Obituaries
Jeanette Schellum
Sep 7, 2007
Jeanette Ilah Kintzi was born on the family farm near St. James on September 16, 1929 to parents Eugene and Gertrude (Peterson) Kintzi. She grew up in the Highland Park area of St. James. She graduated from St. James High School in 1947. On October 2, 1949 she was united in marriage to Amos Shellum in St. James. The...
Gertrude Iverson
Sep 5, 2007
Gertrude M. Iverson (Gertie) was the eldest of 9 children born to John and Amelia Baumann in rural Lamberton on November 29, 1912. Gertie never graduated from high school, as work on her parent's farm and tending to her 8 siblings took priority over any formal schooling. She was baptized, confirmed, celebrated her first communion and was married at...
Rosella Neufeld
Sep 4, 2007
Rosella Regehr, the daughter of David J. and Margaretha (Penner) Regehr, was born on July 5, 1919, near Mountain Lake, MN. She received her education in country schools near Mountain Lake and Butterfield, MN. Rosella was baptized upon confession of her faith at Bethel Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake. On September 9, 1942, Rosella was united in marriage to...
Alta Larson
Sep 4, 2007
Alta Alveretta Schaefer was born April 6, 1914 on the family farm in rural Madelia to parents Edwin and Anna (Sosinski) Schaefer. She grew up in the Lewisville area where she attended rural school and then high school at Madelia. She was united in marriage to Edwin Wojahn in 1931. The couple owned and operated the Roerig Hardware Store...
Kenneth Treitline
Sep 2, 2007
Kenneth Ray Treitline was born May 12, 1953 at Milwaukee, WI, to parents Kenneth and Ann (DeLaBarre) Treitline. Ken grew up and attended school in Mott, ND. He graduated high school at Fond Du Lac, WI. He served in the Navy during the Viet Nam war. He returned to Lamore, ND where he worked for the county before beginning...
Pauline Veerkamp
Sep 1, 2007
Pauline Ann Veerkamp was born February 19, 1940, in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Arthur and Mary (Tauber) Eckstein. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1958, and was united in marriage to Thomas Veerkamp on July 22, 1961, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The couple farmed in the Darfur area, then moved to Bashaw Township. They...
Wilbert Fischer
Sep 1, 2007
Wilbert Otto Fischer was born March 27, 1927 on the family farm in Stark Twp, Brown Co., MN to parents Frank and Clara (Bruckbauer) Fischer. Wilbert grew up and attend country school in Stark Twp. He served in the Army fro April 1951 until March 1953. On October 22, 1953, Wilbert was united in marriage to Theresia Rosenstengel at...
Wesley Mickelson
Aug 30, 2007
There will be a parish prayer service at 7:30 pm on Sunday at the funeral home. Wesley G. Bud Mickelson was born on June 26, 1919 in Leavenworth Township, Brown County, MN the son of George Gladys (Claussen) Mickelson. He lived his whole life on the family farm South of Leavenworth. Wesley married Beatta Tatty Berberich on April 17,...
Edwin Huiras
Aug 30, 2007
There will be a KC rosary at 5pm and a parish prayer service at 7pm, both Tuesday at the funeral home. Edwin Eddie J. Huiras was born January 24, 1930 in Leavenworth Township, Brown County, MN, the son of Ed Minnie (Mickelson) Huiras. He attended Leavenworth Country School. Edwin married Doris Schroepfer on October 14, 1952 at St. Mary's...
Anna Derksen
Aug 28, 2007
Anna Mary Ekstrom, the daughter of August and Tillie (Schwartz) Ekstrom was born on March 2, 1914, at Butterfield, MN. She received her education in Butterfield, where she lived her entire life until her health forced her to enter the Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Lake, MN. When Anna's mother died when Anna's youngest sister was only three days...
Rose Ruhland
Aug 27, 2007
Christian Mother's Rosary and a 7:00pm Prayer Service. Rose Teresa Svoboda was born on the family farm near Olivia, MN on May 14, 1917 to parents Charlie and Christina (Spevacek) Svoboda. Rose grew up on the family farm and attended rural school. She was Baptized and attended the Catholic Church in Bechyn, MN. On September 5, 1938 Rose was...
Violet Rono
Aug 27, 2007
Toots was born on September 30, 1915 in rural Sleepy Eye the daughter of William Hannah (Wandersee) Lange. She grew up and attended Sleepy Eye Public High School and after graduating she attended Normal Teachers Training. Toots married Sylvester Rono on November 3, 1938 in Sleepy Eye. The couple made their home in Sleepy Eye all of their life....
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...
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