Obituaries
Elfriede Stoesz
Jan 26, 2012
Elfriede Regier Stoesz, daughter of Jacob J. Helene (Harder) Regier was born June 16, 1913 in Butler County, Whitewater, KS. She was baptized May 15, 1929, by Rev. J.E. Entz in Newton, KS and her scripture was Psalms 73:23-24. She graduated from a one-room elementary school 1 miles from the farm and from Whitewater High School. Elfriede took the...
Brandon Sander
Jan 25, 2012
Brandon Scott Sander was born on February 16, 1979 in Redwood Falls, MN to Tim Dirnberger Rose Sander. He graduated from New Ulm Public High School in 1997 and later worked at the Fairfax Community Home. Brandon married Karolann Mudder on April 8, 2006 in Redwood Falls. The couple lived in Courtland and then North Mankato. He enjoyed the...
Jean Schroeder
Jan 24, 2012
Jean Elaine Schroeder was born February 8, 1915, in Brown County, MN the daughter of Charles and Viola Schewe. She attended school in Leavenworth and worked on the family farm. Jean lived in Comfrey for awhile before working for Nash-Finch in St. Paul, then moved to Valley City, ND. She moved to Walnut Grove in 2004. Jean enjoyed all...
Norma Neperman
Jan 21, 2012
Norma Ann Neperman was born on November 23, 1923 in Green Isle Township, the daughter of Walter and Viola (Voight) Dose. After her education, Norma worked as a waitress at the Glencoe Truck Stop and Spencer's Caf. Norma was united in marriage to Darold Neperman on May 14, 1949 in Lamberton. She continued to work for the Municipal Liquor...
Carol Rettke
Jan 20, 2012
Carol Ila Wright Rettke, 89, passed peacefully in her sleep on Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Pleasant View Good Samaritan Home in St. James. Carol was born on August 29, 1922, to John Maren (Froslan) Wright at home on a farm on the shores of Bullhead Lake in Rosendale Township. Number eleven of their thirteen children, Carol was...
Larry Blackman
Jan 20, 2012
Larry was born in Mitchell, SD to Fred Frances (Schuester) Blackman. After spending 5 years in South Dakota the family moved to St. James, MN. Larry attended school in St. James and graduated from St. James High School. After graduation Larry went on to Culinary School and earned a degree. He was employed by Tony Downs in St. James...
Kari Nessler
Jan 19, 2012
Kari Sue Nessler, 50, of St. James, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012 after a courageous and hard-fought 20 year battle with brain cancer. She went peacefully in her sleep at Laurel's Peak Rehabilitation Center in Mankato, with family by her side. Memorial services will be 11:00AM, Monday, January 23, 2012 at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James...
George Evers
Jan 16, 2012
George Evers, age 73, of St. James, died at his home in St. James, MN, on Monday, January 16, 2012. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Friday, January 20, 2012, at First Lutheran Church in St. James, MN. Visitation will be 4pm to 8pm, Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and will continue one hour...
Donna Moldan
Jan 16, 2012
Donna Marie Moldan was born on January 19, 1940 in Springfield, MN to Florian Veronica (Hornick) Schroepfer. She grew up and attended school in Springfield and graduated from Springfield High School in 1958. Donna married Ervan Moldan on May 23, 1960 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the...
Esther Benedict
Jan 8, 2012
Esther M. (Henning) Benedict, age 83, of Lamberton, MN died peacefully with family surrounding her on January 8, 2012 at Valley View Manor nursing home. Esther was born in Reading, MN to John and Ida (Schoo) Henning in 1928. She went to country school until the age of twelve. She graduated from Tracy High School in 1945. On June...
M. Anderson
Jan 8, 2012
M. Robert Anderson, 85, Mountain Lake, MN died Sunday, January 08, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village, Mountain Lake. Funeral service will be on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Alliance Missionary Church, Mountain Lake. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday from 10:00 until 11:00 AM. The Clergy will be Pastor Dennis Siebert. Interment will be...
Clifford Pankratz
Jan 7, 2012
Clifford Warren Pankratz was born September 21, 1933 to Leo and Pearl (Gramse) Pankratz in Brookville Township on the family farm. He attended country school and then public school in Springfield. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington. After his honorable discharge from the Army he farmed and sprayed...
Marie Cook
Jan 6, 2012
Marie Clara Cook was born on March 31, 1922 to Bert and Theresa (Remiger) Mathiowetz in Mulligan Township. On March 31, 1948, Marie was united in marriage to Wilfred "Dutch" Cook at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. The couple lived and farmed on the family farm until retiring and moving to Sleepy Eye in October of...
Monty Tuil
Jan 6, 2012
Monty Tuil, age 44, of Madelia, died on Friday, January 6, 2012, at the Madelia Community Hospital in Madelia. Memorial service will be held at 7:00pm, Friday, January 13, 2012, at Sturm Funeral Home, Pilgrim Chapel in Madelia. Visitation will be from 5pm to 7pm on Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Madelia...
Lydia Hillesheim
Jan 4, 2012
Lydia was born to John Theresa (Hoffman) Nachreiner on March 7, 1916 in Springfield. Lydia married Arthur Hillesheim on September 9, 1936 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. They farmed their 50 years of marriage in Leavenworth Township. She remained on the farm until August 2008 when she moved in with her daughter and son-in-law until November of...
Lillian Pygman
Jan 4, 2012
Lillian Pygman, age 89, of Madelia died on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Saturday, January 7, 2012 a Faith Lutheran Church in Madelia with Rev. Bill Russell officiating Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Madelia Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Saturday at the Church....
Ardis Christensen
Jan 4, 2012
Ardis Jane Christensen was born on July 11, 1927 in Butterfield, Minnesota to Walter and Marie I. (Burnett) Curry. She attended schools in Darfur and Comfrey, Minnesota. On May 13, 1944 she was united in marriage to Harold Christensen. She is survived by her children, Marcia (Jerry) Beech, Marlys Marks and special friend Jerry Behrens, Alan (LeeAnn) Christensen, Lucy...
Warren Green
Jan 3, 2012
Warren Harlan Green began his life's journey on April 6, 1926, as the first born child of Kinney and Jesse (Klinger) Green, in Mt. Lake, MN. He was baptized as an infant and attended country school #27 from grade 1 thru 8 and Mountain Lake Public School from grade 9 thru 12. He graduated in 1945. He was immediately...
Viola Seidl
Jan 1, 2012
Viola Elizabeth Seidl was born on October 20, 1918 in Springfield, MN, the daughter of John Mary (Helget) Sturm. She was baptized, confirmed and married at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. She attended St. Raphael's School and after her schooling she helped her parents on the farm. Viola married Norbert Seidl on September 9, 1940. The couple made...
Veldonna Marcott
Jan 1, 2012
Veldonna Darlene Marcott was born October 15th, 1934 in Bagley, MN, daughter of the late Thomas and Edna (Dolischall) Peters. After graduation, she became a nurse. On June 11, 1954, she married Donavon Marcott in Red Lake Falls, MN. They moved to Farmington, MN in 1955, where she was a homemaker and a nurse at Sanford Memorial Hospital for...
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