Obituaries
Rose Mathiowetz
Nov 13, 2009
There will be a parish prayer service at 5:30pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Rose was born on April 8, 1910 in Burnstown Township, MN, the daughter of John Theresa (Hoffmann) Nachreiner. She grew up and attended country school in Burnstown Township and attended St. Raphael's School in Springfield. She married Wendelin F. Mathiowetz on June 23, 1931 at...
Lloyd Brown
Nov 13, 2009
Lloyd Edsel Brown was born March 22, 1916 to parents Wiliam and Mary (Johansen) Brown at St. James, MN in the farm house where he lived all of his life. He passed away at the Trimont Care Center on Nov. 13, 2009. He attended rural country school until the 8th grade and then attended St. James High School where...
Thomas Stauffer
Nov 12, 2009
The family would prefer memorials in lieu of flowers. Thomas Warren Stauffer was born on August 20, 1946 in Mankato, MN to Jesse Bernice (Syverson) Stauffer. He lived in St. James and attended St. James School K-12. He was drafted into the Army for two years from 1966-1968, serving one year in Vietnam. Tom married Virgene Peterson on June...
Walter Trebesch
Nov 12, 2009
The family would prefer memorials be made in lieu of flowers to St. John's Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye Historical Society, Sleepy Eye Medical Center, Country Side Apartments, the Sleepy eye Care Center or the donors choice. Wally was born July 17, 1917 on the Century Farm (1879), Leavenworth Township to William F. Martha (Youngman) Trebesch. He was baptized and...
Roy Moe
Nov 11, 2009
Roy Melvin Moe was born on January 16, 1921 in Springfield, the son of Clarence M. and Maren (Sorum) Moe. Both his parents passed away before he turned ten. He attended School District # 40 in Burnstown Township. Roy was baptized, confirmed and a lifetime member of St. John Lutheran Church in Springfield. Roy married Margaret Nachreiner on June...
Wanda Detoy
Nov 10, 2009
Rosary scheduled for 4:30pm. Wanda was born on November 11, 1933 in Pipestone, MN to Charles and Ruth Watts. After graduating from Pipestone High School, Wanda married Dick DeToy on August 11, 1952 at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Pipestone. They were married for 49 years. In 1976, they moved to St. James where Wanda and Dick opened DeToy's...
Juanita Beltran
Nov 9, 2009
Juanita was born on March 22, 1941 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico the daughter of Cresencio Garcia Maria De Los Angeles Garcia. She married Julio Beltran on July 5, 1963 in Holgate, MN. The couple have made their home in Sleepy Eye for many years. Juanita was a strong woman in Christ, a devoted wife, a protective mother, a doting...
Donald Burdick
Nov 8, 2009
Donald 'Rick' Burdick, age 53 of Hudson, SD, died Sunday, November 8, 2009, near his home as the result of a car/motorcycle accident. Donald 'Rick' Richard Burdick was born December 29, 1955, in Redwood Falls, MN, the son of Donald Edward and Mavis (Eaton) Burdick. He graduated from Atwater High School in 1974 and served with the National Guard...
Afrom Zimmer
Nov 7, 2009
Afrom Zimmer, the son of Gustav and Louise (Hempeck) Zimmer was born at Mountain Lake, MN on October 2, 1923. He grew up and attended school in Mountain Lake. Afrom was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake. Following his education he worked for area farmers until entering the Army Air Corp on May 14,...
Vicky Sellner
Nov 6, 2009
Vicky K. Sellner was born May 25, 1968 in Springfield, MN to Harold A. and Marlys (Netzke) Wendt. She attended Springfield Public School and graduated in 1986. She attended Mankato Vocational Technical College and graduated in 1988. She married Paul N. Evers on April 16, 1988. Later she married Michael A. Sellner on July 1, 1995. She enjoyed spending...
Jan Mohlenbrock
Nov 6, 2009
Rosary scheduled at 4pm. Janice Mae Heiling was born on February 20, 1939, at Morgan, MN, to parents Alois and Evelyn (Heiderscheidt) Heiling. She grew up, was baptized, confirmed, and took her first communion at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Morgan. On September 10, 1957, Jan was united in marriage to George Mohlenbrock, Jr. at St. Michaels Catholic Church...
Neva Tomschin
Nov 6, 2009
Memorials preferred to donor's choice. Neva Madora Tomschin was born July 17, 1924, in Jackson County, MN, the daughter of Emil and Caroline (Lidtke) Horkey. She was united in marriage to Benjamin Tomschin on September 17, 1943, at First Lutheran Church in Dundee, MN. Following marriage, the couple farmed in Bashaw Township until moving to Springfield in June of...
Betty Bielen
Nov 6, 2009
Betty Jane Bielen was born to Carl and Martha (Weinberger) Bielen in Springfield, MN on February 26, 1932. She attended school in Springfield through the 8th grade when she left to help her family and other area families. Betty later worked in New Ulm at Eibner's, Dakota Hotel, Purity White Restaurant and the Loretta Hospital. She was united in...
Frances Loewen
Nov 5, 2009
The family is designating memorials to the Mountain Lake Christian School. Frances Ruby Harder was born to Henry and Helen (Falk) Harder on March 26, 1927 on a farm SW of Mountain Lake. She attended school at Dist. 12, and Mountain Lake High School. Frances was baptized at the First Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake in May 1946 and...
Bradley Wendt
Nov 5, 2009
Bradley Allen Wendt was born to Clarence and Betty (Sullivan) Wendt on September 28, 1956 in Springfield, MN. He attended and graduated from Springfield High School. After graduation he worked and farmed with his father until his death in 1989 and continued to farm up to the time of his own death. Brad had a love of the outdoors...
Duane Domeier
Nov 4, 2009
Duane P. Domeier, 69, of Red Wing, MN died on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at Region's Hospital in St. Paul, MN Duane Philip Domeier was born October 12th, 1940 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota; son of Edwin and Angeline (Reinhart) Domeier. He graduated from New Ulm High School in 1958 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy shortly after graduation. Duane...
Judith Fuller
Nov 3, 2009
Judith Kay Theneman was born September 23, 1946 at Sleepy Eye, MN, to parents Ervin and Edna (Lickfett) Theneman. Judy was baptized at St. Johns Lutheran Church and was confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. She attended Sleepy Eye Public Schools graduating in 1964. She worked at A.J. Pietrus as a bookkeeper. In 1966, she moved to...
Jack Geschwind
Nov 2, 2009
There will be a parish prayer service at 5:45pm Thursday at the funeral home. John Peter Geschwind was born on March 31, 1923 in Tynan, TX, the son of Mike S. Julia (Mick) Geschwind. He grew up and attended school in Tynan. At age 13 he moved with his family to Sleepy Eye, MN where graduated from Sleepy Eye...
Gordon Kelly
Nov 2, 2009
Gordon Ernest Kelly was born September 28, 1919 at Hector, MN, to parents Emil and Ida (Sandberg) Kelly. Gordon grew up in several SW Minnesota communities. He attended school in Madelia. He was baptized at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Butternut. In 1936, he moved to the home farm near St. James where he farmed and continued to live...
Sim Leunvane
Nov 1, 2009
Sim Leunvane was born to Eurn Leunvane and Mouy Thi Leunvane on April 20, 1957 at Wat Tthaynoy, Viengtian Province, Kingdom of Laos. He, his parents and sister escaped Laos in the mid 70's, and lived several years in the Nongkhai Thailand refugee camp. He came to America on April 22, 1980. He lived in Boston for about ten...
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