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Anthony "Aj" Nickel

Anthony "Aj" Nickel

Jun 22, 2022

ANTHONY JAMES NICKEL was born on March 21, 2013, in Peru, Illinois. He passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at his home in Pipestone, Minnesota. AJ will be remembered by his mother, Randi Nickel of Pipestone; father, Paul Mcmahon of Spring Valley, Illinois; stepmother, Tanya Male of Arkansas; siblings, Bradley Nickel of Pipestone, Jasmine Gende of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin,...

Barbara Morgan

Barbara Morgan

Jun 20, 2022

BARBARA JANE MORGAN was born on August 28, 1939 to Roy and Esther (Paulsen) Barnes in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1957, she attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a degree in Home Economics. On December 30, 1961, she was united in marriage to Steve Morgan...

Carl Petersen

Carl Petersen

Jun 15, 2022

CARL ARTHUR PETERSEN was born on September 10, 1963 to Willis and Irene (Filter) Petersen in Tracy, Minnesota. He was baptized on November 29, 1964 at Zion Lutheran Church in Tracy and was confirmed there as well on May 21, 1978. As a kid he helped on the farm all the way through young adulthood. He attended school in Tracy,...

Donna G. Svendsen

Donna G. Svendsen

Jun 14, 2022

Donna Gladys Svendsen was born on April 17, 1927 to Arthur and Clara (Jensen) Nissen in Tyler, Minnesota. Shortly after her birth, she moved with her family to Ward, South Dakota where they resided for five years. Following this, the family rented farmland in Pipestone, Minnesota as Donna began her first five years of education. In 1937, the Nissen family...

Adam D. Hills

Adam D. Hills

Jun 12, 2022

ADAM DOUGLAS HILLS was born on February 11, 1966, to Douglas and Julieann (Newhouse) Hills in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was baptized as an infant in the family home. Adam grew up in Edina and Anoka, Minnesota area where he graduated high school in 1984. During his school years he enjoyed being a member of the football team and working at...

Nancy Haraldson

Nancy Haraldson

Jun 11, 2022

NANCY ANN HARALDSON was born on March 23, 1955, to Richard and Janice(Bucher) Stimson in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized on May 15, 1955, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone and confirmed on March 22, 1970, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Pipestone. During her childhood she participated in FHA 1&2, Future Teachers of America 3, Chorus 9, and...

Marilyn A. Schmidt

Marilyn A. Schmidt

Jun 11, 2022

MARILYN ANN SCHMIDT was born April 22, 1939 to Albert and Olga (Groth) Schmidt in Flandreau, South Dakota. She was baptized on May 14, 1939 in Ward, South Dakota and later confirmed in Rock Rapids, Iowa on April 26, 1953. She was raised in Steen, Minnesota with her Aunt Ida and Uncle Walter Tecken. Marilyn attended elementary school in Steen...

Charles "Chuck" Swenson

Charles "Chuck" Swenson

Jun 4, 2022

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CHARLES "CHUCK" GORDON SWENSON was born on March 21, 1938 to Dr. Jacob Alvin and Olga (Stoen) Swenson in Jasper, MN. Chuck was raised in Jasper, MN and attended Jasper High School. He joined the US Air Force, November 16, 1955. He was honorably discharged January 12, 1958...

George John Scholten

George John Scholten

Jun 3, 2022

GEORGE JOHN SCHOLTEN was born to John and Alieda (Lens) Scholten on February 10, 1938 in Alvord, Iowa. He was baptized February 13, 1938 in Alvord Iowa before the family moved from the farm near Alvord to a farm southeast of Larchwood, Iowa when George was one year old. He attended four years of country school and then attended St....

Dan Wayne Moser

Dan Wayne Moser

Jun 2, 2022

DANIEL "DAN" WAYNE MOSER was born on September 8, 1959 to Leon and Ida (Gilmore) Moser in Bellflower, California. In 1964 his family moved to the Lake Benton, Minnesota area where they eventually started a dairy farm as a family. In his younger years Dan enjoyed helping milk cows and doing other jobs around the farm. He also earned a...

