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Duane D. Hickman

Duane D. Hickman

Feb 28, 2013

DUANE DONALD HICKMAN was born on January 30, 1935 to Donald and Marian (Bush) Hickman at the hospital in Ellsworth, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm two miles east of town and attended country school through the eighth grade. Following his education he continued to work for the family dairy and grain farming operation. On June 3, 1957...

Edna M. Buss

Edna M. Buss

Feb 26, 2013

EDNA MARIE BUSS was born June 9, 1919 to Carl and Anna Carlson in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was raised near Sherman, South Dakota where she graduated from high school in 1937. She attended college in Omaha, Nebraska and then transferred to Fargo Business College in Fargo, North Dakota. She married Tony Buss on April 3, 1942 at the...

Roy Schulze

Roy Schulze

Feb 24, 2013

ROY MERLE SCHULZE was born on May 23, 1949, in Pipestone, Minnesota to Paul and Mildred (Calkins) Schulze. He was baptized and later confirmed at the Peace United Methodist Church in Pipestone. He received his education from the Pipestone Public Schools where he graduated with the Class of 1967. After high school, Roy attended Pipestone Vocational School for one year....

Arlene R. Przybys

Arlene R. Przybys

Feb 19, 2013

ARLENE ROSE PRZYBYS was born to Lawrence and Cecelia (Gladis) Dwire on November 19, 1939 in Tyler, Minnesota. She was married in 1961 to Kenneth Przybys and they raised four children. In 1978, Arlene and her family moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where she called home. She worked for several years. When she retired she had extra time for her crafts,...

Eugene L. Jaycox

Eugene L. Jaycox

Feb 18, 2013

EUGENE LAWRENCE JAYCOX was born October 5, 1925 to Everette and Myrtle (Eikmeier) Jaycox on the family farm near Flandreau, in Moody County, South Dakota and was baptized in November 1925 at Salem Methodist Church. He was raised on the farm and attended school, graduating from Egan High School in 1943. Following his education, Gene remained living and working on...

Eliseo Junior Vasquez

Eliseo Junior Vasquez

Feb 12, 2013

ELISEO JUNIOR VASQUEZ, stillborn son of Melissa Bilello and Eliseo Vasquez of Pipestone died Tuesday at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

Lillian I. Smith

Lillian I. Smith

Feb 7, 2013

LILLIAN I. SMITH was born to Peter O. and Selma (Lossius) Remme on December 27, 1912 on the family farm in Vienna Township of Rock County, Minnesota. She was raised here alongside her father’s first family, Olaf, Albert Peter, Elfie, Adolf 'Duffy' and Edwin; her brothers, Peter and Lloyd, and her sisters, Helen, Eleanor, and Beverly. Their home echoed with...

Dale Vanderostyne

Dale Vanderostyne

Feb 4, 2013

Dale John VanDerostyne was born October 26, 1963 to Donald and Emily (Ratajczak) VanDerostyne in Tyler, Minnesota. He grew up in Tyler and graduated from Tyler High School in 1983. Following his education he worked for Roger McConnell at McConnell Farm Drainage. He drove gravel truck at Jorgensen Gravel, did concrete work for David Borresen, and currently worked for Buffalo...

Janice Stordahl

Janice Stordahl

Feb 3, 2013

Janice Anastasia Stordahl… was born to Art and Delain (Lauwagie) DeCroock on October 31, 1938 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Garretson and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper, Minnesota. She attended grade school in Jasper for the first 1-1/2 years and then Sunnycrest Country School near Sherman, South Dakota...

June Johnson

June Johnson

Feb 3, 2013

JUNE DOROTHEA JOHNSON was born on June 19, 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska to William and Caroline (Christensen) Frost. In November, 1941 her family moved to the Christensen family farm near Ruthton, Minnesota, arriving in the Armistice Day Blizzard. June attended the Star School, which was a one-mile walk from the farm, through 8th grade. Her studies were completed at Ruthton...

