Obituaries

Steven R. Polkow
  Steven Roland Polkow, 74, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at his home.   He was born February 24, 1949 in Springfield, Minnesota, the son of Roland and Inez (Bergum) Polkow.  He graduated from Springfield High School in 1967 and Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall in...
Audrey Johnson
  Audrey Louise (Hetland) Johnson, age 92, died peacefully at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, Minnesota on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.  A funeral was held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye. Visitation was from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church....
Margaret “Marge” Wellner
  Margaret “Marge” Reginia Goeden Wellner passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023. Funeral service was at 11 a.m. Friday, November 3, 2023 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield. Interment  followed in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Springfield. Visitation was from 9-11 a.m. Friday, November 3...
Herbert L. Scheffler
  Herbert L. Scheffler, age 87, of Sanborn, MN died on October 26, 2023, at Sleepy Eye Medical Center.  Visitation will be on Monday, October 30, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield and will continue on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran...
Gary Lee Reese
  Gary Lee Reese, 67, of Springfield, passed away October 22, 2023 at the New Ulm Medical Center.  Visitation was held Thursday, October 26 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at St. Raphael Catholic Church with the Mass of Christian Burial following at 10:30 a.m.  Interment was at St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery....
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...

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