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Orville Frederick Severeid

Orville Frederick Severeid

Aug 9, 2013

ORVILLE FREDERICK SEVEREID... was born to Weir Martin and Christine ''Lizzy'' (Amdahl) Severeid on July 17, 1915 in Moody County, South Dakota. He was baptized on August 15, 1915 by Pastor Edward Hegland at Bethania Lutheran Church, Moody County, South Dakota. He was raised on the farm and went to school in Blinsman School District #9. Later he was confirmed...

Kathrine Rix (Utoft) Jorgensen

Kathrine Rix (Utoft) Jorgensen

Aug 4, 2013

KATHRINE RIX (UTOFT) JORGENSEN died peacefully surrounded by family on August 4, 2013 at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, WA. She was 87 years old. Daughter of Andy and Anna Utoft of Tyler, MN and wife of the late Erling S. Jorgensen, Kathrine is survived by daughters, Susan (Ed) Bukovinsky, Margaret Knight, and son Mark Jorgensen all of the Seattle area,...

Betty Sumption

Betty Sumption

Aug 4, 2013

BETTY JANE SUMPTION was born to Herman and Maria (Oye) Lorenzen on April 22, 1938 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm, south of Jasper, Minnesota and attended country school in District 36 and then Jasper High School. After her graduation in 1957, she moved to Pipestone where she was employed at Feckers Produce. While working at...

Richard Fehl

Richard Fehl

Aug 4, 2013

RICHARD MARK FEHL was born on January 11, 1954 in Tyler, Minnesota to Morris and Irene (Wichern) Fehl. He was baptized at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Richard (Rick) attended Lake Benton Public School and graduated in 1972. While in high school, he enjoyed and took pride in his outstanding achievements on the wrestling squad. From 1972-1978...

Madalyn Huska

Madalyn Huska

Aug 3, 2013

MADALYN ARLENE HUSKA was born to Alfred Frank and Katherina Ida Sophie (Shriver) Cyriacks on December 30, 1926 on a farm in Lake Benton Township of Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm south of Lake Benton where she attended country school in District 10 and then Lake Benton High School. After her graduation, she enrolled in the...

Kenneth Hall

Kenneth Hall

Aug 2, 2013

Kenneth Clarence Hall was born February 21, 1950 to Clarence and Leona (Zgoda) Hall in Marshall, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Dionysius Catholic Church in Tyler, Minnesota, and grew up on the farm north of Tyler. After graduation from Tyler High School he attended vo-tech school in Canby, Minnesota, receiving his certificate in welding, and began working...

Elsie Hagberg

Elsie Hagberg

Aug 1, 2013

Elsie Hagberg was born August 15, 1916 to John and Elizabeth (Smook) Lingbeck on their farm near Adrian, Minnesota. She grew up on the farm and attended country school. Following her country school education she helped on the family farm. On May 1, 1935 Elsie married Raymond Hagberg at the Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Their union was...

Lillian Mary Deuschle

Lillian Mary Deuschle

Jul 30, 2013

LILLIAN MARY DEUSCHLE was born on October 2, 1921 to August and Mary (Jurczewsky) Schumacher in Tripp, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. She grew up on the farm in the Parkston area of South Dakota. She graduated from Parkston High School in 1939. Lillian was united in marriage to Harold Deuschle on July 5,...

Kenneth Alan Koele

Kenneth Alan Koele

Jul 26, 2013

KENNETH ALAN KOELE was born April 19, 1943 to Henry and Anna (Valentine) Koele in Denver, Colorado. When he was four years old his family moved to a farm near Sanborn, Iowa and in 1954 they moved to another farm near Melvin, Iowa. The family then lived in the Ocheyedan, Iowa area before returning to Denver. Kenneth attended school at...

Weldon Huska

Weldon Huska

Jul 25, 2013

Weldon Wilfred Huska was born to Ferdinand Wilfred and Phillis Hird (McKinney) Huska on December 20, 1924 in Brookings, South Dakota. He was raised on the farmstead near Aurora in Brookings County, SD where he attended elementary school and later attended high school in Sioux Falls. In 1942, Weldon's family moved to a farm in Drammen Township of Lincoln County,...

