Obituaries
Rodney Goertzen
Jun 19, 2019
Rodney Goertzen age 76, of Mountain Lake, Minnesota died on June 19, 2019, at Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Lake, MN. There will be no services. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Mtn. Lake, Minnesota. On line condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.
Elden Dammann
Jun 17, 2019
Elden Dammann, age 88 of Springfield and formerly of Sanborn died on Monday, June 17, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Elden was born on the family farm by Sanborn on July 7, 1930, to Herman and Mary (Radtke) Dammann, the 5th of 6 children. He served with the U.S. Marine Corp doing his basic training...
Lee Stern
Jun 15, 2019
The Lord welcomed Lee Stern home to heaven on June 15, 2019. He died peacefully surrounded by his family at Oak Hills hospice care in New Ulm, MN. Lee Frederick Stern was born September 17, 1951, to Ewald and Alma (Pabst) Stern, in Springfield Minnesota. Lee attended Springfield Elementary School and Sanborn High School where he graduated in 1969....
Elsie Froslan
Jun 15, 2019
Elsie Alvera Froslan, of Keller, TX passed away peacefully with family by her side on June 15, 2019. Elsie was born on August 19, 1921 in South Branch Township, MN, to Berdines and Minnie Knudson. Elsie met and married Adler Fjone in Montana, where she loved living on their farm. Together, they had one daughter, Harriet. Elsie was widowed...
Orlando "Lindy" Meyer
Jun 11, 2019
Orlando "Lindy" Paul Meyer was born on December 1, 1925, in Moltke Township in Sibley County, MN, son of Paul W. and Rebecca (Melhop) Meyer. He grew attended St. Peters School in Moltke Township outside Gibbon, MN. He was drafted and served in the US Navy until the end of WWII. Following five years of working on wheat and...
Walter Harder
Jun 10, 2019
Walter Peter Harder age 89, of Oak Park Heights, formerly of Mountain Lake, Minnesota died on June 10, 2019, at Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater, Minnesota. Service with First Mennonite Church will be held at the Bethel Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake, Minnesota, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 10:30 am. Interment will be at the Mountain Lake City Cemetery in...
Rose M. Fromm
Jun 10, 2019
Rose M. Fromm, age 76, of rural Sleepy Eye, MN died on June 10, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be on Sunday from 3 to 8 pm and Monday from 7:30 to 10am at the Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye. There will be a Rosary at 3:00pm followed by Parish Prayer Service Sunday at the funeral home. Funeral...
Nicole Marie 'Nikki' Rodriguez
Jun 4, 2019
Nicole Marie "Nikki" Forstner was born to Kenneth and Gina (Carey) Forstner on August 26, 1979 in Madelia. She was a graduate of Madelia High School in 1997. After High School, Nikki was employed as a caregiver at Woodstone Senior Living in New Ulm, MN. She was married in 2003 and had children, Payge, Brayden and Jordyn. She loved...
Pearl Haglund
Jun 3, 2019
Pearl Frances Rettke was born to Henry Rettke and Elsie (Sanders) Rettke in St. James Township, Watonwan County, Minnesota, on March 11, 1924. She was the fourth of five children and the last surviving sibling. She had a difficult life, as at age fourteen her mom passed away and she became mother to her five-year-old brother. At age eighteen...
Marian Jeanette Petterson
Jun 2, 2019
Marian was born February 6, 1936 to Joseph and Loretta (Berdan) Traurig on a farm in Lafayette Township in Nicollet County. She attended school at Dist. 53 a country school near the farm, and later attended St. George and Holy Trinity in New Ulm. She graduated from Holy Trinity in 1954. Marian went to nursing school (Chicago School of...
Gladys Rahn
May 31, 2019
Gladys J. Derksen was born on March 3, 1929 to Jacob and Sedonia Toney Otillia Rupp Derksen of Mt. Lake, Minnesota. Gladys was the youngest child in a family of five boys and three girls. When Gladys was twelve years old, her mother passed away. Her father remarried Tena P. Rempel, and Gladys gained a wonderful new mother. On...
Beverley Ann Christianson
May 29, 2019
Beverley Ann Bottin was born on June 13, 1947 in Mountain Lake, MN to Robert and Darlene (Gohr) Bottin. She was baptized and confirmed at the Kimball Church in Alpha, MN. She attended school in Mountain Lake where she graduated from high school. Beverley attained her Associates Degree in nursing and was a LPN. Beverley was united in marriage...
Pat Steffl
May 27, 2019
Patrick John Steffl, age 77, of Sleepy Eye died on May 27, 2019 at Divine Providence Community Home. Pat was born on May 24, 1942 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Cornelius and Lucille (Mc Williams) Steffl. Pat grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from St Mary's Catholic School. He married Catherine Ann Rosenstengel on April 20,1963 at Church...
Wayne Huiras
May 26, 2019
Wayne Huiras age 64, of rural Sleepy Eye, MN died on May 26, 2019, at Sleepy Eye Care Center. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye, MN. On line condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com. Wayne Huiras was born on August 18, 1954...
Andrew Peterson
May 24, 2019
Andrew Peterson age 28, of Windom, Minnesota died on May 24, 2019, at his home in Windom, Minnesota. A Memorial Gathering will be held at the Windom Community Center on June 8, 2019 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Mtn. Lake, Minnesota. On line condolences may be left for the family...
Harold Nielsen
May 17, 2019
Harold Nielsen was born on August 23, 1940, in Vesta, MN, the son of Clarence and Grace (Dejeager) Nielsen. He was baptized and confirmed at Revere Lutheran Church. Following graduation he obtained an Associates Degree from Bemidji State. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Darkow on June 20, 1064 at Zion Lutheran Church in Lamberton. He worked in...
Ruth Ada Schneider
May 16, 2019
Ruth Ada Schneider was born to Ole and Anna (Myers) Kaale on March 23, 1918 in Lamberton, MN. Her birth was recorded in the Cradle Roll at the Lamberton Methodist Church. She attended the Lamberton Public School and graduated in 1936. She played the violin in the school orchestra and also played the saxophone and piano. She continued playing...
Philip Jerome Heymans
May 15, 2019
Philip Jerome Heymans, 86, of Sleepy Eye, MN, passed away on May 15, 2019, in Albany, MN. Philip Heymans was born in Sleepy Eye, MN, to Martin and Veronica (Jungers) Heymans on March 18, 1933. He graduated from St. Johns University in Collegeville, MN, in 1955. He married Elizabeth Betty Mandell on August 20, 1956. He partnered with his...
Blanche Irene Schaefer
May 15, 2019
Blanche Irene (Larsen) Schaefer was born on May 18, 1926 to Willie C. and Carrie Emma "Blanche" (Samuelson) Larsen in Mankato Township on the family farm. Blanche attended country school through 8th grade and then Lake Crystal High School where she graduated. She went on to Johnson Beauty Academy in Mankato, received her beautician license and worked as a...
Mary Genevieve Nootenboom
May 12, 2019
Mary Genevieve (Sandborg) Nootenboom was born on February 25, 1925 to Gustav and Jenny (Johnson) Sandborg in Madelia, MN. Mary grew up in the Madelia area. After 2 previous marriages which blessed her with children Joan, Gary, Brenda and Jim, she married Kenneth Nootenboom on July 31, 1971. Mary worked for several years at Tony Downs Foods and also...
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