Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Hulda Adams
Oct 28, 2004
Hulda Adams was born on February 21, 1911 in Three Rivers Township, Redwood County, the daughter of August Carl and Ida (Rhode) Raddatz. Hulda married John Adams and they lived in Chicago and Milwaukee before they moved to the Los Angeles area during WWII. She opened her first dress shop and over a period of 25 years, her business...
Mabel Pauling
Oct 27, 2004
Mabel 'Mae' Emma Anna Pauling was born March 2, 1908 in Paullina, IA, the daughter of William and Anna (Koch) Klunder. She was raised in Paullina and was united in marriage to Edwin Pauling on February 1, 1927 at the Germantown Lutheran Parsonage. Following marriage, they moved to Minnesota and farmed in Charlestown Township. After selling their farm, they...
James Keim
Oct 25, 2004
James Jim Robert Keim was born on July, 3rd, 1939 in Sleepy Eye, MN the son of Edmund Elaine (Sommerfeld) Keim. He grew up and attended school in Sleepy Eye before attending college in Mankato. After he completed his schooling, Jim served in the U.S. Army for two years in Europe. Jim was united in marriage to Margaret Wallin...
Vernon Watson
Oct 25, 2004
Vernon Clifford Watson was born March 29, 1923 to Quinn and Millie (Hughes) Watson in Elkton, KY. At a young age Vernon and his family moved to Mott, ND. He attended country school in Mott and in 1944 was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served in the European Theater. He was honorably discharged in 1946. Vernon met...
Mary Conroy
Oct 25, 2004
Graveside Service: 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 30, 2004 at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, MN Mary W. (Diedrich) Conroy was born May 3, 1918 in Elk River, MN to John and Crescentia (Fisher) Diedrich. At the age of four, Mary moved with her family to St. James, MN. She attended schools in St. James where she graduated from high...
Edward Radtke
Oct 24, 2004
Edward Gerhard Radtke, the son of Carl William and Kathryn (Penner) Radtke was born on April 15, 1921, in Lodi, CA. He grew up with his family and received his education in the Mountain Lake and Butterfield, MN areas. Ed served his country in the U.S. Army from June 1942 through September 1945, including several battles Africa and Europe....
Sadie Schroeder
Oct 24, 2004
Sadie was born March 1, 1907 in Birchwood, WI, the daughter of Albert and Ella (Kunze) Becker. The family moved to Lamberton, MN where she graduated from Lamberton High School and received her teachers training. She began her teaching career in 1926 and taught for 4 years at several country schools in Redwood Co. Sadie married Hubert C. Schroeder...
Beverly Ahern
Oct 23, 2004
Beverly Ann (Pierson) Ahern was born November 14, 1930 on the family farm near Lewisville, MN to Nels and Anne (Sanders) Pierson. The family lived on the farm until moving to Butterfield where Beverly graduated from high school. She received her teaching certificate and later her four year teaching degree from Mankato State University. Beverly taught two years in...
Maxine Ganske
Oct 23, 2004
Maxine passed away at the family home in Dodge Center on October 23 after a lengthy illness. Maxine Paula Stafford was born October 23, 1941 in Dodge County . She grew up on a farm west of Dodge Center . She graduated from Dodge Center High School in 1959. On June 12, 1959 she married Stanley Salisbury, living in...
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