Obituaries

Jeanine Marie Wolford
Jeanine Marie Wolford passed away January 30, 2025 at Atlas Memory Care in Centerville at the age of 85.  She was born in 1939 in Springfield to Martin and Ann (Fromm) Eigen.  She graduated from Comfrey High School in 1957 and married Norman Wolford November 25, 1958 in Comfrey. Visitation will be...
David A. Johns
  David A. Johns, 64, of Comfrey, passed away January 21, 2025 at his home in Redwood Falls.  A private family funeral service will be held at a later date.  Nelson-Hillestad Funeral and Cremation Service is handling the arrangements.  Johns ran Genuine Woodcraft in Springfield for a number of...
Dolores “Dee” Florence Nelsen
  Dolores “Dee” Florence Nelsen age 72, of Clements, MN died on January 24, 2025, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield, MN. Visitation was on Monday, January 27, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel and continued one hour prior to Mass on Tuesday at church...
Curtis Miller
  Curtis Miller, age 78, passed away January 20, 2025 at the Lockwood House, Prairie Home Hospice, in Marshall, Minnesota.  He was born June 18, 1946 in Tyler, Minnesota to Glennon and Irene (Larson) Miller.  He graduated from Balaton High School, attended Worthington Junior College, enlisted in...
Terry Lee Fredin
   Terry Lee Fredin, 76, of Windom, Minnesota, passed away November 7, 2024 at Windom Area Health from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.  Mass of Christian Burial was held January 25, 2024 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Windom. Terry was born November 15, 1947 in Spencer,...
Judy Karen Willemssen
  Judy Karen Willemssen, age 79, of Sanborn, Minnesota, passed away on January 14, 2025, at Olivia Restorative Care Center after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Visitation was held at Redwood Valley Funeral Home in Redwood Falls on Monday, January 20, 2025, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with...
Glenna Boyle
  Glenna Boyle, age 96, of Springfield, MN died on January 12, 2025, at The Glenn Minnetonka Assisted Living in Minnetonka, MN.  Visitation was on Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at St. Raphael Catholic Church, Springfield, MN with the Rosary being recited at 10:15 a.m. Mass...
Jean Lillian Schafer
  Jean Lillian Schafer age 86, formerly of Lamberton, MN died on January 11, 2025, at The Timbers of Apple Valley.  Visitation was on Saturday, January 18, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel. Service was held at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel, on...
Lorraine Dorothy Pelzel Tauer
  Lorraine Dorothy Pelzel Tauer, age 98, died peacefully early Friday morning, January 10, 2025. She had lived in Morgan, MN, spending her last two years at Gil-Mor Haven Assisted Living and Gil-Mor Manor Nursing Home in Morgan. Lorraine was born to Augusta Mary Engel Pelzel and Clement Pelzel on...
Anne Ritzenthaler Hawkins
  Anne Ritzenthaler Hawkins, 84, passed away January 3, 2025 in Edina, Minnesota.  She was born October 6, 1940 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin to Ansel (“Rick”) and Geraldine (Bockman) Ritzenthaler.  The family moved to Springfield to take over the family business, Bockman’s Jewelry.  She was a...

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