Ruth E. Everett
Apr 15, 2022
Ruth Elizabeth Cunningham was born on October 20, 1941 in the family farmhouse in Sweet Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. She was lovingly raised by her mother, Gertrude Mae (Miller) Cunningham and father, Charles Leon Cunningham on the farm where they raised sheep and crops. She had two older brothers, David and Daniel, and a younger brother, Mark. Ruth went to...
Curtis H. Smook
Apr 12, 2022
CURTIS "CURT" HAROLD SMOOK was born June 4, 1949 to Harold and Marjorie (Donth) Smook at the (Old Wooden) Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. Curt was raised in Magnolia, Minnesota and attended school there. He helped his grandfather with shelling corn, scooping corn, and baling hay. He played youth sports, mainly football and basketball. He absolutely loved working on...
Helen Dorothy Westphal
Apr 12, 2022
HELEN DOROTHY WESTPHAL was born to August Henry and Ida Marie (Wagner) Knuth on June 16, 1923 in Worthington, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After her high school graduation, Helen worked in a grocery store and an ice cream store. On January 31, 1943, she was united in marriage to Paul Westphal, Jr., at her parents’ home...
Vivian Nelson
Apr 12, 2022
VIVIAN JUNE (NIELSEN) NELSON was born on June 17, 1930, to Ejnert and Edel (Ollgaard) Nielsen in Tyler, Minnesota. She married Alvin Trautman Jr. on June 24, 1951, at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. They farmed West of Lake Benton, Minnesota until December of 1972, when they purchased a hardware store in Lake Benton and operated Trautman Hardware until 1984....
Henry "Wayne" Baker
Apr 11, 2022
To watch Wayne's service livestreamed, please go to the church's website: https://www.arcluverne.org/watch-live/ HENRY "WAYNE" BAKER was born May 15, 1935 to Joe and Edna (Vander Haar) Baker on the family farm in Rock County, Minnesota. He was baptized into the faith at the Steen Reformed Church in Steen, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm by Luverne, Minnesota and...
Viola "Vi" Facile
Apr 10, 2022
VIOLA "VI" MAY FACILE was born on January 11, 1937, in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was the fifth child of Henry August and Viola Mae (Lange) Dahms. Her mother passed away (from influenza and pneumonia) when she was just five days old and subsequently, she was named after her. Henry later married Alice Landgren to which six more children were born....
Lyle John Oye
Apr 8, 2022
In lieu of flowers, please direct donations to: Pipestone Senior Center Building Foundation Pipestone County Hospice House LYLE JOHN OYE was born to Ernest Chris and Laura Luella (Ralfs) Oye on February 12, 1941 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised on his parents’ farm in Altona Township of Pipestone County, and he graduated from high school in Verdi, Minnesota. On...
Gary Lindahl
Apr 6, 2022
GARY “PERCY” GLENN LINDAHL was born on June 5, 1949, to Glenn and Alene (Toft) Lindahl in Tyler, Minnesota. Percy grew up in Ruthton and was active in sports throughout his schooling. He graduated from Ruthton High School in 1967. Percy attended college in Marshall, Minnesota, until he was drafted into the United States Army. He served as a Clerk...
Carol Mae Alice Pruszynski
Apr 2, 2022
CAROL MAE ALICE PRUSZYNKI, age 78, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. Per Carol's wishes, no public services will be held.
Joan Klitzke
Apr 1, 2022
JOAN MARLENE KLITZKE was born December 16, 1939 to Leon and Emma (Spencer) Wodtke in Hendricks, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm in Drammen Township and attended country school through the 7th grade before going to school in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Joan graduated in 1957 and went to work at Farmers State Bank in Lake Benton as a bank...
Delores E. Fey
Apr 1, 2022
DELORES E. FEY was born to George and Gertrude (Tuinstra) Post on May 1, 1935 on a farm near Hardwick, Minnesota. As a small child, she moved with her parents to a farm west of Ruthton, Minnesota, and two years later to a farm seven miles south of Tyler, Minnesota. She attended country school in District 44 of Lincoln County...
David Robert Hoss
Mar 30, 2022
DAVID ROBERT HOSS, was born April 12, 1954 in Madison, South Dakota to Joseph and Doris (Chase) Hoss. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa where he was baptized in the Christian faith and attended school. In 1972, David met the love of his life, Becky Stough and six weeks later, they were married in Windom,...
John Arden Nelson
Mar 29, 2022
JOHN ARDEN NELSON (“SWEDE”) was born to Rueben and Viola (Bengston) Nelson on April 6, 1940, in Ellsborough Township, Murray County, MN on the farm where he was raised. He was baptized and confirmed at Sillerud Lutheran Church in rural Balaton, MN. He attended elementary and high school at Ruthton Public School. He purchased his farm at the age of...
Florence Eleanora Fick
Mar 24, 2022
FLORENCE FICK was born on May 23, 1927 in her home to John Heinrich and Christine Margaretha (Funck) Reyelts. She was raised on the farm and attended school at Beaver Creek Public School from elementary through graduation. She was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church, baptized on June 12, 1927, confirmed July 4, 1942, and married August 28,...
Verne Long
Mar 21, 2022
To view a recording of Verne's funeral service please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast VERNE EVERETT LONG was born on September 24, 1925, to Samuel and Florence (Dingler) Long in Pipestone, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm in Grange Township, Pipestone County. He attended 1st through 8th grade at District 16 Country School, a quarter mile...
James A. Vink
Mar 21, 2022
To watch a recording of Jim's funeral service, please click the following link: American Reformed Church JAMES ALBERT VINK was born November 12, 1938 to Delmar and Lucretia (DeBoer) Vink in Castlewood, South Dakota. He attended grade school at Rock County District 1, and graduated from Luverne High School in 1957. In January of 1958, Jim enlisted in the United...
Mickey Duehn
Mar 20, 2022
A memorial service in honor of Mick will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 2:00 PM via zoom. To join, please click the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88386852072?pwd=OEtmWWJsbndpZml2Znhrd2E3Ry9LQT09 MICKEY ALLAN DUEHN, age 70, of Lake Benton, MN, passed away at his home on March 19, 2022. Mick was born on February 17, 1952, to Leo and Ruby (Soderberg) Duehn in...
Virgil Christensen
Mar 19, 2022
VIRGIL JOSEPH CHRISTENSEN was born on September 20, 1927, to Roy and Blanche (Anderson) Christensen in Kossuth County, Iowa. In 1930, the Christensen family moved to Aberdeen, South Dakota, where Virgil was raised and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1945. He spent a brief time in the United States Navy before receiving a medical discharge. Virgil then returned home...
Donald W. Lafrenz
Mar 18, 2022
COL. DONALD WAYNE LAFRENZ was born on March 5, 1939 to Henry and Martha (Meins) Lafrenz in Springwater Township of Rock County, Minnesota. At a young age, the family moved to a farm northwest of Luverne, Minnesota. Don attended country school Green Valley District 59 through the eighth grade. During his youth, Don was involved in the FFA and 4-H...
Joyce Mulder
Mar 17, 2022
JOYCE MULDER, was born July 24, 1935 in Adrian, Minnesota to Ben and Tina (Tjepkes) Rust. She attended elementary school at Magnolia public school and transferred in eighth grade to Adrian Public School. She graduated from Adrian High School in 1952 at the age of seventeen. After graduation, Joyce moved to Oklahoma where she met and married her first husband,...
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