Obituaries

Ronald Engel

Ronald Engel

Apr 18, 2013

Ronald William Engel was born March 29, 1948 at New Ulm, MN, the son of William and Vera (Behrmann) Engel. Ron attended school in Judson, Madelia and graduated from St. James High School. He also attended Jackson Vo-Tech for auto mechanics. He served in the Army (1968-1970) and was a Vietnam Vet. Ron married Betty Anderson, they later divorced....

Cyrilla Turbes

Cyrilla Turbes

Apr 18, 2013

Cyrilla Ann Turbes was born on July 24, 1925 to Theodore and Ann (Lang) Fischer and resided on a farm in Bashaw Township, Brown County. She attended country school districts 59 and 65 and St. Raphael's Catholic School. On November 12, 1960 she married James Turbes at St. Raphael's Catholic Church. She was a member of St. Raphael's Church...

Kevin Weedman

Kevin Weedman

Apr 17, 2013

Kevin Lowell Weedman was born July 16, 1952 in Springfield, MN to Lowell and Lorna (Weckwerth) Weedman. He was baptized at Sundown Lutheran Church and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Kevin graduated from Springfield High School in 1970, then attended Jackson Vo-Tech for one year. He returned to Clements and worked with his father in the family business Weedman...

Marie Paulson

Marie Paulson

Apr 15, 2013

Marie was born October 17, 1917 in Alton, Iowa, the eighth of nine children of Paul and Margaret (Arens) Neyers. In 1921, the family moved to a farm site in the Evan area. Marie graduated from St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye in 1936 and attended one year of Normal Teacher's Training in Mankato. For four years she...

Robert Redmond

Robert Redmond

Apr 14, 2013

Robert Dean Redmond was born September 9, 1939, in St. James, Minnesota to parents Lee and Lorene (Conley) Redmond. He grew up and attended school in St. James. He joined the Army serving from May 1957 to April 1959. He returned to St. James following his military service. Bob worked at Tony Down and later at Crysteel. He loved...

Nathaniel Knaak

Nathaniel Knaak

Apr 13, 2013

Nathaniel Gordon Knaak was born on January 7th 1985 to Tim and Julie Knaak. He grew up on the family farm in rural St. James where he attended school and graduated in 2003. He went on to attend College and MN West in Pipestone and graduated in 2005. After graduating from college he moved to Marshall, later moving to...

Warren Nelson

Warren Nelson

Apr 13, 2013

Warren C. Nelson was born on March 12, 1929, in Butternut Valley Township, the son of Carl and Palma (Stordahl) Nelson. He attended and graduated from the Madelia High School in 1947. He worked as an Insurance Underwriter for Farmers Home Mutual Insurance Company in Madelia from 1947 to 1950. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the United...

Angelica Kostoff

Angelica Kostoff

Apr 13, 2013

Angelica Marie (Hemming) Kostoff, age 32, gave herself over to the Lord after battling heart problems and other health issues. She left us in the early morning of April 13, 2013. Angel was born on January 2, 1981 in Mankato, MN to Danny L. and Debra R. (Harms) Hemming. She attended St. John's Lutheran School in Sleepy Eye. Angel...

Clara Schultz

Clara Schultz

Apr 12, 2013

Memorials are preferred to The Gideons International. Clara Carol Loewen was born on September 14, 1915 to Frank F. and Katharina (Wiebe) Loewen on the farm in Carson Township. Early in her life, Clara gave her heart to the Lord and was baptized in Gospel Mennonite Church. She graduated from Mountain Lake High School in 1934. Clara had one...

Theresa Knudtson

Theresa Knudtson

Apr 8, 2013

Theresa Ann Mosser, the daughter of Robert and Kathleen (Tierney) Mosser, was born December 8, 1944, in Madelia. She grew up and graduated from high school in Madelia. On April 20, 1963, she was united in marriage to LeVene Knudtson. The couple made their home and raised their family in Madelia. Theresa worked fulltime as a wife and mother...

