Charles "Chuck" Fodness
Mar 4, 2025
Charles "Chuck" J. Fodness was born January 2, 1936 to Emmett and Tena (Buss) Fodness on a farm in rural Lennox, South Dakota. He moved with his parents to rural Kenneth, Minnesota and went to a one-room country school until the eighth grade. Chuck graduated in 1954 from Edgerton Public High School in Edgerton, Minnesota. He attended Nettleton Business College...
Dennis Hanson
Mar 2, 2025
Dennis Gene Hanson (82) of Beaver Creek, MN passed away on Sunday March 2, 2025.
Dennis was born in Yankton, South Dakota on October 7, 1942 to Herbert and Nellie Hanson and spent most of his childhood in Valentine, Nebraska. Growing up as the third of five boys meant a childhood filled with adventure and a touch of mischief. Dennis excelled...
Shirley Wathen
Feb 28, 2025
Shirley Ann Wathen was born to William and Ida (Demuth) Boese on March 6, 1935 in Mora, Minnesota. When she was a small child, she moved with her parents to Woodstock, Minnesota where she attended school. While she was in the fourth grade, she moved with her mother to Pipestone, Minnesota and attended school there. In 1953, she graduated from...
Lisa Schaeuble
Feb 26, 2025
Lisa Faye Schaeuble was born on April 24, 1966 to Raymond and Delores (Rattenborg) Schaeuble in Battle Creek, Iowa. She was baptized in 1966 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida Grove, Iowa. Lisa attended Kuemper High School in Carroll, Iowa for two years and then transferred to Carroll High School graduating in the class of 1984. After high school,...
Robert "Bob" Timmer
Feb 25, 2025
Robert "Bob" Francis Timmer was born to Adolph and Verena (DeMuth) Timmer on September 23, 1938 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm in Murray County, near Woodstock, Minnesota where he attended school. When he completed the eighth grade, he continued his education in Pipestone, Minnesota. After he graduated from Pipestone High School in 1956, he helped his father...
Jerry Johnson
Feb 24, 2025
Jerry Dean Johnson was born on March 10, 1943, in Oakland, Nebraska, to Karl and Anna (Danielson) Johnson. He grew up on the family farm, where he learned the value of hard work. He attended a one-room school through eighth grade, and thanks to neighbors who took him to Sunday school, his faith took root.
Jerry continued his education in Craig,...
Irene Stromberg
Feb 23, 2025
Irene Louise Stromberg was born on March 16, 1919 to Charles and Mary (DeSchepper) Veire on a farm near Jasper, Minnesota. As a young girl, she moved with her family to a farm near Trent, South Dakota where she was raised and attended school. Upon completion of her education, she helped on the family farm until she became employed at...
Vickie Van Dyke
Feb 23, 2025
Vickie Mae Van Dyke was born April 13, 1962 in Worthington, Minnesota to Roger and Dorothy (Frodermann) Lass. At the time, her family lived in Reading, Minnesota. Vickie was baptized on June 24, 1962 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Worthington. In 1966, they moved to a farm near Adrian, Minnesota and then in 1971 they settled on a farm...
Robert Fritz
Feb 23, 2025
Robert “Bob” Eugene Fritz was born on February 28, 1939, to William and Wilma (Gerdes) Fritz at the family home in Kossuth County, near Titonka, Iowa. Since he was young, Bob has been surrounded by livestock. During his youth, Bob was involved in raising and showing sheep with the local 4-H and FFA and spent countless hours playing in the...
Maynard "Bud" Winsel
Feb 18, 2025
Maynard “Bud” Kenneth Winsel was born to Otto Herman and Gladys (Otkin) Winsel on October 31, 1932 on a farm near Pipestone, Minnesota where he attended country school in District 14. He continued his education at Pipestone High School. After his high school graduation in 1950, he became employed at the Pan-O- Gold Bakery in Pipestone. On January 3, 1951,...
Tamara Slegers
Feb 17, 2025
Tamara Ann Dobson Slegers, age 65, of Lake Benton, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2025, at Sanford ICU in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by her loving family. Born on October 10, 1959, in Luverne, Minnesota, she was the beloved daughter of Bernard and Ruby (Watts) Dobson.
Tamara was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Luverne on November 15,...
Leo Brady
Feb 16, 2025
Leo Patrick Brady was born June 11, 1942 to James L. and Agnes (Reinhart) Brady in Nobles County, Minnesota. He was baptized and received first communion at St. Gabriels Catholic Church in Fulda, Minnesota. He attended Fulda Catholic School and Fulda Public School until his father needed him to work with him on the farm. He farmed with his father...
Terry Rodman
Feb 16, 2025
Jule Terrance Rodman, better known as "Terry," was born on April 17, 1945, in Miller, SD, to William and Lois (Morgan) Rodman. He passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Terry grew up on a small family ranch south of Ree Heights, SD, and attended a one-room country grade school. He and his two brothers very much...
Linda Alexander-Holmgren
Feb 14, 2025
Linda Alexander-Holmgren was adopted at birth, to William and Marjorie Guthier. Linda and her sister, Jean, grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Linda married Raymond Seliski on November 19, 1966. Together, they had two children, Jennifer and Gregory. Linda, Ray and their children lived in New Hope, Minnesota until January of 1973. On March 2, 1974, Linda married John Alexander Sr. (Phil)....
Stanley Sasker
Feb 13, 2025
Stanley Dean Sasker was born with his twin sister to Ray and Tena (Rozeboom) Sasker on July 27, 1945 on a farm west of Garretson, South Dakota. The family moved to a farm near Steen, Minnesota for a few years before settling on a farm northwest of Luverne, Minnesota. Stan attended country school through the 5th grade and then continued...
Deloris Quissell
Feb 8, 2025
Deloris Arlene Quissell was born to Fred and Myrtle (Swanson) Wende on October 6, 1928 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm in Troy Township, Pipestone County and attended country school through the eighth grade. She graduated from Pipestone High School in 1946. She worked at the Pipestone National Bank until she married Ardean Quissell on January...
Marvin Laackmann
Feb 7, 2025
Marvin Leroy Laackmann was born on January 29, 1935 to Herman, Jr. and Fern (Hawes) Laackmann in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm twelve miles northwest of town. Growing up on the farm, he helped with the daily chores and seasonal work. He attended country school through the eighth grade and high school in Jasper, Minnesota, graduating in...
Daniel "Donnie" Wipf
Feb 6, 2025
Daniel Wipf was born on January 30, 1945, in Bon Homme Colony, South Dakota. He moved to Spink Colony when he was 5 years old. He lived at Spink Colony until he was 14, spending the later years helping his grandfather in the hog barn. He turned 15 in Plainview Colony, helping with field work. When he was 22 years...
David Neece
Feb 3, 2025
David Neece, age 72, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2025, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel. Please return as David's life history will be placed here as soon as it is available.
Marcella Rokeh
Feb 3, 2025
Marcella Evelyn Rokeh was born on June 9, 1926 to Elias and Maria (Draeger) Moseng in Baxter Township, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She was united in marriage to Donald Rokeh on March 21, 1945 in Marshall, Minnesota. They lived many different places and farmed. They owned the Tullaby Lake Resort near Waubun, Minnesota which...
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