Obituaries
Rachel Linder
Jun 16, 2018
Rachel Schulz Linder, age 43, of St. James died on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in St. James. A memorial gathering will be held from 11am-4pm on Sunday at Jakes Pizza in St. James. Rachel Elaine Schulz was born August 7, 1974 on a US Air Force Base in the Great Britain in the United Kingdom to parents Michael and...
Ricky Ewald
Jun 12, 2018
Ricky Dean Ewald was born to Marlin and Vivian (Weedman) Ewald in Springfield, MN on June 17, 1960. As an infant he was baptized and was confirmed in 1974 in the Lutheran faith. On June 1, 1978, he graduated from Springfield High School. After graduation Ricky moved to Crystal, MN where he worked as a machinist at NW Swissmatic....
Lucille Johnson
Jun 11, 2018
Lucille Johnson passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Society in St. James. Lucille Rose Hage Johnson was born January 18, 1930, in rural Hanska, MN, to George and Rose (Miller) Hage. She attended country school and graduated from St. James High School. Lucille married Johnny Johnson at Lake Hanska Lutheran Church in 1950....
Lois Dammann
Jun 11, 2018
Lois Dammann was born November 21, 1926 to George and Rosebud (Engel) Scharmann in Sanborn, MN. She attended and graduated from Sanborn Public School in 1944 and then worked at Sanborn State Bank for 30 years. On June 10, 1947, Lois married Marlin Dammann at Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. Lois started taking piano lessons at the age of...
John Ness
Jun 8, 2018
John was born May 10, 1928 in Mankato, Minnesota to Arthur Ness and Estella (Sandberg) Ness. John attended grade school in Springfield and Butterfield schools before moving to Mankato in 1944. In 1946 he graduated from Mankato High School. John joined the U.S. Army in September 1946 spending sixteen months in OTSU and Osaka, Japan, on Occupation Duty with...
Carol Sizer
Jun 7, 2018
Carol Lee Sizer, age 67, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. She was born December 30, 1950 in New Rochelle, NY to Arthur Roland and Judith (Butler) Cummings and baptized at Trinity Saint Paul Church in New Rochelle, NY on February 11, 1951. She spent the first 19...
Mary Rue
Jun 5, 2018
Mary Lavon (Warren) Rue was born on February 26, 1926 to Laurence and Mabel Warren at her aunt Ida's house in Estherville, IA. She grew up in Lamberton, MN and graduated from Lamberton High School in 1944. On November 13, 1944, Mary was united in marriage to Glenn Rue who left for army duty the following day. She worked...
Phyllis Conway
Jun 3, 2018
Phyllis was born to Joseph and Anne Broghammer in Dell Rapids, S.D. She attended St. Marys school and graduated from Colman High School in 1952. Phyllis received a degree in Elementary Education from General Beadle State College in Madison, S.D., now known as Dakota State University, and began her teaching career in Chester, South Dakota. On a blind data...
Mavis Gluth
Jun 3, 2018
Mavis Edna Gluth was born on August 17, 1934 to Wallace G. and Edna C. (Stern) Radtke in Springfield. Mavis attended Springfield Public Schools graduating in 1952 and continued her education at Mankato Business College. Following college, she lived in Minneapolis and worked as secretary to the cashier at Lincoln National Life Company. On July 21, 1954, Mavis was...
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...
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