Obituaries

Minnie Miller

Minnie Miller

May 18, 2010

Minnie Miller, age 91, of St. James died on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the Luther Memorial Home in Madelia. Minnie Bertha Alvina Kueker was born on July 6, 1918 in Cottonwood County to William and Bertha (Blankenburg) Kueker. Minnie was baptized on July 28, 1918 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Butterfield and also confirmed there on January...

Doris Ayres

Doris Ayres

May 18, 2010

Doris Ayres, age 77, of St. James, died on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James. Doris Mae Sandmeyer was born July 29, 1932, on the family farm in Comfrey the second of eight children, to parents Herman and Marie (Hanson) Sandmeyer. She grew up in Comfrey and moved to St. James in...

Justina Ebeling

Justina Ebeling

May 16, 2010

Justina Anna Ebeling, age 89, of St. James, MN died Sunday, May 16, 2010, at her home in St. James. A private family service was held at the graveside in the Mt. Lake Cemetery Friday morning. Family and friends are invited to gather with her family at her home at 908 9th Street South in St. James on Friday,...

Glenice Blum

Glenice Blum

May 14, 2010

Glenice Elaine Blum was born January 16, 1939, to Wesley and Hilda (Kjobstad) Dick in Mountain Lake, MN. Glenice attended Springfield Public School. She was married to Richard H. Blum on July 6, 1963, at St. John Lutheran Church in Springfield. They made their home in Minneapolis and were long-time members of Incarnation Catholic Church. Glenice loved flower gardening,...

Donald Prechel

Donald Prechel

May 9, 2010

Donald Wilbert Prechel was born on October 24, 1927 in Brown County near Springfield, MN, the son of Louis and Lydia (Wendt) Prechel. He attended rural school. In 1936 his family moved to Comfrey and he worked with his father in the feed mill. In February of 1946 until August of 1947 he was in the Army; following his...

Betty Becker

Betty Becker

May 7, 2010

Betty Jean Sorensen was born March 6, 1925, to Carl and Anna (Olson) Sorenson, in Comfrey, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Congregational Church in Comfrey. Betty attended Comfrey Public School and graduated in 1944. She was married to Kenneth John Becker on April 21, 1944. They built their own home in Sanborn, MN where they...

William Panzer

William Panzer

May 6, 2010

William Ervin Panzer was born May 2, 1935 in South Branch the son of William Augusta (Mueller) Panzer. He was baptized in South Branch on May 19, 1935 by Rev. Rolf. Bill attended rural school in South Branch and graduated from St. James High School in 1953. He served in the Navy for 2 years and National Guard 7...

Dennis Thompson

Dennis Thompson

May 5, 2010

Dennis Arthur Thompson, age 60, of Grogan, Minnesota, passed away suddenly Wednesday, May 5, 2010 from an apparent heart attack. Dennis was born on June 11, 1949 to Arthur C. and Helen (Nelson) Thompson in St. James, Minnesota. He attended the country school in Grogan, and graduated from St. James High School. He was united in marriage to Carol...

Richard Gisch

Richard Gisch

May 1, 2010

Richard Joseph Gisch was born on February 4, 1927 in Madelia, MN, the son of Josef and Teresa (Lenertz) Gisch. He lived in Madelia and Milroy as a child and moved to a farm north of Mountain Lake in 1939. Richard was united in marriage to Noritta on May 5, 1962 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tracy. In...

Douglas Rathman

Douglas Rathman

Apr 29, 2010

A rosary will be held at 4pm at the funeral home on Monday. Douglas Rathman, age 65, of St. James died at his home in St. James on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Douglas, son of Sylvester and Marjorie (Schiller) Rathman was born on February 6, 1945, in Comfrey, MN. He was baptized on March 4, 1945 and confirmed on...

