Obituaries
Joel Dodge
Sep 20, 2011
Joel David Dodge, loving son, brother and uncle, passed away at his home in Mountain Lake early Tuesday morning at 19 years of age. He is preceded in death by his mother, Wendy Lynn Dodge (2007). Joel is survived by father, Dave Dodge of Mountain Lake, his brother Bryan Dodge of Mountain Lake, and sister Holly Theobald (Dodge) of...
Kenneth Posz
Sep 19, 2011
Kenneth Walton Posz was born on August 3, 1921 at the family home in Sanborn, MN, the son of Leslie and Viella (Walton) Posz. He was baptized on June 24, 1922 at the United Methodist Church in Sanborn, MN where he has been a lifelong member. Ken joined the U.S. Army on July 8, 1942, serving in the 85th...
Fay Amsden
Sep 16, 2011
Fay Kenneth Amsden was born July 25, 1928 on the family farm to Charles and Pearl (Giese) Amsden. He attended Comfrey Public School. Fay served in the United States Army. In March of 1953 he was united in marriage to Ellen Mae Norell of Comfrey. To this union four children were born. Fay farmed in Comfrey, Minnesota before moving...
Dorothy Warling
Sep 16, 2011
Dorothy Warling, age 88, of Butterfield died on Friday, September 16, 2011, at Mayo Clinic Health System-St. James. Dorothy Larson was born April 8, 1923 at St. James, MN, to parents Nels and Emma (Goltz) Larson. She grew up and attended rural school in the St. James area. She helped out neighbors with house keeping and chores as a...
Myrtle Kyar
Sep 13, 2011
Myrtle Marian (Jensen) Kyar was born on September 25, 1915 in Brookville Township, Redwood County, the daughter of John A. Clara (Schultz) Jensen. She was confirmed at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Evan, MN. On June 2, 1934, she married Herbert Kyar. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed going to quilting...
Clarence Ewert
Sep 12, 2011
Clarence Ewert was born August 14, 1920, in Mountain Lake, MN the son of Abram and Helen (Voth) Ewert. He attended Mountain Lake High School and was the last surviving member of the 1939 State Basketball Championship team. Clarence was married to Ina Wiken for over 25 years. He farmed for many years then worked for the National Farmers...
Rick Smith
Sep 11, 2011
Richard Smith, age 56, of Butterfield, died on Sunday, September 11, 2011, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James from 4:30pm to 8:00pm with a 4:00pm rosary scheduled. Richard was born July 26th, 1955 to Ben and Marian Smith. He attended Butterfield-Odin High School and...
Alma Francis
Sep 10, 2011
Alma Francis, age 93, of South Branch, died on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Alma Martha (Heine) Francis was born on February 21, 1918 near St James, Minnesota to Fred and Anna Heine, and died at Pleasant View Nursing Home in St James on September 10, 2011 at the age of...
Marlys Franz
Sep 9, 2011
Marlys Franz, age 78, of St. James, formerly of the Mt. Lake area, died on Friday, September 9, 2011, at Mayo Clinic Health System-Mankato with her family by her side. Marlys was born on November 15, 1932 in Litchfield, Minnesota, to George Benjamin and Marie (Erickson) Gunderson. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, where she later...
Wava Wiens
Sep 8, 2011
Wava Carol Geiger was born on December 4, 1929 in Pandora, Ohio to Monroe and Anna (Hofstetter) Geiger. She graduated from Pandora High School. Following High School she attended Grace College of the Bible in Omaha, Nebraska where she met her future husband Harry Wiens. Harry and Wava were married on August 10, 1951 in Pandora, Ohio and made...
Cleo Beermann
Sep 7, 2011
Cleo Mae Beermann was born on December 14, 1920, in Storden, MN, the daughter of Joe C. and Josphine (Kaushagen) Johnson. She was united in marriage to Clifford J. Beermann on May 10, 1941 in Lamberton, MN. Cleo was a lifelong resident of the Lamberton area where she lovingly raised her six children with her husband. She was a...
Roman Hillesheim
Sep 5, 2011
Roman was born to Frank Catherine (Goblirsch) Hillesheim on March 12, 1922 in Stark Townhip. On Oct. 12, 1943 he was united in marriage to Angela Huiras. After marriage he drove bulk truck for Brown County Oil and later farmed in Stark Township. Angela passed away on Jan. 31, 1994. In October 1995 he married Marlee (Gulden) Huiras. Roman...
Donald Wiken
Sep 4, 2011
Donald Wiken, age 88, of rural Hanska, died at Mayo Health System-Mankato on Sunday, September 4, 2011. Donald Orve Wiken, 88, of Hanska, was born on April 27, 1923 to Ole and Annie (Hagen) Wiken at St James, MN. He was baptized confirmed at Albion Lutheran Church. As dad would say early morning is the best time of the...
Roy Newman
Sep 2, 2011
Roy Newman, age 86, of St. James, died on Friday, September 2, 2011 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Roy W. Newman, born to Raymond Earl Newman and Clella Payne Newman in Truman, MN on September 14, 1924. He lived in Truman, Winnebago and then moved to St. James when he married Evelyn Willemssen in 1945....
Jerome Hillesheim
Sep 1, 2011
Jerome Jerry J. Hillesheim was born on January 26, 1930 in Leavenworth, MN, the son of Hubert Katherine (Schunk) Hillesheim. He grew up and attended country school in Leavenworth. After school Jerry worked at Ochs Brick. He hauled milk for a few years before serving in the US Army from April 1951 until January 1953 during the Korean Conflict....
Howard Warner
Aug 31, 2011
Howard Wendell Warner of Revere, MN died Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at Valley View Manor in Lamberton, MN. Howard was born June 30, 1920 in St. Paul, MN the son of Helen Strandberg and Edner Erickson. After his mother's marriage to Ed Warner when Howard was almost 2 years old, he grew up on a farm in Highwater Township,...
Evelyn Evers
Aug 31, 2011
Evelyn Elizabeth Evers was born September 15, 1918 in Comfrey, MN to Oscar and Helga Wall. She was united in marriage to Martin Evers on June 4, 1935 on the Herman Evers farm place southwest of Comfrey. Evelyn was a member of New Hope Lutheran Church in Comfrey. She was active in the Ladies Aide, as a Sunday School...
Armin Grundmeyer
Aug 30, 2011
Armin Theodore Grundmeyer was born on April 8, 1922 in Stark Township, Brown County, MN, the son of Louis Louise (Werth) Grundmeyer. Armin grew up and attended Iberia Country School. He served in the U.S. Navy from Aug. 25, 1942 until he was honorably discharged on Nov. 30, 1946. Armin married June Miller on June 28, 1951 at St....
Marvin Westman
Aug 29, 2011
Marvin Westman, age 90, of St. James died on Monday, August 29, 2011, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Marvin Earl Westman was born December 26, 1920 near St. James the son of William and Magdelena (Meyer) Westman. Marv was raised and attended rural school in the Godahl area. On December 18, 1943 he was united...
Muriel Heldt
Aug 28, 2011
Muriel Ilien Heldt was gathered into the loving arms of her Savior on August 28, 2011 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN after a brief illness. Born August 15, 1924 to Herman and Adella (King) Heller in Butterfield township, Muriel was baptized in St. John's Church in Darfur. She was confirmed July 11, 1937 in St. John's...
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