Obituaries
Sylvia Ring
Jan 23, 2008
Sylvia Marlyn Ring was born on June 15, 1941 in Prairieville Township, MN, the daughter of Halvor C. Verna Sarah (Johnson) Groff. She grew up and attended Sleepy Eye Public Schools. Sylvia married Herbert Clemon Ring on June 17, 1959 in Brookings, SD. Sylvia worked at Del Monte in Sleepy Eye and Tony Downs in Madelia and St. James....
Ruth Hornick
Jan 21, 2008
Ruth Caravanna was born on February 12, 1917 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of James, Jr. Vesta (Sherman) Murphy. She attended Sleepy Eye Public School and graduated in 1935. Ruth married Alfred Warner Meyer on July 11, 1938, they divorced in 1947. She married Albert L. Hornick on August 26, 1952. The couple made their home and farmed...
Murlaine Weiss
Jan 20, 2008
Murlaine Joan Yakey was born November 10, 1925 at Benson, MN to parents Ozro and Manda (Corneliusen) Yakey. Murlaine was raised in Benson where she graduated from high school. She received her Bachelor degree in education from the University of Minnesota. She taught school in many communities around the country before moving to St. James. On June 23, 1971,...
Donald Reiner
Jan 20, 2008
There will be a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Donald Frank Reiner was born October 13, 1929, in Bashaw Township, Brown County, MN, the son of Joseph and Mary (Tauer) Reiner. Donny farmed in Bingham Lake most of his adult life and had many of his friends and neighbors over for a cup of...
Clara Falk
Jan 19, 2008
Clara Ratzlaff was born February 26, 1918 at Oswego, MT to parents Jacob and Elizabeth (Duerksen) Ratzlaff. She grew up in the Minot, ND and Delft areas. She attended country school through the 8th grade in rural Mt. Lake. She attended the Bergfelder Church in Mt. Lake where she was baptized on June 5, 1938. On April 26, 1939...
Dorothy Sorensen
Jan 18, 2008
Dorothy Lucille Sorensen was born on January 17, 1918 south of Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Nicholas C. Elizabeth (Upson) Bock. She worked at Mathiowetz Construction in the cafe and also at a cafe in Olivia, MN. Dorothy married Harvey T. Sorensen on June 3, 1938 at Danish Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. After marriage, she worked at...
Marcella Suess
Jan 16, 2008
There will be a parish prayer service at 7pm, Wednesday at the funeral home. Marcella was born on April 5, 1922 in Sleepy Eye, MN the daughter of Wenzel Barbara (Zangl) Sellner. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1941. Marcella married Bernard Bennie Suess on September 16, 1947 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The...
Jerry Grady
Jan 11, 2008
Jerry Grady, 78 formerly of the Twin Cities died January 11, 2008 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center of complications from COPD pneumonia. Jerry is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen of Sleepy Eye, children: Terry Grady of Mokena, IL, Kerry (Scott) Urso of Sleepy Eye, Cheryl Bachman of Ft. Madison, IA, 6 grandchildren 5 great-grandchildren. He was preceded...
Susan Bartel
Jan 10, 2008
Susan (Schultz) Bartel was born on February 22, 1900, in Mountain Lake, MN to John D. and Elizabeth (Sawatzky) Schultz. She was fourth in a family of ten children. The Schultz family attended the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church (now Cornerstone Bible Church) in Mountain Lake, where Susan accepted the Lord as her Saviour, was baptized, taught Sunday School, and...
Sylvia Storm
Jan 10, 2008
There will be a parish prayer service at 7pm Monday at the funeral home. Sylvia was born on May 8, 1919 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Thomas Margaret (Pickle) Ryan. She attended St. Mary's Schools and was a lifetime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Sylvia graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1936....
Randy Burdick
Jan 7, 2008
Randy Joe Burdick was born on January 15, 1958 in Redwood Falls, the son of Donald E. and Mavis L. (Eaton) Burdick. Randy lived in North Redwood until the age of 5, at which time he moved with his siblings to Hector and lived with Calvin and Mavis Johnson, a foster family. Randy was baptized and confirmed at the...
Clara Hudson
Jan 6, 2008
There will be a VFW Auxiliary service at 6pm on Thursday at the funeral home. Clara Mary Laux was born on November 12, 1910 on the family farm near Comfrey, MN, the daughter of John Katherine (Sieg) Laux. Clara lost her mother when she was 3 years old. She and her siblings maintained the family home and worked the...
Mildred Wendt
Jan 3, 2008
Mildred Evelyn Bittner was born May 3, 1920 in Springfield, MN to Joseph A. and Anna (Lund) Bittner. A member of Zion Lutheran church, she was confirmed on April 9, 1933, and graduated from Springfield High School in 1938. Millie married Olaf Anderson on November 26, 1939. They made their home in Sanborn. They had 3 daughters. She enjoyed...
Lucille Martinka
Jan 3, 2008
Lucille Martinka was born on September 23, 1921 in Springfield, MN the daughter of Richard and Bertha (Saffert) Eickholt. She grew up and attended school in Springfield. Lucille married Sylvester Martinka on August 21, 1940 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. After marriage the couple made their home in Sleepy Eye and Lucille worked at Pietrus Produce for...
Gordon Petersen
Jan 3, 2008
Gordon David Petersen was born July 31, 1927 at Morgan, MN to parents David Dagny (Knudsen) Petersen. He attended Comfrey High School for 3 years and graduated from St. James High School in 1945. Gordon enlisted in the Navy in the spring of 1945, serving aboard the USS Tarawa. He was honorably discharged in August 1946. Gordon has been...
Roger Vollmer
Jan 3, 2008
Roger E. Vollmer was born on April 14, 1920 on the Sleepy Eye family farm to Theodore and Erma (Dittbenner) Vollmer. He was united in marriage to Marie Frasch on October 30, 1946 in New Ulm, MN. Roger along with his wife, Marie, were life long farmers in Stark Township until retiring and moving to Mankato in 1998. Roger's...
Barbara Larson
Jan 1, 2008
Barbara Kay (Stoesz) Larson Beloved Daughter, Wife and Mom, age 51, of St. Paul, MN, formerly of Mountain Lake, MN, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ following a 5 year battle with breast cancer.Born April 25, 1956 to loving parents, Joel Verna (Schmidt) Stoesz in Mountain Lake. Barb graduated from Mountain Lake High School...
Walter Gentz
Dec 30, 2007
Walter Edward Gentz was born December 13, 1913 in Springfield the son of William and Bertha (Krueger) Gentz. Wally helped his family on the farm until he was united in marriage to Lynora Nachreiner on July 3, 1945 in Springfield, MN. The couple made their home in Springfield where Wally was employed by Engelen Construction and Salonek Construction. He...
Shirley Pooch
Dec 29, 2007
Shirley Ann Pooch was born October 11, 1932, in rural Springfield, MN, the daughter of Edward and Annie (Jenkins) Schnobrich. Shirley lived in the Springfield area until moving with her parents to Lamberton at the age of 16. She was united in marriage to George Pooch on September 29, 1949, in Lamberton. Shirley worked at the Springfield Creamery, as...
Hilda Peters
Dec 29, 2007
Hilda (Wannow) Peters was born April 16, 1919, to John and Charlotte (Stading) Wannow in Mountain Lake, MN. She was baptized upon confession of her faith at the Gospel Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake, where she remained a member. Upon graduation she was united in marriage to Albert H. Peters on December 5, 1937. They made their home in...
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