Obituaries

Lila Mae Baustian

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Alvin "Al" Zeinstra

Alvin "Al" Zeinstra

Aug 18, 2015

ALVIN 'AL' WAYNE ZEINSTRA… was born on April 24, 1950 to Felix and Cornelia (Overgaauw) Zeinstra in Pipestone, Minnesota. He attended grade school in Holland, Minnesota and high school in Pipestone, graduating with the class of 1968. On August 7, 1971, he was united in marriage to Betty Moen in Bigelow, Minnesota and to this union two daughters were born....

Ralph Joseph Lais

Ralph Joseph Lais

Aug 18, 2015

RALPH JOSEPH LAIS was born September 30, 1923 to Mark and Martha (Fritz) Lais in Lismore, Minnesota. He attended Catholic school in St. Kilian through the 8th grade then worked on the farm and at a body shop in Adrian, Minnesota. In January of 1946 Ralph was drafted by the United States Army and reported to Fort Snelling. After serving...

A.D. "Bud" Bjerrum

A.D. "Bud" Bjerrum

Aug 13, 2015

A.D. 'BUD' BJERRUM... was born August 9, 1930 to Henry and Orva (Mitchell) Bjerrum in the Seward Hospital in Seward, Nebraska. Bud was raised and received his education in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1952, Bud joined the United States Army where he was Sergeant of the Motor Pool. He was honorable discharged in 1954. On December 3, 1955, Bud was united...

Evelyn C. Feit

Evelyn C. Feit

Aug 10, 2015

EVELYN CECELIA FEIT was born November 13, 1917 to John and Barbara (Gilfoy) Bergin in rural Springwater Township, Rock County, Minnesota. She attended school at St. Mary’s Academy in Dell Rapids, South Dakota for three years and graduated from Sherman High School in Sherman, South Dakota. She furthered her education at Mankato State Teacher’s College in Mankato, Minnesota. After graduation...

Henrietta J. Hargesheimer

Henrietta J. Hargesheimer

Aug 10, 2015

HENRIETTA JOHANNA HARGESHEIMER was born on August 9, 1934 to Richard and Alice (Smith) Haan in Hills, Minnesota. She spent her childhood in Hills, graduating from Hills High School in 1953. She then attended Nettleton College in Sioux Falls for cosmetology. She worked as a cosmetologist in Sioux Falls for several years. Henrietta moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan where she...

Lorna J. Schmidt

Lorna J. Schmidt

Aug 8, 2015

LORNA JEAN SCHMIDT was born on April 10, 1936 to Edward and Viola (Soutar) Henningsen at the Luverne Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised in Mound Township in Rock County. Her family attended the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne where she was a third generation member. Here she was baptized, confirmed, married and an active member of her church...

Eleanor Schwanebeck

Eleanor Schwanebeck

Aug 6, 2015

Eleanor 'Elly' Ruth Marcella Schwanebeck was born on April 21st, 1926 to Oscar and Helga (Hobert) Holm in Tracy, Minnesota. She was baptized at her home and confirmed at Ellsborough Lutheran Church. Eleanor attended rural schools through the eighth grade and graduated from Ruthton High School in 1944. She then attended teacher training at Montevideo Normal School and in 1965...