Obituaries

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...

Lloyd C. Bonnett

Lloyd C. Bonnett

Jan 6, 2012

LLOYD C. BONNETT was born February 12, 1924 to David and Clara (Baldwin) Bonnett at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm a mile and a half south of Magnolia, Minnesota. He graduated from Magnolia High School in 1940. Following his education he continued to help his dad on the farm and also...

Lorraine Spoelstra

Lorraine Spoelstra

Jan 4, 2012

LORRAINE A. SPOELSTRA was born to Rudolph and Clara (Zeug) Wagner on September 14, 1934 in Lucan, Minnesota. She attended elementary school in Lucan and Jr. High and High School at St. Anne's Catholic School in Wabasso, Minnesota, graduating from there in 1952. From there she went to Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota, earning a 2 year degree in...

Alice Rohloff

Alice Rohloff

Jan 3, 2012

MARY ALICE MADELINE O'HEARN ROHLOFF was born at her parent’s farm home 3.5 miles south of Woodstock, MN on June 19, 1911. She was the second child of three children that would be born to Joseph and Elizabeth (Ryan) O’Hearn. Her sister, Mabel O’Hearn (Harold Nissen), was born just 11 months earlier, (August 1, 1910), and passed away in February...

Elwood Duehn

Elwood Duehn

Jan 1, 2012

Elwood Nevin Duehn was born on June 15th 1982, being a big boy of 12pounds & 24 inches the Brookings South Dakota hospital is where he made his entrance. He passed away January 1st 2012 at Tyler Healthcare Center, in Tyler MN. He was 29 years old. He is survived by his wife Liza “Gertis” Wilde-Duehn of Lake Benton, Minnesota;...

Shirley Bittner

Shirley Bittner

Dec 30, 2011

SHIRLEY KAY BITTNER was born on November 7, 1944 to Richard and Anna Mae (Vogelaar) Roth in Worthington, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Slayton Baptist Church in Slayton, Minnesota. The family lived on a few farms in the Worthington area before moving to Ruthton, Minnesota. Shirley attended school in Ruthton. Following school Shirley helped her mom at the local...

Elienore L. Myhre

Elienore L. Myhre

Dec 28, 2011

Elienore “Ellie” Louise (Ahlschlager) Myhre was born August 24, 1921 to Art and Alma Ahlschlager in Shelburn Township, Lyon County, Minnesota. She was the oldest of eight children. She was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Russell, Minnesota. She attended school in the Burchard/Russell area. At an early age, she worked for various families to supplement the family...

Melvin D. Smook

Melvin D. Smook

Dec 28, 2011

MELVIN DONALD SMOOK was born on June 11, 1928 to Harm and Bertha (Budgett) Smook in Ellsworth, Minnesota. At a young age, the family moved to Luverne, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended school. Through the years, Mel grew to be a very talented basketball player and made many great memories playing on the high school team. Mel graduated...

Erwin Leroy Mitchell

Erwin Leroy Mitchell

Dec 27, 2011

Erwin “Mitch” Mitchell was born April 1, 1930 to Walter and Martha (Nielsen) Mitchell in Tyler, Minnesota. He grew up in Lake Benton and graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1948. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1951 and worked as a mechanic. He was honorably discharged in 1952 and returned to Lake Benton. On June 13,...

Bradley G. Moss

Bradley G. Moss

Dec 23, 2011

BRADLEY GLEN MOSS was born to Albert and Henrietta (DeBoer) Moss on September 25, 1962 in Luverne, Minnesota. He lived on the family farm Northwest of Luverne much of his life. Brad attended Southwest Christian School in Edgerton, Minnesota and began his career in agriculture. In addition to farming, Brad was employed with IBP, D & J Rendering, Van Essen...

Gertrude I. Hoiland

Gertrude I. Hoiland

Dec 23, 2011

GERTRUDE HOILAND was born October 7, 1926 to Edmund and Sophie (Dhaemers) Willems in Belgrade, Minnesota. When she was a baby her family moved to Jasper, Minnesota where she resided for her childhood years. She graduated from Jasper High School in 1944. It was in high school that she first met Gene Hoiland, her future husband. He entered the Army...