Obituaries
Inez Mertz
Oct 17, 2008
Inez Madeline Mertz was born September 4, 1916, in Sleepy Eye, MN the daughter of Nicholas and Anna (Seikora) Mertz. She attended country school and graduated from St. Mary's High School. Inez was a graduate of Mankato State University and taught in the Sleepy Eye area her entire life. She retired in 1984 and moved to Eden Prairie in...
Dennis Rieck
Oct 16, 2008
He was born on May 28, 1939 at Springfield Community Hospital to Rudy and Esther (nee Schultz) Rieck. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church. He grew up in rural Springfield, attended elementary school at Dotson Country School, and graduated from Springfield High School in 1957. On December 4, 1965, he was united in marriage to...
Harvey Zuhlke
Oct 16, 2008
Harvey Walter Zuhlke was born November 25, 1930 at South Branch, MN, to parents William Lena (Hoeper) Zuhlke. Harvey attended country school for a couple years before going to school in St. James. He worked for Link Anderson for a couple years before joing the National Guard and serving in the Army from 1950 to 1952. When he returned...
Agonia Wilfahrt
Oct 15, 2008
Agonia M. Wilfahrt was born July 11, 1912, in Siegl Township, Brown County, the daughter of William and Bonhilda (Tessmer) Lendt. She attended District 10 school, St. John's Lutheran School, and graduated from Sleepy Eye High School. She was united in marriage to Frederick 'Fritz' Wilfahrt on November 3, 1931and the couple moved to Evan in 1937. Agonia was...
David Brinkman
Oct 15, 2008
There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the donors choice. David C. Brinkman was born October 11, 1954, in Denver, CO to Dr. Don and Donna (Dieltz) Brinkman. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1973. David attended Willmar Community...
Lucille Garland
Oct 15, 2008
Lucille C. Garland was born October 23, 1913 in Irwin, IL, the daughter of Ephram and Marie Ange (Vigneault) Frechette. She married Patrick Garland on January 7, 1937 in Tracy, MN. Lucille lived in Springfield from 1943 until February 2008 when she moved to the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. She was a member of the St....
Donald Hogen
Oct 14, 2008
Donald Frank Hogen was born on March 20, 1927 in Lucan, MN, the son of Frank and Rose (Zeug) Hogen. He attended Lucan grade school and graduated from Milroy High School in 1945. Don served in the US Navy during World War II from May of 1945 until July of 1946. He worked for his dad in the construction...
Marion Read
Oct 12, 2008
Marion Louise Wolle was born in St. James, MN, on December 13, 1948 the daughter of Julius and Ruth (Swenson) Wolle. She grew up in St. James where she graduated from high school in 1966. She then attended beauty school in Fairmont. In August 1967 she married Vernon Read in St. James. Marion worked as a hairdresser in Sleepy...
Edna Anderson
Oct 12, 2008
Edna Gretina Aden was born November 30, 1919 at Pocahontas, Iowa, the daughter of John and Margaretha (Menssen) Aden. She grew up in Southern Minnesota and graduated from St. James High School. Edna cooked at several area restaurants before getting married. On August 24, 1944, she was united in marriage to Oliver Anderson in St. James. The couple made...
Robert Kissner
Oct 12, 2008
To honor the wishes of the deceased the family will have a private service at the cemetery. Memorials gifts will be directed to Heifer Project International. Robert (Bob) Kissner was born July 28, 1916 in Highwater Township to Louis and Anna (Marti) Kissner. He passed away at his home in Jeffers Minnesota on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at the...
Lucille Martius
Oct 11, 2008
Lucille Friederica Martha Martius was born July 24, 1922, at her parent's, Hugo and Martha (Schmidt) Kranz, home in Brookville Township. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Lucille attended District 34 school and was united in marriage to Wilbert Martius on December 17, 1942, again at her parent's home. The couple farmed near Springfield and Sanborn,...
William Birkemeyer
Oct 11, 2008
William Bill Birkemeyer, 75, of rural Sleepy Eye, MN died on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at his home. William Bill Birkemeyer was born on January 14, 1933 on the family farm North West of Sleepy Eye the son of Matt Anita (Christensen) Birkemeyer. He attended country school in Brookville Township before entering the Air Force. He served from September...
Louis Trowbridge
Oct 11, 2008
In lieu of flowers, the family would like memorials directed to the Presbyterian Church, St. James Health Care Foundation or the St. James Humane Society. Louis James Trowbridge, Jr. was born July 30, 1907, on the family farm to parents Louis and Jessie (Vrooman) Trowbridge. Louis went to school at the one room school house, District 52, on land...
Eugene Schultz
Oct 10, 2008
A Christian Mothers Rosary scheduled for 4pm Wednesday. Eugene F. Schultz was born in St. James, MN, on October 8, 1939 the son of Joseph and Evelyn (Syverson) Schultz. Gene was raised in the Catholic faith, he was babtized, confirmed and attended 8 years of Catholic school. He graduated from St. James High School. Gene worked at Tony Downs...
Dorothy Devens
Oct 9, 2008
At the age of 88, Dorothy Devens wrote her memoirs, which she simply called Memories, and it never ceased to amaze her that hundreds of people read and enjoyed her book. She kept a scrapbook of the notes and letters she received, each telling her how some small story in that book had rekindled the memory of something or...
Florence Schueler
Oct 4, 2008
The family would prefer memorials be made to the donor's choice. Florence was born on November 8, 1915 in Springfield, MN the daughter of Julius Frances (Schneider) Marks. She was united in marriage to Waldemar Schueler in 1935 and the couple lived and farmed in Prairieville Township. Florence moved to Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home in Morgan in 1994. She...
Agnes Johnson
Oct 4, 2008
Agnes Rose Johnson was born February 19, 1930, in Hugo, MN, the daughter of William and Marie (Boisuert) Lutz. She was united in marriage to Lester Johnson. Agnes worked for 20 years as a compassionate and dedicated LPN for various skilled care facilities throughout Ramsey County. Agnes Rose Johnson died peacefully Saturday, October 4, 2008, at North St. Paul...
Wilbert Eischen
Oct 3, 2008
There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Monday at 7:30 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Comfrey, MN. Wilbert (Billy) Edward Eischen was born July 27, 1928 to Michael and Margaret (Schons) Eischen in Mulligan Township. Billy attended St. Paul's Catholic School. At age 13 he stayed home to farm. November 22, 1955 he married Evelyn Windschitl...
Verna Davis
Oct 2, 2008
Verna Davis, age 91, of Sleepy Eye, MN, died on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. Verna was born November 8, 1916, to Walter and Mate (Raverty) Schumann in Sleepy Eye. She was united in marriage to Ossie Davis on August 26, 1935, in Spirit Lake, IA. They made their home in Sleepy...
Olive Hoffman
Sep 29, 2008
Olive Cecelia Hoffman was born on May 27, 1920 in Albin Township, Brown County, the daughter of Oliver and Olga (Christenson) Odegard. She attended country School District #47. Olive married Willie F. Hoffman on March 24, 1946 at Albion Lutheran Church in rural St. James. Olive and Willie farmed in Brown County and Watonwan County before moving to Madelia...
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