Obituaries

Ordell Vee

Ordell Vee

Jun 21, 2013

Ordell Terrance Vee, Sr. age 89 passed on to join his family and friends that went before him on Friday, June 21, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Jackson but he resided in Linden Township most of his life. Due to failing health he moved from Linden Township to town in 2005 and lived in Madelia, New...

Christine Wille

Christine Wille

Jun 21, 2013

Christine Ann Wille was born on October 8, 1924 in Stately Township. The daughter of William and Minnie (Matzke) Vogel. She was united in marriage to Alvin C. Wille on October 10, 1945 at the St. Joseph Rectory in Lamberton, MN. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lamberton. Christine enjoyed baking, cooking, gardening, embroidering, dancing,...

William Schneider

William Schneider

Jun 18, 2013

William Billy Schneider, Jr. died on June 18, 2013 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center where he was a resident since the spring of 2009. William L. Billy Schneider, Jr. was born on March 22, 1932 to William, Sr. and Hattie (Smit) Schneider. He was a lifelong resident of Leavenworth Township, living on the family farm that was built...

Ray Schilling

Ray Schilling

Jun 17, 2013

Raymond Alvin Schilling was born on January 8, 1937 in Iona, MN to Jack and Mary (Christensen) Schilling. He attended school at St. Raphael's in Springfield, MN. After school he served in the United States Navy on the USS Lexington. After serving in the Navy he moved to New Ulm and married Brunilla Lang on September 5, 1959 at...

Margaret Fox

Margaret Fox

Jun 16, 2013

Margaret Elizabeth Fox was born on May 17, 1920 in Charleston Township, the daughter of Edward and Henrietta (Pape) Leopold. She was united in marriage to LeRoy C. Fox on September 5, 1942, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Sanborn. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Sanborn, participating with the CCW, and a member of...

Ardyce Zender

Ardyce Zender

Jun 14, 2013

Ardyce Lorraine Gustafson was born May 5, 1928, at home in Butterfield, the daughter of Ned and Sarah (Friesen) Gustafson. Ardyce grew up in Butterfield, attended school and graduated as Valedictorian of her class. On October 10, 1946, she married her high school sweetheart, John Zender. The couple were in love and happily married for the next 67 years....

Linda Kluver

Linda Kluver

Jun 13, 2013

Linda K Kluver, 65 of Portland, OR died on Thursday 6/13/2013 after a long battle with cancer. She was born May 23, 1948 in Lake Crystal, MN to Stan and Winifred Kluver. Linda moved to OR in 1976, after attending Bemidji State from 1966-68 and then graduating from the U of M, obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Home Economics....

Harold 'Hooch' Hansen

Harold 'Hooch' Hansen

Jun 12, 2013

Harold "Hooch" Hansen, 83, of Sleepy Eye, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in his home. Hooch was first and foremost, the best Dad and Father-in-law and Grandpa and Great-Grandpa a family could ever have. He was born in Sleepy Eye, where he lived his entire life. Hooch was the son of C. C. Hansen Sr. and Veronica Hansen. He...

Cletus Utz

Cletus Utz

Jun 9, 2013

Cletus Joseph Utz was born on May 22, 1937 in Burnstown Township, the son of Joseph Anton and Rosalia Elizabeth (Lang) Utz. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1957 until his honorable discharge in 1963. He served with the U.S. Expeditionary Forces in the African Congo in 1960 and was stationed at bases in France...

Yesenia Gonzalez

Yesenia Gonzalez

Jun 6, 2013

NOVENA AL SAGRADO CORAZON DE JESUS Oh Santisimo Corazon de Jesus! fuent de todas las bendiciones, yo te adoro, yo te amo, y con sincero arrepentimiento de todos mis pecados, yo te ofrezco este mi pobre corazon. Hazme humilde, paciente, puro y totalmente sumiso a Tu voluntad. Concedeme, misericordioso Jesus, poder vivir para Ti, protegeme en todos los peligros,...

