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Eldonna "Donna" Peterson

Eldonna "Donna" Peterson

Sep 21, 2011

was born on October 8, 1935 to Eldon and Elsie Orange in Ruthton, Minnesota. She attended Ruthton School and graduated in 1953. She was married to Robert “Dale” Peterson on May 24, 1953 at the Methodist Church in Ruthton. To this union, they had three children. In March, 1954, they moved to a farm near Hadley, Minnesota for two years...

Verne Carlton

Verne Carlton

Sep 19, 2011

was born on February 27, 1932 in Luverne, Minnesota and was raised by his grandmother. Following her death at a young age, he moved to his uncle, Ed Bode’s farm near Cazenovia, Minnesota . He helped his uncle farm and enjoyed taking care of the cattle and feeding them. In 1979, his uncle was admitted to Good Samaritan Communities of...

Alice Emily Jorgensen

Alice Emily Jorgensen

Sep 17, 2011

Alice Emily Jorgensen was born October 16, 1922 to Clarence and Amy (Hansen) Ward in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in Pipestone and attended school there through the 10th grade. Following her education, she helped her family at home caring for her brothers and her sister. On March 29, 1941, she was united in marriage to Irvin Jorgensen...

Darryl Koll

Darryl Koll

Sep 13, 2011

DARRYL KOLL was born to George and Martha (Rath) Koll on March 21, 1924 on a farm near Rock Rapids, IA where he was raised and attended country school. He continued his education at Rock Rapids High School. After his graduation in 1942, he helped his father farm. On July 7, 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served...

Milburne "Big" Carrigan

Milburne "Big" Carrigan

Sep 9, 2011

MILBURNE 'BIG' REO CARRIGAN was born October 31, 1927 to Charles and Helen (Van Dam) Carrigan in Wood Lake, Minnesota. He was raised in Lakefield, Minnesota and graduated from Lakefield High School in 1945. Big enlisted in the United States Army in 1946 and was honorably discharged in Oct. of 1947. On February 14, 1948 he was united in marriage...

Dean Gunderson

Dean Gunderson

Sep 9, 2011

DEAN GUNDERSON was born to Norman and Elayne (Arends) Gunderson on January 6, 1958 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm west of Ihlen, Minnesota. When he entered the seventh grade, he moved with his parents to Jasper, Minnesota where he completed his education. After his graduation from Jasper High School in 1976, he became employed at Bayliner...

Helen Olsen

Helen Olsen

Sep 7, 2011

Helen Galena Olsen was born February 9, 1917 to Karl and Petra (Nelson) Kvaale in Shelburne Township, Lyon County, east of Tyler, Minnesota on the family farm. At the age of 5 the family moved into Tyler. She was baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. She attended country school and graduated from Tyler High School in...

Mabel Green

Mabel Green

Sep 6, 2011

MABEL GREEN was born on June 2, 1919 to Theodore and Julia (Bly) Thompson in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm near Ruthton, Minnesota where she attended school. After her high school graduation in 1937, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended the Minnesota School of Business. Upon completion of her education, she moved to Pipestone and became...

Arnold "Buzz" Dass

Arnold "Buzz" Dass

Aug 31, 2011

“Did you hear the one about…” Arnold “Buzz” Dass was born June 28, 1938 to John and Mathilda “Tillie” (Sterzinger) Dass on a farm in Lake Stay Township, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Dionysius Catholic Church in Tyler. He attended country school and Ivanhoe schools. Following a tornado in 1955, he attended school in Tyler and graduated...

Kathryn S. Stoakes

Kathryn S. Stoakes

Aug 29, 2011

KATHRYN S. STOAKES was born on April 2, 1921 to William and Malinda (Bierkamp) Rathjen in Luverne, Minnesota, where she was raised and received her education. She was baptized and later confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. On April 13, 1941, Kathryn was united in marriage to Darrell J. Stoakes. Following their marriage the couple lived on the...

