Virginia M. Gerken
Feb 2, 2016
VIRGINIA MAE GERKEN was born on July 22, 1921 to Hubert and Rose (Kramer) Gerken in Adrian, Minnesota. She was baptized and later confirmed at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. Virginia received her education and graduated from St. Adrian High School in 1939. She then moved to Luverne, Minnesota and was employed for Cora Hilger. In 1942, she became...
Alexandra Rozeboom
Jan 29, 2016
ALEXANDRA 'ALLIE' ROZEBOOM was born on July 16, 1974 to Chris and Donna (Buchanan) Vahey on George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. In 1976, she moved with her family to Oscoda, Michigan where they lived until 1984. The family then moved to Ft. Worth, Texas. In 1991, the family moved to Hills, Minnesota. She received her baptism at Bethlehem...
Robert Dean Hurd
Jan 29, 2016
Robert Dean Hurd was born February 15, 1933 to Walter and Mamie (Johannsen) Hurd in Hendricks, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm in Lincoln County, Minnesota. He attended Lake Benton Public School, graduating in 1952. He worked on the farm for a year after graduation and then enlisted in the United States Army, where he served from 1953-1955...
Anita Hort
Jan 28, 2016
Anita D. Hort, age 94 of Brooten, died Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 2nd at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooten with Rev. Ron Knutson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Interment will...
Evelyn Silvrants
Jan 26, 2016
EVELYN ELVINA SILVRANTS was born on January 13, 1927 to Clarence and Marie (Beckman) Knorr on a farm in Plymouth County, Iowa. She received her Christian baptism on February 20, 1927 in Le Mars, Iowa. At a young age, she and her family moved to a farm near Brewster, Minnesota, before then moving to a farm near Windom, Minnesota. Evelyn...
Hattie R. Vander Ziel
Jan 24, 2016
HATTIE REY VANDER ZIEL went to be with Jesus on Sunday, January 24, 2016. She will be lovingly remembered by her parents, Philip and Kristy Vander Ziel of Leota, Minnesota; brother, Ty Vander Ziel; and maternal grandparents, Dave and Bonnie Groen of Kenneth, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Bernard and Katherine Vander Ziel. A private...
Clarice M. Willems
Jan 23, 2016
CLARICE MAE WILLEMS was born to Clarence and Thelma (Aanenson) Torgersen on March 17, 1932 in Ottawa, Illinois. As a child, the family moved to Mankato, Minnesota and then to Magnolia, Minnesota after the death of her father. Clarice attended school in Adrian, Minnesota and graduated from Adrian High School in 1950. After high school Clarice began working at the...
Patricia Elizabeth Schoeneman
Jan 23, 2016
PATRICIA ELIZABETH SCHOENEMAN was born to Alfred and Clara (Feldhaus) Breuer on June 20, 1927 in Howard, SD. In 1939 she moved with her family to Delavan, Minnesota and later to Pipestone, Minnesota. After graduating from Pipestone High School in 1945, Pat was employed as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. On September 6, 1948, she was united...
Joann Alfretta Martens
Jan 22, 2016
JOANN ALFRETTA (HENNAGER) MARTENS was born on December 15, 1929 to Alfred and Alice (Zylstra) Hennager in Springfield, Oregon. Her father passed away while her mother was pregnant and after JoAnn’s birth the family moved to Flandreau, South Dakota. She grew up and attended school in Flandreau. After her education she worked at the Crystal Theater in Flandreau. On February...
Eileen Bouwman
Jan 20, 2016
EILEEN KATHRYN BOUWMAN was born on May 15, 1922 near Doon, Iowa to Peter and Susanna (Westra) Stallinga. She was raised on a farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa, receiving her education through the 8th grade at a country school in Lyon County. On September 2, 1941, Eileen was united in marriage to Walter Bouwman on her parent’s farm. Following their...
Melvin F. Paulsen
Jan 16, 2016
MELVIN FLOYD PAULSEN was born June 14, 1929 to Fred and Laura (Aukes) Paulsen in rural Steen, Minnesota. His parents settled on a farm northwest of Steen when he was six months old. He spent his childhood on the farm and attended school in Steen and Hills, Minnesota, graduating with the class of 1947. Following graduation, he continued to help...
Lillian Dewitte
Jan 16, 2016
LILLIAN EMMA DEWITTE was born on October 22, 1912 to Fred and Mary (Steffensen) Hansen in Eden Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm northwest of Jasper. Lillian was baptized in 1912 and confirmed in 1927 in Jasper. She received her education at country school and Jasper High School. In 1932, Lillian was united in marriage to...
Timothy "Timmy" Schreier
Jan 13, 2016
Timothy “Timmy” Edward Schreier was born February 4, 1989 to Donald and Lisa (Blom) Schreier in Marshall, Minnesota. He was baptized on February 19, 1989 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cottonwood, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm and attended Russell-Tyler-Ruthton schools, graduating from RTR High School in 2007. Following his education he moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming and...
Helen Boettcher
Jan 9, 2016
HELENE WILHELMINE OTTILE BOETTCHER was born on May 20, 1918 to Theodore and Clara (Bottcher) Boettcher on the family farm in Grange Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm and attended Country School in District 16. In her younger years she helped with milking cows and doing chores around the farm until her father died in...
Roger W. Boomgaarden
Jan 8, 2016
ROGER WAYNE BOOMGAARDEN was born on December 1, 1950 to Oscar Clarence and Amanda Meta (Hellwinckel) Boomgaarden in Pipestone where he was raised and attended school through the 11th grade. He received his GED later in life. In 1966, Roger’s dad died and by mom’s request, he began farming the land. He also purchased cows and began milking. Along with...
Bernadeen "Berny" Dombek
Jan 8, 2016
BERNADEEN E. DOMBEK... was born on November 25, 1928 to parents William and Lydia (Harder) Willert in Verdi Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed in 1942 at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Verdi Township. Berny attended Verdi Public School and graduated in 1946. After graduation she worked at the grocery store in Lake Benton...
Carol Jean Gilmore
Jan 7, 2016
CAROL JEAN GILMORE... was born to Carl and Ethel (Ditmeyer) Smith on December 13, 1924 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. After her graduation from Pipestone High School, she was employed at the Bell Telephone Company in Pipestone. On April 14, 1947 (wedding was April 19, 1947), she was united in marriage to Willard Gilmore...
Maurice Fitzer
Jan 4, 2016
MAURICE ROGER FITZER was born on October 10, 1926 to Benjamin and Anna (Husen) Fitzer on the family farm in Luverne Township of Rock County, Minnesota. This farm later became a Century Farm in 2003. Maurice was raised here and attended District 13 country school through the 8th grade. He continued his education in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High...
Jerold Dewitte
Jan 3, 2016
JEROLD FLORIAN DEWITTE was born on August 17, 1953 to Florian and Lillian (Hansen) DeWitte in Pipestone, Minnesota. Jerold was raised on a family farm near Jasper, Minnesota where he began his education. After the loss of his father, the family moved to Pipestone where Jerry continued his education, graduating with the Pipestone Area High School class of 1971. After...
Timothy Brooks
Jan 2, 2016
TIMOTHY RANDALL BROOKS was born on January 25, 1949 to Ora Elvin Jr. and Bonnie Jean (Galloway) Brooks in Orange County, California. Tim was raised and received his education in Orange County graduating in 1967. Following his education, he enlisted in the United States Army where he served in the Vietnam War. After 8 years of service, he was honorably...
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