allan served at Boys' Village in Smithville, Ohio. In the midst of his term there,...
Marjorie Sandmann
Nov 30, 2013
Marjorie "Marge" Schwint Sandmann was born in Mallard, IA to Frank Theo (Stowell) Schwint on January 16, 1924. They moved to Evan, MN in 1929. Then to Sleepy Eye where she graduated Sleepy Eye Public School in 1942. She worked at Broich Grocery, Robert's Insurance and Moorman's Manufacturing until she retired. She married Ivan Sandmann on August 7, 1944...
Donald Feil
Nov 30, 2013
Donald Gottfried Ace Feil was born on January 5, 1926 to Gottfried and Katharina (Mende) Feil, the 3rd of six children. He attended Mountain Lake Public Schools, graduating with the Class of 1943. A lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Donny was baptized and confirmed there and served for many years as head usher. In 1956 when his mother,...
Carlyle Roberts
Nov 30, 2013
Carlyle Loggy Bruce Roberts was born on March 27, 1921 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Matthew and Arietta (Hansen) Roberts. He attended school in Sleepy Eye and was a lifelong member of the Congregational church until it closed and then joined the Methodist Church. Loggy was united in marriage to Arline Emily Snider on June 1, 1942. Arline passed...
Marvin Mork
Nov 28, 2013
Marvin Ray Mork was born on July 4, 1931 on the Voss Farm near St. James, MN the son of Marvin Lena (Stam) Mork. He attended school in Ormsby and later served as a Sergeant in US Army in Korea from January of 1951 until he was honorably discharged in September of 1953. Marvin made his home in Ormsby,...
Virginia Dewell
Nov 25, 2013
Virginia Ginny Eileen Dewell , age 69, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on November 25, 2013, at Sleepy Eye Care Center. Virginia Ginny Dewell was born on July 17, 1944 in Fort Dodge, IA to Leslie and Virginia (Anthony) Dewell. She worked at Vidal Sassoon in Des Moines, IA, did private nursing duty in home and worked at an...
Erna Kieper
Nov 24, 2013
Erna Katherine Kieper was born February 11, 1911 in Burnstown Township, MN the daughter of August and Katherine (Polzin) Kieper. Erna worked for Sward-Kemp Drug for 49 years. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield and enjoyed playing sheephead, bingo, and putting puzzles together. Erna also enjoyed being with family, especially the little children. Erna...
Maynard 'Butch' Nelson
Nov 21, 2013
Maynard Butch Nelson was born on October 23, 1932 in Madelia, MN, the son of Carl and Palma (Stordahl) Nelson. He graduated from the Madelia High School and was a self employed carpenter. Over the years, Butch enjoyed working with Leverson Furniture, Madelia Theater, Madelia Golf Course, and the Madelia Municipal Liquor Store. He was a member of Faith...
June Pauling
Nov 18, 2013
June Atlanta Pauling was born June 25, 1928 in Lake Sarah Township, Murray County, MN to Thomas and Agatha (DeMong) Holland. She graduated from Tracy High School in 1946 then worked at the Tracy Hospital as an LPN for 4 years. June was united in marriage to Vernon Pauling on June 29, 1950 in Garvin. She was a member...
Rhoda Dreke
Nov 17, 2013
Rhoda Elaine Hoiosen was born October 15, 1921, at Hoving, ND, the daughter of Ole Inga (Stockstad) Hoiosen. She was baptized December 26, 1921 at Concordia Lutheran Church in Sargent County, ND, and confirmed May 6, 1936, at First Ev. Lutheran Church in Madelia. Rhoda attended public school in Madelia and graduated from Madelia High School in 1939. On...
Vernon Johnson
Nov 15, 2013
Vernon Johnson was born in Lake Hanska Township, Brown County, Minnesota, on December 17, 1920, the son of Carl Eugenia (Bloomquist) Johnson. He was baptized at East Sveadahl Lutheran Church and confirmed at West Sveadahl Lutheran Church. Vernon attended rural school district 37, Watonwan Co. School Dist. He worked at Lee Oil Co., LaSalle in the early 1940's before...
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