Obituaries
Arlene Cook
Jul 15, 2009
83 year old Arlene S. Cook of rural Comfrey, MN died Wednesday, July 15th 2009 at the St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Arlene S. Cook was born August 12, 1925 in Mulligan Township, Brown County, MN, the daughter of Harry F. Mary (Nowak) Cook. She grew up and attended District 42 Country School in Brown County. Arlene...
Vernard Schroepfer
Jul 14, 2009
There will be a Parish Prayer service on Thursday at 7:00 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Lamberton. Vernard 'Vernie' Leo Schroepfer was born January 5, 1930, in Albin Township, Brown County, the son of Edmund, Sr. and Loretta (Seidl) Schroepfer. He attended country school until 8th grade. He was drafted into the war in 1952. Vernie spent...
James Riebel
Jul 13, 2009
James Albert Riebel was born on August 10, 1935 in Sleepy Eye, MN the son of Albert Susan (Schmitz) Riebel. He was an only child and resided on the family farm his whole life. He attended country school and later St. Mary's Catholic School in Sleepy Eye. Jim followed in his father's footsteps and took on farming. He was...
James Churchill
Jul 12, 2009
James Winston Churchill was born March 5, 1933, in Lamberton Township, Redwood County, the son of Henry and Anna (Kronback) Churchill. He attended school in Revere before graduating from Lamberton High School in 1951. Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1955 and served his country until 1957. He was united in marriage to Ruth Ann Yungerberg on April...
Hannah Nerem
Jul 11, 2009
Hannah Rose (Nessen) Nerem was born October 29, 1915 at her parents' home in rural Highwater Township, Cottonwood County, Lamberton, MN, to the late Hans A. and Amalia (Peterson) Nessen, the youngest of four daughters. She was baptized and confirmed at the Highwater Lutheran Church where she remained a lifelong member. She attended country school District 38 in rural...
Loren Green
Jul 10, 2009
Loren Eugene Green was born June 21,1930 at Mountain Lake Hospital to Winfield Gladys Nichols Green. He attended Country School and graduated from Mountain Lake Public school in 1949. After high school he attended Prairie Bible Institute until April 1952. On May 15, 1952 Loren married Darlene Ruth Riemersma. Following their marriage he worked for Archer Daniels, hauling flax...
Elaine Keim
Jul 10, 2009
Elaine Keim, age 89, or rural Hanska, MN died Friday, July 10th, 2009 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. Elaine Keim was born on September 17, 1919 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Walter Marie (Kreger) Sommerfeld. Elaine was baptized on October 6, 1919 and confirmed on April 9, 1933 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy...
Elin Peterson
Jul 8, 2009
Elin Anna Carlsson was born on December 4, 1919 to John and Julia (Olsson) Carlsson on the island of Oland, Sweden. She received high school/junior college education at Katrineholm, and achieved her 4 year degree in 18 months. She was accepted into the premier nursing school in Sweden, Sofiahemmet in Stockholm. Her training allowed her to work not only...
Marie Isaacson
Jul 6, 2009
Marie Alberta Lippold was born April 6, 1932 at Des Moines, IA, to parents Fredrick and Maria (Reilly) Lippold. Marie graduated from Ringsted High School in Ringsted, IA. She was then united in marriage to Ken Isaacson on March 23, 1950 at Estherville, IA. They made their home in Swea City, IA. Marie worked in the retail clothing business...
Robert Schultz
Jul 1, 2009
In lieu of flowers the family would prefer memorials. Robert G. Bob Schultz was born on May 7, 1937 in Split Rock, WI, the son of Otto F. Esther (Berkner) Schultz. He moved to Sleepy Eye with his parents in 1944 and attended Sleepy Eye Public School graduating in 1957. Bob served in the United States Air Force from...
Mildred Sackett
Jul 1, 2009
Mildred Lorraine Sackett was born on July 23, 1917, in Windom, MN to Herbert Simon and Mayme Emma (Moulton) Sackett. She began her education in Seattle, WA, before returning to Windom, MN, where she graduated valedictorian of her Windom High School class. She continued her education in Minneapolis, MN at the School of Art, and also with training in...
Vernelle Kohn
Jun 30, 2009
Vernelle Caroline Sternberg was born on March 1, 1935 in St. James to parents Walter and Lydia (Niemeier) Sternberg. She grew up in the South Branch area attending St. John's Parochial School and graduated from St. James High School. On December 1, 1956 she was united in marriage to Henry F. Kohn at St. John's in South Branch. Vernelle...
Rita Halvorson
Jun 30, 2009
Rita Kay Halvorson was born October 1, 1936, in Valley, NE, the daughter of Russell and Janice (Ocander) Armagost. As a child she lived in California and Nebraska before moving to Lamberton. Rita worked at the Lamberton Cafe and later Del Monte and 3M. She was united in marriage to Leonard Halvorson on January 24, 1953. They divorced in...
Leone Schwartz
Jun 30, 2009
Leone was born September 3, 1916, in Springfield, MN to Sofus and Anna (Johnson)Hansen. She married Nieman Franklin Schwartz on 12/18/1935 at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Leone and Nieman spent several years in Minneapolis before moving to the Schwartz family farm in Leavenworth township near Sleepy Eye. They raised 7 children on their dairy farm and stayed...
Roy Jenkins
Jun 27, 2009
Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society or charity of ones choice. Roy Jenkins, son of George and Cecile (Hockel) Jenkins was born October 4, 1931 in Faribault County on a farm near Winnebago, Minnesota. Roy was baptized and later confirmed on May 20, 1945 in the Lutheran faith. He grew up in the Winnebago area and...
Sylvester Ludewig
Jun 24, 2009
There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Friday at 7:00 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Sylvester Budd Matt Ludewig was born on April 25, 1921 in Leavenworth Township, the son of Urban and Pearl (Mickelson) Ludewig. He attended country School District #39. He was drafted in the U.S. Army and served in Japan, Hawaiian...
Anna Petermann
Jun 19, 2009
Anna was born on June 7, 1917 in Prairieville Township, Brown County, MN, the daughter of Lars Kirsten (Ostergaard) Paulsen. She grew up and attended District 58 country school and graduated in 1935 from Sleepy Eye Public High School. She continued teacher's training at Sleepy Eye Public School and graduated in 1936. She was baptized, confirmed and married at...
Verlyn Nickel
Jun 19, 2009
The family prefers memorials to Mennonite Central Committee. Verlyn Theodore Nickel, the son of Theodore W. and Katherine (Wiebe) Nickel was born on March 22, 1944 at Mountain Lake, MN. He graduated from the Mountain Lake High School and continued his education at Worthington Jr. College, Bethel College in North Newton, KS, and the University of Minnesota. Verlyn was...
Melvin Simon
Jun 18, 2009
Melvin Everett Simon was born June 5, 1924, in Ann Township, Cottonwood County, the son of Elson and Bertha (Goodman) Simon. He attended School District #38 and later moved with his family to Lynd, MN. Melvin served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and received the Sacred Order of the Golden Dragon - an award given to...
Pauline Robinson
Jun 17, 2009
Pauline Lillian Robinson was born December 10, 1917, in Brown County, MN, the daughter of Minett and Lena (Purcell) La May. She was united in marriage to Armin Robinson on January 15, 1942, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Pauline was employed as a bookkeeper for Pietrus Produce in Sleepy Eye for over 10 years. She was...
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