Richard Buss
Oct 14, 2022
RICHARD LEE BUSS, was born on October 9, 1945 to Tony and Edna Buss in California, but he was a lifelong resident of Rock County, Minnesota. Rick married Pat on January 26, 1974. They later had one daughter, Tricia. The family resided in Hardwick, Minnesota and attended church at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hardwick. Rick and his family later...
Ann L. Leskinen
Oct 11, 2022
ANN LOUISE LESKINEN was born on June 27, 1955 to William and Doreen (Blom) Riley in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She grew up in Richfield, Minnesota and graduated from high school. Ann continued her education and began working as a hairdresser. While working at a beauty salon, Ann met Larry Leskinen. The two worked alongside each other and on January 9, 1981,...
Shirley Urke Tholen
Oct 10, 2022
SHIRLEY JEAN URKE THOLEN, age 85, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died Monday, October 10, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Communities in Pipestone after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on May 6, 1937 to Melvin and Isabelle (Regnier) Urke near Milroy, Minnesota. She grew up near Vesta, Minnesota, along with her siblings, Phyllis, Delbert, June, Joyce, Mavis, Linda,...
Alvina Vandersluis
Oct 8, 2022
Alvina always had a warm smile and gentle spirit with a kind word for everyone she met.
Her hobbies included gardening, painting, and crafting. She loved nature including feeding the birds,
collecting rocks and shells, watching clouds, and cherishing flowers of all kinds. She also loved to travel and enjoyed destinations around the country, as far as Alaska, Hawaii, and Europe. Throughout...
Clarence Graphenteen
Oct 7, 2022
Clarence Fred Graphenteen…
was born to Fred and Lore (Brockberg) Graphenteen on June 23, 1929 in Alexandria, Minnesota. He lived on the family farm in Villard, Minnesota until moving to Trosky, Minnesota in 1930. He graduated from Edgerton High School in 1948. On July 7, 1951, he was married to Lois Beeney and shortly afterwards moved to Eglin Air Force Base...
Stanley Olson
Oct 7, 2022
STANLEY ALLAN OLSON was born on October 9, 1940, to Ole and Meta (Schneekloth) Olson in Beaver Creek, Minnesota. He grew up in town and attended school, graduating from Beaver Creek High School in 1959. On November 25, 1961, Stan married Connie Hofelmann at the Methodist Church in Luverne, Minnesota. The couple made their home in the rural Beaver Creek...
Judy Thomssen
Oct 5, 2022
JUDY ANN THOMSSEN, age 74, of Lake Benton, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone, Minnesota.
Judy was born on August 7, 1948, to John and Cherry (Kepler) Johnson. She attended school in Pipestone, Minnesota. On March 8, 1965, Judy married the love of her life Ron Thomssen and in 1966, they moved...
Gloria J. Boelman
Oct 1, 2022
GLORIA JEAN BOELMAN was born June 27, 1947 to Carl and Olga (Larson) Hansen in Luverne, Minnesota. Gloria grew up on the family farm near Blue Mound State Park north of Luverne, Minnesota. Gloria was baptized on July 27, 1947 at Blue Mound Lutheran Church in rural Luverne and on October 21, 1962 received her confirmation at Grace Lutheran Church...
Barbara J. Anderson
Sep 28, 2022
BARBARA JEAN ANDERSON was born on December 2, 1943 to Earl and Marcella (Plimpton) Brown in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she was raised and received her education. Barb was united in marriage to Glenn Anderson on April 24, 1961 in Sioux Falls. The couple moved to Ihlen, Minnesota in 1969, where they made their home and began a family....
Jordy E. Scholten
Sep 28, 2022
JORDYCE "JORDY" E. SCHOLTEN, age 76, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at the Pipestone County Medical Center.
Jordyce Elida Scholten was born March 20, 1946 to Obert and Aagot (Hytjan) Udstuen in Tyler, Minnesota. Born the fourth of five children, Jordyce, or Jordy, as she is mainly known, enjoyed growing up on the farm with her...
