Obituaries

Shirley Ann Mattison

Dec 8, 2024

Shirley Ann Mattison, daughter of Robert and Ethel (Erickson) Graff, was born in rural Highwater Township on February 7, 1931. The oldest of eight children, she was baptized and confirmed at Highwater Lutheran Church. She graduated from Lamberton High School in 1949. Following graduation, Shirley worked at the Lamberton school as a secretary.

On April...

Diane Spross

Dec 6, 2024

Diane Spross age 75, of Lamberton, MN died on December 6, 2024, at Valley View Manor Care Center in Lamberton, MN.

The family is planning a service in the spring of 2025 with burial at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Lamberton, MN.

The obituary and service details will be posted once...

Jeannine Lehman

Dec 6, 2024

Jeannine L. Lehman, age 93, of Cambridge died December 6, 2024 at Rosewood Senior Living.

Jeannine Lois (Swanton) Lehman passed away peacefully on December 6, 2024 at Rosewood Senior Living in Cambridge, MN. She was born in Fergus Falls, MN on January 26, 1931 to Waldo Swanton and Lenora Olson. After graduation from Fairview Nursing...

David Kenneth Hesse

Dec 5, 2024

David Kenneth Hesse age 75, of Comfrey, MN died on December 5, 2024, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.

Visitation will be on Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Albion Lutheran Church, rural St. James and will continue on Friday one hour prior to the service.

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Lindamarie Feder

Dec 1, 2024

LindaMarie Feder age 72, of Madelia, MN died on December 1, 2024, at Living Meadows at Luther in Madelia.

Services will be held at Faith Lutheran Church-Madelia, on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm. Visitation will take place at the church one hour prior to the funeral.

The clergy will...

Albert A. Craddock

Nov 28, 2024

Albert A. Craddock, age 68 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring of 2025. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com. Memorials are preferred to Sleepy Eye Medical Center....

Sharon "Boots" Remus

Nov 24, 2024

Sharon “Boots” Remus, age 89 of Sleepy Eye, died on Sunday, November 24, 2024. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Friday, November 29, 2024, at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel and will continue on Saturday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at the funeral home.  A graveside service will be held on Saturday,...

Perry Allan Schmidt

Nov 21, 2024

Perry Allan Schmidt age 74, of Darfur, MN died on November 21, 2024, at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in Saint James, MN.

Visitation will be on Friday, December 6, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel.

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral...

Susan Larae Uhde

Nov 19, 2024

Susan LaRae Uhde age 71, of Madelia, MN died on November 19, 2024, at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato, MN.

Services will be held at the Faith Lutheran Church-Madelia, on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm. Visitation will be at the church on Monday, from 1:00-2:00 pm.

The clergy will...

Leland Carlton Johnson

Nov 18, 2024

Leland C. Johnson age 91, of Mountain Lake, Minnesota died on November 18, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Service will be held at the American Lutheran Church, Windom, MN on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm. Visitation will take place at the church prior to the service from...

Leonard Cahoon Fassbender

Nov 18, 2024

Leonard C. Fassbender, age 84 of Saint James, Minnesota, died on Monday, November 18, 2024, at Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Home...

Gregory Dean Nessett

Nov 17, 2024

Gregory D. Nessett, age 61 of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, died on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson, Minnesota surrounded by the love of his family. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 24, 2024, from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel. Visitation will continue on Monday, November 25,...

Norman Wolford

Nov 16, 2024

Norman Wallace Wolford passed away peacefully on November 16, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester at the age of 86. He was surrounded by his loving family as he had been ill for approximately three weeks.

He was born in 1938 as an only child to Wallace and Nellie "Lucille" Wolford on a farm outside...

Harvey Roger Franklin Rannow

Nov 14, 2024

Harvey Rannow, age 83, of Madelia, died on November 14, 2024, at Madelia Health in Madelia.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in Madelia. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.

Harvey was born November 6, 1941,...

Linda Irene Johnson

Nov 13, 2024

Linda (Schroeder) Johnson, age 77, formerly of Litchfield, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Trails of Orono in Wayzata. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 PM on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the Litchfield Christian Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM at the church. Interment will be...

Dale Larue Parsons

Nov 13, 2024

Dale LaRue Parsons, age 86, of Janesville, Wisconsin died peacefully on November 13, 2024, surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at Saint John's Lutheran Church in Darfur, Minnesota on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 11:00 am. with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Saint...

Harvey Henze

Nov 12, 2024

Harvey Dale Henze, 82, of Kimberly, Wisconsin, passed away on November 12, 2024.

Visitation will be on Friday, November 22, 2024, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home in Saint James, Minnesota and will continue on Saturday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Saint John's Lutheran Church in Darfur, Minnesota. Funeral...

Helen M Nyberg

Nov 9, 2024

Helen M. Nyberg age 98, of Lamberton, MN died on November 9, 2024, at Valley View Manor Care Center in Lamberton, MN.

Visitation will be on Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Lamberton, MN. Service will be held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Lamberton, MN, on...

Dianne L. Friedley

Nov 8, 2024

Dianne Louise Friedley was born to Glenard and Lorraine (Nachtmann) Pieske in Springfield on November 4, 1948.  She attended school in Lamberton, MN.  On August 28th, 1965, Dianne married Raymond Friedley at Sharon Lutheran Church in Lamberton.  Dianne had various jobs, including being a waitress and worked at Jackpot Junction as a cleaning lady prior to retiring.  She loved...

Charles "Chisey" Hansen

Nov 7, 2024

Our beloved father, grandfather, great- grandfather, and friend Charles C. Hansen, aka Chisey Hansen, was called to his heavenly home on November 7, 2024, at the age of 100 years old at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.

A Celebration of Life will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye,...