Obituaries
Ines Lochner
Nov 10, 2011
Ines Etta Lochner was born on November 11, 1914 in Home Township, Brown County, MN the daughter of Louis and May (Tuttle) Strate. She grew up and attended District 13 country school in Home Township. She graduated from Sleepy Eye High School and attended Teacher's Training. Ines taught school three years in District 43. She married Elmer Lochner on...
Virgil Kettner
Nov 6, 2011
Virgil Ferdinand Kettner was born March 14, 1935, in Bashaw Township, Brown County the son of Alfred F. and Della (Wendt) Kettner. He attended country school district #52 and graduated from Springfield High School. Virgil served in the U.S. Army from 1954-56 and was stationed in Germany. After his honorable discharge he returned to farm in Bashaw Township and...
Beverly Engen
Nov 5, 2011
Beverly Ann Engen was born July 8, 1941, in Windom, MN the daughter of John Richard and Viola (Pankonin) Menken. She graduated from Jeffers High School in 1959 where she was salutatorian, then attended Mankato State University. Beverly was united in marriage to Richard Engen on January 7, 1961, in Jeffers and the couple farmed in Highwater Township. She...
Alyce Schumacher
Nov 4, 2011
Alyce Lorraine Schumacher was born on June 15, 1926 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Emma (Hartneck) Krzmarzick. She graduated from St. Mary's Catholic High School in 1944. She worked at Ries-Jensen Insurance Agency in Sleepy Eye. She was united in marriage to Gerald Schumacher on June 15, 1948 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy...
Erma Colburn
Nov 3, 2011
Erma Colburn was born in Bashaw Township, Brown County to Fritz and Emma (Prahl) Buddensiek on June 12, 1920. As an infant she was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Springfield. Erma was instructed for confirmation by Reverend William Lehman at Salem Lutheran Church in Comfrey in 1933. She attended School District 52 in Bashaw Township and was united...
Margaret Oldenburg
Nov 3, 2011
Margaret Maggie Oldenburg, age 88, of St. James, died on Thursday, November 03, 2011, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Margaret Oldenburg was born July 22, 1923 to Henry and Elma (Grev) Swenstad at the family farm in Albin Township, Brown County. She was raised in Odin and proud to be a full blooded Norwegian. She...
Edith Bohan
Nov 2, 2011
Edith Jean Bohan, 97, died November 2, 2011, at Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. The daughter of John and Ida Norton of Frost, Minnesota, she was born February 19, 1914, and was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church. Her parents were both immigrants from Norway and, consequently, Edith spoke only Norwegian until she began school. After graduating in...
Dorean Hoffman
Oct 31, 2011
Dorean Lena Hoffman was born on August 12, 1923 in Willow Lake Township, Redwood County, the daughter of Herman and Augusta (Wagner) Hoffman. She attended country school and helped with the family farm. She was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Willow Lake Township where she was baptized and confirmed. Dorean enjoyed cooking, gardening and helping with...
Anthony Miesen
Oct 31, 2011
Anthony Andrew 'Tom' Miesen was born September 23, 1923, to Michael and Anna (Wurmstein) Meisinger in Springfield. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Raphael's Catholic Church. At the age of 2 Tom was adopted by George and Edith (Wurmstein) Miesen. He attended St. Raphael's Catholic School and graduated from Springfield High School in 1941 where he was active...
Irene Fischer
Oct 30, 2011
Irene B. Fischer was born on April 21, 1924 in rural Morgan, MN, daughter of Wolfgang Bertha (Braun) Spaeth. Irene married Herbert Fischer on April 30, 1947 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Morgan. The couple farmed in Home Township until 1961 when they purchased a farm in Sigel Township and later moved to a farm in Stark Township...
Roland Stradtman
Oct 30, 2011
Roland Stradtman, age 79, of St. James, died on Sunday, October 30, 2011, at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. Roland Charles Stradtman was born June 7, 1932, in Madelia, MN, the son of George and Olga (Schultz) Stradtman. Roland was baptized and confirmed by Pastor W.F. Rolf at St. John's Lutheran Church of South Branch. He attended grade...
Irene Nelson
Oct 29, 2011
Harriet Nelson, age 95, of Darfur, died on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Irene Harriet Shellum was born June 21, 1916 at Fosston, MN, the daughter of Theodore and Anna (Oren) Shellum. She was united in marriage to Chester Chet H. Nelson at the Shellum farm in Adrian Township on March...
Janet Kirschstein
Oct 28, 2011
Janet Joan Kirschstein was born on March 3, 1953 in Sleepy Eye, Mn the daughter of Henry Irene Alice (Cook) Kirschstein. She grew up on a small hobby farm South of Sleepy Eye. Janet graduated from Sleepy Eye high School in 1971 and worked for a short time at the city office in Sleepy Eye. She was in a...
Villa Lietz
Oct 28, 2011
Villa Davey Lietz of Sleepy Eye, MN passed away peacefully at Divine Providence Community Home on her 105th birthday. Villa Davey was born in Sleepy Eye on October 28, 1906, the daughter of Glenn Alice (Moll) Davey. She was a 1925 graduate of Sleepy Eye High School. After graduating from Mankato Teacher's College, she taught school for several years...
Beverly Hennager
Oct 27, 2011
Beverly Ann Hennager was born October 4, 1938, in Madelia, MN the youngest of 7 daughters of Edward and Vica (Sink) Jacobe. She attended country school and graduated from Madelia High School in 1956 before attending the University of Minnesota. Beverly was united in marriage to Thomas Hennager on September 17, 1966. In addition to Tom's three children from...
Emmett Witherspoon
Oct 27, 2011
Emmett Witherspoon, age 94, of Darfur, died on October 27, 2011 at a local nursing home in Windom, MN. Memorial services will be 11am, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Madelia with Rev. Debbie King Quale officiating. Masonic Rites will be provided by the St. James Masonic Lodge. Emmett Leon (Leo) Witherspoon was born August...
Juanita Baldwin
Oct 25, 2011
Juanita Mae Baldwin was born on October 23, 1932 in Madelia, MN, the daughter of Leonard and Francis (Keech) Hills. She attended and graduated from Madelia High School. She was united in marriage to Delvin Baldwin on August 13, 1950 in Iowa. Juanita started working for Tony Downs Foods in the summer of 1965 and retired in the fall...
Rodonna Sorrels
Oct 22, 2011
RoDonna Sorrels, age 60, of New Ulm, died at her home in New Ulm on Saturday, October 22, 2011. RoDonna Edith Freeman was born in St. James, MN, on March 1, 1951, the daughter of Roy and Donna (Hoffman) Freeman. RoDonna grew up in St. James where she atteneded school. She worked with MRCI for many years, she work...
Donald Steege
Oct 22, 2011
Donald William Steege, age 86, of Tempe, AZ, died on October 22, 2011, at Hospice of the Valley, Tempe, AZ. Donald was born April 22, 1925, to William and Leah (Runge) Steege in Rosendale Township, Watonwan County, Minnesota. He was raised in Rosendale Township where he attended school at District 65 for 8 years and St. James High School....
Wilfred Rathman
Oct 18, 2011
Wilfred Rathman was born October 7, 1929, in Adrian Township, Watonwan County the son of Edwin and Amelia (Eckstein) Rathman. Wilfred would live his entire life on this farm. He was a member of the National Guard from 1951-1953 and was stationed at Camp Rucker, Alabama. Wilfred was united in marriage to Marlene Jeske on January 19, 1954, at...
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