Amy Lorrinda Redenius
Nov 5, 2013
AMY LORRINDA REDENIUS was born on May 29, 1987, to Donnis and Becky (Farmer) Redenius in Gillette, Wyoming. She was born premature and was a fighter. She spent the first six years of her life in Gillette where she attended kindergarten and then moving with her family to Pipestone in May, 1993. She continued her education in the Pipestone School...
Steven Johnson
Nov 4, 2013
Steven Lee Johnson was the born to Kenneth and Beatrice 'Irene' (Willert) Johnson on October 6, 1949 in Pipestone, MN. He joined a brother Randy and was later joined by Allan and Todd. He was baptized at the English Lutheran Church, Lake Benton, MN with Merril and Cleone Willert serving as his baptismal sponsors and was later confirmed at Grace...
Millicent Hanson
Nov 3, 2013
MILLICENT HANSON was born Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1924, on a farm in Drammen Township, Lake Benton, Minnesota, to Jorgen and Christine (Tambo) Jorgensen. She was baptized on Christmas Day, December 25, 1924, and confirmed on Palm Sunday, April 10, 1938, at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church. Millie attended country school at District 68 and graduated from West Central School of...
Myrl Bruemmer
Nov 2, 2013
MYRL FRANK BRUEMMER was born to Carl and Blanche (Thompson) Bruemmer on November 9, 1924 on a farm in Fountain Prairie Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota. He was raised on several different farms in the Pipestone area, and he attended the country school near each farm. On June 21, 1946, he was united in marriage to Esther Smith at Good...
Marjorie Erickson
Nov 1, 2013
MARJORIE ANN ERICKSON was born to Oscar Carl and Hazel Vera (Lord) Larson on April 21, 1931 on a farm near Valley Springs, South Dakota where she was raised and received her education. She was baptized in 1931 at Beaver Valley Lutheran Church where she was confirmed in 1947. On September 22, 1950, she was united in marriage to Robert...
Donald Dorn
Oct 31, 2013
Donald Dorn was born August 1, 1918 to Virgil and Johanna Dorn at Hendricks, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran in Hendricks, Minnesota. He attended New Grove rural school and graduated from Hendricks High School in 1936. Donald and Valera (Derby) were united in marriage August 6, 1939 at Trinity Lutheran in Hendricks. Their union was blessed...
Raymond J. Donkersloot
Oct 31, 2013
RAYMOND JOHN DONKERSLOOT was born March 1, 1920 to John and Johanna (Rutgers) Donkersloot on the family farm near Sheldon, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm and attended school through the eighth grade. Following his education, he continued to help on the farm. During the summer of 1942, he met his future bride, Alyda Kraayenbrink. On September 3,...
Ruth Gamber
Oct 30, 2013
RUTH GAMBER was born on July 29, 1924. Ruth Lived in Pipestone for nearly 70 years and was very active at the 1st Baptist Church singing in the choir and working with the church's women's groups. She managed an in-home daycare for many years and later in life she found that painting brought her a great deal of joy. Ruth...
Marian Anna Duus
Oct 30, 2013
Marian Anna Duus was born to Frank and Josephine (Styczynski) Biever on March 2, 1919 in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton, and confirmed at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno, Minnesota. She attended school through the eighth grade. Upon completion of her education, she helped her family during the depression...
Viola De Groot
Oct 29, 2013
VIOLA DE GROOT was born June 7, 1914 to Bert and Gertrude (De Young) Ver Steeg near Chandler, Minnesota. She lived near Lake Wilson, Minnesota until the age of three when her family then moved to Hull, Iowa. She attended country school in Sioux County, Iowa. On January 31, 1941 Viola was united in marriage to John De Groot in...
Larry W. Huntsman
Oct 29, 2013
LARRY WESLEY HUNTSMAN was born on July 19, 1938 in Reliance, South Dakota to Hobart and Caroline 'Lena' Heib Huntsman. He spent his childhood years in Reliance and graduated in 1956 from Reliance High School. He then attended Black Hills Teacher's College where he earned his bachelor's degree in Education. One of the prouder moments in his life came at...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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