Obituaries
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
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
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
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...
Verna Feil
Dec 27, 2008
Verna Elizabeth Herr Feil was born in Stark Township on August 10, 1910, the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Wellmann) Herr. She attended grade school in District 12 in Leavenworth and graduated from Sleepy Eye High School. Verna married Godfrey (Shorty) Feil on September 20, 1932. The couple lived in Mountain Lake for a year then moved to a...
Mary Thuer
Dec 27, 2008
Mary was born in Springfield, MN on September 6, 1916 to John and Anna Thuer. After graduating from Springfield High School, Mary worked as a secretary for the Forster Furniture Company. From 1941-1944 she served in the Signal Corp in Washington DC and Philadelphia. Mary moved to St. Paul in 1945 and took a job as a medical secretary...
Devera Bean
Dec 27, 2008
DeVera June Carlson was born on June 20, 1916 at her home in Comfrey, MN to Palm and Hilda (Anderson) Carlson. She was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Comfrey and was currently a member of New Hope Lutheran Church in Comfrey. DeVera graduated from Comfrey High School in 1934. She was employed by the Peoples State...
Shirley Wendt
Dec 27, 2008
Shirley Ann Wendt was born on September 9, 1943 in Brown County, the daughter of Raymond and Adeline (Eckstein) Walter. She attended school in Sleepy Eye, MN. Shirley moved to a farm near Springfield and raised five children. Her hobbies included bowling on a league, baking, dancing at the Orchid Inn, having coffee with her best friends, shopping at...
Ronald Johnson
Dec 26, 2008
Ronald Johnson was born July 4, 1912 in Springfield, MN to Peter and Minnie (Anderson) Johnson. He attended country school #27 in Sundown Township. On September 10, 1932 he married Gladys Meyer at Sundown Lutheran Church in Sundown Township, Redwood Co. The couple farmed in Charleston Township and Sundown Township before moving into Sanborn in 1952 and to Redwood...
Colleen Carlson
Dec 26, 2008
Memorial visitation will be Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James from 4pm until 7pm. Colleen Kaye Evans was born in Lake Benton, MN on December 7, 1940, to parents Lloyd and Nelta (Freiberg) Evans. She grew up in the Lake Benton area where she attended school and graduated from Lake Benton High School in...
Stephen Maurer
Dec 24, 2008
There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Sunday at 7:00 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Stephen Lynn Maurer was born January 10, 1948 in Sleepy Eye, the son of Eugene and Mary Ann (Berberich) Maurer. Steve graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1966 and Mankato Technical College in 1971 with a degree in...
Henry Neeb
Dec 23, 2008
Henry 'Hank' Neeb, age 76 of Sanborn, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at Valley View Manor in Lamberton. Henry Neeb (known as Hank locally and Bud to family) was born in the rural Sanborn farm house where he lived his entire life. He graduated from Sanborn High School, and then farmed with his father Clarence until he took over...
Reymundo Diaz
Dec 23, 2008
Reymundo Diaz was born on March 13, 1944 in Mission TX, the son of George and Lidia (DeAlejandro) Diaz. He was the first of 12 children. He married Maria Flores in 1985 in Mission TX. The couple moved to Sleepy Eye in May of 2005. He loved his wife and family. Reymundo was proud to be a grandfather very...
Sophie Wenisch
Dec 23, 2008
There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Sunday at 4:30 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, MN. Sophie Geraldine Wenisch was born on June 10, 1918, in Mt. Lake, MN, the daughter of Frank and Amalia (Schwab) Grund. In 1928 she moved with her family to the Morgan area and attended school in Brookville Township. Sophie...
Rita Bertrand
Dec 22, 2008
Rita E. Bertrand, 89, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Monday, December 22, 2008 at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye, MN There will be a Catholic Aid Rosary at 9am, Monday at Divine. Rita was born on October 9, 1919 in Sleepy Eye, MN the daughter of Aloysius Magdalen (Steffen) Bertrand. She graduated from St. Mary's High...
Melva Koch
Dec 21, 2008
Melva Leona Koch was born on September 15, 1923, the daughter of John and Delia (Vollmer) Meinert in Leavenworth Township, Brown County. She was baptized on October 21, 1923 and confirmed on April 11, 1937 at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. Melva was united in marriage to Leonard Koch on May 29, 1951 at St. John's...
Cecelia Benda
Dec 19, 2008
CECELIA PROKES WAS BORN JULY 2, 1914 IN JACKSON COUNTY, MINNESOTA TO PARENTS JOSEPH AND ANNA (CIHAK) PROKES. SHE WAS UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO JOHN BENDA IN JACKSON, MN, ON OCTOBER 28, 1934. CECELIA LOVED THE SOUNDS , COLORS, AND SMELLS OF NATURE. EVERY WAKING DAY SHE EXPERIENCED THE START OF ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY TO ENJOY. HER CHILDREN REMEMBER...
Darrell Timm
Dec 19, 2008
Darrell Maurice Timm, 75, of Lamberton died suddenly Friday morning, December 19th, at his home. Darrell was born February 22, 1933, in Waterbury Township, Redwood County on the family farm to Clarence and Lela (Radtke). He attended Country School and was baptized at Sharon Luthern Church. At the age of 19 he volunteered for the draft in January of...
Willis Schroeder
Dec 15, 2008
If so desired, memorials are preferred to the Mountain Lake Public Library. Willis D. Schroeder, son of the late David J. and Gertrude Hiebert Schroeder was born on June 12, 1915 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. He graduated from Mountain Lake High School, class of 1933. Bill, as he liked to be called, was employed by the Farmers State Bank...
Jerome Jakobe
Dec 15, 2008
A rosary will be said at 4pm on Thursday at the funeral home. Jerry Jakobe, age 69, of St. James died on Monday, December 15, 2008 at the St. James Medical Center in St. James. Jerome Carl Jakobe was born in Mankato, MN, on April 4, 1939 to parents Carl Alveretta (Miller) Jakobe. Jerry grew up in St. James...
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