Obituaries

Nancy Jeske
   Nancy Jeske, age 77, of Melrose, passed away October 21, 2023 at the LeSueur Medical Center after a short, but courageous, battle with cancer.  She was born August 6, 1946 in St. James, Minnesota to Jacob and Edna Friesen.  She graduated from Comfrey High School in 1964 and Mankato State...
Mary Susann Krebs
  Mary Susann Krebs passed away peacefully in Rochester, Minnesota on October 19, 2023. Visitation will be on Friday, October 27, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00 a.m. The clergy will be Fr. Mark Steffl...
Vera Mae Kasa
  Vera Mae Kasa passed away October 18, 2023, one month short of her 96 birthday at St John’s Lutheran Home with her family beside her. A funeral service was held at the Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel, on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. The clergy was Chaplain Noel Wetter....
Matthew Raymond Krueger
  Matthew Krueger age 2, of Springfield died on October 17, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.  Visitation was on Thursday, October 19, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel and continued Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at St. Raphael...
Merlyn Finstad
  Merlyn Finstad, 88, of St. James and formerly of Springfield, passed away October 9, 2023.  He was born May 27, 1935 in New Richmond, Wisconsin to Arthur and Sigrid (Iverson) Finstad.  He married Gwenice Toll in May, 1957.  The couple farmed near Godahl before moving to Springfield and later, to...
Linus “Lenny” Stern
  Linus “Lenny” Stern, age 74, of New Ulm passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm.  Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 23, 2023 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – South Chapel in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm...
Joseph Jenniges
  Joseph Jenniges, age 64, peacefully passed away on October 10, 2023, in Springfield, MN.  Visitation will be on Friday, October 27, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel. Service will be held at the Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel, on Friday,...
Olivia Binder
  Olivia Binder, 90, of Gibbon, passed away October 4, 2023 at the New Ulm Medical Center.  She was born August 1, 1933 in New Ulm to Frank and Clara (Bruckbauer) Fischer.  She married Howard Binder August 19, 1958.  The couple resided on the Binder family farm near St. George where they raised...
Joyce Edna Wiese
   Joyce Edna Wiese, 83, passed away October 3, 2023 at St. John’s Home in Springfield.  Funeral service was held Friday, October 6 at New Hope Lutheran Church, Comfrey.  Interment was at New Hope Lutheran Cemetery. Joyce was born May 10, 1940 in Mountain Lake.  She attended Comfrey High School and...
Lucille (Radtke) Bloemke
        Lucille (Radtke) Bloemke, 91, a longtime resident of Belmond and owner of Bloemke Pharmacy died peacefully Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the Kanawha Community Home.  Public funeral services were held Monday, October 2, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Belmond.  The Reverend Katie Pals...

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