Obituaries
John Awiszus
Nov 24, 2010
John F Awiszus, 93, passed away November 24, 2010 at Bethany St. Joseph Home in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was born August 3, 1917 to Henry and Cecilia Awiszus in Iroquois, S.D. He married Frieda Field, October 7, 1940 at the Redeemer Lutheran Parsonage in Wayne, NE. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Wisner and Norfolk, NE until...
Edward Reiner
Nov 23, 2010
Edward Reiner was born on July 8, 1932, on his family's farm in Brown County, Minnesota. His parents were Frank and Ernestine (Sturm) Reiner who had six children, of whom 2 are living. Ed went to a country school in Springfield then went to work full time on the farm. Ed's friends arranged a blind date with Marjorie Sellner....
Wilma Kissner
Nov 21, 2010
Wilma Kissner, aged 92, died Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 1:30 a.m. at Valley View Manor in Lamberton MN where she was a resident since April 2008. She was born to William B. and Emma (Paulson) Purrington on April 11, 1918 in Windom MN. She graduated from Windom High School and continued on as school secretary until her marriage...
Eugene Maurer
Nov 20, 2010
Eugene Merlin Maurer was born on June 16, 1945 in Richmond, CA, the son of Eugene Sr. Mary Ann (Berberich) Maurer. He was raised on farms in Springfield and Sleepy Eye area. Gene graduated from St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye and Mankato State with a degree in Elementary Education. He married Diane Ludewig at St. Mary's Church...
Conrad Hammar
Nov 19, 2010
Conrad H Hammar was born January 29th, 1928 in New Haven,CT. His father was teaching at Yale University and moved to other universities before receiving tenure at Columbia, Missouri, during Conrad's high school years. He joined the Navy in 1945 at the age of 17 and served for 3 years after which he joined his parents in Berlin, Germany....
Dolores Fennern
Nov 17, 2010
Dolores Emma Fennern was born March 11, 1925 to Herman and Augusta Hoffman in Willow Lake Township, Redwood County. She attended school district 67 and after graduation she helped on the family farm. On July 1, 1947 she married George Fennern at Trinity Lutheran Church in Willow Lake Township. In March of 1945 she began working at St. John's...
Beatrice Renner
Nov 17, 2010
Beatrice was born July 19, 1909 in Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan, Canada to Michael and Anna Koller Hornick. Her parents homesteaded in Canada before moving to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas where Beatrice attended grade school in Mission Texas. In 1921 the family moved to Minnesota where she attended St. Raphael Catholic School and graduated from Springfield High School...
Grace Petersen
Nov 16, 2010
Visitation will continue at Church on Saturday from 1:00pm until service time. Grace Delores Petersen, age 89, formerly of St. James died on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at the home of her daughter in Chehalis, WA. Grace Delores Johnson was born November 11, 1921, in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, the daughter of Albert and Mary (Engstrom) Johnson. Grace grew up on...
Marion Sellner
Nov 15, 2010
Marion Mary Hillesheim was born on July 14, 1918 in Stark Township, Brown County, MN, the daughter of Meinrad Bertha (Wiltscheck) Hillesheim. She married Arthur J. Sellner on October 15, 1947 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Marion and Art farmed South of Sleepy Eye for 34 years before moving to town 29 years ago. Faith and...
Della Schieffert
Nov 12, 2010
Della Schieffert was born November 18, 1925 to George and Gladys (Claussen) Mickelson, Jr. in Leavenworth, MN. She attended school in Leavenworth. Della and her husband Ed farmed in Prairieville Township until 1995 when they moved to Sleepy Eye. In 2007 she moved to Ross Park Apartments where she enjoyed living. Della was a member of American Legion Auxiliary,...
Margaret Engelking
Nov 12, 2010
Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday. Margaret Lucille Engelking, age 94, of St. James died on Friday, November 12, 2010, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Margaret Lucille Gilman was born December 19, 1915, the daughter of Edward and Emma (Mortensen) Gilman in Fairmont, Minnesota. She was baptized at...
Zachary Anderson
Nov 11, 2010
A rosary will be recited a 3:30pm, Tuesday, at the funeral home prior to visitation. Zachary Anderson, age 27, of St. James, died on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Shakopee as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Zachary Wendell Anderson was born in McAlester, OK, on October 17, 1983. Shortly before starting...
Milen Speckman
Nov 10, 2010
Milen L. Speckman age 70, of Ashland, OH and formerly of Sleepy Eye peacefully passed away after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. Milen was born and raised in Sleepy Eye, MN. After completing high school he enlisted in the United States Air force and served his country for 22 years. Most of his military career was at...
Francisco Urbano
Nov 9, 2010
Francisco Urbano was born on August 15, 1954 in General Teran Nuero Leon, Mexico, the son of Norberto and Jovita (Villagomez) Urbano. He grew up in Mexico and moved to Texas in 1980, Francisco married Dora A. Arista on December 22, 1973 in Reynosa Tamps, Mexico. The couple were migrant workers and traveled all over the United States, until...
Vivian Wall
Nov 6, 2010
Vivian Caroline (Sheker) Wall, 94, died on Saturday, November 6, 2010, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, North Dakota. She had been living in Fargo with her daughter Eunice, as well as with her daughter Rebecca near Minneapolis, for three years. Vivian was born in Alpha, Minnesota on September 14, 1916, to Frank and Lyda Sheker. She graduated from...
James Busse
Nov 5, 2010
James W. Busse was born March 7, 1926, in Charlestown Township, Redwood County the son of William 'Bill' and Fredricka (Heydlauff) Busse. He graduated from Sanborn High School in 1944, then continued to farm with his father until his marriage to Genola Dammann on April 25, 1951 in Lamberton. After James' parents moved to Sanborn, the couple continued to...
Constance Mcgee
Nov 5, 2010
Constance 'Connie' McGee was born January 3, 1922, in Lamberton, MN to William and Della (Cook) McGee. She graduated from Lamberton High School and later the University of Minnesota. Connie was involved in social work before returning and farming the family farm. Connie lived most of her life in Lamberton and enjoyed her summer residence at Bowstring Lake. Her...
Ladonna Baarson
Nov 5, 2010
LaDonna Baarson, age 52, of Windom, died on Friday, November 5, 2010, at the Windom Area Hospital in Windom. LaDonna Jane Baarson was born December 23, 1957, at the St. James Hospital in St. James, MN. She grew up in Odin and attended school in St. James. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Odin and confirmed at...
Paul Rasmussen
Nov 3, 2010
Paul was born June 30, 1918 in Sleepy Eye to Rasmus Peter Lena (Hansen) Rasmussen. He graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School. He farmed the family farm in Eden Township until he and his wife, Oradell moved to Sleepy Eye. He was a Brown County District 4 Commissioner from 1979-1994. Paul served as a County Board Chairman and...
Elmer Duus
Nov 2, 2010
Elmer H. Duus was born December 22, 1917, in Tyler, MN the son of Lars and Lena (Christensen) Duus. Throughout his lifetime, Elmer farmed, worked at the elevator and an implement business, and later sold investments. He was united in marriage to Lola Kieper on November 2, 1972, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield. Elmer was a member...
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