1934
Raymond
2009
Raymond Sternhagen
December 11, 1934 — November 12, 2009
The funeral service for Raymond (Ray) W. Sternhagen will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, November 16, 2009 at St. Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea. Father Jim Berning and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-8 PM Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea with a prayer service at 8:00 PM and one hour before service at the church. Interment will be held at a later date at St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery.
Raymond (Ray)William Sternhagen died peacefully at his home on Thursday, November 12, 2009.
Ray was born December 11, 1934, in Charles Mix County, Dante, SD to Joseph and Christine (Merkwan) Sternhagen. He was baptized at St. Mary?s Catholic Church, Dante, SD. He attended Lone Tree Country School in Charles Mix County and Avon High School in Avon, SD. After working several years in Tyndall, SD., he moved to Albert Lea in 1956 and was employed at Freeborn Cooperative Oil. He owned and operated Ray?s Texaco in Albert Lea from 1958 to 1968. He then sold insurance for NW National Life Insurance. He built a Mobil Station in Glenville, MN, that he owned and operated from 1969 to 1972. He completed his working years as plant operator for Bituminous Materials Inc., a road construction plant, from 1972 to 1999. He was a trustee for the Highway Construction Workers Local #78 at Willmar, MN for 20 years.
He married Delores (Stiehl) in 1958. They had four children and lived in Albert Lea for 12 years. They owned an acreage, where they had horses and ponies and stabled other horses. Ray and his wife built and owned a cabin on Beaver Lake, Ellendale, MN, where they enjoyed the lake for 32 years. They had moved to their acreage in December 1969 and have lived there 40 years..
He enjoyed country living, especially having horses to ride and sheep grazing in the pasture. He liked to hunt and fish, snowmobiling, outdoor activities, attending auctions and enjoyed working on tractors and vehicles. He had an endearing sense of humor and enjoyed people in general.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, and son Troy; brothers: Tom, Joe and Leo; nephew Dan Sternhagen and niece Sue Jayne Sternhagen; brothers-in-law Frank Soukup and Dick Karolevitz and other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
He is survived by his wife, Delores and children: Todd (Julie) Sternhagen and Timm Sternhagen of Albert Lea, MN and Tari (Louis) Barnes of Mantorville, MN; grandchildren: Derek (Anne) Sternhagen, Samantha (Trever) Register, Spenser Sternhagen and Desiree Sternhagen and Harrison and Hayden Barnes; great grandchildren: Taysha Sternhagen, Kalia Register and Drake Sternhagen; brother, Don (Jan) Sternhagen and sisters: Evelyn Soukup and Ione Karolevitz of South Dakota; numerous nephews and nieces; sisters-in-law, Pearl Sternhagen, Polly Sternhagen, Marjorie Sternhagen, Emma Stiehl, Lois Hemmingsen and Maureen Stiehl.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Crossroads Community Hospice or to donors choice.
Ray will be especially missed by his wife and family. Blessed be his memory.
Raymond (Ray)William Sternhagen died peacefully at his home on Thursday, November 12, 2009.
Ray was born December 11, 1934, in Charles Mix County, Dante, SD to Joseph and Christine (Merkwan) Sternhagen. He was baptized at St. Mary?s Catholic Church, Dante, SD. He attended Lone Tree Country School in Charles Mix County and Avon High School in Avon, SD. After working several years in Tyndall, SD., he moved to Albert Lea in 1956 and was employed at Freeborn Cooperative Oil. He owned and operated Ray?s Texaco in Albert Lea from 1958 to 1968. He then sold insurance for NW National Life Insurance. He built a Mobil Station in Glenville, MN, that he owned and operated from 1969 to 1972. He completed his working years as plant operator for Bituminous Materials Inc., a road construction plant, from 1972 to 1999. He was a trustee for the Highway Construction Workers Local #78 at Willmar, MN for 20 years.
He married Delores (Stiehl) in 1958. They had four children and lived in Albert Lea for 12 years. They owned an acreage, where they had horses and ponies and stabled other horses. Ray and his wife built and owned a cabin on Beaver Lake, Ellendale, MN, where they enjoyed the lake for 32 years. They had moved to their acreage in December 1969 and have lived there 40 years..
He enjoyed country living, especially having horses to ride and sheep grazing in the pasture. He liked to hunt and fish, snowmobiling, outdoor activities, attending auctions and enjoyed working on tractors and vehicles. He had an endearing sense of humor and enjoyed people in general.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, and son Troy; brothers: Tom, Joe and Leo; nephew Dan Sternhagen and niece Sue Jayne Sternhagen; brothers-in-law Frank Soukup and Dick Karolevitz and other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
He is survived by his wife, Delores and children: Todd (Julie) Sternhagen and Timm Sternhagen of Albert Lea, MN and Tari (Louis) Barnes of Mantorville, MN; grandchildren: Derek (Anne) Sternhagen, Samantha (Trever) Register, Spenser Sternhagen and Desiree Sternhagen and Harrison and Hayden Barnes; great grandchildren: Taysha Sternhagen, Kalia Register and Drake Sternhagen; brother, Don (Jan) Sternhagen and sisters: Evelyn Soukup and Ione Karolevitz of South Dakota; numerous nephews and nieces; sisters-in-law, Pearl Sternhagen, Polly Sternhagen, Marjorie Sternhagen, Emma Stiehl, Lois Hemmingsen and Maureen Stiehl.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Crossroads Community Hospice or to donors choice.
Ray will be especially missed by his wife and family. Blessed be his memory.
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