Obituaries

Doris Goettig

Doris Goettig

Oct 26, 2005

Doris Catherine (Platz) Goettig died peacefully at home on October 26, 2005 at the age of 80 years. Doris lived for her friends and family. Her friends were her daily support; her fond wish was for them to feel her support in return. Her family was her love. Doris was a member of St Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy...

Dorothea Orvis

Dorothea Orvis

Oct 26, 2005

Arrangements with Bjerum Funeral Home in Mountain Lake, MN Eimail condolences may be sent to the family at www.sturmfh.com Dorothea Minnie Frese, the daughter of Emil and Laura (Leimer) Frese was born on December 6, 1936 at Bancroft, NE. She moved with her family to the Truman, MN area and graduated from Truman Public High School in 1954. Dorothea...

Zachary Adrian

Zachary Adrian

Oct 24, 2005

Zachary James Adrian, the son of Glenn and Eileen (Oeltjenbruns) Adrian was born on September 13, 1982, at the Watonwan Memorial Hospital in St. James, MN. Zac was baptized at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake on December 5, 1982, and on April 27, 1997, he was confirmed in his faith and received as a member of...

Margie Wendland

Margie Wendland

Oct 23, 2005

Margie Rae Wendland was born April 24, 1929 in Lamberton, MN, the daughter of John and Ella (Roth) Marben. She attended and graduated from the Lamberton High School. On February 12, 1953 she married Maynard Mickey Wendland in Redwood Falls, MN. Margie worked as an Aide to Dr. Roan and in 1966 she began working for the Lamberton School...

Ellyn Quiring

Ellyn Quiring

Oct 22, 2005

Ellyn Dianne Fuhrmann, the daughter of Edward Carl and Evonne Eloweese (Andersen) Fuhrmann was born on August 4, 1948 at Tyler, MN. Ellyn was baptized in 1948 at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Balaton, MN, and confirmed in 1963, at Grace Lutheran Church in Russell, MN. After graduating from the Russell High School, Ellyn continued her education at...

Larry Pooch

Larry Pooch

Oct 22, 2005

Larry Walter Pooch was born November 22, 1912, in Lamberton, MN, the son of William and Amelia (Pankonin) Pooch. Larry was raised in Lamberton and spent most of his life there, farming south of Lamberton. On October 19, 1937, he was united in marriage to Evelyn Halter. Larry was a member of the Lamberton Church of Christ. He was...

Viola Cazett

Viola Cazett

Oct 22, 2005

Viola was born on April 26, 1919 in Storden Township, west of Jeffers in Cottonwood Co, the daughter of George and Esther (Anderson) Roemer. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Jeffers. She attended country school in Dist. # 11 and helped her parents on the farm. At the age of 17 she was united...

Hertha Moe

Hertha Moe

Oct 20, 2005

Hertha Moe was born July 25, 1913, in Klossner, MN, to George and Mamie (Klossner) Penkert. After completing high school, Hertha became a teacher and worked at the District 48 school near Springfield. After meeting the man of her dreams, Clarence, they married June 1, 1935 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Springfield. They were blessed with two children,...

Daniel Nason

Daniel Nason

Oct 18, 2005

Daniel Joseph Nason was born on July 18, 1956 in Harvey, Illinois, the son of Thomas Betty June (Stearmann) Nason. He graduated from Thorton High School in Illinois. Dan married Kayla Schauman on November 3, 1983 in Manhatten, Kansas. He served in United States Army for 20 years as a military policeman and helicopter maintenance repairman. He was a...

Edna Wendt

Edna Wendt

Oct 17, 2005

Edna (Mrs. Marvin) Wendt Edna Rose Buhr was born on September 7, 1918 to John and Ella (Kallsen) Buhr at their home in Stately Township, Brown County, MN. She was united in marriage with Marvin Wilhelm Wendt on November 30, 1941 at Christ Lutheran Church in Stately Township. Following their marriage, Edna and Marvin farmed in Stately Township until...

