Obituaries

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...

Valentine Fischer

Valentine Fischer

Mar 26, 2005

Valentine A. Tiny Fischer was born April 8, 1933 to Joseph and Theresa (Schumacher) Fischer in rural Comfrey, MN. He was the youngest of nine children. He attended Brown County Country School Dist. # 42, St. Paul's Catholic School in Comfrey and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in Sleepy Eye in 1951. He served in the U.S. Navy...

Harriet Mielke

Harriet Mielke

Mar 23, 2005

Harriet Catherine Mielke was born April 19, 1922 in Burnstown Township, the daughter of Arthur and Clara (Pirmantgen) Arndt. She attended country School District #4 and graduated from Springfield high school. On September 25, 1940 she married Kenneth Menk at St. John Lutheran Church in Morgan. Harriet married Vince Mielke on July 27, 1974 at St. Paul Lutheran Church....

Marie Fennern

Marie Fennern

Mar 21, 2005

Marie Sophie Fennern was born January 12, 1923, in Evan, MN, the daughter of Bernard and Henrietta (Tonak) Carstensen. She grew up in the Evan area and was united in marriage to William 'Bill' Fennern on December 23, 1947, in Springfield. The couple moved to Springfield where Marie worked at St. John Lutheran Home as a Nurses Aide, and...

Hertha Prechel

Hertha Prechel

Mar 21, 2005

Hertha Helene Prechel was born March 10, 1918, in Springfield, MN, the daughter of Andrew and Helen (Schmidt) Renner. Hertha was a lifelong resident of Springfield. She was united in marriage on September 1, 1948 to Elmer G. Prechel in Iowa. She loved to care for her family and to visit with all who stopped at her home. She...

Pat Nelson

Pat Nelson

Mar 18, 2005

Pat Eldora Gjerstad, the daughter of Nels Anton and Anna (Carlson) Gjerstad on January 19, 1924 at Bertha, MN. She was raised in Eagle Bend, MN, and was baptized and confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church in Eagle Bend. On August 24, 1942, Pat was united in marriage to Lester Nelson in Waycross, GA. The made their home in St....

Barbara Aden

Barbara Aden

Mar 18, 2005

Barbara Jean Maxwell was born on January 16, 1941 near St. James, MN the daughter of David June (Anderson) Maxwell. She was baptized on April 26, 1941 at the Methodist Church and confirmed on May 20, 1956 at Augustana Lutheran Church. She married Wallace Aden on July 5, 12958 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in St. James. The couple...

Charlotte Hansen

Charlotte Hansen

Mar 17, 2005

Charlotte May was born on August 5, 1914 in Springfield, MN, the daughter of T.C. Hier Sophie (Nelson) Hier. She grew up and attended school in Springfield. On August 21, 1933 Charlotte married Oliver Ollie Hansen in Springfield at her parents home by Rev. W. F. Koerner. The couple lived in Sleepy Eye where Charlotte clerked at the Super...

Viola Kintzi

Viola Kintzi

Mar 16, 2005

Viola J. Kintzi, the daughter of Theodore and Wilhelmina (Linscheid) Kintzi was born on June 9, 1915, in Westbrook, MN. She lived her first years with her family above the family's Mercantile Store in Westbrook, and they were members of the Rose Hill Mennonite Church in rural Westbrook. In 1919, they moved to Mountain Lake, MN, where Viola received...

Edna Bertilson

Edna Bertilson

Mar 15, 2005

Edna Minnie Plueger, the daughter of Fred and Minnie (Harms) Plueger was born on November 30, 1916, at Plymouth County, IA. She was baptized in the Lutheran Faith on December 29, 1916, at Preston Township, IA, and she was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Miller. SD. Edna received her education and graduated from high school at St. Lawrence,...

Linda Nickel

Linda Nickel

Mar 13, 2005

Linda Loewen, the daughter of Jacob F. and Helena (Dick) Loewen was born on December 12, 1909, in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, MN. She received her education at District 80 E country school and the German Bible School in Mountain Lake. Linda was baptized upon confession of her faith on Pentecost Sunday, 1928, at the Gospel Mennonite Church (now...

Dorothy Riedl

Dorothy Riedl

Mar 9, 2005

Dorothy Elizabeth Riedl was born on November 4, 1907 in Argyle, MN, the daughter of Aime Elizabeth (DuFault) Regimbal. She married Dr. F. Jerome Riedl on December 30, 1930 at the St. Rose DeLima Catholic Church in Argyle, MN. Dorothy was president of St. Mary's Council of Catholic Women and was a member of Divine Providence Auxiliary and the...

J. Zwaschka

J. Zwaschka

Mar 8, 2005

J. John Zwaschka was born January 1, 1911 in Mulligan Township, Brown County, the son of John and Theresa (Helget) Zwaschka. He was united in marriage to Rosalia Mathiowetz on June 14, 1937 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple then returned to John's farm in Adrian Township where he lived the rest of his life....