Obituaries

Joshua Armbrust

Joshua Armbrust

Apr 28, 2005

Joshua Ray Armbrust was born May 19, 1977 in St. James, MN to Jack Armbrust and Nancy Harrison. He graduated from St. James High School in 1995 and had worked at Super Fair Grocery Store in St. James. He enjoyed fishing, camping, watching Vikings' football games, reading, playing video games, and creating art. Joshua is survived by his parents,...

Delores Frantz

Delores Frantz

Apr 25, 2005

Memorials prefered to Springfield Medical Center Campaign and St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. Delores Mary Frantz was born May 20, 1921, in Redwood Falls, MN, the daughter of Paul and Lucretia (Gallery) Weis. She graduated from Redwood Falls High School in 1939 and was united in marriage to Michael Frantz on June 28, 1942. Following marriage the couple...

Alice Sandmeyer

Alice Sandmeyer

Apr 23, 2005

Alice Marie Sandmeyer was born March 11, 1934 in Goodland, Kansas to Harold and Martha (Forbes) Riggle. She died at the age of 71, on April 23, 2005 at her home in St. James, MN. Her family moved to Minnesota when she was three years old. She was raised in Truman and graduated from Truman High School. While in...

Claus Evers

Claus Evers

Apr 23, 2005

Claus John Evers, Jr. was born on December 27, 1920 in Springfield, MN, the son of Claus, Sr. Marie (Peterson) Evers. He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1942 until 1945. Claus Ole married Mildred Guhlke on June 14, 1947 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. He worked for Pershing Snow and...

Norman Foy

Norman Foy

Apr 23, 2005

Norman was born on January 30, 1916 at St. Mary's Hospital in Minneapolis. He moved with his family to a farm near Wanda and attended County School Dist. #81. Norman entered the Army in 1941 and served with the 1st Armored Division in WW II were he received 2 Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. He was honorable discharged...

Alice Bellig

Alice Bellig

Apr 21, 2005

Virginia Gina Bellig was born February 27, 1913 in St. Peter, MN to Frank and Florence (Black) Beiersdorf. At the age of 1 she moved to Lamberton were she grew up and graduated from Lamberton High School. She took nurses training at Union Hospital in New Ulm and received her R.N. Certificate. She married Clarence Giff Bellig in 1934...

Ferne Goring

Ferne Goring

Apr 18, 2005

Ferne Margaret Seavert was born on December 15, 1917 in Cottonwood County, MN to Albert and Emma (Hansen) Seavert. She attended school in Comfrey, MN. On June 5, 1938 she married Benjamin Goring at St. John's Lutheran Church in Darfur. The couple farmed east of Darfur until 1975 when they moved to Darfur. After her husband's death, Ferne moved...

Loreen Hagert

Loreen Hagert

Apr 17, 2005

Loreen Evelyn Hagert was born March 19, 1918, the daughter of Albert and Lena (Schmidt) Bittner in Johnsonville Township. She graduated from Wabasso High School in 1937. Loreen married George Hagert on September 28, 1937. The first few years of married life, the couple lived in Marshall, MN and Springfield, MN. In 1956 they moved to Sanborn and for...

Raymond Johnson

Raymond Johnson

Apr 15, 2005

Raymond G. Johnson was born January 26, 1922 in Plymouth County, Iowa, the son of George and Anna (Raveling) Johnson. Raymond served in the US Army from Nov. 9, 1942 until Nov. 7, 1945. Ray married Bonnie Pauling on February 1, 1951. The couple lived in Sioux Falls, SD, Sherwood, OR, and in 1980 they moved to a farm...

William Nelson

William Nelson

Apr 13, 2005

Bill was born April 13, 1940 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Alfred Laura (Remiger) Nelson. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye in 1958. He married Lois Mickelson on October 1, 1964 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Bill was a member of the New Ulm National Guard for six years. He farmed in...

