Obituaries

Doris Ryan
Doris M. (Hirsch) Ryan, age 91 of Beaver Dam, WI passed away at Charleston House with family by her side on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Doris was born on November 5, 1931, in Comfrey, Minnesota, the daughter of Rowland “Bud” and Clara (Beckius) Hirsch. She was one of six girls in her family. The...
Gladys L Bass
  Gladys L (Gunder) Bass was born on May 16, 1939, to the late Gearald and Wauneta (Woolever) Gunder, in Windom, Minnesota.  She was raised in the faith and attended the Evangelical Free Church in Windom.  Gladys attended Great Bend District No. 2 country school through grade six.  She later...
Tamara Niehoff
  Tamara Marie Burns Niehoff was born on March 13, 1971, in Tracy, MN, the daughter of James and Exelda JoAnn (Bush) Burns. She attended high school in Lamberton, MN and held several jobs throughout her life. Tammy enjoyed visiting with friends and family, gardening, remodeling her home, helping...
Viola Ann Watkins
  Viola Ann Watkins of Comfrey, died on Easter morning, April 9, 2023, at the age of 103 at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN.  Visitation was on Friday, April 14, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, Comfrey Chapel and continued on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:...
Barbara Lynn (Schafer) Voll
  Barbara Lynn (Schafer) Voll, 69, of Watford City, passed away at Sanford Medical Center on April 9th, 2023.   Barb was born December 21, 1953, to Robert and Carol (Nelson) Schafer in Worthington, MN.  She was the oldest of five siblings: three brothers and one sister.  She graduated from Mahnomen...
Paul Reiner
  Paul Anthony Reiner, 63 son of Albert and Elaine, was born October 16, 1959 at the Springfield hospital and passed away of cancer on April 7, 2023. Paul went to school at Saint Raphael’s till the fourth grade, then transferred to Sanborn Public School graduating in 1978. He went on to college in...
Martin “Kermit” Kjolhaug
  Memorial services were held at Atonement Lutheran Church, in St. Cloud, on Monday April 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate the life of Martin “Kermit” Kjolhaug, age 96, who passed away on Good Friday, April 7, 2023 at Country Manor senior care facility in Sartell, Minnesota. Burial will take...
Bernice A. Manderfeld
  Bernice A. Manderfeld, 96, formerly of Springfield, passed away peacefully in her home in Minnetonka on Friday, March 31, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held at the Springfield Area Community Center, on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. The clergy will be Deacon Barry Reindl. Following the...
Laurence (Pete) Wendt
  Laurence (Pete) Robert Wendt, age 96 of Lamberton died on Maundy Thursday, April 6, 2023, at St. John’s Circle of Care in Springfield.  Visitation will be on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, Lamberton Chapel.  A Memorial Service is planned for...
      Sister Mary Kathryn Esch (Sister Leonius), 96, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, Minnesota, died at Assisi Heights Thursday, April 6, 2023.  She was born on April 27, 1926 in Caledonia, Minnesota to Leo and Johanna (Hoscheit) Esch.  She entered the...

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