Obituaries

Anna Hengel

Anna Hengel

Dec 11, 2004

Anna was born near Wanda, MN on April 22, 1903, the daughter of Christian Mary (Ross) Schroeder. She grew up and attended District #94 country school. She moved with her family to Lastrup, MN near Little Falls and later returned to Wanda. She married George Hengel on October 4, 1921 in Wanda. George was a WWI Veteran. They made...

Evelyn Hellickson

Evelyn Hellickson

Dec 8, 2004

Evelyn Barbara Emilie Hellickson was born September 21, 1921 in Germantown Township, Cottonwood County, the daughter of Paul and Bertha (Beier) Weber. She attended county school district #29 in Germantown Township and worked for area families. She married Donovan Hellickson on June 22, 1944 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. Evelyn remained in Sanborn and upon Don's return from...

E. Hanzlik

E. Hanzlik

Dec 7, 2004

E. Blanche Hanzlik was born September 13, 1909 to J.I. and Mary J. (Negwood) Stanley in Webster County in Iowa. She was married to Albert E. Hanzlik on February 22, 1952 in Springfield. They made their home in Lamberton, MN. Blanche was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lamberton. On October 12, 1994 she enter Valley View...

Rose Carlson-Peterson

Rose Carlson-Peterson

Dec 6, 2004

Rosetta 'Rose' Violet (Carlson) Petersen was born May 18, 1916 in Adrian Township, Watonwan County, the daughter of August and Emma (Goltz) Haseman. She was united in marriage to Melvin Carlson on July 24, 1937 in Estherville, IA. Shortly after marriage, they opened the Mel-Rose Cafe in Darfur and operated that for 21 years. Melvin died in 1972. Rose...

Joseph Lang

Joseph Lang

Dec 3, 2004

Joseph J. Lang was born to Frank and Cecelia (Vogel) Lang on April 3, 1914 in Northstar Township. Joseph attended school in Northstar Township and helped on the family farm. Joseph married Mildred Schunk on October 10, 1939 at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Springfield. They farmed near New Ulm until 1942, when they moved north of Sanborn until...

Alvin Eitzen

Alvin Eitzen

Dec 3, 2004

Alvin D. Eitzen was born on September 4, 1918, to Rev. David P. and Elizabeth (Nickel) Eitzen at Mountain Lake, MN. He accepted the Lord as Saviour at an early age and was baptized by his father in 1931, when he was accepted as a member of the Bergfelder Mennonite Church (now Lakeview Gospel Church) in Mountain Lake. He...

Erna Lendt

Erna Lendt

Nov 30, 2004

Erna Marie Engholm was born on August 27, 1909 in Ft. Dodge, IA the daughter of Henry Anna (Becker) Engholm. She grew up in Iowa, later moving to Texas for a short time, returning to Iowa and then moved with her family to Sleepy Eye, MN in 1921. She married Marvin J. Lend on September 8, 1931 in Sleepy...

Elsie Palmer

Elsie Palmer

Nov 29, 2004

Elsie was born on January 27, 1894 on a farm South of Gibbon, MN, the daughter of Joseph Anna (Frank) Biebl. She grew up and attended country school and helped on the family farm. Elsie was believed to be the oldest person living in Minnesota and was the oldest surviving member of her 13 brothers and sisters. She was...

Frances Schumacher

Frances Schumacher

Nov 28, 2004

Frances was born on April 6, 1909 in Racine, WI, the daughter of John Anna (Nehrn) Poss. She married Benjamin M. Schumacher on May 21, 1929 in Ashton, Iowa. They lived and farmed for 36 years on the home place. They moved to Countryside Apartments in 1993. Frances was a member of Church of the Japanese Martyrs and was...

Leroy Grosklags

Leroy Grosklags

Nov 28, 2004

LeRoy D. Grosklags was born August 13, 1931 in Fairfax, MN to Rudolph and Esther (Domke) Grosklags. He attended school in Fairfax graduating from Fairfax High School. In 1952 LeRoy enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in which he served until 1956. Following his honorable discharge he went to work as a Farm Machinery Salesman. LeRoy owned L L...

