Obituaries

Duane T. Sohn

Duane T. Sohn

Dec 30, 2005

Duane was born October 4, 1934, on his family farm in rural Blue Earth, the son of Alfred H. & Kathleen (Cherland) Sohn.He was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he was a 1952 graduate of Blue Earth High School. He was married to Janice K. Evans on November 27, 1955 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Winnebago. Duane...

Verona Schaefer

Verona Schaefer

Dec 16, 2005

Roni was born November 30, 1927, at New Ulm, Minnesota, the daughter of Gerhardt and Martha (Pederson) Olson.She grew up in New Ulm and attended New Ulm schools. In 1947 she married Arnold D. Anderson and later married Leonard Schaefer on August 19, 1978 in New Ulm. She managed & owned caf?s in Elmore, New Ulm and Klossner, MN and...

Evelyn Halverson

Evelyn Halverson

Dec 14, 2005

Evelyn was born November 13, 1912, at Wyndmere, North Dakota, the daughter of Lars & Freida (Franz) Olsgard.She lived in Wyndmere until graduating from high school in 1929. She graduated from St. Olaf College in 1933, Summa Cum Laude. She was married to Otto M. Halverson on September 21, 1940 and the couple resided in Blue Earth all their married...

Eldon Campbell

Eldon Campbell

Nov 26, 2005

He was born June 22, 1925, at Clarion, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and Almeda (Doctor) Campbell.He was raised and educated in Clarion, Iowa and Elmore area where he graduated from Elmore High School. He was married to Fern Egeness on October 13, 1945 in Frost. The couple farmed South of Blue Earth until 1957 when Eldon began working as...

Shelley Schaefer

Shelley Schaefer

Nov 25, 2005

Shelley was born August 12, 1955, in Blue Earth, Mn. the daughter of Bill and Esther (Lemke) Baxter.She was raised and educated in Blue Earth where she was a 1973 graduate of Blue Earth High School. Shelley was married to Stephen J. Schaefer on June 14, 1975 in Blue Earth. She had worked for Telex Communications from 1973 to 1991...

Edna Goltz

Edna Goltz

Nov 16, 2005

Edna Goltz was born May 9, 1912, in rural Elmore the daughter of Herman and Ida (Lueck) Ziegler. She was baptized in June of 1912 and confirmed in May of 1925. She was married to Alfred Goltz on November 23, 1930 at St. John''s Lutheran Church, Elmore. The couple farmed at Wood Lake for two and one half years, then...

Nelda Loge

Nelda Loge

Nov 11, 2005

Nelda Iona Loge was born August 7, 1914, in Springfield township in Kossuth Co., Iowa, the daughter of Eugene M. and Helen L. (Powell) Worden.She was baptized by Rev Muller and graduated from Elmore Public Schools. She was united in marriage to Harold Loge on February 1, 1933 at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore. She was a homemaker and helped...

Donald C. Ficken

Donald C. Ficken

Nov 8, 2005

Don was born May 28, 1934, to of Carl and Elfrieda (Klatt) Ficken. Don married Illa Jean Casper of Claremont, Mn. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 5, 2005. Don fought for the Golden Gloves Boxing Association for 4 years, was assistant coach for 1 year and then went on to coach for 9 more years. During the time...

Anthony Weber

Anthony Weber

Nov 6, 2005

Tony was born March 29, 1911, at Champaign, Illinois, the son of Peter & Anna (Meyer) Weber.Tony was raised and educated in the Blue Earth Area where he attended country schools. He was a longtime member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church and was a 50 year plus member of the Blue Earth American Legion Post 89. He loved...

Lee R. Eichhorn

Lee R. Eichhorn

Nov 3, 2005

Lee was born January 21, 1940, at Kossuth Co., Iowa, the son of Earl and Bertha (Davis) Eichhorn.He graduated from Elmore High School in 1957 and spent 2 years in the Army. He married Jeannette Richter on February 23, 1962. He was a long distance truck driver for over 40 years. Among his many hobbies were oil painting, fishing, wood...

