Eugene A. Bouw
May 17, 2023
Eugene Allen Bouw, was born April 11, 1956 to Edward and Gertie (Brouwer) Bouw in Luverne, Minnesota. He grew up in Leota and Chandler, attending the Christian Reformed Church in Leota and public school in Chandler. Growing up, he enjoyed playing softball, with the church and also on a slow pitch softball team for Leota. He graduated from Edgerton High...
Norman Wessels
May 17, 2023
Norman Wessels was born August 28, 1928 to Frederick and Jennie (Bergman) Wessels in Nobles County, Minnesota. He was the second of twelve children. He grew up in the Ash Creek and Hardwick area. The Wessels family moved to their family farm, south of Ash Creek, in 1942. He was baptized and confirmed at the State Line Ebenezer Church. He...
Judy Mae Gilman
May 15, 2023
Judy Mae (Church) Gilman, 82, of Spencer, Iowa passed away peacefully with family by her side on Monday, May 15, 2023. Judy was born on April 8, 1941, to Harvey and Ruth (Anundson) Church in Volga, South Dakota. She married Robert “Bob” Franklin Gilman on May 1, 1960. They were together for 24 years before Bob’s death in 1984.
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Margaret Kuiken
May 15, 2023
Margaret Kuiken was born on September 24, 1926 to Marinus and Jenny Louise (VerMeer) Intveld in Hull, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm, attending school at Lincoln Township No. 14 near Hull. She developed a good work ethic by helping in the home and on the farm. On December 18, 1946, Margaret was united in marriage to Donald...
Helmuth "Hank" Luehmann
May 14, 2023
Helmuth "Hank" Heinrich Luehmann was born to Hermann and Bette (Reyelts) Luehmann on May 10, 1933 in Wingts, Germany where he was raised and attended school. When he was 16 years, he immigrated to the United States. He was sponsored by his cousin, Claus Reyelts from Wilmont, South Dakota. In return, Hank worked for Claus on his farm. A year...
Nina Alvina Butman
May 14, 2023
Nina Alvina Butman was born to Fred and Nannie (Hargens) Ellgen on July 5, 1925 in Murray County near Lake Wilson, Minnesota where she was raised on the family farm. She was baptized on October 25, 1925 in the Evangelical Church in Lake Wilson. She attended country school in District 22. She was confirmed on April 18, 1943 at Trosky...
Anita L. Boyenga
May 11, 2023
Anita Lucille Boyenga was born March 23, 1942 to Roney and Alma (Griesse) Wiese in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Stateline Presbyterian Church in rural Ellsworth, Minnesota. Anita was raised on the family farm southeast of Luverne, Minnesota. She attended country school through the eighth grade in Ash Creek, Minnesota and graduated from Luverne High...
Cynthia Oye
May 11, 2023
Cynthia Katherine Oye was born to Milo and Joanne (Brouillet) Otkin on April 30, 1955 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1973, she attended Pipestone Vocational School in Fashion Merchandising and graduated in 1974. On May 4, 1974, she was united in marriage to Ronald Lee Oye at...
Darlene Carpenter
May 9, 2023
Darlene Minnie Carpenter was born March 9, 1932 to Garret and Edith (Ackerman) Heidebrink at Rushmore, Minnesota. When she was three years old the family moved to a farm near Holland, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Rushmore and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Holland. On completion of her education, she worked at the Pipestone Bakery....
Lulubeth Stromberg
May 8, 2023
Lulubeth Stromberg was born to Roy and Dorothy (Schwartz) Backlund on March 12, 1928, in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and began her education. When she was a junior in high school, she moved with her parents to Kenosha, Wisconsin. While living there, she attended Kemper Hall Academy. After her graduation in 1946, she continued her education at Winona...
Jerry L. Baugher
May 6, 2023
Jerry Leroy Baugher was born on February 12, 1935 to Charles and Iva (Mercer) Baugher in Sikeston, Missouri, the twelfth of thirteen children. The family moved a lot during his childhood until the big move to California when Jerry was twelve years old. There he met his future bride, Marylou Lindberg, during his senior year in high school. The couple were...
Laura Nelson
May 6, 2023
Laura Faye Nelson was born to Lawrence Raymond and Dorthy May (Moore) Bingham on December 2, 1950 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. She was raised in Slayton, Minnesota where she received her education. In her early adulthood, she lived in Lake Wilson, Minnesota with her two children, Ginger and Ed. After the Chandler/Lake Wilson tornado, Laura and her son, Ed bought...
Kathy Woelber
May 6, 2023
Katherine Mary Woelber was born to Carl Nicholas and Bertha (Herdina) Johannsen on September 12, 1944, in Canton, South Dakota. At the age of seven, she moved with her family to Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After graduating from Pipestone High School in 1962, she began working at Armour Creamery. She later became employed at Pipestone...
Scott A. Ehde
May 4, 2023
Scott Arthur Ehde, 53, of Hills, Minnesota, died on May 4, 2023, at his parents’ home in rural Luverne.
Scott was born on June 13, 1969, to Arthur and Carol (Nelson) Ehde, in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Hills, when he and his parents lived in Steen.
His family moved to rural Luverne when he was...
Cody Enger
Apr 21, 2023
Cody Dale Enger was born on June 4, 1996, to Scott and Shari (Baatz) Enger in Pipestone, Minnesota. As a kid he loved being outdoors. He enjoyed dirtbiking and fourwheeling near his Grandma Baatz’s house and never missed an opportunity to get absolutely covered in mud. Cody enjoyed deer hunting. He looked forward to deer season every year with his...
James Anderson Harner
Apr 21, 2023
James Anderson Harner was born on November 11, 1932 in a blinding snowstorm to George and Violet (Anderson) Harner in Swea Township, Iowa. He was baptized on April 10, 1933 at the United Methodist Church in Swea City, Iowa. Jim began his education at a local country school. He would later attend Swea City Consolidated Schools where he loved playing...
Sheila K. Boulais
Apr 20, 2023
Sheila Kay Boulais was born on January 24, 1943 to Harvey and Eleanor (Arndt) Tvedt in Pipestone, Minnesota. Prior to graduating her father was in construction, so the family moved to many places including Holland, Westbrook, Wilmont, Chandler, and Marshall, Minnesota, as well as Madison and Chester South Dakota. One of the highlights of Sheila’s life was when her father...
Karen Vos
Apr 19, 2023
Karen Rae Vos was born on December 15, 1947 to Homer Wallman and Iola Lucille (Johnson) Crawford in Hammond, Indiana. A few months later, she moved with her family to Kankakee, Illinois where she was raised and attended school. When her sisters moved away and her brothers were ready to complete their education, her parents decided to move to California....
Linda Berkenpas
Apr 17, 2023
Linda Ann Berkenpas was born on September 6, 1956 to Knute and Delores (Draper) Lund in Tyler, Minnesota. She grew up on various farms until her parents bought a farm close to Lake Benton, Minnesota. She graduated from Lake Benton High School in May of 1975. During her “growing up” days, she fully enjoyed her 4-H membership with the then...
Brenda S. Loosbrock
Apr 17, 2023
Brenda Sue Loosbrock was born August 15, 1960, in Dell Rapids, South Dakota to Curtis and Lucille (George) Anderson. She was called home to be with her Lord at the age of 62 on Monday, April 17, 2023 surrounded by her family. She spent her childhood in Dell Rapids, graduating in 1979 from Dell Rapids High School. She was a...
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