Leeann Mckinney
May 16, 2016
LEEANN MCKINNEY... was born on February 28, 1955 to Lee and Lorraine (Smidt) Scheerhoorn at the Pipestone Community Hospital in Minnesota. She was reared in the Pipestone community where she attended grade school and high school and was a member of the Pipestone High School class of 1973. LeeAnn later attended Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York. LeeAnn was...
Debra Thovson
May 13, 2016
DEBRA MAXINE THOVSON was born on November 13, 1960 to Don and Beverly Daly in La Mesa, California. She was raised in La Mesa until the age 12, when she then moved to Marshall, Minnesota. Here she met Norman Thovson and on April 22, 1977 the couple was married in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Following their marriage the couple lived...
Dwayne Samuel Adams
May 12, 2016
DWAYNE ADAMS... Age 71, of Pipestone, died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at his home in Pipestone. Respecting Dwayne's wishes, no funeral services will be held.
Lucille J. Fick
May 12, 2016
LUCILLE (THOMPSON) FICK was born on June 30, 1925 to Henry and Wilhelmina (Swanson) Thompson on the family farm near Pukwana, South Dakota, Brule County. She received her baptism on August 13, 1926 and was confirmed in her faith on November 26, 1939, both at Pukwana Lutheran Church in Pukwana. She was raised on the farm and attended school in...
Allen Dale Pantekoek
May 9, 2016
ALLEN DALE PANTEKOEK was born on June 13, 1956 to Edward and Donna (Moore) Pantekoek in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace United Methodist Church in Pipestone and attended elementary and high school in Pipestone. Al was a life-long farmer, farming on the family farm northwest of Pipestone. Along the way, he was blessed with two children,...
Charles Michael Swanson
May 9, 2016
Charles “Chuck” Michael Swanson was born January 18, 1978 to Clarence and Arlys (Krebs) Swanson in Marshall, Minnesota. He was baptized and later confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Island Lake Township. He grew up on the family farm near Lynd, Minnesota. Chuck attended grade school in Lynd and graduated from Marshall High School in 1996. He then attended Minnesota...
Vivian Houg
May 7, 2016
VIVIAN RHOBERTA HOUG was born on December 24, 1921 in Pipestone, Minnesota to William and Emily (Fish) Cheney. She was raised in Pipestone where she was baptized, confirmed and received her education. Vivian graduated from the Pipestone High School in 1939. On June 24, 1944, Vivian was united in marriage to Lowell Grimm at the Methodist Church in Luverne, Minnesota....
Debra Slegers
May 7, 2016
DEBRA 'DEBBIE' SLEGERS was born February 4, 1957 to Robert and Mary (Hamann) Dekoekkoek in Bellflower, California. In her youth, she grew up in Iowa, California, and Minnesota.She graduated from Pipestone High School in 1976. Debb was baptized and had made her profession of faith in the Christian Reformed Church. She was united in marriage to Gaylin Slegers on December...
Robert Bakken
May 2, 2016
ROBERT HALVOR BAKKEN was born on May 22, 1959 to Helmer and Arla (Jacobson) Bakken at Luverne Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. He spent his life on the family farm. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1978. Bob enjoyed being a student manager for Elmer Menage’s football teams and Laurin Carroll’s basketball teams. He also helped in the Resource Room...
Mae L. Halling
May 1, 2016
Mae Louise Halling was born to Cornelius and Carrie (Runge) Plasmier on January 20, 1920 in Kimball, South Dakota. She spent most of her childhood on a farm near there. Mae was baptized and confirmed in Kimball at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church. For a short time, she and her family moved to the state of Washington where her grandfather lived...
Rodney Kolle
Apr 29, 2016
Rodney Stuart Kolle, age 76, joined his Lord and Savior on April 29, 2016. He was a beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Brother and Friend. Rodney Stuart Kolle was born on October 10, 1939, at the farm residence in Pomme-de-Terre Township, rural Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota. Rodney was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake. Rodney...
Albert F. Bot
Apr 24, 2016
ALBERT FRANCIS BOT was born on June 6, 1921 to William and Mary (Stassen) Bot in Ghent, Minnesota. He grew up and attended school in Marshall, Minnesota, graduating from Marshall High School in 1939. In 1942, Al entered the service of his country during World War II, and was active in the Pacific Theater. He served in both branches of...
Beverly J. Wenger
Apr 23, 2016
BEVERLY JEAN WENGER was born on November 27, 1927 to Eldred and Mabel (Moen) Gradin in Underwood, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in Underwood, graduating from high school in 1945. Beverly attended Moorhead State University for one year and then returned to Underwood, where she recovered from Tuberculosis. On June 4, 1950, she was united in marriage to...
Eugene Longstrom
Apr 22, 2016
EUGENE DALE LONGSTROM was born November 25, 1951 in Tracy, Minnesota to Clarence Monroe Longstrom and Pearl (Cyr) Longstrom. He graduated from Franklin Public School in 1969 and graduated in 1973 from Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota with a Bachelor’s Degree. Following graduation from college, Eugene developed housing for mentally challenged. Thereafter, he worked for a couple of years...
Olga Thorson Gabrielson
Apr 20, 2016
OLGA EDITH THORSON GABRIELSON was born April 6, 1931 to Adolf and Ragna (Langsnes) Haeaak on the Langsnes farm near Konsmo, Norway. She was baptized and confirmed in the Konsmo Lutheran Church. She received her education through the Agedal school system. She then furthered her education by attending gymnasium (college) in Mandal and studied what at that time was called...
Hans W. Schmahl
Apr 20, 2016
Hans William Schmahl was born March 16, 1921 to Wilhelm and Anna (Hamer) Schmahl in Verdi Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. He was baptized at home on November 27, 1921, and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Verdi in 1935. He attended elementary school at District 63 in Verdi Township, Lincoln County for four years, and the final four years at...
Adeline Chovancek
Apr 19, 2016
ADELINE CHOVANCEK was born August 6, 1926 to John and Anna (Chovan) Chovancek in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She grew up in Minneapolis in the area known as the “Bohemian Flats.” She graduated from South High School in 1944. Following her education she began working for the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis. She had also worked part-time for Donaldson’s Department Store and...
Brian J. Bork
Apr 18, 2016
BRIAN JON BORK was born to Orv and Barb (Bruxvoort) Bork on Sunday, April 25, 1965 at Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm by Beaver Creek before moving to the Bruxvoort/Bork farm west of Luverne. As a child Brian loved being outside. He spent his time working on the farm, riding the 4 wheeler...
Roberta "Bobbi" Kruger
Apr 17, 2016
ROBERTA 'BOBBI' ANN KRUGER was born on May 18, 1962 in Jackson, Minnesota to Bernard and Ann (McBride) Lutterman. She was raised on a farm place near Alpha, Minnesota. Bobbi was baptized at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Sherburn, Minnesota and was confirmed at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Jackson. She received her education in Jackson, graduating with the Jackson...
John Crawford
Apr 16, 2016
JOHN LESLIE CRAWFORD was born on August 5, 1924, to James and Bessie (Schenck) Crawford in Beaver Creek, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm west of town. Following graduation from Beaver Creek High School in 1942, he first attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota and later the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. During this time he took...
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