Obituaries

Jun 14, 2005

Annie Elizabeth Johnson, the daughter of Henry H. and Katie (Dick) Kroeker was born on March 19, 1913, in Midway Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. In 1920, when she was seven years old, she moved to a farm in Butterfield Township, where she was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Butterfield, and received her education in a country school near...

Jun 12, 2005

Eleanor Mary Nachreiner, the infant daughter of Brad and Jessica Nachreiner died on Sunday, June 12, 2005, at the St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Eleanor was born on June 8, 2005, at Immanuel St. Joeseph Hostpital in Mankato, MN. She is survived by her parents, Brad and Jessica Nachreiner of Comfrey and a brother, Benjamin Nachreiner of Comfrey....

Jun 5, 2005

William Edward Behrends, age 92 of Lamberton, died Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Valley View Manor in Lamberton. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 9, 2005 at 10:30 am at Lamberton United Methodist Church with burial at Lamberton Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, June 8 from 4:00-7:00 pm and Thursday, June 9 from 7:30-8:30 am at Sturm Funeral Home in...

Jun 5, 2005

Hildegard Emma Meinert was born on October, 17, 1917 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Ferdinand and Bertha (Utecht) Krenz. She baptized at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church and publicly confessed her faith on April 13, 1930 where she was confirmed at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. She attended country school Dist. # 29. On...

Jun 5, 2005

Sylvester N. Vesty Turbes was born on June 7, 1918 to Hubert and Mary (Grasuam) Turbes in Brookville Township, Redwood County. He married Myrtle Olson on January 16, 1946 in Sleepy Eye. They resided in Springfield for 10 years where he was a partner in Conley's Clothing Store. They returned to Sleepy Eye where he owned Turbes Clothing for...

Jun 3, 2005

Stella Derksen, the daughter of John and Helena (Bergman) Derksen was born on January 25, 1921, at Mountain Lake, MN. She attended Cottonwood County District 80 East country school, and she graduated from the Mountain Lake High School in 1938. On June 5, 1938, Stella was baptized upon confession of her faith at the First Mennonite Church in Mountain...

May 28, 2005

Cecelia Elizabeth was born on March 3, 1921 in Watonwan County, MN the daughter of Henry Veronica (Scharbach) Tiedeken. She married Floyd C. Koenig on November 14, 1939 in Watonwan County, MN. The couple lived and farmed in Watonwan County until 1960. They moved to Mankato in 1968 where Cecelia worked as a waitress at Michael's and the Hamburger...

May 26, 2005

Martha Haak was born July 1, 1910, in Klemme, IA, the daughter of George and Martha (Studt) Waterman. As a young girl the family moved to the Sanborn area where Martha lived her entire life, moving into Sanborn in 1973, and later to St. John Lutheran Home in December of 2000. On November 23, 1937, she was united in...

May 26, 2005

Eugene Gene Dennis Wollschlager was born on December 10, 1950 in Millbanks, SD the son of Vincent and Patricia (Vanhout) Wollschlager. He grew up and attended school in Big Stone City, SD. After Gene completed his schooling he worked on the family farm. He moved to Butterfield, MN in September of 1980 where he worked for Butterfield Foods. He...

May 25, 2005

Christine Diedrich, the daughter of John and Crescentia (Fischer) Diedrich was born on October 19, 1913, at Princeton, MN. She received her education in St. James, MN, where she graduated from the St. James High School. Following graduation she worked at Schmidt's Bakery in St. James. On May 4, 1942, Christine was united in marriage to Alois Ollie J....

May 23, 2005

Luverna Margaret (Guttum) Wiesner was born on April 27, 1917 in Leavenworth, MN, the daughter of Joseph Magdalena (Roiger) Brandl. She married Joseph W. Guttum on May 28, 1940 at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. The couple lived and farmed near Hanska for many years. Joseph died in 1971. Luverna worked in the housekeeping department at...

May 21, 2005

LaVerne Hubert Haler was born on September 18, 1926 in St. James, MN, the son of Hubert Louise (Berg) Haler. He grew up in St. James where he attended parochial school. LaVerne farmed with his father and grandfather for a few years before beginning farming on his own. He married Shirley Hovdet in St. James on November 27, 1954....

May 14, 2005

Audrey Marie Kamolz was born September 1, 1925 in Walnut Grove, MN, the daughter of Charles and Ella (Krueger) Schneider. She graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1943 and then attended the Minneapolis School of Business. Audrey married Vincent Kamolz on April 6, 1946 in Walnut Grove. She worked for an insurance company in Minneapolis, the Veterans Administration...

May 14, 2005

May 12, 2005

Eva Mary Kropp was born on November 17, 1917 in Muskogee, OK, the daughter of Earl Eva (Sherwood) Bohannon. Eva grew up and attended school in Muskogee and Parsons, KS. After graduation she attended the University of Missouri for two years. Eva Mary worked for her father as a legal secretary. She married Leonard Ben Kropp on June 1st,...

May 11, 2005

Marlyn J. Johnson was born October 8, 1926 to Joseph and Hattie (Warner) Johnson in Adrian Township, Watonwan County. She attended rural school at District 61 and graduated from Comfrey High School in 1944. She was employed at the Darfur State Bank from 1944 to 1948. Marlyn married Henry (Bill) Engdahl on October 22, 1948 in Darfur, MN. Together...

May 8, 2005

Laurence Theodore Green, the son of Kinney and Jessie (Klinger) Green was born on the family farm in Selma Township, Cottonwood County, north of Mountain Lake, MN. He received his education at a country school near his home, and he graduated from the Mountain Lake High School. Laurence was baptized at the Christian Reformed Church in rural Mountain Lake,...

May 7, 2005

Alvin Bennie Lorenz was born May 15, 1918 on a farm north of Butterfield, MN to Charlie and Mary (Knoll) Lorenz. He was baptized and confirmed in the German Lutheran faith and continued that faith until his death. He received his education in St. James parochial school and a country school near Butterfield. He lived with his parents south...

May 6, 2005

Darrell William Rue was born on November 10, 1918 to William and Esther (Kormann) Rue in Granite Rock Township near Lucan in Redwood County. He grew up in the Lucan area and attended country school. He worked as a farm hand until he was drafted into the Service in 1941 at the age of 22. After 3 1/2 years...

May 4, 2005

Henry Andrew Rothmeier was born on November 17, 1911 in Stark Township, Brown County, MN, the son of George R. Helena (Wurtzberger) Rothmeier. He grew up and attended country school in Stark Township. After he completed his schooling, Henry lived and farmed in Stark Township. He retired and later moved to St. John's Lutheran Home in Springfield in 2001...