Obituaries
Gladys Haas
Jan 13, 2007
Gladys Frieda Roiger was born May 11, 1923, in Springfield, MN, the daughter of George and Margaret (Wersal) Roiger. She attended country school in North Star Township. In 1941 she married Leo Haas at St. Raphael's Catholic Church. Gladys and Leo farmed in Stately Township until she moved to Springfield in 1977. Gladys was a cook at the golf...
Delmar Meyer
Jan 11, 2007
Delmar Mupp Weston Meyer was born on November 22, 1920 in Sleepy Eye the son of Albert Selma (Johnson) Meyer. He grew up in Sleepy Eye and attended St. John's Lutheran School. He worked with his father doing road construction until he was drafted in 1943. He served during WWII in Okinawa and Guam as part of the 6th...
John Schmid
Jan 9, 2007
John Roger Schmid was born February 18, 1916 in Springfield, MN, the son of John Richard and Pauline (Fecker) Schmid. John attended and graduated from Springfield High School in 1934. He was a field underwriter for Monarch Insurance from 1937 until 1982. John was united in marriage to Dorothy Wiggins on June 30, 1941 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church...
Amanda Nickel
Jan 8, 2007
Amanda Naomi Ewert Nickel was born November 2, 1914, to Peter S. and Susanna (Berg) Ewert at the Ewert farm near Dolton, South Dakota. She attended Grant Township School No. 3 (also called Riverside School) in McCook County, South Dakota, graduating from eighth grade on June 1, 1929. On August 10, 1930, Amanda was baptized upon confession of her...
Ardella Honl
Jan 6, 2007
Ardella 'Dolly' Elsie Marie Honl was born July 17, 1920, in Springfield, MN, the daughter of Emil and Minnie (Harder) Otto. She was united in marriage to Vernard 'Fritz' Honl on November 6, 1944, in Morgan, MN. The couple lived in Clements until 1952, then moved to Springfield where Dolly had lived ever since. She was a member of...
Adoline Pascher
Jan 5, 2007
Adoline M. Sprank was born on April 9, 1917 in Springfield, MN the daughter of John Bertha (Feirer) Sprank. She grew up and attended school near Leavenworth. Adoline married John Pascher on June 15, 1937 at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. The couple made their home near Springfield where they lived and farmed for many years....
Arliss Quiring
Jan 5, 2007
Arliss was born on the family farm in Highwater Township to Robert and Ethel (Erickson) Graff on January 10, 1935. She attended District #38 Country School and graduated from Lamberton High School in 1952. On March 21, 1954, Arliss married Donald Quiring at Highwater Lutheran Church. They farmed and raised a family south of Lamberton. Arliss held various jobs,...
Violet Pingeon
Jan 4, 2007
Violet 'Pat' Pingeon was born January 1, 1927, in Waterbury Township, Redwood County, the daughter of Leo and Rose (Frank) Nachtmann. She was united in marriage to Donald Pingeon on November 1, 1950, in Lamberton. Pat spent most of her life in the Lamberton area and was a long-time member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. She enjoyed bingo, embroidery,...
Karen Rasmussen
Jan 3, 2007
Karen Marie Rasmussen was born July 12, 1949, in Crookston, MN, the daughter of Edward and Marie (Peppin) Hanson. Following her high school graduation in 1967, Karen lived in Minneapolis, Faribault, and St. James before moving to Sanborn in 1975. She was united in marriage to Frank 'Owen' Rasmussen on October 21, 1972, in Mentor, MN. In 1974 Karen...
Eleanor Meyer
Dec 30, 2006
Eleanor was born on May 22, 1926 in Comfrey, MN the daughter of Julius Anna (Kleinow) Wojahn. She grew up and attended country school near Windom and graduated from Windom High School. Eleanor later attended St. Cloud State Teachers College. She married Orlando Meyer on June 25, 1955 in Windom and the couple made their home in Sleepy Eye...
Lydia Schriock
Dec 30, 2006
Lydia Sokolofsky, the daughter of David and Marie (Heinitz) Sokolofsky was born on February 5, 1922 in Mountain Lake, MN. She was baptized on February 19, 1922 at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake, and she was confirmed on July 28, 1935 at the American Lutheran Church near Heil, ND. Lydia received her education at a country...
Bernice Enstad
Dec 29, 2006
Bernice Virginia Enstad, the daughter of Jake and Anna (Johnson) Bottem was born June 9, 1916 in Brown County, Minnesota. She was united in marriage to Stuart Enstad on October 14, 1938. Bernice was famously known for her paper thin sugar cookies, Lefse during the holiday season and home made butter mints for weddings and graduations. She expanded her...
Phyllis Savage
Dec 23, 2006
Phyllis I. Savage was born December 20, 1943, in Sioux City, IA, the daughter of Ulysses Eldon and Beulah (Freeman) Carmichael. She was united in marriage to Joseph A. Savage on March 28, 1964, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Iowa City, IA. Phyllis and Joseph owned and operated Phil's Inn Hill's located in Hill's, IA and Joe's and...
Dorothy Stelzer
Dec 23, 2006
Dorothy Mae Stelzer was born February 4, 1929, in Mountain Lake, MN, the daughter of James and Myrtle (Peterson) Willaby. She attended Cottonwood County School #61 in Delton Township and graduated from Comfrey High School in 1948. Dorothy was united in marriage to Cyril Stelzer on November 15, 1952, and the couple made their home on the family farm,...
Edward Neudecker
Dec 21, 2006
Edward "Abe" Neudecker was born on June 16, 1914, in Sleepy Eye, the son of Frank and Margaret (Berg) Neudecker. Abe attended and graduated from St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye. He was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye where he sang in the church choir for many years. He worked at Al's...
Mildred Schmidt
Dec 18, 2006
Mildred Mae Cook, the daughter of George Herbert and Isis (Turnbull) Cook was born on July 24, 1915, at Menahga, MN. Mildred began her education in the Menahga School, and she graduated as the salutatorian of her Jeffers High School class in 1934. She was ill with a heart condition following high school, and continued her education in 1936...
Lois Ewert
Dec 17, 2006
Lois Kathryn Miller was born August 29, 1928 at Butterfield to parents Robert and Amelia (Bartz) Miller. She grew up on the family farm near Butterfield. She graduated from high school in Butterfield and worked at the Watonwan Cafe before getting married. On June 8, 1952, she was united in marriage to James Ewert. The couple made their home...
Vivian Olson
Dec 16, 2006
Vivian Lois Wolle was born in St. James on November 4, 1940 to parents Julius and Ruth (Swenson) Wolle. She grew up in St. James graduating from St. James High School in 1959. She married Vincent Olson on September 19, 1970. Vivian loved to cook, she worked at several restaurants in the area including running Viv's Place in St....
Esther Schoepfer
Dec 15, 2006
Esther Ann Gulden was born to Emil and Emma on December 27, 1925 in Nicollet County. She grew up and attended country school. She married Emil Schroepfer on September 18, 1944 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. The couple made their home south of Sleepy Eye where they lived and farmed until retiring and moving...
Harold Portner
Dec 15, 2006
Harold Edward Portner was born October 6, 1918 in Lafayette Township, Nicollet County, MN, the son of Andrew J. and Frances (Ries) Portner. He graduated from Holy Trinity High School in New Ulm, MN in 1936. He married Dolores Kachelmeier November 12, 1941 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Dolores died of Cancer February 22, 1961 giving...
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