Obituaries

Joseph Hacker

Joseph Hacker

Mar 3, 2013

Joe died on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center at the age of 54 years. Joseph Clement Hacker was born on July 24, 1958 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Clement and Lucille (Wersal) Hacker. Joe attended St. Michael''s Elementary School and Cedar Mountain High School, before attending Willmar Area Vocational School for Auto Mechanics. He...

Henry Baerg

Henry Baerg

Feb 28, 2013

Our wonderful husband, brother, and friend, passed into the arms of his loving heavenly Father on Thursday February 28, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Lake, MN. He had attained the age of 88 years, 7 months, and 12 days. Henry was born July 16, 1924 to Jacob J. and Maria (Penner) Baerg of Butterfield, MN. He...

Victor Christensen

Victor Christensen

Feb 23, 2013

Victor Walter Christensen, age 94, passed away at the Veteran''s Hospital in Minneapolis on February 23, 2013 as the result of complications from a fractured hip. He was born November 18, 1918 in rural Sleepy Eye to Christian and Emily (Petersen) Christensen. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthew''s Church in Evan. He attended country schools in the...

Daniel Conrad

Daniel Conrad

Feb 19, 2013

Daniel Emery Conrad, 58, of Casper, Wyoming, died February 19, 2013, at Wyoming Medical Center. Dan was born January 22, 1955, in Rochester, Minnesota, to Dennis and Evelyn Conrad. Dan graduated from St. Mary's School in Sleepy Eye, MN, in 1973. He then attended the Fluid Power Program at Granite Falls Technical College, graduating in 1975. He worked in...

Ardis Hanson

Ardis Hanson

Feb 19, 2013

Ardis Ingeborg Warling was born May 7, 1917, on the family farm near LaSalle, MN, the daughter of Carl and Anna (Hurtig) Warling. When she was only two years old her mother passed away. She was baptized and confirmed at East Sveadahl Lutheran Church. She attended country school in the LaSalle area, through 8th grade. On February 27, 1941,...

Marvelyn Pedersen

Marvelyn Pedersen

Feb 19, 2013

Marvelyn Viola Pedersen was born on August 14, 1917 in Tyler, MN to Otto and Mary (Matthews) Welsand. The family, including her identical twin sister Marjorie and younger sister Corrine lived on a farm 4 miles east of Arco, MN. Marvelyn graduated from Arco High School in 1935. She was united in marriage to Eigil Pedersen on June 28,...

Karen Pyan

Karen Pyan

Feb 17, 2013

Karen Fern Trebesch was born on May 20, 1939 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Theodore August and Lena A. (Alt) Trebesch. She attended St. John's Lutheran School through 8th grade and then attended and graduated from Sleepy Eye Public School. Karen attended two years at Mankato Business School. She was diagnosed with polio in 1952. She married Rolland Pyan...

Lena Ewert

Lena Ewert

Feb 14, 2013

Lena was born to David H. and Agatha (Baerg) Ewert on June 14, 1923 in Mountain Lake. She received her elementary education in District 16C school and completed her high school requirements while attending Tabor Academy in Hillsboro, KS. She studied at Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis, graduating in 1947. Lena worked with MCC as an RN...

Janice Johnson

Janice Johnson

Feb 14, 2013

Janice Marie (Carter) Johnson Janice was called to rest February 14th, 2013 at the age of 69 in Fairmont, MN, after a hard fought 3 year battle with breast cancer. Janice was born to Leonard and Olga (Graf) Carter in Fairmont, MN on May 8th, 1943. She lived in Fairmont until 1953 upon moving to Windom where she was...

Adeline Nelsen

Adeline Nelsen

Feb 12, 2013

Adeline was born on May 23, 1913, the daughter of John and Emelia (Rothmeier) Groebner. She worked for several families as a live in help and for a short time, a waitress at a cafe in Springfield. Mostly, she helped on the Groebner family farm until she was united in marriage to Adolph Nelsen on February 14, 1939 at...

