Obituaries
Raymond Kral
Aug 26, 2007
There will be a parish prayer service Tuesday at the funeral home at 6pm. Raymond Otto Kral was born on December 7, 1916 in Lake Hanska Township, MN the son of Lorenz Kral, Jr. Martha (Braulick) Kral Soukup. He grew up and attended Lake Hanska Country School. Ray farmed with his father and married Loretta Haala on May 24,...
Erwin Schwartz
Aug 24, 2007
Erwin Henry Schwartz was born February 7, 1924, in Springfield, MN, the son of William and Amanda (Ringle) Schwartz. He attended country school and then graduated from Sanborn High School. Erwin was inducted into the U.S. Army in November of 1944 and served in the Philippines and Japan. He was trained as a paratrooper and mail carrier and was...
Arthur Seifert
Aug 24, 2007
A Parish Prayer service will be held at 6:30 PM on Monday at the funeral home. Arthur Hubert Seifert, the son of Henry R. and Emma (Hillesheim) Seifert was born on August 3, 1910, at Stewart, MN. He received his education at St. Mary's Catholic School in Sleepy Eye, MN. On January 19, 1936, Arthur was united in marriage...
Ella Riley
Aug 23, 2007
There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Sunday at 5:00 PM at the church. Ella Doretta Petersen Riley was born to Christian Rose (Rekow) Petersen in Redwood County on February 20, 1918. She married Sylvester J. Riley on May 19, 1936 in Wanda, MN. They farmed south of Redwood Falls for five years then farmed south of Wanda...
Grace Peters
Aug 19, 2007
Grace Etta Johnson, the daughter of Otto and Jenny (Loof) Johnson was born on February 5, 1915, on a farm 11 miles north of Mountain Lake, MN. She attended District #69 country school in Cottonwood County, and then Mountain Lake High School, graduating in 1933. Grace was united in marriage to John G. Peters on February 27, 1941, at...
Evelyn Busse
Aug 19, 2007
Evelyn Amanda Busse was born January 3, 1916 in Highwater Township, the daughter of Ole and Annie (Halvorson) Blegen. She attended country school. She was baptized and confirmed at Sharon Lutheran Church in Lamberton, MN. On November 29, 1935 she was united in marriage to Melvin Busse at the Sharon Lutheran Church Parsonage in Lamberton, MN. The coupled lived...
Arthur Lilla
Aug 19, 2007
Military Rites will be performed by the Albin Johnson American Legion Post #244 of Comfrey. There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Wednesday at 6:30 PM at the Sturm Funeral Home Comfrey. Arthur Lilla is survived by his sisters Elizabeth Lilla and Marie Schaefer of Sacramento, CA; children James and wife Leslie Lilla of Sacramento, CA, Suzanne and...
Leroy Swanson
Aug 18, 2007
Funeral services for LeRoy A. Swanson, of Butterfield, will be at 1:00PM, Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Lowell Asplund officiating. Burial will follow at West Sveadahl Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James from 4:00PM until 7:00PM and again on Wednesday one hour prior to...
Willis Bechtel
Aug 17, 2007
Millitary Honors by the Donald V. Larson VFW Post #9607 of Butterfield, MN Willis Lyle Bechtel, the son of William and Louise (Voss) Bechtel was born on August 14, 1926, in Sherburn, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith in Buffalo Center, IA. He received his education in public schools in Bullalo Center. After graduating from...
Clement Beranek
Aug 17, 2007
Clement Ambrose Beranek was born November 30, 1920, in Waterbury Township, Redwood County, the son of Peter and Margaret (Schunk) Beranek. Clem was a lifetime resident of the Wanda area and was united in marriage to Dorothy Rohlik on November 27, 1941, at St. Mary's Church in Seaforth, MN. He was a member of St. Mathias Catholic Church, Catholic...
Edward Baerg
Aug 15, 2007
Edward Baerg, the son of David and Agatha (Krahn) Baerg was born on December 2, 1928, on the family farm in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, MN. He graduated from the Mountain Lake High School in 1948, and continued his education with two years of Bible School at the Christian School in Mountain Lake. Ed was baptized upon confession of...
Randall Anderson
Aug 13, 2007
Randall Carl Anderson, the son of Eldon and Mavis (Johnson) Anderson was born on January 26, 1952. Randy graduated from Comfrey High School in 1970. He was a successful varsity athlete- football, wrestling and track. After high school graduation, Randy went to Jackson Technical College and completed electrician training. Randy has been an electrician in several locations, the most...
Robert Landkammer
Aug 13, 2007
There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Robert Francis Landkammer was born February 28, 1933, in Springfield, MN, the son of Frank and Theresa (Matter) Landkammer. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1950, and was inducted into the U.S. Army in April of 1955. Following his honorable discharge in...
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)...
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