Obituaries

Michael Arthur Seifert

Dec 16, 2024

On May 3, 1950, Michael A. Seifert came into this world, bringing three sisters with him. It was an exciting day for Sleepy Eye when the Seifert quads were born. On December 16, 2024, Mike experienced another exciting day when he passed from this world to the next where so many of his family and friends were waiting to...

Ardella Mae Wilstermann

Dec 15, 2024

Ardella M. Wilstermann  age 93, of Springfield died on December 15, 2024, at her home for the past 11 years, St. John Lutheran Home.

Visitation will be on Monday, December 30, 2024 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Springfield, MN. Service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, on...

Ladon Vern Krueger

Dec 15, 2024

LaDon Vern Krueger, age 88, of Saint James, died on December 15, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Saint James.

Visitation will be on Friday, December 20, 2024, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James and will continue on Saturday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at the...

Joyce Romona Wolner

Dec 15, 2024

Joyce Romona Wolner, age 96, of Saint James, died on December 15, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Saint James.

A memorial service will be held at Augustana Lutheran Church in Saint James on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 1:00 pm with visitation one hour prior to the service. The clergy will be Rev....

Lloyd Joelin Skarphol

Dec 14, 2024

Lloyd J. Skarphol, age 80 of Springfield, Minnesota, died peacefully with his family at his side on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the Owatonna Hospital in Owatonna, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2024, from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel and will continue on Friday from 1:00 pm until 2:00...

Gerald "Jerry" Schueler

Dec 12, 2024

Gerald “Jerry” Schueler, age 83 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota passed away December 12, 2024, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Jerry, the son of Waldamar and Florence (Marks) Schueler, was born on July 10, 1941, in Sleepy Eye. After graduating in 1959, he began employment with area farmers. In 1972 he began his career at Del Monte where he spent...

Irving Thelmer Hagen

Dec 9, 2024

Irving Thelmer Hagen, age 99, of Saint James, died on December 9, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Saint James.

Funeral service will be held at Albion Lutheran Church in rural Saint James on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 11:00 am., with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. The clergy...

Paul Roman Burghardt

Dec 9, 2024

Paul Roman Burghardt, son of the late John and Marion (Nachreiner) Burghardt was born on September 15, 1964 in New Ulm, Minnesota. At age 9 he and the family moved to rural Springfield. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1983. Known and feared in the Tomahawk Conference and Region 3A for his left-handed pitches, he pursued his talent...

Shirley Ann Mattison

Dec 8, 2024

Shirley Ann Mattison, daughter of Robert and Ethel (Erickson) Graff, was born in rural Highwater Township on February 7, 1931. The oldest of eight children, she was baptized and confirmed at Highwater Lutheran Church. She graduated from Lamberton High School in 1949. Following graduation, Shirley worked at the Lamberton school as a secretary.

On April...

Diane Spross

Dec 6, 2024

Diane Spross age 75, of Lamberton, MN died on December 6, 2024, at Valley View Manor Care Center in Lamberton, MN.

There will be a visitation on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, from 9:30 to 10:30 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lamberton, MN. A service will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lamberton...

Jeannine Lehman

Dec 6, 2024

Jeannine L. Lehman, age 93, of Cambridge died December 6, 2024 at Rosewood Senior Living.

Jeannine Lois (Swanton) Lehman passed away peacefully on December 6, 2024 at Rosewood Senior Living in Cambridge, MN. She was born in Fergus Falls, MN on January 26, 1931 to Waldo Swanton and Lenora Olson. After graduation from Fairview Nursing...

David Kenneth Hesse

Dec 5, 2024

David Kenneth Hesse age 75, of Comfrey, MN died on December 5, 2024, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.

Visitation will be on Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Albion Lutheran Church, rural St. James and will continue on Friday one hour prior to the service.

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Lindamarie Feder

Dec 1, 2024

LindaMarie Feder age 72, of Madelia, MN died on December 1, 2024, at Living Meadows at Luther in Madelia.

Services will be held at Faith Lutheran Church-Madelia, on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm. Visitation will take place at the church one hour prior to the funeral.

The clergy will...

Albert A. Craddock

Nov 28, 2024

Albert A. Craddock, age 68 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring of 2025. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com. Memorials are preferred to Sleepy Eye Medical Center....

Sharon "Boots" Remus

Nov 24, 2024

Sharon “Boots” Remus, age 89 of Sleepy Eye, died on Sunday, November 24, 2024. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Friday, November 29, 2024, at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel and will continue on Saturday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at the funeral home.  A graveside service will be held on Saturday,...

Perry Allan Schmidt

Nov 21, 2024

Perry Allan Schmidt age 74, of Darfur, MN died on November 21, 2024, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in Saint James, MN.

Visitation will be on Friday, December 6, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel.

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral...

Susan Larae Uhde

Nov 19, 2024

Susan LaRae Uhde age 71, of Madelia, MN died on November 19, 2024, at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato, MN.

Services will be held at the Faith Lutheran Church-Madelia, on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm. Visitation will be at the church on Monday, from 1:00-2:00 pm.

The clergy will...

Leland Carlton Johnson

Nov 18, 2024

Leland C. Johnson age 91, of Mountain Lake, Minnesota died on November 18, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Service will be held at the American Lutheran Church, Windom, MN on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm. Visitation will take place at the church prior to the service from...

Leonard Cahoon Fassbender

Nov 18, 2024

Leonard C. Fassbender, age 84 of Saint James, Minnesota, died on Monday, November 18, 2024, at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Home...

Gregory Dean Nessett

Nov 17, 2024

Gregory D. Nessett, age 61 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson, Minnesota surrounded by the love of his family. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 24, 2024, from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel. Visitation will continue on Monday, November 25,...