Obituaries

Betty Seavert

Betty Seavert

Jan 31, 2009

Betty Seavert, age 76, of New Ulm and originally Butterfield, died on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at her home in Buffalo, MN. Betty Jean Seavert , Daughter of Louis H. Seavert and Elsie Becker Seavert was born March 13th l932 at home near Butterfield, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. Mathews Lutheran Church in Butterfield. She was a member...

Jane Rasmussen

Jane Rasmussen

Jan 28, 2009

Jane Rasmussen, 86, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Wilma Jane Woodford, the daughter of Bertha Madge (Freeman) Roy Francis Woodford was born August 8, 1922 in Redwood County, MN. She grew up on the family farm southeast of Redwood Falls. Jane attended school in Redwood Falls and went on...

Adina Janssen

Adina Janssen

Jan 28, 2009

Adina Evelyn Stoesz, the daughter of John D. and Maria (Schultz) Stoesz was born on August 16, 1918 in Watonwan County, MN. She received her education at and graduated from Butterfield High School in Butterfield, MN. Evie was baptized upon confession of her faith at the Valley Church north of Mountain Lake, MN. On September 24, 1939 she was...

Evelyn Proell

Evelyn Proell

Jan 24, 2009

Graveside Service: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Augusta, MN There will be a Christian Mothers Rosary at 4pm and a Parish Prayer Service at 6:30pm, both Tuesday at the funeral home. Visitation will also be held prior to the entombment at St. Mary Help of Christians Church, St....

Elmer Lehnert

Elmer Lehnert

Jan 24, 2009

The family would prefer memorials gifts be made to St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church Elmer was born on March 16th, 1918 in Mankato Township, MN the son of Paul Emma (Kluge) Lehnert. Elmer married Arla Krenz on June 21, 1944 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple made their home in Sleepy Eye where Elmer...

Alfred Windschitl

Alfred Windschitl

Jan 22, 2009

There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Sunday at 5:30 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. Alfred F. Windschitl was born April 21, 1939 in Mulligan Township, Brown County, MN, the son of Ferdinand and Clara (Moldan) Windschitl. He attended school in Comfrey. On April 25, 1959 he was united in marriage to Sandra Amsden at...

E.E. Arfmann

E.E. Arfmann

Jan 19, 2009

E.E. 'Bud' Arfmann, age 85 of Springfield, died Monday, January 19, 2009, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. E.E. 'Bud' Arfmann was born November 18, 1923, in Amiret, MN, the son of Earl and Harmina (Voss) Arfmann. He attended school in Marshall, entered the U.S. Navy in 1943 and was honorably discharged in 1946. Bud was united in marriage...

Richard Lentsch

Richard Lentsch

Jan 16, 2009

Richard John Lentsch was born at home near Comfrey on September 15, 1925, the son of Henry and Mayme (Bollig) Lentsch. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Comfrey. Dick attended Comfrey Public School, graduating with the Class of 1942. Following his high school graduation, he trained to be a plumber. Dick served in the...

Melvin Steinke

Melvin Steinke

Jan 16, 2009

Please mail any cards and most of all notes with memories of moon to Scott Steinke, PO box 645, Fall City WA 98024.The family has especially requested photos of any furniture pieces Moon may have made so they can be treasured by the grandchildren. Melvin Moon Edward Steinke, age 80 of Sleepy Eye, MN died peacefully in his sleep...

Velma Disque

Velma Disque

Jan 15, 2009

Velma Leona Disque was born November 19, 1913, in Blairsburg, IA, the daughter of Robert Sr. and Effie (Hoffmann) Moore. She was confirmed in 1948 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield and graduated from Lamberton High School in 1932. Velma was united in marriage to August Disque on October 20, 1934, in Wanda. The couple lived most of...

Samuel Peters

Samuel Peters

Jan 14, 2009

Samuel D. Peters, the son of John F. and Anna (Thiessen) Hock Peters was born on September 25, 1925 at Okeene, OK. He moved with his family to Mountain Lake, MN, where he graduated from the Mountain Lake High School. Sam was baptized upon confession of his faith and received as a member of the Mennonite Brethren Church (now...

Dorothy Ibberson

Dorothy Ibberson

Jan 13, 2009

There will be a parish prayer service at 6:30pm Friday at the funeral home. Dorothy Nehls grew up in New Ulm, the youngest of three children of John and Amanda (Schlumpberger) Nehls. After high school she worked in the Woolworth store in New Ulm. She met Martin Ibberson and they were married on September 16th, 1940 in New Ulm....

Delores Menter

Delores Menter

Jan 10, 2009

Delores Mae Menter was born March 7, 1936 in Maynard, MN, the daughter of Frank and Alice (Brecke) Embree. She attended school in Granite Falls and Tracy. Delores was united in marriage to Bernard Menter on September 7, 1956 in Bethel, MN. The couple lived in several places, Bethel, Glencoe, Winthrop, and Benson, to name a few. In 1981...

Keith Schultz

Keith Schultz

Jan 10, 2009

The family would prefer memorials be made to the donors choice in leiu of flowers. Keith Richard Schultz was born on June 17, 1942 in Springfield, MN, the son of Adolph Alice (Frederiksen) Schultz. He graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School. After graduating from high school Keith enlisted in the US Air Force. While stationed in Newfoundland, Canada...

Wesley Buller

Wesley Buller

Jan 10, 2009

Wesley James Buller, son of Henry J. and Marie (Enns) Buller, was born on June 13, 1931 in Mountain Lake, MN. At that time his family lived on a farm near Butterfield, MN. He died at the age of 77 on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. In first grade Wes first learned to...

Evelyn Steve

Evelyn Steve

Jan 9, 2009

There will be a Parish Prayer Service at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. Evelyn Catherine Steve was born April 28, 1930, in Sanborn, MN, the daughter of William and Monica (Schmitz) Hensch. A lifetime resident of Sanborn, Evelyn graduated from Sanborn High School in 1948. She then graduated from the College of St. Theresa in 1952...

Mildred Warling

Mildred Warling

Jan 4, 2009

Mildred Askeland was born January 11, 1915 in Kirkland, IL, to Christian and Minnie (Thuestad) Askeland. She moved with her family to rural LaSalle in 1918. She attended District 36 school. Mildred was a softball pitcher for the 4-H team, taught Sunday school for many years and sang in the choir. In 1933 she was awarded the title of...

Genevieve Wegner

Genevieve Wegner

Dec 29, 2008

Genevieve Mildred Boelter, the daugher of Gustav and Frances (Salfisberg) Boelter was born on August 7, 1919 in Amboy, MN. She received her education at District #100 Country School. Genevieve was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and was an active member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Butterfield, MN before becoming a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran...

Ruth Dallman

Ruth Dallman

Dec 29, 2008

Ruth Wilhelmina Dallmann was born October 21, 1916 to Benjamin and Augusta (Lohmann) Zieske in New Ulm, MN. The family moved to Cobden when she was 6 months old. She also lived in Waterbury Township, Lamberton, Sanborn and back to Cobden in 1965. On June, 12, 1946 Ruth married Melvin Dallmann in Springfield, MN. Ruth taught in rural country...

Marie Cook

Marie Cook

Dec 28, 2008

There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Family's choice. Marie Ann Cook was born on August 11, 1935 on the home farm in Mulligan Township, Brown County to A. Florian Anna (Moldan) Windschitl. She graduated from St. Mary's in Sleepy Eye in 1953. Marie...