Obituaries
Dean Marks
Oct 2, 2009
Dean Curtis Marks was born on July 7, 1956 in Springfield, MN, to Curtis and Shirley (Hollingsworth) Marks. He attended Springfield Public School and graduated in 1975. Dean and Lynn (Nachreiner) were united in marriage on September 6, 1980. They lived in Springfield until 1987 and then moved to the farm where they currently lived in Redwood County. Dean...
Oren Finstad
Sep 26, 2009
Oren Finstad, age 95, of Grand Rapids, MN, died at Grand Itasca Hospital in Grand Rapids on Saturday, September 26, 2009. Oren Newell Finstad was born April 20, 1914 on the family homestead near Comfrey to parents John and Ingaborg (Enden) Finstad. He was the youngest of ten children all of which preceded him in death. Oren was united...
Eleanor Buche
Sep 25, 2009
Eleanor Sarah Buche was born on the home farm on May 24, 1918 in Prairieville Township, Brown County, MN, the daughter of Rudolph Sarah (Hansen) Johnson. She grew up and attended country school. Eleanor was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church. She worked at the Sleepy Eye Hospital before marrying Luverne Vern Buche on May 15, 1965 at...
Karen Janzen
Sep 23, 2009
The family is directing memorials to the Andreas Cancer Center at Immanuel St. Joseph, Mayo Health System in Mankato, MN Karen Menssen was born on December 20, 1941 at Mountain Lake, MN to Cornelius and Frieda (Grund) Menssen. She received her education at Butterfield Public Schools, graduating in 1960, and she continued her education at Mankato State University. Karen...
Gordon Panitzke
Sep 20, 2009
Gordon Reinhart Panitzke was born November 6, 1935, in Redwood County, MN to Reinhart and Violet (Sorensen) Panitzke. He attended school in Redwood Falls and during his service in the US Air Force received his GED from Redwood Falls High School. From his first marriage he had two daughters, Donna and Gayla. On December 17, 1971, he was united...
Waldo Erickson
Sep 19, 2009
Waldo Erickson was born in Itasca County to Eddie and Constance (Elmgren) Erickson on September 20, 1915. He married Irene Sanders on February 14, 1948 in East St. Paul. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, 3 brothers, 1 sister, and a daughter - Linda in childhood. He is survived by a sister, 5 sons and daughters-in-law:...
Judith Tessmer
Sep 16, 2009
There will be a parish prayer service at 7pm at the funeral home. Judy was born in Boscobel, WI on October 17, 1958 to Chester A and Eugenia M (Dewitt) Garthwaite. She grew up on the family dairy farm in Mt. Hope Township. She graduated from West Grant High School in 1976 and attended UW-Platteville prior to completing her...
Helen Hacker
Sep 16, 2009
Helen Margaret Hacker was born December 24, 1930 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Gene and Helen (Brazel) Clark. She attended St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye and was united in marriage to George Hacker on February 18, 1952 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple has farmed in rural Springfield since then. Helen...
Barry Friesen
Sep 15, 2009
Barry William Friesen was born in Mt. Lake on March 31, 1945 to parents Benno and Adonna (Moede) Friesen. Barry graduated from St. James High School in 1963. He joined the National Guard and served until 1967. On February 18, 1967 Barry was united in marriage to Doris Karau in St. James. Barry owned and operated the Friesen Body...
Emma Lenz
Sep 14, 2009
Emma Marie Lenz was born on May 17, 1914 in Adrian, MN, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Dorn) Suedkamp. She attended school in Adrian and kept house for various families in Adrian. She was united in marriage to Bernard N. Lenz on September 15, 1936 at St. Adrian Church. The couple moved to Ellsworth where she raised 6...
Marjorie Carlson
Sep 13, 2009
Marjorie B. Carlson was born August 19, 1920, at Verdi, Minnesota to Edwin and Rose (Klees) Tams. She graduated from Comfrey High School in 1938 after which she was employed at the Peoples State Bank until 1945. On November 18, 1942, Marjorie married Quentin W. Carlson. She lived in Comfrey until moving to New London in 2006 to be...
Katherine Rickert
Sep 13, 2009
Katherine C. Rickert, the daughter of Karl and Kathrina (Balzer) Rickert was born on August 1918 on the family farm in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, MN. She was raised on the family farm NW of Mountain Lake, MN, where she received her educaton at District 80 E Country School. Katie was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church...
Gladys Leopold
Sep 10, 2009
Gladys Bertha Leopold was born October 15, 1917, in Redwood County, the daughter of William and Amelia (Pankonin) Pooch. She attended School District #28 in Cottonwood County and was united in marriage to Lloyd Leopold on September 11, 1935, in Lamberton. The couple farmed in rural Sanborn for 3 years, in rural Avoca for 3 years, and for 37...
James Mathiowetz
Sep 8, 2009
There will be a parish prayer service at 6pm Friday at the funeral home. James A. Mathiowetz, 78, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. James A. Mathiowetz was born on March 12, 1931 in Mulligan Township, MN, the son of Louis Helen (Nachreiner) Mathiowetz. He grew up and attended District...
Hazel Bohm
Sep 7, 2009
Hazel Viola Bohm was born on March 25, 1918 to William and Lethia (Stiernagle) Voigtlander in Vivian Township, Waseca County, Minnesota. She was baptized as an infant and was confirmed at Zoar Evangelical Church on August 21, 1932. Hazel was united in marriage to Arthur Bohm on June 28, 1939. God blessed their marriage with four children: Carla (Gene)...
Violet Sorenson
Sep 6, 2009
Violet Sorenson was born December 5, 1908 in Gibson City, Ill to Henry and Ethel (Williams) Bishir. She moved with her family to Minnesota in 1914. Violet graduated from Lamberton High School in 1927. On June 14, 1928, Violet was united in marriage to Wayne Sorenson in Redwood Falls. They farmed together until their retirement in 1957 when they...
Jessie Durheim
Sep 4, 2009
Jessie Arlene Wright was born June 17, 1917 the daughter of John D. and Maren (Froslan) Wright on the family farm in Rosendale Township near Bullhead Lake. She attended St. James Public Schools. She married Raymond Durheim on May 2, 1937. They worked for numerous farmers and then moved to a farm by rural Lewisville and in July of...
Willis Linscheid
Sep 2, 2009
Willis John Linscheid was born to Herbert and Sadie (Rupp) Linscheid in Butterfield on August 30, 1926. He graduated from the Butterfield High School and continued his education at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, Bethel College in North Newton, KS, and Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Chicago, IL. While in college he was an active member of the choirs...
Khamsay Phaengsavanh
Sep 1, 2009
Khamsay Phaengsavanh was born in Savannakhet, Laos on October 12, 1950, the son of Phaeng and Kong Phaengsavanh. Khamsay served in the military in Laos as a Lieutenant and escaped to a refugee camp in 1975. He moved with his family to Ft. Worth, Texas in 1986 for a year before moving to Minnesota. Khamsay was united in marriage...
Rosalia Cid
Aug 30, 2009
Rosalia Araneda Cid was born on July 28, 1921 in Villarrica, Chile, to parents Maximiliano Cid and Juana Zoila Arandeda. She grew up in Chile and in 1941 married Arzobindo Sanhueza the couple had 2 children. Her husband died at an early age and Rosalia raised her family with the help of an aunt and uncle. Rosalia moved to...
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