Obituaries
J. Vernon Iverson
Jun 23, 2013
John Vernon Iverson was born June 6, 1919 on the Eureka Farm, Highwater Township, Cottonwood County, to Iver O. and Martha Hofstad Iverson. He was drafted into the U.S. Army from June 9, 1942 to December 28, 1945, and served with the Army's 321st Regimental Combat Team, 81st Infantry Division, serving in the Pacific Theater in the Philipines and...
Wesley Visher
Jun 23, 2013
Wes Visher, the son of John and Winnie (Boersma) Visher was born on March 24, 1931 in Lake Crystal, MN. Wes graduated from the Lake Crystal High School in 1951. He served in the Army in Korea during the Korean war. He was united in marriage to Carol Baldini on August 20, 1966 in Lake Crystal. Wes worked most...
Betty Haycraft-Urban
Jun 22, 2013
Betty Jane Goor was born on January 26, 1928 in Lewisville, MN to Alfred Snip Charles and Ethel Alberta (Splinter) Goor. She worked at Haycraft Grocery Store until December 18, 1947 when she married Wayne Haycraft in Madelia. They moved to California and while living in Pasadena, Betty worked for Boys Super Market. They returned to St. James in...
Joan Schimschock
Jun 22, 2013
Joan Joni was born on August 23, 1942 in Richmond, MN to Alphonse John and Lorraine (Thoms) Thul. She moved to Sleepy Eye where she attended and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School. Joan married Jerome Schimschock on May 4, 1964 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. She was a member of St. Mary's Church, CCW and...
Irene Wenisch
Jun 22, 2013
Irene (Willms) Wenisch was born in Butterfield, MN on April 20, 1923 to Willm and Minnie (Schmidt) Willms. She grew up and attended schools in Windom and Comfrey. She was united in marriage to Leo Wenisch at St. Raphael's Catholic Church on July 30, 1941, and they celebrated their 65th anniversary in July, 2006. Irene enjoyed flowers, gardening, and...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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