George Hacker

George Hacker

Jun 5, 2013

George Frank Hacker was born on April 7, 1929, in Templeton, IA, the son of George and Esther Hacker. He moved to Morgan as a small child where he attended Country School District #74 for 3 years and then St. Michael's Catholic School in Morgan, and was valedictorian of his class at Morgan High School in 1947. He farmed...

John Rusten

John Rusten

Jun 5, 2013

John Gilbert Rusten, the son of Gilbert 'Gib' and Helen (Ellingsberg) Rusten was born on June 20, 1939 in Madelia, MN. John graduated from Madelia High School and continued his education at Dunwoody Institute. He was united in marriage to Karen Dorothy on July 28, 1961 in Madelia, MN. Their marriage was blessed with two sons, William and Robert....

Patricia Anderson

Patricia Anderson

Jun 5, 2013

Patricia Ann (Ross) Anderson was born December 15, 1946 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She took her last breath and soared to Heaven on the wings of angels June 5, 2013 in St. James. She was the second eldest of 5 children born to William Ross Sr. and Agnes Eldora (Johnson) Ross. During Pat''s childhood, the Ross...

William Vogel

William Vogel

Jun 5, 2013

William 'Bill' John Vogel was born November 19, 1934 in Stately Township, Brown County to William and Minnie (Matzke) Vogel. Bill served with the U.S. Army from 1957-59. He was united in marriage to Eileen Groebner on September 28, 1963 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Sanborn. Bill worked for Mathiowetz Construction for 5 years before farming his entire...

Michael Ecker

Michael Ecker

Jun 5, 2013

Michael was born on December 4, 1950 in St. Paul, MN the son of Richard E. and Mercedes E. (Liebman) Ecker. He lived in West St. Paul until he graduated from the College of St. Thomas. Michael then attended Creighton Medical School in Omaha, NE. He completed his Family Practice Residency at Creighton Medical Center. Michael married Charlene M....

Kaylie Hogue

Kaylie Hogue

Jun 5, 2013

Kaylie Hogue, age 24, of Sleepy Eye, died of an Epileptic Seizure on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Kaylie was born on July 16, 1988 in New Ulm, MN. She graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School in 2006 and from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a Bachelors in Education. She was currently teaching at Martin County West High School....

Lavarre Hollingsworth

Lavarre Hollingsworth

Jun 4, 2013

LaVarre Hollingsworth was born in Minneapolis on November 29, 1917 to Roy and Ida (Moeschler) Norris. She married Donald S. Hollingsworth on May 27, 1938 in South Minneapolis. She worked most of her life for Gustafson Plumbing as an Office Manager. It was in her mid-forties that she was given the opportunity to do what she was passionate about...

Leroy Seely

Leroy Seely

May 30, 2013

LeRoy Durland Seely died peacefully Thursday, May 30, 2013, after a short illness. Roy was born in Westbrook, MN, on April 6, 1917, and lived in St. James, Sioux Falls, Worthington and England during WWII. He was proud of his military service with the Army Air Corps and often told of singing Coming in on a Wing and Prayer...

Thelma Vollmer

Thelma Vollmer

May 29, 2013

Thelma Margareta Brosnan was born on March 11, 1921 the daughter of Patrick Lila (Schmidt) Brosnan. She graduated from Sleepy Eye High School in 1939. She married Armin Vollmer on April 26, 1942 in Ringstad, IA. The couple was blessed with one son, Armin. Thelma enjoyed gardening and loved to work with flowers. She enjoyed dancing, listening to music,...

Doris Savage

Doris Savage

May 28, 2013

Doris Savage, age 88, was called into the loving arms of the Lord on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. She died peacefully surrounded by family at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. Doris was born December 11, 1924 in Springfield to Otto and Marion (Edmundson) Weinberger. She was raised in Springfield and was united in marriage to Joseph F. Savage...