Obituaries
Don Wesley Fastenau
Nov 17, 2018
Don Wesley Fastenau was born on March 30, 1938, in St. James, Minnesota, the son of Henry and Bernice (Ekstrom) Fastenau. He grew up on the family farm near St. James, and attended District 23 Country School for grades 1-7. He graduated from St. James High School in 1956, from Northwestern College, Watertown (WI) in 1961, and from Wisconsin...
Loren Stark
Nov 13, 2018
Loren Delmar Stark was the son of Milton and Karen (Kruse) Stark born September 20, 1941 in Gibbon. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gibbon. Loren attended and graduated from Gibbon High School. He lived in Gibbon and farmed for a few years after his father passed. He drove truck most of his life. He...
Betty Jo Gedrose
Nov 12, 2018
Betty Jo Gedrose was born on April 18, 1957 in North Platte, NE, the daughter of Pete and Goldine (Bowen) Roueche. She grew up in Hershey, NE where she graduated from High School. She attended Welding School and Beauty School in North Platte. Betty worked construction on Interstate 80. She moved to Windsor, CO where she met Don Gedrose....
Joan M Portner
Nov 12, 2018
Joan Marie Soukup Portner was devoted to her faith, family and community. She was born June 17th 1932, the youngest of 4 children to Amelia and Charles Soukup, growing up on a farm 2 miles south of Sleepy Eye. She graduated from St. Marys High School, in Sleepy Eye and has always had a warm place in her heart...
Janice Buegler
Nov 12, 2018
Janice Buegler was born on April 16, 1943 in Rochester, MN to Fredrick and Alma (Rueb) Wacker. She grew up and attended school in Rochester. Janice married Richard Buegler on July 30, 1966 at the United Methodist Church in Kasson, MN. Richard and Janice lived in Lonsdale from 1968 until 1970 and then returned to Kasson from 1971 until...
Robert Kelly
Nov 11, 2018
Robert James (Buzz) Kelly was born on December 20, 1934, in Cottonwood County, the son of James and Alice (Roepke) Kelly. He graduated from Comfrey Public School in 1952. Buzz started working for Carlson Brothers Construction. He then joined the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged on October 15, 1959. Returning home, he continued working for Carlson Bros. Construction...
Rita B Augustin
Nov 9, 2018
Rita Augustin, age 93, of rural St. James, MN died on Friday, November 9, 2018, at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center after a brief illness. Rita Hauser was born on February 16, 1925 in Sleepy Eye, MN the daughter of Frank & Angelia Hauser. Rita was united in marriage to Urban Augustin on November 27, 1947. They resided on...
Hubert Davis Branstad
Nov 9, 2018
Hubert Branstad passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health Care System - St. James. Hubert Davis Branstad was born August 23, 1926 in Leland, Iowa, the son of Helmer and Hazel (Peterson) Branstad. Hubert grew up in Leland and graduated from Leland High School in 1944. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1944...
Gloria Ann Granheim
Nov 8, 2018
Gloria Ann Granheim, age 92, of St. James passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018. Gloria was born on January 24, 1926, in Long Grove, Iowa to Julian and Sarah Stevens. When she was six years old she was adopted by Fred and Rena Durow of Monticello, IA. They also adopted a younger girl, Evelyn. The family moved to...
Bernard Lee Menter
Nov 7, 2018
Bernard Lee Menter was born January 30, 1938, in Anoka, MN to Kenneth and Erma (Lewis) Menter. He was united in marriage to Delores Embree on September 7, 1956, in Bethel, MN. Bernard was a dairy farmer for many years, then moved to Lamberton in 1981. He also worked for Sanborn Manufacturing for over 20 years and did lawn...
Stephen Antin
Nov 5, 2018
Stephen Christopher Antin Sr (8/11/59) passed away peacefully on November 5th 2018 in Mankato Mn. Steve touched many souls and had a bubbly, loving personality. He will continue to be loved and will be missed by many. Heaven is lucky to be gaining such a beautiful angel. Steve is preceded in death by his parents Betty and William (Bill)...
Pamela Louise Thomas
Nov 5, 2018
Pamela Louise (Etter) Thomas was born on October 26, 1954 in Madelia, MN. She passed away unexpectedly at the Madelia Community Hospital on November 5, 2018. She was 64 years old. Pamela Louise "Pam" Etter was born and raised in Madelia, graduating from Madelia High School in 1973. While in high school, Pam had Jason, her first son who...
Judith Nadine 'Judy' Denn
Nov 4, 2018
Judith Nadine Judy (Tostrud) Denn was born November 30, 1942 in Westby, WI to Joseph and Ona Tostrud. She graduated from Westby High School in 1960, then attended the Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, MN, graduating in 1963. It was there that she met her first husband, Harland Hansen and they married in 1963. The couple lived in...
Floyd Donald Knewtson
Nov 3, 2018
Floyd was born on March 28, 1938 to Allen and Louise (Reitz) Knewtson in Good Thunder, MN. He attended several schools, graduating from, Madelia High School in 1956. Floyd married Marilyn (Jensen) Knewtson on April 15, 1958 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madelia. He farmed all his life and enjoyed building much of his farm machinery including 2 tractors,...
Doris Windschitl
Nov 2, 2018
Doris Windschitl was born on September 18, 1943 at the Comfrey Hospital, the daughter of Michael and Mathilda (Sellner) Windschitl. She attended school at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs School in Leavenworth and graduated from Comfrey High School in 1962. Doris grew up on the family farm south of Leavenworth and moved to Sleepy Eye in 1964. After...
George Robert Munson
Nov 1, 2018
George Munson of St. James passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. George Robert Munson was born January 9, 1934 at St. James, MN to Esther (Lee) and Henning Munson. He graduated from 8th grade from District #16 in Riverdale Township and St. James High School in 1952, always active...
Dale Lee Tellinghuisen
Oct 30, 2018
Dale Lee Tellinghuisen was born July 16, 1942 in Clark, SD to Sylvester and Fern (Noble) Tellinghuisen, weighing just 3 pounds. He spent the beginning of his life in a cigar box on the woodstove being fed with an eyedropper. Sylvester died tragically in a farming accident when his son was only three months old. Dale grew up near...
Mildred Theresa Bellig
Oct 27, 2018
Mildred Theresa Bellig was born October 10, 1921, in Wabasso, MN to Wenzel and Margaret (Rothmeier) Johannek. She attended country school District #75, St. Anne's Catholic School, and graduated from Wabasso High School in 1940. Millie was married on August 8, 1943, in San Rafael, CA to Elmer 'Bud' Bellig, who was then a member of the Marine Corps....
Cordella Soukup
Oct 27, 2018
Cordella M Soukup age 94, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on October 27, 2018, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye, MN. Cordella was born on February 1, 1924 in the Soukup farmhouse in rural Sleepy Eye to Charles and Amelia (Ruffing) Soukup, sharing her birthday with her fraternal twin, Adele. Cordella attended District #27 Country School in...
Jim Heiling
Oct 25, 2018
Jim A. Heiling age 77, of Cobden, MN died on October 25, 2018, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye, MN. Jim Alois Heiling was born on February 26, 1941 in Redwood County, MN to Alois and Evelyn (Heiderscheidt) Heiling. He grew up in Morgan and attended St. Michael's School in Morgan. He was self employed in construction...
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