Obituaries

Verne Thulien

Verne Thulien

Nov 9, 2012

Verne A. Thulien, age 95 of St James died Friday, November 9, 2012 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services are 10:30 AM Monday, November 12, 2012 at Augustana Lutheran Church, Rev. Katleen Ulland-Klinkner officiating. Visitation is Sunday, 3-6 PM at Sturm Funeral Home in St James and resumes at the church, one hour before the funeral. Interment...

Jane Currie

Jane Currie

Nov 8, 2012

Jane Currie, age 99, of St. James died on Thursday, November 08, 2012, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Memorial services will be 1:00PM, Saturday, November 10, 2012 at First Presbyterian Church in St. James. Burial will be at a later date in Elk River, MN Cora Jane Stelzner was born June 27, 1913, in Fayetteville,...

Joseph Oliver

Joseph Oliver

Nov 8, 2012

Joseph Michael was born on July 22, 1968 in St James to Delbert and Viola (Dougherty) Oliver. As a life long member of First Presbyterian Church, Joe was baptized on September 29, 1968 and confirmed on September 15, 1984 there. After graduating from St James High School in 1986 Joe began working for Tony Downs then Swift. His trucking...

Lillian Schneider

Lillian Schneider

Nov 7, 2012

Lillian L. Schneider was born on May 25, 1917 near Cobden, MN, the daughter of Henry and Pauline (Guhlke) Meinert. She grew up in Leavenworth Township and attended school in Cobden. Lillian married Rueben Kolbe Schneider on July 11, 1936 at the First United Methodist Church in Sleepy Eye. After their marriage they lived and farmed on the family...

Ellen Carstensen

Ellen Carstensen

Nov 7, 2012

Ellen Carstensen, age 71, of St. James, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Saturday, November 10, 2012, at the United Methodist Church in St. James with Rev. Clinton Firstbrook, III, and Rev. Lowell Asplund officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in St. James....

Gladys Russenberger

Gladys Russenberger

Nov 6, 2012

Gladys Charlotte Russenberger was born on October 22, 1915 in Stately Township, Brown County, the daughter of Perry and Cora (MacCabe) Peterson. She attended Country School District 61. Following her mother's death, Gladys helped at home. She was united in marriage to Edward H. Russenberger at the United Methodist Church parsonage in Springfield on November 23, 1939. The couple...

Victoria Wenner

Victoria Wenner

Nov 5, 2012

Victoria Vickie Ruth Wenner was born on August 2, 1950 in Slayton, MN, the daughter of Les Frances Fran (Meaden) McCormick. She grew up in Slayton and attended college in Mankato where she met Bernie Wenner. Bernie and Vickie got married on August 20, 1971 in Slayton. Bernie and Vickie had four children, Shawn, Ben, Jesse and Maria.Vickie was...

Audria Engen

Audria Engen

Nov 3, 2012

Audria Edith Link was born December 12, 1930, in Faribault, MN, the daughter of Aaron J. and Edith (Adrain) Link. At age 14, Audria surrendered her life to the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the rest of her life spent daily time with the Lord. Audria went to school in Odessa and Lamberton, graduating in the class of 1948...

John Hageman

John Hageman

Nov 2, 2012

John S. Hageman, age 93 of St. James, passed away peacefully at his home on November 2, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie; and is survived by sons William of Eden Prairie and David (Liz) of Mankato, and grandchildren Brandt, John, and Elise. John grew up in Sanborn, MN. He graduated from the University of...

Mae Schroeder

Mae Schroeder

Nov 1, 2012

Mae Margaret Schroeder was born on February 12, 1915 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Robert and Mathilda Margaret (Armstrong) Patterson. She grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from Sleepy Eye High School in 1933. Mae married John J. Schroeder on June 20, 1938 in Sleepy Eye. She worked cleaning homes while in high school and later...

Dorothy Heintz

Dorothy Heintz

Oct 29, 2012

Dorothy Heintz was born November 12th, 1927, at Granite Falls, Minnesota to Olaf and Hattie Holseid. On June 5, 1948, she was married to Marion Shorty Heintz. They farmed in Nevada and Collins before moving to Clear Lake in 1961, where they continued to farm. She loved to cook, garden and can food, read and care for her family....

William Weber

William Weber

Oct 28, 2012

William Bud Weber was born November 8, 1924, to William and Gladys (Severson) Weber in Glencoe, MN. At a young age the Weber''s moved to Springfield, MN where Bud attended a country school in North Star Township. In 1943, he left school to join the army where he served with the 25th Infantry Tropic Lightning Cacti Unit. In March...

Eleanor Pidde

Eleanor Pidde

Oct 28, 2012

Eleanor Lucille Pidde was born on October 31, 1915 in Comfrey, MN, the daughter of Henry and Augusta (Rauschke) Krueger. She attended and graduated valedictorian of her class in 1933. She was united in marriage to Herman Pidde on December 5, 1933 at home in Comfrey. The couple farmed east of Comfrey; retiring in 1970. She was a member...

Phyllis Thompson

Phyllis Thompson

Oct 26, 2012

Phyllis Thompson, age 80, of St. James died on Friday, October 26, 2012, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Matthew Natsis officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:30pm until 7pm at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. Burial will...

Arlene Stokes

Arlene Stokes

Oct 26, 2012

Arlene Stokes, age 76, of St. Cloud and formerly of Madelia, died on October 26, 2012 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday November 3, 2012 at Salem Lutheran Church in Madelia. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Inurnment will be at the...

Florence Knakmuhs

Florence Knakmuhs

Oct 23, 2012

Florence L. Knakmuhs was born on June 11, 1928 in Murray County, MN, the daughter of Harold and Alice (Parks) Hamilton. She attended and graduated from Walnut Grove High School. She moved to Springfield in 1972. Florence worked for Dorothy''s Caf in Walnut Grove and later worked for Bob Wormann and at Gene''s Caf in Springfield. She was a...

Marvin Flogstad

Marvin Flogstad

Oct 22, 2012

Marvin Flogstad, age 94, of St. James died on Monday, October 22, 2012, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Funeral services will be 11am, Friday, October 26, 2012, at Albion Lutheran Church, rural St. James with Rev. Robert Springer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday at the church one hour...

Harold Warner

Harold Warner

Oct 22, 2012

Harold Shorty Evans Warner Sr., the son of Sam and Pearl (Evans) Warner was born on July 4, 1930 in Lake Crystal, MN. He was baptized in the Presbyterian faith. Harold was united in marriage to Myrtle Ahern on July 5, 1960 in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. This marriage was blessed with two children: Therese and...

Alice Venero

Alice Venero

Oct 22, 2012

Alice V. Venero of Roseville died on October 22, 2012 at Presbyterian Home in Spring Park, MN. Alice was born March 5, 1923 in Clements, MN to Christian F. and Hilda Jeanette (Hansen) Larsen. Preceded in death by parents, first husband, Alfred Beyer and husband of 55 years, Merle F. Venero. She was a graduate of Sleepy Eye Public...

Elaine Heddens

Elaine Heddens

Oct 18, 2012

Elaine Heddens, age 86, of Mountain Lake, Minnesota died on October 18, 2012 at home. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 22, 2012 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pastor Peter Kufahl officiating. A time of fellowship will follow the ceremony. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. Elaine...