April 2015
Complete obituaries can be found in the Paynesville Press each week.
April 2015
Complete obituaries can be found in the Paynesville Press each week.
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Donna Blomker, 83, Eden Valley Donna Mae Blomker, 83, of Eden Valley died on Monday, April 27, at the Paynesville Hospital. Funeral services were held on Friday, May 1, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Eden Valley. Burial was in the Eden Lake Cemetery in Eden Valley. Donna was born on Feb. 5, 1932, to Abel and Esther (Kottke) Johnson in Minneapolis, where they resided until 1946. She grew up on Sandy Beach Resort on Rice Lake where, later in life, she spent many summers with her family. She married Conrad Blomker on April 18, 1953, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Eden Valley. Donna was a homemaker. She was also a waitress, beautician, and played the organ at St. Paul's Lutheran Church and at Hilltop Care Center in Watkins for services. Donna is survived by her husband, Conrad "Connie" of Eden Valley; children, Douglas (Susan) of Minneapolis, James (Kathy) of Paynesville, and Sherri (Derek) Larson of Buffalo; daughter-in-law, Susan Terres of Melrose; nine grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Donna was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Jeffrey and Daniel; and a great-granddaughter.
A visitation will be held at the Buffalo United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 26, beginning at 1 p.m. A funeral service will follow at 3 p.m. Interment is scheduled for Monday, April 27, in the Olivia Cemetery.
She was born on July 19, 1927, to Frank Schafer and Bertha (Miller) Schafer in Flora Township in Renville County.
Lorraine graduated from Danube High School in 1945 and from Viola School of Beauty in 1946.
Lorraine faithfully served her Savior; her husband, Delburn; and family in Tenny, Minn., Pipestone, Farmington, Paynesville, and Mankato, (while Delburn served as district superintendent for the southwest district of the United Methodist Church) and until her homegoing as a faithful member of the Buffalo United Methodist Church in Buffalo.
She is survived by her children, Donna (Barry) Padelford of Farmington, Faye Clay of Lakeville, Dean (Brenda) Kurtz of Watertown, Wis., and Neal (Hope) Kurtz of Minneapolis; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers and one sister; husband of 65 years, Delburn Kurtz; daughter, Linda (Richard) Legare; and son-in-law, Daniel Clay.
Lorraine has requested that all donations be given to the Emma Norton Residence and the Buffalo United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held on Monday, April 20, at Paynesville Lutheran Church. Burial was in the Paynesville Cemetery.
Betty was born on Aug. 5, 1927, to Sam and Olive (Burr) Rien Lemmon, S.D.
She grew up in Lemmon and moved to Paynesville in March 1943 with her mother and brother, Roger.
On Jan. 13, 1946, she married James Atkinson in Paynesville. They were blessed with six children.
Betty is survived by her husband, Jim; children, Mike (Rita) of Paynesville, Peggy (Gary) Irrthum of Las Vegas, Nev., Curt (Karen) of Sartell, Mary (Robert) Hicks of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., and Bruce (Pauline) of Alamogordo, N.M.; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nephews; and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Susie; a grandson; two great- grandchildren; three brothers, Sam, Bob, and Roger; and sister, Mary Lou.
Mass of Christian burial will be held on Wednesday, April 8, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Louis Catholic Church in Paynesville. Visitation will begin at St. Louis at 9 a.m.
Following lunch at St. Louis, inurnment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Morton at 3 p.m. There will be coffee and fellowship at St. John's Catholic Church in Morton at 3:30 p.m.
Shirley Mae (Morrow) Tisdell was born on Nov. 14, 1927, to James Dwight and Ora (Wharton) Morrow in Spencer, S.D.
During her childhood, her family lived in several eastern South Dakota communities, including Salem, Alcester, Sisseton, and Watertown.
She graduated from Watertown High School in 1945. She graduated from South Dakota State University in 1950 with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture and economics. She also obtained a teaching certificate from SDSU.
Following graduation, Shirley taught high school business subjects at Bristol, S.D.; Highmore, S.D.; Morton, Minn.; and Springfield, Minn.
On June 30, 1956, she married Harold Lawrence Tisdell. Together, they had four children: Mary Lee, Linda Kay, Mary Sue, and Timothy James.
Upon marriage, she helped with operations of the family farm by managing finances and preparing meals.
After retiring from farming in 1980, she and Harold spent summers at a cabin on Lake Koronis outside of Paynesville and winters in Harlingen, Texas, until they moved permanently to a lake home on Lake Koronis in 1996.
She is survived by her children, Linda (Dan) Baun of Marshall and Mary (Brian) Heinis of St. Anthony Village; four grandchildren; sister, Phyllis Cole; a brother-in-law; a sister-in-law; step-mother, Jewell Morrow; and many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harold; infant daughter, Mary Lee; and infant son, Timothy James.
