Obituaries
Dorothy Knutson
Sep 2, 2012
Dorothy Marie Hubert Knutson, age 93, of North Mankato and formerly of Lamberton died on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at her home in North Mankato. She was born on July 18, 1919 on a farm south of Lamberton, the daughter of Ernest and Lillian Hubert. She grew up on several farms near Lamberton. In 1937 she graduated from Lamberton...
Floyd Imker
Aug 30, 2012
Floyd and his twin brother were born to Otto and Ruth Imker on May 2, 1919 in Redfield, SD. He attended country school in Spink County while living on a farm with his family in South Dakota until 1931. When the family moved to a farm south of Lamberton, he attended district 37 country school until 8th grade. He...
Elizabeth Lilla
Aug 30, 2012
Elizabeth Caroline Lilla, age 100, of Sacramento, CA died August 30, 2012 at Saylor Lane Healthcare in Sacramento. Elizabeth was born September 18, 1911 to Edward and Clara Lilla in Comfrey, MN. Her parents both passed away within days of one another in the 1918 influenza epidemic. She was raised from that point by her grandparents, Peter and Caroline...
Vernon Jurgemeyer
Aug 30, 2012
Vernon Jurgemeyer, age 67, of St. James, died on Thursday, August 30, 2012, at Mayo Clinic Health System- St. James. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at First Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev.'s Christian Johnson Ken Bowman officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4pm to 8pm at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and...
Jeanette Oskerson
Aug 27, 2012
Jeanette Oskerson, age 64, of St. James, died on Monday, August 27, 2012, at Mayo Clinic Health System - St. James. Memorial services will be 5:00pm, Thursday, August 30, 2012, at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James with Pastor Jim Sprague officiating. Visitation will be Thursday at the funeral home beginning at 3:00pm. Jeanette Marie Mausling was born May...
Minnie Stockstead
Aug 25, 2012
Minnie Stockstead was born on August 25, 1913 near Hanska, MN, the daughter of Peder Tilda (Vaagen) Paulson. Minnie married Marvin Stockstead on December 24, 1931 in Minneapolis. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. Minnie Stockstead, age 99, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2012 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. She...
Ramona Peterson
Aug 24, 2012
Ramona Augusta Marie was born on November 11, 1918 in Sanborn, MN the daughter of Albert Malinda (Heise) Radtke. After her schooling she married Elton Peterson on January 28, 1941 in Sanborn. The couple lived and farmed in Brookville Township until moving to Sleepy Eye in 1985. Elton preceded her in death in 1988. Ramona later moved to Countryside...
Melroy Penner
Aug 21, 2012
Melroy Penner, age 82, of Mountain Lake died on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Village in Mt. Lake. Visitation is 4-7 PM Friday, August 24, 2012 at Sturm Funeral Home in Mt. Lake and resumes at church, one hour before the funeral. The funeral will be 10:00 AM Saturday, August 25, 2012 at First Mennonite Church...
Todd Salonek
Aug 20, 2012
Todd 'Chief' Salonek was born March 23, 1958, in Waconia, MN to Urban and Rose (Peter) Salonek. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1976 and then attended Alexandria Technical School where he studied for Parts Management. Chief worked for Englin Construction during and after high school which later became Salonek Construction. He was united in marriage to Debra...
Warren Riessen
Aug 18, 2012
Warren Riessen went home to his heavenly Father on August 18, 2012 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center with his daughter Kay at his side. He was born on the family farm near Walcott, IA on March 4, 1921 to Albert Meta (Beckmann) Riessen during a horrible snow storm, he was named for President Warren Harding who was inaugurated...
Agnes Thoms
Aug 18, 2012
Agnes C. Thoms was born on May 9, 1920 in Glenwood, MN, the daughter of Ed and Mabel (Mills) VanVickle. She was united in marriage to Gordon in 1940 in New Ulm, MN. Agnes worked for Pietrius Foods, Del Monte, Sleepy Eye Care Center and enjoyed babysitting. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, cooking, canning, gardening and helping with the fall...
Margaret Erickson
Aug 18, 2012
Margaret Bridget Erickson, daughter of John and Josephine (Mattheisen) McGee, was born on February 27, 1905 in Six Mile Grove Township, Swift County, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm near Danvers, MN and attended country school and the Church of the Visitation in Danvers. Being the third oldest of ten children, she helped her father with fieldwork...
Irene Krueger
Aug 17, 2012
Irene Adeline Krueger was born August 26, 1920 to George and Ella (Tews) Buhr in Stately Township, Brown County, MN. She was united in marriage to Wilbert W. Krueger on January 31, 1946 at Christ Lutheran Church in Stately Township. Irene was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield where she was active in the Mary Magdalene...
Harvey Lendt
Aug 15, 2012
Harvey F. Lendt was born on March 27, 1934 in Stark Township to Fred M. Alice (Schmalfeld). Harvey served in the US Airforce from 1952-1954 in Denver, CO. He married Betty Smail on October 15, 1983 in Madison, WI. He enjoyed bowling, ice fishing, hunting deer and goose, playing Sheephead at the Fire Hall and with family, camping and...
Alice Kelly
Aug 12, 2012
Alice Lola Roepke was born August 12, 1915, in Jackson, MN to Ernest and Nellie Roepke. As a young child, the family moved to Hubbard, MN. Alice returned to the Jackson area after high school. Alice and James Kelly were married January 20, 1934, in New Ulm and made their home in Comfrey. Alice was homemaker all of her...
Evelyn Siekmann
Aug 11, 2012
Evelyn Mae Siekmann was born November 13, 1933, in Holly Township, Murray County the daughter of Harold 'Casey' and Alice Mae (Parks) Hamilton. She was baptized April 21, 1935, and confirmed May 9, 1947, at the Holly Methodist Church. Evelyn was later re-confirmed in October of 1954, at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tracy. She graduated from Walnut...
Mary Ann Trebesch
Aug 11, 2012
Mary Ann was born on October 12, 1923 in Mulligan Township, MN to Albert Josephine (Bergum) Olson. She was baptized on November 4, 1923 at Albion Lutheran Church was confirmed on June 6, 1937. Her father was killed in a farm accident when Mary Ann was five years old. She graduated from Sleepy Eye High School in 1941. She...
Elisabeth Heffele
Aug 5, 2012
Elisabeth "Liz" Heffele, age 89 of Mountain Lake, died Sunday, August 5, 2012 at The Good Samaritan Village of Mountain Lake, MN. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 A M Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Lakeview Gospel Church in Mountain Lake, the Reverend Merwin Dick officiating. Visitation will begin one hour before the service. A private interment...
Ronald Hoscheid
Aug 4, 2012
Ronald R. Hoscheid, age 62 of St. James lost his brave six month battle with pancreatic cancer on August 4, 2012 at his home, surrounded by family. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and one hour before services at the church on Wednesday. Mass of Christian Burial...
Clarence Goodburn
Aug 1, 2012
Clarence L. Goodburn, the son of James and Verna (Williams) Goodburn was born on March 8, 1943. He graduated from the Madelia High School in 1961. Clarence married his high school sweetheart, Lynne Reed on February 1, 1964. Clarence was employed at Citizens Bank as a loan officer for 20 years. He then purchased the Our Own Hardware Store...
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