Obituaries
Ladonna Bishir
May 3, 2006
LaDonna Mae Bishir was born June 8, 1934, in Highwater Township, Cottonwood County, the daughter of Edward and Mae (Klunder) Pauling. She was united in marriage to Dale Bishir on September 9, 1951, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Lamberton. The couple lived in Lamberton, Sioux Falls and Minneapolis before returning to Lamberton in 1989. They then moved to...
Angeline Ibberson
May 3, 2006
Angeline Mary Ibberson was born on July 18, 1929 in Brown County, MN, the daughter of Ignatius L. Elenora (Kral) Hoffmann. She attended District #39 and St. Mary's Schools in Sleepy Eye and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1948. Angeline married Leslie A. Hillesheim on September 1, 1948. The couple was later divorced. On June 7, 1982...
Margaret Zender
May 2, 2006
Margaret Gail Wedge was born March 10, 1943 at St. James, MN to parents Charles and Alice (Hintgen) Wedge. She grew up in St. James and graduated from St. James High School. She was united in marriage to Michael P. Zender on June 15, 1963 in St. James. The couple made their home in St. James before moving to...
Marjorie Ridgeway
Apr 29, 2006
Born August 5, 1958 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, Marjorie had been a resident of Texas since the mid 1980's and had lived in Santa Fe for 7 years, previously of La Marque. A graduate of St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye and Galveston Community College, she had worked at UTMB for 16 years, most recently as a Special...
Lena Ayres
Apr 25, 2006
Lena Emma Ayres was born on October 10, 1916 in Lamberton, the daughter of Julius and Helena (Gade) Pfarr. She attended country school near Lamberton. On April 3, 1941 she married Joseph Ayres in Wanda. While Joseph was in the Army, Lena lived and worked in California. The couple returned to a farm near Sanborn and later moved to...
Menno Schroeder
Apr 23, 2006
Menno David Schroeder, the son of David H. and Helena (Peters) Schroeder was born on February 6, 1918, in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, MN. He received his education at Crossroads country school, District 69, near his home, and having always wished for more education, Menno worked crossword puzzles and read daily newspapers. On May 16, 1937, Menno was baptized...
Walter Freitag
Apr 19, 2006
Walter J. Mike Freitag, the son of August and Louise (Tschetter) Freitag was bon on May 26, 1929, in Mountain Lake, MN. He grew up on a farm south of Mountain Lake, where he attended country school. He loved being a farm boy, catching gophers, hunting and working hard. He married Edna Mae Menken on July 20th, 1949. To...
Henry Churchill
Apr 16, 2006
Henry 'Dutch' Harrison Churchill was born February 17, 1925, in Revere, MN, the son of Henry and Anna (Kronback) Churchill. He graduated from Lamberton High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 15, 1945. Following his honorable discharge on October 18, 1946, Dutch returned to Lamberton and worked at the Creamery. He then owned a co-op station...
Arnold Wall
Apr 16, 2006
Arnold Clifford Wall was born on March 18, 1923, to Oscar and Helga (Linde) Wall in Swift County, near Pennock, MN. He attended school through the 8th grade in Pennock while living with his eldest sister Esther and her husband Walter Magnuson. Arnold was confirmed on October 14, 1923. In 1936 he stayed home in Comfrey, MN, and on...
John Biekler
Apr 15, 2006
John Joseph Beikler Jr. was born on June 7, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of John Sr. and Odella (Pouliot) Beikler. At the age of 3 his family moved to Fargo, ND and John attended Catholic School. He was united in marriage to Marilyn Bjornstad on April 25, 1954. He has lived in Great Falls, MT, Seattle, WA,...
Lester Johnson
Apr 15, 2006
Lester M. Johnson ws born on November 24, 1929 in Prairieville Township, Brown County, MN the son of Rudolph Sarah Marie (Hanson) Johnson. He grew up in Prairieville Township, attending District #29 country school. Lester farmed on the family farm his entire life. He married Marian Wunsch on June 10, 1967 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. The...
Julia Ganske
Apr 13, 2006
Julia Margaret was born on February 25, 1908 in Fairfax, MN the daughter of John Theresia (Goblirsch) Schneider. She grew up and attended St. Andrew's School in Fairfax. Julia married Leonard J. Ganske on September 14, 1929 in Carrington, ND. The couple made their home near Sleepy Eye in Home Township where they lived and farmed for many years....
Harold Fischer
Apr 13, 2006
He was born on September 1, 1938, in Sleepy Eye to Alfred A. Fritz and Rose (Rothmeier) Fischer. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye in 1955, and married Mickey Windschitl on June 14, 1960, at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. Harold worked his entire life farming in Albin Township except when he...
Barbara Baumann
Apr 12, 2006
Barbara was born on May 9, 1927 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of John Clara (Majeski) Gromek. After John's death, Clara married William Richter. Barbara grew up in the Bird Island area and married Richard on August 7, 1948 in Bird Island, MN. They moved to Sleepy Eye in 1962 and raised seven children. Barbara did the bookkeeping and...
Lillie Erickson
Apr 10, 2006
Lillie Dora Louise Erickson was born April 26, 1907 in Dickinson County, near Terril, IA, the daughter of John and Ella (Kallsen) Buhr. When Lillie was in 8th grade, she moved to Terril, IA to live with her grandparents to attend Confirmation Class. On January 21, 1932 she married Alfred Erickson in Stately Township. She lived near Springfield for...
Clare Gross
Apr 10, 2006
Clare Elaine Gross the daughter Joseph and Mary (Olsen) Gross was born Septembet 21, 1925 in Rosendale Twp, Watonwan Co., MN. She died at the age of 80 on April 10, 2006 at Immanuel-St. Joseph Hospital in Mankato. Clare was raised in the home of her parents in Rosendale Twp. and later moved into St. James where she attended...
Ardith Melcher
Apr 6, 2006
Ardith LaJean Groninger was born September 3, 1919 in Pierce County, NE, to parents Fred and Ruth (Miller) Groninger. She grew up in the Pierce City and Norfolk area. She married Norman Melcher in 1941 at Norfolk. She lived in West Chester, PA for several years while Norman served in the military. The couple made their home in St....
Bernard Lange
Apr 5, 2006
Bernard Arthur was born on July 2, 1908 to William Hannah (Wandersee) Lange at the family homestead in Home Township, MN. He was baptized on August 16, 1908 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye by Rev. August F. Zich; his sponsors were William Minnie Timm. Bernard completed the eighth grade at rural Sleepy Eye School District #22....
Carl Nelson
Apr 4, 2006
Carl Fridolf Nelson was born April 4, 1921 in Watonwan Co., MN to parents Otto and Alfreda (Herman) Nelson. Carl grew up and attended the Beck School in rural Watonwan County. He joined the Army on July 21, 1942 serving in Europe and England before being honorably discharged January 10, 1946. He was married on May 27, 1944 to...
Alois Huebert
Apr 4, 2006
Alois 'Dallas' Huebert was born September 26, 1928, in Springfield, MN, the son of Carl and Cecelia (Hansen) Huebert. He farmed northeast of Springfield until moving into Springfield in 1978. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and the Springfield Senior Citizens. Dallas enjoyed farming and playing cards, and admired airplanes. Alois 'Dallas' Huebert died Tuesday, April...
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