Obituaries
Carol Schwanz
May 8, 2015
Funeral services for Carol D. Schwanz, 86, Truman, MN will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 11:00 am at St. John’s Lutheran Church-South Branch, rural St. James, MN. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Carol died on Friday, May 8, 2015 at Mayo Health Systems-Fairmont. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the services...
Daryle Richard Maloney
May 7, 2015
Daryle Richard Maloney, 75, of Lewisville, Minnesota passed away, Thursday, May 7, 2015. Visitation will be Monday, May 11 from 4:00 until 7:00 PM at Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service of Truman. Funeral services for Daryle will be held at the St. James United Methodist Church, on Tuesday, May 12 at 11:00 pm with Pastor Clint Firstbrook, III presiding....
Paul F. Diel
May 6, 2015
Funeral services for Paul F. Diel, 68, rural Amboy, MN will be held on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 1:00 pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church-Willow Creek, rural Vernon Center, MN with Rev. John Bennett officiating. Interment will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery-North Willow Creek, rural Vernon Center, MN. Paul died on May 6, 2015 at his home...
Arnold Kenneth Kesler
May 2, 2015
Funeral services for Arnold K. Kesler, 89, Truman, MN will be held on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 10:30 am at Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service of Truman with Pastor Merrill Davis officiating. Interment will take place at Center Chain Cemetery, rural Fairmont, MN. Arnold died on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in Jackson, MN....
Kyle Lynn Ekstrom
Apr 26, 2015
Funeral services for Kyle L. Ekstrom, 33, Truman, MN will be held on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 10:00 am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Truman. Interment will be held at the church cemetery. Kyle died on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, MN after a four and a half year battle with a brain tumor. Visitation...
Deane Ritter
Apr 24, 2015
A Celebration of Life for Deane Ritter, 92, Winnebago, MN will be held on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 7:00 pm at Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service of Truman. Deane died on Friday, April 24, 2015 at Valley Vue Care Center, Armstrong, IA with his children at his side. Private Graveside Services will be held at a later date...
Doris Emma Rosetta Else
Apr 17, 2015
Funeral services for Doris E. Else, 97, rural Lewisville, MN will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 10:30 am at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Vernon Center, MN with Rev. John Bennett officiating. Interment will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery-South Willow Creek, rural Amboy, MN. Doris died on Friday, April 17, 2015. Visitation will be held...
Kathleen Faye Schulz
Mar 28, 2015
Funeral services for Kathleen F. Schulz, 92, Truman, MN formerly of Amboy, MN will be held on Friday, April 3, 2015 at 11:00 am at St. John’s Lutheran Church-Willow Creek, rural Vernon Center, MN with Rev. John Bennett officiating. Interment will be at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery-South Willow Creek, rural Amboy. Kathleen died on Friday, March 28, 2015 at Truman...
LuVerna Ida Kopischke
Mar 16, 2015
Funeral services for LuVerna I. Kopischke, 85, Huntley, MN will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 10:30 am at St. James Lutheran Church, Northrop, MN with Rev. Robert C. Trueblood officiating. Interment will take place at the church cemetery. LuVerna died on Monday, March 16, 2015 at Mayo Health Systems-Fairmont. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 18,...
Anna Mae Dorow
Mar 8, 2015
Funeral services for Anna Mae Dorow, 95, Truman, MN will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 10:00 am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Truman with Rev. Nathan Rusert officiating. Inurnment will take place on Friday, March 13, 2015 at 10:00 am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery. Anna Mae died on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Truman Senior Living....
Dennis Iverson
Mar 6, 2015
Funeral services for Dennis “Road Hog” Iverson, 54, will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Ceylon, MN with Rev. Russell Reimers officiating. Interment will follow at Tennhassen Cemetery, rural Ceylon. Dennis died on Friday, March 6, 2015 at his home in rural Ceylon. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 11,...
Thomas Dale Ratcliffe
Mar 5, 2015
Private family memorial services for Thomas Dale Ratcliffe, 30, Truman, MN will be held on Friday, March 13, 2015 at Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service of Truman. Thomas died on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Underwood, IA. Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2015 from 5-8:00 pm at Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service...
Esther Wenzel
Feb 19, 2015
Esther Wenzel June 25, 1927 to February 19, 2015, Age 87 EDEN PRAIRIE - Funeral services for Esther Wenzel, 87, of Eden Prairie, long-time resident of Truman, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Katherine’s Church in Truman. Visitation will be at Zaharia Family Funeral and Cremation Service of Truman on Wednesday 5-7 p.m. Interment will be in Ridgelawn Memorial...
Doretta Pegors
Feb 19, 2015
For Obituary Doretta Mae Pegors (Warnemunde) was born on March 30, 1923 on a farm near Winside, Nebraska, to Henry and Dora (Hood) Warnemunde. She attended country schools and graduated from Pierce High School in Nebraska. Doretta married Allen Pegors on February 14, 1943 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Truman. They made their home on the family farm. She...
Dale Floris Kettner
Jan 25, 2015
Dale Floris Kettner was born on February 10, 1951 in St. James, MN to Floris and Dorothy (Schwanz) Kettner. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Lewisville, MN and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Truman. Dale attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Truman and graduated from Truman High School. He then attended Jackson VoTech for carpentry. Dale...
Mildred LaFond
Jan 24, 2015
Memorial services for Mildred M. LaFond, 103, Fairmont, MN will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Zaharia Family Funeral & Cremation Service of Truman with Pastor Tony Fink officiating. Mildred passed away peacefully at Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont on Saturday, January 24, 2015 where she was a resident for fourteen years. Mildred...
Ruth Margaret Hendricksen
Jan 20, 2015
Ruth Margaret Andross was born on September 11, 1918 in Granada, MN to George and Mary (True) Andross. She was baptized in June of 1928. Ruth attended Granada Elementary and graduated from Granada High School on May 28, 1936. She attended Minnesota State Teachers College and graduated on June 8, 1938. Ruth taught at 3 rural schools in Martin County....
Lorraine Clarice Vogt
Jan 16, 2015
Lorraine Clarice Vogt was born June 7, 1928 to Henry and Clara (Greier) Becker in Rutland Township, Martin Co., MN. She was baptized and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church in Northrop. She attended St. James Lutheran School in Northrop and graduated from Fairmont High School in 1946. Lorraine was married to Vernon Vogt on June 8, 1947 at St....
Pierce Dean Ricard
Jan 16, 2015
Pierce Dean Ricard was born on December 21, 1925 in Armstrong, IA to Augustus Hiram and Laura (Lund) Ricard. They moved to a family farm in Nashville Township. Dean attended 8 years of country school and later graduated from Truman High School. He farmed with his father in Nashville Township. On January 15, 1953 Dean was drafted into the US...
Norma Lillian Grefe
Dec 28, 2014
Norma Lillian Becker was born on September 20, 1925 in rural Rutland Township, Martin County, MN to Henry and Clara (Greier) Becker. She attended school in Fairmont and graduated from Fairmont High School. On February 8, 1948 Norma was united in marriage to Arthur Dietrich Grefe at St. James Lutheran Church in Northrop. They lived and farmed in Westford Township...
