Pastor Richard Deruyter
May 10, 2021
Pastor Richard DeRuyter was born on March 29, 1937, to Dick and Lena (Kooistra) DeRuyter on their farm near in Rock Valley, Iowa. He relocated with his family to a farm outside of Hills, Minnesota where his childhood took place. In 1950, the family moved once again to a farm near Ruthton, Minnesota. Following his education, he became a soldier...
Kent Schnell
May 8, 2021
KENT EUGENE SCHNELL was born on July 16, 1966, to Floyd and Elva (Freeman) Schnell in Tyler, Minnesota. He was raised and attended school in Pipestone, Minnesota. Following his education, he moved with his family to Sacramento, California where he worked with his sister, Linda for approximately 15 years. He returned to Pipestone with his family and resided in the...
Helen Klinsing
May 8, 2021
HELEN LOUISE KLINSING was born to Wilhelm and Katherine (Dahle) Larson in Scarville, Iowa on May 19, 1933. As a young child, she moved with her family to a farm near Scarville, Iowa. She was raised on the farm and attended school in Scarville. After she graduated from Scarville High School in 1952, she attended Waldorf College in Forest City,...
Irene Grace Tirrel
May 7, 2021
IRENE GRACE TIRREL was born on August 4, 1941 to Clara Wittrock in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised and attended school in Pipestone, graduating from high school. She was united in marriage to Roy Tirrel on July 21, 1961 and the couple made their home in Trosky, Minnesota. During those years she worked at Fecker’s Produce and also worked at...
Cleone R. Williams
May 7, 2021
CLEONE RAE WILLIAMS was born on May 14, 1944 to Rae and Esther (Dornquist) Overson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she was raised and attended school. Following her graduation from Edison High School in 1962, she attended the Lutheran Deaconess School of Nursing where she completed the program in 1965. On October 2, 1965, Cleone was united in marriage to Gary...
Robert J. Bullerman
May 4, 2021
ROBERT JOHN BULLERMAN was born on July 15, 1928 to William and Elizabeth (Honnerman) Bullerman in Worthington, Minnesota. Robert grew up on a farm near Adrian, Minnesota and was baptized at the nearby Catholic church. At age 11, the family relocated to Tyler, Minnesota. He graduated from Tyler High School in 1946. Robert went on to farm for several years...
Margaret M. Brinkmeyer
May 2, 2021
To view a recording of Margaret's service, please click on the following link: View Funeral Webcast MARGARET MEREDITH BRINKMEYER was born on March 27, 1946 to William and Olena (Westli) Hawbecker in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm west of Holland, Minnesota. She began her schooling in Holland and then continued her education in Pipestone, Minnesota. Growing...
Dennis John Hazelton
May 1, 2021
DENNIS JOHN HAZELTON was born on February 6, 1960 to Francis and Marlys (Mitchell) Hazelton in Pipestone, Minnesota. He graduated from Jasper High School in 1979. While in high school, Dennis worked with Les Gehrels at Gehrels Nursery, which fueled his obsession with trees and landscaping. Also, while in high school he started working for Bayliner Marine where he remained...
Beatrice Rogness
Apr 28, 2021
To view a recording of Bea's service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast BEATRICE MURIEL ROGNESS was born March 24, 1937 to Melvin and Ilmi (Pesola) Rousu in Leaf Lake Townsip, Ottertail County, Minnesota. At an early age, her family moved to a farm near New York Mills, Minnesota. She was raised there and attended school, graduating from...
Paul B. Wathen
Apr 28, 2021
PAUL BRIAN WATHEN was born on April 11, 1961, to Cecil and Suzanne (Meuwissen) Wathen in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone and attended Pipestone High School where he graduated in 1979. He furthered his education at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall where he studied Business Management. He worked as a...
Wilfred B. Sanderson
Apr 20, 2021
To view a live-stream of Wilfred's funeral service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast WILFRED BERNARD SANDERSON was born to Louis and Alma (Severson) Sanderson on December 26, 1925, on a farm in Walsh County, North Dakota. In 1931, he moved with his parents to a farm near Florence, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school...
Bruce A. Rye
Apr 16, 2021
BRUCE ALLEN RYE was born on October 8, 1962, to Isak and Irmtraut “Trudy” (Kondert) Rye at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended public school. He was baptized on October 28, 1962 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. In April of 1977, he moved to Glacial Ridge Training Center and attended Willmar Public...
James "Jim" Hellwinckel
Apr 12, 2021
JAMES "JIM" HELLWINCKEL was born on June 23, 1956 to John and Elaine (Buchels) Hellwinckel in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised. He was baptized in 1956. He attended school at Pipestone High School and later received his GED. He worked for local farmers, bailing hay and worked at Morell's Meat Packing plant. He later worked for Bayliner in Pipestone,...
Norman Pahl
Apr 11, 2021
NORMAN OTTO PAHL grew up on a farm south of Ruthton, Minnesota, the farm that he eventually tilled until his move into Tyler, Minnesota when he was in his 80s. He was born in 1928, so the first decade of his life was during the Great Depression. As a child, that fact did not leave a deep impression on him....
William Corcoran
Apr 9, 2021
WILLIAM CORCORAN, 88, of Jasper, Minnesota, died on April 9, 2021 at his home. William was born in Trenton, New Jersey, July 15, 1932, the oldest of 3 children born to James and Catherine (Apgar) Corcoran . He grew up in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. After graduating from Frenchtown High School, he worked a 9-month contract in the engineering office...
Sandra Jean Gilliland
Apr 4, 2021
SANDRA “SANDY” JEAN GILLILAND was born July 16, 1960, to Gerald and Claris (Goehring) Nord in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Sandy lived in Germany for three years and then spent two years in Fort Hood, Texas, before moving to Slayton, Minnesota. She was baptized at Iona Presbyterian Church and later confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Slayton. Throughout her childhood...
Nelvin A. Schelhaas
Apr 3, 2021
NELVIN ALBERT SCHELHAAS was born on May 9, 1938 to John and Lena (Van Roekel) Schelhaas in Pipestone County, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm and attended school in Edgerton, Minnesota. After school, he began working for Harold Nissen on a farm near Woodstock, Minnesota. A short time later, Nelvin began dating Geneva Hubers and on November 30,...
Albert Boeve
Apr 3, 2021
To view a live-stream of Albert's service, please click on the following link: https://www.arcluverne.org/watch-live/ ALBERT BOEVE was born on the family farm north of Hull, Iowa on March 30, 1924 to Henry and Ella (Bos) Boeve. He was the fourth of fifteen children born to this union. He attended country school through the eighth grade and then worked for area...
Eric Michael Lynn
Apr 2, 2021
ERIC MICHAEL LYNN was born April, 2, 1982, to Stephen and Paula (Fier) Lynn in Pipestone, Minnesota. He graduated from Lake Benton High School in Lake Benton, Minnesota, and attended both Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Canby, Minnesota and St. Cloud Technical College in St. Cloud, Minnesota to become an electrician. Eric worked several years as an electrician...
Earl L. Petersen
Apr 2, 2021
EARL LYNELL PETERSEN was born September 11, 1926, to Peter and Metta (Haar) Petersen in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized and later confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. Earl lived his entire life in Tyler, graduating from Tyler High School in 1944. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1945. On June...
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