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Floyd Orville Gregg, 93, of Sleepy Eye, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 21, 2001, at Faith United Methodist Church in Sleepy Eye, with interment in Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye. Military rites were by Sleepy Eye Honor Guard in his honor.
Floyd was born Feb. 16, 1908, in Linden, Calif., Dr. Richard and Linda Dysart of Delta, Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Nicollet was in charge of the arrangements.
Wilbert Kastens was born Jan. 14, 1922, in Nicollet County to Fredrich and Othillie (Schwartz) Kastens. He married Alice L. Matzke on June 3, 1944, in Mankato. After marriage, they farmed in rural Nicollet for seven years and then moved to Mankato for six years where Bill worked in road construction. The couple moved to St. Peter where they owned and operated Alice and Bill's Cafe until 1988, when they moved to Nicollet. Bill moved to Wilds Apartments, St. Peter, six months ago, and then was a resident of St. Peter Community Health Care Center for the past six weeks. He was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Peter and the Christian Labor Union.
Wilbert is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Lou Ann and Mark Blais of Nicollet; sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Sandy Kastens of Watertown, Wis., William and Beth Kastens of St. Peter, Gene and Karen Kastens of Sanger, Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm, with interment in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm, with full military graveside honors conducted by New Ulm Veterans Organizations.
Harvey was born Sept. 26, 1916, in Clements to Henry and Amelia (Zamzow) Steinhaus. He served in the United States Army during World War II in Alaska. After being discharged, Harvey was self-employed as a carpenter until he retired in 1992. He was a member of the Seifert-Bianchi American Legion Post 132, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Alfred Naegel Post 1648, both of New Ulm. Harvey had been a resident of Franklin Healthcare Center since November of 2000.
Pearl E. Ludewig, 100, of Sleepy Eye, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, May 3, 11 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, with interment in Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery, Leavenworth. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. and Thursday from 7:30-10 a.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye. There will be a parish prayer service at 6 p.m. at the funeral home on Wednesday.
Pearl Elsie Ludewig was born Dec. 10, 1900, in Hanska, the daughter of George and Mary (Wellman) Mickelson. At a young age she moved with her family to Leavenworth where she grew up and attended school. Pearl worked on the family farm until she married Urban Ludewig on Jan. 7, 1919, at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth. The couple made their home in Stark Township where they farmed for many years. Urban died on Feb. 7, 1976. Pearl continued to live on the farm with her son Bud until the fall of 1991, when she moved to Sleepy Eye Care Center. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Pearl enjoyed gardening, flowers, raising chickens and especially loved her family and grandchildren.
Pearl is survived by her son, Sylvester "Bud" Ludewig of Sleepy Eye; daughters, Irene Houghtaling of Carmichael, Calif., before enlisting in the US Navy during World War II in 1942. Hank was a metal smith at Camp Perry Va., Norfolk, Va. and at Chesapeake Bay, Md. He was discharged March 11, 1946. Hank married Angeline Kotten, the daughter of Teresa and Hubert Kotten, on Feb. 14, 1950, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last year. The couple farmed three miles south of Springfield for 30 years, retiring to Springfield in 1980. Hank is a past commander of John Watson American Legion Post 257 and a 50-year member of St. Thomas Court, Catholic Order of Foresters. He was a supervisor on Burnstown Township Board for many years, and did field inspections for the State of Illinois, to Elmer and Nellie (Forsyth) Neal. He moved with his family to the Sleepy Eye area as a child. Following graduation from high school, John joined the U.S. Navy in January 1944, serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre, the European-Middle Eastern-African Theatre and in the Philippines. After his discharge in 1947, John returned to the Sleepy Eye area. Following his marriage to Elizabeth (Betty) Kerr on Aug. 21, 1950, at St. Paul Lutheran parsonage in Springfield, the couple moved to Springfield. John worked at Och's Brick and Tile Company until his retirement. He then began raising sod, selling it to many area residents throughout the years. In recent years, John was the official collector of aluminum cans in this area. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Springfield, the Sherman-Bohn VFW Post #5771 in Morgan and the Fides Masonic Lodge #246 in Sanborn. John enjoyed fishing, his family gatherings, hunting and "putzing" around with machinery and odds and ends.
Casket bearers were Lenny Suess, Frank Suess, Stanley Neal, Richard Miller, Darlene Moline and Margie Williams.
Robert "Bob" Romberg, 56, of Sleepy Eye, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at the Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital. Services were Friday, Oct. 6, at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, with interment in Home Cemetery, Sleepy Eye. Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye handled the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Karen Romberg of Sleepy Eye; son, Grant Romberg and special friend Heather Reddemann, both of Sleepy Eye; mother, Dorothy M. Romberg of Sleepy Eye; brothers, Glenn and wife Marion Romberg of Sleepy Eye, Charles and wife Sally Romberg of Sleepy Eye; and a sister, Jane and husband Richard Aukrust of Hanska. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl, in 1996; and an infant sister.
Robert was born on July 1, 1944, in Sleepy Eye, the son of Carl and Dorothy M. (Marti) Romberg. He attended District 30 country school near Sleepy Eye and St. John's Lutheran School in Sleepy Eye. Bob attended high school at Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm and Immanuel Lutheran High School and College in Mankato. Bob entered the United States Navy in 1964 and served during the Vietnam war until his discharge in 1966. After he returned from the Navy, he lived in Sleepy Eye and worked at Del Monte. Later, Bob started Romberg Repair and also hauled cattle for the Sleepy Eye Auction Market. Bob married Karen Haslip on Sept. 29, 1978, at an outdoor service near New Ulm. Bob worked at Case Sales and Service and Forster Electric. Bob and Greg Braulick started Countryside Electric and Gerald Gehrke later joined them in partnership. Bob also farmed throughout his years in Sleepy Eye. He was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye where he was active in choir and the church council. Bob was also a member and one of the founders of the Prairieland Flywheelers Two Cylinder Club and a past member of the Sleepy Eye Saddle Club.
Casket bearers were Tom Reicks, Phil Strike, Barry Towle, Harold Abbas, Lance Aukrust, Shane Aukrust and Kurt Augustin.
