Obituaries
Carol Jacoby
Jul 26, 2018
Carol Mae Jacoby was born on March 14, 1937 in St. James, Minnesota to Ingeborg and Peter Forseth of the Godahl area. She was baptized and confirmed at Albion Lutheran Church. Carol was a graduate of St. James High School and Mankato State Teachers College. After graduation, she taught fourth grade at Winthrop, Minnesota. She married Don Jacoby, of...
Ronald Lee 'Ron' Bocock
Jul 26, 2018
Ronald Lee "Ron" Bocock was born on May 15, 1950 to Robert Earl and Sylva Faye (Leaver) Bocock in Madelia, MN. Ron lived on the family farm his entire life. He only left the farm to serve in the United States Army from 1970 - 1972 with a tour in Germany. Growing up, he attended country school, LaSalle Elementary...
Wayne "Bink" Hanson
Jul 24, 2018
Wayne "Bink" Hanson passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society, The Village in Mountain Lake. Wayne Reuben Hanson was born on February 17, 1930, in Butterfield, Minnesota, to Christian and Jennie (Ravenburg) Hanson. He was baptized at Long Lake Lutheran Church. His dad had always called him Bink. After graduating from Butterfield High School...
Arlene Wog
Jul 22, 2018
Arlene W. Wog was born on September 21, 1923 to Reinhart and Josephine (Haak) Weber in Charlestown Township in Redwood County. She was raised on the family farm near Sanborn and attended country school. On March 21, 1946, she was united in marriage to Wilbert Pete Wog at Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. Arlene and Pete farmed on the...
Kristin Peterson Oehlke
Jul 19, 2018
SEPTEMBER 28, 1959 – JULY 19, 2018 Kristin Louise Peterson Oehlke, born in St. James, Watonwan County, MN, was baptized and confirmed at Kansas Lake Lutheran Church, Butterfield MN. She graduated St. James High School; Gustavus Adolphus College (BA) where she developed a love of biology in Nobel Science Hall; Univ. of Pittsburgh (MS) and Univ. of CO Health...
Ardis 'Lorraine' Schulte
Jul 18, 2018
Ardis 'Lorraine' Schulte was born January 20, 1925, at Mountain Lake, MN to Dick R. and Helen (Jenkins) Walters. She went to country school District 47 through eighth grade then attended and graduated from Mountain Lake High School. Lorraine married Florian J. Schulte on February 15, 1947, at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Comfrey. The couple lived in the...
Marlene Fastenau
Jul 15, 2018
Marlene Fastenau passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Marlene Rathman was born November 22, 1953 in St. James, the daughter of Sylvester and Margie (Schiller) Rathman. Marlene attended Catholic school through the eighth grade and graduated from St. James High School in 1973. She worked as a CNA at Pleasant View Nursing...
Arlene Elizabeth Krebs
Jul 14, 2018
Arlene Elizabeth (Voge) Krebs was born on July 22, 1925 in North Star Township, Brown County, MN. The daughter of Herman A. and Marie L. (Haseleu) Voge. Arlene was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Springfield, MN. Arlene was united in marriage to Norman D. Krebs of Sleepy Eye on June 10,...
Violet Fern 'Vi' Anderson
Jul 13, 2018
Violet "Vi" Fern (Carstensen) Anderson was born April 6, 1929 in Nelson Twp., Watonwan County, MN to Thomas Carstensen and Rosa (Rabe) Carstensen. She was baptized May 12, 1929 at home and confirmed December 29, 1941 at First Lutheran Church, Madelia by Rev. H.O. Lee. Vi attended schools in Madelia, St. James and graduated with honors from Albert Lea...
Mary Jo Bass
Jul 12, 2018
Mary Jo Bass, age 70, of St. James passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Season's Health Care in Trimont. Graveside services will be 10AM, Monday, July 16, 2018 at Mt. Hope Cemetery in St. James with Rev. Kathleen Ulland-Klinkner officiating. Service Information 10:00 am Monday, July 16, 2018 Mt. Hope Cemetery, St. James S. CR 27 St....
Fred Gratz
Jul 11, 2018
Fredrick William Gratz, 84, of St. James passed away peacefully on July 11, 2018. Fred was born and baptized in Minneapolis and grew up in New Ulm where he was a Boy Scout and played high school basketball and football. Fred proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for four years, was sent to Korea in 1953, honorably discharged,...
Curtis Shoen
Jul 10, 2018
Curtis Sylvester Shoen was born on June 12, 1934 to Elmer and Agnes (Schroepfer) Shoen in Leavenworth Township, Brown County, MN. He grew up and attended grade school in rural Leavenworth until moving to a farm near Comfrey where he continued his education. Curtis farmed until entering the Army in February 1956. After basic training in Fort Collins, CO,...
Harvey Allen Loewen
Jul 9, 2018
Harvey Allen Loewen was born on April 29, 1934, to Abe and Anna (Stoesz) Loewen in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. He was baptized upon confession of faith at Gospel Mennonite Church in October 1947. He graduated from Mountain Lake High School in 1952 and attended Grace Bible Institute in Omaha for a year, focusing on music classes and singing in...
Linda Dempsey
Jul 8, 2018
Linda Dempsey passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Linda Mae Sanders was born October 5, 1955 in Trimont, the daughter of William and Theresa (Hoscheid) Sanders. Linda spent her first few years on the family farm south of Long Lake moving into St. James in March 1959. She graduated from St....
Leon Leonard Helget
Jul 8, 2018
Leon "The Dude" Helget, age 73, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Leon Leonard Helget was born on August 2, 1944 to Arthur Sr. and Louisa (Rothmeier) Helget. He attended and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1962. After working for a few years milking and farming, he enlisted in...
Edwin Ernest Polesky
Jun 30, 2018
Edwin E. Polesky, age 91, died peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. The Lord needed a solid, middle infielder and called him up to be in the starting line up. Edwin served in the U.S. Marines from August 1945 until October 1946. He married Dorothy Kosak on...
Ivan Johnson
Jun 29, 2018
Ivan Merlin Johnson was born on September 7th, 1944 in Tyler, MN, born to Ernest and Ella (Haase) Johnson. Growing up, he attended school in Russel, MN and graduated at the top of his class from Russel High School Class 1962. He later moved to Tracy, MN to be close to his Grandma Haase. Ivan honorably served in the...
Lula Helena Marz
Jun 28, 2018
Lula Helena Marz was born on February 20, 1924 to John and Susan (Cullen) Schunk in Comfrey. She attended and graduated school in Comfrey. On November 26, 1947, Lula was united in marriage to Alfred Marz. Lula worked in the nursing field her entire life starting right after high school, starting at the old St. Johns Hospital, Springfield Hospital,...
Eugene Alfred Schieffert
Jun 27, 2018
Eugene A Schieffert (April 6, 1932-June 27, 2018) passed away on Wednesday June 27th at the Mayo Clinic/St. Marys Hospital surrounded by his wife, children and close friends. Gene was born to Joseph A. and Rachel H. Schieffert in Sleepy Eye. Gene attended Sleepy Eye Public Schools and graduated in 1950. Gene attended Mankato State College until he became...
Stan Dale Sowers
Jun 24, 2018
Stan Dale Sowers was born on February 20, 1945 in Sleepy Eye, MN to Michael and Rosalie (Thurston) Sowers. On May 26, 1967 he married Lauraine Wegner in Mankato, MN. Together they had one son, Chad. Stan learned the masonry trade from his Dad. Later on he worked for Isader Faerber of New Ulm doing cement work and laying...
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