Obituaries
Bonnie Bolin
Jun 2, 2018
Bonnie Mae (Bunnell) Bolin was born in Arlington, MN on March 10, 1924 to Earl and Ida (Klabunde) Bunnell. Her family moved to St. James when she was about two years old and she graduated from St. James High School in 1942. After graduating from St. Olaf College, she married Richard Bolin on May 7, 1948. They were blessed...
Gloria Krebs
Jun 2, 2018
Gloria Jean Krebs was born on November 19, 1944, to Edward and Helen (Jenkins) Krebs in Comfrey, MN. She lived in the Springfield area until 1971, when she moved to McGregor, TX until 1975, returning to Springfield until 1982, and then moving to Redwood Falls until her death. Gloria was married to Merlyn Peterson and later to Kenneth Schnobrich....
Grace Pearl Barnes
May 28, 2018
Grace Pearl Barnes was born on September 10, 1921 in St. James, MN to Theodore and Anna (Oren) Shellum. She grew up and attended school in Albin Township. Grace married Collin "Mike" Barnes on January 23, 1944 at Albion Lutheran Church. They farmed in Home and Prairieville Townships until retiring in 1975 at which time they moved to Evan....
Doris Elnora Kunkel
May 28, 2018
Doris Elnora Kunkel, 88, known to many in her family and across the community as Gramma, passed Monday May 28th at the Luther Memorial Home. Born November 16th 1929 to Frank and Agnes Leafy (Weaver) Weston in Woodstock MN she grew up being the only girl in a family with 6 brothers. Growing up with 6 brothers helped form...
Dorothy I. Pedersen
May 27, 2018
Dorothy Ione (Nelson) Pedersen was born on March 18, 1926 on the family farm near Butterfield, MN to Otto E. and Clara H. (Bodin) Nelson. She married Wallace Pedersen on October 5, 1973 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. Dorothy worked at 3-M in New Ulm for 22 years and retired from there. She was a member of...
Elizabeth Loewen
May 27, 2018
Elizabeth M. Loewen was born August 2, 1918, in Mountain Lake, MN to Henry D. and Margaret (Eitzen) Esau. A lifetime resident of Mountain Lake, Elizabeth graduated from Mountain Lake High School. She was united in marriage to Jacob J. Loewen on September 20, 1940, at Bethel Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake. The couple owned and operated Jake's Clothing...
Leona Dick
May 24, 2018
Leona Dick was born July 31, 1925, in Carson Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota to Jacob E. and Helena (Dick) Loewen on the family farm with her twin sister Freida. She attended Mountain Lake country school District 80 and graduated from Mountain Lake High School in 1943. Leona then attended Minneapolis Business College and graduated in 1945. She was united...
Kala Renee Hannay
May 24, 2018
Kala Renee Hannay was born on March 30, 1960 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Gilbert & Anna (Paulsen) Petermann. She grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from Sleepy Eye Public High School where she played the flute in band. She married John Hannay on January 16, 1988 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Evan, MN. Kala worked at...
Rosalie M. Sawatzky
May 23, 2018
Rosalie Marie (Dick) Sawatzky was born on April 20, 1937 in Dallas, OR to Fred and Marie Dick. Soon after she was born the family moved to Mt. Lake where they lived on a farm. Rosalie attended Christian School where she accepted Christ as her Savior at the age of 9. She graduated from Public School in 1955. On...
Curtis Daniel 'Curt' Yerkes
May 23, 2018
Hilda Christoferson and Howard Yerkes were united in marriage on Oct. 23, 1924 and were blessed on Sept. 9, 1926 when Curtis Daniel "Curt" Yerkes was born. Curt was Hilda and Howard's only child and they loved and cherished him, which was obvious from the many photos that were taken of Curt when he was a child. When Curt...
Joyce Maxine Wentzel
May 22, 2018
Joyce Wentzel passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. Joyce Maxine Bowers was born June 24, 1936 in St. James the daughter of Milo Mike and Helen (Curry) Bowers. Joyce grew up in St. James and was part of the Class of 1954 at St. James High School. She was...
Agnes Irene Piotter
May 20, 2018
Agnes I. Piotter passed away on May 20, 2018, at Sleepy Eye Care Center at the age of 105. Agnes Irene Piotter was born on April 19, 1913 on the family farm in Renville County, MN the daughter of Herman and Augusta (Schultz) Kuester. She attended country school through 6th grade and then attended Wellington Lutheran School. Agnes married...
Arlene Hartwick
May 19, 2018
Arlene, daughter of Michael and Rose (Becker) Wagner, was born on May 6th, 1915, in Stately Township and grew up on the family farm in Sanborn. She went to country school (sometimes by horse and sleigh), and then Sanborn Public School through the eighth grade. After graduating from Springfield High School in 1932, she attended the University of Minnesota,...
Mark Arkell
May 18, 2018
Mark was born on June 27, 1971 at Springfield Hospital to Raymond Jr. and Carol (Jeckell) Arkell. Mark grew up on the family farm south of Lamberton until moving to town in 1982. Mark was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lamberton. He graduated from Sanborn/Lamberton High School in 1990 and Southwest State University, Marshall with...
Gladys Scurr
May 14, 2018
Gladys Lorraine Scurr, 91, departed this earth to enjoy life everlasting with her Lord and Savior on May 14, 2018. Gladys was born August 29, 1926 to Fred and Aganetha (Nettie) Steinhauser. She graduated from Mt. Lake Public School in 1944. She was baptized on May 28, 1944 at Bethel Mennonite Church in Mt. Lake, MN. When she moved...
Arlene Wendland
May 10, 2018
Arlene Grace Erickson was born on January 22, 1921, in Highwater Township near Lamberton, Minnesota, to Enga Susanna and Ludwig Bernhard Erickson. She died on May 10, 2018, at the age of 97, at Mount Olivet Careview Nursing Home in Minneapolis, MN. On April 17, 1941, at the Erickson family farm, Arlene married Arthur John Fredrickson. They farmed in...
Eugene Kubitza
May 8, 2018
Eugene Thomas Kubitza was born on August 28, 1929, in Philbrook, MN, the son of Thomas and Theresa (Ziegler) Kubitza. Gene served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Japan during the Korean War. He was united in marriage to Antonia Humbert on April 4, 1959, at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in South Minneapolis, MN. Gene...
Joan Alde
May 6, 2018
Joan Alde, age 75, of St. James, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. A Celebration of Life will be 2:00pm, Saturday, May 19, 2018 at East Sveadahl Lutheran Church, rural St. James, with Rev. Kathleen Ulland-Klinkner officiating. Joan Edith Peterson was born March 31, 1943 in St. James, the...
Dorothy 'Dottie' Spencer
May 4, 2018
Dorothy Anne Irene Cederberg Spencer - known to all as "Dottie" - was born 29 November 1927 in Niobe, North Dakota. Her parents were the Reverend Carl Edward Cederberg, a Lutheran mission minister, and Annie Johnson Cederberg. Rev Cederberg was called to a succession of tiny Swedish Lutheran churches. Dottie was born in Niobe, toddled in Chisholm, Minnesota, attended...
Konner Bloomquist
May 2, 2018
Konner Bloomquist was born May 2, 1997, in Fairmont, MN to Kyle and Audria Bloomquist . He attended Truman High School and was currently working for Bargen's Construction in Mountain Lake. Konner enjoyed fishing, hunting, and cooking. He especially loved animals and the outdoors. He is survived by father, Kyle Bloomquist of Truman, MN, mother Audria Light and special...
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