Obituaries
Gordy Nelson
Nov 14, 2007
Gordy is the uncle of Donna Evens from Lamberton, MN. Gordy was born on March 23, 1915 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of John "Harold" and Clara (Peterson) Nelson. He graduated from high school in Minneapolis, MN. Gordy joined the CCC and later joined the Coast Guard serving during World War II delivering fuel to all ports. After his...
Sherwood Kaehler
Nov 10, 2007
Sherwood Elroy Kaehler was born February 15, 1937 at Alexandria, MN, one of eleven children, to parents Alfred and Amelia (Knopp) Kaehler. He grew up in the Morris/Hancock area where he attended school. On June 23, 1962 Sherwood was united in marriage to Shirley Gladys at Marshall, MN. The couple made their home in Petaluma, CA and Marshall, Mn...
Joshua Nelson
Nov 5, 2007
Joshua Michael Nelson was born January 26, 1990 at St. James, MN to parents Barry Nelson and Denise Olson. He grew up and attended school in St. James through the 10th grade. Moving to Revere, he attended Red Rock Central High School in Lamberton where he was a senior. Josh participated in wrestling and football. He loved to tinker...
Norman Wilson
Nov 2, 2007
Norman Festus Wilson was born on June 17, 1923 in Bloomfield, NE, the son of Festus and Leah (Long) Wilson. He attended and graduated from Bloomfield High School. On January 2, 1943 Norman married Alyce Stocking in South Sioux City, NE. Norman was enlisted into the US Navy in December of 1943 and was stationed in Oklahoma where he...
Lois Quick
Nov 2, 2007
Lois LaVonne Faber was born January 13, 1933 at Sherburn, MN to parents Pier and Rose (Lade) Faber. She grew up in the Sherburn area. On September 4, 1954 she was united in marriage to Howard Quick. The couple made their home on the farm south of St. James. Lois worked on the farm and raised her family. She...
Ardis Highby
Oct 29, 2007
Ardis (Hanson) Highby was born on December 16, 1922 near Dovray, MN, the daughter of Hans and Anna (Slette) Hanson. She graduated from Westbrook High School and attended St. Olaf College for 2 years. On June 22, 1946 she married Norris Highby in Dovray, MN. Ardis was a member of Old Westbrook Lutheran Church, participated with WELCA, garden club,...
Cora Noren
Oct 28, 2007
Cora Bernice Schultz was born September 1, 1908 in Holly Township near Walnut Grove, MN. As a teenager she played the piano for silent movies. She married Clifford Larson on January 12, 1927 at Walnut Grove. They farmed in the area and at one time owned the farm made famous by Little House on the Prairie In the early...
Mae Anderson
Oct 25, 2007
Mae Dorothy Anderson was born March 13, 1910, the daughter of Peter and Alice (Johnson) Carlson in Comfrey, MN. She graduated from Comfrey High School in 1928, and then attended nurses training at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, graduating in 1931. Mae worked as a private duty nurse as well as at the Comfrey Hospital, Springfield Hospital, and St....
Sylvester Hauser
Oct 24, 2007
There will be a parish prayer service Friday at 7pm at the funeral home. Sylvester Arnold Hauser was born on August 23, 1920 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the son of Frank Angela (Breigenzer) Hauser. He grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye. Sylvester married Irene Langenhorst on January 29, 1952 at St. Joseph's Church in Granville, IA. He...
Rose Horton
Oct 24, 2007
Rose Elisabeth Horton was born April 21, 1916 in Sleepy Eye the daughter of Henry Johanna (Dumke) Voelker. In 1934 she graduated from Sleepy Eye High School and continued on one year in teacher's training. In 1936 Rose began teaching at Mt. Lake. Rose also taught in the ensuing years Hanska, Sleepy Eye Arlington. On August 31st, 1941 she...
Jerome Sellner
Oct 23, 2007
There will be a parish prayer service at 7pm Friday at the funeral home. Jerome J.J. John Sellner was born in Brown County, MN to George F. Julia (Hillesheim) Sellner on March 29, 1929. He attended Country School District #11 until 6th grade and St. Mary's Catholic School. Jerome served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953 during the Korean...
Esther Nelson
Oct 23, 2007
Esther Pankratz was born August 24, 1923 at the Mt.Lake Hospital to parents John and Helena (Entz) Pankratz. She grew up on the family farm NW of Mt. Lake with 11 brothers and sisters. She attended Country School Dist. 47. She was baptized in 1940 at the Berfelder Church in Mt. Lake, confirmed in 1948 at Trinity Lutheran Church...
Leonard Brown
Oct 21, 2007
Leonard Lloyd Brown was born January 9, 1926, on the family farm near Sanborn, MN, the son of Herman and Louise (Essig) Brown. He was inducted into the U.S. Army in July of 1951 and served in Korea until July of 1953. Leonard was united in marriage to Geraldine Gramentz on March 10, 1954, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church...
Norma January
Oct 20, 2007
Norma Idalia Esparza was born May 31, 1966 at Brownsville, Texas to parents Roberto and Lidia (Arreola) Esparza. Norma grew up in Matamoros, Tams, Mexico. She graduated from high school in Mexico and received her teaching certificate in fashion design at Academia Mexico. She worked as a kindergarten aide in Mexico for a couple years before working as a...
Lila Birkholz
Oct 20, 2007
Lila Agnes Birkholz, daughter of Matt O. and Anna (Blackstad) Evjen was born on November 6, 1913, in Madelia, MN. She was the oldest of three children. Raised on a farm east of LaSalle, she was baptized and confirmed at Lake Hanska Lutheran Church. She graduated from Madelia High School in 1931 and from Mankato Normal School in 1932....
Irene Utz
Oct 18, 2007
She was born January 26, 1914, in Leavenworth Township, Brown County to Joseph and Emma (Hartnick) Krzmarzick. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School and graduated in 1931. She then attended Normal Training at Sleepy Eye Public School, teaching in rural school in Brown County for 6 years. One June 12, 1939, she married Otto G. Utz at St. Mary's...
Frederick Bruckbauer
Oct 14, 2007
Fred was formerly of Madison, WI, he had been a Naples resident the past seven years. He was born in New Ulm, MN the son of Wendelin Delores (Krambeer) Bruckbauer. Fred graduated from St. Marys in 1956. Fred attended the University of Minnesota where he pitched for the Gophers. He later became the first native Minnesotian to pitch for...
Marcella Sorensen
Oct 11, 2007
On October 11, 2007 God welcomed Marcella Eleanor Nelson Sorensen to His home. Funeral services for Marcella, age 91, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Litchfield, MN and St. James, MN will be at 11 AM, on Saturday, October 20 at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Greg Hall officiating. Her burial will be at Mt. Hope...
Odelia Pihlstrom
Oct 9, 2007
Odelia Dee Catherine Pihlstrom was born February 19, 1926 in Mulligan Township, Brown County, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Zwaschka) Helget. She attended school in Mulligan Township, St. Paul Catholic School in Comfrey, and graduated from Good Council Academy in Mankato, MN. Dee worked in Minneapolis following her graduation. On January 16, 1948 she was united in marriage...
Robert Greminger
Oct 8, 2007
Robert Dean Greminger was born December 1, 1942 in Detriot Lakes, MN to parents Wesley and Amanda (Dey) Greminger. Bob grew up in the Moorhead area. He served two years in the Army during the Viet Nam era. Upon completion of his military obligation he moved to Mt. Lake where he worked at Land O Lakes for many years....
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