Virginia Jeckell

Virginia Jeckell

Apr 12, 2005

Virginia Cora Jeckell was born April 7, 1916, in Lamberton Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, the daughter of Paul and Caroline (Fering) Iverson. She was united in marriage to Albert Jeckell on March 12, 1940, in Lamberton Township. Following marriage, the couple continued to farm southeast of Lamberton. Virginia lived her entire life in Lamberton Township before moving into town...

Kenneth Pankonin

Kenneth Pankonin

Apr 9, 2005

Kenneth was born on the home place in Section 28 Germantown Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota on October 6th, 1919. He was the son of the late Charles and Minnie (Schwanke) Pankonin. He was united in marriage to Betty Jane Kansanback on his birthdate October 6th, 1942 at the Red Rock Evangelical Church. The couple farmed in Germantown Township until...

Darold Horning

Darold Horning

Apr 9, 2005

Darold 'Shorty' Eugene Horning was born January 29, 1943, in Springfield, MN, the son of Willie and Edna (Hensch) Horning. He was baptized and confirmed at the Revere Lutheran Church and attended Revere School through the 8th grade. Shorty graduated from Walnut Grove High School and was a member of the Air National Guard of Sioux Falls for six...

Alfreda Amundson

Alfreda Amundson

Apr 7, 2005

Alfreda Louise Sophia Margreta Hultgren was born in Nelson Township in Watonwan County on February 21, 1913 to Otto Alfred and Ella (Carlson) Hultgren. She was the oldest of five daughters. She lived on the farm working there until she was 16. She attended School District 37 until the 8th grade. She then did housework until the age of...

Rosella Trebesch

Rosella Trebesch

Apr 6, 2005

Rosella Amelia Trebesch was born May 30, 1913, in Leavenworth Township, Brown County, Minnesota, the daughter of Hans and Olga (Schiller) Moeller. She was raised in Brown County and was united in marriage to Wesley Trebesch on February 10, 1933. Following her husband's death in 1962, Rosella moved to Minneapolis and worked in housekeeping at Minnesota Soldiers Home. She...

Bonnie Johnson

Bonnie Johnson

Apr 4, 2005

Bonnie was born April 28, 1931 in Lamberton, the daughter of Edward and Mabel (Raveling) Pauling. She attended country school and helped area families with cooking, canning, and cleaning. She married Raymond G. Johnson on February 1, 1951. The couple lived in Sioux Falls, SD, Tualatin, OR, and in 1980 they moved to a farm near Revere. Bonnie worked...

Marvin Quiring

Marvin Quiring

Apr 3, 2005

Marvin Leo Quiring was born on June 22, 1933, to Henry S. and Anna (Quiring) Quiring in Mountain Lake, MN. He first attended school at a country school near his home and graduated from the Mountain Lake High School. He continued his education with training to be a milk tester. Marvin was baptized on May 23, 1948, at the...

Excelda Burns

Excelda Burns

Mar 31, 2005

Excelda JoAnn Burns was born on June 5, 1929, the daughter of Ted and Excelda Busch in Rockrapids, IA. She moved with her family as a teenager to Walnut Grove and graduated from Walnut Grove High School. She married James L. Burns on February 14, 1948. They farmed east of Revere for many years before moving into Lamberton where...

Daniel Janzen

Daniel Janzen

Mar 30, 2005

Daniel Janzen, the son of Peter P. and Katherina (Friesen) Janzen was born on April 4, 1922, in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, MN. Dan was raised on a farm northwest of Mountain Lake. He received his education in a country school and worked as a farm hand before enlisting in the U.S. Navy on September 9, 1942. Dan served...

Esther Anderson

Esther Anderson

Mar 26, 2005

Esther Olivia Janzen was born February 3, 1916 to Cornelias and Marie (Haseman) Janzen in Darfur, MN. She was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Darfur and confirmed on June 8th, 1930. Esther attended Darfur school and Martin Luther school in New Ulm. On May 2nd, 1939, Esther was married to Elmer Anderson in Darfur. After their marriage...