Helen Mae Schulze
Jul 29, 2014
Helen Mae Schulze passed away peacefully on July 29, 2014 at the age of 96. She was surrounded by her loving family as she entered into rest with her loving Savior. Helen was born in Pipestone County, Minnesota on May 19, 1918 to Fred and Lydia Schmidt. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Pipestone High School....
Olive Hawkinson
Jul 26, 2014
OLIVE HAWKINSON was born in Rosyth, Scotland on March 19, 1924. She immigrated to New York through Ellis Island with her parents Edith and George Ratcliffe and her brother George when she was 3 years old. She met and married her beloved husband Gordon and they shared a life precious with love for his 65 years. They raised five remarkable...
Lawrence "Larry" J. Viland
Jul 26, 2014
LAWRENCE JAMES VILAND... was born to John and Tillie (Johnson) Viland on February 22, 1916 in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and received his education. In 1935 Larry graduated from Pipestone High School. He went to work at Red Owl Grocery from 1935 to 1939 and then went to work at Red and White Grocery from 1939 to 1943....
Gladys B. Eitreim
Jul 23, 2014
GLADYS BORGINA EITREIM was born on April 30, 1914 on a farm northwest of Hills, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Halvor and Tillie [Birkeland] Bakken. In 1920, she moved with her family to a farm west of Luverne, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm and attended rural school in District 10. She graduated from Luverne High School...
Wayne William Lange
Jul 23, 2014
WAYNE WILLIAM LANGE was born to William and Elsie (Rosburg) Lange on June 11, 1928 in Verdi, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. After his graduation from Pipestone High School in 1946, he became employed at Pan-O-Gold Bakery in Pipestone. On May 8, 1949, he was united in marriage to Maxine Johnson in Pipestone. Following their marriage, they...
Dean Minett
Jul 21, 2014
Dean M. Minett died at his home near Ruthton, Minnesota on Monday, July 21, 2014. Dean Morris Minett was the second child of Morris and Olive (Alwin) Minett, born on January 28, 1933. He was born at the farm house with Nurse Stella Dickman and a local doctor assisting Dean’s birth. Dean was baptized and confirmed in the Ruthton Methodist...
Mindy Hart
Jul 21, 2014
MINDY LEE HART was born to Howard and Patricia (Gehrke) Hart on October 11, 1968 in Omaha, Nebraska. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church. She moved with her family to Luverne, Minnesota in 1976 and attended school in Luverne. Mindy was confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne and graduated in the class of 1987 from Luverne High School....
Reed Hart
Jul 14, 2014
Reed G. Hart Jr., age 87, of Egan, SD, died July 14, 2014 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Reed was born to Reed Sr. and Marie (Johannsen) Hart on August 4, 1926, in Pipestone, MN. He grew up in Pipestone and graduated from high school in 1944. While in high school he was a star halfback on the...
Cheryl Ann Gordon
Jul 14, 2014
CHERYL ANN GORDON was born on July 15, 1953 to Irvin and June (Johnson) Gordon in Beverly, Massachusetts. She attended grade school in Beverly until the family moved to the Twin Cities in 1961 where she finished school at St. Louis Park High School. After high school she attended barber school and opened a barber shop. Later Cheryl led the...
Clarice Elaine Rosenkjar
Jul 12, 2014
CLARICE ELAINE (GOTTSCH) ROSENKJAR was born on October 3, 1923 to Henry and Emma (Kreutzfeldt) Gottsch in Flandreau, South Dakota where she was raised and attended school. After graduation from high school, she was employed for a brief time at the Manchester Bakery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. On September 22, 1946, Clarice was united in marriage to Lowell Rosenkjar...
Gilbert Ketterling
Jul 9, 2014
GILBERT KETTERLING was born to Andrew and Christina (Bietz) Ketterling on May 25, 1919, in Scotland, South Dakota. Early in his childhood, he moved with his family to Washburn, North Dakota. He was raised there and received his education, completing country school through the eighth grade. Following his schooling, he helped his parents on the family farm. On March 22,...
Erna D. Jessen
Jul 7, 2014
ERNA D. JESSEN was born June 6, 1920 to Otto and Martha (Scheel) Bartels in Foley, Minnesota. She was baptized July 4, 1920, at St. Paul’s Lutheran in Foley. The family moved to Edgerton, Minnesota and then to Trosky, Minnesota. Erna was confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church on May 31, 1936. Erna attended school in Edgerton, Minnesota, and Pipestone,...
Elaine Lupkes
Jul 6, 2014
ELAINE JOANN LUPKES was born August 23, 1940 to Joe and Grace (Schoeneman) DeBeer on a farm northwest of George, Iowa. She lived on the various farm places rented by her parents and attended Liberal #5 Country School for a couple of years. Her parents eventually purchased a farm between Adrian, Minnesota and Magnolia, Minnesota and Elaine attended school in...
Glenn A. Johnson Sr.
Jul 4, 2014
GLENN ALLEN JOHNSON, SR. was born to Theodore Orville and Irene Elizabeth (Holtz) Johnson on February 12, 1944 in Jamestown, North Dakota where he was raised and attended school. Upon completion of his education, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. After his discharge in 1963, he returned to Jamestown. In 1965, he moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where he was employed...
Henry Jacobsen
Jul 2, 2014
Henry 'Hank' Martin Jacobsen was born March 9, 1925 to Nils Aage and Andrea (Panum) Jacobsen in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler, and graduated from Tyler High School in 1943. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II, attained the rank of 1st Sergeant, served in the infantry in...
Marie Bushman
Jul 2, 2014
MARIE EMMA BUSHMAN was born on July 18, 1928 to Alfred and Katherine (Shriver) Cyriacks in Lake Benton Township near Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was baptized on July 29, 1928 and confirmed on June 21, 1942 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lake Benton. She was raised on the family farm, attending school at District #10 through the eighth...
Ray Trigg
Jul 1, 2014
Ray Arnold Trigg was born August 26, 1933 to Lindsy and Anna (Bruns) Trigg on the farm in Lake Benton Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. He attended country school through the eighth grade and then helped on the family farm and worked for various farmers. On May 29, 1964 Ray married Jean Sandberg in Luverne, Minnesota. Their union was blessed with...
Bastiaan "Bud" Van Eck
Jun 30, 2014
BASTIAAN 'BUD' VAN ECK was born to Bastiaan and Annie (Van’t Hof) Van Eck on April 27, 1938 at the hospital in Tyler, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm located north of Lake Wilson, Minnesota, in Ellsborough Township, Murray County. Bud received his education through the eighth grade. Following his education, Bud’s father lined him up to work...
Bruce Johnson
Jun 28, 2014
Bruce Allen Johnson was born December 23, 1945 in Tyler, Minnesota to Carl and Lois (Jewell) Johnson. He was baptized and later confirmed at Opdal Lutheran Church in Florence, Minnesota. He grew up and lived his entire life in the town of Florence, attending elementary school there before graduating from Tyler High School. On January 19, 1964 Bruce married Susan...
Lloyd Bunker
Jun 27, 2014
ARCHIE LLOYD BUNKER was born on February 3, 1921, one of 13 children to John and Ellen (Haley) Bunker in De Smet, South Dakota. He attended country school through the eighth grade. He worked on the family farm until he entered the U.S. Army on September 2, 1942. He served mostly in Europe until he was honorably discharged on December...
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