Eleanora Graff

Eleanora Graff

Nov 28, 2004

Eleanora Lila Virginia Graff was born September 2, 1917 in Springfield, MN, the daughter of Herman and Ida (Engel) Streich. Eleanora was united in marriage to Leslie Graff on May 18, 1936 at the St. Paul Lutheran Parsonage in Springfield. They farmed near Comfrey from 1936 until the early 1940's. They then moved to the Sanborn area, then Springfield...

Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson

Nov 24, 2004

Helen Florence Johnson was born July 6, 1918 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Peter and Katherine (Kuelbs) Bertrand. She was united in marriage to E.H. 'Stub' Johnson on September 30, 1941 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. They moved to Springfield in 1948 where Helen worked at JC Penney's, Johnson's Federated, Kingery's, Gamble's, The Sewing...

Maude Abel

Maude Abel

Nov 20, 2004

Maude D. Abel was born December 5, 1906 to Joseph and Mattie (Vesterby) Holm in rural Jackson County, Minnesota. She attended school in Sherburn, Minnesota and beauty school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, St. James, Minnesota where she was a Sunday school teacher and was active in the women's association serving as...

Eleanor Turbes

Eleanor Turbes

Nov 19, 2004

Eleanor Sophia Turbes was born on October 14, 1911 in Burnstown Township to Michael and Elizabeth (Sturm) Lang. On October 26, 1932 she married Mathew L. Turbes in Springfield. Eleanor was a long time resident of the Springfield area. The couple farmed in Stately Township for 40 years and moved into Springfield in 1973. In 1994 they moved to...

Donald Saffert

Donald Saffert

Nov 12, 2004

Donald 'Donnie' Francis Saffert was born November 11, 1939 in Springfield, MN, the son of George and Edith (Kastner) Saffert. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Hauan on March 3, 1962 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church. They moved to the farm in 1973 where Donnie enjoyed spending time as a hobby farmer. He worked for Vigorena - Hubbard...

Milo Engesser

Milo Engesser

Nov 9, 2004

Milo A. Engesser was born February 16, 1926 in Balaton, MN, the son of Tom and Olive (Olson) Engesser. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1945 and served during World War II. Milo was united in marriage to Carol Fallstone on December 3, 1951 in Sioux Falls, SD. They moved to Springfield in 1957 where Milo worked at...

Meta Lawrence

Meta Lawrence

Nov 9, 2004

Lydia 'Meta' Lawrence was born January 13, 1898 in North Star Township, Brown County, the daughter of Ed and Mary (Timm) Krueger. Meta spent her childhood in North Star Township then attended Nursing School in Bismarck, ND, graduating in 1920. She worked as a nurse in Minnesota, then Colorado, returning to Minnesota in the early 1940's. Meta was united...

Lennis Hanson

Lennis Hanson

Nov 9, 2004

Lennis R. Lenny Hanson was born December 23, 1935 at Tracy, MN to Ray and Louise (Gilb) Hanson. He attended school in Tracy and graduated from Tracy High School in 1955. Lenny was inducted in the U.S. Army in June of 1955 and was honorably discharged in June of 1958. On October 8, 1956 he was united in marriage...

Lucille Dodd

Lucille Dodd

Nov 8, 2004

Lucille Shorty Dodd was born December 24, 1906 at Shelbyville, IL to Stanley and Florence (Mahin) Patient. Her family moved to Iowa before coming to the Butterfield area when Shorty was a child. Shorty spent the rest of her life in the Butterfield/St. James area. On November 23, 1929 she married Ray Slim Dodd in St. James, MN. She...

Connie Ysker

Connie Ysker

Oct 30, 2004

Connie Lou Rosa, the daughter of William and Luella (Eby) Rosa was born on March 19, 1946, in Jackson, MN. In 1966, she graduated from Round Lake High School. Connie was baptized and confirmed on June 10, 1962, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Round Lake, MN. On September 11, 1966, Connie was united in marriage to John B. Ysker...