Obituaries

James Ralph Mastin

James Ralph Mastin

Mar 6, 2004

Ralph was born January 8, 1912, at Buffalo Center, Iowa, the son of James K. & Lydia P. (Spencer)Mastin. He was raised and attended Country School near Buffalo Center, IA. On December. 6, 1933 he married Esther B. Bosma at Buffalo Center. He worked as a farm hand until 1936 when he started farming on his own. Ralph & Esther...

Henrietta Widlund-Jansen

Henrietta Widlund-Jansen

Feb 29, 2004

Henrietta was born December 31, 1926, at Gilmore City, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Ida (Wiemers) Eyhusen.She was raised and educated in the Palmer, Iowa area where she graduated from Palmer High School. She was married to Stanley W. Widlund on October 14, 1946 in Jackson, MN. She lived most of her life in the Palmer, IA. area where...

Ruth Westby

Ruth Westby

Feb 20, 2004

Ruth Eleanor Schwen was born June 26, 1920, at Blue Earth, Mn., the daughter of Herbert and Minnie (Wehsener) Schwen. She was a 1939 graduate of Blue Earth High School. She attended Mankato State University and Mankato Commercial College. She was employed as a bookeeper at Sears in Minneapolis before her marriage to Marvin Westby on February 10, 1946 at...

Myrtle Martin

Myrtle Martin

Feb 17, 2004

Myrtle was born March 2, 1912, at Ellsworth Township, MN., the daughter of John & Martha (Luthens) Smith.Myrtle was raised and educated in Ellsworth Township, MN. She was confirmed in and later married to Lester E. Martin at St. Peter''s Lutheran Church in Ellsworth Township, on May 10, 1932. The couple farmed there until coming to Blue Earth in 1936...

Jane Espeland

Jane Espeland

Feb 11, 2004

BLUE EARTH February 11, 2004Jane C. EspelandJane C. Espeland, age 86, of Blue Earth, died Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center, Blue Earth. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2004, at 11:00 AM, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Earth, with Rev. Stephen Bohling & Rev. Kenneth Carlson officiating. Burial will be in...

Arnold Elvestrom

Arnold Elvestrom

Feb 7, 2004

Arnold Melanchton Elvestrom was born June 9, 1908, at Bricelyn, Mn. the son of Andrew and Sena (Jacobson) Elvestrom. He was baptized and confirmed his faith at South Blue Earth Lutheran Church, Bricelyn. He received his early education in the Bricelyn Schools and graduated from Blue Earth High School, and attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Arnold married Irene Frandle...

Carol Stanton

Carol Stanton

Jan 28, 2004

ELMOREJanuary 28, 2004Carol StantonCarol Stanton, age 60, of Elmore, died Wednesday, January 28, 2004, at St. Mary''s Hospital Rochester. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2004, at 11:00 AM, at Elmore United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mary Willis Mayes officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Elmore. Visitation time will be from 3 - 7 PM, Friday...

Clifford Seymore

Clifford Seymore

Jan 26, 2004

Clifford was born November 16, 1921, at Grapevine, Arkansas, the son of William R. and Jeffie (Greene) Seymore.Clifford was raised in Arkansas and moved to California in the 1930''s to seek employment. He married Mary Tomberlin on January 31, 1942 in Las Vegas. He was a veteran of WW II, serving in the Navy. After the war ended he and...

Rosella Welfare

Rosella Welfare

Jan 23, 2004

Rosella was born May 30, 1912, at East Chain, MN, the daughter of John & Emma (Harms) Struss. She grew up on farms and went to East Chain schools. She was married to William L. Welfare on June 30, 1930 in Fairmont. Except for a short time living in Michigan they spent most of their lives on farms in the...

Lydia Pooley

Lydia Pooley

Jan 20, 2004

BLUE EARTHJanuary 20, 2004Lydia PooleyLydia Pooley, age 91, of Blue Earth, died Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center, Blue Earth. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2004, at 11:00 AM, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Earth, with Rev. Stephen Bohling & Rev. Kenneth Carlson officiating. Visiting hours will be from 4:00 to...

