Obituaries
Joy Ziegenhagen
Oct 28, 2006
Joy Foster Ziegenhagen was born June 4, 1905, in Evan, MN, the daughter of Peter and Jane (Foster) Carstensen. She attended country school near Evan and graduated from Central High School in St. Paul in 1924. Joy then attended Normal School training and taught for three years in a 1-room schoolhouse near Evan. She was united in marriage to...
Donald Krebs
Oct 27, 2006
Donald Ike Ervin Krebs was born on December 20, 1928 in Brookville Township, the son of Walter and Luella (Meinert) Krebs. Don attended school in Brookville Township and later in Cobden. He worked for area farmers and at Ochs Brick Company. He spent his winters working in Minneapolis. On August 25, 1948 he was united in marriage to Violet...
Howard Brekke
Oct 27, 2006
Howard is survived by his loving wife Kathleen, daughter and son-in-law Nancy and Brian Court of New Prague, sons and daughters-in-law James and Gloria of Owatonna, Brian and Angelia of Stillwater, Jon and Barbara of Shakopee, Chad and Michelle of Bloomington, IL, grandsons Taylor, Tannor and Tucker (children of Brian and Nancy Court), granddaughters Brianna and Sydney (children of...
Norman Moe
Oct 26, 2006
Norman Robert Moe was born October 22, 1917, in Burnstown Township, Brown County, the son of Clarence M. and Maren (Sorum) Moe. A lifetime resident of the Springfield area, Norman farmed and raised cattle until retiring and moving to Springfield in 1983. He was united in marriage to Genevieve Roiger on June 16, 1941, in Springfield. Along with his...
Loretta Anderson
Oct 24, 2006
Loretta Gertrude Anderson was born January 15, 1920, in Lucan, MN, the daughter of Peter and Mary Ellen (Masterson) Liesenfeld. She graduated from Lamberton High School, where she was active with Glee Club and Rooter Club, and then graduated from the Minnesota State Teacher's School. Loretta taught at a country school in the Lamberton area for three years before...
Carol Tews
Oct 23, 2006
Carol Beverly Dahl Tews died at the age of 88 at the St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, where she had resided for nearly three years. She was born March 22, 1918 at the family farm near Kennedy, MN where she spent her early years and graduated from Kennedy High School in 1934. She attended business school in International...
Walter Schenk
Oct 22, 2006
Walter Edward 'Butch' Schenk was born July 22, 1924, in Springfield, MN, the son of Edward and Emma (Kettner) Schenk. A lifetime resident of the Springfield area, Butch was united in marriage to Dorothy Mae Balbach on July 10, 1946, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Springfield. After working in various farm positions, he started Butch's Station in the...
Warren Simon
Oct 19, 2006
Warren Robert 'Bob' Simon was born April 20, 1923, in North Star Township, Brown County, the son of Elmer and Nellie Mae (Goodman) Simon. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in January of 1945, and served in Korea, the Philippines, and Okinawa. Upon his honorable discharge in December of 1946, Bob returned to the Springfield area where he farmed...
Dolores Essig
Oct 17, 2006
Dolores Mary Essig was born February 12, 1923 in Charlestown Township, Redwood County, the daughter of Ralph and Estella (Schouweiler) Flaig. She attended country school and worked as a hired girl for area families. Dolores was united in marriage to Glenard Essig on September 25, 1944 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Sanborn. The couple farmed in Germantown Township...
Joseph Mickelson
Oct 13, 2006
Joseph Joe A. Mickelson was born on December 23, 1925 in Leavenworth, MN the son of Fred Josephine (Hillesheim) Mickelson. He grew up and attended country school near Leavenworth. Joe married Virginia Jean Pollom on August 27, 1952 in Sleepy Eye, MN. The couple lived and farmed North of Sleepy Eye in Home Township. Joe was a member of...
Hollis Ladd
Oct 13, 2006
Hollis Bud Adam Lawrence Ladd was born on November 3, 1927 in Springfield, MN the son of Allan L. Louisa (Jungers) Ladd. He attended District #44 country school and later attended Dunwoody Institute. After he completed his schooling Hollis enlisted in the US Navy serving from 1946 to 1947. He returned to the area and farmed from 1948 to...
Phyllis Johnson
Oct 11, 2006
Phyllis Jean Blanche Romsdahl was born on September4, 1930 to Alfred and Blanche (Anderson) Romsdahl of rural St. James. She was educated at ISD #50 and graduated from St. James High School in 1948. She married Robert L. Johnson on February 20, 1948 in Clear Lake, Iowa. They lived in California and several places in Minnesota before settling in...
Bessie Smith
Oct 11, 2006
Bessie I. Smith was born on June 13, 1908 in Bethel, MN, the daughter of Steiner Helga (Wold) Nelson. She grew up and attended school in Bethel. She graduated from high school in 1924 and then attended Normal School. Bessie married Clifford Smith on November 28, 1925 in Anoka. The couple made their home in Anoka and later moved...
Fanchon Bertrand
Oct 9, 2006
Fanchon Elaine was born on December 11, 1913 in rural Sleepy Eye, MN the daughter of James M. Mathilda (Fehmer) Barnes. She grew up near Sleepy Eye and attended country schools and later attended Sleepy Eye Public High School where she graduated in 1931. After high school Fanchon attended the American Business College and returned to Sleepy Eye where...
Florence Platz
Oct 6, 2006
Florence Jennie Platz was born on April 13, 1916 in Burnstown Township, the daughter of Albert and Olga (Peterson) Anderson. She attended grade school in Springfield. She attended and graduated from high school in Pillsbury, ND where she excelled in Basketball. On January 16, 1940 she was united in marriage to Norbert A. Platz at St. Raphael's Catholic Church...
Henry Pankratz
Oct 3, 2006
Henry J. Pankratz, the son of Jacob B. and Helena (Harder) Pankratz was born on January 10, 1911, on the family farm south of Mountain Lake, MN. He received his education at Mountain Lake Public School and graduated in 1929. During his childhood,Henry attended First Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake, and in 1929, he was baptized upon confession of...
William Harding
Oct 2, 2006
William Marion Harding, the son of Charles Nathaniel and Katherine (Grandis) Harding was born on June 5, 1918, at Volunteer, SD. In 1918, the family moved near Bergen, MN, where he attended local schools. In May 1942, William was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served in Australia, New Guinea (where he contrated Malaria), and the Philippine Island of...
Felix Ludewig
Sep 30, 2006
Felix Mathias Ludewig was born on January 15, 1923 in Leavenworth Township the son of Raymond Gertrude (Schumacher) Ludewig. He grew up and attended country school near Leavenworth. Felix was married to Adelle Neville on May 8, 1953 in Springfield, MN. Felix worked as a truck driver in the construction industry around Sleepy Eye for many years. He married...
Verna Oeltjenbruns
Sep 29, 2006
Verna Eleanor Johnson, the daughter of Otto and Jennie (Loof) Johnson was born on April 5, 1926 in Mountain Lake, MN. She received her education at Cottonwood County country school #67. At the age of 19 Verna was at Sister Kenny Institute for treatment of polio. On January 10, 1952, Verna was united in marriage to Raymond R. Oeltjenbruns...
George Hoffrogge
Sep 27, 2006
George JB Hoffrogge, third child of John and Reka (Henning) Hoffrogge, was born May 19, 1922 in Johnsonville Township near Lamberton, Minnesota. He attended primary school in rural Johnsonville Township and graduated from Wabasso High School in 1940. George worked on the family farm and with his uncle and later with Zaske Construction as a drag line operator until...
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