Obituaries

Frieda Toews

Frieda Toews

Jul 15, 2011

Frieda Toews, 100, Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Mountain Lake, MN died Friday, July 15, 2011 at the Twin Towers nursing home in Cincinnati. Frieda Elizabeth Quiring was born March 8, l911 on a farm four miles north of Mountain Lake, MN to Abraham P. Elizabeth (Goossen) Quiring. Frieda's mother died Feb. 8, l920 due to influenza when Frieda was...

Dean Wenisch

Dean Wenisch

Jul 15, 2011

Dean Patrick Wenisch was born on May 21, 1952 in Springfield, MN the son of Leo Irene ( Willms) Wenisch. He grew up and graduated from high school in Springfield, MN. After school he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served on Presidential Security at the Presidential Retreat at Camp David, MD. After his honorable discharge he...

Florence Anderson

Florence Anderson

Jul 13, 2011

Florence Frederiksen was born on the family farm May 11, 1910, in Sundown Township, Redwood County the daughter of Christian Hartwig and Mathilda (Christensen) Frederiksen. She attended school in a one room schoolhouse in District 86 and graduated from Morgan High School in 1928. Florence then graduated from the Teacher Training Department in Redwood Falls in 1929. She taught...

Julian Lopez

Julian Lopez

Jul 13, 2011

Julian Sebastian Lopez, 3 month old son of Jaime Lopez Jr. Marisela Rangel died on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at the Mayo Clinic Health System-St. James.

Diane Helget

Diane Helget

Jul 12, 2011

Diane Marie Helget was born on January 9, 1952 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Melvin and Marcella (Reiner) Pelzel. She attended and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in Sleepy Eye. She was united in marriage to Richard Helget on October 15, 1971 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, MN. Diane has worked at various...

Lucas Fast

Lucas Fast

Jul 10, 2011

Lucas Dale Fast, infant son of Ben and Jayme Fast, was born and died Saturday, July 10, 2011, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He is survived by his parents; grandparents- Marcia Fast, and Charles and Karen Harr; aunts- Lindsay Harr and Lindsey Fast; uncle Jesse (Crystal) Fast; and cousins Mason and Maxton Fast. It's hard to...

Trey Hunstad

Trey Hunstad

Jul 9, 2011

Trey Elvin Hunstad was born on March 17, 1990, at Ames, Iowa, the son of Daron and Kathi (Kuyper) Hunstad. Trey grew up in the Amboy and Good Thunder area. He graduated from the Maple River High School in 2008 and went to lineman school at Southwest Community College at Jackson for one year. He returned to Amboy and...

Frederick Hubert

Frederick Hubert

Jul 9, 2011

Frederick Fritz G. Hubert, age 69, of Redwood Falls and formerly of Lamberton, MN died on Saturday, July 09, 2011 at the Park Nicolet - Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. Frederick G. Hubert was born on August 13, 1941, in Tracy, MN, the son of Emil J. and Nona (Moody) Hubert. He attended country school and helped...

Mildred Eckstein

Mildred Eckstein

Jul 9, 2011

Mildred Ruth Eckstein was born on October 1, 1925 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of William and Isabel (McKenzie) Roberts. She attended and graduated from Sleepy Eye Public School and continued her education in LaCrosse, WI. She was united in marriage to Joseph Eckstein, Jr. on December 28, 1945 in Webster, SD. The couple made their home in...

Hilda Worms

Hilda Worms

Jul 7, 2011

Hilda Worms, 99, Mountain Lake, MN died Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Good Samaritan Village, Mountain Lake. Hilda Peters, daughter of Henry C. and Agatha (Franz) Peters, was born by Butterfield, MN on August 19, 1911. She attended country school and graduated from the 8th grade. On May 18, 1938, she was united in marriage to John A. Worms...

