Obituaries

Martha Almen Peterson

MarthaAlmenPeterson Martha Louise Almen Peterson died four days after her ninety-eighth birthday on Thursday, August 11, 2016, with her family at her side in St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. She was born August 7, 1918, to Margaret and Theodore Almen in Northwood, North Dakota. She graduated...

Francis Jones

FrancisJones Francis Jones, 92, died on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 20, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Springfield with Pastor Julie Smith officiating. Interment will be in the Springfield City...

Deloris Kastner

Mass of Christian Burial for Deloris Kastner, 90, was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 5, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Comfrey with the Rev. Phil Schotzko officiating. Interment was in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery in Comfrey. Mrs. Kastner died Monday, August 1, 2016, at Prairie Senior Cottages...

Reverend Edward Ardolf

Mass of Christian Burial for the Reverend Edward Ardolf, 79, of Nicollet, was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 5, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Nicollet with the Most Reverend John M. LeVoir officiating. Burial will be at a future date. Father Ardolf died Monday, August 1, 2016, at Mayo Clinic...

Oliver K. Schmid

Schmid, Oliver K., 97 of Bloomington, passed away on July 30, 2016. Oliver was born on October 19, 1918, in Springfield, Minnesota. Oliver was a US Navy WWII veteran and a retired employee of Control Data. Preceded in death by parents, John and Pauline; wife, Lois; brothers, Richard, Gilbert and...

Joseph Ferdinand Roiger

Joseph Ferdinand Roiger, 86, of Springfield, died Sunday, July 31, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Visitation begins today, Wednesday, August 3, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home and continues Thursday from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. at the St. Raphael’s Catholic Church. The...

Harold ‘Bud’ Boettger

Harold “Bud” Boettger, 87, of Webster, Wisconsin, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 16, 2016. Born in Springfield, Minnesota, on December 14, 1928, Bud was the son of Rose (Krueger) and Rudolph John Boettger. He attended local schools and graduated from Springfield High School in 1947. Bud served...

Alvera Hirschey

Alvera Ruth Hirschey On July 15,2016, Alvera Ruth Hirschey died peacefully in her sleep of complications after suffering a fall. She was 96 years old, and had recently moved to Lafayette, LA. Before her move, Vera had been a resident of Edina, Minnesota for over 50 years and a lifelong...

Agatha Hoffmann

Agatha “Aggie” Hoffmann Agatha “Aggie” Hoffmann, 91, of Springfield, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Springfield. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 20, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home, and will continue one hour prior to service at St. John’s Home...

Bennett Juenemann

Bennett Juenemann Bennett Juenemann, age 82 of Sanborn, died Monday, July 11, 2016, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. Mass of Christian Burial was held July 15, at St. Mathias Catholic Church in Wanda. Father Anthony Hesse officiated and interment was in St. Mathias Catholic Cemetery,...