Obituaries
Esther Fast
Jun 21, 2020
Esther Fast, age 90, of Butterfield passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System- St. James. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Thursday, June 25, 2020 at St. Paul's EV Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Martin Lopahs officiating. Burial will follow at St. Matthews Cemetery in Butterfield. Services can be viewed at www.stpaulsstjames.com after...
Constance Suess
Jun 20, 2020
Constance Suess, age 74, of Butterfield passed away at her home on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Graveside services will be 11am, Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Calvary Cemetery in St. James with Father Timothy Hall officiating. Constance Mary Dahmen was born July 8, 1945 in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Edward and Margaret (Tauber) Dahmen. She attended Mulligan...
Wallace Huebert
Jun 19, 2020
Wallace Sylvester Huebert was born on May 8, 1934 to Otto an Alice (Albrecht) Huebert in Germantown Township, Cottonwood County, where he lived his entire life. He was baptized on June 3, 1934 and confirmed on May 16, 1948 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Germantown Township. He attended country school and Sanborn High School. He started farming with...
Thomas Blegseth
Jun 16, 2020
Thomas Blegseth was born on February 17, 1949 to Lloyd and Louise Blegseth in Northfield, MN. He attended schools in Northfield and Canon Falls. Tom also attended vocational school in Faribault, graduating in 1995. He was united in marriage to Bonnie King on February 19, 1974 in Faribault, MN. Together they raised five daughters. Thomas and Bonnie later divorced....
Murvin Thompson
Jun 12, 2020
Murvin Thompson, age 89, of St. James passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 at Seasons Health Care in Trimont. Private family gathering is being planned.
Joann A. Brown
Jun 12, 2020
Joann Brown was born on September 6, 1924 in Sanborn, MN to Hugo and Elsie (Kosel) Yackel. She attended Sanborn High School, graduating in 1942. Joann married Ivan Brown on March 7, 1943 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. They farmed until 1977. She cooked at the Roost from 1979-1987 and also cooked at Sanborn Cafe and the golf...
Charles 'Charlie' Senf
Jun 11, 2020
Charles Senf, age 83, passed away at his home in St. James on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Graveside services will be 11am, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Mt. Hope Cemetery in St. James with Rev. Martin Lopahs officiating. Family will receive friends at the cemetery beginning at 10am Wednesday. Charles Martin Senf was born in St. James on April...
Charles Wellman
Jun 9, 2020
A private family service will be held at the St. Paul's Catholic Church in Comfrey with burial at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery in Comfrey, MN. Chuck was born April 11, 1933, on a farm near St. James to Gloyd Sr. and Lena (Kintzi) Wellman. He attended grade school in Watonwan and Cottonwood county country schools. As a youngster his...
David Wayne Ward
Jun 9, 2020
David Wayne Ward age 60, of Mountain Lake, Minnesota died peacefully in his sleep on June 9, 2020, at his home in Mountain Lake. Burial of cremated remains will take place on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 11:00 am at the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Hills, MN. David was born on March 3, 1960 to Wayne Thomas and Janice Lee...
Charles Arthur 'Chuck' Gustafson
Jun 9, 2020
Charles Arthur "Chuck" Gustafson age 66, of Madelia, MN, formerly of Hanska, MN died on June 9, 2020, at his home with his daughters by his side after a 21 month battle with pancreatic cancer. A private memorial service for immediate family only will be held at the Faith Lutheran Church-Madelia, on Monday, June 15, 2020 at 11:00 am....
Sharon Sorbel
Jun 8, 2020
Sharon Sorbel of St. James passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020. Sharon is survived by her children Julie (Rick) Milner of Garretson, SD, Jeff (Renee) Sorbel of St. James, John (Linda) McCallum of Mahtomedi; grandchildren: Melissa Petersen, Shauna Lunz, Joshua Bakke, John R. McCallum, Michael McCallum, David McCallum and Maggie McCallum; brother Thomas Resick of Plymouth, and son-in-law...
Tony Brunner
Jun 6, 2020
Tony (Anthony) Craig Brunner, age 60, of Mt. Lake went home to be with mom and dad on Saturday, June 6, 2020 Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. A celebration of life is being planned for Saturday, June 13th at Tony's home in Mt. Lake from 1-4pm. Burial will take place at the New Ulm City Cemetery in...
Joan Bloemke
Jun 6, 2020
Joan Alice Bloemke, age 92, of Waseca, MN, passed away on June 6, 2020, at Woodstone Senior Living in Hutchinson, MN. A private family service will be held in Springfield, MN. Joan was born in Brookville Township, Redwood County, MN, to Arthur W. and Pearl (Fredericksen) Johnson on 11/30/1927. She attended country school in rural Evan, MN, followed by...
Judy Lee Rempel
Jun 6, 2020
Judy was born on December 3, 1943 in the Mankato hospital to Phillip and Muriel (Anderson) Buckholtz. She attended high school in Mapleton, MN and continued her education at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College in Owatonna, MN and studied elementary education at Mankato State University. At this point she took her 1st teaching job at Mountain Lake Christian Day School...
Paul Joseph Baechler
May 29, 2020
Paul J. Baechler age 76, of Eden Prairie, MN and formerly of Sleepy Eye, MN, died on May 29, 2020, at his home in Eden Prairie. A private mass for family only will be held at the St. Mary's Catholic Church-Sleepy Eye on Friday, June 5, 2020 at 11:00am. Service can be watched at https://www.facebook.com/stmarysleepyeye/live The clergy will be...
Jerome Raymond 'Choke' Koll
May 28, 2020
Jerome Koll age 89, of North Mankato, formerly of Sleepy Eye, MN, died on May 28, 2020, at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in North Mankato, MN. A private mass for family only will be held at the St. Mary's Catholic Church-Sleepy Eye on Monday, June 1st at 11:00am. The clergy will be Msgr. Eugene Lozinski. Interment will be at...
Laroy Edward Fast
May 28, 2020
LaRoy Fast, age 62, of Butterfield passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. A drive by visitation will be held on Sunday from 1-4pm at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. Private family service will be held at St. Olaf Church in Odin with burial in the church cemetery. Due to COVID-19 the...
Dorothy Leopold
May 27, 2020
Dorothy Mae Leopold was born on December 27, 1927 to Clara (Drusch) Ricke in Morgan, MN. She was baptized on March 28, 1928 and confirmed April 6, 1941 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Morgan. Dorothy attended country school District 109 through 8th grade and then graduated from Morgan High School in 1945. On September 20, 1950, Dorothy was...
Florence Jewel Sizer
May 26, 2020
Florence Jewell (Huff) Sizer Age 97 Born 01/20/23 in Wolf Bluff Township, North Dakota. Later of Madelia and St. James MN. Passed away peacefully May 26, 2020 with her daughter Beth by her side. Preceded in death by her parents; Alvin "Dick" Huff and Emma (Osmundson) Huff and her sisters Dorothy Huff Peterson, Anne Huff Jivery and her Brother...
Thomas Hayden
May 24, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, there will be a graveside service and Celebration of Life held at a later date. Thomas Allen Hayden was born on March 15, 1947 to Harlan and Eunice (Johnson) Hayden in St. Paul, MN. From 1948-1956, he lived in Springfield and attended grade school. The family then moved to Madelia, MN where the family...
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