Obituaries

Rosile Nick) Hauser

Rosile Nick) Hauser

Jun 23, 2005

Rosile was born March 8, 1923 in Stark Township Brown County to Lawrenze and Dorathy (Zander) Braun. On May 6, 1941 she was united in marriage to Nick Hauser in Sleepy Eye. Following marriage they farmed in Stark Township. She was a member of St. Anne Church in White Bear Lake, MN. She ejoyed fishing, canning, sewing, and playing...

Earl Meyer

Earl Meyer

Jun 23, 2005

Earl Dean Ray Meyer, the son of George and Elma Augusta (Gallas) Meyer was born on May 16, 1927, in Cedar Township, Martin County, MN. He lived in ruarl Fairmont, MN until 1942, when they moved to Truman, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1945. Earl entered the U.S. Navy on January 18, 1946, and served on...

Violet Meinert

Violet Meinert

Jun 19, 2005

Violet L. Meinert was born on October 22, 1919 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of William Martha (Youngman) Trebesch. She grew up and attended country school and St. John's School in Sleepy Eye. She worked at Pietrus in Sleepy Eye. Violet married Delbert Meinert on April 4, 1948 at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. They...

Bernice Grundmeyer

Bernice Grundmeyer

Jun 17, 2005

Bernice E. Grundmeyer was born on December 16, 1918 in Echo Township, MN, the daughter of Edward Sophronia (Greenwald) Engel. After her schooling she worked at Snows Hatchery and A.J. Pietrus in Sleepy Eye and later at Control Data in Redwood Falls. Bernice was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. She enjoyed sewing, crossword puzzles and...

Jay Lothert

Jay Lothert

Jun 17, 2005

Jay Douglas Lothert, the son of Marlow and Darlene (Meyer) Lothert was born on January 17, 1970, in Olivia, MN. He attended Olivia and Danube elementary schools. While in High School he played football and was a wrestler. He was Senior Class President, was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated with honors from Danube High School....

Aletta More

Aletta More

Jun 16, 2005

Aletta R. More was born on March 20, 1938 in Bernadotte, MN, the daughter of Wayne and Aletta (Thordson) Nagel. She moved with her family to Cosmos, Hanska, and later to Sleepy Eye. Aletta attended schools in Cosmos and Sleepy Eye, where she attended St. Mary's Catholic School. She married Richard A. More Sr. on August 2, 1958 in...

Kenneth Butler

Kenneth Butler

Jun 15, 2005

Kenneth 'Pat' Adrian Butler was born February 23, 1920, in Johnsonville Township, Redwood County, the son of Robert and Anna (Hecker) Butler. He graduated from Lamberton High School in 1938 and then attended Dunwoody Industrial Institute where he received a degree in Drafting. Pat entered the U.S. Army in 1942 and served with the 1st Cavalry Division in the...

Hester Geiger

Hester Geiger

Jun 14, 2005

Hester Elizabeth Geiger, age 89 of Butterfield, MN peacefully passed away on June 14, 2005 at the St. James Health Services Hospital. Family Graveside Services will be held on July 2nd, 2005 at the Butterfield City Cemetery. Hester was born on July 22, 1915 in Mahomet, IL the daughter of Stanley and Florence (Mahin) Patient. As a young girl,...

Annie Johnson

Annie Johnson

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...

Eleanor Nachreiner

Eleanor Nachreiner

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....

William Behrends

William Behrends

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...

Hildegard Meinert

Hildegard Meinert

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...

Sylvester Turbes

Sylvester Turbes

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...

Stella Derksen

Stella Derksen

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...

Cecelia Koenig

Cecelia Koenig

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...

Martha Haak

Martha Haak

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...

Eugene Wollschlager

Eugene Wollschlager

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...

Christine Spitzner

Christine Spitzner

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....

Luverna Wiesner

Luverna Wiesner

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...

Laverne Haler

Laverne Haler

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....