Obituaries
Alvin Rambow
Nov 18, 2006
Alvin Edwin Rambow was born on December 27, 1923 in Springfield, MN, the son of William H. and Ella (Seidle) Rambow. He attended grade school in Springfield. Al and his twin brother Art played for the Springfield Tigers Baseball Team where they made the headlines in the Minneapolis Tribune. He entered the US Army and was stationed in the...
Geraldine Chrystler
Nov 17, 2006
Geraldine (Besse) Chrystler was born January 7, 1945, in Caledonia, MN, the daughter of George and Deloris Besse. She was united in marriage to Jerry Kretsch in 1962. Of Geraldine's many accomplishments, one she was most proud of was to be the first woman to solo pilot out of the Springfield Airport. She moved to Michigan in 1977 and...
Leona Gregg
Nov 16, 2006
Leona H. Gregg was born on September 19, 1915 in Wabasso, MN, the daughter of John P. Helena (Meinert) Nelson. She moved with her family to Sleepy Eye a few years later. Leona graduated from Sleepy Eye High School and went on to Normal Training, after which she taught for a few years at District 29 country school northwest...
Marie Grothaus-Falk
Nov 11, 2006
Marie Grothaus-Falk, daughter of Peter and Marie (Hackbarth) Schoen was born in Farwell, MN on May 11, 1908. She was baptized as an infant at the German Lutheran Church in Maple Lake, MN. Her father was a depot agent for the Sioux Line Railroad. In 1913 she moved with her parents to a farm located 3 miles north of...
Joann Sodeman
Nov 10, 2006
JoAnn Margaret Fuller was born August 26, 1940 at St. James to parents Paul and Alma (Munsterman) Fuller. She grew up in St James, graduating from St.James High School. She has been a lifelong resident of Watonwan County. On September 30, 1961 she was united in marriage to Darwin Sodeman. JoAnn was a member of St. Paul's Evening Guild....
Raymond Lang
Nov 10, 2006
Ray was born to Joseph Theresa (Liebl) Lang in Sleepy Eye, MN on January 26, 1921. He grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye. Ray served in the United States Army from 1942 until 1946 during WWII. He served with the Medic Unit in Normandy and was a survivor of the D-Day invasion. Ray returned to Sleepy Eye...
Emeline Elg
Nov 10, 2006
Emeline Elizabeth Elg was born December 8, 1913, in Comfrey, MN, the daughter of Hugo and Ellen (Johnson) Wollin. After her mother died when Emeline was very young, she was raised by a devoted step-mother, Lola. Emeline was a graduate of Comfrey High School and was united in marriage to Burton Elg on June 11, 1935, in Comfrey. She...
Vera Rossbach
Nov 9, 2006
Vera Mae Kintzi was born in St. James on February 24, 1930 to parents Albert and Marie (Knudson) Kintzi. She grew up in St. James and graduated from St. James High School. She then received her teaching degree from Mankato Teachers College and taught for six years at LaSalle school. She was united in marriage to Harold Rossbach on...
Estella Franz
Nov 8, 2006
Estella Cynthia Cook, the daughter of Ernst J. and Isabella (Irving) Cook was born on July 28, 1912, in rural West Point, MN. She received her elementery education at a country school at Grove Lake, MN, and she graduated from the Morris, MN High School. Estella continued her education at West Central School of Agriculture, University of Minnesota, graduating...
Kenneth Weedman
Nov 8, 2006
Kenneth Loren Weedman was born February 1, 1917, in Revere, MN, the son of Loran and Hattie (Schumacher) Weedman. He was united in marriage to Gertrude Rosenau on November 6, 1942, at the Zion Lutheran Parsonage in Sanborn. Kenneth was inducted into the U.S. Army-Air Force in May of 1942 and served with the 64th Fighter Squadron in the...
Margaret Kuehl
Nov 7, 2006
Margaret Dorothy Sturm was born January 21, 1925 at St. James to parents Max and Kate (Riesenberg) Sturm. She lived on the family farm until the death of her father when the family moved into St. James. She attended rural school at Country School District 65 through the 8th grade and graduated from St. James High School. On June...
Marion Anderson
Oct 30, 2006
Marion Arlene (Sandberg) Anderson was born on November 5, 1934 in Butterfield. She died on Sunday, October 30, 2006 at Immanuel St. Josephs Hospital in Mankato at the age of 71. Marion was raised in rural Butterfield and graduated from Butterfield High School. She was married to Raynold Anderson on March 28, 1955, they couple moved to rural Watonwan...
Jeffrey Cook
Oct 30, 2006
Jeffrey Ross Cook was born on April 2, 1958 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the son of Wilfred Marie (Mathiowetz) Cook. He grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1976. He attended the Univ. of Wisconsin in Madison and received an Associate Degree from Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs were he led...
Jim Bertrand
Oct 29, 2006
Jim was born on July 24, 1950 in Sleepy Eye the son of Tom Ruth (Schroeder) Bertrand. He was a graduate of St. Mary's Catholic School and attended Southwest Technical College in Jackson, MN. In April of 1971 he married Paulette Zinniel at St. Mary's Catholic Church. He lovingly raised three children. In May of 1994 he met his...
Jack Heinitz
Oct 29, 2006
Jack David Heinitz the son of Jacob Mary (Meier) Heinitz was born on August 6, 1923 in Mt. Lake, MN. He was baptized on 8/2/1923 and confirmed on 4/10/1938 at the Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Mt. Lake. He attended country school through the 8th grade and then needed to help on the family farm. It was important to...
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...
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