Obituaries

Lorrayne Schurrer

Lorrayne Schurrer

Jan 18, 2005

Lorrayne was born on May 18, 1918 in Gettysburg, SD, the daughter of John Robbie (Harvey) Worth. She grew up and attended school in Gettysburg. Lorrayne worked as a waitress in Utah before her marriage to William Schnurrer on April 16, 1943 in Ogden, UT. After their marriage, the couple made their home in Sleepy Eye where Lorrayne was...

Mildred Beermann

Mildred Beermann

Jan 15, 2005

Mildred Elsa Beermann was born March 18, 1915 in Willow Lake Township, the daughter of Carl and Minnie (Holman) Kruse. She was the oldest of the children and grew up on the family farm in Redwood County. She married Melvin Beermann in 1938 and the couple continued to farm. She moved to Springfield in 1948 where she worked as...

Edna Johanek

Edna Johanek

Jan 14, 2005

Edna Emma (Hayek) Johanek was born on June 13, 1919, to Edward and Freda (Hamp) Hayek near Mountain Lake, Minnesota. She grew up six miles south of Mountain Lake and attended country school district # 68 in Jackson County. On October 1, 1947, she was married to Albin Mitchell Johanek in Mountain Lake. They farmed eight miles north of...

Velma Loewen

Velma Loewen

Jan 10, 2005

Velma Jane Loewen, the daughter of Harry J. and Verna (Schroeder) Loewen, was born in Mountain Lake, MN on March 4, 1953. Her mother died when she was very young and when she was five years old, her father married Mildred Rogers of Worthington, MN.Velma enjoyed her relationship with her step-mother all these years. She grew up on a...

Arlis Walton-Kettner

Arlis Walton-Kettner

Jan 9, 2005

Arlis LaRae was born August 26, 1937 in Estherville, IA, one of seven brothers and sisters, to Henry and Sophia (Broderson) Steffen. As an infant she lived with her family in Dunnell, IA until moving to Fairmont in 1940. In 1950 they moved to a farm in Ogilvie, MN where she graduated from high school in 1956. After high...

Clement Sellner

Clement Sellner

Jan 6, 2005

Clement was born on November 29, 1924 in Albin Township to Christopher Marianna (Schloegl) Sellner. He attended rural school and St. Mary's School in Sleepy Eye. He married Dorothy Juenemann on October 27, 1947 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Clements. He was a member of CAA for over 50 years and a lifelong member of St. Mary's Church...

Donna Eischen

Donna Eischen

Jan 1, 2005

Donna Marie Eischen was born April 4, 1926 in Mulligan Township, Brown County, the daughter of Michael and Margaret (Schons) Eischen. She resided in the Comfrey area during her youth and attended St. Paul's Elementary School in Comfrey. Donna was employed at the Comfrey Hospital for some time and in 1951 she became owner of a Ladies Apparel Shop...

Roland Ericksen

Roland Ericksen

Dec 30, 2004

Roland James Butch Ericksen was born March 12, 1927 in Evan, MN, the son of Jens and Louise (Guhlke) Ericksen. He attended schools in Evan and Sleepy Eye before moving to Comfrey with his family and later Butch joined the U.S. Navy. On February 21, 1949 he married Jeannette LaVoris Quarnstrom. He worked at his parents Coast-to-Coast Store, Quarnstrom...

Arline Groebner

Arline Groebner

Dec 29, 2004

Arline Ann Groebner was born November 8, 1918 in Sundown Township, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Liebl) Landkammer. On October 26, 1937 she married Henry V. Groebner at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Clements, MN. They farmed in Sundown Township, New Avon Township and later purchased the family farm in 1947. They retired and moved into Springfield in...

Ruby Dittbenner

Ruby Dittbenner

Dec 28, 2004

Ruby Marie was born on June 22, 1914 in Eden Township, MN, the daughter of Edmund Emma (Hansen) Christensen. She grew up in Eden Township and attended District 18 Country School in Brown County, MN. Ruby married Reuben Dittbenner on February 28,1939 in Evan, MN. They farmed in Eden Township until moving to Sleepy Eye in 1975. She moved...

