Obituaries

Glen Berndt

Glen Berndt

Sep 2, 2021

Glen Berndt, age 91, of St. James, died on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. Memorial services will be 11:30am, Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James with Father Timothy Hall officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in St. James with military honors provided by the St. James...

Shirley R. Braulick

Shirley R. Braulick

Sep 2, 2021

Shirley Rose Guggisberg was born December 10, 1935 in New Ulm, Mn to Elmer and Priska (Klossner) Guggisberg. She attended country school in Milford township and Cathedral High School in New Ulm. On September 20, 1955 Shirley married the love of her life, Benjamin Otto Braulick at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Together they raised...

Loren Pankratz

Loren Pankratz

Sep 1, 2021

Loren Paul Pankratz went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, after falling ill with COVID-19. He was 73 years old and lived in Larkspur, Colorado. Loren was born on February 16, 1948, in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, to Peter and Anna (Derksen) Pankratz. He grew up on the family farm outside of town along with two...

Inpanh Phommahaxay

Inpanh Phommahaxay

Sep 1, 2021

Inpanh Phommahaxay, age 62, of Mountain Lake, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Sanford Medical Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD with his wife, son, and daughter at his bedside. Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Funeral service will be Wednesday, September 8, 2021 from 12:00pm until 3:00pm at the...

Myron William Lochner

Myron William Lochner

Aug 27, 2021

Myron William Lochner, age 89 and 5 days died from bone cancer on Friday, August 27 at Whispering Creek Nursing Home in Janesville, MN. Myron was born in Springfield, MN to John and Emma (Weilage) Lochner on August 22, 1932. Myron attended Cobden grade school and graduated from Sleepy Eye High School in 1950. Shortly after graduation, he was...

Dolores Berg

Dolores Berg

Aug 25, 2021

For the safety of the family and all in attendance, masks are strongly recommended for both visitation and services. Dolores Matilda Berg was born May 13, 1938 to John and Matilda (Schaust) Florek in Delano, MN. She graduated from St. Michael High School and continued her education, obtaining her LPN at the University of Minnesota. On October 4, 1958,...

Dorothy Fast

Dorothy Fast

Aug 25, 2021

Dorothy Aganetha Fast was born to John B. and Aganetha (Wall) Fast on March 13, 1930 in Mountain Lake, MN. She attended rural school, District 62 through 7th grade and Mountain Lake High School until graduating in 1947. She attended Mankato State College 1949 - 1953, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. Dorothy was an elementary...

Deborah Robertson

Deborah Robertson

Aug 23, 2021

Deborah Ann (Deb) Robertson was born on December 24, 1953, in New Ulm, MN, the daughter of Terry and Lois Lynch. She graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1972. She was united in marriage to Douglas Robertson on August 24, 1974, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. Deb provided in home childcare services for many years...

Dorothy Frances Fischer

Dorothy Frances Fischer

Aug 23, 2021

Dorothy Frances Fischer was born March 28, 1931 on the family farm in Mulligan Township, Brown County, MN to Joseph and Theresa(Schumacher) Fischer. She was the 8th of 9 children. She was baptized, received her first communion and was confirmed at the Church of Japanese Martyrs, Leavenworth, MN. Dorothy was currently a member of Cathedral of the Holy Trinity...

Terry Johnson

Terry Johnson

Aug 20, 2021

Memorial services for Terrance Johnson will be 3pm, Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to services. Burial will follow at the LaSalle Cemetery in LaSalle. Terrance Lee Johnson, "Terry", died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, August 20, 2021, at the age of 67. He was born June...

Jeffrey Mark Schmid

Jeffrey Mark Schmid

Aug 17, 2021

Jeffrey Mark Schmid, "Schmidy", was called home August 17, 2021 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. He was born on March 30, 1956 in New Ulm, Minnesota to Ethelbert and Neoma (Wegner) Schmid. He grew up in Home Township, Sleepy Eye, MN. He started his education at the District 185 Brown County Elementary School, then attended St. John's Lutheran...

Eleanor Adrian

Eleanor Adrian

Aug 16, 2021

Eleanor Wall Hiebner Adrian, age 100, of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, died on Monday, August 16, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society - The Lodge in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. Eleanor Wall was born on June 20, 1921 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Voshage) Wall. She attended Country School Dist. 33 for 8 years and graduated...

Timothy Beech

Timothy Beech

Aug 16, 2021

Timothy Andrew Beech was born September 29, 1958, in Sleepy Eye to Richard and Eleanor (Steinke) Beech. He attended Sleepy Eye High School and went on to study music and electrical engineering at Mankato State University. He was employed with Delta Engineering, doing lighting designs under contract for 3M, traveling the globe and designing systems. Later, he and wife,...

Roger Moe

Roger Moe

Aug 15, 2021

Roger Arthur Moe was born on December 27, 1933, in Burnstown Township, Brown County, MN to Arthur Moe and Grace Krueger. On November 4, 1951, Roger was united in marriage to Kay Bishir at the EUB Church in Springfield, MN. The couple farmed in Burnstown Township. Roger was a member of the United Methodist Church in Springfield, served as...

Zona Morck Krinke

Zona Morck Krinke

Aug 14, 2021

Zona Morck Krinke was born to Hazel and Carl Morck of North Branch, MN on Feb. 3, 1922. The family of seven relocated to White Bear Lake. She graduated from the high school there and attended a clerical/secretarial school. She met Donneth Krinke while sharing a ride back to the Twin Cities after visiting with relatives. Donneth enlisted in...

Roger Bauling

Roger Bauling

Aug 13, 2021

Roger Dale Bauling, 63, of Fountain, FL, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021 at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Fort Walton Beach, FL. He was born on December 2, 1957 in Beloit, WI, the son of Robert Bauling and Dolores Hill. Roger was a hard worker for any job he took on. He knew exactly what to do...

Kenneth Bishir

Kenneth Bishir

Aug 13, 2021

Kenneth Dawson Bishir, of Springfield, Minnesota passed away in his home at the age of 81 on August 13th, 2021. Private, family services will be held at the Springfield City Cemetery on Saturday, September 18th, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. Ken was born on July 4, 1940 to Clyde and Helen (DeLong) Bishir in Lamberton, MN. He attended Springfield High...

David Dorow

David Dorow

Aug 13, 2021

A private family service will be held on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. David John Dorow was born on August 19, 1944 in Springfield, MN to Armin and Anita (Schwarzrock) Dorow. He married Darlene Marie Bloemke in 1962 at Christ Lutheran Church in Cobden, MN. David and his wife Darlene owned and operated Flash...

Sandra Olson

Sandra Olson

Aug 11, 2021

Sandra Olson, age 77, of St. James died in her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 11am, Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James with Chaplain Gary Creech officiating. Visitation will be Friday at the funeral home from 6-8pm and one hour prior to...

Douglas J. Hamlin

Douglas J. Hamlin

Aug 9, 2021

Douglas John Hamlin, 63, of Springfield, MN, passed away on August 9th, 2021 in Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN from his injuries following a stroke. Doug was born in Sibley, IA to John and Viola Hamlin on November 12, 1957. He attended George High School and graduated in 1976. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science...