Obituaries
Leo Heinrichs
Mar 13, 2020
Leo Heinrichs, age 86, of St. James died on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society Pleasant View in St. James. Services and burial will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis at a later date. Leo Heinrichs was born on the family farm just outside Butterfield on July 31, 1933, the son of Jacob and...
Wilmer Herrejon Hernandez
Mar 13, 2020
Wilmer Herrejon Hernandez, Sr, age 41, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System - St. James. Private Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, March 19, 2020 at St. James Catholic Church in St. James with Father Timothy Hall as celebrant. Wilmer Herrejon Hernandez was born on March 13, 1979 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico...
John Oglesby
Mar 13, 2020
On Friday March 13, 2020 John Oglesby passed away in Minneapolis at Abbott Northwestern Hospital at the age of 72 with his wife, daughters, and niece by his side. Due to recent COVID-19 health concerns, a celebration of life for John will be held at a future date. Notice and invitations to follow at that time. A private funeral...
Sidney Lloyd Ewert
Mar 11, 2020
Sidney Lloyd Ewert was born on April 20, 1927 to Abram and Linda (Harder) Ewert in Dale Township, Cottonwood County, MN. On May 27, 1961 Sidney was united in marriage to Marcella Klassen at the Assembly of God Church in Windom. Sidney farmed with his dad until 1960. He was a mechanic for Penner Implement for three years and...
Duane Allen Stevensen
Mar 10, 2020
Duane Allen Stevensen age 80, of Madelia, MN passed away on March 10, 2020 at the Madelia Community Hospital from his battle with lung cancer, myelodyplastic syndrome and COPD. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death. Duane was born on February 28, 1940 to Jacob and Arlene Stevensen in Madelia, MN. He grew up...
Oscar Martin Olson Jr.
Mar 10, 2020
Oscar Martin Olson Jr. was born on December 4, 1929 in Mankato, Minnesota to Oscar A. Olson Sr. and Mathilda J. (Mickelson) Olson. Oscar grew up in Butternut Valley Township and attended a small country school in Butternut Valley until his sophomore year when he transitioned to Madelia schools. He married Dorothy Mae Knowles on February 26, 1950 in...
Stella Frances Sellner
Mar 9, 2020
Stella Frances Sellner was born on October 3, 1927 in Sleepy eye, MN the daughter of John and Veronica (Grabinger) Dietz. On July 25, 1951 Stella married Alvin Sellner and they moved to their home on Maple Street, Sleepy Eye where Stella lived for over 65 years. Stella enjoyed gardening, Sunday drives through the countryside with Alvin, fishing and...
Ruby Anna Larson
Mar 5, 2020
Ruby Anna Larson, aged 99, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Brookdale Senior Living in Plymouth, MN with family at her side. Funeral services will be 11am, Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. Visitation will be one hour before services on Thursday. Burial will follow at Butterfield City Cemetery in Butterfield. Memorials...
Adeline Florence Anderson
Mar 5, 2020
Adeline Florence Anderson was born on April 19, 1928 in Moscow Township, rural Langdon, ND to Henry and Sarah (Buller) Bartel. The youngest of six children, she attended country school and Langdon High School. She was valedictorian of her class. She attended Grace Bible Institute, Omaha, NE and after graduating taught at Bethany Christian High School in Munich, ND....
Irene Agnes Sprenger
Mar 4, 2020
Irene Anges Sprenger was born on September 27, 1927, daughter of Edmund and Martha (Schroepfer) Windschitl in Mulligan Township, Brown County, MN. On May 6, 1947, Irene was united in marriage to Orville Sprenger at the Church of Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. Family was her life's greatest accomplishment. She took pride in the close personal relationships she had with...
Scott Richard Nelson
Mar 3, 2020
Scott Richard Nelson age 59 of Madelia, MN died on March 3, 2020, at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls, SD. A graveside service will take place at the Ridgelawn Memorial Park in Truman, MN on Saturday, August 15th at 11:00am, interment to follow. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home, Pilgrim Chapel in Madelia. Online condolences may be left...
Janice Huisman
Feb 29, 2020
Janice was born May 18th, 1946 in Buffalo Center, Iowa to Elmer and Vera ''Giesking'' Ostermann. She accepted Christ as her personal savior as a young girl on the farm near Titonka, Iowa. She attended Titonka School until 4th grade when the family moved to Elmore, MN. She graduated from Elmore High School in 1964. Janice met Kenneth on...
Ladonna A. Havemeier
Feb 29, 2020
In keeping with LaDonna's wishes no obituary or photo will be published. Service Information 10:30 am Monday, March 9, 2020 St. Mary's Catholic Church-Sleepy Eye 636 1st Ave. North Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Interment Information St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery 720 3rd Ave. N.E. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Reception There will not be a luncheon following...
Vernon R. Schumacher
Feb 28, 2020
Vernon R. Schumacher, age 84, of Sleepy Eye died on February 28, 2020 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center from complications of long term Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Vernon was born on July 18, 1935 in Leavenworth Township, MN to Joseph P. and Anna (Strassburg) Schumacher. He grew up on a farm in Leavenworth Township with his four siblings....
Dolores Marie Sellner
Feb 28, 2020
Dolores was born on December 8, 1926, at the Loretta Hospital in New Ulm, MN to Louis and Agnes Picker Rewitzer. She lived on a farm near Nicollet for the first ten years of her life and then moved to a farm near Gaylord. Dolores graduated from Gaylord High School in 1945 and the College of St. Benedict in...
Verna Mae Johnson
Feb 27, 2020
Verna Mae Johnson September 8, 1928 - February 27, 2020 There is peace in the promise that life is everlasting. Verna Mae Johnson went home to be with her Savior on February 27, 2020. Verna was born to George and Tina Rempel on September 8, 1928 in Mountain Lake, MN. She was baptized on May 20, 1945 in the...
Kenneth Loren Stradtman
Feb 27, 2020
Kenneth Stradtman, age 87, of St. James passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Mesa, AZ. Funeral services will be 11am, Saturday, March 7, 2020 at St. John Lutheran Church in South Branch with Rev. Matthew Rusert officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be Friday at Sturm Funeral Home in...
Blaine R. Pyan
Feb 26, 2020
Blaine R. Pyan, age 55, of rural Springfield, MN died at his home on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Blaine Rolland Pyan was born on October 9, 1964, in Sleepy Eye, the son of Rolland and Karen (Trebesch) Pyan. Blaine grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from Sleepy Eye High School. During high school he started working at the...
Roberta Ihnen
Feb 26, 2020
Roberta Ann (Dietz) Ihnen, age 90, of Burnsville, MN (formerly of Sanborn, MN) passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at United Hospital, St Paul, MN. Roberta was born on January 2, 1930, to Walter and Precious (Johnston) Dietz at home on main street in Sanborn, MN. Roberta worked for many years in her parent's store, Dietz Fairway, starting...
Verna Timm
Feb 25, 2020
Verna was born on April 26, 1936 on the family farm in Sundown Township, Redwood County, MN, to Albert and Adina (Zimmermann) Schultz. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Church in Springfield, MN. She attended Country School and graduated from Springfield High School. On July 24, 1956 she married Darrell Timm of Lamberton, MN. They farmed and lived...
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