Obituaries
Harold Berberich
Sep 8, 2005
Harold was born on December 25th, 1919 in Leavenworth Township, the son of Edwin Mary (Ludewig) Berberich. Harold grew up near Leavenworth and attended country school. After he completed his schooling he served in the US Army during WWII from January of 1945 until May of 1946. He married Genevieve Braun of May 20, 1947 at St. Mary's Catholic...
Araidne Trapp
Sep 5, 2005
Araidne Ardene Trapp was born May 13, 1929 in Galena Township near Ormsby, the daughter of Herbert and Margaretha (Wacker) Jaster. She attended and graduated from St. James High School. On February 5, 1950 she married Deburt Hanneman in St. James, MN. Delburt died on November 30, 1973. On December 22, 1973 she married Wilmar Trapp in Sanborn. Wilmar...
Arthur Neufeld
Sep 3, 2005
Graveside Service: 10:00 AM, Friday, September 09, 2005 at Mountain Lake Cemetery, in Mountain Lake, MN Arthur Neufeld, the son of Jacob P. and Katharina (Siemens) Neufeld was born on February 22, 1924, at Wolf Point, MT. He was raised in Wolf Point and received his education at Pioneer Grade School, Wolf Point High School, Grace University in Omaha,...
Josalene Fernandez
Aug 31, 2005
Josalene Guadalupe Fernandez, Infant daughter of Juan Jr. and Maria Fernandez died on Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Josalene Guadalupe Fernandez was born on Monday, August 29, 2005 at Immanuel St. Joseph Hospital in Mankato, MN. She is survived by her parents - Juan Jr. and Maria (Moran) Fernandez of St. James; paternal grandparents...
Agnes Miller
Aug 31, 2005
Agnes was born on July 19, 1913 in Prairieville Township the daughter of William Ida (Kragh) Mikaelsen. She grew up on the Mikaelsen farm West of Evan and graduated from high school in Sleepy Eye and from Normal School in Redwood Falls. Agnes earned a Life Certificate in teaching from Mankato Teachers College in 1938. She taught for several...
Agnes Mathiowetz
Aug 29, 2005
Agnes D. Schlief was born on March 26, 1923 in Comfrey, MN the daughter of William Elizabeth (Beckius) Schlief. She grew up near Comfrey and attended District #63 Country School. After she completed her schooling, Agnes worked in the housekeeping department at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center for 25 years. Agnes married Ethelbert J. Mathiowetz on November 22, 1968...
Jean Sandmeyer
Aug 28, 2005
Phyllis-Jean Wilke, the daughter of Walter Bud and Dolores (Wickler) Wilke was born on May 16, 1937, at Blue Earth, MN. Jean was baptized on July 4, 1937 and confirmed on May 13, 1951, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. At the age of 13, she moved with her family to Estherville, IA, and then to Truman,...
Ethel Feil
Aug 28, 2005
Ethel Lillian Marie Freitag, the daughter of Otto and Minnie (Ziemke) Freitag was born on January 2, 1912, in Delton Township, Cottonwood County, MN. She received her education at a country school near her home. Ethel was baptized at home and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake, MN, where she remained a...
Rita Rigney
Aug 26, 2005
Rita Faye Rigney was born October 20, 1954 in Springfield, the daughter of Delmar and Laura (Burden) Nelson. Rita was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield, MN. She attended Springfield Public School. Following her education, Rita lived and worked in Bloomington, MN. She entered the U.S. Army on July 1, 1979 and was honorable discharged...
Cyril Steffl
Aug 26, 2005
Cyril Thomas Steffl was born January 31, 1934, in Clements, MN, the son of Sylvester and Philomena (Matter) Steffl. He attended St. Raphael's Catholic School and worked on the family farm. Cy then began his well-drilling career and owned and operated Minnesota Valley Well Drillers in Prior Lake while working locally. He brought the business back to the Springfield...
Amanda Rickert
Aug 24, 2005
Amanda Amalia Rickert, the daughter of Karl and Katherina (Balzer) Rickert was born on May 27, 1923, on the family farm in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm NW of Mountain Lake, MN, where she received her education at District 80 E Country School. Amanda was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Evangelical...
Benjamin Tomschin
Aug 23, 2005
Benjamin Louis Tomschin was born October 18, 1917, in Bashaw Township, Brown County, the son of Walter and Minnie (Elsing) Tomschin. He was baptized as an infant and later confirmed as an adult at Salem Lutheran Church in Comfrey. Ben attended country school #52 and later worked as a hired hand for many of the neighbors in the area....
Janice Armbruster
Aug 11, 2005
Janice Marie Armbruster of Eagan, MN, died unexpectedly August 11, 2005. She was born April 21, 1952, to Floyd and Verna (Leopold) Armbruster in Fairmont, Minnesota. She graduated from Comfrey High School in 1970, and attended Abbott-Northwestern School of Nursing where she earned her R.N. degree in 1973. As a nurse, she worked in the Comfrey Hospital, Rice Memorial...
Gilbert Hasse
Aug 5, 2005
Gilbert W. Hasse was born on April 29, 1921 in New Ulm, MN the oldest of Martin Hasse and wife Elsie(Schimtz) nine children, brothers Orville, Melvin, Dick, Donald, sisters Inez Gehrke, Dorothy Parker, Alice Haessig, and Margie Tradup. Gilbert grew up working on family farms over his younger years around the communities of New Ulm, Plainview, and Elgin. Gilbert...
Ole Niehuis
Aug 4, 2005
Graveside Service: Private Family Service , at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN Ole Richard Niehuis Bud died August 4, 2005, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center,Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. He was born April 19, 1917, the son of Ole A. and Besse (Reints) Niehuis. He graduated from Austin High School in 1935. He enlisted in the Marine Corps...
Harold Knutson
Aug 2, 2005
Harold Orville Knutson was born February 15, 1914 in Sanborn County in South Dakota, the son of Andrew and Clara (Olson) Knutson. He attended country school in Sanborn County and later worked for August Loeck near Balaton, MN. Harold met Ella Krebs in Balaton at a dance. He worked for Snow's Hatchery in Sleepy Eye and entered the US...
Gabrial Hoffmann
Aug 1, 2005
Gabriel Francis Hoffmann, infant son of Lynn and Mary Beth Hoffmann died on Monday, August 1, 2005 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Gabriel was born August 1, 2005 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center. He is survived by his parents - Lynn and Mary Beth Hoffmann of Springfield; sibling - Beth, Laura, James, Andrew, and Joseph Hoffmann; maternal...
Mildred Potter
Jul 31, 2005
Mildred Almira Potter was born December 2, 1913 in Sleepy Eye, the daughter of William and Anna (Blank) Kissner. She attended country school and graduated from Sleepy Eye Public School. Mildred married Harold Potter on May 26, 1939 in Sleepy Eye, MN. The couple farmed in the Sleepy Eye area most of their lives. They moved to Sleepy Eye...
Susie Janzen
Jul 29, 2005
Susie H. Penner, the daughter of David G. and Elizabeth (Duick) Penner was born on February 24, 1907, in Watonwan County, MN. She received her education at a country school near her home, Mountain Lake Public School and the German Bible School in Mountain Lake. Susie was baptized upon confession of her faith on June 9, 1924, and received...
Florence Nelson
Jul 28, 2005
Florence Louise Grant, the daughter of August and Frieda (Larson) Grant, was born on February 18, 1906, at Lewisville, MN. She received her education in Lewisville, and then worked at the Winnebago Cafe. Although she never gave birth to any children, Florence was a mother to many. Florence was united in marriage to Phil Helferich and helped him raise...
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