Duane Dean Burke
Sep 8, 2015
Duane Dean Burke… DUANE DEAN BURKE was born on June 3, 1954 to Orval and Lillie Nora (Gelderman) Burke in Pipestone, Minnesota. While growing up, he spent a lot of his childhood staying with his Grandma Ruby, and eventually living on her farm near Ward, South Dakota. He was baptized in Elkton, South Dakota and confirmed in Pipestone. He attended...
Knute Lund
Sep 8, 2015
Knute Harry Lund was born May 17, 1925 to Valdemar and Anne (Johansen) Lund in Denmark. He was baptized in Denmark and later confirmed in the Lutheran church. When he was 11 months, his family moved to the United States. The family established their home in southwest Minnesota and lived in the Arco and Lake Benton communities. He was a...
Virgil G. Staeffler
Sep 8, 2015
VIRGIL GUST STAEFFLER was born on May 27, 1925 to Alfred and Rosa (Wahlert) Staeffler in his grandmother’s house near Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farmstead east of Hardwick, Minnesota. He attended country school through the 8th grade and then became a full time farmer. On December 6, 1944 Virgil married Marjorie Nece at the Methodist Church...
Esther Clara Rosina Bahn
Sep 8, 2015
ESTHER CLARA ROSINA BAHN was given life by her creator and was born on October 21, 1913, the child of Leonard and Mathilda (Dierks) Busch on a farm near Fulda, Minnesota. On November 9, 1913, she received the gift of Holy Baptism and became a child of God. On April 10, 1927, she publicly confessed her faith and was confirmed....
Jean H. Lien
Sep 7, 2015
JEAN HARRIET LIEN was born in Litchfield, Minnesota on January 1, 1926 to Oscar and Eva (Walls) Thompson. She was raised on a farm outside of Litchfield and graduated from Litchfield High School in 1944. On December 22, 1945, she was united in marriage to Donald Lien at the Presbyterian Church in Litchfield. In 1966, the couple moved to Pipestone...
Donald "Don" Ralph Quincey
Sep 6, 2015
DONALD 'DON' RALPH QUINCEY... was born on November 16, 1930 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He grew up near White, South Dakota with his parents Ralph and Esther (Filholm) Quincey. He attended grade school in White and graduated from Brookings High School with the class of 1949. Following high school he enlisted into the United States Navy, spending time in Hawaii,...
Verla M. Swenson
Sep 6, 2015
VERLA MAE SWENSON was born on October 31, 1933 to Alvin and Anna (Hefner) Bunkers on the family farm, south of Chester, South Dakota. During her teenage years, the family moved to a farm west of Chester. Verla graduated as valedictorian of her class at Chester High School in 1952. She then attended Sioux Valley School of Nursing in Sioux...
Lila Mae Baustian
Sep 5, 2015
LILA MAE BAUSTIAN was born on November 16, 1939 to William and Alta (Phelps) Denstedt in Park Rapids, Minnesota. At a young age, Lila was adopted by LaRoy and Martha (Christensen) Satter and was raised on their family farm near Holland, Minnesota. She attended school in Pipestone, Minnesota and graduated high school in 1958. After high school, she worked various...
Joyce Marie Kadlec
Sep 3, 2015
JOYCE MARIE KADLEC was born to Henry James and Grace Dorothy (Frye) Carroll on August 13, 1942 in DeSmet, South Dakota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from DeSmet High School, she attended Northern State College in Aberdeen, South Dakota to obtain her teaching degree. After she received her degree in 1962, she began working as...
Arnold Fredricks
Sep 2, 2015
Arnold Fabien Fredricks was born on April 23, 1932, in Ash Lake Township, MN, to Henry & Freda (Alleckson) Fredricks. He attended school in Arco and worked with his father and brothers on the family farm. In 1952 he was drafted into the Army during the Korean Conflict. He received his honorable discharge after being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, the...
Marian L. Altena
Sep 2, 2015
MARIAN ALTENA was born at home near Rock Valley, Iowa to Richard and Cora (Van de Vegte) Postma on April 4, 1930. She enjoyed growing up in a large family. She attended Rock Valley Christian School through the 8th grade, her three older brothers went to the Army so she stayed home to help with the farm work and to...
Veda Mae Klaassen
Aug 31, 2015
VEDA MAE KLAASSEN was born on May 6, 1929, to Harry and Margaret (Duin) Blau on the family farm near George, Iowa. She was raised on the farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. On March 8, 1950, Veda Mae was united in marriage to Donald Klaassen at the Blau family home. Their marriage was blessed with four...
Norma Jean Burdick
Aug 31, 2015
Norma Jean Burdick was born November 7, 1938 to Fred and Pearl (Davis) Rust in Hendricks, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church in Elkton, South Dakota. She grew up in Thomsenburg, a neighborhood near Hendricks, and attended Hendricks School District #29 through grade six and completed the eighth grade at Hendricks Public School. In...
Betty Ann Lorenzen
Aug 29, 2015
BETTY ANN LORENZEN was born on August 15, 1927, to John and Leona (Oehlerts) Schmidt in Luverne, Minnesota. Betty Ann was baptized on January 25, 1928 and confirmed on July 6, 1941 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota, both by Rev. J.O. Mundahl. She was raised on the family farm near Hardwick, Minnesota and attended District 69 Country...
John Carstens
Aug 27, 2015
John Henry Carstens was born June 25, 1924 to Michael and Mary (Hoefft) Carstens at Mott, North Dakota. When John was one year old he moved to rural Lake Benton, Minnesota. The family moved various times in the area and settled on the family farm south of Ash Lake near Ivanhoe, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran...
Steven John Meyer
Aug 23, 2015
STEVEN JOHN MEYER was born on October 10, 1969 to John and Edith (Demars) Meyer in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized on November 2, 1969 and confirmed on April 15, 1984, both at St. John Lutheran Church in Trosky, Minnesota. He attended both grade school and high school in Pipestone, Minnesota. Following his education he worked for Iowa Beef Processors...
Beverly Johnson
Aug 23, 2015
Beverly Rose Johnson was born January 23, 1935 to Albert and Vera (Hatch) Thompson on the family farm near Holland, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church in Holland. She attended elementary school in Holland and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1952. She went to Lamberton, Minnesota for a year of teacher training and began teaching...
Thelma Catherine Westerbur
Aug 22, 2015
THELMA CATHERINE WESTERBUR… was born to Victor and Marie (Horrell) Wathen on March 6, 1924 on a farm in Pipestone County, Minnesota where she was raised. On May 16, 1924, she was baptized at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone and she was confirmed there on March 26, 1935. She attended country school District 25 and District 13. Upon completion...
Jeanette Marie Nelsen
Aug 21, 2015
JEANETTE NELSEN... was born on June 30, 1944 to Bjorn Garfield and Beatrice (Bjerkestrand) Johnson in Minneota, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneota. Jeanette was raised and received her education in Minneota. Following her education, she worked for the nursing home and then the court house in Marshall, Minnesota. On November 18, 1967, Jeanette...
Timothy "Tim" Allen Labrune
Aug 19, 2015
TIMOTHY 'TIM' ALLEN LABRUNE… Was born on June 28, 1950 to Donald and Dorothy (Kotchian) LaBrune in Pipestone, Minnesota. He attended both grade school and high school in Ruthton, Minnesota, graduating with the class of 1969. He took one year of carpenter training at the Pipestone Vocational School after high school. On October 3, 1971 he was united in marriage...
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