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Kurtis Lee Dougherty

Kurtis Lee Dougherty

Oct 27, 2013

Kurtis Lee Dougherty was born November 9, 1990 in St. James, Minnesota to Wayne and Brenda (Clausen) Dougherty. He was baptized December 16, 1990 at Zion Lutheran Church in Odin, Minnesota, and later confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. When he was one-year-old he moved with his family to Tyler and then Arco. In June 1993 he...

Irene M. Standish

Irene M. Standish

Oct 26, 2013

IRENE MAE STANDISH was born on July 4, 1931 in Jasper, Minnesota to Halver and Louise (Rassmussen) Eggerud. Irene attended Blinson Rural School and then continued in Egan, South Dakota, completing the 9th grade. She was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Pipestone in May of 1956. Irene was united in marriage to Donald Standish on April 23,...

Ernest Sundermeyer

Ernest Sundermeyer

Oct 18, 2013

ERNEST LEROY SUNDERMEYER was born to Julius and Emma (Lange) Sundermeyer on December 24, 1928 in Pipestone, Minnesota. When he was a young boy, his father became ill and the family decided to move to a farm between Ward, South Dakota and Cazenovia, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school in District #68. At the age of 17,...

Robert Nosbusch

Robert Nosbusch

Oct 17, 2013

ROBERT 'ROB' JOHN NOSBUSCH was born to J.P. and Theresa (Kockelman) Nosbusch on May 5, 1922 in St. Leo, Minnesota where he was baptized and confirmed at St. Leo Catholic Church. He grew up on the family farm near St. Leo where he also received his education. When his mother passed away when Rob was nine years old, he went...

Leona Goehle

Leona Goehle

Oct 13, 2013

IN MEMORY OF LEONA ESTHER GOEHLE Leona was the third child of nine born to Nels and Clara Sandager at their farmhouse in Hills, Minnesota on June 24, 1920. After graduating from Hills Public School in 1938, she attended Mankato State Teachers College where she received a Teaching Certificate in 1940. She began teaching at a small country schoolhouse in...

Gerrit "Casey" Van Engelenhoven

Gerrit "Casey" Van Engelenhoven

Oct 7, 2013

GERRIT 'CASEY' VAN ENGELENHOVEN was born on April 7, 1927 to Cornelius and Gertrude (Post) Van Engelenhoven in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised for one year in Jasper, Minnesota before moving with his family to Luverne where he was raised and attended school through the eighth grade. Following his education, he began working at A.R. Wood Manufacturing as a laborer....

Ted Hays

Ted Hays

Oct 4, 2013

THEODORE ROY HAYS was born July 10, 1941 to James and Violet (Birchfield) in Los Angeles, California. From 1941-1945 they lived in Alpha, California. In 1945 the family moved to Redondo Beach, California. He attended George Washington Elementary School and Hill Junior High School, graduating from Redondo Union High School in 1959. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Air...

George Steensma

George Steensma

Oct 3, 2013

GEORGE STEENSMA was born on December 24, 1920 to Andrew and Alice (Idzenga) Steensma in rural Bigelow, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended country school. He was united in marriage to Marie Paulina on December 22, 1941 in the parsonage of the Christian Reformed Church in Bigelow. George began farming in 1941 and the couple made their home on...

Orland A. Lorenzen

Orland A. Lorenzen

Oct 1, 2013

ORLAND A. LORENZEN was born to Herman and Maria (Oye) Lorenzen on April 4, 1925 on a farm in Elmer Township of Pipestone County, MN where he was raised and attended country school. In 1936, he moved with his parents to a farm in Rock County, MN where he continued attending country school. Upon completion of his education, he helped...

William "Willie" Kleine

William "Willie" Kleine

Sep 30, 2013

WILLIAM 'WILLIE' HENRY KLEINE was born December 17, 1925 to Earnest and Myrtle (Lehmann) Kleine at their family home in Magnolia, MN. He spent his childhood in rural Magnolia, surrounded with the companionship of his sixteen siblings. He attended school in Magnolia. On June 15, 1943, at the age of 17 years old, Willie and his sister Nyla boarded the...