Ella Knutson

Ella Knutson

Apr 28, 2010

Ella Marie Rosella (Krebs) Knutson was born on July 30, 1915, on the farm place at Cobden, the daughter of Herman and Ida (Smerling) Krebs. She was baptized, confirmed, and united in marriage to Harold Knutson at the Christ Lutheran Church in Cobden. Ella taught school for more than 30 years, mostly at country schools within 12 miles of...

Susan Windschitl

Susan Windschitl

Apr 28, 2010

Susan M. Windschitl was born on December 6, 1957 in Redwood Falls, MN to John Ann (Petersen) Salewske. She grew up in Redwood Falls and graduated from Redwood High School. Sue graduated from Mankato State University with a degree in Special Education and also received her Master's Degree. She taught for 7 years at Lester Prairie in LD/Special Education...

Richard Sater

Richard Sater

Apr 24, 2010

Richard Warren 'Dick' Sater, Sr. was born September 30, 1933, in Springfield to John and Selma (Nygaard) Sater. At the young age of 6, he started his first job selling newspapers on the street corner in Springfield. Soon after, he worked as a pin setter at the Springfield Bowling Alley. In his teenage years, with wooden blocks on the...

Tony Hauger

Tony Hauger

Apr 23, 2010

Anthony 'Tony' Joseph Hauger was born September 16, 1911, in Cincinnati, OH, the son of Charles and Magnalena (Rademaker) Hauger. Tony moved to Springfield at the age of 2 and attended country school and St. Raphael's Elementary School. Tony farmed his entire life in Burnstown and North Star Townships until his retirement. He was united in marriage to DeMaris...

Marie Mortwedt

Marie Mortwedt

Apr 19, 2010

Marie Kathryn (Boyle) Mortwedt, 84, died peacefully on April 19, 2010, in the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Loretta Mortwedt of St. James, Minnesota. Mom was born in Sheldon, North Dakota, on August 16, 1925, the youngest of four children. She married Dad, Don Mortwedt, in April 1947. While raising four children, Mom taught elementary school...

Carisa Walter

Carisa Walter

Apr 18, 2010

Carisa Marie Walter was born December 3, 1982. She was adopted into the home of Thomas and Judy (Riley) Walter on January 27, 1983, through Catholic Charities of St. Cloud. Carisa attended St. Raphael's Elementary School and graduated from Springfield High School in 2001. She then attended Willmar Community College for 1 year and has worked as a CNA-TMA...

David Meyer

David Meyer

Apr 17, 2010

David Chopper Michael Meyer was born on September 28, 1950 in St. James, MN, the son of Jospeh F. Alice M. (Hanno) Meyer. He grew up and graduated from Butterfield High School in 1969. After he completed his schooling Chopper went to work for the Chicago N.W. Railroad for about 5 years. He then drove truck for several companies...

Pearl Halvorson

Pearl Halvorson

Apr 17, 2010

Pearl Evelyn Halvorson, daughter of George and Inga (Peterson) Harlan, was born June 21, 1918, in Windom, MN. She was baptized at Windom Church and later confirmed at Old Westbrook Church. Pearl attended double school in Cottonwood County. She was united in marriage to Sigward Halvorson on December 6, 1935, in Brookings, SD and the couple lived in rural...

R. Rowcliffe

R. Rowcliffe

Apr 15, 2010

Mylo Raymond Rowcliffe was born on November 21,1926 at Philip, SD to Florence and Raymond Rowcliffe. He graduated from Philip High School in 1944. He was discharged from the Army in December 1946 and married Helen McCawley on February 10, 1947. They celebrated 63 years of marriage this year. Mylo graduated from North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, MN...

Wilbert Rogotzke

Wilbert Rogotzke

Apr 15, 2010

Wilbert Arnold Henry Rogotzke was born on August 7, 1917 in Germantown Township, Cottonwood County, the son of Henry and Helena (Voge) Rogotzke. Wilbert attended parochial and public schools in Sanborn. He was baptized and confirmed in English and German at the Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn where he was a lifelong member. On November 24, 1939 he was...