Elmer Friesen

Elmer Friesen

Jul 6, 2011

Elmer Friesen, 89, Mountain Lake, MN died Wednesday, July 6th 2011 at the Windom Area Hospital, Windom, MN. He had been in declining health and suffered from dementia for the past two years and had been a resident of Mt. Lake Good Samaritan Village since November of 2009. Elmer G. Friesen was born on July 19th, 1921 at his...

Lloyd Imker

Lloyd Imker

Jul 4, 2011

Lloyd Imker was born on May 2, 1919 in Redfield, SD, the son of Otto and Ruth (Fulkerson) Imker. He attended country school in Spink County, SD before moving to a farm south of Lamberton and graduated from Lamberton High School in 1937. Lloyd was united in marriage to Marjorie Hullopeter on October 15, 1942 at the United Methodist...

Inez Flogstad

Inez Flogstad

Jul 3, 2011

Inez Flogstad, age 92, of St. James, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Inez Emma Miller was born March 2, 1919, in St. James, MN, the daughter of James and Emma (Bonin) Miller. She attended St. James Public School. She married Paul Flogstad and they raised 4 children on their...

Maurice Gresch

Maurice Gresch

Jun 26, 2011

Private Family Services Maurice John Gresch was born on July 1, 1926 in Goodwin, SD, the son of Frank and Anne (Zaug) Gresch. He honorably served his country during World War II. Maurice was united in marriage to Barbara Nealon in Rollingstone, MN. He was an avid woodcarver, painter, and patron of the arts. Maurice enjoyed hunting, fishing, and...

Frieda Eichstadt

Frieda Eichstadt

Jun 26, 2011

Frieda Emma Eichstadt was born December 11, 1913, in Pocohantas County, IA the eldest daughter of Adolph and Marie (Yarisch) Hanish. The family moved to a farm in the Springfield-Comfrey area where she met her future husband Ervin Eichstadt. Frieda and Ervin were married May 23, 1934. They made their home on the Eichstadt family farm in Storden Township...

Brent Helling

Brent Helling

Jun 25, 2011

Brent Helling, age 60, of St. James, died on Saturday, June 25, 2011, at the Mayo Clinic Health System-St. James. Brent Lauren Helling was born June 9, 1951, in Madelia, MN, the son of Julian and Jeanette (Bloomquist) Helling. Brent grew up on the family farm in the Hanska Lake area. He graduated from St. James High School in...

Elizabeth Wall

Elizabeth Wall

Jun 19, 2011

Elizabeth Schultz, daughter of David S. and Sara (Flaming) Schultz was born on June 15, 1914 in Mountain Lake, MN. She grew up on the family farm west of Mountain Lake with six brothers and two sisters. Elizabeth was baptized upon confession of her faith and on September 16, 1928 was received into the membership of the Bruderthaler Church....

Dennis Weber

Dennis Weber

Jun 18, 2011

Dennis 'Snap' Weber was born September 26, 1945, in Springfield, MN the son of Otto and Mary Ann (Solyntjes) Weber. He graduated from Wabasso High School in 1963, then moved to Michigan where he worked at Hotton Home Improvements, then Jones Electric. Snap was drafted into the U.S. Army in February of 1967, and served in Korea. Upon his...

Irene Durheim

Irene Durheim

Jun 17, 2011

Irene Durheim, age 102, of St. James, died on Friday, June 17, 2011, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Myrtle Irene Durheim was born on August 24, 1908, on the family farm, in Nelson Township, Watonwan County, Minnesota, to parents Ernest and Amelia (Brendenmuhl) Durheim. Irene grew up on the family farm and attended County School...

Robert Christianson

Robert Christianson

Jun 17, 2011

Robert Chris Christianson, age 85, of St. James, died on Friday, June 17, 2011, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Robert Gordon Christianson was born June 25, 1925, at Minneota, MN, to Carl Anna Marie (Pearson) Christianson. He was baptized confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneota. He was a Boy Scout and became an Eagle...