Obituaries

Rick L. Tessmer, 60, of Cobden, died on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at his home. Memorial Service following visitation was held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 22, at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel, with Pastor Chris Cordes officiating. Interment was in Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye.  Reception for family...
Mass of Christian Burial for Carol Renberg, 89, was held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 15,  in St. Paul Catholic Church in Comfrey with Father Andy Michels officiating.  Interment was in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Renberg died on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield...
Shirley A. Staupe, 78, of Faribault died on April 9, 2019, at Pathways at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield following an extended illness.   Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was  held Monday, April 15, in the Church of St. Patrick in Shieldsville, Faribault. Interment was in St. Mary’s...
A Celebration of Life service for Lloyd Wolf, 90, was held on Friday, April 5, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Jeffers. Mr. Wolf  died March 30, 2019, at his home in The Maples, Springfield. Lloyd Clayton Wolf was born June 6, 1928, to George and Emma (Wendland) Wolf, rural Jeffers. He married Wyona...
Brenda Geffre of Mound and formerly of Windom, died on April 3, 2019 at Hope Hospice House, Leigh Acres, Florida. Brenda was born July 11, 1954, to Merlin and Ann Fredin, grew up on a farm and graduated from Windom High School.  She is survived by her husband Denny; children, Katy, Nick, Paige,...
Funeral services for Wayne Fredin, 70, of Farwell and formerly of Windom, were held Tuesday, April 2, in the United Methodist Church, Alexandria. Mr. Fredin died on March 28, 2019. Wayne Eugene Fredin was born March 10, 1949, to Merlin and Ann Fredin in Comfrey, grew up on a farm and graduated from...
Mark Allan Swift, 86, of Comfrey, died on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Ridgeway on 23rd in New Ulm. Mass of Christian Burial was conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 5, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Comfrey with Father Andy Michels officiating.  Interment was in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery. Mark...
Laureen Utz, 54, of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and formerly of Springfield, died on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Her death was attributed to cancer. Laureen grew up in Springfield and was a 1983 graduate of Springfield High School. Laureen is survived by her son, Kamal (Azza) Aljazireh of Aurora, Illinois;...
Larry Larson, 76, of Wabasso, died on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. Visitation will be today (Wednesday, April 3) from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel and will continue on Thursday from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the...
Shirley Bloemke, 90, of Springfield, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Home, where she had lived the past couple of years. A lifetime resident of the Springfield community, Shirley, daughter of Raymond and Grace Petersen, was born April 29, 1928. She married Harold Bloemke in...

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