Obituaries

Donald Zimmermann

Donald Zimmermann

Dec 22, 2013

Donald Zimmermann was born on February 19, 1932 to Walter and Erna (Gerth) Zimmermann in Waterbury Township in Redwood County. He attended school through the 4th grade at District 85 in Waterbury Township and graduated from South High School in Minneapolis. Don was united in marriage to Lois Otto on August 25, 1953, at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church in...

Thomas Ibberson

Thomas Ibberson

Dec 20, 2013

Thomas Henry Ibberson was born on July 8, 1928 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the son of Frank Agnes (Remiger) Ibberson. He grew up and graduated from High School in Sleepy Eye. He married Yvonne Maureen Fischer on September 30, 1950 in Sleepy Eye. Tom's passions were marriage, family and farming. He loved following his grandchildren's sporting events, guns shows...

Adam Jensen

Adam Jensen

Dec 20, 2013

Adam Lloyd Philip Jensen was born December 10, 1990, to Glenn and Anita (Sellner) Jensen in New Ulm, MN. He attended and graduated from Springfield Public School in 2009. He was pursuing his degree in Ag-Business and Animal Nutrition at SDSU in Brookings, SD. Adam loved life, especially being around people and giving hugs. He was involved in FFA...

Marvin Prins

Marvin Prins

Dec 20, 2013

Marvin Wesley Prins was born on April 26, 1933 in Brown County, the son of Tebbo and Jeanette (Finger) Prins. As in infant, Marvin moved with his parents to Amboy Township in Cottonwood County. He graduated from Jeffers High School in 1951. He worked for Hayes - Lukas Lumber in Jeffers until he was drafted into the U.S. Army...

Victor Gentz

Victor Gentz

Dec 20, 2013

Victor Gentz was born on September 26, 1917, in Bashaw Township, the son of William and Bertha (Krueger) Gentz. He attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis. He served in the U.S. Navy from January 11, 1944 until his honorable discharge in April 1, 1946. He was united in marriage to Lois Veenstra at the Methodist Church in Mankato on March...

Nathan Potter

Nathan Potter

Dec 20, 2013

In just 30 years, Nate Potter touched a lifetime of people. He had a knack for bringing people together. Anyone who met Nate would tell you, his smile and sense of fun was always there and guaranteed to cheer up your day. Nathan Scott Potter was raised on the family century farm northwest of Springfield that he later farmed...

Jeffrey Menage

Jeffrey Menage

Dec 17, 2013

Jeffrey Peter Menage was born February 23, 1964, in Britt Iowa to Karen and Elmer Menage. He attended elementary and high school in Luverne, MN, graduating in 1982. He attended Willmar JC for 2 years. Jeff completed his undergraduate degree in Education at Southwest State in Marshall, MN in 1987. Coach Menage's first teaching/coaching job was in Spring Valley,...

Henry Schmidt

Henry Schmidt

Dec 15, 2013

Henry was born on April 16, 1920 to Jacob E. and Katherina (Quiring) Schmidt on the homestead farm near Chinook, Montana. His mother died when he was four years old. His father moved the family from the farm to Minnesota and later married Helen Reimer. As a young boy, Henry was treated for polio in Chicago and wore braces...

Edward Lammers

Edward Lammers

Dec 14, 2013

Edward Joseph Lammers was born in Fulda, Minnesota, on August 17, 1927, the son of Joseph and Franceska Lammers. He grew up on the family farm near Fulda where he help his folks farm. In 1973, Ed moved to a small farmstead north of Butterfield. He moved there with his collection of antique farm tractors. Collecting and restoring old...

Winniefred Quiring

Winniefred Quiring

Dec 12, 2013

Winniefred 'Winnie' Helen Quiring was born December 28, 1911 in Delft, MN the daughter of Peter J. and Marie (Toews) Kliewer. She was united in marriage to Gerhard G. Quiring on September 6, 1929 in Mountain Lake. Winnie worked as a housekeeper for several homes in Mountain Lake throughout the years. She was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church...

Evelyn Durheim

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...