Leroy Irving Ellefson
Mar 7, 2016
LeRoy Irving Ellefson was born on July 19, 1943 at the Pipestone County Hospital in Pipestone, Minnesota to John and Valborg (Mellom) Ellefson. Following his birth, his parent’s purchased a home in Jasper, Minnesota to raise their family. LeRoy was baptized and confirmed at the Jasper Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota. He received his education at the Jasper Elementary School...
Hall Shella
Mar 6, 2016
HALL LAMBORN SHELLA was born on January 26, 1933 to Edmund and Imo (Lamborn) Shella in Jasper, Minnesota. He attended school in Jasper, graduating from Jasper High school in 1951. Hall was a four year letterman in four sports in high school and held the high jump record until the mid-1970s. He attended Mankato State University and played football and...
Leroy H. Lindblom
Mar 5, 2016
Leroy Howard Lindblom was born October 1, 1936 to Hugo and Elin (Oakstrom) Lindblom on the family farm in Lein Township, near Barrett, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm and attended the rural country school near Barrett. He then attended Elbow Lake Public High School, graduating in 1954. Following graduation LeRoy began working for the Farmer’s Coop in Elbow...
Sina Pederson
Mar 5, 2016
SINA PEDERSON was born to Herbert and Erna Katharina (Loose) Stoltenberg on January 14, 1931 in Luverne, Minnesota. She lived on a farm near Kenneth, Minnesota. When she was six weeks old, she moved with her parents to a farm in Grange Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school in District 18. She continued...
Vernon Henry Kock
Mar 5, 2016
Vernon Henry Kock was born to Barney and Esther Louise (Herschberger) Kock on February 4, 1924 on a farm in Ash Lake Township of Lincoln County, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm in Lincoln County where he attended school. After he completed his education, he worked with his father on the farm. On October 14, 1967, he was united...
Lois Stueven
Mar 3, 2016
LOIS LILLIAN STUEVEN was born to Finis Cleo and Florence Ica (Heidenreich) Ward on December 26, 1922 in Spokane, Washington. Before she was one year old, she moved with her parents and they lived on farms near Iroquois, Carpenter, and Osceola, South Dakota. When she was in the ninth grade, they moved to Jasper, Minnesota. One year later, they moved...
Bruce Baartman
Mar 3, 2016
Bruce Dale Baartman was born February 19, 1947 to Bert and Claretta (Zeinstra) Baartman in Tyler, Minnesota. Bruce was baptized and made his profession of faith at the Holland Christian Reformed Church. He grew up on a farm in rural Ruthton, Minnesota. He attended and graduated from Ruthton High School in 1965. While in school, he enjoyed all sports including...
Helen B. Meyer
Feb 22, 2016
HELEN BERTINA MEYER was born in Hurley, Wisconsin, on April 9, 1916, to Tom and Inga (Hylle) Borgum. During her childhood, they moved to Luverne, Minnesota, where Helen graduated from Luverne High School in 1933. She worked for Hansen and Engan law office from 1933 to 1939. On November 19, 1939, Helen was united in marriage to Loren Meyer at...
Esther R. Weber
Feb 22, 2016
ESTHER EMMA RUTH WEBER was born to William and Sophia (Schoon) Kitchenmaster on July 19, 1923 on the family farm west of Steen, Minnesota. She received her baptism on August 12, 1923 at Trinity Lutheran Church near Steen. She grew up first on the farm and then in Steen and Luverne, Minnesota. Esther attended school in Hills, Minnesota and Luverne...
James Walter Jennings
Feb 21, 2016
JAMES WALTER JENNINGS was born on November 2, 1934 to William and Martha (Kragh) Jennings on a farm near Hendricks, Minnesota. On February 4, 1935, he was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hendricks. When he was a child, he moved to another farm near Hendricks after his grandfather’s farm was sold. In 1944, he moved with his family to...
Robert "Bob" Lindemann
Feb 20, 2016
Robert Charles (Bob) Lindemann was born in Tyler, Minnesota on June 1, 1948 to William and Elsie (Hamer) Lindemann and after a short battle with liver cancer passed away at the age of 67 on Feb. 20, 2016. He lived on a farm north of Lake Benton, MN until 1957 when at the age of 8 he moved with his...
Arnold Rieckman
Feb 18, 2016
ARNOLD RIECKMAN was born to Theodore and Elisabeth (Muller) Rieckman on a farm in Denver Township, Rock County, MN. A short time later he and his family moved to Bellingham, MN. At a young age, he and his family moved to Jersey City, NJ. During his high school years, Arnold enjoyed spending the summers at the Herman Muller farm near...
Megan Marie Hess
Feb 17, 2016
MEGAN MARIE BUCHER HESS was born to Marda Walkup Young and Lyle Donald Bucher on March 14, 1945 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm south of Pipestone and received her education first at Rural District #25 and then went into Pipestone School as a fifth grader. She graduated from PHS in 1963. While in high school,...
Gordon Jensen
Feb 17, 2016
Gordon Kjergaard Jensen was born March 6, 1933 to Erling K. and Louise (Stefansen) Jensen at Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. He graduated from Tyler High School in 1951. On October 16, 1954 Gordon married Mary J. Nelson at Bethany Lutheran Church in Arco, Minnesota. He worked for several farmers and served...
Laura Heard
Feb 16, 2016
LAURA ELLEN HEARD was born on December 18, 1934, one of twin girls born to Joseph and Francis (Donnay) Cullen in Woodstock, Minnesota. She was raised and attended school at Woodstock School in Woodstock, and Pipestone High School in Pipestone, Minnesota. In 1951, she was united in marriage to Marvin Heard at St. Martin Catholic Church in Woodstock. Following their...
Agneta Kock
Feb 11, 2016
Agneta Marie Kock was born to Jens Christian and Marie Christine (Oerter) Jensen on September 10, 1927 on a farm in Marshfield Township, near Tyler, Minnesota, where she was raised and attended Marshfield country school. After her graduation from Tyler High School on May 29, 1946 she worked at Swift Poultry and then as a receptionist for the Tyler Clinic....
Elvina "Dottie" Mae Wiese
Feb 9, 2016
ELVINA 'DOTTIE' MAE WIESE was born to Henry Leo and Ann (Laqua) Stephens on October 30, 1925 in Dumont, Minnesota. After she completed elementary school, she moved with her parents to Wheaton, Minnesota. Then, in 1943, she moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where she worked in a restaurant. On January 10, 1945, she was united in marriage to Norman “Tootie” Wiese...
Janice C. Kroontje
Feb 8, 2016
JANICE CAROL KROONTJE was born to Russell and Ellen (Allen) Tousley on January 24, 1946 on the family farm in rural Carson City, Michigan where she was raised. She attended Butternut Country School and later graduated from Carson City High School in 1964. Janice attended Central Michigan University for two years and then attended Grand Rapids School of the Bible...
Vernon C. Kraft
Feb 7, 2016
VERNON CHARLES KRAFT was born on December 19, 1936, to Carl and Alma (Asper) Kraft on the family farm in Dexter Township, Mower County, Minnesota, where he lived the first nine months of his life. He then moved with his parents to the village of Dexter, MN. Vernon was baptized in the Lutheran faith on January 31, 1937 and confirmed...
Mavis Johansen
Feb 7, 2016
MAVIS LUCILLE JOHANSEN was born to Homer and Edith (Miller) Swanson on April 9, 1928 on a farm near Claremont, South Dakota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Claremont High School in 1946, she continued her education at South Dakota State University. In 1948, she received her Associate in Arts degree with her major in...
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