Obituaries
Frederick Ludewig
May 29, 2012
Frederick Fritz Lawrence Ludewig Fritz Ludewig, 74 of Springfield died May 29, 2012 at Wood Dale Nursing Home after a long battle of cancer. He was born June 1,1937 in Leavenworth, MN to Ray and Gertrude (Schumacher) Ludewig. On June 11,1937 he was baptized at the Japanese Martyrs Church and on June 5,1974 he married Judith Wurmstein of Springfield,MN....
George Walter
May 29, 2012
George Aloysius Walter was born on June 11, 1920 in Clements, MN the son of Frank Anna (Guldan) Walter. He grew up near Clements and attended Marian School District #105 in Redwood County. After his schooling he worked on the family farm. George married Anna Braunger on November 20, 1941 in Morgan, MN. He was drafted into the US...
George Lux
May 27, 2012
George Jake Lux was born on September 5, 1920 in Granville, IA the son of Nicholas Anna (Hemmen) Lux. In 1921 they moved to a farm North of Sleepy Eye where George grew up and attended school. He was united in marriage to Mary Scherer on September 17, 1946 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple...
Enrique Maciel
May 27, 2012
Enrique Oregon Maciel, age 70, of Butterfield, died at his home on Sunday, May 27, 2012. Funeral services will be 1:00PM, Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James with Rev. Matthew Natsis officiating. Burial will be at the Butterfield City Cemetery in Butterfield. Visitation will begin at Noon on Saturday at Sturm Funeral Home in...
Ernest Bernloehr
May 24, 2012
Ernest Bernloehr, age 100, of St. James, died on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Memorial services will be 11:00AM, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Albion Lutheran Church, rural St. James, with Rev. Robert Springer officiating. Burial will be at Albion Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church beginning at 9:30am...
Gladys Jensen
May 23, 2012
Gladys Elnora Jensen was born on August 11, 1921 in Glenwood, MN the daughter of Edward Mable (Mills) VanVickle. She grew up and attended school in Glenwood. Gladys was united in marriage to Lawrence Jensen in 1937 in New Ulm, MN. The couple lived in the Brainerd area until moving to Sleepy Eye in 1959. Survivors include her children,...
Mae Laingen
May 21, 2012
Mae Lillian Laingen was born to Ole and Ida (Strand) Olson on January 12, 1919 in Lake Hanska Township, Brown County. She was baptized and confirmed at Lake Hanska Lutheran Church. Mae graduated from Hanska High School in 1938. She was united in marriage to Ellsworth Laingen in the Little Brown Church in Nassau, Iowa on December 22, 1938....
Mary Jane Meyer
May 19, 2012
Mary Jane Elizabeth Meyer was born on July 13, 1940, the daughter of Norbert F. Stella C. (Sturm) Rathman in Mulligan Township, Brown County, MN. She grew up and graduated from Comfrey High School in 1958. Mary graduated from MN School of Business in 1959. She married Monis Meyer on June 24th, 1961. They adopted two children, Jason Tracee....
Georgia Mccall
May 19, 2012
Georgia Fay McCall, age 83, of Madelia, Minnesota went to her eternal reward in heaven on May 19, 2012. A bundle of joy, Georgia was born April 22, 1929 to Carl and Mary (Sanger) Swanson, the youngest of seven children. After attending schools in Mankato, she graduated from Mankato High School in 1948 and went on to work in...
Leon Bushard
May 14, 2012
Leon Charles Bushard was born February 4, 1934, in West Newton Township, MN the son of Arthur and Clara (Mueller) Bushard. Leon graduated from New Ulm Cathedral High School in 1952, then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He served for 20 1/2 years and was stationed in Alaska, Illinois, Michigan, Germany, Vietnam, Thailand, and Korea. Leon retired from...
Merlyn Yackel
May 14, 2012
Merlyn "Merk" Yackel was born to Harold and Clarice (Heydlauff) Yackel on April 7, 1924 in Redwood Falls, MN. Merk was baptized May 25, 1924 and confirmed April 10, 1938, at Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. He received his education and graduated from the Sanborn High School. Merk served as a cook in the U.S. Army from 1943 to...
Clarence Baerg
May 13, 2012
The Private Funeral Services will be held at a later date with interment at Delft Cemetery in Delft, MN. The public is welcome to come to the Visitation which will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 4-7 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Mountain Lake. Clarence was born to David and Agatha (Krahn) Baerg on June...
Irwin Haynes
May 11, 2012
Irwin LeRoy Haynes was born on December 4, 1923, the son of C.M. and Bertha (Perkins) Haynes. He graduated from Madelia Public High School in 1941. Irwin spent 1 year at National School in Los Angeles, CA for automotive and diesel repair. He completed the course with perfect attendance and perfect grades. He was enlisted in the U.S. Navy...
Loretta Ryan
May 11, 2012
Loretta Catherine Ryan was born January 17, 1916, in Ivanhoe, MN the daughter of John and Nellie (Lorden) Ruff. She graduated from Franklin High School and attended Normal School in Redwood Falls for 2 years. Loretta taught in rural schools for 11 years before her marriage to Ernest Ryan on June 28, 1943. The couple farmed in North Star...
Leverne Overson
May 9, 2012
Leverne Overson, age 86, of St. James, died at his home in Mesa, AZ, on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Kathleen Ulland-Klinkner officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in St. James with Military Honors provided y the St. James...
Ervin Bottin
May 9, 2012
Ervin Harvey Bottin was born September 23, 1928 to Edward and Pearl (Kramer) Bottin in Mountain Lake. He was baptized on October 14, 1928, confirmed on June 28, 1942, and married on June 6, 1948, all at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimball Township. He was united in marriage to Loretta L. Hanson. Ervin farmed in Cedar Township until 1974....
Michael Moeller
May 7, 2012
Michael "Mike" Leo Moeller, 62, of Madelia, Minn. passed away on the evening of May 7, 2012 after a period of illness and lengthy bout with Crohn's Disease. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 12 at 2 PM with Pastor Vicki Toutges officiating. Funeral arrangements were handled by Sturm Funeral- Pilgrim Chapel. Mike was born on April 19,...
Donovan Hellickson
May 7, 2012
Donovan 'Don' Arnold Hellickson was born April 15, 1924, in Minneapolis, MN to Arnold and Hulda (Kohn) Hellickson. He was baptized in the Bloomfield Lutheran Church in Ostrander, MN, and was also confirmed there. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Weber on June 22, 1944, at Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. Don was drafted into the U.S. Army...
Gladys Gustafson
May 2, 2012
Gladys Gustafson was born to Carl and Mary (Hole) Ellingsberg on September 14, 1922 in Madelia, MN. She graduated from the Madelia High School. Gladys was united in marriage to Robert Gustafson in Madelia on October 8, 1942. She worked at various restaurants as a waitress. Gladys was an avid baker and cook, she was a connoisseur of recipes...
Donald Almond
May 1, 2012
Donald Gordon Almond, 56, of Saint James, died at Mayo Clinic Health System-St. James, St. James on May 1st, 2012. Memorial services will be 6:00pm, Thursday, may 10, 2012, at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. Burial will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Please check back for a complete obituary notice. Visitation 5:00 pm - 6:00...
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