Obituaries
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...
Janice Elaine Carlson
Apr 30, 2018
Janice Carlson passed on Monday, April 30, 2018 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Janice Elaine Smith was born on March 27, 1938 in St. James, the daughter of Henry and Bessie (Rogers) Smith. Janice grew up in St. James and enjoyed singing, gymnastics, playing softball and she graduated from St. James High School in 1956. On July 6,...
Helen Anna Valentien
Apr 30, 2018
Helen Anna Valentien was born on December 22, 1918 to Willm and Minnie (Schmidt) Willms in Butterfield, MN. She attended school in Jackson and Cottonwood counties. On September 11, 1940, Helen was united in marriage to Dick Valentien at Estherville, IA. Following marriage, the couple farmed in the Comfrey area until Dick's death when Helen moved to Springfield in...
Dewey D. Gaylord
Apr 29, 2018
Duward "Dewey" Duane Gaylord was born on February 15, 1942 in Crookston, MN to Manny and Annie (Stauning) Gaylord. Dewey married Rita (Wunsch) Sellner on February 22, 1983 in Brookings, SD. They were married for 35 years. They owned the Evan Inn Bar in Evan, MN and ran it for 12 years. They sold the bar and moved to...
Marjorie Evelyn Reddemann
Apr 29, 2018
Marjorie Evelyn Reddemann was born to Hilmer and Evelyn (Odegard) Brekke on July 3, 1935, in St. James, Minnesota. She was involved in 4-H and graduated from St. James High School. After graduation, she moved to New Ulm where she worked for the New Ulm Journal. On Valentine's Day 1956 she met the love of her life, Leonard Edwin...
Ella Margaret Welp
Apr 28, 2018
Ella Margaret (Arduser) Welp was born October 31, 1918 to Albert and Elizabeth Arduser in rural Madelia. She attended country school and was a graduate of Madelia High School in 1937. Ella married Marvin Welp on January 26, 1942 at the First Presbyterian Church in Madelia. The couple lived in Alpha, MN until Marvin went into the service for...
Michael John Roe
Apr 28, 2018
Michael John Roe was born on September 22, 1966 to Donald and Lillian (Burgess) Roe in New Prague, MN. Michael grew up in Hanska and was a graduate of New Ulm High School. He married Marie E. Roe on May 27, 2000 at St. Mary's Church in Madelia. The couple has three daughters, Jessica, Michelle and Melissa. Michael has...
Sylvester "Herb" J. Schreiner
Apr 27, 2018
Sylvester J. (Herb) Schreiner, 74, of Sleepy Eye was taken home by our Lord on Friday, April 27 at the home of his daughter in East Bethel. He was surrounded by his family and under the care of St. Croix Hospice. His death follows a 2 year struggle after suffering an accident at home resulting in a serious brain...
Lewis Lee Goerish
Apr 24, 2018
Lewis Lee Goerish passed away at his home on April 24, 2018 at the age of 83. Lewis was born on August 11, 1934, in Germantown Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota to Albert and Thelma (Fults) Goerish. He drove truck for Whiff's and Halter Trucking for many years, and enjoyed wildlife, his cats and dog, and fishing and hunting moose...
Byron Regnier
Apr 21, 2018
Byron Paul Regnier, age 67 of Walnut Grove, MN and formerly of Marshall, MN died on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at his home in Walnut Grove, MN. He was born on September 9, 1950, the son of Wallace and Phyllis (Cleveland) Regnier in Marshall, MN. He is survived by his children - Paul and his wife Emily Regnier of...
Melvin J. Pelzel
Apr 21, 2018
Born September 25, 1922, Melvin Joseph Pelzel was one of twelve children born to Clement and Augusta (Engels) Pelzel. Melvin was a twin to Marion Pelzel Gent. In birth order, his siblings were Roman, Edward (Mary Seidl), Leo (Emma Rothmeier), Erwin, Leona (Ambrose Braun), Arthur (Lorraine Soukup), Bernard (Mary Groot), Lucille (Martin Helget), Irene (Robert Meyer), Marion (Roderick Gent),...
Inez Mae 'Inie' Spidahl
Apr 20, 2018
Inez "Inie" Mae (Warner) Spidahl was born on March 29, 1933 to Samuel and Margaret (Evans) Warner in Lake Crystal, MN. She grew up and attended school there. Later she moved to Madelia where she owned a couple of businesses. Inie worked as a cook for many of Madelia's cafes and one in Hanska. After her retirement, she worked...
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