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Todd Thomas Birkeland

Todd Thomas Birkeland

Aug 9, 2012

TODD THOMAS BIRKELAND was born to Thomas and Alice (Sternberg) Birkeland on April 26, 1962 in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Todd attended school in Luverne, graduating with the class of 1980. He worked as a meat processor at Swift Company in Worthington for ten years and then the John Morrell &...

David Richard Clark

David Richard Clark

Aug 8, 2012

David R. Clark... age 67 of Pipestone, MN died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at his home in Pipestone, MN. David was born August 14, 1944 in Brookings, SD. He moved to Sioux Falls with his parents, Richard and June Clark, in 1952. He graduated from Washington High School in 1962. He was married to Cherie Beecher November 10, 1964 in...

Richard E. Neumann

Richard E. Neumann

Aug 8, 2012

Richard Everett Neumann was born November 13, 1944 to Everett and Marcella(Rodgers)Neumann in Caledonia, MN. In 1954 the family moved to West Concord, Mn where Ric attended school and set and held several records in Track and Field. Following High School he lived and worked on his Grandparents' farm near Freeburg, MN, where he loved to hunt and fish. He...

Viola Anna Marie Hoeck

Viola Anna Marie Hoeck

Aug 6, 2012

VIOLA ANNA MARIE HOECK was born to Carl and Lessette (Hemme) Dibbern on December 13, 1911 on the family farm in Mound Township, Rock County Minnesota. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on March 5, 1912 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, Minnesota and later confirmed there on June 27, 1928. Viola attended rural county school through the eighth...

Loydean "Bud" Hamersma

Loydean "Bud" Hamersma

Aug 5, 2012

LoyDean “Bud” Hamersma… was born to Tony and Leora (Mohlman) Hamersma on August 14, 1934 in Hawarden, Iowa. He was baptized in August, 1935 in Union County, Iowa. When he was a small child, he moved with his parents to Ruthton, Minnesota where he was raised. He was confirmed in May, 1950 at Aetna Lutheran Church. Upon completion of his...

Arie "Rich" R. Houtcooper

Arie "Rich" R. Houtcooper

Jul 31, 2012

ARIE 'RICH' HOUTCOOPER, age 76, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died Tuesday at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. Due to Rich’s request, there will be no funeral services. Arrangements are being handled by the Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel. Rich was born in Bigelow, Minnesota to Arie and Lila (Lorenzen) Houtcooper on August 20, 1935. At two years of age, he...

Gerry Whitaker

Gerry Whitaker

Jul 30, 2012

GERALDINE MARIE 'GERRY' WHITAKER was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on July 27, 1931. When she was six weeks old, she went to live with her parents, Louis and Elsa (Brockstedt) Winsel near Woodstock, Minnesota. At the age of three, she moved with her parents to the Holland, Minnesota area where she was raised and attended country school. She...

Lana Jean Lewis

Lana Jean Lewis

Jul 29, 2012

LANA LEWIS... was born to Edward “Ed” and Ardis (Mahin) Koskovich on April 17, 1956 in Cherokee, Iowa. She lived on a farm with her family until 1961, when they moved to Renton, Washington where she was raised and attended school. In 1975, she graduated from Renton High School. She met Bob Lewis her freshman year and they were united...

Edna Lucille Noll

Edna Lucille Noll

Jul 25, 2012

EDNA LUCILLE NOLL was born on March 31, 1922 to Adolph and Ingeborg (Olson) Wallenberg on the farm northwest of Beaver Creek, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. After she graduated from Beaver Creek High School in 1940, she attended Nettleton Commercial College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Upon completion of her education, she began working at...

Dale Slieter

Dale Slieter

Jul 24, 2012

DALE EDWARD SLIETER was born on June 30, 1957 to Allan and Barbara (Quantz) Slieter in Roseville, California, a suburb of Sacramento, The family moved to Brigham City, Utah and later to San Jose, California. In 1965, the family moved to a farm near Hardwick, Minnesota. Dale grew up on the farm and attended elementary school in Hardwick and Luverne,...

