Obituaries
Elliott Cole Dewar
May 22, 2022
Elliott Cole Dewar age 76, of Lewisville, Minnesota died on May 22, 2022, at his home. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home, Pilgrim Chapel in Madelia, Minnesota. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com. Elliott Cole Dewar was born on May 21, 1946 in Milaca, MN, in the county of Mille Lacs, to Sterling A....
Mary Ann Broich
May 22, 2022
Mary Ann (Kuelbs) Broich passed away at age 90 on May 22 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. She was born on November 14, 1931, to Einar and Leona (Brand) Kuelbs in New Ulm, MN. She attended New Ulm Public Schools and graduated in the class of 1949. She met the love of her life James Broich and they...
Mary Knickrehm
May 19, 2022
Mary Lou Knickrehm joined her loved ones in heaven on May 19, 2022. She was the youngest of seven children born to Cornelius and Suzanna Friesen on April 11, 1926, Mary Lou grew up in the Lostwood, North Dakota area before moving with her parents and several siblings to a farm outside of Butterfield, Minnesota. She graduated from Butterfield...
Ronald Kleven
May 18, 2022
Ronald Allen Kleven was born November 10, 1935 to Selmer and Signe (Wenskaug) Kleven at the family farm in Chippewa County, Milan, Minnesota. He was baptized December 6, 1935 and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on January 23, 1949. Ron attended Milan Public School, graduating in 1953. After high school he attended Concordia College, Moorhead, MN and graduated in...
Elaine Joyce Helget
May 17, 2022
Elaine Joyce Helget of Sleepy Eye died May 17, 2022, at Divine Providence Community Home surrounded by her family. Elaine was born November 23, 1934, in Morgan, MN. She was the daughter of Emilie (Otto) and Julius Netzke. She attended country school and graduated from Morgan High School. On February 16, 1955, she was united in marriage to LaMonte...
Jeffrey Halverson
May 15, 2022
Jeffrey Paul Halverson, age 67 of Madelia, MN passed peacefully in the arms of his loving wife in the early morning hours on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Madelia Health. Jeff had battled liver disease for 30 years and recently liver cancer. He was a fighter and kept a positive attitude to the very end. Jeff was born on...
Arlene Dorothy Henslin
May 12, 2022
Arlene Dorothy Henslin age 87, of Madelia, Minnesota died on May 12, 2022, at Living Meadows at Luther, in Madelia, Minnesota. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 26, 2022 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the St. John's Lutheran Church Willow Creek. Service will be held at the St. John's Lutheran Church Willow Creek, on Thursday, May 26,...
Arlene Marie Schroepfer
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...
Patricia 'Pat' Soukup
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...
Eric Penn
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...
James Derickson
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...
Judith Trebesch
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...
Richard E. Callanan
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...
Chester Churchill
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...
Lois Ankeny
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...
Carol Mays
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,...
Raymond Kleinow
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...
Rita Mary Schleisman
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...
Maurice Weber
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...
Eugene Gramentz
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...
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