Obituaries
Ivan Elg
Jul 11, 2019
Ivan Stanley Elg was born on June 13, 1930, to Floyd and Adabelle (Rask) Elg in Selma Township, Cottonwood County, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Comfrey, MN. He graduated from Comfrey Public School in 1948. In 1952, Ivan was drafted into the United States Army serving during the Korean War. He spent 14...
Gerald Charles 'Jerry' Stimpert
Jul 10, 2019
Jerry was born on October 30, 1939 in Sleepy Eye, MN the son of Arnold and Margaret (Ubl) Stimpert. He was a 1958 graduate of St. Mary's High School. On February 14, 1961 he was united in marriage to Rosemary Eckstein at St. Mary's Catholic Church. He was co-owner of Stimpert Enterprise Homes, retiring in January 2016. He liked...
Bernard "Gordy" Savage
Jul 9, 2019
Bernard "Gordy" Gordon Savage was born on November 2, 1925 to Joseph and Beulah (Tuttle) Savage in Delton Township, Cottonwood County, MN. After graduating with the class of 1943, Gordy proudly served his country in the Army Airforce from 1943 to 1945. On August 17, 1949, he was united in marriage to Barbara Jean Schneider in Green Isle, by...
Frankie Bologna
Jul 8, 2019
Frankie Bologna, age 26, died Monday, July 8, 2019 at his home in Mankato. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Friday, July 19, 2019 at St. James Catholic Church with Father Timothy Hall officiating. Visitation will be at the church Friday beginning at 10:00am. On Monday, July 8th, 2019 Frankie James Patrick Bologna, loving son and friend, passed away at...
Marvin E Goldschmidt
Jul 2, 2019
Marvin Eugene Goldschmidt was born May 24, 1928 in Sleepy Eye, MN the son of Leo & Elizabeth (Wildschutz) Goldschmidt. He grew up on the family farm near Sleepy Eye and attended country school. Marvin farmed North of Sleepy Eye and married Bernice Sellner on September 11th, 1950 at St. Mary's Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple was blessed...
Kenneth Bottem
Jul 1, 2019
Kenneth Bottem, age 89, of St. James died on Monday, July 1, 2019 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. Funeral services will be 11am, Friday, July 5, 2019 at Albion Lutheran Church, rural St. James with Rev. Bob Springer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the St. James...
Judie Krumheuer
Jul 1, 2019
Judie Krumheuer passed away at her home on July 1, 2019, she was 79. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Monday, July 8, 2019 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Darfur with Rev. Andy Hermodson-Olsen officiating. Burial will be at First Mennonite Cemetery north of Butterfield. Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home in Mountain Lake Sunday from 4-7pm and at...
David Anderson
Jun 30, 2019
David Albert Anderson was born on May 29, 1941, to Theodore and Florence (Frederiksen) Anderson at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield, MN. David was a life-long resident of rural Springfield. He attended Country School District #65 and graduated from Springfield Public School in 1959. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church. On August 24, 1963, David...
Katherine Harder
Jun 30, 2019
Katherine (Suderman) Harder (b. May 14, 1928) passed away on Sunday, June 30 at the Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Lake. A memorial services will be held on Sunday, July 7 at the Community Bible Church of Mountain Lake. Kathy grew up in Reedley, California. She was baptized and became a member of the Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church. Kathy...
Roman Roiger
Jun 29, 2019
Roman George Roiger was born May 17, 1922, in Bashaw Township on the Roiger homestead, son of John and Anna (Saffert) Roiger. He attended school at District 59 in Bashaw Township and two years at St. Raphael's in Springfield. He helped his father with the family farm. On May 17, 1943, he married Marjorie Fiedler at St. Mary's Catholic...
Evelyn Johnson
Jun 29, 2019
Evelyn Theona Hagen was born January 6, 1923, in Albin Township, Brown County, Minnesota, the daughter of Thom and Emma (Hagen) Hagen. She was baptized and confirmed at Albion Lutheran Church. She attended Country School Dist. 47, Brown Co. and graduated from St. James High School. She attended business school in Minneapolis. She worked at Cargill in Minneapolis for...
Wayne Cyril Hillesheim
Jun 28, 2019
Wayne Cryil Hillesheim was born on October 3, 1942 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Clarence J. & Irene (Sherman) Hillesheim. He grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from St. Mary's High School. After graduation he entered the U.S. Navy and served for 20 years. Wayne attended vocational school for electrical training and appliance repair. He worked several jobs...
Myrtle Schultz
Jun 26, 2019
Myrtle Justina Fast was born on February 22, 1920 in the family barn in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, MN to John and Justina (Klassen) Fast. She attended country school through the 8th grade and then took a year off. She graduated from Mountain Lake High School in 1940 where she played in the band for the 1939 state basketball...
Martin Neid
Jun 26, 2019
Marty was born on January 4, 1940 to Reinhold and Appolonia (Haala) Neid in Leavenworth, MN. Marty was united in marriage to Rita Pelzel in 1958, in Sleepy Eye. Marty and Rita spent the first years of their marriage running the family farm outside of Leavenworth, and raising their 5 children. Marty later went on to start up his...
Mildred Luebeck
Jun 25, 2019
Mildred Marie Luebeck peacefully passed away June 25 in Mountain Lake, MN surrounded by her family. Born to Nicholas and Mary (Meyer) Pete in Cordova Township, September 19, 1925, she resided in Mountain Lake for the past 26 years. A dedicated housewife and mother she was preceded in death by her husband Richard (Dick) Luebeck, her daughters Nancy Foster...
Lucille Marie Simonsen
Jun 24, 2019
Lucille was the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Lang) Soukup. She attended country school in Stark Township and also St. Mary's School in Sleepy Eye. She worked on the family farm with her parents helping with chores, fieldwork and caring for her nieces and nephews. She met her husband Maurice and married on June 1, 1950 at St. Mary's...
Kenneth Alan Case
Jun 23, 2019
Kenneth Alan Case was born on April 25, 1951 in Sleepy Eye, MN the son of Wayne and Ethel V. (Paschke) Case. He married Betty Jean Gates on July 10, 1999 in Olivia, MN. Kenneth worked for 14 years in housekeeping at Jackpot Junction Casino in Morton, MN prior to having a stroke. He lived most of his life...
George Haler
Jun 23, 2019
Marion George Haler son of Edward and Marie (Ries) Haler was born in St. James on August 31, 1934. He was baptized and confirmed at St. James Catholic Church in St. James. He attended Catholic and rural school and graduated from Butterfield High School in 1952. George was united in marriage to Sandra Froehling on September 27, 1959 at...
Roxane Schaffer
Jun 23, 2019
Roxane "Roxi" Lee Schaffer was born on December 20, 1956, in Winnebago, MN to Duane & Edna (Klyndle) Howe. She attended and graduated from school in Winnebago. She then spent her years training horses. She moved to Fairmont, MN and married David Schaffer. After David passed away Roxi moved to Sleepy Eye where she remained and managed the Family...
Ardelle Mavis Neufeld
Jun 20, 2019
She was born Ardelle Mavis Loof on January 2, 1932, the daughter of Joe and Gertrude (Johnson) Loof. She was brought home from the hospital by horse-drawn wagon due to snow-covered country roads (and surprisingly was not the first baby born in Bethel Hospital in Mountain Lake that year). She was baptized as a baby in the former Christian...
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