Pauline Johnson

Pauline Johnson

Nov 1, 2005

Pauline was born May 11, 1923, at Story County, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Anna (Christiansen) Olson.Pauline was raised and educated in the Huntley area where she was a 1941 graduate of Huntley High School. She attended Mankato Business College and worked at Spor''s Department Store in Le Center and later at Huntley State Bank before she was married...

Karen K. Martin

Karen K. Martin

Oct 28, 2005

Karen was born December 11, 1943, in Blue Earth, the daughter of Elmer & Ruby (Frey) Jans.She graduated from Naeve School of Nursing in 1964 and served as a Registered Nurse fulltime until 1970, when she slowed down to raise her family. She continued to maintain her license until present day and worked periodically. She was married to Garry E....

Loretta Fenske

Loretta Fenske

Oct 23, 2005

Loretta was born November 1, 1929, at Blue Earth Mn. the daughter of Bert & Bernice(Udy) Morgan.She was raised and educated in Blue Earth where she graduated from Blue Earth High School in the late 1940''s. She was married to William "Bill" Fenske on June 9, 1951. Loretta was a lifelong resident of Faribault Co. where she helped her husband...

Anna Deinhart

Anna Deinhart

Oct 21, 2005

Anna V. Deinhart, age 92, of Blue Earth, died Friday, October 21, 2005, at St. Luke''s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2005, at 10:30 AM, at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Blue Earth, with Father Mark McNea officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Blue Earth. Visitation...

Madeline Schwartz

Madeline Schwartz

Oct 19, 2005

Madeline was born April 28, 1911, at Emerald Township, MN, the daughter of Leo R. and Ottilie (Ewendt) Eckhardt.She was born & raised on the family farm in Emerald Township, where she lived all her adult life. She was baptized on May 25, 1911 and later confirmed on June 14, 1925, both at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Emerald Township. She helped...

Cantheline F. Peterson

Cantheline F. Peterson

Oct 17, 2005

Canthelinee was born April 8, 1922, at Frost Mn., the daughter of George and Augusta (Johnson) Carlson.Canthy was raised and educated in Frost where she was a member of the first graduating class of Frost High School. She owned a restaurant in Frost with her sister, Adell Hanson, before her marriage to Burton Peterson on December 3, 1944 in Frost....

Robert Perrine

Robert Perrine

Oct 16, 2005

Bob was born July 6, 1935, at Blue Earth Mn., the son of David E. and Letha E. (Yarnell) Perrine.He was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he attended school. He ran and later owned the Shell gas station, owned and operated the Blue Moon Cafe and was an independent truck driver for over 25 years.Bob is survived by...

Robert Chilcote

Robert Chilcote

Oct 12, 2005

Robert was born August 13, 1918, at Orrville, Ohio, the son of Arthur E. and Gertrude (Rutter) Chilcote.After high school Robert enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 1938. He served with General Patton''s 7th Army with the 319th Combat Engineers during WW II. He retired with 21 years of active duty, having served at the Berlin Airlift in 1948...

Lucile R. Huber

Lucile R. Huber

Oct 10, 2005

She was born September 13, 1909, at Story County, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas E. and Mary E. (Longnecker) Thompson.She lived in Fenton, Iowa before coming to Elmore in 1918 where she attended schools. Lucile was married to Charles A. Huber on August 11, 1933 in Elmore. The couple farmed 2 miles north of Elmore until 1947. They continued to...

Dawn Milbrandt

Dawn Milbrandt

Oct 5, 2005

Dawn Marie Milbrandt entered into eternal rest on October 5, 2005 at the age of 53 after a long battle with cancer. Memorial donations may be directed to Hope Lodge and/or PALS. Web tributes may be left at www.pattonfh.comDawn was born to Wesley and Ruth (Ankeny) Milbrandt on August 7, 1952. She graduated from Elmore Public High School, a member...

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