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Robert Merkley

Robert Merkley

Feb 5, 2012

Robert Merkley was born to Erwin and Leona (Onan) Merkley on November 5, 1949 in Pipestone, Minnesota. Following his birth, he became a resident at Western Children’s Home. When he was two years old, he moved to the Sauk Center Home for Children. At the age of six, he lived in Lake Owasso Children’s Home for one year and then...

Andrew Gabrielson

Andrew Gabrielson

Feb 4, 2012

ANDREW ALLEN GABRIELSON came into the world on February 19, 1987 and left this world on February 4, 2012. In between those dates, Andy lived life to the fullest and touched so many lives! He grew up on the family farm south of Luverne, Minnesota with his parents, Greg and Joanne (Scharnberg) Gabrielson. Andy attended public school in Luverne until...

Dwayne E. Kruger

Dwayne E. Kruger

Feb 3, 2012

DWAYNE EDWARD KRUGER was born to John and Gertrude (Schilling) Kruger on October 12, 1948 in Sibley, Iowa where he was raised on the family farm near Little Rock, Iowa and attended country school. He continued his education at Little Rock High School. After his graduation in 1966, he was employed in curb and gutter construction in Iowa. On December...

Pearl Pike

Pearl Pike

Jan 30, 2012

PEARL PIKE was born weighing only three lbs. on April 28, 1920 to Arthur L. and Alma P. (Eikmeier) Van Doren on her maternal grandparents’ homestead in western Pipestone County, Minnesota. She attended a country school and Pipestone High School. After graduating, she worked as a telephone operator. On July 9, 1942, she married Merle M. Pike of Ruthton, Minnesota....

Esther Johnson

Esther Johnson

Jan 30, 2012

Esther Isabelle Johnson was born to Odin and Marie (Skaar) Myrvik on August 24, 1917 in rural Minneota, Minnesota. She attended country school near Minneota and graduated from Minneota High School. She met her husband, Kenneth Johnson, at a house party that the teenagers attended to play games and visit. As the story goes she and Ken were involved in...

Marjorie J. Meyer

Marjorie J. Meyer

Jan 28, 2012

MARJORIE JEANETTE MEYER was born August 15, 1924 to Niels and Maren (Tambo) Nielsen in Drammen Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church, and grew up on the family farm. She attended country school in Drammen Township and graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1942. On June 18, 1946 Marge married Ivan...

Donald Haubrich

Donald Haubrich

Jan 25, 2012

DONALD HAUBRICH was born to Lawrence and Alice (Bostic) Haubrich on November 7, 1932 in Holland, Minnesota. At a young age, he moved with his family to Woodstock, Minnesota where he attended school. Later they moved to Lake Preston, South Dakota where he attended the fourth grade. One year later after the death of his father, they moved to Pipestone,...

Joseph Clifton Dunn,  Jr

Joseph Clifton Dunn, Jr

Jan 23, 2012

JOSEPH C. DUNN, JR. was born May 13, 1982 at Newport Hospital in Newport, Rhode Island to Joseph and Christine (Homer) Dunn. He was raised in Newport, Rhode Island and Virginia Beach, Virginia during which he received his education. Following school, he returned to Rhode Island and took on the role of helping his paternal grandfather who was very ill....

Teresa Frances Korth

Teresa Frances Korth

Jan 23, 2012

TERESA FRANCES KORTH was born on May 23, 1922 to Luther and Catherine (Dolly) Anderson in Norfolk, Nebraska. She spent her childhood years with her family in rural Randolph, Nebraska. During her school years Tess would live with her Grandma and Grandpa Dolly who lived much closer to her school. She later graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Norfolk...

Robert Franzen

Robert Franzen

Jan 22, 2012

Carl Robert Leonard Franzen, or Robert C. as he was known, passed away, surrounded by family, in Sioux Falls, SD, on January 22, 2012 at the age of 91 years. Services will be held Friday, January 27, at 2 pm at St Paul's Lutheran Church in Pipestone, MN, with visitation Thursday January 26, from 4-8 pm at Hartquist Funeral Home...

