Funeral services for 95-year-old Elizabeth “Liz” Morphew of St. James, Minnesota, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, June 14, 2017, at First Lutheran Church in St. James. The church is located at 716 6th Avenue South.
Interment will be in Westbrook City Cemetery in Westbrook, Minnesota, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, June 14, 2017.
Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home-St. James Chapel on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The funeral home is located at 906 10th Avenue South. A second visitation will be held at the church the day of the service from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at: www.sturmfh.com.
Sturm Funeral Home-St. James Chapel is handling the arrangement.
Elizabeth “Liz” Eugenia Morphew was born on November 3, 1921, the daughter of Robert and Helen (Mathews) Mellenthin in Marshall, Minnesota. She attended District 51, Englebreck Country School and graduated from Lynd High School. Liz received her Master’s Degree from Mankato State College (today, Minnesota State University-Minnesota) in Mankato, Minnesota.
She was united in marriage to Byron Morphew on April 9, 1944 in Marshall. Liz taught school in Minnesota Lake, Westbrook, Grogan, Butterfield and St. James, retiring in 1987 after teaching for 40 years.
She enjoyed playing Bridge, 500, Bingo and traveling, especially loving her trip to the Holy Land. Liz volunteered in the community, was a member of the retired teachers organization and was a past recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award. Liz touched many lives and has made her mark on the world through all the children she nurtured thru the years.
Survivors include her children, Doug (Sharon) Morphew of Lonsdale, Minnesotea and Sharon (Leland) Olson of St. James; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Gertrude Cowling of Omaha, Nebraska and Loretta Tostenrud of Springfield, Minnesota and sister-in-law, Margaret Vosberg of Lowry, Minnesota.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Byron, in 1962.
The family requests memorials to be used for scholarships for those pursuing a degree in education in lieu of flowers.