Therese Theodore

Therese Theodore

Jan 19, 2004

Therese Louise Mathews Theodore was born June 24, 1907 in Elmore Township, Faribault Co., Minnesota to Ernst and Ann (Krinke) Mathews. She was baptized on July 8, 1907 and confirmed on April 21, 1921 at St. John?s Lutheran Church, Elmore Township. She attended District 18 school and St. John?s parochial school.She lived and worked on the Mathew?s family farm for...

Helen Pausewang

Helen Pausewang

Jan 14, 2004

Helen E. Pausewang, age 68, of Blue Earth, died Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center, Blue Earth. Helen was born May 21, 1935, at Elmore, Mn., the daughter of Eddie S. and Ada Belle (Worden) Ihle.She was married to Joseph M. Pausewang on November 24, 1955 in Wells, MN.She is survived by her Son: Gregory (&...

Mary Drexler

Mary Drexler

Jan 14, 2004

BLUE EARTHJanuary 14, 2004Mary DrexlerMary was born May 25, 1916, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph W. and Mary "Annie" (Cullen) Mulroney.Mary was raised and graduated from St. Mary''s Academy in Emmetsburg, Iowa.. She studied business at Lours College in Dubuque for one year and Emmetsburg Community College for one year. She married John J. Berry and he preceded...

Elmer Wadsworth Murray

Elmer Wadsworth Murray

Jan 11, 2004

Elmer Wadsworth Murray, age 101, of Blue Earth, died Sunday, January 11, 2004, at St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center, Blue Earth. Elmer was born October 27, 1902, at Lee County, Illinois, near Dixon, the son of Frank & Winifred (Wadsworth) Murray.The family moved to Emerald Township, Faribault County in 1913. He attended country school through the 8th grade and then...

Doris Whitney

Doris Whitney

Jan 6, 2004

Doris Rachell Johnson, the daughter of William and Bertha (Nelson) Johnson, was born January 24, 1916 in Story County, Iowa.She graduated from Delavan High School in 1934. Doris was united in marriage with George W. Whitney in Mapleton on July 29, 1934. They farmed in the Delavan area until George''s death in 1976. Doris moved to Blue Earth in 1980...

Ervin Larson

Ervin Larson

Jan 3, 2004

Ervin LarsonErvin was born April 2, 1916, at Lerdal, MN, the son of Louis and Mary (Peterson) Larson.He was married to Fern Stephensen on September 23, 1939 in Forest City, Iowa. Ervin farmed in the Frost area for many years before managing the Frost Creamery for nine years. In 1965 Ervin and family moved to Blue Earth where he worked...

Linda Haase

Linda Haase

Jan 2, 2004

Linda Vosburgh HaaseLinda Marie Haase, age 58, of Blue Earth, died Friday, January 2, 2004, at United Hospital, Blue Earth. Memorial services will be held on Monday, January 5, 2004, at 11:00 AM, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Blue Earth, with Rev. John Otte officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery at a later date. Visitation time will be from...

Laura Dobson

Laura Dobson

Dec 18, 2003

Laura R. "Cassem" Dobson was born September 16, 1917, at Terry, Montana, the daughter of Walter & Olive (Lyon) Dutton. Laura lived SW of Elmore and attended rural Watts School south of Elmore. She was married to Merle Cassem on May 29, 1935 in Elmore. She worked for Koehler Pharmacy for many years and later worked for Snyder Drug in...

Marian Peterson

Marian Peterson

Dec 17, 2003

Marian Gladys Peterson was born October 24,1909 in Freeborn Co, MN, the adopted daughter of John and Josephene "Josie" (Amundson) Bergsetter. She was raised in the Bricelyn area attending country school through 8th grade. She graduated from Bricelyn High School in 1928 as salutatorian. She received her normal training in Blue Earth and taught in rural Blue Earth schools for...

Lois Demske

Lois Demske

Dec 17, 2003

Lois K. Demske was born October 31, 1911 in Dixon, Illinois the daughter of William and Marie (Oesterheld) Ankeny. She graduated from Delavan High School and worked for a few years in the Blue Earth area before returning to Dixon, Illinois. She lived in Dixon for many years where she worked at J.C. Penney Co. Following her retirement from Penney?s...