Angeline Pottratz
Nov 7, 2022
Angeline Pottratz was born to Peter and Leona (Engels) Steele on January 22, 1925, in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She grew up in rural Lake Benton, attending school at Lake Benton public school. At the age of 65, she obtained her GED. In 1941, Angie relocated to Pipestone, Minnesota, where she met Adrian Pottratz. The couple were united in marriage on...
Brenda Ann Berger
Nov 7, 2022
BRENDA ANN BERGER was born on March 7, 1971 to Wesley and Louise (Miller) Nielsen in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised in Lake Benton, Minnesota where her childhood days were spent waterskiing and tubing in the summers and skiing in the winters. She loved spending time with her family, friends and neighbors. It was small town life at its best....
Leona Boomgaarden Frank
Nov 6, 2022
LEONA BOOMGAARDEN FRANK was born to Folkert and Anna “Nellie” (Behrends) Basche on August 22, 1931 at the family’s farm in Ellsborough Township, Murray County, Minnesota. She spent her early childhood years here and attended a year of country school before moving with her family to a farm near Florence, Minnesota. She attended country school near Florence for five years....
Judith "Judy" Francis
Nov 4, 2022
JUDITH "JUDY" ELLEN (EGBERG) FRANCIS was born to Charles and Helen (Fromviller) Egberg in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 31, 1940. Judy was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Judy had many fond memories of her youth growing up in north Minneapolis and especially “5208” as she referred to her childhood home. She graduated from...
Richard "Dick" Zupp
Nov 3, 2022
RICHARD "DICK" DUANE ZUPP was born on June 20, 1941 to Clifford and Florence (Groth) Zupp in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised on several farms northeast of Pipestone. He attended school in Pipestone, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1959. He went on to attend Seward Concordia College for two years until he decided to come home and farm instead. He...
Beverly Bille
Nov 2, 2022
Beverly Ann Bille was born February 9, 1939 to Stanley and Eva (Thompson) Crocker in Webster, South Dakota. The family soon moved to Big Stone, Minnesota, where Beverly spent much of her childhood. She acquired her GED in Big Stone and then moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she met the love of her life Gordon Bille. On May...
Dennis Renken
Oct 30, 2022
DENNIS "DENNY" RENKEN was born on July 9, 1954 to Heinz and Helene (Anderson) Renken in Tyler, Minnesota. Denny was the 5th of 6 Renken siblings. As a youngster he was always ready to play. When he was able to carry a bucket, he had chores to do on the farm. When he could carry rocks, he was rock picking. When...
Carol R. Taubert
Oct 28, 2022
CAROL RAE TAUBERT was born March 27, 1937 in San Diego, California to Clara (Hovland) and Roy Anderson. She grew up in San Diego, the oldest child of the Anderson family. Her father was a naval career man. They lived for a short time in North Fork, Virginia, during her father’s service but most of their time was in San...
Kathy R. Dietrich
Oct 26, 2022
Our mom, Kathy Ray Dietrich (Johanson) was born on November 6 1957 in Flandreau, SD to Bob and Sally Johanson. She was the 2nd of 6 children. She loved animals and farm life from the beginning, even adopting an orphaned raccoon whom she named, Rascal. She also loved to tell the story of how they used to tell the “city...
Daniel "Dan" Baustian
Oct 25, 2022
Daniel Paul (Bookem) Baustian was born January 8, 1957, in Sioux Falls, SD, to Virgil (Bud) and Josephine(Mitzi) Baustian. Dan joined his parents and two older brothers, Jerry and Jim, on the farm south of Beaver Creek, MN. After a 2-year stint at Hardwick, Dan and the family moved to the farm at Jasper,MN. It was in Jasper where Dan...
Christopher "Chris" Wussow
Oct 22, 2022
Christopher Charles Wussow was born to Dale and Janice (Schroeder) Wussow on February 11, 1977 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He joined his brother, Dean who was born 11 years earlier on the same day, and his sister, Julie. Chris was baptized on June 17, 1977 in Sioux Falls and was confirmed on April 4, 1993 at Zion United Methodist...
Sherry Fehl
Oct 20, 2022
SHERRY LYNN FEHL, age 65, of Lake Benton, Minnesota passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Moments Hospice/Crossroads Care Center in Worthington, Minnesota after a brief illness with cancer.
Sherry was born on June 25, 1957 in Tyler, Minnesota to Morris and Irene (Wichern) Fehl of Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was a graduate of Lake Benton Public School and attended St....
Marie Klarenbeek
Oct 19, 2022
MARIE KLARENBEEK was born on August 14, 1924 to Jacob and Nellie (Van Buitjen) Schouwenburg on a farm near Beaver Creek, Minnesota. Throughout her childhood the family moved and farmed on various places in Rock County, Minnesota. Following her education at country school through the eighth grade, Marie helped on her parent’s farm and other nearby farm places with housekeeping...
Robyn Dockter
Oct 19, 2022
Robyn Rose (Bucy) Dockter was born on June 18, 1942 to John and Laverne (Pew) Bucy in Worthington, Minnesota. A short time later she and her family moved to a farm northwest of Milbank, South Dakota. At the age of eight, she and her family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where Robyn continued her education. She would later complete her GED...
Bruce Tofteland
Oct 19, 2022
Bruce Milo Tofteland, was born February 9, 1959 to Arthur and Lois (Koolman) Tofteland in Adrian, Minnesota. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church. Bruce spent his childhood on the family farm in Kanaranzi Township. In 1968, at 9 years old, he suffered the tragic loss of his father.
Bruce attended Luverne High School...
Frances "Fran" Slieter
Oct 17, 2022
FRANCES MARION (REID) SLIETER was born to Alfred and Frances (Bates) Reid June 12, 1936 at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was raised in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School. Frances and Verlyn were united in marriage October 28, 1955; they had four children. In 1972 they purchased the Jasper Meat Market and moved their...
Claire Pritchett
Oct 17, 2022
CLAIRE DUANE PRITCHETT was born on March 21, 1934, in Plymouth County, Iowa, to Charles and Elsa (Schmitz) Pritchett. He was baptized on December 18, 1934, at the Lutheran Church in Remsen, Iowa and later confirmed at English Lutheran Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. He attended country school and later graduated from LeMars, Iowa High School in 1952. He served...
William Dezeeuw Jr.
Oct 16, 2022
WILLIAM DEZEEUW JR. age 89, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at his home in Pipestone. He was born on June 18, 1933 to William and Julia (Veldboom) DeZeeuw near Fountain Prairie Township, Minnesota. He grew up in a family with twelve siblings and attended country school just one mile from his home for eight years and...
Sheldon Dean
Oct 15, 2022
SHELDON LEE DEAN was born to Floyd and Marjeret (Eekhoff) Dean on June 1, 1946 in Willmar, Minnesota. He spent his childhood in Willmar and was baptized and confirmed at Soloman Lutheran Church in Willmar. He attended and graduated from Willmar Public School and then continued his education at Pipestone Vo-Tech school for meat cutting after spending some time working...
Shirley Dueland
Oct 14, 2022
SHIRLEY MATHILDA DUELAND (KNUTSON) passed away on October 14, 2022. Shirley was born to Melvin and Lydia Knutson (Dawson, MN) on December 25, 1935.
Shirley is survived by Cal, her husband of 66 years; sons, David (Laurie) Dueland (Shell Knob, MO) and Paul (Nancy) Dueland (Cold Spring, MN); grandchildren: Ian (Julie) Clancy, Lee (Lindsey) Dueland, Clay Dueland (Amber Stein), Cody Dueland...
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