Roger Gylling
Aug 30, 2014
Roger felt blessed to be born into the loving family of Robert E. and Dorothy C. Gylling on July 22, 1944 at the Tyler Hospital. He grew up in Drammen Township and was baptized and confirmed at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church, rural Lake Benton. He attended District #68 Country School through 6th grade and graduated from Lake Benton High School...
Connie Lou Swenson
Aug 21, 2014
CONNIE LOU (SCHNEPF) SWENSON was born on October 10, 1952, in Luverne, Minnesota to Cristina and Louis Lowe. She was baptized in the Presbyterian Church in 1959, in Luverne, and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was adopted by Paul and Cristena Schnepf, who made their family home in Ihlen, Minnesota where Connie attended school. She and...
Arleen Mitchell
Aug 13, 2014
Arleen Mitchell… was born on June 5, 1917 to Ole and Ida (Snare) Jensen on a farm near Slayton, Minnesota. She was baptized in Hadley, Minnesota and confirmed in Slayton. She attended country school and later went on to Slayton High School. She graduated from high school in Balaton, Minnesota in 1936. She was married in February of 1938 to...
Phyllis Kortuem
Aug 11, 2014
Phyllis 'PK' Helen Kortuem... was born on October 2, 1940 the last child of Matthew and Helen (Biehn) Kortuem in Mankato, Minnesota. She was raised in Huntley, Minnesota where she attended school. She was baptized and received the sacraments at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Winnebago, Minnesota. After her graduation from Huntley High School in 1959, she worked as a...
Hugo W. Zick
Aug 9, 2014
HUGO WILLIAM ZICK was born to Emil and Minnie (Otto) Zick on April 25, 1929 on a farm near Lucan, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. On December 19, 1951, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a corporal during the Korean War. After his discharge from the service on December 4, 1953, he returned to...
Dr. Albert C. Martin
Aug 9, 2014
DR. ALBERT CHARLES MARTIN was born on June 9, 1920 to Russell and Frances [Tobias] Martin in Harvey, Illinois. He graduated from high school in Harvey and went on to attend the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Following his undergraduate degree, he pursued medical school, where he graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1944. Upon...
Ruby Sorensen
Aug 9, 2014
RUBY ELIZABETH (MEYER) SORENSEN was born on July 16, 1923 to Fred and Ellen (Bruemmer) Meyer in Lake Wilson, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake Wilson. At age five she moved with her family to Tyler, Minnesota. She was confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. In 1941 she graduated from Tyler High School....
Ashley Von Holtum
Aug 4, 2014
ASHLEY ANN VON HOLTUM was born on June 23, 1988, in Pipestone, Minnesota to Elwin and Norma Brands. She was raised on the family dairy farm south of Edgerton, Minnesota, where as a young girl she loved milking cows alongside of her dad. She attended school at Leota Christian Elementary and Edgerton Public, graduating in 2007 with honors. Ashley then...
Verla Marlene Baker
Aug 3, 2014
Verla Marlene Baker was a woman who loved God, led a simple and meaningful life, and leaves behind a beautiful legacy. Verla was the daughter of Dick E. and Laura (Winkowitsch) Aukes, the 9th of 10 children, born November 16, 1926 on the family farm near Steen, MN. Her siblings were Dick, John, Harvey, Lloyd, Mary (Vis), Laura (Paulson), Lillian...
Lila Jean Roegiers
Aug 2, 2014
Lila Jean Roegiers, 77 of Bloomington, IN, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014, at Hearthstone Health Campus. She was born January 17, 1937 in Jasper, MN, to Otto and Dora (Dock) Krapf. She graduated from Jasper High School where she met and later married the love of her life, Eugene Roegiers. As a married woman and Navy officer's wife, Lila...
Vern D. Haraldson
Aug 2, 2014
VERN DONALD HARALDSON… was born on March 6, 1930 to Ole and Clara Haraldson in Rose Dell Township, Rock County, Minnesota. Vern was baptized on June 24th, 1930 and attended Jasper school until the 8th grade. As a young boy, Vern worked as a farm hand. At the age of 20, Vern joined the United States Navy where he served...
Richard "Dick" Middleton
Jul 30, 2014
RICHARD 'DICK' MIDDLETON was born on August 12, 1939 to Howard and Lola (Thompson) Middleton in Watertown, South Dakota. He was raised near Watertown and Estelline, South Dakota where he was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. He received his education in Estelline before moving with his family to St. Paul, Minnesota. At the age of 17, Dick enlisted...
Daniel Straw
Jul 30, 2014
DANIEL 'HOPPER' RICHARD STRAW was born on May 28, 1951 to Richard and Edna (Herheim) Straw in Pipestone, Minnesota. Dan was raised in Jasper, Minnesota where he was baptized and confirmed at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church. He attended Jasper schools, graduating with the Jasper High School class of 1969. After graduating, he worked at the Jasper Stone Quarry before...
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....
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