Obituaries

Douglas Current

Douglas Current

Feb 13, 2006

Douglas Keith Current was born on January 18, 1924 in Brown County, MN the son of Ora Current. He grew up and attended rural school in District #13 in Brown County and graduated from New Ulm High School in 1942. Doug enlisted in the U.S. Navy in February of 1944 and served until he was honorably discharged in 1946....

Fred Crouse

Fred Crouse

Feb 10, 2006

Fred Russell Crouse was born June 25, 1916 near Wanda, MN, the son of Christian Mary (Johns) Crouse. He was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church in Wanda and attended the Raveling School between Wabasso and Lamberton. He helped on the family farm and worked as a hired hand. On February 28, 1940 Fred was united in marriage...

Lester Larsen

Lester Larsen

Feb 9, 2006

Lester H. Larsen was born on November 6, 1924 in Three Lakes Township, Redwood County, MN, the son of Elmer L. Hazel (Sjoben) Larsen. He grew up and attended country school in Three Lakes Township near Morgan, MN. He attended high school in Hutchinson and after graduation he attended college in Lincoln, NE. Lester returned to the area and...

Ival Hemmingsen

Ival Hemmingsen

Feb 5, 2006

Ival Naomi Hemmingsen was born September 9, 1923, in Granite Rock Township, Redwood County, MN, the daughter of Earl and Minnie (Raduenz) Hanske. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Ival graduated from Wabasso High School and Lamberton L.T.T.D.. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Elmo Hemmingsen on June 30, 1943, at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Gary Blick

Gary Blick

Feb 4, 2006

Gary Michael Blick was born October 8, 1966, in Hennepin County. He was adopted by Lowell and Nancy (Sandmann) Blick on February 3, 1967, and baptized at St. John Lutheran Church in Springfield. Gary received his confirmation at St. John Lutheran Church in Morgan in 1981. He graduated from Morgan High School in 1985 where he loved wrestling and...

Mary Schei

Mary Schei

Feb 2, 2006

Mary Ann Schei was born March 19, 1929, in Breda, IA to Richard and Minnie (Nightingale) Krenzien. The family moved to Magnolia, MN in 1936 where Mary Ann graduated from high school. She was united in marriage to Lyle Schei on April 13, 1947, at Zion Lutheran Church in Adrian, MN. The couple farmed near Kanaranzi, MN until 1952,...

Gerald Current

Gerald Current

Jan 27, 2006

Gerald Gerry Current was born March 13, 1936 in rural Sleepy Eye to Lyle Angie (Baier) Current. He graduated from Sleepy Eye High School in 1954. In the fall of 1954 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea. Gerry married Darleen Fischer on March 23, 1957 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. They moved...

Dennis Behrends

Dennis Behrends

Jan 25, 2006

Dennis William Behrends, the son of William and Rosa (Jass) Behrends was born on March 23, 1930, near Mountain Lake, MN. He received his education at and graduated from the Mountain Lake High School. Dennis was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake, and this is where he remained a life long member. On...

Sharlene Krebsbach

Sharlene Krebsbach

Jan 23, 2006

Sharlene A. Krebsbach was born on July 15, 1964 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Ralph Lois (Haala) Krebsbach. Sharlene attended Crippled Children's School in Worthington and later lived in Mankato where she worked at MRCI. She liked listening to music, spending time with family and friends and she had a love for cats. She is survived by...

Adella Martinson

Adella Martinson

Jan 23, 2006

Adella Irene Martinson was born December 22, 1918, in Garvin, MN, the daughter of Roy and Millie (Rife) Williamson. She graduated from Tracy High School, then moved to St. Paul to work. Adella was united in marriage to Vernon Martinson on February 22, 1941, at St. Columbia Catholic Church in St. Paul. They lived in Tracy until moving to...

Ryan Harvey

Ryan Harvey

Jan 18, 2006

Ryan Lee Harvey was born on August 10, 1984 in Orange, CA the son of Linda (Zwaschka) and Richard Lee Harvey. Ryan grew up in Sleepy Eye and attended St. Mary's School and Sleepy Eye Public School. Ryan graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School and then entered the United States National Guard unit HHC 2nd BN 135 Inf....

Burnis Hase

Burnis Hase

Jan 18, 2006

Burnis H. Hase was born February 27, 1910, in Wall, SD. She was the middle child of Erik and Yette (Haugan) Gorseth. Her parents homesteaded in the Wall, SD area where Burnis graduated from Wall High School. Burnis attended a year of teacher training in Spearfish and then taught at North Star country school before her marriage to Edward...

Douglas Kosel

Douglas Kosel

Jan 16, 2006

Douglas August Kosel was born January 19, 1948 in Springfield, the son of Walter and Agnes (Nickel) Kosel. He attended and graduated from Jeffers High School. In 1967 Doug entered the US Army and served his country in Viet Nam where Doug received two Purple Hearts. After receiving an Honorable Discharge, Doug returned to Jeffers and ran the Co-op....

Julia Blick

Julia Blick

Jan 16, 2006

Julia Annette Blick was born May 11, 1914, in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of Ole and Johanna (Hoverstein) Olson. She came to Kandiyohi County, MN with her parents at the age of two and attended country school District 53 in Irving Township. Julia worked at various homes in the Green Lake area before her marriage to Edner Blick on...

Inez Polkow

Inez Polkow

Jan 16, 2006

Inez Mae Polkow was born August 9, 1927 in St. James, MN, the daughter of Selmer and Thea (Olson) Bergum. She attended and graduated from Comfrey High School and attended Teachers Training. On June 25, 1948 she married Roland Polkow at Albion Lutheran Church. The couple moved to a farm in Burnstown Township where they farmed. Inez was a...

Helen Harder

Helen Harder

Jan 15, 2006

Helen (Harder) Wolff Harder died peacefully on Sunday, January 15, 2006 at Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. She was born on September 2, 1918 to Peter D. and Margaretha (Sukau) Harder in Butterfield Township, Watonwan County, Minnesota. She attended school in District 53, Watonwan County, and German Bible School in Mt. Lake. She was united in marriage...

William Preuss

William Preuss

Jan 11, 2006

William Jakob Preuss was born March 22, 1909, on the family farm in Waterbury Township, Redwood County, the son of Jakob and Rosine (Berroth) Preuss. He was united in marriage to Anna Arends on May 23, 1937, at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. William lived his entire life on the family farm until entering Valley View Manor on December 27,...

Kris Gisselberg

Kris Gisselberg

Jan 11, 2006

Kris Eric Gisselberg was born on August 2, 1962 in Deadwood, SD, the son of Herbert Gail (Welker) Gisselberg. He has lived in Lead, SD, Fairmont, MN, Sleepy Eye, New Ulm, Clements, Redwood and then again in Sleepy Eye. He graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School. For the last ten years Kris has been a respected contractor for...

Michael Groebner

Michael Groebner

Jan 10, 2006

Michael Goober Joseph Groebner was born on April 14, 1964 in Springfield, the son of Gerhardt and Rosella (Vogel) Groebner. He attended and graduated from Springfield High School. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Shoen in 1985. Michael worked for RW Farm Supply in Springfield for 15 years, Colman Powermate for 2 1/2 years and was presently employed...

Joseph Savage

Joseph Savage

Jan 10, 2006

Joseph Aloysious Savage was born July 10, 1927, in Delton Township, Cottonwood County, the son of Joseph Francis and Beulah Ann (Tuttle) Savage. He left the family farm southwest of Comfrey when he was 16 years old to work for the REA in South Dakota and the railroad in Montana. Joe served his country in the U.S. Navy during...