Carlton "Louie" Junior Allen
May 17, 2014
CARLTON “LOUIE” JUNIOR ALLEN was born on November 17, 1927 to Carl and Norma (Gross) Allen in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. On March 28, 1937, he was baptized at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Pipestone. At the age of 17, he enlisted into the U.S. Navy. Following his discharge in May, 1946, he began...
Suzanne "Sue" Lynn Price
May 14, 2014
SUZANNE LYNN PRICE was born to Dennis and Lynda (Vos) Price on December 9, 1976 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1995, she attended Vocational College in Pipestone for two years. Upon completion of her education, she was employed in various jobs. On Wednesday, May 15, 2014, she...
John "Bud" Klay
May 8, 2014
JOHN 'BUD' WESLEY KLAY was born April 8, 1923 to John and Gertrude (Bunning) Klay on the family farm in Sioux County near Rock Valley, Iowa. He was baptized into the Christian faith at the Methodist Church in Rock Valley, where he was later confirmed. He grew up near Rock Valley and attended Rock Valley High School. John then began...
Andrew Wieme
May 3, 2014
Andrew Wieme was born January 10, 1921 in Ihlen, Minnesota to Albert and Marie (Overmiere) Wieme. He was raised in the Jasper area where he was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. He also attended country school through the 8th grade after which he helped on the family farm until March of 1945 when he enlisted in the United...
Luella T. Overgaard
Apr 29, 2014
LUELLA T. OVERGAARD was born January 11, 1921, to John and Annie (Henriksen) Jacobson in Vienna Township, Rock County, Minnesota. She attended country school through the eighth grade. On December 16, 1947, she was united in marriage to Lawrence Overgaard. The couple lived on various farms working the land and raising their family. They first farmed in Beaver Creek from...
Thelma Rauk
Apr 27, 2014
Thelma Aletta (Itse) Rauk was born at home on August 4, 1914 to Carl and Rose (Johnson) Itse in rural Mabel, Minnesota. She graduated from Mabel High School in 1932. She was united in marriage to Harold Edwin Rauk on November 24, 1933. They began their married life in Spring Grove, Minnesota and, in 1940, moved to Rochester, Minnesota. A...
Donald Steffes
Apr 27, 2014
DONALD CLEMENS STEFFES was born to William and Pauline (Krogman) Steffes on October 4, 1929 in Clinton, Iowa. He began his schooling at St. Columbus Catholic School in Iona, Minnesota through 6th grade, at which time he was struck with Polio. After a six week hospital stay in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Don returned home to Iona. In the late 1940’s, Don...
Willard Erickson
Apr 22, 2014
WILLARD LEROY ERICKSON was born on October 3, 1921 to Walter and Helen (Larson) Erickson in Pipestone County, Minnesota. He was raised in rural Jasper, Minnesota where he received his education. Following school, he farmed for a time and worked various jobs in the area. On July 17, 1942 he entered the US Army at Fort Snelling in Minnesota. He...
Mavis Larson
Apr 21, 2014
MAVIS DARLENE LARSON was born to Alfred and Clara (Paulson) Aaker on June 3, 1928 at Dell Rapids, South Dakota. She was baptized in July, 1928 at the Oslo Lutheran Church by Rev. Blilie. She was confirmed in May, 1943 at the Flandreau Lutheran Church by Rev. O. G. Salveson. She grew up on a farm in South Dakota and...
Rodney Mccormick Jr.
Apr 20, 2014
Rodney John McCormick, Jr., was born on November 16, 1970 to Rodney and Peggy (Smith) McCormick in Fairmont, Minnesota. He was raised and went to kindergarten in Fairmont before moving to Ellsworth, Minnesota. When he was in the 4th grade, Rod and his family moved near Kenneth, Minnesota where he went to the Edgerton Public School in Edgerton, Minnesota. In...
Evert Van Surksum
Apr 20, 2014
EVERT PETER VAN SURKSUM was born on March 28, 1933 to Henry and Bessie (Faas) Van Surksum south of Leota, Minnesota where he spent his younger years growing up. Evert was baptized on May 21, 1933 and made his profession of faith on September 2, 1951 at the Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. He attended country school through the eighth...
Dorothy Becker
Apr 19, 2014
DOROTHY LUCILLE BECKER was born to Cornie and Alice (Tiesenga) Verdoes on December 27, 1925 on a farm north of Edgerton, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school. She then moved with her family to a farm near Hadley, Minnesota. On June 3, 1942, she was united in marriage to Joe Becker in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Following their...
Kathryn De Rycke
Apr 18, 2014
KATHRYN ANN DE RYCKE was born on July 24, 1943 to Harm and Dorothea (Wilson) Freese in Pipestone, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm southwest of Pipestone. Kathryn attended country school in District 24 through the eighth grade and then continued her education at the Pipestone High School. After her high school graduation in 1962, she went to...
Leon Jensen
Apr 18, 2014
LEON GLEN JENSEN was born on November 8, 1932 to Andrew and Christine (Kjergaard) Jensen in Marshfield Township near Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. He grew up on the family farm, and graduated from Tyler High School in 1950. He farmed with his father until he enlisted in the United States Army...
Norma Shaffer
Apr 17, 2014
NORMA LEAH AMMANN SHAFFER, 94, died April 17, 2014, in Rochester, MN. She was born September 5, 1919 to Frieda (Schneider) and Henry Ammann in Neptune, NJ. She graduated from Asbury Park, NJ High School in 1937 and worked in New York City as a governess. She applied to three universities and rode a bus across country to enroll in...
Rosie Drietz
Apr 15, 2014
Rosalia “Rosie” Drietz ('Boosha') was born May 25, 1924 near Wilno, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Josephine (Gawarecki) Lozinski. Rose was raised on the family farm on the north side of Drietz Lake, one mile east of Wilno. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno and also attended school there, where at the...
Delbert James Eagle Feather Willert
Apr 13, 2014
Delbert James Eagle Feather Willert was born January 15, 1997 in Todd County, South Dakota to Sophie and Arthur Eagle Feather Sr. After two years at Flandreau, South Dakota he moved to Ramona, South Dakota to live with his foster family in the home of Roger and Bebe Abraham. Kevin and Laura Willert celebrate September 9, 2002 as a Family...
Evelyn Iveland
Apr 13, 2014
EVELYN LEONA IVELAND was born to Charles and Anna (Kuper) Loger on April 14, 1922 on a farm in Kanaranzi Township, near Ellsworth, Minnesota. She attended country school through the eighth grade and then stayed home and helped out on the farm. The family later moved to Ash Creek, Minnesota and then settled in Luverne, Minnesota. In Luverne, she worked...
Allan Slieter
Apr 11, 2014
ALLAN ROY SLIETER was born to George and Theresa (Evert) Slieter on September 6, 1928 in Kanaranzi, Minnesota. He attended various country grade schools and graduated from Lester High School in Lester, Iowa in May 1946. He enlisted into the Army and completed infantry basic training and then was assigned to Army Ground Force Headquarters and served at the Pentagon...
Perri Heideman
Apr 10, 2014
PERRI MALEEN HEIDEMAN was born on February 9, 2004 in Luverne, Minnesota. Perri was raised on the family farm outside of Adrian, Minnesota. She attended school at Ellsworth Elementary in Ellsworth, Minnesota where she was currently in the 3rd grade. Perri had a beautiful smile and was very giving. She had a good wit and a way of saying things...
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