Betty Jane Louise Moffitt

Betty Jane Louise Moffitt

Sep 29, 2013

BETTY MOFFITT... was born on November 8, 1922, in Jasper, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Jasper. She attended both grade school and high school in Jasper and graduated in 1941. While in Jasper she worked at Sack's Grocery Store and later as a clerk at Shriver's in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. While employed...

Devona Elaine Oehlerts

Devona Elaine Oehlerts

Sep 28, 2013

DeVona Elaine Oehlerts was born November 13, 1920 to Ted and Anna (Schmuck) Sievert in Vienna Township, Rock County, Minnesota. At a young age she moved with her family to a farm west of Hardwick, Minnesota. She attended School District 49 through the 8th grade. When she was 18 years old, DeVona moved to Luverne, Minnesota. On October 28, 1945...

Patricia Ann Hellwinckel

Patricia Ann Hellwinckel

Sep 28, 2013

PATRICIA HELLWINCKEL was born on May 22, 1956 to parents Walter and Edythe (Hinrichs) Monk in Brookings, South Dakota. Pat was baptized in Elkton, South Dakota where she lived with her family. They made moves to Ward, South Dakota and Woodstock, Minnesota before making their home in Pipestone in 1973. Pat was confirmed in 1970 in Pipestone and also attended...

Charles Ross

Charles Ross

Sep 27, 2013

Charles Robert Ross was born February 1, 1938 in Rawlins, Wyoming to Charles and Eleanor (Walbye) Ross. He attended school in Rawlins and Hanna, Wyoming. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy where he served four years, 27 months of which were in the Philippines and the Formosa Conflict. He was discharged in 1959 and went to work...

Patricia E. Latten

Patricia E. Latten

Sep 26, 2013

PATRICIA ELLEN LATTEN was born on January 1, 1940 to Harold and Margaret (Miller) Mitchell in Luverne, Minnesota. She lived with her family in Luverne until 1954 when they moved to Hardwick, Minnesota. In 1956, she moved to Omaha, Nebraska and had her son, Richard. Pat met Arthur Camarillo and in 1962 they were married. They then moved to Long...

Myrna Borman

Myrna Borman

Sep 26, 2013

MYRNA BORMAN was born to Siemen and Bertha (Bartels) Smidt on February 22, 1923 on a farm in Osborne Township and then moved to a farm in Elmer Township in Pipestone County where she was raised. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Edgerton, Minnesota. Myrna attended Country School District 19 through the eighth grade. She...

Andrew Fikse

Andrew Fikse

Sep 26, 2013

ANDREW FIKSE was born to Hendrik and Wilhelmina (Mouw) Fikse on June 18, 1924 on the family farm near Lester, Iowa. At the age of five, he moved with his family to a farm near Steen, Minnesota where he attended country school. On December 4, 1945, he was united in marriage to Bertha Doeksen (Zwart) at her parent's home in...

Scott Stupero

Scott Stupero

Sep 23, 2013

SCOTT STUPERO was born on May 27, 1961, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to parents John and Darlene (Klein) Stupero. He was baptized and confirmed at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Burnsville, Minnesota. Scott attended Lakeville Public Schools graduating with the class of 1979. After high school, he attended Moler Barber College in Minneapolis. He went on to cut hair in various...

Glenda A. Groen

Glenda A. Groen

Sep 18, 2013

GLENDA ANN GROEN was born on November 30, 1952 to Roman and Anita (Boots) Reker in Adrian, MN. She was raised on the farm in rural Adrian and received her education in town, graduating from Adrian High School in 1971. She then attended Stewart's cosmetology school in Sioux Falls, SD, graduating in 1973. On January 31, 1976, Glenda was united...

Jennifer Henry

Jennifer Henry

Sep 18, 2013

Jennifer Kaye Henry was a Christmas blessing born December 25, 1975 at the USAF Academy Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colo., to Edwin Jay and Sandra (Hanson) Henry. She was baptized at the USAF Academy Chapel in 1976. In 1977 she moved with her family to Minnesota, where she resided the rest of her life. Jennie was a bright little girl who...

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