Obituaries
Ruth Meyer
Aug 12, 2007
Ruth Margaret (Wog) Meyer was born on March 24, 1914 in Charlestown Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, the daughter of William and Abigail (Lackie) Wog. She graduated from Sanborn High School in 1932, attended teachers training in Redwood Falls, and taught in rural schools in Redwood County. Ruth married Juel Eugene Meyer on June 25, 1936, in Springfield, MN. They...
Edna Mielke
Aug 11, 2007
Funeral services for Edna Mielke will be 11:00AM, Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at Grace Lutheran Church in Ormsby with Rev. Vance Becker officiating. Burial will be at the Westbrook City Cemetery. Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James on Tuesday from 5:00PM until 7:00PM and at the church one hour before the services on Wednesday. Edna...
Brunelda Dahms
Aug 10, 2007
Brunelda Nellie Viola Dahms was born December 28, 1925 in Brookville Township, Brown County, the daughter of Otto and Lydia (Zarbock) Schulz. She attended Country School District #25. Nellie worked as a hired girl and in her early 20's she went to Minneapolis and worked as a waitress. After her marriage to Lee Dahms in 1946 the couple moved...
Hazel Christianson
Aug 10, 2007
Hazel Edith Christianson was born April 18, 1913 in Selma Township, Brown County, the daughter of Walter and Elsie (Landon) Hudson. She attended and graduated from Comfrey Schools. Hazel attended college in Mankato after high school graduation. She was a confirmed member of the Congregational Church of Comfrey. On September 25, 1938 she married Herman Christianson in Wayzata, MN....
Delores Hillesheim
Aug 9, 2007
There will be a Rosary at the funeral home at 6pm on Sunday. There will be a Parish Prayer Service at 6:15pm Sunday following the rosary. Delores J. Hillesheim was born on May 17, 1929 in Sleepy Eye, MN the daughter of Joseph W. Veronica (Rathmann) Hillesheim. She grew up in Sleepy Eye where she attended and graduated from...
Kenneth Jensen
Aug 9, 2007
Kenneth Gene Jensen was born December 8, 1928, in Brookville Township, Redwood County, the son of Reginald and Emma (Wolf) Jensen. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Agricultural School and was inducted into the U.S. Marine Corps in February of 1952. While serving with the Marines, Kenneth was united in marriage to Joan Ganske on August 30, 1952,...
Constance Madson
Aug 7, 2007
Funeral services for Constance Madson, age 82, of St. James, will be 1:30PM, Friday, August 10, 2007 at First Lutheran Church in St. James. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Connie passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at Immanuel-St. Jospeh's Hospital in Mankato. Constance May Arveson was born to parents Clarence and Luella (Danielson)...
Lillian Klaassen
Aug 7, 2007
Lillian Grace Buhler was born on July 12, 1929 to Aron and Mary (Schultz) Buhler at Mountain Lake, MN. She attended the Mountain Lake Bible School, and graduated from the Mountain Lake High School, and she continued her education with one year of Adult Bible Education. Lillian was baptized in the lake at Mountain Lake on August 2, 1942,...
Harold Ahrenstorff
Aug 3, 2007
Funeral services for Harold Ahrenstorff, of St. James, will be 11:00AM, Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Butterfield with Pastor Jim Renz officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in St. James. Visitation will be Monday at the Sturm Funeral Home in St. James from 5:00PM until 7:00PM and on Tuesday from 7:30AM...
Roger Jenniges
Aug 1, 2007
Roger Wayne Jenniges was born May 13, 1951, the son of Mathias V. and Dolores (Schones) Jenniges. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1971 and served aboard the USS Ranger, the USS Sterry, and the USS Fulton out of Groton/New London, CT. Roger served a total of 8 years in the Navy and was a proud veteran of...
Arlene Liesenfeld
Jul 31, 2007
Arlene Evelyn Liesenfeld was born May 25, 1932, in rural Comfrey, the daughter of George and Amelia 'Molly' (Heffele) Elsing. She grew up in the Comfrey area and was united in marriage to Darrell Rex Liesenfeld on November 15, 1949. The couple farmed around Comfrey from 1949-1988, then moved to Springfield. Arlene and Darrell owned 5th-wheel campers and loved...
Verna Grausam
Jul 31, 2007
Verna Toddy Amanda Grausam was born March 21, 1917 in Sanborn Township, Redwood County, the daughter of Ebert and Mollie (Trapp) Albertson. Toddy married Vince P. Grausam on October, 14, 1937 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield, MN. She worked for the Springfield Veterinarian Clinic for 29 years as a receptionist and bookkeeper. Toddy was a very active...
Bertha 'Berdy Goltz
Jul 30, 2007
Bertha 'Berdy' Goltz, age 90 of Comfrey, died Monday, July 30, 2007, at the Mountain Lake Good Samaritan Village. Bertha Goltz was born November 28, 1916, in Mountain Lake, MN, the daughter of Gottfried and Katherine (Stienly) Feil. She was baptized on January 7, 1917, and confirmed on June 19, 1932, at Trinity Lutheran Church of Mountain Lake. Berdy...
Lloyd Olfert
Jul 30, 2007
Lloyd Olfert, the son of Jake and Nettie (Schmidt) Olfert was born on March 30, 1922, at Bethel Hospital in Mountain Lake, MN. As a 1940 graduate of the Mountain Lake High School Lloyd was active in sports, including being a member of the State Track team, a member of the 1939 State Champion Boys Basketball team and the...
Adeline Lange
Jul 28, 2007
Adeline Anna (Orth) Lange, 91, formerly of Sleepy Eye died on Saturday, July 28, 2007 at Lakeview Health Care Center in Fairmont, MN Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home on Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM and on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at the church. Service will be held at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church on...
Marjorie Mathistad
Jul 28, 2007
Marjorie Jane Bever, the daughter of Roy and Cora (Cornell) Bever was born on April, 30, 1915, at Carlisle, IA. On September 28, 1936, Marjorie was united in marriage to Palmer H. Mathistad at Omaha, NE. Following their marriage Marjorie was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in rural Odin, MN, where she remained a member until...
Ruth Reiff
Jul 26, 2007
Ruth was born on July 24, 1915 on a farm near Fairfax, Minnesota. She was married in 1938 to Arthur Reiff in Kent, Minnesota. A daughter, Sheila Mae was born in 1941. Twin sons, David Arthur and Ronald Paul were born in 1943. In 1947 another son, Francis Henry was born. In 1952, the family moved to Colorado Springs,...
Alberta Ostwald
Jul 24, 2007
Alberta Marie Ostwald, the daughter of Otto and Hazel (Van Dam) Ostwald was born on May 29, 1934, at Okabena, MN. She attended grade school in Okabena, and she graduated from high school in Pine City, MN. While living in Crystal, MN, Bert worked in production at Telex and Technical Ordnance in the Minneapolis, MN area. Bert and Leola...
Dale Read
Jul 24, 2007
Dale Charles Read was born April 19, 1917, in Clear Lake, IA, the son of Russell and Lilla Mae (Hayes) Read. The family moved to Fort Dodge, IA where Dale graduated from Fort Dodge High School. He was united in marriage to Vergie Blaine on November 9, 1939. Dale enlisted in the U.S. Navy in February of 1942 and...
Lois Clark
Jul 23, 2007
Lois Lucille Diffenderffer was born on January 27, 1923, in Fandon, IL to Chester Arthur and Elizabeth Hazel (Chapin) Diffenderffer. She grew up on a farm, where she loved to help her dad with the field work and her mom with household chores. Lois graduated from high school in Colchester, IL. Her love for rollerskating drew the attention of...
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