Obituaries
Donald Friedrich
Oct 28, 2013
Donald Carl Friedrich was born August 8, 1925 in Springfield, MN to Art and Myrtle (Jorgenson) Friedrich. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1943 and enlisted in the U.S. Army on October 8, 1943. Don served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and was honorably discharged January 20, 1946. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth 'Betty' Schmidt on...
Lucille Petterson
Oct 26, 2013
Lucille (Weidenbach) Petterson, the daughter of Theodore and Lena Harms (Malo) was born on December 31, 1919 in Martin County, MN. Lucille was baptized and confirmed. She graduated from Granada High School. She was united in marriage to Raymond Weidenbach in 1937, this marriage was blessed with 4 children. Lucille and Raymond farmed until 1964 when they moved to...
Lucille Sellner
Oct 25, 2013
Lucille S. Sellner, age 98, died on October 25, 2013 surrounded by her family at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. Lucille was born on October 13, 1915 in Leavenworth, MN, the daughter of Anton and Sophie (Meidl) Hornick. She spent her life working and enjoying her family, taking walks to see her mother, walking downtown to do errands or...
Shirley Callanan
Oct 25, 2013
Shirley Ann Callanan was born on June 15, 1937 in Lakota, IA, the daughter of William and Rose (Miller) Joos. She graduated from Elmore High School and DeLyles Academy with a degree in Cosmetology. She worked in New Ulm, MN where she met Richard Callanan. Shirley and Richard were married on November 8, 1958 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church...
Anna Mcmullen
Oct 24, 2013
Anna Mae McMullen was born August 6, 1922 in St. James, MN to Patrick and Mary (Tierney) McMorrow. She grew up in the St. James area and graduated from St. James High School in 1940. After graduating, Anna helped her parents on the farm and was united in marriage to Donald McMullen on July 16, 1944 at the St....
M. Rose Wiens
Oct 22, 2013
Rosetta Funk was born on May 16, 1931 to Marie (Reimer) and Kornelious Funk in Felt, Oklahoma. She attended elementary school in Felt and was also a member of Felt Baptist Church. At the age of 10, Rose accepted Christ as her savior. At about that same time, when her mother became incapacitated due to strokes, Rose took over...
Ralph Friesen
Oct 20, 2013
Ralph Stanley Friesen, the son of Peter R. and Linda (Harder) Friesen was born on July 8, 1932 near Mountain Lake, Minnesota. After graduating from Mountain Lake High School in 1950, he attended Grace Bible Institute, Omaha, Nebraska. He married his high school sweetheart, Linda Loewens on December 30, 1952. From January 1955 - December 1956, he did his...
Helen Byro
Oct 19, 2013
Helen Frances was born at home in Madelia Township on December 22, 1930, the daughter of Ole and Alma (Jorgenson) Quam. She was baptized and confirmed at Lake Hanska Lutheran Church. Helen graduated from Hanska High School in 1948 and then attended LPN training at Union Hospital in New Ulm. She was united in marriage to Edwin Byro on...
Mark Hennis
Oct 18, 2013
Mark Lyle Hennis was born September 19, 1948, the son of Lyle and Joan (McCabe) Hennis. Mark grew up in the Madelia area where he attended school graduating from Madelia High School. Mark worked at S-T Industries until he retired, he worked part time at the St. James Liquor Store for several years also. Mark enjoyed star gazing, gardening,...
Jeanette Mathistad
Oct 18, 2013
Jeanette Adelle Laingen, daughter of Amanda (Eng) and Palmer T. Laingen, was born on July 17, 1920, in Odin Township, MN. She died on Friday, October 18, 2013, at the age of 93 in her home in Richardson, TX. Jeanette was baptized and confirmed in St. Olaf Lutheran Church in rural Odin. She attended grade school in District 15...
Donald Halvorson
Oct 15, 2013
Donald Marlin Halvorson, age 81, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota was called home to his Heavenly Father on October 15, 2013. Donald was born on November 2, 1931 in Sibley County near Gibbon, Minnesota to Orlan and La Verna (Fahrenkamp) Halvorson. He graduated from Fairfax High School in 1949. He served in the United States Air Force from May 1951...
Daryl Coleman
Oct 15, 2013
Daryl William Coleman, (Butch), was born May 14, 1941, in St. James, the son of William and Erna (Kriesch) Coleman. Butch grew up in St. James graduating from St. James High School in 1959 where he excelled at football, basketball and baseball. On October 29, 1960, Butch was united in marriage to Joyce Mishler in St. James where they...
Delbert Sutherland
Oct 13, 2013
Delbert Lee Sutherland was born August 19, 1932, on the family farm near Mt. Lake, MN, the son of Ray and Hulda (Gossen) Sutherland. Del grew up in the Butterfield area where he graduated from Butterfield High School. He served in the US Army in Korea from May 1953 until February 1955. Del married Ann Saline in Iowa on...
Elva Nielsen
Oct 13, 2013
Elva Ella Nielsen was born March 21, 1919 in Eden Township, Brown County the daughter of John and Lillie (Schlieman) Zaske. She graduated from Morgan High School where she was a member of the school's dance band. Elva was united in marriage to Glendale Waldo Nielsen on August 10, 1940 at the Zaske farm home in Eden Township. The...
Viola Suker
Oct 12, 2013
Viola Rose Suker was born on February 18, 1919 in New Ulm, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Frieda (Beyer) Sandhoefner. She married Roy Suker on July 22, 1941 in New Ulm, MN, the beginning of their 68 years together. Viola spent her childhood in New Ulm, not learning to speak English until kindergarten. She was proud to teach...
Alice Fast
Oct 8, 2013
Memorials are preferred to Cornerstone Bible Church in Mountain Lake. On March 20, 1926, Alice was born to Peter and Anna (Friesen) Stoesz in Butterfield, Minnesota. A Class of 1944 graduate of Mt. Lake High School, Alice also took college classes at Mt. Lake Bible college. Alice was baptized at Cornerstone Bible Church where she was a lifelong member....
Albert Thiessen
Oct 7, 2013
Albert was born in Midway Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota to David H. and Elizabeth (Harder) Thiessen on June 1, 1923. He attended Butterfield Public School from 1929 to 1939 and in 1979 he took a basic machine shop course at Mankato Vocational Institute to learn how to operate a lathe his father had purchased. A lifelong member of First...
Kerry Larson
Oct 7, 2013
Please check back for a complete obituary notice. Kerry is survived by her daughter; Heather Englin of St. James, 3 grandchildren; Skyler, Daisy Ella, her companion; Mark Hennis of St. James and long time friend; Rohnda Porath of Windom. Visitation 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturday, October 12, 2013 Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel 906 - 10th Ave....
Bryan Grunig
Oct 5, 2013
Bryan Lee Grunig, the son of Garland George and Meryls Mae (Wolle) Grunig was born on July 24, 1956 in Madelia, MN. He graduated from the Madelia High School. Bryan was united in marriage to Valerie Ann Anderson on June 14, 1980 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Madelia. Bryan was a self employed truck driver, he purchased his...
Miriam Gustafson
Oct 4, 2013
Miriam Gustafson died peacefully on October 4, 2013 in St. James, MN at Pleasantview, Good Samaritan Society. She fought many years battling Alzheimer's and Lewy Bodies Disease. Born May 17, 1934 St. Paul, MN to Dr. Joel and Ruth Peterson. Preceded in death by her parents, brother Orville and baby brother Peterson. Survived by her husband of 55 years;...
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