Obituaries
Kenneth Isaacson
May 4, 2009
A Masonic service will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. Kenneth L. Isaacson was born on Dec. 18, 1926 in Armstrong, IA, to Frank Christine (Madsen) Isaacson. He grew up on the family farm near Swea City, IA, and enjoyed raising rare breeds of chickens, ducks, and geese along with...
Harold Davis
May 4, 2009
Harold 'Tubby' Max Davis was born September 6, 1920, in Stately Township, Brown County, the son of Wesley and Hilda (Simmons) Davis. He was united in marriage to Grace Thompson on November 16, 1941, in Las Vegas, NV. The couple lived in California and Houston, MN before moving to Springfield in August of 1945. Tubby enlisted with the U.S....
Gene Leopold
May 3, 2009
Gene Loren Leopold was born March 1, 1952 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, MN to Loren and Lorain (Schmidt) Leopold. He was baptized on March 30, 1952 and confirmed on April 3, 1966 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. Gene attended grade school at the Zion Lutheran School in Sanborn and attended and graduated from Sanborn High...
Genevieve Anderson
May 3, 2009
A Rosary is scheduled at 4pm on Wednesday at the funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to St. James Catholic Church, American Cancer Society or Caring Bridge. Genevieve Ann Berger was born in New Ulm, Minnesota on April 18, 1928 the daughter of Louis Mary (Wagner) Berger. After high school Gen worked in New Ulm at The Piper Clinic,...
Lena Eitzen
May 3, 2009
The family will be designating memorials to the Mennonite Mission Network, and Grace University in Omaha, NE. Lena Baerg was born June 18, 1923, to Henry G. and Elisabeth (Rahn) Baerg, in the Lustre community of Valley County, Montana. She received her education at country schools near her home in Montanna, the Mountain Lake High School, and she graduated...
David Arnsdorf
May 3, 2009
David Warren Arnsdorf was born June 2, 1925 to Levi and Louise Arnsdorf in Springfield. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1943. He married the love of his life Alva Jensen on August 25, 1950. Dave and Alva farmed near Springfield until 1968. They moved to Springfield and Dave worked at Kraft Foods until his retirement in 1986....
Edward Falk
May 2, 2009
Edward Gerald Falk was born to August and Helen (Henning) Falk on December 17, 1929 in Springfield. He lived a simple life on the farm where his brothers cared for him after his mother died. Ed has lived at Valley View Manor for the last 14 years. He had a love for trains, Santa Claus and hats. Ed is...
Raymond Sieg
Apr 27, 2009
Raymond Michael Sieg was born July 6, 1920 in Stark Township, Brown County, MN, the son of Steve Lucy (Sherman) Sieg. He attended Quail Trap School in Sleepy Eye and farmed on the home farm south of Sleepy Eye until 1951. Ray married Regina Geiger on April 15, 1978 in Madelia. The couple made their home in Sleepy Eye...
Garth Jensen
Apr 27, 2009
Garth David Jensen, 54, of Springfield, MN died on Monday, April 27, 2009 at Sleepy Eye Care Center. Garth David Jensen was born on May 8, 1954 to Lloyd and Irene (Bast) Jensen. He grew up in the Springfield area with one sister and five brothers. He was baptized on June 6, 1954 and confirmed on April 7, 1968...
Margaret Evers
Apr 27, 2009
The family prefers that memorials be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Margaret Helen Lehnert, the daughter of August and Elizabeth (Kluge) Lehnert was born on December 19, 1914 in Delton Township, Cottonwood County, near Comfrey, MN. She received her education at Comfrey Public School and a country school near her home. Margaret was baptized and later...
Caroline Paulsen
Apr 27, 2009
Caroline Paulsen was born on December 12, 1915 in Bashaw Township, Brown County, MN, the daughter of Fred and Lizzie (Beckman) Mielke. She attended country school and graduated from Springfield High School in 1933. Caroline completed nurses training in Kansas City, MO in 1939. After which, she worked at V.A. Hospitals in Kansas City and Wichita. She enlisted and...
Goldia Wendland
Apr 26, 2009
Memorials are preferred to the donor's choice. Goldia Agatha Louise (Maha) Wendland was born May 19, 1908 near Leavenworth, MN and died on April 26, 2009 at St. John Lutheran Home, Springfield, MN; just 22 days short of her 101st birthday. Goldy grew up on a farm near Leavenworth, the daughter of George and Caroline (Moll) Maha with 2...
Ralph Juenemann
Apr 25, 2009
There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Ralph Henry Juenemann was born March 28, 1924, in North Star Township, Brown County, the son of Oscar and Barbara (Hillesheim) Juenemann. He attended School District #56 and was enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1945, serving during World War II. Following his...
Patricia Fromm
Apr 24, 2009
Patricia Jane Fromm, 63, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Friday, April 24, 2009 at her home in Sleepy Eye. Patricia Jane Fromm was born April 5, 1946 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Arthur Agnes (Sellner) Schroeder. She grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye. Patricia worked at AUI, Pietrus Produce and as a teacher's aid...
Martha Mickelson
Apr 23, 2009
Visitation will be one hour before services at the church on Monday. Martha Larson was born on November 5, 1917 at Rutland, ND to parents Jack Ragnahild Rose (Sperstad) Larson. On September 21, 1935 Martha married Gorden Mickelson in Madelia. The couple made their home in LaSalle where she lived for 60 years. She was active at LaSalle Lutheran...
Alice Zimmer
Apr 22, 2009
Alice Dora Willaby, the daughter of Henry and Olga (Ruddat) Willaby was born on February 22, 1931 near Comfrey, MN. Alice grew up at Dotson, MN and later attended school at Leavenworth, MN and Comfrey. Alice was baptized as an infant and later confirmed in her Christian Faith at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake, MN. On June...
Dorvin Maurer
Apr 22, 2009
Dorvin Maurer, 89, died April 22, 2009, at the St. John Nursing Home in Springfield, MN. Dorvin was born on February 20,1920, in Ransom County, North Dakota to Gena Erickson Maurer and William Maurer. He was the second child of eight. His family moved to the Springfield area when he was a young child. He enlisted in the U.S....
Darold Siebert
Apr 19, 2009
Darold Ewald Siebert was born December 8, 1924 to Ewald and Luella (Henslin) Siebert in Brookville Township in Redwood County. On October 16, 1949 Darold married Ellner (Timm) at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield. He was employed as a Lineman with Redwood Electric Cooperative from 1947 until 1987 in Clements. Darold was a 42 year member of the...
Merlin Hauge
Apr 18, 2009
Merlin was born in Dawson, MN on November 28, 1917, the son of Ole S. Johanna (Huseby) Hauge. He was one of twelve children who grew up on a farm near Dawson. Although it wasn't an easy life, his stories were always colorful and heartwarming. Due to the depression the family farm was lost and Buster joined the CCC...
Merlin Schwanke
Apr 16, 2009
Merlin William Schwanke, 71, of Sanborn, MN died on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at V. A. Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Merlin was born April 20, 1937 to Clarence and Grace (Buller) Schwanke in New Ulm. He was raised in the Sanborn area and graduated from Sanborn High School in 1955. In 1955-1956 he was enlisted in the...
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