Sophie G. Carlson

Sophie G. Carlson

Aug 23, 2011

SOPHIE GERTRUDE CARLSON, 90, of Pipestone, Minnesota was called from this life on August 23, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. Sophie was born to Ubbo and Helen (Rewerts) Weets on January 13, 1921 in Scotland, South Dakota. During her childhood and early teenage years, Sophie’s family moved from Scotland to Alpena and later Flandreau, South Dakota where she...

Kelly D. Staeffler

Kelly D. Staeffler

Aug 21, 2011

KELLY DEAN STAEFFLER was born April 30, 1967, to Gary and Jean (Ossefoort) Staeffler in Luverne, Minnesota at the Luverne Community Hospital. He was baptized at St. Catherine Catholic Church and later confirmed at St. John Lutheran, both in Luverne. He was raised in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1985. Following school he began employment at IBP...

Eleanor L. Loger

Eleanor L. Loger

Aug 20, 2011

ELANOR LAURA LOGER was born to Herman and Laura (Koch) Hamann on February 24, 1923 on a farm in Spring Water Township of Rock County, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. She was baptized and confirmed on June 29, 1941 at St. John Lutheran in Luverne, Minnesota. Upon completion of her education, she helped on the farm. After...

Leslie E. Ladd

Leslie E. Ladd

Aug 18, 2011

LESLIE ELMOR LADD was born on May 13, 1913 to Lauren and Anna (Enright) Ladd in Cleveland Township, near Rock Rapids, Iowa. The family later moved to a farm four miles north of Hardwick, Minnesota. He attended District #75 country school for eight years and then attended and graduated from Luverne High School in 1932. Following his education he continued...

Loren Ossenfort

Loren Ossenfort

Aug 17, 2011

LOREN FREDERICK OSSENFORT was born on October 20, 1938 to Albert and Anna (Meyer) Ossenfort on the farm near Boyden, Iowa. He was baptized in November that year at St. John’s Lutheran Church near Boyden. When Loren was young, the family moved to a farm near Leads, Iowa where he attended school through the eighth grade. In 1952, the family...

Lillian Nielsen

Lillian Nielsen

Aug 14, 2011

LILLIAN NIELSEN was born to Niels Chris and Gladys (Flyger) Andersen on March 15, 1926 in Elkton, South Dakota. When she was two years old, she moved with her family to Ruthton, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Ruthton High School in 1944, she helped her parents at their telephone company as a switchboard...

Beth Hudson

Beth Hudson

Aug 12, 2011

BETH HUDSON was born to Joseph William and Emma Elizabeth (Kerkove) Haubrich on September 26, 1919 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm southeast of Pipestone where she attended country school. She continued her education at the high school in Pipestone. After her graduation in 1936, she worked at the Montgomery Ward Store in Pipestone for a...

Elsie Baerenwald

Elsie Baerenwald

Aug 11, 2011

ELSIE BAERENWALD was born to Fritz 'Fred' and Martha (Schroeder) Heitritter on August 12, 1910 in Hull, Iowa. She was raised on the family farm in Sheridan Township near Boyden, Iowa and attended country school. She was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church in Boyden and later confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran in Hull. She attended high school at Boyden...

Karen Dammann

Karen Dammann

Aug 11, 2011

KAREN DAMMANN was born to Alfred and Wanda (Bode) Briggs on September 4, 1954 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was raised in Luverne, Minnesota where she received her education, After she graduated from Luverne High School in 1973, Karen cared for her uncle Gilbert in his home in Luverne. On August 18, 1973, she was united in marriage to...

James Adams

James Adams

Aug 10, 2011

JAMES HARVEY ADAMS was born to Harold and Anne Catherine (Broderick) Adams on July 18, 1947 in Cloquet, Minnesota. He spent the first few years of his life in Superior, Wisconsin where his father worked as a tower agent for the Great Northern Railroad. When Jim reached school age, his parents moved the family to the Askov-Kerrick, Minnesota area where...

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