John Van Eck
Apr 7, 2014
JOHANNIS CORNELIS VAN ECK was born on November 20, 1926, to Bastiaan and Annie Van Eck. John began his life's journey in Chanarambie Township, Murray County, Minnesota. For a short period of time, as a toddler, he, along with his family, briefly resided in California. Upon returning from California the family moved to a farm southeast of Ruthton, Minnesota. John...
Lucille Norma Lindemann
Apr 6, 2014
LUCILLE NORMA LINDEMANN was born February 7, 1922, in Lake Benton, Minnesota, the daughter of Theodore and Louise (Feske) Schardin. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Lucille was raised on her family's farm and attended grades 1-8 in a one room country school, graduating from Lake Benton High School in 1939. As a young woman, she moved...
Velma L. Ofstad
Apr 5, 2014
VELMA L. OFSTAD was one of seven children born to Roy and Katie Miller Norton in Luverne, Minnesota. She was born on April 3, 1926. On August 15, 1941, she was united in marriage to Vernon Ofstad. Following their marriage, they lived in Florence, Minnesota, Garretson, South Dakota, and Pipestone, Minnesota where Velma raised their three children. Her husband Vernon...
Ruth E. Bendt
Apr 3, 2014
RUTH ELIZABETH BENDT was born in Oak Hill, Kansas to Charles and Maggie Mae (Burgess) Langdale on September 18, 1922. She was raised in Nebraska and graduated from high school in Milford, Nebraska. Ruth was inducted into the United States Army Air Corps on November 11, 1943 and proudly served our country during WWII attaining the rank of Sergeant. Ruth...
Ralph Grenz
Mar 28, 2014
Ralph Ervin Grenz was born to Edward and Martha (Krause) Grenz on May 29, 1923 on the family farm in Verdi Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Verdi Township. He attended country school in District #63. Upon completion of his education, he helped on the family farm. In 1953 he and his...
James Joseph Haubrich
Mar 27, 2014
James J. Haubrich (Jimmy, JJ and Jim)... was born to Lawrence and Alice (Bostic) Haubrich on 5 September 1936 in Pipestone, Minnesota. Pipestone was home during his school age years graduating from Pipestone High School in 1954 where he played football (Number 82) and was awarded the outstanding Lineman Trophy. Upon graduation of High School, he joined the U.S. Army;...
Erwin Garbers
Mar 26, 2014
was born on January 15, 1931 to Ernst and Elli (Schulte) Garbers in Estelline, South Dakota. He moved with his family to White, South Dakota where he attended country school in District #24 until the 5th grade. He then moved with his family to Lake Benton, Minnesota where he continued his education at Lake Benton Hilltop 50 until the 8th...
Harald Madsen
Mar 25, 2014
Harald Hakon Madsen was born December 17, 1925 to Ernst and Anna (Bollesen) Madsen in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. He grew up on the farm south of Tyler, and graduated from Tyler High School. Following his education, he began his life of farming, helping his dad farm. On July 9, 1947...
Joachim "Joe" Schwiedop
Mar 24, 2014
JOACHIM 'JOE' SCHWIEDOP was born to Wilhem and Alice Elsbeth (Findekling) Schwiedop in Konigsberg, Prussia on February 21, 1941. He moved with his family to Dragstedt, Germany at the age of four and attended school there. Joe moved to Bremerhoven, Germany for a year before coming to the United States in 1959. He was a career plumber and pipefitter. He...
Melford Mcclure
Mar 21, 2014
MELFORD WALLACE McCLURE was born to John and Anne (Aanenson) McClure on March 3, 1927 in Luverne, Minnesota. He lived with his family on a farm outside of Lismore, Minnesota for a few years before moving to Luverne. Mel attended country school through the eighth grade. Mel helped his father on the farm and began his carpentry career with his...
Jordyn Kate Olsen
Mar 20, 2014
JORDYN KATE OLSEN was born to Justin and Jodie (Smook) Olsen on July 14, 2006 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She moved from her earthly home to the beautiful Kingdom of Heaven on March 20, 2014 surrounded by her family at home. At 7 years old, Jordyn touched more lives and held more hearts than anyone could hope to do in a...
Darlene Doering
Mar 19, 2014
DARLENE DOERING was born on March 21, 1941 in Parkston, South Dakota to Theodore and Selina (Tiede) Juhnke. She attended school in the Parkston area and later worked as a baby sitter and part time at Dairy Products Inc. She met Marvin Doering at the dairy plant and the two began a courtship. On August 27, 1961 Darlene was united...
David Hoiland
Mar 19, 2014
DAVID O. HOILAND was born January 28, 1932 to Selmer and Martha (Ormseth) Hoiland in Luverne, Minnesota. He spent his childhood years on the family farm near Luverne where he graduated from Luverne High School in 1950. David excelled at football and continued his love of the game at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He attended Augustana for...
Phyllis C. Klosterman
Mar 15, 2014
PHYLLIS C. KLOSTERMAN was born to John and Helen (Bartelt) Balzer on April 22, 1927 in Lincoln County, MN. She graduated from Lake Benton High School and attended teacher's training in Canby, MN where she earned her teaching certificate. On June 21, 1950, she was united in marriage to James G. Klosterman at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Woodstock, Minnesota....
Phyllis Rix Johansen
Mar 12, 2014
Phyllis R. Johansen was born March 29, 1923 to Anders and Anna (Rix) Utoft in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. She attended school in Tyler and graduated from Tyler High School. After graduation she moved to Washington State, where she met Marlowe Johansen. On April 28, 1944 the couple was married. Their...
Albert Hoogland
Mar 12, 2014
ALBERT GENE HOOGLAND was born to Gerrit and Henrietta (Kraayenbrink) Hoogland on January 17, 1949 in Le Mars, Iowa. He was baptized and made profession of faith in the Christian Reformed Church. He was raised on the farm and attended country school through the fifth grade near Maynard, Minnesota. The family then moved to a farm near Magnolia, Minnesota. At...
Suzanne C. Wathen
Mar 10, 2014
Suzanne Claire Wathen was born on March 24, 1935 to Paul and Mary (Winkel) Meuwissen in Chaska, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. After her graduation from Chaska High School, she attended Mankato State University. Her passion was education, and upon completion of her schooling, she moved to Pipestone and began teaching in 1956 in the Pipestone...
Ada Delila Schroeder
Mar 5, 2014
ADA DELILA SCHROEDER was born to Ole and Ursula (Marks) Todnem on September 29, 1910, on a farm in Lyon County, Minnesota, where she was raised and attended country school. When she was in the fourth grade, Ada moved with her parents to Marshall, Minnesota. She again moved with her parents to a farm by Green Valley, Minnesota, when she...
Lila Mae Hubner
Mar 4, 2014
LILA MAE HUBNER was born on July 22, 1926 to Frances John and Edith Laura (Marquardt) Groth in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Lutheran Faith. She attended school in Pipestone, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1944. After her graduation, she worked at a toy shop and Botsford Lumber Company as a bookkeeper. On June 28, 1948, she...
Lucille Hamann
Mar 3, 2014
LUCILLE VIOLA HAMANN was born to Mattheus and Louise Wenzel Weilandt on April 23, 1921 in Duel County near Toronto, South Dakota. She was baptized into her Christian faith on June 19, 1921. Her family farmed near Toronto and then moved to the Trosky, Minnesota and Hardwick, Minnesota area when Lucille was a young girl. She attended District 51 Country...
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