Esther Martha-Emma Kruse
Sep 27, 2022
Esther Martha-Emma Kruse was born to Anton and Auguste (Stern) Matzke on December 15, 1934 on a farm near Lamberton, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school. Upon completion of her education, she worked in the dietary department at the hospital and nursing home in Springfield, Minnesota. On May 7, 1957, she was united in marriage to Luvern...
Cathrine De Vries
Sep 26, 2022
CATHRINE EMMA DE VRIES was born to Cornelius and Bertha (Heil) Baas on April 23, 1934 in Melvin, Iowa. With sister Ethel, they moved to Woodstock, Minnesota, in 1944 and became members of the Christian Reformed Church in Pipestone. On September 22, 1950, she married Wilmer De Vries and together they farmed the family farm until moving to Pipestone. There, Cathrine...
Cecelia Jeanette Tangeman
Sep 24, 2022
CECELIA JEANETTE TANGEMAN was born in 1925 to Roy and Ida Elizabeth (Beth) (Wilkins) Battrell in Des Moines, Iowa. Growing up Jeanette learned to play piano from her mother and then used that skill to receive dance lessons by playing piano for other dance classes. Jeanette was a graduate of North High School in Des Moines. She continued her education...
Kathryn Marie Serie
Sep 23, 2022
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KATHRYN MARIE SERIE, age 69, died Friday, September 23, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 22, 1953 in Tyler, Minnesota to Merle and Marie (Sandager) Muckala. She grew up on a family farm near Arco, Minnesota, attending public school in Tyler. She graduated high school in 1971 and attended college at Mankato State...
Linda (Van Hoecke) Fenton
Sep 21, 2022
LINDA LEE (VAN HOECKE) FENTON was born on May 26, 1952 to Morris and Angela Bernadine (Wathen) Van Hoecke in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She attended school in Verdi, Minnesota and Pipestone, Minnesota, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1970. During her high school years, she worked as a waitress at Lange’s Café. On September 18, 1971, she married Randy Fenton...
Alfred Allen Lund
Sep 21, 2022
ALFRED ALLEN LUND born to Alfred and Margrethe “Ceal” (Ries) Lund in Tyler, Minnesota, on August 1, 1931. He was baptized and later confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church. He was raised on farm north of Tyler in Marshfield Township. In 1947, Allen’s parents purchased the bowling alley in Tyler and the family moved into town. Allen enjoyed working at the bowling...
Alvin Boomgaarden
Sep 20, 2022
ALVIN L. BOOMGAARDEN of Luverne, departed this life September 20, 2022 after a full and enjoyable 99+ years. Born on January 15, 1923 in Lyon County, Iowa to Lewis and Tilla (Kruger) Boomgaarden, Alvin grew up primarily on his parents’ farm just north of Magnolia. He attended Magnolia School, graduating with the class of 1941. Thereafter he farmed in the...
Harold "Nic" Nicholsen
Sep 19, 2022
HAROLD "NIC" DEAN NICHOLSEN was born on July 15, 1942 to Terman and Elizabeth (Van Roekel) Nicholsen in Tyler, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm and grew into the farm life of daily chores, caring for the animals and tending to the crops. Other activities he enjoyed in his youth were putting together jigsaw puzzles and creating landscape ornaments...
Deborah Taubert
Sep 18, 2022
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DEBORAH "DEBBIE" TAUBERT was born May 12, 1935, to Roland and Margaret Lundberg in Arpin, WI. In 1949, when Debbie was fourteen years old, her family of eleven moved to Tumwater, WA.
After her high school graduation in 1953, she began writing letters to a young man named Floren Taubert who...
Misti S. Hanson
Sep 18, 2022
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MISTI SUE HANSON was born to Jerry and Janice Stratton in Sioux City, Iowa on September 8 th, 1962. Misti was the eldest of four, having three younger brothers; Robin, Corey and James. Extended family was an important part...
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