Carlos Giovanni Ramirez

Carlos Giovanni Ramirez

Jan 22, 2012

CARLOS GIOVANNI RAMIREZ was born on June 8, 2005 to Juan Carlos Ramirez and Brenda Aguayo in Glendale, California. He received his baptism while living in Glendale. He and his family moved to Pipestone, Minnesota in 2010. In the fall of 2011, Carlos became a student at Brown Elementary School in Mrs. Slinger’s class. Carlos was a very active little...

Maxine Haraldson

Maxine Haraldson

Jan 22, 2012

MAXINE HARALDSON was born to Ole and Ida (Olson) Kopren on March 18, 1918 on a farm near Sherman, South Dakota. When she was a young child, she moved with her parents into Sherman where she attended school. On January 10, 1935, she was united in marriage to Roy Milton Haraldson in Luverne, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they farmed in...

Donald Ordway Nelson

Donald Ordway Nelson

Jan 20, 2012

DONALD ORDWAY NELSON…. was born to Peter and Hannah (Pederson) Nelson on January 30, 1917 at Tyler, Minnesota. He was a confirmed member of First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. He attended school in Tyler, graduating from Tyler High School in 1934. In 1936 he attended the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis. He returned to Tyler and was employed...

Ronald Pfantz

Ronald Pfantz

Jan 17, 2012

RONALD PFANTZ was born to Clarence and Martha (Brummer) Pfantz on July 21, 1917 on a farm one mile from State Center, Iowa. When he was two years old, he moved with his family to a farm one mile north of Cazenovia, Minnesota where he attended country school. He then attended high school in Pipestone, Minnesota. After his graduation from...

Elroy "Bud" Knutson

Elroy "Bud" Knutson

Jan 16, 2012

Elroy “Bud” Knutson was born June 9, 1934 to Fred and Christine (Krog) Knutson in Verdi Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. He grew up in Diamond Lake Township, and was baptized July 1, 1934 and confirmed March 28, 1948 at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church, rural Lake Benton, Minnesota. He attended school in Lake Benton and graduated from Lake Benton High School...

Robert Kruse

Robert Kruse

Jan 15, 2012

ROBERT KRUSE… was born to Louis and Henrietta (Wolf) Kruse on May 1, 1941 on a farm near Little Rock, Iowa. In 1942, he moved with his family to a farm near Melvin, Iowa, where he was raised and attended school until the age of 13. In 1955, the family moved back to Little Rock to the same family farm...

Elsie Wiese

Elsie Wiese

Jan 14, 2012

ELSIE WIESE was born to August and Alma (Bock) Gaudian on April 15, 1913 in O’Brien County, Iowa. When she was six months old, she moved with her parents to a farm north of Holland, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. On January 9, 1932, Elsie was united in marriage to Walter Wiese at the First Presbyterian Church...

Jack L. Mundt

Jack L. Mundt

Jan 10, 2012

JACK LEROY MUNDT was born on May 13, 1934 to Evelyn B. Mundt on her parents’ farm in Rock Lake Township, Lyon County, near Balaton, Minnesota. Shortly after his birth, Jack and his mother moved to Ruthton, Minnesota, where he was raised and received his education. Jack worked at Hundstock Plumbing prior to his marriage. On April 23, 1955, Jack...

Raymond A. Stueven

Raymond A. Stueven

Jan 10, 2012

RAYMOND A. STUEVEN was born to John H. and Marie Alvina (Winter) Stueven on April 5, 1921 on the Stueven family farm in Pipestone County, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended country school. Upon completion of his education, he worked at various jobs until July, 1942, when he entered the United States Army Air Corp at Fort Snelling, Minnesota....

Allen Everett

Allen Everett

Jan 10, 2012

ALLEN MARK EVERETT was born the oldest of five children on September 10, 1962 to Leslie and Ruth (Cunningham) Everett in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota, and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone. He graduated from Pipestone High School in the class of 1981. He continued his education at Southwest State...

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