Obituaries

Evelyn Kastner

Evelyn Kastner

Feb 12, 2010

Evelyn M. Kastner, age 86 of Sanborn died on Friday, February 12, 2010 at the St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, Mn. There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Monday at 5:30 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, MN. Evelyn Magdalena Kastner was born July 16, 1923, to William and Mary Anna (Roiger) Wersal. She attended...

Michael Savage

Michael Savage

Feb 12, 2010

Michael Savage age 68 of Spring Park, MN died on Friday, February 12, 2010 at his home. Michael Gary Savage was born on July 12, 1941 in Delton Township, Cottonwood County, the son of Joseph Francis and Beulah Ann (Tuttle) Savage. He attended St. Paul Catholic School and graduated from Comfrey High School in 1959. Michael earned a degree...

Marcella Fahrion

Marcella Fahrion

Feb 9, 2010

Marcella (Sally) Agnes Fahrion was born on August 23, 1912 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Peter and Katherine (Kuelbs) Bertrand. She was raised in Sleepy Eye and moved to St. Paul where she resided until 1937 and moved to California. She was united in marriage to Wallace Fahrion on September 30, 1950. Sally worked as a nurse...

Scott Makarrall

Scott Makarrall

Feb 9, 2010

A prayer service will be 7:30pm on Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Scott Allan MaKarrall was born July 20, 1968, to Dave and Bev (Halvorson) MaKarrall in Redwood Falls, MN. He attended Walnut Grove Public School. Scott worked a short time for Diamond Surface Road Construction when he was involved in an auto accident in which he suffered...

Vernon Anderson

Vernon Anderson

Feb 8, 2010

Vernon Franklin Anderson was born July 6, 1919, in Bashaw Township, the son of Clarence and Prudence (Elg) Anderson. He attended Comfrey Public Schools and was a 1938 graduate of Comfrey High School. After graduation he worked for Tri-County Co-op in Darfur as a bookkeeper. Vernon was united in marriage to Margaret Berlin on October 10, 1944, at East...

William Gluth

William Gluth

Feb 5, 2010

63 year old William "Bill" Gluth of Morgan died on Friday, February 5, 2010 at the New Ulm Medical Center. William (Bill) Clayton Gluth was born October 26, 1946 at the Sleepy Eye Hospital to Clayton and Dorothy (Dittbenner) Gluth. He grew up on the family farm east of Morgan. He attended country school for 4 years and graduated...

Anna Gnekow

Anna Gnekow

Feb 5, 2010

Weather related service date time change. Anna was born December 19, 1908 to Conrad Steege and Mary (Meyer) Steege. She attended school through 8th grade and left to help her father on their farm. On January 22, 1942 she married Clifton Gnekow. They raised turkeys together on their farm southeast of St. James unitl her husband died in 1965....

Evelyn Wandersee

Evelyn Wandersee

Feb 4, 2010

Memorials preferred to ELCA World Hunger Appeal, or Bremwood Lutheran Children's Home, Box 848, Waverly, IA 50677-0848. Born April 17, 1925, on a farm up in the hills near Strawberry Point, Iowa, to Fred and Helena (Baumgartner) Hock, Evelyn graduated from Strawberry Point High School in 1943. After completing a business course at Wartburg College, Waverly, IA, she worked...

Daryl Mohlenbrock

Daryl Mohlenbrock

Jan 31, 2010

Daryl Eugene Mohlenbrock, the son of Henry and Joan (Lade) Mohlenbrock was born on December 7, 1956 in Mountain Lake, MN. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church at Alpha, MN and later confirmed in his Faith at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake, where he remained a faithful member. Daryl received his education at Mountain Lake...

J. Ganske

J. Ganske

Jan 26, 2010

There will be a Parish Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m, Thursday at the funeral home. J. Tom Ganske was born December 14, 1939, in Home Township, Brown County, the son of John and Ann (Kachelmeier) Ganske. A lifetime resident of Sleepy Eye, Tom farmed the family farm before becoming owner/operator of Ganske Trucking Company. He was united in marriage...

