Obituaries

Earl Vance Mahoney

Earl Vance Mahoney

Aug 24, 2013

EARL VANCE MAHONEY was born to Louis and Mary (Kane) Mahoney on August 31, 1907 in Aurelia, Iowa. When it was time for Earl to attend school, he went to live with his aunt and uncle in Cherokee, Iowa. Then in 1921 when he was 16 years old, he moved with his parents to Pipestone, Minnesota where he attended high...

Ruby Kallsen

Ruby Kallsen

Aug 21, 2013

Ruby Kallsen (1917 - 2013) Mom (Grandma Ruby) joined her husband, Louis, and daughters, Kay Kallsen and Barbara Steelman, in heaven on August 21, 2013. Ruby lived her 96 years with courage, grace, faith, and a wonderful sense of humor. She was born in a small farmhouse just west of Split Rock Creek and just south of Ihlen, Minnesota on...

Irma Vander Sluis

Irma Vander Sluis

Aug 21, 2013

IRMA LAVONNE (EVINK) VANDER SLUIS was born to Ben and Gertrude (Versteeg) Evink on April 9, 1932 in Worthington, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Rushmore Presbyterian Church. She moved with her family in 1936 to the Holland, Minnesota area where she attended grade school in District #30 and graduated from Ruthton High School in 1949. On October 17, 1950...

Edward C. Wussow

Edward C. Wussow

Aug 18, 2013

EDWARD C. WUSSOW was born to Carl William and Hazel Ruth (Baker) Wussow on July 3, 1929 on a farm in Pipestone County, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school. After he completed the eighth grade, he moved with his parents to Wadena, Minnesota and attended high school there. Upon completion of his education, he worked as a...

Jeanette Williams

Jeanette Williams

Aug 17, 2013

Jeanette Evelyn Williams was born August 31, 1921 in Russell, Minnesota to Joseph and Carrie Augusta (Nelson) Peterson. She grew up on the family farm a mile west of Russell, attending school in Russell. On January 11, 1939 Jeanette married Alfred Williams in Brookings, South Dakota. Their union was blessed with seven children and 40 years of life together. Except...

Bernice Pottratz

Bernice Pottratz

Aug 17, 2013

BERNICE POTTRATZ was born to Theodore and Frieda (Heideman) Gelderman on July 19, 1923 on a farm near Humboldt, South Dakota where she was raised. She was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Humboldt and she attended school in Humboldt through the eighth grade. In the 1940's, Bernice moved with her parents to a farm by Ward, South Dakota where...

Duane E. Schlapkohl

Duane E. Schlapkohl

Aug 15, 2013

Duane Earl Schlapkohl was born in Pipestone, Minnesota on February 1, 1951 to Vernon and Eunice (Brockberg) Schlapkohl of Trosky, Minnesota. He was baptized on March 14, 1951, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Trosky. His sponsors were Ivan Brockberg and Vida Mae (Brockberg) Johnson. The family moved to a farm site south of Lake Benton on Highway 75 where Duane...

Norlan Ver Steeg

Norlan Ver Steeg

Aug 13, 2013

NORLAN GENE VER STEEG was born September 20, 1950 to Norman and Anna Mae (Wielenga) Ver Steeg in Le Mars, Iowa. The family lived on a farm southeast of Hull, Iowa where Norlan attended country school through 2nd grade. They then moved to a farm east of Hardwick, Minnesota where he attended school through 8th grade and graduated from Luverne...

Catherine Untiedt Dibbern

Catherine Untiedt Dibbern

Aug 12, 2013

CATHERINE UNTIEDT DIBBERN, was born on June 1, 1923 to William and Margaret (Schommer) Bofenkamp in Ellsworth, Minnesota. She was raised in town and graduated from Ellsworth High School. Following school, she moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and began working at Fantles Department Store. She then met Wayne Untiedt and on June 5, 1946 the couple was united in...

Arlis Werner

Arlis Werner

Aug 11, 2013

ARLIS LORRAINE PEDERSEN WERNER... was born on a farm west of Ruthton, Minnesota in Aetna Township on March 23, 1933 to Chris B. and Etta C. (Aaker) Pedersen. She was baptized at home on May 14, 1933. She moved with her family to a farm north of Pipestone, Minnesota in Fountain Prairie Township on March 1, 1937 and lived on...

Alice Van Dyke

Alice Van Dyke

Aug 10, 2013

ALICE VAN DYKE was born on May 19, 1922 to Ignace and Eugenie (Koerperich) Peschon in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm west of Woodstock, Minnesota and attended District 32 country school through the eighth grade. She then began high school in Pipestone and would spend the school nights with a family living in Pipestone and return to...

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...