Obituaries
Douglas Braun
May 26, 2008
Douglas Paul Braun, 50, of Pipestone, MN died on Monday, May 26, 2008 at his home. Douglas Paul Braun was born on August 20, 1957 in Sleepy Eye, Mn the son of Linus Lois (Pelzel) Braun. He grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from Public High School in 1975. Doug enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served...
Norman Small
May 26, 2008
Norman Alton Small, the son of William R and Mary L (MacIver) Small was born on December 11, 1922 at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, MN. Following his graduation from Detroit Area Schools he began his career in the shipping industry. On December 1,1945, Norman enlisted in the U.S. Army, and he served with the Military Police in Germany...
Conrad Mattson
May 26, 2008
Conrad L. Mattson, 91 ,of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Monday, May 26, 2008 at his home in Sleepy Eye, MN. Conrad was born on August 19, 1916 in Aledo, IL to Rev. Joseph C.and Minnie Mattson. As a boy he also lived in Alvarado, MN, Bemidji, MN, and graduated from high school in Bemidji. He attended Lutheran Bible...
Charles Eckstein
May 24, 2008
Charles A. Eckstein, 67 ,of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Charles Arthur Eckstein was born on November 17, 1940 the son of Albert Evelyn (Zuhlsdorf) Eckstein. He grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye. Charles married Carol Cordes on February 18, 1960 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy...
Timothy Brennan
May 23, 2008
Timothy James Brennan, age 57, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Friday, May 23, 2008 at his home. Timothy James Brennan was born on November 12, 1950 in Minneapolis, MN the son of Harold Bud Faith (Mory) Brennan. He grew up and attended school in Richfield, MN. After graduating he worked as an auto mechanic for a few years,...
Elizabeth Fischer
May 22, 2008
There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Monday at 6:00 p.m. at the nursing home. Elizabeth Marie Fischer was born September 7, 1917, in Mulligan Township, Brown County. She was the second oldest of nine children of Joseph and Theresa (Schumacher) Fischer. Elizabeth grew up on the family farm and attended school district #42. She worked for relatives...
Wesley Werner
May 20, 2008
Wesley Werner was born September 2, 1909, in Germantown Township, Cottonwood County, the son of Charles and Alma (Krueger) Werner. He was united in marriage to Fannie Junker on June 3, 1931, in Cottonwood County. Wesley and Fannie farmed almost their entire lives in Germantown Township until moving to Lamberton in 1993. He became a resident of Valley View...
Maxine Heinitz
May 18, 2008
Maxine Louisa Heinitz was a scientist and a woman of faith. Born February 8, 1939 in Mt. Lake, Minnesota to the late Peter and Hilda (Bohn) Falk, the second of six children, she demonstrated an early tenacity for mastering whatever she put her mind to. First it was the piano. Mastering the organ followed and during High School she...
Harold Rees
May 17, 2008
Harold Edwin Rees was born on September 26, 1913, in his parental home in Elgin, Township, Plymouth County, near Seney, IA. He was the third child of Gwyllium William and Emma Mathilda (Detloff) Rees. He attended country school in Seney, and was baptized in the Seney United Methodist Church as a child, and worked for his grandmother, Fredericka Willhemina...
Esther Wiens
May 15, 2008
Esther Edna Derksen, the daughter of Peter F. and Helena (Dick) Derksen was born on April 22, 1920, at the Bethel Hospital in Mountain Lake, MN. Esther grew up in the Mountain Lake area, received her education at a country school near her home, and she was baptized upon confession of her faith at the Mennonite Brethren Church in...
Leona Mathiowetz
May 14, 2008
Leona Rose (Schweiss) Mathiowetz, 82, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Sleepy Eye Care Center in Sleepy Eye, MN Leona Rose Mathiowetz was born April 12, 1926 on the family farm near Fairfax, MN the daughter of Joseph Hedwig (Huhn) Schweiss. Leona attended country school and then attended and graduated from Fairfax High School...
Anne Hansen
May 9, 2008
Anne Feil was born in Mt. Lake on August 21, 1912 the daughter of Gottfried and Katherine (Steinle) Feil. She was raised in Mt. Lake where she attended school. She worked at Volmen Cafe and various restuarants helping support the family during her teenage years. On November 29, 1935 she was united to Elmer Hansen at Spirit Lake, Iowa....
Elsie Tadewald
May 7, 2008
Elsie Adeline Tadewald died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield at the age of 98 years. Elsie Adeline Tadewald was born September 20, 1909, in Stately Township, MN, the daughter of John and Bertha (Hardtke) Gatzlaff. Elsie was united in marriage to William Tadewald on November 18, 1937, at the Lutheran Parsonage in Comfrey....
Dorothy Schmid-Manahan
May 6, 2008
Parish Prayer Service is Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Dorothy Schmid-Manahan was born November 3, 1918, in Redwood Falls, MN, the daughter of Tom and Daffodil (Scoates) Arnett. She attended school in Redwood Falls and was united in marriage to Bernard 'Pete' Schmid on September 7, 1935, in Redwood Falls. Pete died in 1956. Dorothy worked...
Harold Wendt
May 5, 2008
Harold Edward Wendt was born on May 31, 1912 in Burnstown Township, Brown County, MN, the son of Henry and Anna (Lohrenz) Wendt. Harold attended parochial school and country school. He was baptized on July 14, 1912 and confirmed on March 28, 1926 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield, MN. On March 5, 1935 he was united in...
Donald Ayres
May 4, 2008
Donald Edwin Ayres was born March 25, 1928 at Grogan, MN to parents Ervin and Daisy (Bowers) Ayres. Don was raised in St. James where he graduated from St. James High School. Don attended vo-tech at Alexandria, MN. He was confirmed at the Presbyterian Church and later became a member of the United Methodist Church. Don served in the...
Melvin Regier
May 1, 2008
Melvin Jacob Regier, the son of Jacob and Marie (Rempel) Regier was born on June 6, 1926 at the family farm home north of Mountain Lake, MN. He received his education at a country school, Mountain Lake High School and Mountain Lake Bible School. He continued his education with a four year degree from Grace Bible, and another two...
Mary Rossbach
Apr 29, 2008
Mary Rossbach, age 45, of rural Hanska, MN died on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at her home. Mary Elizabeth Rossbach was born on August 2, 1962 in Fairmont, MN, the daughter of Lyle Marian (Pytleski) Anderson. Mary grew up on the family farm in Lake Belt Township, rural Ceylon. She graduated from Ceylon High School in 1980 and the...
Leonard Polzin
Apr 29, 2008
Leonard H. Polzin, 81, of Springfield, MN died on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at his home in Springfield, MN. Leonard Harold Polzin was born May 1, 1926 to Carl and Florence (Wright) Polzin in his parent's home in Amboy Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, step-son of Marie (Fuenffinger) Polzin. He was baptized in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Jeffers. He...
Stuart Steffen
Apr 29, 2008
Stuart Raymond Steffen was born September 19, 1945, in Springfield, Minnesota, to Raymond and Loretta (Waterman) Steffen. Stuart was baptized on October 28, 1945. He attended grade school at Zion Lutheran School in Sanborn. He was confirmed March 22,1959, at Zion Lutheran Church. He attended Dr. Martin Luther High School and Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm. Stuart...
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