Obituaries

Mar 24, 2024

Ellen Marie Kittelson age 85, formerly of Good Thunder, Lamberton, Minneapolis, and Benson, MN, died on March 24, 2024, at Cottagewood Senior Living in Mankato, MN.

Service will be held at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Rapidan, on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 12:00 pm. Visitation will be on Saturday 10am - 12pm prior to...

Mar 23, 2024

Tamara Lee Tessmer, age 66 of Cobden, Minnesota, died on March 23, 2024, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visitation will be on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 10:00 to 11:00 am at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel followed by a memorial service at 11:00 am. The clergy will be Rev. Tim Berg. Interment will be at...

Mar 19, 2024

Dennis Rosenhammer, age 90 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota died on March 19, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be on Friday, March 22, 2024, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel with Parish Prayers at 3:45 pm. Visitation will continue on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church-North Entrance. Funeral...

Mar 18, 2024

John Alvin Burghardt, age 87, of Springfield, MN died on March 18, 2024, at his home.

Visitation will be on Friday, March 22, 2024 from 4 to 7 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel and will continue on Saturday from 9:00 am until 10:00 am at the funeral home, with Rosary beginning at 10...

Mar 17, 2024

Glen E. Anderson, 81, Mt. Lake, formerly of Coleridge, Nebr., passed away with family at his side on March 17, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Lake. Memorial Service for Glen Anderson will be April 6, at 11 a.m., at Mt. Lake Alliance Church. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 prior to the service at the Alliance Church...

Mar 17, 2024

Mary Lou Maloney age 81, of Lewisville, MN, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2024, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in Saint James.

Services will be held at the Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel, on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 11:00 am, visitation from 10-11am. Following the service, everyone is invited to the...

Mar 14, 2024

In Loving Memory of Linda Kay Wall

April 1, 1960 to March 14, 2024

Linda Kay Wall passed away peacefully at the age of 63 on March 14, 2024. She leaves behind a legacy of warmth, laughter, and love that touched the lives of countless people.

Above all, Linda...

Mar 12, 2024

Duane "Henry" Ervin Helget, age 74, of Saint James, died on March 12, 2024, peacefully in his home.

Visitation will be on Sunday, March 17, 2024, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Sturm Funeral Home, Saint James Chapel and will continue on Monday from 10:00 am until 10:45 am at Sturm Funeral Home,...

Mar 11, 2024

Phyllis B. Braulick, age 90 of Sleepy Eye, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 11, 2024, at Sleepy Eye Assisted Living. Visitation will be on Friday, March 15, 2024, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel with a Rosary that will begin at 3:30 pm. Visitation will continue Saturday, March 16,...

Mar 11, 2024

Charles W. Gentsch, age 33 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota died on March 11, 2024. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 1:00 PM at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel. Interment will be at New Ulm City Cemetery following the service. Lunch will follow at Open Bible Church in Sleepy Eye at 3:30 PM....

Mar 10, 2024

Cynthia "Cindy" (Newman) O'Brien, age 74, formerly of St. James, Hastings, and Mankato, Minnesota, died on March 10, 2024, at her home in Goleta, California.

Visitation will be on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel. Funeral service will be held at Sturm Funeral Home,...

Mar 9, 2024

Rachael Nelson, Mankato, left this world in the way she lived in this world - peacefully, gracefully, and quietly. She began that morning dressed and ready to start the day when she was called Home.

Rachael caught the attention of almost everyone and if you were lucky enough, she brought you into her world of...

Mar 9, 2024

Rhoda Agnes Olson, age 98, of Saint James, died on March 9, 2024, at Birchwood Cottages in North Mankato, surrounded with love.

Funeral service will be held at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 11:00 am with visitation one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment...

Mar 7, 2024

Robert Lamote age 72, of Springfield, MN died on March 7, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN.

Visitation will be on Thursday, March 14, 2024, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel and will continue on Friday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at the United Methodist Church...

Mar 6, 2024

Donald A. Nazarenus, 97 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota peacefully passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. A visitation will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2024, from 12:30 pm until 2:00 pm at Faith United Methodist Church in Sleepy Eye followed by a memorial service at 2:00 pm. The clergy will...

Mar 4, 2024

Darlene M. Meyers age 93, of Mountain Lake, MN, died on March 4, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society-The Village in Mountain Lake.

Service will be held at the Sturm Funeral Home, Mountain Lake Chapel, on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 11:00 am with visitation one hour prior.

The clergy will be...

Mar 4, 2024

Dean R. Bernloehr, age 91, of rural Hanska died on March 4, 2024, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, Minnesota.

Funeral service will be held at Albion Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 11:00 am with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Albion Lutheran...

Mar 4, 2024

Elaine L Hedman, age 86, of Lamberton, MN died on March 4, 2024, at Ava's House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Visitation will be on Thursday, March 7, 2024 from 10 am to 11 am at Zion Lutheran Church, Sanborn, MN. A service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church on Thursday, March 7, 2024...

Mar 3, 2024

Evelyn Marion (Engel) Lupke, age 98, of Saint James died on March 3, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Saint James.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James and will continue on Thursday from 9:30 am until 10:30...

Mar 3, 2024

Catherine Martinson, age 102, of Butterfield, passed away peacefully with family by her side on March 3, 2024, at Mayo Health System in Saint James.

Visitation will be on Monday, March 11, 2024, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James and will continue on Tuesday from 10:00 am until...