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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Jeanine Strobel
Jun 29, 2013
Jeanine Phyllis Strobel was born June 17, 1931 to Fred and Elsa (Whitaker) Meyer on a farm near Holland, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church in Holland, Minnesota. She attended school through the eighth grade. On June 20, 1954 she was united in marriage to Freemond Strobel at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone, Minnesota....
Paulina Wipf
Jun 25, 2013
PAULINA WIPF was born on November 18, 1932 to Michael and Maria (Wollman) Waldner in Elie, Manitoba, Canada. She received her education through the eighth grade. On May 6, 1951 Paulina was united in marriage to Daniel Wipf in Cartier, Manitoba. The couple made their home in Frankfort, SD until 1959, when they then moved to Ipswich, SD. In 1994,...
Mary Ellen Polge
Jun 25, 2013
MARY ELLEN POLGE was born Mary Eleanor Landingham on June 20, 1923 to Charles Wesley and Rilla Belle (d’Happert) Landingham in Centerville, Iowa. It was in Centerville she was raised and received her education. After her graduation from Centerville High School in 1940, she moved to Kansas City, Kansas and became employed as a chocolate dipper for Russell Stover Candy....
Robert Schulze
Jun 23, 2013
ROBERT LEE SCHULZE was born to Alfred and Alice (Meyer) Schulze on November 9, 1934 in Pipestone, Minnesota. On December 2, 1934, he was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone and confirmed on March 21, 1948 at St. James Lutheran Church in Holland, Minnesota. He lived with his family in Fulda, Minnesota where he attended school until grade...
Verdean Tiedeman
Jun 21, 2013
VERDEAN W. TIEDEMAN was born on July 20, 1940 to parents August and Minnie (Meyer) Tiedeman on a farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. In 1947, Verdean and his family moved to Woodstock, Minnesota. He attended school at Woodstock until the 8th grade and graduated with the Pipestone Area High School Class...
Verlyn G. Slieter
Jun 20, 2013
VERLYN GENE SLIETER was born on December 8, 1934 to Emil and Helga (Jacobson) Slieter in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills, Minnesota. Verlyn grew up in Hills, Minnesota on the farm and graduated from Hills High School with the class of 1952. Following high school, he farmed with his Dad and joined...
Esther M. Israel
Jun 14, 2013
ESTHER MARIE ISRAEL, age 97, of Pipestone, Minnesota died peacefully on Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. Funeral services will be held at a later date with interment in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Paul A. Jackson
Jun 12, 2013
PAUL AUGUSTUS JACKSON was born to Douglas Elva and Mary Christine (Tappan) Jackson on August 6, 1915 in Belle Plaine, Iowa. When he was a small child, he moved with his parents to a farm northwest of Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and received his education. After his graduation from Pipestone High School, he worked for the first golf...
Louise Mortland
Jun 12, 2013
Louise Elsie Mortland was born to William M. and Hazel (Minor) Nihart, on December 24, 1922 in Verdi, Lincoln County, Minnesota. Later the family moved near Lake Benton, Minnesota to a farm, where she was raised and attended school. She later met and then married Neal Mortland on November 13, 1939. Neal was from Slayton, Minnesota. The couple lived in...
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