Obituaries
Paul Sawatzky
Sep 9, 2012
Paul C. Sawatzky, age 89, of St. James, died on Sunday, September 9, 2013, at the New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Friday, September 14, 2012 at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Martin Lopahs officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in St. James. Visitation will be...
Rosemary Prahl
Sep 6, 2012
Rosemary A. Prahl, age 67, died, September 6, 2012 at the Madelia Community Hospital. Rosemary was born June 23, 1945 to Albert and Tillie (Reihs) Prahl in Watonwan County, MN. She grew up in Madelia where she received her education and she continued her education at Mankato Commercial College. Rosemary worked, for several years, at Corporate Graphics in N....
Baby Eusebio Escobedo
Sep 5, 2012
Visitation 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Friday, September 14, 2012 Sturm Funeral Home, Pilgrim Chapel 303 E. Main St. Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062 Service Information 10:30 am Saturday, September 15, 2012 St. Mary's Catholic Church-Madelia 19 Crosby Ave. NE Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062 Interment Information Calvary Cemetery-Madelia East Main Madelia, Minnesota, United States 56062
John Steffl
Sep 4, 2012
John L. Jack Steffl was born on September 29, 1932 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the son of John A. Alma (Hartneck) Steffl. He grew up and attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Sleepy Eye and graduated with the class of 1951. After graduation he entered the US Army serving from 1953-1955. Jack married Sylvia Marso on February 10, 1962...
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...
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