Obituaries
Peter Rahn
Dec 14, 2006
Peter P. Rahn, the son of Peter G. and Gertrude (Pankratz) Rahn was born on December 28, 1906, near Butterfield, MN. He received his education in Mountain Lake schools, and Peter was baptized upon confession of his faith at the Bethel Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake, MN. On March 5, 1935, Peter was united in marriage to Helen M....
Lowell Steffl
Dec 13, 2006
Lowell Joseph Steffl, Sr. was born June 28, 1927 in Northstar Township, Brown County, the son of Sylvester and Philomena (Matter) Steffl. Lowell attended country school near Clements and at the age of 15 took over the family farm. On October 27, 1949 Lowell married Angeline Weiss at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield, MN. The couple farmed north...
Deloris Harder
Dec 8, 2006
DeLoris Ann (Niessen) Harder was born on January 21, 1930, to John J. and Anna (Dick) Niessen at the Bethel Hospital in Mountain Lake, MN. She grew up on the family farm south of Mountain Lake and attended District #12 and #32 country schools, as well as the Mountain Lake Public Schools. DeLoris was baptized upon confession of faith...
Donald Utz
Dec 7, 2006
Donald J. Utz, Sr. ,'Drake', was born August 6, 1933, in New Ulm, the son of Philip and Clara (Kraus) Utz. He served with the U.S. Army from 1956-58 and was stationed in Weisbaden, Germany. Drake was united in marriage to Joyce Pieske in February of 1963, in Springfield. They later divorced. Drake was a 44 year employee of...
Martha Bartsch
Dec 7, 2006
Martha Enns was born on January 4, 1909, to John and Katharina (Dick) Enns in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, MN. She was born in a Christian home and accepted Christ as her Savior and Lord in her teen years and was baptized. The family moved to Montana when she was a child, and she grew up there. She met...
Michael Matter
Dec 6, 2006
Michael John Matter was born on February 8, 1951 in Springfield the son of Ervin and Martha (Pfarr) Matter. Michael was a member of St. Raphael's Catholic Church and attended St. Raphael's Catholic School in Springfield. Michael worked at Ochs Brick yard, lived on a farm north of Sanborn where he raised pigs, and enjoyed working with scrap metal....
Donald Conrad
Dec 6, 2006
Donald Eugene Conrad was born June 26, 1939 at Morris, MN, to parents Maynard and Irene Conrad. Don grew up in Morris and Chokio, MN, Portland, OR and Wilmot, SD. On July 16, 1960 he was united in marriage to Arla J. Griese in rural Johnson, MN. The couple made their home in Minneapolis and Blaine, MN, Rapid City,...
Leo Wenisch
Dec 4, 2006
Leo Frank Wenisch was born April 15, 1919, in Brookville Township, Redwood County, to Frank and Anna (Marz) Wenisch. Leo attended schools in Springfield and worked part-time at Fecker's Grocery Store and Schilling's Hardware. On July 30, 1940, he married Irene Willms at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. Leo enlisted in the US Army in 1942, and served...
Neta Scholer
Dec 1, 2006
Neta was born on May 5, 1928, to Abraham J. and Helena (Dueck) Friesen in Mountain Lake, MN. She was baptized upon confession of her faith on May 24, 1942, at the Bethel Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake. In 1999, Neta wrote the following about her life: I attended Mt. Lake Bible School 'til 6th grade, then public school...
Ruth Schultz
Nov 29, 2006
Ruth Helen Ensz, the daughter of Gerhard Bernhard and Barbara (Jantzen) Ensz was born on September 4, 1925, at Plymouth, NE. She received her education at a country school near her home. On April 6, 1956, Ruth was united in marriage to Leonard D. Schultz in Beatrice, NE. They made their home in Mountain Lake, MN, where Ruth and...
Josephine Heppner
Nov 28, 2006
Josephine Elanor Schaffer was born July 19, 1911 at Heron Lake, MN, on the family farm, to parents Julius and Stephanna (Hager) Schaffer. She grew up in the Heron Lake area was baptized in the Catholic Church. In 1930 she married Art Sutherland. The couple made their home in the Butterfield where Art worked for various farmers. The couple...
Carolyn Schultz
Nov 28, 2006
Carolyn Gene Etheridge was born on June 1, 1938 at Corpus Christi, TX to parents George and Eugina (Harmon) Etheridge. She grew up in Texas graduating from Amarillo High School at Amarillo, Texas. She was united in marriage to Richard Schultz on September 25, 1956 at Amarillo, TX. The couple made their home in several places while Richard completed...
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...
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