If you have any obituaries published before 1923 that you would like to contribute to the page, please send them to me and I will add them. Obituaries published after 1922 will be abstracted to avoid copyright violations.
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Ralph James Manwarren died December 25, 2004 at his home in rural Walnut Grove; born June 7, 1913 in Great Oak Township, Palo Alto County, near Emmetsburg, IA, to John and Ella (Schonberger) Manwarren; survived by his sister, Bertha Deutschman of Windom, and 7 nieces and nephews, Dennis Deutschman of Westbrook, Gene Deutschman of St. Paul, Robert Manwarren of Mankato, Patricia Bias of Wells, William Manwarren of Inver Grove Heights, Kathleen Stadler of Dewey, AZ and Bruce Manwarren of Albert Lea; preceded in death by his parents, sister, Clara De Wall, and 3 brothers, Judson, John and Arthur; burial in the Westbrook Cemetery (abstract Westbrook Sentinel-Tribune)
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DOUGLAS LEE MEKOSCH, 42, Mountain Lake, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001; born March 23, 1959, in Mountain Lake, the son of Verdienne F. and Shirley M. Nordhausen Mekosch Sr.; he married Laura Jean Nelson on June 26, 1999; survived by his wife, one son, Tyler Robert Erbes, Worthington; two step-daughters, Jolene Pohlman, Windom, Rachel Jean Taylor, Mountain Lake; parents, Verdienne and Shirley Mekosch Sr., Windom; four brothers, Adolph Mekosch, Jackson, James (Laurel) Mekosch, Windom, Verdienne (Helen) Mekosch Jr., Jackson; Steven Mekosch, Windom; two sisters, Sheila (Daniel) Altman, Lakefield, Brenda Mekosch, Windom; special aunt, Lorraine Carlson, Trimont; two step grand-daughters, and many more family members and friends; burial in the Memory Gardens in Windom
(abstract Worthington Daily Globe)
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AILEEN MEYERS, 82, of Mountain Lake, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002; born Nov. 10, 1920, in Slayton, the daughter of John R. and Pearl Pryor Wilcoxon; married George J. Meyers June 14, 1944 in Minneapolis; he died Nov. 29, 1982; survived by two sons, John "Jack" (Carole) Myers, Topeka, Kan., and Jim (Diane) Meyers, North Mankato; one daughter, Melissa (Brian) Schultz, Mountain Lake; and seven grandchildren; burial in St. Gabriel's Cemetery, Fulda
(abstract Worthington Daily Globe)
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KATHARINA MUELLER, 93, Of Mountain Lake, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001 in Mankato; born on March 13, 1908, in Gortiza, Ukraine, the daughter of Martin and Wilhelmine Becker Lemke; married Johan Mueller April 26, 1926, in Pommern, Germany; he died in 1974; survived by four sons, Herbert (Ursula) Mueller, Lompoc, Calif., Sigfried (Sandy) Mueller, Alameda, Calif., Alfred (Maxine) Mueller, Superior, Mont., and Erwin (Sandy) Mueller, Paso Robles, Calif.; five daughters, Lydia (Herman) Olthuizen, Enschde, Holland, Eva (Victor) Klaussen, New Ulm, Ursula Linscheid, Butterfield, Ede (Ray) Willard, Mountain Lake, and Elfreida Odenbrett, Anoka; 31 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; burial at the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Cemetery in Mountain Lake(abstract Worthington Daily Globe)
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