Gettie P. Lear

Gettie P. Lear

Jul 22, 2013

GETTIE PEARL LEAR was born on October 15, 1913 in Pittsburg, Missouri. She was the daughter of Edward and Elvira (Luttrell) Floyd and was one of ten children. On October 19, 1929 in Hermitage, Missouri, Gettie married Royal Marshall Lear and to this union ten children were born. Gettie and Royal lived in many places across the country and their...

Eloise Iler

Eloise Iler

Jul 19, 2013

ELOISE CAROLINE ILER was born to Edelbert “Bert” and Annie (Melander) McCurdy on March 26, 1918 on Eagle Grove Farm in Spruce Valley Township, Marshall County, Minnesota near Middle River where she was raised and attended school. In 1930, she moved with her family to the Melander Farm in Altona Township, north of Pipestone, Minnesota. After her graduation from Pipestone...

Shirley Erks

Shirley Erks

Jul 14, 2013

SHIRLEY ERKS was born to Moses and Estella (Pearsall) Crow on August 13, 1935 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1955, she became employed at Feckers Produce for five years. During this time, she met Melvin Erks and they were united in marriage on May 27, 1961....

Freddie Oltmans

Freddie Oltmans

Jul 12, 2013

FREDDIE WILLIE OLTMANS was born to Fred and Minnie (Aeilts) Oltmans on August 25, 1922 in Rushmore, Minnesota where he was raised and received his education. Following his graduation from Rushmore High School he moved with his family to Luverne, Minnesota. He took a job at a local bread company. In 1942, Freddie enlisted in the US Navy where he...

Rev. Don "Gordon" Bloemendaal

Rev. Don "Gordon" Bloemendaal

Jul 9, 2013

REV. DON 'GORDON' BLOEMENDAAL was born on June 24, 1937 to John and Margaret Bloemendaal near Hospers, Iowa where he was raised. He was the brother to Mary Miedema of Hull and Pixie Balt of Hospers. After graduation from high school, he attended Northwestern College in Orange City for one year and then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. A...

William E. Roscoe

William E. Roscoe

Jul 8, 2013

WILLIAM ELDON ROSCOE was born to William Henry and Antoinette Anne (Heinz) Roscoe on January 31, 1929 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm north of Pipestone and attended school in Verdi, Minnesota. After his high school graduation, he attended school at Miller Technical Institute in Minneapolis where he became a certified welder. Upon completion of his education,...

Bernice E. Petersen

Bernice E. Petersen

Jul 6, 2013

BERNICE ELAINE PETERSON was born to Norman and Beatrice (Schellenberg) Feltz on August 20, 1925 on a farm in Howard County, near Cresco, Iowa where she was raised and attended school. In 1939, she moved with her parents to Backus, Minnesota where she continued attending school. Upon completion of her education, she worked at a tuberculosis home in Walker, Minnesota....

Viola Hartson

Viola Hartson

Jul 6, 2013

VIOLA RUTH HARTSON…. was born to Charles and Edna (Coats) Miller on February 1, 1925 in Winford, South Dakota where she was raised on the family farm and attended country school. Upon completion of her education, she helped on the family farm. In 1945, she moved to DeSmet, South Dakota and in 1950, moved to Madison, South Dakota. She later...

Pearl Smith

Pearl Smith

Jul 4, 2013

PEARL SMITH was born to Marinus and Adrianna (Buitendyk) Overgaauw on July 5, 1920 in Zuidland, Netherlands. When she was nine months old, she came to the United States with her parents to Rock Rapids, Iowa. She was raised on a farm near Leota, Minnesota where she attended Leota Christian School. At the age of 11, she moved with her...

Madeleine M. De Rycke

Madeleine M. De Rycke

Jul 3, 2013

\MADELEINE MARIA DE RYCKE was born on January 21, 1919 to parents Albert and Alma (Overmeire) Deyne in St. Laereins, Belgium. She was baptized into the Catholic faith in Maldegem. Madeleine received her education in Maldegem. After her schooling, she worked as a waitress at various jobs. On July 13, 1940, she was united in marriage to Cyriel De Rycke...

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