Obituaries
Gerald Olson
Apr 11, 2011
Gerald Olson, age 62, 0f St. James died on Monday, April 11, 2011, at the St. James Medical Center in St. James. Gerald Ralph Olson was born in Denison, Iowa, on September 16, 1948, the son of Ralph and Bernice (Peterson) Olson. He attended school in St. James and served in the US Army during the Viet Nam era....
Ilah Wolle
Apr 9, 2011
Ilah Wolle, age 86, of Darfur, died on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Village in Mt. Lake. Ilah Winifred Evangeline Koenig was born on the family farm near Darfur on August 1, 1924, the daughter of Fred and Ida (Stark) Koenig. She was Baptized and Confirmed at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Darfur. She grew...
Clifford Vredenburg
Apr 6, 2011
Clifford Vredenburg, age 49, of St. James, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at the St. James Medical Center in St. James. Born January 31, 1962 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and entered eternal laughter on April 6, 2011 in St. James, Minnesota. Cliff was preceded in death by His Mother Elizabeth Dill, Father Allen Vredenburg, Sister Bev Clark and...
Myrtle Westergard
Apr 5, 2011
Myrtle Ruth Dobberstein was born on February 24, 1916 in Prairieville Township, Brown County, MN the daughter of Herman Tillie Dobberstein. She grew up and attended country school in Prairieville Township. After her schooling Myrtle worked on the family farm and also worked a few years at Del Monte in Sleepy Eye. Myrtle married Peter A. Westergard on February...
Herzhal Milligan
Apr 2, 2011
Herzhal A. Hirsch Milligan, older son of Elmer D. and Minnie Mary Jessica (McPherson) Milligan was born August 6, 1920 on a farm in Cave in Rock, IL. Hirsh entered the U.S. Army at Fort Knox, KY on December 24, 1937, and he was to serve 30 years 6 months and nine days of honorable service with a one...
Timothy Zender
Apr 1, 2011
Timothy Zender, age 62, of Des Moines, Iowa, orginally from St. James, died on Friday, April 1, 2011, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Timothy Lee Zender was born April 17, 1948, in Mankato, MN, the son of Andrew, Jr. Red and Kathleen (Tamblyn) Zender. Tim grew up in St. James where he...
Donald Simonson
Mar 28, 2011
Donald E. Simonson was born to Paul and (Dorothy) Muriel Simonson on August 5, 1928, and was raised on a farm south of Sanborn. He graduated from Sanborn High School with honors in 1946 and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Following basic training in Fort Knox, KY, he was sent to take part in the occupation of Korea. While...
Dorothy Thiessen
Mar 28, 2011
Dorothy was born on May 9, 1921 to Henry H. and Anna (Wall) Dick at Dallas, OR. At a very young age, she moved with her family to Lester, MT. At the age of twelve she was baptized. She graduated from high school in Dallas, OR. After graduation she went on to nurse's school in Portland, OR. After receiving...
Adeline Hunstad-Milligan
Mar 28, 2011
Adeline Leona Syverson, the daughter of John and Sophie (Oberdick) Syverson was born December 18, 1917 in Odin, Minnesota. Adeline was baptized January 14, 1918 at her home and confirmed on October 4, 1931 at Long Lake Lutheran Church, St. James, MN. On March 10, 1938 Adeline was united in marriage to Edon Marius Hunstad at the Zion Lutheran...
Matthew Jones
Mar 26, 2011
Matthew Thomas Jones was born on April 9, 2004 in New Ulm, MN, the son of Timothy Jennifer (Conger) Jones. Matthew contracted meningitis as a newborn and suffered severe brain damage as a result. He was a very sweet little boy and his family and church family feel very blessed to have been chosen to love and care for...
Alfred Zwaschka
Mar 24, 2011
Alfred 'Bud' Zwaschka passed away peacefully Thursday, March 24, 2011, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center with his two children by his side. Bud was born August 31, 1918, at home, the son of John and Theresa (Helget) Zwaschka. He attended St. Paul's Catholic School in Comfrey. Bud was a lifetime member of St. Paul's Catholic Church and was...
Yavonne Dirksen-Schulte
Mar 24, 2011
YaVonne Schulte, age 85, of St. James died on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. YaVonne Elaine Snyder was born at Windom, MN on August 30, 1925 to Grove and Laura (Lyons) Snyder. After the death of her mother she went to live with her sister Esther Mulligan and her family. From...
Louis Steffl
Mar 22, 2011
Louis Joseph Steffl, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 22, 2011, with his family at his side. Louis was born June 11, 1917, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota the son of John and Alma (Hartneck) Steffl. He attended country school and St. Mary's Catholic School. On April 19, 1944, he married Mary (Mangen). He was a member of the Knights of...
Wilma Anacker
Mar 22, 2011
Wilma Anacker died at Immanuel-St. Joseph Hospital in Mankato on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Wilma Elnora Wolle was born October 16, 1925, the daughter of Henry Eva (Urban) Wolle on a farm west of Truman. She and her twin brother, Wilmer, were baptized October 18, 1925 at their home, they were confirmed July 2, 1937 at St. John's Ev....
Marcella Nordgren
Mar 15, 2011
Marcella Nordgren died on March 15, 2011 at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul. Marcella was born in Milan, Minn., to Theodore (Ted) and Annie (Shervey) Nelson on December 23, 1924. She was baptized and confirmed at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan. She graduated from Milan High School, then from the Montevideo Teachers' Training Department. After teaching in rural schools,...
Arline Dauer
Mar 14, 2011
Arline Clara Dauer was born on October 13, 1920 in Sleepy Eye, the daughter of Jacob and Katie (Bruckbauer) Fischer. Arline was united in marriage to Fred Dauer on October 6, 1948 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple lived near Searles, MN and moved to rural Springfield in 1959 where they raised 5 children. Arline...
Vesty Hillesheim
Mar 11, 2011
Vesty Hilllesheim was born in Stark Township in Brown County on October 7, 1921, the son of Meinrad and Bertha (Wiltscheck) Hillesheim. He worked on the family farm until enlisting in the Navy in 1942. He proudly served in the South Pacific thru 1945. On August 26, 1946 he married Mary Pascher in Springfield. Vesty worked in construction, cabinet...
Vincent Kamolz
Mar 10, 2011
Vincent August Kamolz was born February 20, 1923 to August and Ida (Lehne) Kamolz in Tea, SD. Growing up his family lived in Tea, SD, and then later in Springfield and Comfrey where he attended school. Vincent was confirmed on April 18, 1937 at Salem Lutheran Church in Comfrey. He served in the Army from March of 1943 to...
Mollie Elsing
Mar 9, 2011
Amelia 'Mollie' Elsing was born March 8, 1912 in rural Mt. Lake, MN to Gottfried and Eva Heffele. She was united in marriage to George Elsing on March 24, 1931 in Mt. Lake, MN. George and Mollie raised 8 children - Arlene, Lorraine, Lois, Ben, Arnold, Kenneth, Gerald and Glenn. Mollie also worked at Campbell's Soup Company in Worthington...
Catherine Carter
Mar 6, 2011
Catherine Carter, age 49, of Ormsby, MN, died her home in Ormsby on Sunday, March 6, 2011. Catherine Louise Reinke was born August 20, 1961, in St. James, MN, the daughter of Merlin Marjorie (Jacobson) Reinke. Cathy grew up in St. James where she graduated from High School. She was united in marriage to Brian Carter on August 10,...
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