Obituaries

Erna Winter

Erna Winter

Apr 6, 2012

Erna Maurine Winter. . . was born to Ernest G. and Elizabeth M. (Halterman) Corbett on July 9, 1916 at Sheldon, Iowa where she was raised and received her education. After her graduation from Sheldon High School in 1934, she became employed as an operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Sheldon. On October 8, 1938, she was united in marriage...

Alice Mary Hind

Alice Mary Hind

Apr 2, 2012

Alice Mary Hind . . . was born to Lawrence and Edith (Cipperly) Davis on January 10, 1910 in Washta, Iowa. At a young age, she moved to Cushing, Iowa where she was raised and received her education. After her graduation from Cushing High School in 1928, she did housework for several families. On December 24, 1931, she was united...

Paul Fick

Paul Fick

Apr 2, 2012

PAUL FICK was born on June 21, 1917 to Peter and Dorathea (Winter) Fick on the family farm near Olivet, South Dakota. He was baptized at this home on August 12, 1917. In 1919, the family moved to a farm near Beaver Creek, Minnesota. Paul was raised on the farm. He was confirmed on July 10, 1932 at St. John...

Helen C. Guida

Helen C. Guida

Apr 1, 2012

Helen Christine (Paulson) Guida was born to Paul and Molly (Olsen) Paulson on August 28, 1915 on the family farm three miles north of Tyler, Minnesota. She attended country school one mile west of the farm and completed her education at the Tyler Public School. Helen married Don Guida at her parent’s home in Tyler on October 26, 1938. The...

Olga P. Hellwinckel

Olga P. Hellwinckel

Apr 1, 2012

OLGA PERNILLA SCHNEEKLOTH HELLWINCKEL was born January 31, 1920 to Ole and Josephine (Sunde) Bentson on the family farm in Lismore Township of Nobles County, Minnesota. She received her baptism on February 20, 1920 at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota, and recognized her baptism on March 21, 1920 in the Kenneth Lutheran Church in Kenneth, Minnesota. She was...

Irene Hansen

Irene Hansen

Mar 27, 2012

IRENE MAYME HANSEN was born to Chris and Elsie (Somerlade) Jensen on April 6, 1930 on a farm in Shaokatan Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. As a small child, she moved with her family to Edgerton, Minnesota where she attended school. After she graduated from the Edgerton High School in 1949, she worked as a domestic homemaker for families in the...

Lauren Ladd

Lauren Ladd

Mar 27, 2012

LAUREN LADD, age 92, of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A private family service will be held at a later date at Maplewood Cemetery. Arrangements are through the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Lauren is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lauretta of Luverne; son, Leighton of St. Louis...

Dorothy Madsen

Dorothy Madsen

Mar 26, 2012

Dorothy Madsen was born May 16, 1921 to Faye Stella (Wooden) Bullington and Josiah William Bullington at Summit, South Dakota. She was united in marriage to Richard Madsen on March 1, 1942 at Gretna Green in Reno, Nevada. They lived in San Diego, California until Dick had to go in the Army in 1942. The couple returned to the Tyler...

Florine Johnson

Florine Johnson

Mar 16, 2012

FLORINE JOHNSON was born February 18, 1919 to Albert and Anna (Price) DeBall in Gray Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. She was united in marriage to Joseph Johnson on September 22, 1933 and to this marriage three sons were born – James, Dennis, and Dale. The...

Douglas Mitchell

Douglas Mitchell

Mar 14, 2012

DOUGLAS MITCHELL was born to Edward and Eloise (Peterson) Mitchell on May 8, 1952 in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised. As a young child, he moved with his family to Trosky, Minnesota. He attended school in Pipestone. After his graduation from Pipestone High School in 1970, he moved to the Twin Cities and worked at Boise-Cascade. In 1973, he...

Gwendolyn Zochert

Gwendolyn Zochert

Mar 13, 2012

GWEN ZOCHERT was born to Edward and Amelia (Weick) Finke on January 17, 1924 on a farm near Wheaton, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. She continued her education at Wheaton High School and graduated from there in 1943. On October 2, 1943, she was...

Gordon P. Gits

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...