Obituaries

Julia Schmitt

Julia Schmitt Funeral service for Julia “Julie” A. Schmitt, 57, of Comfrey, was held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 23, at New Hope Lutheran Church in Comfrey. Interment will be in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Comfrey, at a later date. Julie lost her battle with cancer and died Thursday, March 19, 2015,...

Dorothy Schwartz

Dorothy Schwartz Funeral Service for Dorothy Schwartz, 77, of Sanborn, was held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield with The Rev. Christian Andrews officiating. Mrs. Schwartz died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud. Dorothy...

Jerry Wellner

Jerald Wellner Service of Remembrance for Jerald ‘Jerry’ Wellner, 74, of Sanborn, was held Friday evening, March 20, at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel. Chaplain Noel Wetter officiated at the service. Military honors were by the Sanborn American Legion. Interment will be in Christ...

Anna Mae Dorow

Anna Mae Dorow, 95, Truman died on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Truman Senior Living. Funeral services for Mrs. Dorow will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 12, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Truman with Rev. Nathan Rusert officiating. Inurnment will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, March 13, at St...

Mary H. Gardiner

Mary Helen (Desmond) Gardiner, 76, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 23, 2015. Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 2, at First Presbyterian Church in Sioux City with Dr. Rev. Tom Murray officiating and Rev. Katie Whipple assisting. Interment was in the...

Irene Becker

Mass of Christian Burial for Irene Becker, 86, was conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 2, at St. Raphael Catholic Church with The Rev. Phil Schotzko officiating. Interment was in the St. Raphael Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Becker died Wednesday February 25, 2015, at St. John Lutheran Home in...

Darrel O. Stern

Darrell O. Stern, 73, of Fridley died on February 21, 2015. Memorial service was held February 26 in Fridley. He is survived by wife, Jan; daughter, Denise (Jim); and five grandchildren. Also surviving are cousins, Mavis (John) Gluth, Yvonne (Vince) Meindl and Jan Anderson of Springfield. Mr....

Anthony 'Butch' Guza

Anthony ‘Butch’ Guza Funeral service for Anthony William Guza, 78, otherwise known as “Butch,” was held at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, at 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 20. Pastor Keith Ainsley officiated at the services. Interment was in the Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye.  Mr. Guza died...

Amber Lechuga

Amber Lechuga A memorial service for Amber Lechuga, 23, of Springfield, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home — North Chapel in New Ulm. Visitation will be from 11:00 to 1:00 at the chapel. Lechuga died on Sept. 25, 2014, as the result of homicide.

Garry Siekmann

Garry Siekmann Garry R. Siekmann, 52, of Leesburg, Virginia, died peacefully on February 13, 2015. Garry was born on January 8, 1963, to Glen and Evelyn Siekmann. He grew up in the Springfield area and graduated from Springfield High School in 1981. Garry served in the United States Army from 1981...