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James M. Dormady
James "Jim" Michael Dormady, 59, New Ulm, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at his home. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 14 at Divine Providence Community Home Chapel, Sleepy Eye, with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Sleepy Eye. Sturm Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Jim was born July 21, 1944, in Sleepy Eye, the son of Floyd and Ruth (Kuester) Dormady. He attended St. Mary's Catholic Schools. Jim was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and enjoyed working with his hands and putting together remote-controlled model airplanes.
Jim is survived by his mother, Ruth Dormady of Sleepy Eye; daughters, Kathleen Dormady and husband Curtis Hecht of Sleepy Eye, and Wanda and Travis Ives of Winona; grandchildren, Joshua, Nicholas and Crystal; brother, Thomas Dormady of Morgan; sisters, Kathleen Schewe of New Ulm and Dorothy Hudson of Chesapeake, Va. He was preceded in death by his father, Floyd on Aug. 4, 1982; an infant brother, Dennis; brother, Donald; and brothers-in-law, Earl Hudson and Jerald Schewe.
Gerald John Grausam
Gerald John Grausam, 81, Springfield, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at New Ulm Medical Center, New Ulm. Visitation will be at Wednesday, Oct. 15, 4:30-8:30 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 16, 7:30-10 a.m. at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield. Funeral service will be held at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Springfield, Thursday, at 10:30 a.m., with interment in the church cemetery. There will be a K.C. Rosary on Thursday, 10 a.m., at the church.
Gerald John Grausam was born May 10, 1922, in Burnstown Township, the son of John and Josephine (Turbes) Grausam. He attended country school and helped his father with the family farm. On Aug. 26, 1952, Jerry married Mary Griebel at the St. John Catholic Church in Searles. Jerry had farmed his home farm for over 50 years when the couple moved into Springfield in 1999. He was a member of the St. Raphael's Catholic Church, where he was an usher for many years. Jerry was a K.C. member and enjoyed farming, taking care of animals, his lawn and family.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Mary Grausam of Springfield; daughters, Ginny and husband Gary Norsten of Willmar and Pattie and husband Steve Engel of Apple Valley; son, Jack and wife Nancy Grausam of New Ulm; and grandchildren, Kristen Norsten, Justin and Jamie Engel, and Dustin and Amber Grausam. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Jacob Engel; parents; brother, Vince Grausam and sister, Cyrilla Schultz.
Robert "Bobbie" Patterson
Robert "Bobbie" Patterson, passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 7, 2003. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, Oct. 10, at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Shakopee.
Bobbie was born July 6, 1925, in Sleepy Eye, the son of Robert and Margaret Patterson. He married Mary Jean Ladd at The Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth.
Bobbie is survived by his wife, Mary Jean; daughters, Mary and Trudy; sons, Tom, Joe and Daniel, six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; sisters, Mae Schroeder, Donna Bielen and Annice Frovick. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Christine; parents; brothers, Harold Patterson, Kenneth Patterson and Bruce Patterson; and sisters, Gladys and Lucille.
Alfred W. Suess
Alfred Wilbert Suess, 75, Sleepy Eye, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital, Mankato. Funeral services were Tuesday, Oct. 14 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sleepy Eye, with interment in the church cemetery. Sturm Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Alfred was born Jan. 5, 1928, the son of Fred and Louisa (Hindermann) Suess, in Nicollet County near St. George. He attended school in Mulligan Township. On April 2, 1951, Alfred was united in marriage with Verna (Mickelson) at The Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. He served in the Korean War from 1952-1954, when he was honorably discharged, receiving the Bronze Star. Alfred was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sleepy Eye, Isaac-Radl VFW Post #800 and the Knights of Columbus. He loved woodworking, baseball and fishing. Alfred especially enjoyed his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Alfred is survived by his wife, Verna of Sleepy Eye; son, Duane Suess of Sleepy Eye; grandchildren, Becky Suess-Brey of New Ulm and Craig Suess of Sleepy Eye; great-grandson, Shawn Suess of New Ulm; sisters, Rosella Windschitl of Sleepy Eye, Adeline Svoboda of Olivia, Marie and husband Walter Evers, Cecelia and husband Richard Zwaschka and Marjorie and husband Thomas Prokesch, all of Comfrey; brother-in-law, Wesley Mickelson of Springfield; sisters-in-law, Betty Mickelson of Springfield, Della Schieffert of Sleepy Eye and Lois and husband Bill Nelson of Sleepy Eye. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Norbert Suess, Donald Suess and James Suess; and sisters, Leona, Delores and Hildegard.
Larry Tauer, Jr.
Larry Tauer, Jr., 62, Burnsville, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, Oct. 11, at Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville with interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights.
Larry was born in Sleepy Eye, July 12, 1941, the son of Larry and Marie Tauer. He was a graduate of St. Mary's High School and received his BA degree at St. John's University, Collegeville and his Master of Science degree at the University of North Dakota. He was employed as a flight instructor and worked for General Dynamics in Bloomington. Larry married Janet Hagens July 9, 1966 in Tappen, N.D.
