Obituaries

May 11, 2022

Arlene Marie Schroepfer, age 88, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on May 11, 2022, at her home in rural Sleepy Eye. Arlene Marie Schroepfer was born on August 11, 1933 in Sleepy Eye, MN the daughter of Peter and Katherine (Moldan) Goblirsch. She married Gerald Schroepfer on May 5th, 1953 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. After...

May 10, 2022

Patricia "Pat" Soukup, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Pat was the fifth of six children, born on March 17, 1934 in Tracy, MN to Wenzel and Barbara (Zangel) Sellner. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye in 1953. Pat married the love...

May 9, 2022

Eric Penn, 74, of St. James entered his heavenly home on, May 9, 2022. Funeral service and burial will be Monday, May 16th at 1:00 pm at Albion Lutheran Church, rural St. James. Visitation will be Sunday, May 15th from 4:00-6:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and one hour prior to the service on Monday, May...

May 9, 2022

James Stuart Derickson was born on August 31, 1930 to Alvin and Myrtle (Mattison) Derickson in Highwater Township, Cottonwood County. On August 22, 1954, James was united in marriage to Ella Klingenberg at the United Methodist Church in Morgan. James' passion and enjoyment was farming. His hobby was farming. His life was farming. James and Ella were members of...

May 7, 2022

Judith (Judy) Trebesch passed away May 7, 2022. She was born May 18, 1941 to Joseph B. Schunk and Gertrude (Gores) Schunk in Vail Township near Wabasso, MN. Judy is preceded in death by husband Emil Trebesch and parents, Joseph and Gertrude Schunk. She is also preceded in death by siblings, Joseph, Bernadine, Claris, Rosemary, Kathleen and Janie. She...

May 6, 2022

Richard Kelly, and/or Coke Callanan, beloved father, husband, grandfather and community member, left this world Friday, May 6, 2022 on land he had lived on while he raised all 5 of his children with his beloved wife Shirley. He was born and raised in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota and attended and graduated from St. Marys Catholic school in 1951. He...

May 4, 2022

Chester 'Chet' Clarence Churchill was born on May 12, 1939, in Lamberton Township, Redwood County, MN, the son of Henry and Anna (Kronback) Churchill. He graduated from Lamberton High School in 1957. He then worked at the Lamberton Feedmill. Chet was united in marriage to Winifred Hutchinson on August 23, 1958, at the Lamberton Methodist Church. The couple moved...

May 2, 2022

Lois Gust Ankeny was born December 21, 1930, the only child of Karl and Dorothy Reynolds Gust on a farm south of Verdi, MN. She was born in the same bedroom as her Mother and her Mothers eight siblings. She was raised on another farm south of Verdi. During her growing up years she was active in school activities...

Apr 30, 2022

Carol Mae Mays, 94, of St James MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday April 30, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society of St James, surrounded by family. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, June 25 at the First Presbyterian Church, 706 Third Ave South, St. James, MN 56081. Visitation from 10:00 – 11:00 am at the church,...

Apr 29, 2022

Raymond Albert (Ray) Kleinow was called to his eternal home on April 29, 2022, at his home in Burnsville, Minnesota, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at East Sveadahl Lutheran Church, rural St. James, with Rev. Mandy France officiating. Burial will follow at West Sveadahl...

Apr 29, 2022

Rita Mary (Rust) Schleisman, 96, died at her home in Sleepy Eye on April 29,2022. She was born to Paul and Bernadine (Olberding) Rust on June 17, 1925 in Little Sioux, Harrison County Iowa. They moved to Carroll, Iowa when she was a baby. She attended St. Peter and Paul school and St. Angela Academy. She worked as a...

Apr 29, 2022

Maurice (Moe) H. Weber, age 96, died at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield on April 29, 2022. He was born on January 11, 1926 to Herbert and Irene (Ripley) Weber in Sanborn, MN. After graduating from Springfield High School he joined the Navy. He served on a LSM in the Pacific area. He was a member of the...

Apr 27, 2022

Eugene Henry Gramentz was born November 13, 1928, to Henry and Gertrude (Dehne) Gramentz in Burnstown Township, Brown County, MN. He lived his early years with his grandparents on a farm adjacent to Boyes Lake by Cobden, as during the depression, many families would reside and work at one location to survive the tough times. He attended country school...

Apr 25, 2022

Dorothy Marie was born on October 2, 1932 in New Ulm, MN the daughter of Joseph J. and Leona (Seifert) Zeig. She attended school in a one room school house and enjoyed growing up on the family farm. She married her childhood sweet heart, Delmar Haala at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm on May 20th,...

Apr 25, 2022

Lawrence "Larry" Gene Blaufuss, age 78 of Madelia, MN passed away peacefully in his sleep at his winter rental in Casa Grande, AZ on April 25th 2022 after a long, continuous battle with heart disease. Larry (Lucky Larry) was born June 24th, 1943 in Breckenridge, MN to Eugene and Helene Blaufuss and was raised on their family farm along...

Apr 22, 2022

Emily Marie Hagedon, 82, of Lamberton, Minnesota, passed away Friday April 22, 2022 at North Memorial Hospital in Robinsdale, Minn. from complications following a stroke.

Emily was born April 9, 1940 in Redwood, Minn. to Ulrich and Hulda Mentjes.  She was raised on the family farm south of Revere, Minn. with her three brothers: Loren,...

Apr 21, 2022

Richard Redmond, age 83, of St. James, died on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Waters Edge Assisted Living Center in Mankato. Funeral services will be 1pm, Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James with Pastor Brad Kuebler officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Thursday beginning at 10AM. Richard Lee Redmond was born...

Apr 20, 2022

Steve Johnson passed away April 20, 2022, at the age of 57 years old. He will be dearly missed as a brother, uncle, work associate and a great friend to many. Steve was born on February 28, 1965, in Comfrey, MN, the son of Harold and Elin Johnson. He graduated from Comfrey High School in 1983. Steve was employed...

Apr 18, 2022

Doris Mae Weber was born on June 5, 1939, to Julius and Beatrice (Steffensmeier) Weber in Burnstown Township, Brown County, MN. She graduated from Wabasso High School in 1957. At the age of 18, Doris started her career at the Springfield Advance Press as the Society Editor. She became the editor of the paper in 1981 and after 62...

Apr 18, 2022

Kenneth Lee Pankratz, age 72, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health Care System - St. James. Ken arrived on March 12th, 1950, the first born of Carl and Marian (Stoesz) Pankratz. He was an inquisitive child and loved to read. His Grandpa Stoesz encouraged this thirst for knowledge by subscribing annually to National Geographic...