Oliver Van Tassell

Oliver Van Tassell

May 31, 2022

OLIVER EARL VAN TASSELL was born on December 16, 1943, to Earl and Phyllis (Bair) Van Tassell in St. Paul, Minnesota. Oliver spent his early years living in a house on Pig’s Eye Island in the Mississippi River near South St. Paul. He remembered his mother rowing them across the river to school and living in the upstairs when the...

Albert Matthiesen

Albert Matthiesen

May 26, 2022

ALBERT "SONNY" MATHEW PETER MATTHIESEN was born on May 13, 1941 to Albert and Meta (Bendt) Matthiesen in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm between Kanaranzi, Minnesota and Luverne. At a young age, Albert and his family moved to Magnolia, Minnesota. As a child, he loved watching trains. He attended school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota until he...

Elaine G. Snyders

Elaine G. Snyders

May 26, 2022

ELAINE GARNET SNYDERS was born on January 7, 1941 to Charles and Garnet (Hetrick) Cragoe in Luverne, Minnesota and raised on the family farm northwest of Magnolia, Minnesota. She attended Magnolia High School and was a part of band, serving as the majorette. She graduated in 1959 and then attended beauty school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She traveled to California and...

Sheila "Ann" Versteeg

Sheila "Ann" Versteeg

May 23, 2022

SHEILA "ANN" VERSTEEG was born on July 7, 1955, to Earl and Elaine (Mosher) McLean in Flint, Michigan. Ann grew up in Bay City, Michigan, and graduated from Bay City Central in 1974. Immediately following graduation, she enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia. Ann was honorably discharged on October 28, 1975...

Barbara Ashby

Barbara Ashby

May 23, 2022

BARBARA JEAN ASHBY was born on October 17, 1951 to Ralph and Margie (Wild) DeGroot in Luverne, Minnesota. She grew up on the farm near the Ash Creek/Steen, Minnesota area. In her youth, she was active in 4-H with sewing and baking, and had regular attendance at church in Sunday school and youth group. Barb graduated from Luverne High School...

John David Thies

John David Thies

May 20, 2022

JOHN DAVID THIES was born on December 16, 1940 to Lawrence and Julia (Sutherland) Thies in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed at the Salem Methodist Church in Salem, South Dakota. John attended a small country school for his elementary grades and then Egan High School in Egan, South Dakota, where he graduated in 1958. Growing up,...

Robert Dale Kuiper

Robert Dale Kuiper

May 18, 2022

ROBERT DALE KUIPER, was born on June 15, 1954 in Sheldon, Iowa to James Robert and Peggy Lois (Hadfield) Kuiper. Growing up, he lived in northwest Iowa and enjoyed playing baseball and getting into mischief. He was very close with his beloved grandfather, Dale Hadfield and had very fond memories of spending time with him as a child. “Bobby Dale”...

Ann Marie Horsch

Ann Marie Horsch

May 17, 2022

Ann Marie Horsch, 52, born May 23, 1969, of Pipestone, MN, formerly of St Paul, MN, tragically passed away on May 17, 2022. She was preceded in death by her mother, Patricia "Patty" Schultz of St Paul. She is survived by brothers Daniel (Jill) Horsch of West St Paul and James (Amie) Horsch of Lakeville, MN, children Brandon, Kirsten, Brittany,...

Janice Swanson

Janice Swanson

May 17, 2022

JANICE ELLEN SWANSON was born to Selmer and Sena (Peterson) Johnson on December 23, 1937 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1955, she became employed as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. On June 14, 1958, she was united in marriage to Dale Swanson at Peace...

Lucille I. Gangestad

Lucille I. Gangestad

May 16, 2022

LUCILLE IRENE GANGESTAD was born on June 13, 1926 to Herman and Marie (Schmuck) Kasemodel on the farm in Spring Water Township, of rural Beaver Creek, Minnesota. At 18 years of age, she graduated from the University of Minnesota at Mankato with a teaching degree. She continued her education and certification from the University of Minnesota at Morris. She began...

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