Catherine Kirschstein

Catherine Kirschstein

Oct 14, 2005

Catherine Victoria Kirschstein was born November 11, 1918 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Kreitz) Raddatz. She attended country school in Brown County. Catherine married Ervin Kirschstein on May 4, 1938 at the United Methodist Parsonage in Springfield. The couple lived in Springfield, Cobden, Wabasso, and returned to Springfield in 1964. She worked at the Del...

Crescentia Meidl

Crescentia Meidl

Oct 14, 2005

Crescentia S. Meidl was born on August 23, 1929 in Mulligan Township, Brown County, MN the daughter of Edward and Lydia (Lang) Meidl. She attended District #70 Country School in Mulligan Township and also St. Paul's School in Comfrey. Crescentia never married but helped her parents on the farm until her father Edward died in 1991. She moved with...

Gilbert Ihnen

Gilbert Ihnen

Oct 11, 2005

Gilbert Arnold Ihnen was born January 21, 1924, near Harris, IA, the son of Henry and Florence 'Elizabeth' (Schafer) Ihnen. As a youth, his family moved to Lake Park, IA where he graduated from Lake Park High School in 1943. Gil moved with his parents to a farm near Lamberton, MN in 1946. On September 9, 1951, Gil was...

Ona Kohn

Ona Kohn

Oct 10, 2005

Ona was born on February 8, 1923 in rural Ormsby, MN the daughter of Fred Emma (Meier) Kuehl. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Ormsby by Pastor Paul Affeldt. Ona attended elementary school district 32 in Long Lake Township and went on to school in St. James where she graduated from high school in...

James Moody

James Moody

Oct 8, 2005

James Otto Moody was born July 17, 1938 in Springfield, the son of Elmer and Lunetta (Weber) Moody. He grew up on a farm in Stately Township and attended school in Stately Township. He also attended school at Zion Lutheran School in Sanborn and graduated from Sanborn High School. Jim entered the U.S. Army and served from 1961 until...

Gladys Werner

Gladys Werner

Oct 6, 2005

Gladys Lucille Werner was born February 29, 1928, in Lyon County, Minnesota, the daughter of Oscar and Mabel (Hauge) Mork. She grew up in Lake Sarah Township, Murray County and graduated from Tracy High School in 1945. Gladys attended Teacher's Training in Lamberton and taught school for one year before her marriage to Arthur Werner on June 8, 1947,...

Angeline Ammann

Angeline Ammann

Oct 4, 2005

Angeline Ammann was born on July 6, 1910 on the Hillmount farm near Jackson, MN the daughter of Joseph N. Anna Olive (Cihak) Prokes. She graduated from Peace Memorial High School and attended Mankato Commercial College. After completing her schooling, Angeline worked for the First National Bank in Jackson for 14 years until her marriage. She was united in...

Edna Peterson

Edna Peterson

Oct 3, 2005

Edna LaClara Peterson was born January 14, 1912, in Van Hook, ND, the daughter of Delbert and Rose (Detine) Olmstead. On October 29, 1928, she was united in marriage to Alexander Peterson in Minot, ND. The couple owned the Star Hatchery from 1936-1954, the Wayside Inn in Springfield from 1959-1960, then moved to a farm near Sanborn where they...

Alice Larson

Alice Larson

Sep 24, 2005

Alice Margaret Larson was born February 26, 1916 in Waterbury Township to Nils Gustav and Lillian (Erickson) Wog. She attended country school through the eighth grade. On April 6, 1937 she married Albert Kretsch at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lamberton, MN. They farmed Albert's home farm in Wabasso for a few years. They then purchased Alice's home farm...

Florence Olesen

Florence Olesen

Sep 23, 2005

Florence was born on March 26, 1921 in Cokato, MN to Ethel (Blowers) and Albert Johnson. Florence was baptized at Dassel, MN and confirmed in Mound, MN at St. Johns Lutheran Church. She graduated from Mound High School in 1938. She attended Augsburg College in 1939, and then went on to a three-year nursing program at Northwestern Hospital in...