Obituaries
Alfred Braulick
Feb 1, 2013
Alfred B. Braulick was born on September 3, 1929 in Lafayette Township, Nicollet County, the son of Anton and Amelia (Berg) Braulick. He was united in marriage to Lorraine (Billmeier) Schumacher on September 3, 1960 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Alfred retired from farming in 1987 and worked for Erickson's, Randalls, and Cashwise grocery stores. He...
Elmer Rinne
Jan 28, 2013
Elmer Rinne, age 90, of St. James, died Monday, January 28, 2013, at the home of his daughter in North Mankato. Elmer Otto Rinne was born May 24, 1922 in St. James, MN, the son of William and Emma (Graminske) Rinne. He was baptized on July 23, 1922 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, St. James, by Pastor Erdman Pankow....
Roger Parsons
Jan 28, 2013
Dr. Roger A. Parsons, age 85, of St. James, died on Monday, January 28, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems- St. James. The family prefers memorials be directed the Watonwan Co. Food Shelf, U of M Cancer Research or St. James High School in lieu of flowers. Dr. Roger Parsons passed peacefully early Monday, January 28, 2013 of cerebral...
Anna Smit
Jan 28, 2013
Anna Ruby Smit, the daughter of Jacob and Anna (Steinle) Derksen was born on October 11, 1922 in Butterfield, MN. Anna was baptized on June 1, 1941 at the First Mennonite Church in Mt. Lake. She graduated from 8th grade country school, district 53 N.W. of Butterfield. Anna was united in marriage to William Smit on January 15, 1950...
Alvina Trapp
Jan 25, 2013
Alvina Margaret Trapp was born on December 20, 1914, in Finlayson, MN, the daughter of William and Anna (Petry) Dewitz. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Minneapolis where she attended school. In the early 1930's, she moved to a farm in Charleston Township near Sanborn. In her early 20's, she moved back to Minneapolis where...
Mildred Marsden
Jan 22, 2013
Mildred M. Marsden, age 90, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Home in St. James. Mildred Marie Marsden was born on March 15, 1922 in Worthington, MN, the daughter of Roy William and Mary Bird (Kirlin) Pfeil. She grew up in Worthington and attended District 28 country school graduating from high school in 1940....
Sarah Loewen
Jan 21, 2013
Sarah Adeline Loewen, daughter of Frank F. and Katharina Wiebe Loewen was born on January 14, 1925 on a farm four miles west of Mountain Lake, MN. After attending country school and Mountain Lake High School (graduating in 1942), she attended Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis, MN. She received her R.N. in 1947. Having received Christ as...
Shirley Glasser
Jan 19, 2013
Shirley Ann Glasser, the daughter of Vern and Myrtle (Brand) Immer was born March 17, 1944. Shirley grew up in Jeffers, MN, where she graduated from High School in 1962. She attended Mankato State University and graduated in 1967, receiving her degree in English. Shirley was united in marriage to Gary Glasser on June 23, 1967 at the Little...
Katrina Wells
Jan 18, 2013
Katrina Anne Wells was born on February 25, 2010 at the Springfield Medical Center, the daughter of Nathan Wells and Tanya Brown. She enjoyed singing, dancing, fishing with dad, and going to grandma and papa's farm. She liked to sneak mommy's phone and call Nana W or Grandma B. She was always looking forward to Jaden and Colin coming...
D. Frank Jessop
Jan 18, 2013
Memorials are preferred to Relay for Life or the First Presbyterian building fund retirement. A celebration of his life will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, St. James 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Visitation will be held Monday from 5-7 pm at the church. Visitation will resume one hour before the service. Burial with Military Honors will...
Agnes Grausam
Jan 17, 2013
Agnes Mary Grausam was born on June 3, 1924 in Sanborn, MN to George Annie (Schroeder) Hengel. She married Michael J. Grausam on May 20, 1945. They lived on the family farm and raised four children. In 1980, they retired and moved to Sleepy Eye. Agnes very much enjoyed time spent with her children and grandchildren. Agnes had a...
Beatrice Weber
Jan 10, 2013
Beatrice is survived by nine children: Cathryn and husband Alfred Liebl of Lake Crystal, Bob Weber and wife Colleen of New Ulm, Doris Weber of Springfield, Ralph Weber and wife Judi of rural Sanborn, Audrey and husband Mike Wagner of Sleepy Eye, Arlene and husband Ed Nelsen of Clements, Larry Weber and wife Marg of Sanborn, Judy and husband...
Phyllis Eigen
Jan 10, 2013
Phyllis 'Babe' Eigen, age 91 of Comfrey, MN died Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, MN. Phyllis was born July 28, 1921, on the family farm near Verndale, MN to Richard and Amelia (Monchamp) Downing. She graduated from Verndale High School in 1939, after which she attended De Guiles School of Cosmetology in Minneapolis. Phyllis...
Lester Imker
Jan 10, 2013
Lester J. Imker was born on May 14, 1920 in Hitchcock, SD, the son of Otto and Ruth Fulkerson. At the age of 11 years, Lester moved with his family to Highwater Township, south of Lamberton. He graduated from Lamberton High School. Lester entered the U.S. Army on August 29, 1942 and was honorable discharged on December 3, 1945....
Leon Sellner
Jan 8, 2013
Leon Benedict Sellner was born on July 29, 1943 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the son of Ludwig A.Chisey Cecilia T. (Vait) Sellner. Leon grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye where he lived his entire life. After graduating from St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye Leon attended Business College. He served in the United States Army from...
Glenn Rich
Jan 7, 2013
Glenn Rich, age 66, of St. James, died on Monday, January 7, 2013, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Monday, January 14, 2013, at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev.'s Martin Lopahs and Matthew Natsis officiating. Burial, with military honors provided by the St. James Veterans...
Helen Thompson
Jan 6, 2013
Helen Thompson, age 82, of Grogan, died on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Friday, January 11, 2013 at First Presbyterian Church in St. James with Rev. Lester Lear officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in St. James. Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James...
Patricia Jensen
Jan 6, 2013
Patricia Ann Jensen, age 60, of St. James died on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at her home in rural St. James. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Saturday, January 12, 2013, at LaSalle Lutheran Church in LaSalle. Burial will be at the LaSalle Lutheran Cemetery in LaSalle. Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James on Friday from...
Betty Becker
Jan 5, 2013
Betty May Becker was born to Louise Bauch on August 15, 1931, in Springfield, MN. She graduated from Springfield High School then later married Leon 'Spud' Leopold. The couple had two children then later divorced. Betty was united in marriage to Roland Becker on July 27, 1960, in Storm Lake, IA and they had 7 children together. Betty and...
Margaret Bertrand
Jan 5, 2013
Margaret Mary Bertrand was born in Granville, IA on January 30, 1913, the daughter of Eugene and Elizabeth (Boever) Hoffmann. In 1923, at the age of 10 she moved with her family to their family farm four miles northwest of Sleepy Eye, MN. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School and then cared for younger siblings after her mother passed...
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