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Ervin J. Kaseforth , 88, of Springfield, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.
Services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, July 3, at Zion Lutheran Church in Springfield with burial at Sanborn City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Friday and 7:30-9 a.m., Saturday at Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.
Military honors by John Watson American Legion Post 257.
He is survived by wife, Helen of Springfield; sons, Ken Kaseforth of Bloomington, and Mark Kaseforth of Hays, KS; four grandchildren; and sisters, Viola Johansen of Montevideo, Elizabeth Hansen of Willmar, and Lillian Schiller of New Ulm.
Ervin John Kaseforth was born Nov. 1, 1915, in Stately Township, Brown County, to John and Otillie (Mueller) Kaseforth.
He served in the U.S. Army from Aug. 12, 1942, to March 21, 1946.
Kenneth 'Kenny' Losleben , 73, of Sleepy Eye, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at his home after a 15-month battle with lung cancer.
Service will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye on Saturday, July 3, at 10 a.m. The clergy will be Fr. Brian Oestreich. Interment St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Sleepy Eye.
Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye, on Friday, July 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. There will be a KC/Catholic Aid rosary at 4 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 6 p.m., both Friday at the funeral home.
E-mail condolences may be sent to the family via www.sturmfh.com.
Kenneth Arnold Losleben, the son of Arnold and Theresa (Fischer) Losleben was born March 7, 1931, in Home Township. He attended Country School District 191 in Home Township and St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye. He farmed on the family farm for over 30 years in Home Township, Brown County when his son took over the farming. He worked at Carl's Corner, Essig and Meyers Bar, Sleepy Eye. He worked at the Farmers Elevator in fertilizer and grain divisions from 1985 until 2003 when Kenny was diagnosed with lung cancer. Kenny was a member of the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Aid Society. He was on the School Board of District 191 over 5 years and Home Township Board for 21 years until his death. He was also a camp host at Fort Ridgley, Fairfax for three years. He enjoyed camping, woodworking, yard work and especially visits from his grandchildren and playing cards with them. He enjoyed collecting toy tractors and most of all meeting the gang at Essig for morning coffee. Kenny married to Marjorie D. Sellner on June 2, 1952, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie of rural Sleepy Eye; daughters, Lynn Losleben and her husband Jay Ayers of Camano Island, WA, LuAnn Schwint and her husband George of Sleepy Eye; a son, Michael Losleben and his wife Tina of Sleepy Eye; grandchildren include George Schwint and his wife Deanna, Jacklyn Schwint, Jennifer Schwint, Michael Ayers and Lauren Ayers and Tina's children Joshua, Christian and Jessicca; two brothers, Armin Losleben and his wife Lucille of Sleepy Eye and James Losleben of Mendota Heights; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a niece.
Elsie E. Renner Funeral service will be 2 p.m., Saturday, July 10, at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Fernando, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, July 9, at the Hughes Funeral Home in Stewart and continues one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Elsie is survived by her children Delmar Renner of Clearwater, Fla., John Renner of Winthrop, Carol Block of Brownton, and Gary Renner of Gibbon; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
Elsie Emma Renner was born Nov. 14, 1906, in Helen Township, rural Plato, to John and Marie (Veterholdt) Eitel.