Obituaries
Victor Weiss
Sep 18, 2013
Victor J. Weiss was born on September 3, 1924 in Stark Township, MN, the son of Lawrence and Anna (Saffert) Weiss. He grew up and attended country school through 8th grade and then farmed with his family. Victor was united in marriage to Karen Saffert on December 21, 1974 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Sanborn. He worked at...
Tiem Daranikone
Sep 18, 2013
Tiem Daranikone was born in Kaonmonone Laos to Niem and Tong on the 5th of March, 1961. He immigrated to the United States in 1980. He lived in several states, primarily Massachusetts, before permanently settling in Mountain Lake, Minnesota in 2001. He was a longtime employee of Armour Eckrich in St. James. Tiem was always happy and strong hearted,...
Myrtle Knudson
Sep 17, 2013
Myrtle Knudson, the daughter of John L. and Johanna (Torgerson) Johnson was born on December 11, 1912 in rural Madelia. Myrtle grew up in rural Madelia. She was united in marriage to Glen C. Knudson on February 19, 1938 at the parsonage in Lake Crystal. They made their home on a farm in rural Madelia. They had one daughter,...
Richard Sizer
Sep 17, 2013
Richard Joseph Sizer was born on September 10, 1924, the only child of Joseph and Lucy (Starkey) Sizer. Richard grew up on the Sizer Farm two miles west of St. James. He attended St. James Catholic School for 8 years and graduated from St. James High School in 1942. He attended college at St. Mary's College in Winona for...
Lois Ross
Sep 16, 2013
Lois Kathleen Ruth Ross was born on August 18, 1928 to Harry and Alma (Thorson) Reno in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from Marshall High School in Southeast Minneapolis and completed the teaching program at Miss Woods School in 1946. After graduation, she taught 2nd grade in Mountain Lake until 1950, when she married Bayer Ross of Mt. Lake. They...
Pamela Kliewer
Sep 10, 2013
Pamela Marie was born on January 11, 1958 in Kankakee, IL to Richard Charles and Mildred Marie (Pete) Luebeck. Her family moved to Madison Lake, MN when Pam was about 12 years old. She attended Mankato East High School and later earned her GED. On July 19, 1980, Pamela married Jim Kliewer and they later divorced. In 1998, she...
Randall Lang
Sep 8, 2013
Randall Lee Lang (Wacky) , 61, of St. James died on Sunday, September 8, 2013 from fatal injuries caused by a motorcycle accident. Randy was born March 1, 1952 to Alvin and Leora Lang in Madelia, Mn. He attended grade school in LaSalle, MN and high school in St. James, MN graduating in 1970. After graduation, Randy attended Mankato...
Ivan Sorensen
Sep 8, 2013
Ivan Jerome Sorensen, age 91, formerly of Comfrey died September 8, 2013 at Sleepy Eye Care Center where he resided for three years. He was born in Stately Township, Brown County, MN to Mandrup and Margaret (Anderson) Sorensen. He received his elementary education in the Comfrey School and later attended Rural School in Watonwan County, moving with his family...
Eileen Ruff
Sep 5, 2013
Eileen Marie Ruff died gracefully in the early morning of Sept. 5 from complications of congestive heart failure. Eileen was born April 22, 1935 to Herman Prziborowski and Ann Yozamp in Sauk Rapids, Minn., where she grew up and graduated from high school. She completed a two-year nursing degree in Crookston, Minn. Eileen married William Charles Ruff of St....
Marjorie Johnson
Sep 5, 2013
Marjorie Anne Swanson Johnson was born on April 10, 1929. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 5, 2013. Marge was 84 years old Marge was born in Highlanding Township, MN, the youngest of 10 children to John and Anna Swanson. She attended school in a one room schoolhouse named 'Old Glory' there, and at one point...
Bernice Kispert
Sep 4, 2013
Bernice Grace Kyllo was born Dodge County, MN, on March 5, 1928, the daughter of Joseph and Clara (Danielson) Kyllo. She attended District 79 school until the 8th grade and graduated from Kenyon High School. On August 8, 1948, Bernice was united in marriage to Wayne Kispert at Nerstrand, MN. She worked various jobs including 18 years at State...
John Aden
Sep 3, 2013
John Albert Aden, Jr. was born February 18, 1933 near Godahl, MN, the son of John Fredrika Margaret (Menssen) Aden. The family moved to St. James when John was 3 years old. He attended St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Parochial School and St. James High School graduating in 1951. He worked at St. James Bottling Co. from 1951 to 1953....
Mary Grausam
Sep 2, 2013
Mary Louise Grausam was born October 31, 1930 in Blue Earth County to Oscar and Virginia (Palmer) Griebel. She attended Mankato State University where she received her Lifetime Teacher Degree. Mary taught in Comfrey until her marriage to Gerald Grausam on August 26, 1952 at St. John's Catholic Church in Searles. She joined Gerald in farming and raising her...
Donald Johnson
Sep 2, 2013
Don was born in Madelia, MN on August 3, 1936. He grew up in Madelia and Linn Grove and upon graduating high school, he completed lab and x-ray training and then received a BA from Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. In 1957, while working at Spencer Municipal Hospital, he married Annette Kriens. In 1967, they moved to...
Marilyn Arndt
Sep 1, 2013
Marilyn Ann (Hendricks) Arndt of Lamberton, Minnesota died September 1, 2013, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. There will be a private Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Lamberton. Born September 17, 1937 to Albert J. and Anna M. (Curran) Hendricks, Marilyn resided in Barry and Graceville, Minnesota throughout her childhood. She graduated Class...
Louise Garner
Aug 30, 2013
Louise Annette (Minnie) Garner was born January 4, 1939 in beautiful Sombra, Ontario. When she was 6 six years old, Louise, her mother and brother moved from her grandfather Maurice C. Minnie's home in Canada to Sanborn, MN. She attended Sanborn High School and Dr Martin Luther High school in New Ulm. On September 29, 1956, she married Elverne...
Duane Firchau
Aug 30, 2013
Duane Arthur Firchau was born February 20, 1934, in St. James, the son of Albert and Hulda (Johnson) Firchau. Duane attended school in St. James. He worked as a truck driver with Tony Downs Foods out of Butterfield prior to his retirement. Duane enjoyed fishing with family and friends, watching NASCAR racing and old western movies. Duane is survived...
Mary Walters
Aug 30, 2013
Mary Walters was born in Munich, ND on June 18, 1926 to Walter and Hilda (Hall) Schmitt. She moved to Comfrey as a small child and attended school in Comfrey. On September 14, 1943 she married Donald Walters of Mt. Lake, MN. They farmed in the Comfrey area until 1956. They then moved to Osakis, MN and farmed there...
Donald Richert
Aug 29, 2013
Donald George Richert was born in Springfield, the fourth of five children to Robert and Rose (Riebel) Richert, in 1936 and died on his farm on Thursday, August 29th, 2013. Donald graduated in 1953 from Springfield High School. On May 26, 1956 he was united in marriage to Joan Sellner of Sleepy Eye at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Their...
Germaine Baumann
Aug 27, 2013
Germaine Christina Baumann, age 86, died on Tuesday evening at Oak Lawn Health Care Center in Mankato, MN, the last surviving child of John and Christina (Engelen) Solyntjes. She was born on July 18, 1927 in Springfield, MN. She married Vince (Pete) Baumann on September 19, 1950, in Springfield. Germaine worked as a secretary for several insurance agencies, before...
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