Bryan Pavan

Bryan Pavan

Jul 24, 2012

BRYAN PAVAN age 64, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died earlier this week at his home in Pipestone. Private family arrangements were made through the Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel.

Lillian Dahlmeier

Lillian Dahlmeier

Jul 24, 2012

LILLIAN DAHLMEIER was born to Hiester and Leah (Morin) Noll on July 20, 1919 in Slayton, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. She graduated from Slayton High School and she was united in marriage to Francis Dahlmeier on October 17, 1938. Following their marriage, they lived in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was employed at Montgomery Ward. In 1942,...

Donald Taveirne

Donald Taveirne

Jul 22, 2012

DONALD EMIL TAVEIRNE was born April 2, 1931 to Albert and Emma (DeSmet) Taveirne in Grandview Township in Lyon County near Ghent, Minnesota. He was baptized, received first communion, and was confirmed at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. He attended country school District 12, winning the Lyon County Spelling Bee Championship in eighth grade. He worked on the farm...

Mary Ellen (Dahl) Siegfried

Mary Ellen (Dahl) Siegfried

Jul 18, 2012

MARY ELLEN (DAHL) SIEGFRIED was the first child born to Reverend Kenneth and Bernice (Anderson) Franzen on October 12, 1945, while her parents were beginning a new mission in Grand Junction, Colorado. She graduated from Liberal High School in Liberal, Kansas in 1963. During her high school years she played the flute and was the featured baton twirler for the...

Grace Fae Toms

Grace Fae Toms

Jul 17, 2012

GRACE FAE TOMS was born to Luther and Bertha (Davis) Powers on January 24, 1915 in Grayson County, Virginia. She was raised in Whitetop, Virginia where she also attended school. Upon completion of her education, she became employed in a factory in Charlotte, North Carolina. On March 16, 1944, she entered the Women’s Army Corp and served during World War...

Jolene Wessels

Jolene Wessels

Jul 12, 2012

JOLENE WESSELS was born on November 29, 1939 to Raymond and Ann (Becker) Vogt at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Magnolia Methodist Church in Magnolia, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm near Magnolia and attended school in Magnolia where she graduated in 1957. She then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where...

Joann Annette Cross

Joann Annette Cross

Jul 10, 2012

JoAnn Annette Cross was born to John and Johanna (DeGraff) Vermeer on May 17, 1934 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She lived with her family in rural Hills, Minnesota where she attended school and graduated from Hills High School. JoAnn was united in marriage to Marinus Cross on May 24, 1952 at the First Baptist Church in Luverne, Minnesota. Following their...

Diane Barbara Schmidt

Diane Barbara Schmidt

Jul 9, 2012

DIANE BARBARA (HOLMES) SCHMIDT was born to Maurice and Josephine (Matz) Holmes on June 18, 1944 in Breckenridge, MN. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith in Wahpeton, ND in November of 1944, and later confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church, LCMS, in Breckenridge. She attended elementary and high school in Breckenridge and went on to attend college at Moorhead State...

Phyllis D. Gropel

Phyllis D. Gropel

Jul 8, 2012

PHYLLIS DELPHANE GROPEL was born October 26, 1919, in Olivet, South Dakota, to Edward and Minnie (Rebel) Grim. She was the youngest of six children. She attended school in Olivet and Menno, South Dakota, graduating from Menno High School in 1937. Upon graduation, she enrolled in school at the South Dakota Beauty Academy, Sioux Falls, South Dakota where she learned...

Don Delaney

Don Delaney

Jul 4, 2012

FRANCIS DONOVAN DELANEY was born to James and Frances (Haubrich) Delaney on October 13, 1922 on the family farm in Grange Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school. He continued his education at Pipestone High School. After his graduation in 1942, he helped his family on the farm. On October 1, 1946, he entered...

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