Obituaries
Shirley Haler
Apr 10, 2012
Shirley Haler, age 78, of St. James, died on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at Mayo Clinic Health Services- St. James. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30am, Monday, April 16, 2012, at St. James Catholic Church in St. James with Fr. Thien Nguyen as celebrant. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in St. James. Visitation will be Sunday from...
Ervin Loewen
Apr 9, 2012
Ervin was the son of the late John and Elizabeth (Dick) Loewen. He was born on October 7, 1926 on a farm three miles west of Mountain Lake. When he was three years old he moved with his parents and sisters to the farm one mile south of town. On June 26, 1946, Ervin married Frances Ruby Harder. He...
Betty Schmidt
Apr 8, 2012
Betty Jean Schmidt was born January 2, 1928, in Springfield, MN the daughter of Edwin and Emily (Wendler) Schultz. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1945, then attended Nurse's Training at Union Hospital in New Ulm. Betty worked at Union Hospital until her marriage to Philip 'PJ' Schmidt on February 14, 1949, at Zion Lutheran Church in Springfield....
John Gangelhoff
Apr 6, 2012
John A. Gangelhoff, the son of Walter and Florence (Bromback) Gangelhoff was born on May 9, 1925 in St. Cloud. His family moved to Minneapolis where he graduated from Central High School. He served in the army from 1946-1947. On June 13, 1953, he married Florence Hellmann in Almena, Wisconsin. In their 58 years of marriage, they raised five...
Theodore Darkow
Apr 2, 2012
Theodore Walter Darkow was born on Ocotober 14, 1920 in Bowden, North Dakota, the son of Otto and Effie (Allen) Darkow. As a young child, he moved to Wanda, MN. He entered the U.S. Army in 1942 and was stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington and was honorably discharged in 1943. Ted met Gladys Schultz in Bellingham, WA and...
Janice Evers
Apr 2, 2012
Janice Lucille Evers was born on August 29, 1947 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Claus Mildred (Guhlke) Evers. She grew up in Sleepy Eye and attended Sleepy Eye Public School. After graduation she worked at AUI and then was the Reservation Line Officer for Let's Go Fishing in Sleepy Eye. Janice loved visiting and coffee time. She was proud...
Edward Yerhart
Mar 31, 2012
Edward was born on June 17, 1925, in Waterville, the son of Emil and Gertrude (Hurt) Yerhart. He was a World War II Veteran and was very proud of his service to his country. He is survived by sisters, Irene Lynaugh of Madelia, Marie (Steve) Ballard of New Mexico, Teresa (John) O'Leary of Waterville, Agnes Brisbane of Waseca; brother,...
Elmer Churchill
Mar 28, 2012
Elmer Lyle Churchill was born December 22, 1923, at his home farm in North Hero Township, Redwood County, the son of Henry and Anna (Kronback) Churchill. He graduated from Lamberton High School in 1942, then farmed with his father for 8 years. Elmer was united in marriage to Avis Natterstad on June 5, 1948, at Bethany Lutheran Church in...
Bernice Hultgren
Mar 28, 2012
Bernice Hultgren, age 97, of St. James died on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Autumn Grace Senior Services in Mankato. Funeral Services will be 10:30am, Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Kathleen Ulland-Klinkner officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in St. James. Visitation will be at the church on Saturday...
Esther Jacobson
Mar 27, 2012
Esther Jacobson, age 93, of St. James, died on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Funeral services will be 2:30pm, Saturday, March 31, 2012, at First Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Ken Bowman officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in St. James. Visitation will be at the church...
Lorraine Hopman
Mar 26, 2012
Lorraine Hopman, age 83, of Madelia, died peacefully on Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Faith Lutheran Church in Madelia with Rev. William Russell officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Madelia. Visitation will be from 5 PM to 7 PM, Friday,...
Bessie Harder
Mar 25, 2012
Bessie Harder, age 86, died of cancer on Sunday, March 25, 2012, at the Sanford hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by family members. Bessie Mae Zimmerly was born July 10, 1925 to Edwin P. and Mary Bixler Zimmerly at their farm home in Wayne County, Ohio, the third in a family of five boys and five girls....
Mary Sawatzky
Mar 22, 2012
Mary Sawatzky, age 82, of St. James died on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Mayo Clinic Health Services- St. James. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Monday, March 26, 2012, at St. James Catholic Church in St. James with Fr. Thien Nguyen as celebrant. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in St. James. Visitation will be Sunday,...
Sharry Rambo
Mar 22, 2012
Sharry Kay Rambo, age 52, of Vernon Center, went to meet her Lord on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Sharry was born on June 20, 1959, the daughter of Melvin and Elizabeth Betty (Rooney) Miller. She was baptized July 20, 1959 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Madelia, and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church on April 30, 1972, where she...
James Shellum
Mar 22, 2012
James Shellum, age 79, of Truman formerly of St. James, died on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the Truman Senior Assisted Living in Truman. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Odin with Rev. Carla Reierson officiating. Burial will be at St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery in Odin. Visitation will be...
Raymond Kunz
Mar 21, 2012
Raymond Kunz, age 97, of Madelia, died on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30am, Saturday, March 24, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Madelia with Fr. Thien Nguyen, Fr. James Kunz Fr. John Kunz concelebrating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Madelia. Visitation will be...
Eleanora Davis
Mar 17, 2012
Eleanora Davis, age 92, of St. James, died on Saturday, march 18, 2012, at Mayo Clinic Health System- St. James. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at First Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Ken Bowman officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Madelia. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church...
Charles Hoffman
Mar 17, 2012
Charles "Chuck" Hoffman, 78, died peacefully surrounded by loving family on Saturday, March 17th at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Chuck was born January 12, 1934 in Denison, Iowa. He graduated from Storm Lake High School in 1952 and from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, IA in 1958. He served with the US Army, stationed in...
James Schmitz
Mar 16, 2012
JAMES N. JIM SCHMITZ OF WAITE PARK, MINNESOTA FORMERLY OF SLEEPY EYE, DIED PEACEFULLY AT COUNTRY MANOR IN SARTELL, MN ON MARCH 16, 2012. JIM WAS BORN ON JAN. 2, 1922 TO JOHN AND AGNES (MERTH) SCHMITZ. HE MARRIED MALINDA DOMEIER ON NOV. 28, 1945 AT HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH, NEW ULM, MN. JIM WAS A GRADUATE OF ST....
Marvin Gerdes
Mar 14, 2012
Marvin Lee Gerdes was born on October 13, 1941 in Mountain Lake, MN to Otto and Nettie (Beier) Gerdes. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior at an early age. He was a graduate of the 1959 class of Mountain Lake High School where he sang in the choir, was active in FFA, where he was selected to sing...
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