Obituaries
Shirley Moll
May 6, 2013
Shirley Moll 87, passed away Monday, May 6th at her home in Apache Junction, Arizona. Shirley Helen Kranz Schwerzler Moll was born April 14, 1926 to Hugo and Martha Schmidt Kranz in rural Brookville Township Redwood County, Minnesota. She attended School District 34 in rural Brookville through the 8th grade and graduated from Springfield High School in 1945. She...
Marcia Vanderbilt
May 5, 2013
Marcia Elaine Petersen was born on March 20, 1927 in Minneapolis,MN to Rev. and Mrs.A.R. Petersen. She graduated from Minnehaha Academy and the Fairview School of Nursing/St. Olaf College. She married Rev. Glenn Vanderbilt on September 9, 1950. They served parishes in rural Racine, Wisconsin and rural Decorah, Iowa before moving to St. James in 1961 to serve at...
Dennis Kinnetz
May 2, 2013
Dennis Marvin Kinnetz was born in Estherville, IA, on July 7, 1958 the son of Leonard and JoAnn (Miller) Kinnetz. He attended Graettinger Community School and went on to proudly serve in the National Guard and United States Army where he served for ten years. On September 7, 1990, he was united in marriage to Lynette Paulson at First...
Kevin Mathistad
May 1, 2013
Kevin Wayne Mathistad was born August 31st, 1957 to Wayne Marjean (Heffele) Mathistad in Mountain Lake, MN. He was baptized in the Christian faith on November 3rd, 1957 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church of Odin, MN. He was confirmed in faith on May 16, 1971 at Grace Lutheran Church of Ormsby, MN. Kevin attended elementary school in Ormsby and...
Warren Jensen
Apr 30, 2013
Warren Joseph Jensen was born on September 24, 1921, to Otto and Tilda (Meyer) Jensen at the family home in Sundown in Redwood County. On August 21, 1953 he married Greta Bredvold. They lived and farmed in Sundown Township, Redwood County. To this union three children were born: Jodi, Paula, and Steve. Warren was a lifelong member of Sundown...
Melvin Hammerschmidt
Apr 29, 2013
Melvin Lawrence Hammerschmidt was born November 15, 1927 in Redwood County, the son of George and Maria (Simon) Hammerschmidt. He was confirmed March 8, 1959 at Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church. Melvin enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 14, 1946 and was honorably discharged August 31, 1947. He was united in marriage to Lorraine Geske on June 13, 1955...
Ione Elg
Apr 27, 2013
Ione was born to Joseph and Hattie (Warner) Johnson on February 12, 1937 in Adrian Township of Watonwan County. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Darfur. After graduating from Comfrey High School in 1955 she worked at Friesen's Variety Store in St. James. She married Ivan Elg at Darfur on November 5, 1955 and lived...
Kim Mertz
Apr 25, 2013
Kim Dennis Mertz of rural Sleepy Eye was taken from his family and friends unexpectedly on April 25th, 2013. Kim was born on April 28th, 1953 to Dennis and Rose Mary (Laux) Nelson of Godhal MN. Kim attended Sleepy Eye St. Mary's Catholic School, where he enjoyed playing sports, he graduated in 1971. After high school Kim attended college...
Lorraine Thulien
Apr 24, 2013
Lorraine Mary Thulien was born June 22, 1922 in St. James, MN to William and Rosa (Miest) O'Brien. She graduated from St. James High School in 1941 and was united in marriage to A. Charles Thulien on September 24, 1950 at St. Paul's Parsonage. Lorraine worked at the Herbin Holte grocery store from 1943-50. She was a member of...
Dianne Westman
Apr 24, 2013
Dianne Jane Baarson was born in St. James on March 4, 1947, the daughter of Albert and Irene (Sexton) Baarson. Dianne grew up in the Odin area and graduated from Butterfield High School. On August 28, 1965, she was united in marriage to Douglas Westman. The couple made their home in St. James where they raised their family. Dianne...
George Newman
Apr 23, 2013
George Jr. was born on November 7, 1929 in Omaha, Nebraska to George and Gretchen (Reimers) Newman, Sr. For many years he owned and operated a sanitation business. As a Jack-of-all-trades, George loved mechanics and serviced his fleet of trucks himself. After retiring from his business, he worked as a shuttle transporter from a hotel to the airport. He...
Richard Miller
Apr 22, 2013
Richard Neil Miller was born June 6, 1952 to parents Donald Easton and Joyce Louise (Tyrrell) Miller. He lived with his family in Dunnell, MN, and Granada, MN, attended schools in Granada and Fairmont graduating from the latter. After his parents retired in 1980, they moved to Truman. In 1983 Rick was accepted into the REM home where he...
Irvin Benge
Apr 22, 2013
Irvin Benge, 91, husband, father, farmer, veteran, was a lifelong resident of Waverly and Galena Townships in Martin County. He died April 22 at a VA-affiliated hospital in Grantsburg, WI, three weeks after a wonderful Easter Sunday with his family. Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013 at Waverly Lutheran Church of rural Trimont with a...
Wilma Becker
Apr 21, 2013
On February 14, 1923, Wilma Violet was born in Milford, Nebraska to Lloyd and Emma (Kennel) Troyer. As a young woman, she worked as an aide in a hospital. On November 28, 1948 she married Paul Arthur Becker in Wellman, Iowa. They moved to Mountain Lake and were blessed with five children. Wilma was employed for many years at...
John Tierney
Apr 21, 2013
John Tierney, age 61, of Springfield, MN died on Sunday, April 21st, 2013 at his home. John James Tierney, the son of Joseph and Audrey (Archard) Tierney was born March 20th, 1952. John grew up in Madelia where he graduated from Madelia High School in 1970. John was united in marriage to Doris Anderson on Feb 13th, 1971 and...
Mary Dettman
Apr 21, 2013
Mary Lee (Brown) Dettman was born to Charles Edward Brown and Luvenia Brown on October 10, 1924 on a farm in North Carolina. She graduated from Sunbury High School and attended City College of Norfolk, Virginia. While attending college in Norfolk and working at the military PX, Mary met a sailor, Harold Dettman, and the two married on March...
Ralph Bielen
Apr 20, 2013
Ralph Cashmere Bielen was born to Joseph and Frieda (Wagner) Bielen on August 22, 1929 in Springfield, MN. He was raised in Springfield and graduated from Springfield High School in 1948. On September 16, 1950 he was married to Avona (Richert). Ralph began working part-time at Vigorena Feeds in 1947 and became the accountant and office manager. He retired...
Richard Melheim
Apr 20, 2013
Richard Allen Melheim was born in St. James, MN, to parents Joseph "Smokey" and Ella (Panzer) Melheim on July 1st, 1952. He went to St. James High School and graduated in 1971. He then resided, worked, and raised his family in St. James. Richard took up hobbies that included gardening, wood shop, carpentry, and cooking for his family and...
Randall Wenisch
Apr 19, 2013
Randall Leonard Wenisch was born on November 23, 1964, the son of Richard and Kay (Hotzler) Wenisch. He graduated from Morgan High School in 1983 and attended vocational training for auto mechanics. He worked for Jensen Motors and most recently for Atlas Cold Storage in New Ulm. He was united in marriage to Diane in December of 1997. Randy...
Barbara Wolner
Apr 19, 2013
Barbara Agnes Wolner, "Barb", was born in Minneapolis, MN on January 25th, 1931. After 82 years of living life on earth, while surrounded by the love of her family, she peacefully entered heaven's gate on April 19th, 2013. Barb was born in Minneapolis on January 25th, 1931 and graduated from Minneapolis South High School. After high school she went...
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