Clarence Mathiowetz

Clarence Mathiowetz

Dec 26, 2004

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. Mary's Catholic School and Church. Clarence Wolfgang Mathiowetz was born October 31, 1913 in Eden Township, Brown County, the son of Joseph S. and Mary M. (Gewerth) Mathiowetz. He grew up in the Sleepy Eye area and attended District 35 school and St. Mary's School. Clarence was united in marriage...

Irene Erickson

Irene Erickson

Dec 22, 2004

Irene Evelyn Erickson was born August 17, 1923, the daughter of Ruggles and Philena (Seekins) Sanders. She grew up on the east side of St. Paul and graduated from Harding High School. Irene received her Registered Nurses training at Bethesda Hospital and was a member of the Nurse Cadet Corps. The war was ended before she entered active duty....

Marilyn Malmgren

Marilyn Malmgren

Dec 19, 2004

Marilyn M. Malmgren was born March 10, 1926 to Albert and Thelma (Jordan) Kizer at her parents home on the farm by Gilmore City, IA. Her family moved to Minnesota in 1933 from Iowa. She attended school in Madelia, MN graduating from high school in 1943. Her main hobby was roller skating at the roller rink in St. James...

Howard Hockel

Howard Hockel

Dec 17, 2004

Howard Owen Hockel was born on March 20, 1947, to Harlin and Celista (Kuehl) Hockel of Odin, Minnesota. He attended rural country school near Odin and was a 1965, graduate of Butterfield High School. On April 22, 1967, he was united in marriage to Julene Haglund of Butterfield. They made their home and farmed together in the Odin area...

Alice Christiensen

Alice Christiensen

Dec 15, 2004

Alice was born on June 27, 1912 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Henry Johanna (Dumke) Volker. Alice was baptized at St. John's Church in Sleepy Eye on August 20, 1912. She along with four sisters and two brothers grew up in Sleepy Eye. Alice graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School, and upon graduation she worked in...

Marvin Beranek

Marvin Beranek

Dec 14, 2004

Marvin H. Beranek was born into this world on September 11, 1926 and rejoined Our Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven on December 14, 2004. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 10 a.m. from St. Mathias Catholic Church in Wanda. Visitation will be Friday, December 17, 2004 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the church and...

Matilda Ewert

Matilda Ewert

Dec 14, 2004

I was born in Chinook, MT on June 3, 1918. My parents were Adam and Mollie (Schmiess) Feil. I made a personal commitment to God, accepting His gift of salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ, during the Dr. R.R. Brown evangelistic meetings in Mountain Lake. That same year, in 1933, I was baptized upon the confession of my faith,...

Gary Gode

Gary Gode

Dec 14, 2004

Gary was born on October 8, 1949 in Springfield, the son of Arnold and Mabel (Nickel) Gode. Gary was the youngest of 4 children and lived his entire life on the family farm south of Sanborn. Gary was baptized and confirmed at the Red Rock EUB church. After graduating from Sanborn High School, he enlisted in the Army National...

Frieda Fischer

Frieda Fischer

Dec 12, 2004

Frieda was born on August 29, 1916 in Stark Township, MN, the daughter of Jacob Katie (Bruckbauer) Fischer. She grew up and attended District 45 country school in Stark Township. She worked at home with her father and later moved to New Ulm. Frieda worked at Goodrich and retired in 1994. She moved to St. John's Home in March...

Lucille Sandmann

Lucille Sandmann

Dec 11, 2004

Lucille Florence Sandmann was born May 14, 1917 in Prairieville Township, Brown County, the daughter of Emil and Emma (Siebel) Rose. She grew up in Brookville Township and moved to Eden Township following her marriage to Roy Sandmann on September 23, 1938. The couple moved to Morgan in 1981. Lucille was a lifetime member of the Morgan United Methodist...