Delores Eischen

Delores Eischen

Apr 7, 2013

Delores Maxine (Olson) Eischen was born the daughter of Oscar and Mary (Rae) Olson on February 24, 1929 in Jasper, MN. She attended and graduated from Jasper Public School. On January 4, 1949 she was united in marriage to Aloysius Eischen in Jasper, MN. Lorrie instilled in us all the importance of faith, family and God's world. She was...

John Zender

John Zender

Apr 6, 2013

John Fredrick Zender was born February 9, 1926, on the family farm near Butterfield. He was the son of Andrew and Magdelina (Rathman) Zender. John grew up in the Butterfield area where he graduated from high school. On October 10, 1946, John was united in marriage to Ardyce Gustafson in St. James. The couple made their home in the...

Marlys Schumacher

Marlys Schumacher

Apr 5, 2013

Marlys Ann Schumacher was born March 28, 1941 in Madison, MN, the daughter of Fred Regina (Tasto) Vonderharr. She grew up and attended school in Madison. Marlys married Dennis J. Schumacher on August 6, 1966 in Madison, MN. The couple made their home and farmed near Springfield, MN. Marlys worked as an LPN and lived in Leavenworth until 2003...

Howard Johnson

Howard Johnson

Apr 5, 2013

Howard Eugene Johnson was born on May 21, 1930 in Mountain Lake, MN, the son of Vivien K. and Olga (Paulson) Johnson. He graduated from Comfrey Public High School and attended the University of Minnesota - Agriculture School. He served in the United States Army in Germany from February of 1953 until his honorable discharge in January of 1955....

Leona Wenisch

Leona Wenisch

Apr 5, 2013

Leona Elizabeth (Haas) Wenisch, resident of Gil-Mor Manor, Morgan, MN was born into eternal life on April 5, 2013. The daughter of Pete and Kate (Kastner) Haas, she was born June 15th, 1924 in Springfield, MN. She married Bernard Nicholas Wenisch on October 28, 1941 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. Leona was a lifelong member of St....

Willis Kuhlman

Willis Kuhlman

Apr 3, 2013

Willis George Kuhlman was born February 5, 1925, in Madelia the son of Fred and Erma (Seller) Kuhlman. Willis married Sussie Phipps on August 25, 1946 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Until recent years, he lived on the family farm in Fieldon Township. He was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church where he served in many capacities; on boards, committees...

Gladys Giese

Gladys Giese

Apr 2, 2013

Gladys June Giese was born June 11, 1927 in Mountain Lake, MN to Edward and Alice (Ridenauer) Johnson. She was baptized at the Jeffers United Methodist Church and graduated from Jeffers High School. Gladys was united in marriage to Gerald "Jerry" Giese on June 22, 1946 in Windom. Together they farmed in the Jeffers, Storden, Lamberton, and Pennock areas...

Marian Fredin

Marian Fredin

Apr 1, 2013

Marian was born September 16, 1930 to William and Selma (Wallin) Anacker in Mountain Lake. She grew up in Darfur, where she attended elementary school at Independent School District 40. She graduated from Comfrey High School in 1948. Marian and James "Jim" Fredin were married on October 20, 1949 in Darfur. James and Marian raised their three sons-Brian, Todd,...

David Carrison

David Carrison

Mar 31, 2013

David A. Carrison, age 51, died Sunday, March 31st at South Shore Care Center in Worthington, after a long battle with MS. David Arnold Carrison was born on February 26, 1962 in Minneapolis. He was adopted shortly after his birth by Arnold and Ardyth (Thompson) Carrison of Windom. David received much of his education in the Windom Area Schools....

Nellie Peterson

Nellie Peterson

Mar 30, 2013

Nellie Victoria Marie Peterson was born to Earl and Marie (Konz) Lyons on the Krieser farm (now the Dale Elsing farm) north of Darfur in Adrian Township, Watonwan County, MN on December 16, 1927. Nellie was baptized at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Comfrey. In 1946, she was confirmed and joined St. John's Lutheran Church in Darfur. Nellie married...