Obituaries
Ernie Goodrow, Jr.
Mar 20, 2019
Ernest 'Ernie' Joseph Goodrow, Jr. was born April 26, 1943, in Orlando, FL to Ernest, Sr. and Sarah (Hewett) Goodrow. Ernie loved country music He was the lead singer in the band Ernie G and the Classics for many years and also ran the Lone Wolf karaoke show. Ernie died peacefully in the care of St. John's Circle of...
Marcella Marie Ewert
Mar 20, 2019
Marcella Marie Klaassen was born on January 7, 1931 to Peter and Marie (Kroeker) Klaassen in Carson Township, MN. She was a graduate of the Mountain Lake High School class of 1948. She attended Mankato Commercial College after high school and worked as a nurses aide for 13 years. On May 27, 1961, she married Sidney Ewert at the...
Kelly Lou Johnson
Mar 16, 2019
Kelly Lou Johnson was born September 10, 1975, in Sleepy Eye, MN to Willard and Carla (Meisinger) Johnson. He graduated from Sleepy Eye High School in 1994 then attended additional schooling as a draftsman. Kelly enjoyed throwing darts, boating, and watching the Minnesota Vikings. Kelly Lou Johnson died Saturday, March 16, 2019, at his home in Janesville, MN at...
Kenneth Richert
Mar 14, 2019
Kenneth Charles Richert was born on July 19, 1937 to Robert and Rose (Riebl) Richert in Springfield, MN. He attended and graduated from Springfield Public School. On December 5, 1959, Ken was united in marriage to Ellen Colburn at St. John Lutheran Church in Springfield. Ken was a lifelong farmer and seed dealer for Jacques Seed Company. From 1983...
Howard Dale Fredrikson
Mar 13, 2019
Howard Dale Fredrikson was born in St. James August 8, 1931 to Sig and Esther (Jones) Fredrikson. He was baptized and confirmed at Long Lake Church. He attended District 21 and 8 grade schools and graduated from St. James High School in 1950. Howard served in the Army from 1951-53 and was a tank Sergeant in the Korean War...
Robert Larson
Mar 13, 2019
On Wednesday, March 13th, 2019, Robert Larson beloved husband and father of three passed away at age 70 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Bob was born September 11, 1948 in Tyler, MN to Walter and Gertrude Larson. Bob grew up on a farm near Milroy, MN with five brothers and one sister. Bob graduated from Milroy High School...
Jason Lorenzen
Mar 10, 2019
Jason Don Lorenzen was born in Grafton, ND on May 1, 1968. He graduated from St. Thomas High School and went on to earn his Farm Tractor Mechanics Degree and worked for various John Deere Companies. He was employed at Kibble Equipment for the past 15 years, recently becoming store manager at the Sleepy Eye location. He loved working...
Harry Jacob Pankratz
Mar 8, 2019
A memorial visitation for Harry J. Pankratz, 67, Mountain Lake will be held on Friday, March 15, 2019 from 2-4:00 pm at Sturm Funeral Home-Mountain Lake Chapel. . Harry passed away on March 8, 2019 at the Sanford Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD from the effects of a ruptured aneurysm. On line codolences may be left at www.sturmfh.com....
Betty Lou Mickelson
Mar 8, 2019
Betty Lou Mickelson, age 81 of Springfield, on March 8, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.Visitation will be on Thursday, March 14, 2019 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am at the St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.Service will be held at the St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 11:30 am.The clergy...
Lloyd Richard Anderson
Mar 6, 2019
Lloyd Richard Anderson was born on September 6, 1928 on the family farm in Comfrey, MN to Leonard and Maggie Anderson. He attended school in Burnstown Twp and later enlisted in the United States Army. Lloyd served during the Korean War from 1951-1952. After his honorable discharge, he returned to Comfrey where he ran his family farm. In recent...
Donald Ross
Mar 5, 2019
Donald John Ross age 96, of Hastings, died on March 5, 2019, at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visitation will be on Monday, March 18, 2019, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mountain Lake. Service will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Church-Mountain Lake, on Monday, March 18, 2019 at 1:00 pm. The...
Walter 'Jack' Conway
Mar 5, 2019
Walter Jack Conway, age 86, of St. James passed away on Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at Living Meadows at Luther in Madelia. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30am, Monday, March 11, 2019 at St. James Catholic Church in St. James with Father Timothy Hall as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in St. James with full military...
Cynthia Gay
Mar 4, 2019
Cindy Gay, age 75, of St. James died on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. Memorial services will be 2pm, Thursday, March 7, 2019 at First Lutheran Church in St. James with Rev. Andy Hermodson-Olsen and Rev. Matthew Seegert officiating. Cynthia Sue Stamp was born in Worthington, MN, on June 28, 1943,...
Frank William Suess
Mar 2, 2019
Frank William Suess was born on July 1, 1955 to Leonard and Violet (Neal) Suess in Springfield, MN. He attended and graduated JT Central High School in Joliet, IL and then served in the U.S. Army from January 1975 to December 1976. On August 1, 1977, Frank was united in marriage to Patricia Damakowski in Joliet, IL. He worked...
Albert Ambrose 'Bud' Ahern
Feb 28, 2019
Albert "Bud" Ambrose Ahern was born in Madelia, MN, on October 13, 1933, to John and Mary Lillian "Lil" Ahern. Bud grew up in Madelia and was a graduate of Madelia High School in 1951. He married Carole Arlene Elvin on April 7, 1955, in St. James, MN. The couple resided on a farm in rural Madelia where they...
Elois Ann Marie 'Lois' Overson
Feb 28, 2019
The oldest of 6 siblings, Elois was born in Nicollet County Minnesota on December 15, 1926 to Elroy and Anna (Salmonson) Johnson. She was married to Leverne C. Overson of rural St. Peter, MN and they initially settled in the Mankato area. Following her husbands graduation from Mankato State, they moved to Matawan and then Blue Earth. It was...
Gordon M. "Mike" Pieschel
Feb 27, 2019
Gordon M. (Mike) Pieschel was born on June 22, 1927 in Springfield, Minnesota, the son of Frank E. and Olivia (Gamble) Pieschel. He attended St. Raphael Elementary School in Springfield and graduated from Springfield Public High School. Following service in the U.S. Navy during WW2 he attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and graduated in 1950 with a major...
Louann Lofgren
Feb 24, 2019
LouAnn Spitzner Lofgren, age 94, passed away on February 24, 2019 surrounded by her family at New Perspective Senior Living in Mankato, Minnesota. LouAnn was born to George and Anna (Meyer) Spitzner on January 27th 1925. She lived with her parents and brother, Ronald on their farm west of St. James where she went to country school and then...
Marjorie Kramer
Feb 21, 2019
Marjorie (Bellig) Kramer, age 93 passed away peacefully on February 21, 2019 at Countryside Retirement Community in Sleepy Eye. Marge was born February 15, 1926 to Arthur and Rosella (Jungers) Bellig in her rural Sleepy Eye home. Marge grew up on a farm outside of Iberia, MN during the great depression. She loved to share her fond memories of...
Lowell Petty
Feb 18, 2019
Lowell Petty age 54, of Eyota, Minnesota died on Monday, February 18, 2019, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. A memorial gathering will be held at the Sturm Funeral Home, St. James, on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 1:00 pm. - 3:00 pm. Lowell Todd Petty was born January 30, 1965 in Worthington, MN, the son of Chell...
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