Marian Lenzen

Marian Lenzen

Feb 11, 2013

Marian was born Oct. 27, 1928, in Dalton NE and adopted at birth by Martha and John Damme, who gave her a loving home and family. She grew up on a farm with her younger brother William, in Winside, NE, and attended Winside High School and Wayne St. Teacher's College for a one year. She married Wilfred (Bill) M....

Yvonne Ibberson

Yvonne Ibberson

Feb 11, 2013

Yvonne Maureen Ibberson was born September 3, 1931, in Sleepy Eye, MN the daughter of Peter J. and Birdia (Johnston) Fischer. She was united in marriage to Thomas H. Ibberson on September 30, 1950, in Sleepy Eye. Yvonne sang in the St. Mary's Catholic Church Choir for 37 years, and directed the Caecelian Choir for 11 years. She enjoyed...

Ronald Noren

Ronald Noren

Feb 10, 2013

Ron Noren was born on June 20th, 1956 in New Ulm, Minnesota. He was raised in rural Saint James by his caring parents, Harold and Viola Noren. Ron had two older brothers: Jerry and Dwayne. He attended grade school in La Salle, high school in St. James, and vocational school in Mankato. He has worked in the feed and...

Betty Lendt

Betty Lendt

Feb 9, 2013

Betty Y (Smail)Lendt was born on November 21, 1934 in Dane County, WI to Raymond R and Anice (Sullins) Smail. She was a graduate of Central High School in Madison, WI. Betsy married Harvey F. Lendt on October 15, 1983 in Madison, WI. She was a talented musician, enjoyed singing, writing, quilting, gardening, hunting deer and driving the river...

Janet Becker

Janet Becker

Feb 8, 2013

Janet Becker, age 76, passed in peace surrounded by loved ones on Friday, February 8, 2013 at Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. Born on January 18, 1937, in St. James, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Henry and Veronica (Stelzer) Coners. She grew up and attended school in Madelia. Janet married Darrell (Buzzy) Becker on April 2, 1955. They...

Mabel Haala

Mabel Haala

Feb 5, 2013

Mabel (Braun) Haala died on February 5, 2013, at Divine Providence Nursing Home in Sleepy Eye, MN. She was born on May 25, 1915, in Brown County, MN, the daughter of George and Minnie (Manderfeld) Braun. Mabel was a teacher, housewife, and farmwife. She taught in District 45 country school for three years, District 46 country school for two...

Ada Foy

Ada Foy

Feb 5, 2013

Ada A. Foy, 96, of Lamberton, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Catholic Elder Care in Minneapolis, MN. Ada was born May 6, 1916 in Lamberton, MN, the daughter of Emil and Agnes Moody. She married Thomas Foy on October 22, 1935 in Wanda. They lived and farmed near Lamberton, then later moved into Lamberton in 1962. She worked...

Jane Luttman

Jane Luttman

Feb 4, 2013

Jane Ellen Black was born December 5, 1937, in Mattoon, IL to Alfred and Eula Lee (Griever) Black. As a small child, the family moved to Abilene, TX where Jane graduated from Abilene High School in 1955. She was named the "Flashlight Queen" of the class. Jane attended North Texas State University before going to work for West Texas...

Michael Tetzloff

Michael Tetzloff

Feb 4, 2013

Michael Tetzloff was born October 10, 1945 in St. Peter, MN, the son of LeRoy and Eva (Swanson) Tetzloff. Mike grew up in St. Peter and St. James. He graduated from St. James High School in 1963 attended MSU in Mankato for a year. He was united in marriage to Dianne Wedge on October 14, 1967 in St. James....

Eleanor Fischer

Eleanor Fischer

Feb 2, 2013

Mrs. Eleanor Rose Fischer was born on January 8, 1913 to Albert and Mary (Zwaschka) Rathman in Mulligan Township near Comfrey, MN. She was baptized at St. Paul Catholic Church in Comfrey. She attended District 63 and St. Paul Catholic School in Comfrey. Eleanor attended Good Counsel Academy and joined the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1936. She...