Obituaries

Alvin M. Arndt

AlvinM.Arndt Alvin Manfred Arndt died January 22, 2016. Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 30, at Zahrbock Funeral Home Chapel in Madison with interment in Hayden Cemetery at Madison. Alvin Manfred Arndt was born to Julius and Emma Arndt on May 19, 1913, in Springfield, Brown...

Jean Arfmann

JeanArfmann Jean Arfmann, 66, of Burnsville, died Friday, January 29, 2016, at her home. Arrangements are pending with the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.

Gertrude Weedman

GertrudeWeedman Funeral service for Gertrude Weedman, 92, of Springfield, was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 30, at St. John Lutheran Church with Pastor Julie Smith officiating. Interment was in the Springfield City Cemetery. Mrs. Weedman died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at St. John Lutheran...

Wayne Bittner

WayneBittner Funeral service for Wayne Gordon Bittner, 47, of Lamberton was held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, January 31, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lamberton with Pastor James Borlaug officiating. Interment was in the Lamberton Cemetery. Mr. Bittner died on January 24, 2016, in Lamberton. Wayne...

Judy Rogotzke Smetana

Judy Rogotzke Smetana Judy Rogotzke Smetana, 72, of Puyallup, Washington, died Thursday, January 7, 2016. She is survived by her daughter, Kim (Scott) Powers, and two grandchildren, Bryce and Brynn; brother, Bob (Sharon) Rogotzke; and two nieces, Kristin and Kari Rogotzke. She was preceded in death...

Janice Anderson

Janice Anderson Janice Anderson, 75, of Springfield, died on Wednesday, January 6, at her home. Funeral service was held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 9, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, with Pastor Keith Ainsley officiating. Interment was in the Springfield City Cemetery. Janice Marie...

Dr. Richard C. Erickson

Dr. Richard C. Erickson Dr. Richard Charles Erickson, of Columbia, passed away at his home on Friday, January 8, 2016, at age 80 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Springfield, Minnesota, June 5, 1935, to Lawrence and Mildred (Dorow) Erickson. He spent most of his childhood in...

Edward Pautzke

EdwardJ.Pautzke Funeral service for Edward J. Pautzke Jr., 86, was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 9, at the United Methodist Church with Pastor David Price officiating. Interment was in the Springfield City Cemetery with military honors by John Watson American Legion Post 257. Mr. Pautzke died...

Evie Conrad

Evie Conrad, 82, of Alexandria, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died at peace, with her two daughters by her side, at Bethany Community Home in Alexandria on Friday, January 1, 2016, after a brief battle with lung cancer. Evie was born on May 17, 1933, in Claremont, Minnesota. She was the youngest child...

Frieda Jeanne Hanson

Frieda Jeanne Hanson, 81, of Springfield, formerly of Comfrey, died on January 2, 2016, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, at the United Methodist Church in Springfield with Pastor David Price and Chaplain Noel Wetter officiating...