Gary Rosenboom

Gary Rosenboom

Feb 2, 2013

GARY LEE ROSENBOOM arrived on October 13, 1941 to Elmer and Dorothy (Baumgard) Rosenboom on the Rentschler farm in Graham Lake Township in Nobles County, MN. From the beginning Gary was the teddy bear of the family. He spent his early childhood surrounded by his parents, grandmother, aunts and uncles. He especially had close relationships with his uncle, Johnnie and...

Carol Amdahl

Carol Amdahl

Feb 1, 2013

CAROL MAE AMDAHL was born on January 25, 1931 to Elmer and Alma (Steen) Erstad in Garretson, South Dakota. Her parents and brother Donald lived on a farm near Jasper, Minnesota. At the age of eight, her family was in a tragic automobile accident. Carol’s parents were critically injured. Her father passed away from his injuries three days later and...

Jean J. Haugen

Jean J. Haugen

Jan 28, 2013

JEAN JOAN HAUGEN was born on February 20, 1932 to Ingwald and Thea (Johnson) Score in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Jean was raised in Saint Paul and attended public high school there, graduating in 1949. Through the years she worked as a bartender and waitress, was employed at Honeywell and Rayette and also worked for the State of Minnesota on highway...

Olena Mary Carlson

Olena Mary Carlson

Jan 28, 2013

OLENA MARY CARLSON was born to Ole and Octavia (Josephson) Knutson on November 13, 1921 in Columbia, South Dakota.When she was six years old, she moved with her family to Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. She left school in the eighth grade to help at home and care for her mother who was ill at that...

Gladys Blom

Gladys Blom

Jan 27, 2013

GLADYS TUINSTRA BLOM was born on November 29, 1929 to Ed and Cornelia Tuinstra in Battle Plain Township of Rock County, Minnesota, south of Edgerton, MN. She died on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone, Minnesota. Gladys was raised on the farm where she was born. She attended country school graduating from eighth grade. She moved...

Aileen Rice

Aileen Rice

Jan 26, 2013

AILEEN RICE... On July 13, 1920, Aileen Nelson Rice joined the family of John K. and Anna (Johnson) Nelson and their sons, Ronald and Merwin. She was the first daughter and a constant help to her mother, but there was no time for play. As the oldest girl she was pressed into performing the many kitchen and household tasks required...

Wayne T. Ebsen

Wayne T. Ebsen

Jan 25, 2013

WAYNE THOMAS EBSEN was born to Peter and Serena (Christensen) Ebsen on March 25, 1917 near Vermillion, South Dakota. After graduating from the 8th grade, he worked for area farmers, eventually ending up in Pipestone County, Minnesota in 1938. He entered the United States Army, serving in the Pacific Theatre during WWII. He was honorably discharged and then returned to...

Lois A. Thorson

Lois A. Thorson

Jan 25, 2013

LOIS AUDREY THORSON was born on May 7, 1924 to Irving and Mary (Klees) Strassburg at the family’s home in Hardwick, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Luverne, Minnesota. She attended grade school in Hardwick and graduated from Edgerton Public High School in Edgerton, Minnesota. Following school, she worked as a housekeeper and took...

Shannon Long

Shannon Long

Jan 22, 2013

SHANNON MICHAEL LONG was born to Leonard Claude and Susan Antonette (Harrington) Long on December 23, 1974 in Paynesville, Minnesota. Shannon was baptized at Crow River Lutheran Church in Belgrade, Minnesota. He lived in Belgrade with his family until age 11 when he moved with his mother and siblings to Tyler, Minnesota. As a young boy, he had a paper...

Paul Bloemendaal

Paul Bloemendaal

Jan 19, 2013

PAUL LEON BLOEMENDAAL was born to Peter and Rosella (Eernisse) Bloemendaal on October 23, 1953, in Slayton, Minnesota. He was raised in Currie, Minnesota and began attending school in Slayton. He then moved with his family to Edgerton, Minnesota where he continued his education. After he graduated from Edgerton Public High School in 1971, he became employed as a mechanic...

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