Obituaries

Apr 13, 2025

Darlene Stahl Buller was born on June 8, 1936 to Jacob and Susie (Hofer) Stahl in Huron, SD. Her mother passed away when she was only two, leaving behind nine children. After her older siblings went to work and the younger siblings went to school, no one was left to care for Darlene. She went to live with her...

Apr 12, 2025

Mary Ann Prechel was born May 16, 1932, to Alfred and Esther (Kersten) Sprink in Brown County. She attended District 13 Country School and Springfield High School graduating in 1950. Mary Ann furthered her education by attending nursing school at Union Hospital in New Ulm. She graduated in September of 1951, as a Licensed practical nurse and worked as...

Apr 6, 2025

Curtis Wayne Lenning, 66, of Butterfield, Minnesota died on April 6, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.

Visitation will be on Sunday, April 13, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at East Sveadahl Lutheran Church in rural Saint James and will continue on Monday from 10:00 am until 11:00...

Apr 6, 2025

Diane M. Kosbab, age 73, of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota died on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Visitation will be on Monday, April 14, 2025, from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel and will continue on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, from 10:30 am until 11:30 am at the church. A...

Apr 6, 2025

Joanne Marie Wall passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on April 6, 2025 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on November 20, 1931, in Seattle, Washington, to John and Myrtle (Stadem) Gebhart. In her early years, she worked as a switchboard operator—a role that highlighted her patience.

Her life changed forever...

Apr 5, 2025

Lucille "Lucy" Lorena Thorson age 84, died on April 5, 2025 surrounded by her family at Brookside Senior Living in Montevideo, MN.

A graveside service will be on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 2:00pm at the St. Olaf Church Cemetery in Rural Odin, MN.

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home...

Apr 4, 2025

Wayne Lester Mathistad, 87, of rural Saint James, died on April 4, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Saint James.

Visitation will be on Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James and will continue on Friday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at First...

Apr 3, 2025

Virgil Carl Monson, 92, of Saint James, died on April 3, 2025, at Three Links Care Center in Northfield, Minnesota.

A memorial service will be held at Faith Lutheran Church in Madelia on Friday, April 11, 2025, at 11:00 am., with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Sturm...

Mar 31, 2025

Christine Ann (Wiken) Nordby, 68, of Odin, passed away on March 31, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Saint James, surrounded by friends and family.

A Celebration of Life may be held at a later date.

Christine was born January 28, 1957, to Donald and Irene (Timm) Wiken at Madelia...

Mar 27, 2025

Mark Allen Evers was born April 30, 1974 as the firstborn child of Darald and Mary (Jacobson) Evers. He was born in Comfrey, MN and was one of the first in the area to take a fixed wing air ambulance to the NICU at the University of Minnesota, where he was the biggest baby on the floor. He recovered...

Mar 20, 2025

Joan M. Hoffmann, age 79 of Franklin, Minnesota passed away on March 20, 2025, at Cedar Heart Homes in Franklin. Visitation will be on Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel with a Rosary at 3:30 pm and a Prayer Service at 3:45 pm prior to the visitation. Per...

Mar 19, 2025

Bailey Elsie Jimenez, 13, of Saint James, passed away on March 19, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, March 23, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James and will continue on Monday from 10:00 am until...

Mar 11, 2025

Merle Alan Davis age 64, of Madelia, MN died on March 11, 2025, at Regency Hospital in Golden Valley, MN.

Visitation will be on Friday, March 21, 2025 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel and will continue on Saturday from 9:00 am until 10:00 am at St. Mary's...

Mar 8, 2025

Kendra Lynn Plath, 64, of Saint James, died on March 8, 2025, at her home.

Visitation will be on Friday, March 14, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James. Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Saint James at a later date. Arrangements are with Sturm...

Mar 8, 2025

On September 8th, 2024, we found out we were expecting again and soon, a doctor’s appointment confirmed that we were indeed pregnant and due in May 2025. We were so excited and couldn’t wait to tell all of our friends and family our great news! But, as the weeks passed by, something began to feel off about the pregnancy....

Mar 7, 2025

Bruce Lawrence Toll was born on December 3, 1941 to Lavis and Evelyn (Ladwig) Toll of Comfrey. He grew up on a farm outside of town and graduated from Comfrey High School. He then attended Dunwoody College in Minneapolis for mechanics. Bruce moved back to Comfrey to help his dad on the family farm. On February 28, 1965 he...

Mar 7, 2025

Larry  John Potter  age 82, of Springfield, MN died on March 7, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.

Visitation will be on Friday, March 14, 2025 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Springfield, MN. A funeral service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Springfield, on Friday,...

Mar 7, 2025

Tim Ibberson, age 69, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Veterans Home in Luverne, Minnesota. A family service will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 1:30 pm at Home Cemetery Veterans section in Sleepy Eye. Military honors will be provided by Sleepy Eye Honor Guard. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye....

Mar 4, 2025

Ernest Dale Ysker, 64, of Mountain Lake, died on March 4, 2025, at his home.

A memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 11:00 am., with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. The clergy will be the Rev. Richard Bremseth....

Mar 3, 2025

Beverly Jean Bakke, 90, of Saint James, peacefully entered into the arms of her Lord and Savior by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ on March 3, 2025, at Madelia Health in Madelia, surrounded by family.

Funeral service will be held at Albion Lutheran Church in rural Saint James on Thursday, March 13, 2025,...