Lois Medill
Nov 21, 2013
LOIS JANE AGNES MEDILL was born to William and Susanna (Steines) Evans on July 13, 1929 in Moody County, SD. She was raised for her first year near Trent, SD. The family then moved to a farm northeast of Trosky until 1941, when they moved to a farm six miles north of Pipestone, MN. During her youth, Lois attended country...
Carol Mensen
Nov 18, 2013
Carol Louise Mensen was born May 26, 1960 to Arlyn and Garnet (Jensen) Petersen in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Benton. She grew up on the farm and attended Lake Benton Public School, graduating in 1978. She continued her education at Stewart's School of Cosmetology in...
Robert Paul Staab
Nov 18, 2013
ROBERT PAUL STAAB was born to Paul and Margaret (Schreier) Staab on April 11, 1925 on a farm near Remsen, Iowa. When he was two years old, he moved with his parents to a farm in Gray Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school in District 70. Following his graduation from Pipestone High School...
Sandra Carlson-Otter
Nov 15, 2013
SANDRA CARLSON-OTTER was born on August 14, 1949 to Jake and Sylvia (Zeinstra) Overgaauw in Pipestone, MN. She was raised on farms near Hatfield, MN, north of Pipestone, and near Holland, MN. She received her education at the Christian School in Holland until its closing and then attended school in Pipestone. In 1966, the family moved to a farm near...
Virginia Spicer
Nov 13, 2013
VIRGINIA RAE SPICER was born to Raymond and Viola Carstensen on November 30, 1940 in Elmer Township, Pipestone, Minnesota. Virginia was baptized and confirmed in Saint John Lutheran Church, Trosky, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm in rural Pipestone County and graduated from Edgerton High School in 1958. On August 29, 1958 she was united in marriage to Larry...
Mildred Fink
Nov 12, 2013
Mildred Amelia (Reese) Fink... was born on March 16, 1924 to Fred and Hulda (Pahl) Reese in Murray County, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Woodstock, Minnesota in 1924, and was also confirmed there in 1938. During her youth, she lived on a farm in Pipestone County near Woodstock. She graduated from Pipestone High School in...
Lois Benson
Nov 8, 2013
LOIS IRENE BENSON was the third child of eight children born to Vernon and Josephine (Newell) Hess. Lois was born October 2, 1920 on a farm southwest of Grundy Center, Iowa. In 1928, the family moved to a farm southwest of Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school at District #35 in Sweet Township. She graduated in...
Marie Mae Holck
Nov 7, 2013
MARIE MAE BORGERS HOLCK was born on May 7, 1935, in Norman Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota to Gerrit and Bertha (Wolvendyk) Borgers. She moved with her family to Arco when she was four years old. Marie attended school in Arco for several years, and finished her education in Ivanhoe. She was also raised in her mother's faith of Jehovah's...
Howard Joseph Duchene
Nov 6, 2013
HOWARD JOSEPH DUCHENE was born to Raymond F. and Isabelle A. (Carpenter) Duchene on April 15, 1933, Holy Saturday, in Waseca, Minnesota. He was baptized at Sacred Heart Church in Waseca and received First Communion and was confirmed at Sacred Heart Church where he served as altar boy into adulthood. He was raised in Faribault, Minnesota and attended Sacred Heart...
Amy Lorrinda Redenius
Nov 5, 2013
AMY LORRINDA REDENIUS was born on May 29, 1987, to Donnis and Becky (Farmer) Redenius in Gillette, Wyoming. She was born premature and was a fighter. She spent the first six years of her life in Gillette where she attended kindergarten and then moving with her family to Pipestone in May, 1993. She continued her education in the Pipestone School...
Steven Johnson
Nov 4, 2013
Steven Lee Johnson was the born to Kenneth and Beatrice 'Irene' (Willert) Johnson on October 6, 1949 in Pipestone, MN. He joined a brother Randy and was later joined by Allan and Todd. He was baptized at the English Lutheran Church, Lake Benton, MN with Merril and Cleone Willert serving as his baptismal sponsors and was later confirmed at Grace...
Millicent Hanson
Nov 3, 2013
MILLICENT HANSON was born Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1924, on a farm in Drammen Township, Lake Benton, Minnesota, to Jorgen and Christine (Tambo) Jorgensen. She was baptized on Christmas Day, December 25, 1924, and confirmed on Palm Sunday, April 10, 1938, at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church. Millie attended country school at District 68 and graduated from West Central School of...
Myrl Bruemmer
Nov 2, 2013
MYRL FRANK BRUEMMER was born to Carl and Blanche (Thompson) Bruemmer on November 9, 1924 on a farm in Fountain Prairie Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota. He was raised on several different farms in the Pipestone area, and he attended the country school near each farm. On June 21, 1946, he was united in marriage to Esther Smith at Good...
Marjorie Erickson
Nov 1, 2013
MARJORIE ANN ERICKSON was born to Oscar Carl and Hazel Vera (Lord) Larson on April 21, 1931 on a farm near Valley Springs, South Dakota where she was raised and received her education. She was baptized in 1931 at Beaver Valley Lutheran Church where she was confirmed in 1947. On September 22, 1950, she was united in marriage to Robert...
Donald Dorn
Oct 31, 2013
Donald Dorn was born August 1, 1918 to Virgil and Johanna Dorn at Hendricks, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran in Hendricks, Minnesota. He attended New Grove rural school and graduated from Hendricks High School in 1936. Donald and Valera (Derby) were united in marriage August 6, 1939 at Trinity Lutheran in Hendricks. Their union was blessed...
Raymond J. Donkersloot
Oct 31, 2013
RAYMOND JOHN DONKERSLOOT was born March 1, 1920 to John and Johanna (Rutgers) Donkersloot on the family farm near Sheldon, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm and attended school through the eighth grade. Following his education, he continued to help on the farm. During the summer of 1942, he met his future bride, Alyda Kraayenbrink. On September 3,...
Ruth Gamber
Oct 30, 2013
RUTH GAMBER was born on July 29, 1924. Ruth Lived in Pipestone for nearly 70 years and was very active at the 1st Baptist Church singing in the choir and working with the church's women's groups. She managed an in-home daycare for many years and later in life she found that painting brought her a great deal of joy. Ruth...
Marian Anna Duus
Oct 30, 2013
Marian Anna Duus was born to Frank and Josephine (Styczynski) Biever on March 2, 1919 in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton, and confirmed at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno, Minnesota. She attended school through the eighth grade. Upon completion of her education, she helped her family during the depression...
Viola De Groot
Oct 29, 2013
VIOLA DE GROOT was born June 7, 1914 to Bert and Gertrude (De Young) Ver Steeg near Chandler, Minnesota. She lived near Lake Wilson, Minnesota until the age of three when her family then moved to Hull, Iowa. She attended country school in Sioux County, Iowa. On January 31, 1941 Viola was united in marriage to John De Groot in...
Larry W. Huntsman
Oct 29, 2013
LARRY WESLEY HUNTSMAN was born on July 19, 1938 in Reliance, South Dakota to Hobart and Caroline 'Lena' Heib Huntsman. He spent his childhood years in Reliance and graduated in 1956 from Reliance High School. He then attended Black Hills Teacher's College where he earned his bachelor's degree in Education. One of the prouder moments in his life came at...
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