Nicholas Hauser

Nicholas Hauser

Jan 26, 2010

There will be a prayer service at the funeral home at 7pm on Friday. A luncheon will be held at the Orchid Inn in Sleepy Eye, no outside food donations will be accepted. Nick was born on April 23, 1919 in Brown County, MN to Frank Angela (Breigenzer) Hauser. On May 6, 1941 he was united in marriage to...

Luella Carlblom

Luella Carlblom

Jan 23, 2010

Memorials are preferred to The Gideons International. Luella Susan Carlblom, age 81, of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, died peacefully Saturday, January 23, 2010, at Eden Adult Care Center in Mesa, Arizona, as the result of brain cancer diagnosed in October, 2009. Luella Susan Carlblom, age 81, of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, died peacefully Saturday, January 23, 2010, at Eden Adult Care...

Meril Reed

Meril Reed

Jan 23, 2010

Meril Eugene Reed was born on October 2, 1930 in Winnebago, MN the son of Lester Wallace Margaret (Koenig) Reed. He grew up and attended school in Lake Hanska Township, Brown County, MN. Meril entered the US Army in 1948 and was discharged in 1949 at which time he entered the Army Reserves where he served for eleven years....

Delores Keubler

Delores Keubler

Jan 23, 2010

Delores Jean Kuebler, age 74, of Saint James, MN, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, at St. James Medical Center. Delores Jean Vollmer was born on July 1, 1935 in Cottonwood County, MN the daughter of Albin Rose (Siegmann) Vollmer. She grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye, MN. Delores married John Kuebler on October 6, 1952 in Brookings,...

Barbara Farrell

Barbara Farrell

Jan 21, 2010

There will be a Prayer Service Wednesday evening at 7:30pm at the funeral home. The family would prefer memorials be made to the Divine Providence Pastoral Care Program, 700 3rd Ave. NW, Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 Barbara Theresa Meidl was born in New Ulm, MN, to Hugo E. Mary Ann (Saffert) Meidl on September 19, 1935. She attended and...

Paul Heller

Paul Heller

Jan 18, 2010

There will be a time of fellowship for family and friends following the service in the Bethel Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall. Paul was born in Wooster, OH, on May 11, 1948 to Robert and Mabel (Haas) Heller. He attended the Wooster Public Schools, graduating from Wooster Public High School in 1964. He received his Ph.D. in entomology from Ohio...

Delyle Fast

Delyle Fast

Jan 13, 2010

DeLyle's family prefers memorials to the Western North Carolina Youth Servant Event with Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mountain Lake. DeLyle Edward Fast, the son of Edward and Gladys (Schmidt) Fast was born December 11, 1954 at Mountain Lake, MN. He received his education at Butterfield Odin High School, graduating in 1973. DeLyle was baptized upon confession of his...

Karen Carrison

Karen Carrison

Jan 12, 2010

Graveside Service: 11:00 AM, Monday, January 18, 2010 at Mountain Lake Cemetery in Mountain Lake Karen Marie Carrison was born on September 24, 1964 in Minneapolis, MN. She was adopted and raised in Windom, MN by Arnold and Ardyth (Thompson) Carrison. Karen received her education at Windom Public Schools. She made her home and raised her children in Minnesota,...

Irmgard Smith

Irmgard Smith

Jan 11, 2010

The family requests memorials be sent to 400 Linden SE Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 Irmgard Smith, age 60, resident of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Monday, January 11, 2010 after a courageous 21 month battle with cancer, Irmgard passed away peacefully at her home. Irmgard was born in Zuffenhausen, Germany and resided in a few different parts throughout Germany....

Eugene Beckius

Eugene Beckius

Jan 10, 2010

Eugene J. Beckius, age 67, of North Mankato, died at his home on Sunday, January 10, 2010. Eugene Joseph Beckius was born in St. James on November 5, 1942, the son of Martin and Clarabelle (Olson) Beckius. Gene grew up in the St. James area where he attended St. James High School. He served in the US Navy from...