Obituaries
Glenn Bittner
Aug 3, 2006
Glenn Gordon Bittner was born April 26, 1941 in Redwood County, the son of Gordon and Agatha (Dallman) Bittner. He attended school in Wanda until the 8th grade. Glenn then attended and graduated from Lamberton High School in 1959. He farmed with his father from 1959 until he entered the US Army in 1963. Glenn was honorably discharged in...
Zora Dettwiler
Jul 31, 2006
Following her wished her body has been cremated, no services are planned, burial of her cremated remains will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery at a later date. Zora Dettwiler was born in 1904 to Floyd and Flossie (Crowley) Hall in St. James. Her mother was lost in a tragic fire when she was only 10 months old. Several years...
Esther Rieck
Jul 30, 2006
Esther Emma (nee Schultz) Rieck died Sunday, July 30 at the age of 98 years, 7 months, and 21 days at St. John's Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. She was born November 8, 1907 on the family farm in Brookville Township of Redwood County, MN to Agnes (Stark) and August Schultz. She grew up with her brother Edwin and...
Ruth Evers
Jul 29, 2006
Ruth Adeline Newberg, the daughter of Edgar and Emma (Somers) Newberg was born on April 20, 1918, at Litchfield, MN. She moved with her family to Echols, MN at the age of five, and six years later they moved to a farm northwest of St. James, MN. Ruth received her education at a country school near her home and...
Ruth Jackson
Jul 29, 2006
Ruth Marie Verhage, the daughter of William and Helen (Gould) Verhage was born on October 31, 1918, in St. James, MN. Ruth grew up and received her education in St. James, and she graduated from the St. James High School. After high school she worked as a telephone operator and at the local jewelry store. On September 12, 1943,...
Anna Weicherding
Jul 24, 2006
Anna was born on November 8, 1902 in West Newton Township, near St. George, MN, the daughter of Max Hoffmann, Sr. Anna (Seidl) Hoffmann. Anna grew up and attended school in Morgan. She married Joe Weicherding on October 18, 1921 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Anna Joe lived in Renville, Montevideo, Appleton, WI and Sleepy Eye....
Clarence Tomschin
Jul 24, 2006
Graveside Service: 9:30 AM, Saturday, August 05, 2006 at Springfield City Cemetery in Springfield, MN Clarence Tomschin was born August 11, 1922, in Bashaw Township, Brown County, the son of Walter and Minnie (Elsing) Tomschin. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II as a construction engineer building the Burma Road. Following his honorable discharge, Clarence worked...
Cleo Hildreth
Jul 22, 2006
Cleo Irene Hildreth was born April 3, 1910, in Storden, MN, the daughter of Soren and Hannah (Halvorson) Jensen. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Storden. Cleo graduated in 1928 from Storden High School and was united in marriage to Arthur Hildreth on December 31, 1930, at the Old Westbrook Parsonage. The couple lived and...
Earl Schmidt
Jul 22, 2006
Earl Schmidt, son of David G. and Katherine (Friesen) Schmidt was born 1 1/2 mile east of Delft, MN on January 20, 1928. He attennded country school in District 12 and 32 and in Mountain Lake Public School. Earl was baptized on May 16, 1948 upon confession of his faith and was received into membership at Bethel Mennonite Church...
Henry Fast
Jul 20, 2006
Henry J. Fast, the son of John M. and Elizabeth (Loewen) Fast was born on June 2, 1915, at Chinook, MT. At the age of five Henry's family returned to the Mountain Lake and Bingham Lake area to farm, and this is where he grew up and also received his education at Bingham Lake public school. Henry accepted Jesus...
Lorraine Broich
Jul 20, 2006
Lorraine Marie was born on September 10, 1925 in Wilmont, MN the daughter of J. Peter Frances (Becker) Schneider. She grew up and attended St. Adrian Catholic School and Wilmont Good Council School. Lorraine later moved with her parents to Mankato where she worked as a clerk at a grocery store. Lorraine married Francis P. Broich on September 16,...
Pearl Hornick
Jul 17, 2006
Pearl was born on July 21, 1914 in Stark Township, Brown County, MN, the daughter of Nick Lizzie (Upson) Bock. On October 26, 1938 she married Ambrose Hornick at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. After marriage they farmed in Mulligan Township until retiring in 1972. In October of 1972 Pearl started working at the Sleepy Eye Care...
Marvin Nickel
Jul 13, 2006
Marvin W. Nickel was born on November 28, 1912 in Germantown Township, Cottonwood County, the son of William and Ida (Radach) Nickel. He attended country school at District 53 in Germantown Township. Marvin was united in marriage to Effie Graff on August 29, 1940, at Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. The couple farmed and lived on the Nickel family...
Barbara Eischen
Jul 10, 2006
Barbara Ann Eischen was born on February 28th 1951, at the Comfrey Hospital to A.J. and Delores Eischen. Barb spent her first eight years growing up enjoying life on the farm. She was first enrolled at Vasa Lutheran Home in Red Wing. At the age of ten she moved to the State School at Faribault , MN followed by...
Edward Scharmann
Jul 8, 2006
Edward George Scharmann was born November 6, 1930, in Sanborn, MN, the son of George and Rosebud (Engel) Scharmann. He graduated from Sanborn High School in 1948, and entered the U.S. Navy in 1952. Ed served during the Korean Conflict and was stationed in California, Hawaii and Japan before being honorably discharged in 1956. He was united in marriage...
Sanford Hagen
Jul 6, 2006
Sanford M. Hagen was born July 24, 1923 in Albin Twsp., Brown Co., MN to parents Edward and Olga (Finstad) Hagen. He lived his entire life in the rural Godahl area. He attended rural school through the 8th grade, married Shirley on October 17, 1987 in St. James. Sanford raised cattle, then farmed with his brother Irving for a...
Raymond Tauer
Jul 5, 2006
Ray was born April 26, 1928, in Home Township, to Raymond J. and Mathilda M. (Domeier) Tauer. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Anna Peggy (Krzmarzick) Tauer; eight children, Janet of Minneapolis, James (Denise) of Plymouth, Joel (Mary) of Edina, Andrea (Dan Baumann) of Minnetonka, Carole (Wil Bowser II) of St. Louis Park, William (Brenda) of Boise, Idaho,...
Donald Runck
Jul 1, 2006
Donald Philip Runck was born August 27, 1948 to Ervin and Agnetta (Wog) Runck in Springfield, Minnesota. Don was baptized and was a confirmed of the United Methodist Church in Lamberton. He graduated from Lamberton High School in 1966. On September 27, 1969 Don was united in marriage to Joleyn Wolle at Zion Lutheran Church in Lewisville, Minnesota. Don...
Ella Essig
Jul 1, 2006
Ella Margaret was born June 6, 1910 to Albert and Lucy (Yelk) Guse in Springfield, MN. On January 17, 1929 she married Chester Essig. Ella was a resident of Springfield all but a brief time after marriage. She enjoyed reading and was an avid Vikings fan. She especially enjoyed visits with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ella Margaret Essig, 96,...
Janet Coners
Jun 27, 2006
Janet Elaine Lyons, the daughter of Earl Myron and Marie Josephine (Konz) Lyons was born on June 21, 1934, in Stately Township, near Comfrey, MN. She received her education in country school, and Comfrey Public School. Janet was baptized on July 11,1934, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Comfrey. She later became a member of Salem Lutheran Church, and...
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