Blessed be her memory.
Mass of Christian burial was held on Monday, April 6, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Paynesville. Burial was in the St. Agnes Parish Cemetery in Roscoe.
Matt was born on June 1, 1923, to the late John P. and Mary (Kirchner) Leyendecker in Eden Lake Township.
He was a proud WWII veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1944-1946.
He married Marie Kolb on June 15, 1949, at St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud. Their union lasted until Marie's death in 2011.
Matt and Marie lived for many years in Roscoe and retired to Paynesville, where they resided for 22 years. They moved to the John Paul Apartments in Cold Spring in 2011.
Matt was employed as a carpenter in addition to owning and operating Matt's Cabinet Shop in Roscoe.
He is survived by his nine children, Charles (Rose) of Cold Spring, Diane (Ken) Thomes of Andover, Doris (Leon) Heinen of St. Cloud, Jane (Tom) Widmer of Richmond, Denis (Mary) of Rochester, Connie (Marv) Mueller of Cold Spring, Tim (Shelly) of Cold Spring, Sharon (Ben) Gertken of Richmond, and Brenda (Dennis) Lieser of Spring Hill; 20 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sister and brothers, Bernice Roggensack of California, Leo of Paynesville, and Ray of Sartell; and two sisters-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; three grandchildren; a great-grandson; and brothers and sisters, Agnes Ritsche, Richard, Norman, Paul, Elmer, Marjorie Hulsing, Pauline Dineen, and Ralph.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 11, at 11 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in Paynesville. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Burial will be in the Paynesville Cemetery at a later date.
Yvonne Marie Fasching was born on May 10, 1941, to Adolph "Ted" and Marge (Scheiber) Fasching near Watertown, Minn.
She attended and graduated from Holy Trinity School in Winsted.
She married Dale Barsness on July 6, 1963, at Holy Trinity Church in Winsted. They shared 51 years of marriage.
She worked at General Mills until 1964 and then worked at the West Central Tribune in Willmar, at a newspaper in Seymour, Ind., as a chef at PeterŐs Resort in Glenwood, Minn., at the Southern Minnesota Beet COOP in Renville, and at MERTEC in Olivia.
Yvonne is survived by her husband, Dale; children, Paul (Denise) Barsness, Lynette (Gary) Schreifels, and Lisa (Bob) Jewell; 10 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; sister, Barbara Stender; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ted and Marge; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Everall and Emma Barsness; brother Eugene Fasching; and four grandchildren.
A memorial mass celebrating her life was held on Monday, April 6, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Watkins.
Shelva was born on Nov. 21, 1938, to James and Eleanore (Schacht) McKenzie in Watkins.
She married Gene Steman on Sept. 28, 1957, at St Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud.
She had been employed at Animal Fair in Eden Valley and Modern Quilting in Litchfield, but mostly she was a homemaker, raising her seven children.
Shelva is survived by her husband, Gene Steman of Watkins; children and their spouses, Claudia and Mike Miller of Willmar, Peggy and Gene DeMorett of Watkins, Gayle and Tim Vogel of Sartell, Diane and Steve Erickson of Kandiyohi, John and Carolyn Steman of Litchfield, and Dave Steman of Watkins; 12 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and brothers and sister and their spouses, James and Darlene McKenzie of Kimball, Jeanetta Gross of St. Cloud, and Jerry and Judy McKenzie of Kandiyohi.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Toni Dalton; and infant son, Michael.
Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 8, at 10:30 a.m. at Paynesville Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, at Johnson Funeral Home in Paynesville and will continue one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial will be held in the Paynesville Cemetery.
Delores Mae (Pelkey) Schwandt was born in Paynesville on April 9, 1929. She was the second daughter born to Ernest and Lillian (Otteson) Pelkey.
She graduated from Paynesville High School in 1947.
On June 5, 1948, she married Hubert Schwandt of Paynesville. They were blessed with six children and 56 years of marriage.
In 1970, Delores went to work for the Paynesville School District as a cook and later became the food service manager. She worked at the school for 22 years before retiring in 1992.
Delores is survived by her six children, David (Diane) of Paynesville, Deanna (Byron) Fuchs of Sartell, Doreen (Joe) Miller of Paynesville, Debi (Kevin) Elwood of Isle, Daniel (Kathy) of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and Doug (Denise) of Paynesville; 15 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; three siblings, Eileen Bratsch of New London, Valeria Pauls of Buhl, and Larry Pelkey of Buhl; a brother-in-law; a sister-in-law; and nieces, nephews, and many close friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert; parents; a grandson; and three brothers-in-law.
All memorials will be donated to the ALS Association, unless otherwise designated.
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