Gordon P. Gits
Mar 12, 2012
GORDON PAUL GITS was born to Gustave and Alvina (Pint) Gits on May 31, 1931 in Marshall, Minnesota. He moved with his family to Slayton, Minnesota in 1936, later graduating from Slayton High School in 1949. He continued his education at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education in 1953. In...
Fern Strecker
Mar 12, 2012
GENEVIEVE 'FERN' STRECKER was born on November 13, 1919 to Henry and Thora (Keldsen) Hansen on a farm in Battle Plain Township, Rock County, Minnesota. She was baptized in 1923 at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne and confirmed on June 9, 1940 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, Minnesota. Fern was raised on the family farm located between Hardwick and...
Roman Wieme
Mar 10, 2012
Roman Richard Wieme was born January 15, 1971 to Richard “Dick” and Gloria (Erickson) Wieme in Windom, MN. He was baptized into the Lutheran Faith. In 1975 he moved with his parents to rural Balaton, MN for a short time before moving to rural Woodstock, MN where he was raised and attended elementary school in Ruthton, MN. After graduating from...
Fern L. Herrmann
Mar 10, 2012
FERN LUCILLE HERRMANN was born July 25, 1919 to John and Anna (Becker) Herrmann on the family farm in Rock County, Minnesota. In 1936, she moved with her parents to Brandt, South Dakota, where she helped her parents. In February of 1945, Fern moved into an apartment in Watertown, South Dakota and became employed in the Laundry Department at Luther...
Lavonne Fuhrmann
Mar 10, 2012
LAVONNE FUHRMANN was born to Clarence and Inez (Lee) Christensen on June 20, 1929 on the family farm near Tyler, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school. She continued her education at Tyler High School and graduated as salutatorian in 1947. On June 18, 1948, she was united in marriage to Fred Fuhrmann at the Scandia Free Church...
Melvin Bornhoft
Mar 10, 2012
Melvin Madsen Bornhoft was born October 2, 1927 to George and Agnes (Madsen) Bornhoft in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. He graduated from Tyler High School. On April 13, 1946 Melvin married Juanita Jaspersen at Danebod Lutheran Church. Their union was blessed with two children, Patty and John, and 59 years of...
Belle Melcher
Mar 6, 2012
BELLE MELCHER was born at home to Wallace and Mabel Fleming Trigg in Doon, IA, on October 13, 1909. She was one of seven children being the second oldest. In 1911, she moved with her parents to a farm south of Hatfield, MN where she was raised and attended country school. When she was 16 years of age, she moved...
Delores Lorenzen
Mar 3, 2012
DELORES LORENZEN... was born to Hans and Frieda (Ivens) Callsen on March 18, 1931 on a farm in Rose Dell Township of Rock County, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school in District #36 S.E. On May 10, 1931, she was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, Minnesota and confirmed there on June 24, 1945. She attended...
Carl Hauschild
Feb 27, 2012
Carl Henry Hauschild was born December 16, 1928 to Carl and Caroline (Hass) Hauschild in Limestone Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Island Lake Township. He attended Limestone Country School, then attended Morris Agricultural School in Morris, Minnesota for two years, graduating in 1946. On January 14, 1953 Carl married Eloise Blegen at Bethany...
Geraldine Meyer
Feb 27, 2012
Geraldine Mary Meyer was born September 2, 1928 in Arco, Minnesota to Fred and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Wynn) Bauman. She grew up on the family farm east of Lake Benton, Minnesota and attended country school. She was baptized at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church, rural Lake Benton. On August 29, 1947 Geraldine married Harlan T. Meyer at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church. Their...
Frank Thomas Kotula
Feb 25, 2012
Frank Kotula was the tenth of fifteen children born to Thomas and Frances (John) Kotula on November 1, 1920 on the family farm in Todd County, Minnesota, near Clarissa, where he was raised. He attended school in Clarissa, Minnesota. After his high school graduation, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and trained there as a machinist. On August 31, 1943, he...
Darrell Beck
Feb 22, 2012
DARRELL BECK was born to Max and Helen (Sierks) Beck on December 19, 1930 in Orchard, Iowa. Growing up, he lived with his family in several towns before settling in Jasper, Minnesota. On July 21, 1946, he was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. While living in Jasper, he met Rose DeZeeuw and they were united in marriage on...
Geneva Dibble
Feb 21, 2012
GENEVA DIBBLE was born on September 3, 1930 to Elmer and Lillian (Ekern) Argetsinger in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. After her graduation from Pipestone High School, she worked as the bookkeeper and cashier for Silverberg's Department Store in Pipestone. On November 11, 1949, she was united in marriage to Merle Dibble at St. Leo...
Loyal H. Erickson
Feb 20, 2012
LOYAL HARLAN ERICKSON was born to Arnt and Tina (Sundem) Erickson on May 19, 1929 in Jasper, MN. He was raised and attended school in rural Jasper, Minnesota. Throughout his youth, Loyal was active in 4-H and participated in numerous livestock judging and showing competitions locally and regionally including trips to Chicago with his younger brother, Bill. Loyal met his...
Gerrit Van Aartsen
Feb 15, 2012
GERRIT VAN AARTSEN was born to Henry and Jenny (Roelofs) Van Aartsen on May 20, 1931 in Matlock, Iowa. They lived near Hull Iowa and moved in 1942 to Rock Rapids. His father died in 1944. Gerrit attended country school near Hull and Rock Rapids. He graduated from Rock Rapids high school in 1948. Following his schooling, Gerrit began his...
Julie Ann Bouw
Feb 11, 2012
JULIE BOUW was born to Keith and Mona (Martensen) Thompson on August 4, 1959 in Slayton, Minnesota. She lived with her family on a farm near Lake Wilson, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lake Wilson. She attended school in Lake Wilson and Chandler, Minnesota, graduating from Chandler-Lake Wilson High School in 1977. She...
Anna Albers
Feb 11, 2012
ANNA ALBERS was born January 28, 1912 to William and Emma (Ahrendt) Boldt. She was baptized on March 17, 1912 and confirmed May 25, 1924, both at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota. She grew up the youngest of five children on a farm seven miles northwest of Luverne in Mound Township, Rock County. She attended country school and...
Irene Shelton
Feb 9, 2012
IRENE SHELTON was born August 31, 1922 in Rural Lyon County, Iowa to John and Greta (Vos) Hommes. She was baptized at Rock Rapids First Reformed Church in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She spent her childhood years in Lyon County where she attended country school through the eighth grade. A few years later she moved to Denver, Colorado where she took...
Phil Bruns
Feb 8, 2012
PHIL BRUNS, one of the premier American character actors of stage, film and television was born on a farm near Pipestone, Minnesota on May 2, 1931. He is the youngest of three children born to German-Irish parents Henry Phillip Bruns and Margie Trigg Bruns. He had a wonderful childhood growing up with two older sisters, Mildred and Dorothy. The great...
Henry Weets
Feb 5, 2012
HENRY WEETS was one of twelve children born to Henry and Katherine (Jansen) Weets on February 28, 1936 in Avoca, Minnesota. At a young age, he moved with his family to a farm near Harris, Iowa where he attended school. Upon completion of his education, he helped his father on the farm. He also drove truck, hauling gravel as part...
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