Obituaries

Reed Hart

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Leonard "Lenny" Harold Johnson

Leonard "Lenny" Harold Johnson

Jun 27, 2014

LEONARD “LENNY” HAROLD JOHNSON... was born on September 26, 1926 to Harold and Susie (Waasdorp) Johnson in Lake Benton Township of Lincoln County, Minnesota. He was the second oldest of seven children. He attended country school and completed his eighth grade education at Verdi Public School in Verdi, Minnesota. After being honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1947, he...

Elicia Marie Vasquez

Elicia Marie Vasquez

Jun 22, 2014

ELICIA MARIE VASQUEZ… Infant daughter of Eliseo and Melissa Vasquez was born and passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2013 at the Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone, Minnesota. She is lovingly remembered by her parents, Eliseo and Melissa Vasquez of Pipestone, Minnesota.

Clara Hinz

Clara Hinz

Jun 20, 2014

Clara Augusta Hinz was born to Wihlelm and Laura (Duwe) Grimnitz on March 27, 1913 on the family farm in Elmer Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school in District #69. Upon completion of her education, she helped on the family farm. On April 18, 1936, she was united in marriage to Louis Hinz at...

Norman Boomgaarden

Norman Boomgaarden

Jun 19, 2014

NORMAN E. BOOMGAARDEN was born on November 3, 1942 in Pipestone, Minnesota to Jacob and Viola (Arndt) Boomgaarden. He grew up in Pipestone and Trosky. Norm was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Trosky, Minnesota. Following his education, he held various jobs, including: Hanson Silo Company in Luverne, Minnesota, Campbell’s Soup Company in Worthington, Minnesota, Bayliner in...

Eloise Wohlford

Eloise Wohlford

Jun 17, 2014

ELOISE WOHLFORD was born on May 3, 1911 to Warren and Maude (Vickerman) Drew at home on the family farm north of Jasper, Minnesota. She attended and graduated from Jasper High School. While she was singing at a combined church choir musical, Eloise met Howard Wohlford. The couple was later married on June 3, 1931. They made their home on...

Florine Bannick

Florine Bannick

Jun 14, 2014

Florine Elaine Bannick was born July 17, 1936 to Henry and Dorothy (Pecks) Resen on the family’s farm in Gray Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. She grew up on the farm and attended country school at District #70 in Gray Township. When she finished the eighth grade, she stayed home to help on the farm. When she was 15, her only...

Lucille Williams

Lucille Williams

Jun 13, 2014

LUCILLE ELEANOR (YONKER) WILLIAMS was born October 23, 1925 to Otto and Agnes (Fehland) Yonker in Bellingham, Minnesota. She grew up in Bellingham and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1943. She moved with her family to Lake Benton in 1944 and worked at her parents’ meat locker plant in Lake Benton. On June 9, 1951 Lucille married Vernon Williams...