Obituaries
Delbert W. L. Kietzer
Aug 22, 2007
Delbert William Louie Kietzer was born February 19, 1928 in Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth County, MN to Ludwig and Minnie (Urban) Kietzer. He attended parochial school at St. John's Lutheran School-Willow Creek. Delbert farmed with his father until being drafted into the US Army. He was kept safe from active duty in Korea due to the untimely death of...
Roy A. Mennen
Aug 10, 2007
Roy Allen Mennen was born November 23, 1944, in Fairmont, son of Andreas Harms and Esther Margaret (Clark) Mennen. Mennen died Friday, August 10, 2007 at his home in Truman. Survivors include brothers, Robert and Richard Mennen, both of Truman.
Betty Baarts
Aug 7, 2007
Betty Louise Baarts was born March 25, 1940 in Mankato, MN daughter of Bernard and Ilene (Jackson) Keltgen. Baarts died August 7, 2007 at her home in Truman. She is survived by her husband, Arthur Baarts, of Truman.
Alvin H. Luhmann
Jun 21, 2007
Alvin H. Luhmann was born on January 31, 1924 in Rutland Township, Martin County, MN to Albert and Ella Kaeding Luhmann. He was baptized and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church, East Rutland Township. He attended St. James Lutheran Parochial School and School Dist. 31. Alvin graduated from the Minnesota School of Agriculture in St. Paul in March of 1943....
Marjorie M. Tumbleson
Jun 17, 2007
Marjorie Mae Fox was born on January 4, 1920 in Sioux City, Iowa to John and Hallie Williams Fox. She attended school in Crow Lake, SD. Marjorie met Ernest Tumbleson before WWII and they were married in Sherburn, MN when he returned home from the war. They lived and farmed near Alpha, MN until 1967 when they purchased a farm...
Wilbert Fred Wolf
Jun 1, 2007
Wilbert Fred Wolf was born on July 7, 1919 on the Northstar Farm in Galena Township, rural Martin County, MN to Henry H. and Rosie (Neuenschwander) Wolf. He was baptized on October 5, 1919 and confirmed on April 9, 1933, both at St. John's Evangelical Church in Fairmont. Wilbert's family later moved to a farm in Westford Township and he...
Frieda A. Sieg
May 28, 2007
Frieda Anna Maria Alvina Niemeier, daughter of August & Caroline (Heckman) Niemeier, was born September 28, 1911 at South Branch, MN. She was baptized by Reverend F. Sell, attended parochial School in South Branch, and was confirmed by Reverend H.C. Hinz on April 15, 1925. When her folks retired to St. James in 1926, Frieda continued her schooling at St....
Violet Alice Grant
May 16, 2007
Violet Alice Harris was born on July 8, 1914 in Westford Township, Martin County, MN to Bert and Alice (Wilkenson) Harris. She attended Country School District 24 in Westford Township. On May 8, 1934 Violet married Harry Herbert Grant in Estherville, IA. They lived and farmed near Amboy, MN until 1940 before moving to the Truman area where they farmed...
Janet L. (Meyer) Page
May 11, 2007
Janet Lorraine Meyer was born July 30, 1938 at home in Westford Township, rural Martin County, MN to Arthur and Valeen (Clow) Meyer. She was baptized, confirmed, and attended parochial school at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Truman. She graduated from Truman High School. Janet lived and worked in the Prior Lake and Shakopee area for the last forty years. Janet...
Larry Lee Freeman
May 3, 2007
Larry Lee Freeman was born on Sept. 9, 1939 in St. James, MN to Allen and Juanita (Boren) Freeman. He attended school in St. James through the 10th grade and then graduated from Truman High School. Larry farmed with his father in rural Truman. On October 26, 1957 Larry was married to Irene Miller. They had four children. On February...
Marvin Clement Suhr
Apr 22, 2007
Marvin Clement Suhr was born October 10, 1943, son of Clem and Doris (Gauthier) Suhr in Two Rivers, Wisc. He graduated from Washington High School, Two Rivers, in 1961, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point in 1968 with a Bachelors of Science degree in soil conservation. On June 17, 1967, he married Joan Estelle Newby at...
Alvin Edwin Borkenhagen
Apr 18, 2007
Alvin Edwin Borkenhagen was born on October 3, 1909 in Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, MN to Gustav and Mathilda (Salfisberg) Borkenhagen. He was baptized on his day of birth by his grandmother. He was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church-Fieldon on March 25, 1923. Alvin attended Trinity Lutheran School and District 83. On November 24, 1935, Alvin was united in...
Vivian R. Dodge
Apr 15, 2007
Vivian Ruth Miller was born on September 7, 1928 in St. Paul. She was raised by her parents, Henry and Minnie (Augst) Miller outside Ormsby, MN. She graduated from St. James High School in 1946. After beauty school in Mankato, she owned and operated the Cinderella Beauty Shop in Truman for several years. Vivian and Donald Dodge were married September...
Alma Luella Weigel
Apr 9, 2007
Alma Luella Flitter was born on July 2, 1911 on a farm near Gwinner, North Dakota, the fourth of eight children. Shortly thereafter, her family moved to the farming village of Lewisville, MN. Alma attended high school in Mankato, MN. She married Herbert Weigel of Danube, MN during WWII on September 22, 1940. Mrs. Weigel was a bookkeeper in her...
Francis Eugene Fisk
Mar 18, 2007
Francis Eugene Fisk was born on August 8, 1923 in Amboy, MN to Charles and Clara Luella (Anderson) Fisk. His father worked for the railroad so they lived in several different communities for the first part of his life. Francis started school in St. James, MN and then they moved to Madelia where he went to school and graduated from...
Vera Emma Olson
Mar 6, 2007
Vera Emma Koffarnus was born on Jan. 7, 1917 in Welcome Village, MN to Joseph and Martha (Borchardt). She attended country school at Fox Lake. On Jan. 9, 1938 Vera was united in marriage to Lawrence Oswalt at the Welcome American Lutheran Parsonage. They had one son, Wells Oswalt. They farmed by Dolliver, IA and later divorced. Vera married Gordon...
Wendell Myers
Feb 28, 2007
Funeral services for Wendell Myers, 81, of Truman, formerly of Ceylon, will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at 1:30 pm at the Lutheran Retirement Home Chapel, Truman. Interment will take place at Lake Belt Cemetery, rural Ceylon. Mr. Myers died Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 5,...
Dr. Malcolm James Lester
Feb 21, 2007
Malcolm James Lester, Jr. was born on October 4, 1923 in St. James, MN to Malcolm Sr. and Lillian (Grundeen) Lester. He graduated from St. James High School in 1941. Mac attended college at Macalester in the pre-med acceleration program. In 1942 he joined the US Navy in the B-12 program and was sent to boot camp at Great Lakes...
Helen Jane Lopez Neuenfeldt
Feb 8, 2007
Helen Jane Neuenfeldt was born on April 29, 1950 in Mankato, MN to William and Ursula (Urban) Neuenfeldt. She was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church-Antrim and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Lewisville. She attended school in Lewisville and Truman. Helen moved to Rosemount, MN to live with her brother and help with his children. She moved back to...