Larry is survived by his wife, Janet; children, Cheryl and husband Phil Besser, Yvonne and husband Mark Kunzer, Ramona Tauer, Rebecca and husband Brian Cuperus and Genevieve Tauer; grandchildren, Jared Besser, Amanda Besser, Tyler Besser, Zachary Kunzer and Miranda Kunzer; parents, Larry and Marie Tauer; brothers, Donald Tauer, Charles Tauer, Dennis Tauer, David Tauer and Jerome Tauer; and sisters, Patty Alt and Marlene Chambers.
Barbara L. Brown
Barbara L. Brown, 59, Sleepy Eye, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, at Divine Providence Community Home, Sleepy Eye. Funeral services were Saturday, Oct. 18, at Divine Providence with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
Barbara was born March 12, 1944, in Independence, Mo., the daughter of Louis and Bobbie (Courtney) Fields. She attended Rye High School in Rye, Colo., where she graduated in 1962. Barb married James Brown on Aug. 21, 1965, in Pueblo, Colo., after James was discharged from the service. The couple made their home in Sleepy Eye where Barb worked as a nurse's aid at Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital, Sleepy Eye Care Center and Divine Providence Community Home. She also did day care and Head Start as well as working at the Orchid Inn as a cook and a donut maker at Casey's. Barb was a Girl Scout leader and Cub Scout leader. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, attending church, flower gardening and going for drives in the country. Barb's hobbies included sewing, quilting, reading, watching TV, listening to music, square dancing and animals.
Barb is survived by her children and their spouses, Richard and Kelli Brown of Sleepy Eye, Joy and James Kotten of Sleepy Eye, Bobby and Angela Brown of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Allen and Tanya Brown of Renville; grandchildren, Kody Brown, Tyler Schultz, Jacob Schultz, Shaniah Brown, Nathaniel Volz, Amber Kotten, Laura Kotten, Aimee Kotten and Erin Kotten; mother, Bobbie Bush of Cripple Creek, Colo.; brother, Keith and wife Karen Beck of Cripple Creek, Colo.; sister, Debi and husband James Reynolds of Cripple Creek, Colo.; sister-in-law, Joanne and husband John Mills of Lake Crystal; brother-in-law, Donald Brown of Sleepy Eye; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Louis Fields; husband, James Brown in 1995; and an infant daughter.
Lyle Muehlbauer
Lyle Muehlbauer, 82, Sleepy Eye, formerly of New Ulm, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. Funeral services were Tuesday, Oct. 28, at The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm, with Father John Richter officiating. Interment is in New Ulm Catholic Cemetery.
Lyle was born May 14, 1921, in Lafayette Township, Nicollet County, the middle child of Louis and Anna (Klossner) Muehlbauer. He attended rural school in Lafayette Township and farmed with his parents. On June 16, 1948, Lyle married Bertha Sellner at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Lyle and Bertha continued to farm the Muehlbauer home farm and lived there into retirement. Lyle moved to Ridgeway on German in New Ulm in early 2000, living there for three years. He became a resident of Luther Memorial Home in Madelia and more recently became a resident of Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. Lyle was a life-long member of The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. He was well known in Lafayette Township as a surveyor for tiling and had served for several years on the rural school board. Lyle loved all the seasons of farming with harvest being his most favorite.
Lyle is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Marlys and Jim McLean of Andover; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Sue Muehlbauer of Sleepy Eye; sister, Eva Kokesh, a resident of Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye; sister-in-law, Magdalen Muehlbauer of New Ulm; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Clara Schroepfer, Leonard Sellner, Clement and Dorothy Seller, Lucille Sellner, Florence Sellner, all of Sleepy Eye, and Angeline Weber of Gibbon, Anna Hacker of Lafayette and Harold Johnson of Madelia. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bertha on Dec. 29, 1999; and brother, Delmar "Boots" Muehlbauer on Dec. 29, 2002.
Esther B. Kastens
Esther B. Kastens, 86, New Ulm, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, at St. Peter Community Hospital in St. Peter. Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 27, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with interment in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Nicollet Township, Nicollet County. Minnesota Valley Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Esther was born April 30, 1917, in Nicollet, the daughter of Frederick and Othilie (Schwartz) Kastens. She worked as a waitress at the City Cafe in Sleepy Eye for many years until moving to New Ulm, where she worked for Kraft. Esther moved to St. Peter where she became co-owner of a family-owned restaurant and then worked for several years at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. She retired and moved back to New Ulm. Esther was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.
Esther is survived by her daughter, Barbara Dallmann of Greenfield, Wisc.; granddaughters and their husbands, Lisa and Larry Bovee of Appleton, Wisc., Stacy and Dan Alexander of Milwaukee, Wisc. and Amy and Matt Miskowski of of New Ulm; great-grandchildren, Sarah, Matthew, Roger, Matthew Hunter and Ryan. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Alma Kastens, Amanda Stolt and Anna Dahms; and brothers, Harold Kastens, Ed Kastens, Wilbert Kastens and Walter Kastens.
