Dennis Faaborg
Jan 17, 2014
Dennis LeRoy Faaborg was born February 16, 1937 in Tyler, Minnesota to Herluf and Laura (Christensen) Faaborg. He was baptized on April 11, 1937 at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler, and later confirmed there on April 1, 1951. Dennis grew up on the family farm and attended school in Tyler, graduating from Tyler High School. He enlisted in the U.S....
Larry James Johnson
Jan 16, 2014
Larry James Johnson was born May 27, 1941 in Lincoln County to Hubert and Metta (Nelsen) Johnson. He grew up on a farm near Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was baptized in 1941 and was confirmed in 1955 at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church, rural Lake Benton. He attended country school, District #4, and in 1959 graduated from West Central School of...
Virgil Severtson
Jan 15, 2014
VIRGIL DOANE SEVERTSON was born March 24, 1921 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Peter O. and Nelia (Iverson) Severtson and was a Pipestone resident for 26 years. Virgil grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School in 1939. After graduation, he moved to Hills, Minnesota and started farming with his father on the Severtson Homestead. Virgil...
Merle H. Fenicle
Jan 14, 2014
MERLE HARVEY FENICLE was born on September 26, 1913 to Charles and Eva (Payne) Fenicle on a farm in Lone Rock Township of Moody County, South Dakota where he was raised. He attended the Simons Country School and the school in Flandreau through 8th grade, and the vocational high school in Brookings, South Dakota for two years studying agriculture. Upon...
Roger Maurer
Jan 13, 2014
Roger Carlton Maurer was born August 28, 1952 to Dale and Alice (Hickey) Maurer in Chamberlain, South Dakota. He was baptized at St. James Catholic Church in Chamberlain and later confirmed at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchell, South Dakota, to where the family had moved when Roger was eight. He graduated from Mitchell High School in 1970, and then...
Shirley Mae Vande Voorde
Jan 11, 2014
SHIRLEY MAE (GUIDROZ) VANDA VOORDE was born on January 22, 1933 in Port Barre, Louisiana to Cleus and Mae (Stelly) Guidroz. She was baptized in Port Barre at St. Landry Parish. She grew up with her family in Opelousas, Louisiana. She attended both grade school and high school in Opelousas. After high school, Shirley met Ramie while working as a...
Walter B. Ellefson
Jan 10, 2014
WALTER BENJAMIN ELLEFSON was born to Peter and Anna (Cherney) Ellefson on the family farm in Lone Rock Township, rural Flandreau, SD on February 21, 1929, during a raging blizzard. Dr. Walter Benjamin from Pipestone and his nurse took the train from Pipestone to Airllie where Peter met them with horses and a sleigh. The day after baby Walter was...
Doris L. Miller
Jan 9, 2014
DORIS LOUISE MILLER was born October 4, 1920 to John G. and Mildred A. (Belz) Henkel in Skandia Township, Murray County, Minnesota. She attended country school District #40 north of Balaton, and graduated from Balaton High School in 1939. After graduation she was an assistant telephone operator for Central Electric in Balaton for a few years, while also doing domestic...
Daniel Larsen
Jan 6, 2014
Daniel Blaine Larsen was born October 30, 1953 to Darrell and Carole (Blaine) Larsen in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized in Tyler by Rev. Vordale of First English Lutheran Church. He grew up in Lake Benton, and graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1973. He then worked construction with his father, building homes. He later moved to Valley, Nebraska...
Walter Brinkmeyer
Jan 2, 2014
WALTER HERMAN BRINKMEYER was born on April 8, 1927 to Emil and Alvina (Conrad) Brinkmeyer on their family farm near Ihlen in Eden Township, Minnesota. Walt was baptized in the Lutheran faith in Jasper, Minnesota and was confirmed at St. James Lutheran in Holland, Minnesota. When Walt was one year old, he moved with his family to a farm near...
Maxine Lange
Jan 2, 2014
MAXINE SHIRLEY LANGE was born to Levi and Helen (Schmidt) Johnson on March 15, 1929 in Murray County, Minnesota where she was raised. She moved with her family to Pipestone, Minnesota where she attended high school. After graduation from Pipestone High School in 1947, she became employed at Pan-O-Gold Bakery in Pipestone. In 1948, she began working for National Farm...
Marian Cattnach
Dec 31, 2013
MARIAN CATTNACH was born on April 25, 1921 to Avery and Jennie (Pierce) Haney in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm west of Pipestone and attended country school through the eighth grade. Marian then attended Pipestone High School and graduated in 1939. On November 5, 1940 Marian was united in marriage to Wallace Cattnach at the Lutheran...
Justin George
Dec 29, 2013
Justin John George was born January 10, 1984 to Cynthia Hendley and John George, Jr. in Mankato, Minnesota. Justin grew up in Tyler and Ruthton, Minnesota. He was baptized at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. After graduating from Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School in 2003, he attended Minnesota West in Canby for auto mechanics. He worked construction with his uncle, Jerry...
Maryln Mertie Wittrock
Dec 29, 2013
Maryln Mertie Wittrock was born to William and Hazel (Minor) Nihart, along with her twin brother Marlin, on November 1, 1933 in Lake Benton, Minnesota. When she was six years old, her father died and the family moved to Tyler, Minnesota where she attended school. Upon completion of her education, she moved to Pipestone, Minnesota and worked at the ice...
Elsie Florence Smith
Dec 25, 2013
ELSIE FLORENCE SMITH was born to Joe and Nellie (Schut) Tubergen on March 31, 1917 in Leota, Minnesota. She was raised on several farms in the area by Leota, Edgerton, Chandler, and Woodstock, Minnesota, and she attended country school. After she completed the eighth grade, she moved with her parents to a farm south of Ruthton, Minnesota. While living there,...
Norman Elroy Everett
Dec 23, 2013
NORMAN ELROY EVERETT was born on November 6, 1932 to Frank and Sigrid (Hauglid) Everett in Eden Township. He was a member at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota where he was baptized on November 27, 1932 and confirmed on April 14, 1946. He grew up on the family farm in Eden Township. He attended grade school in District 26...
Howard Carlson
Dec 22, 2013
HOWARD CARLSON was the first twin born to David and Hulda (Sandgren) Carlson on March 24, 1922 in Magnolia Township, Rock County, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm east of Luverne, Minnesota and received some elementary education at county school. He was chosen by his father to help him on the farm and thus began his career in agriculture....
Bruce Hartz
Dec 21, 2013
BRUCE ALLEN HARTZ was born to Dennis and Jean (Licht) Hartz on October 29, 1955 in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized on November 27, 1955 and confirmed on April 26, 1970 all at St. John Lutheran Church. Following his education at Luverne High School, Bruce continued farming until 1986. He then moved to Baltimore, Maryland and began work as a...
Russell Swenson
Dec 21, 2013
Russell Glenn Swenson was born July 28, 1927 to Chester and Ragna (Haraldson) Swenson in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Rose Dell Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota. He grew up on the farm in Rock County Minnesota and received his education at country school. He then helped farm until February 15, 1946 when he was drafted...
Esther A. Tracy
Dec 20, 2013
ESTHER ALICE TRACY was born February 10, 1922 at the family farm in Trosky Village, Minnesota. A typical winter storm prevented the doctor from arriving on time and therefore it was into her father's waiting arms that she arrived. Esther received her education in the Pipestone school system. On December 14, 1941 Esther and Arvid were united in marriage in...
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