Deanene Brooks Greer
May 17, 2020
DEANENE BROOKS GREER was born on January 20, 1949 to Walker and Florence (Moser) Greer in Techikawa, Japan. Her father served in the United States military at the time and her family moved around based on his service orders. Deanene enjoyed her time living abroad, which included a short time living in England. She particularly loved time spent in Paris...
Norma J. Schneekloth
May 11, 2020
NORMA JEAN SCHNEEKLOTH was born on December 11, 1928 to Henry and Nora (Hamann) Kemerling in Moline, Illinois. At the age of two, her family moved to Magnolia, Minnesota where she lived on a farm southeast of town. Due to the construction of the interstate system, in 1942 the family moved to a farm one mile south of Hardwick, Minnesota....
David A. Hansen
May 8, 2020
DAVID ARNOLD HANSEN was born on April 16, 1944 to Arnold K. and Mardella I. (Swenson) Hansen in Luverne, Minnesota. He grew up in the Luverne area and attended school in Luverne, graduating from Luverne High School. On April 12, 1969 he was united in marriage to Mary Cecelia Stanton at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. David...
Anna Tilstra
May 5, 2020
ANNA BOUWMAN TILSTRA was born January 16, 1928 to William and Hendrika (Boon) Bouwman in rural Alvord, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Lester Bethel Reformed Church in Lester, Iowa. She spent her childhood years with her family on various farms outside of Alvord and Lester. Her senior year of high school, Anna moved into Lester where she babysat...
Beverly Peterson
May 4, 2020
BEVERLY ANN PETERSON, Age 87, of Ivanhoe, died peacefully on Monday, May 5, 2020 at the Tyler Healthcare Center in Tyler, Minnesota. In accordance with Beverly's wishes, no funeral service will be held. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Please return as Beverly's life history will be placed here as soon as it is available.
Donna Pieper
May 1, 2020
DONNA JEAN (APLAND) PIEPER was born to Wallace and Lauraine (Bose) Apland in Slayton, Minnesota on September 5, 1928. She was baptized in the Lake Wilson Lutheran church and attended country school in Lake Wilson and Jasper, Minnesota. She was confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper, where she married Ralph Pieper on September 12, 1948. They resided in...
Patricia A. Whitesock
Apr 30, 2020
PATRICIA ANN WHITESOCK was born on December 12, 1945, to Lloyd and Ethel (Taylor) Powell in Topeka, Kansas. She went on to reside in various parts of the United States before most recently settling in Lake Benton, Minnesota. After her high school graduation she attended community college for four years and earned her degree. Patricia was employed as a factory...
Pamela Jo Abell
Apr 29, 2020
In accordance with Minnesota Executive Order and CDC guidelines, a private family service will be held on Friday, May 8, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. The service will be recorded and placed onto this webpage by Friday afternoon for others to view. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. PAMELA JO ABELL was born July 31, 1954 to John and...
Paul L. Buss
Apr 28, 2020
PAUL LEWIS BUSS was born on August 2, 1934 to Dick and Sarah Jane (Nicloy) Buss on the family farm north of Steen, Minnesota. He was raised here for eight years before moving to a farm west of Ellsworth, Minnesota for the next two years. The family then moved to a farm west of Kanaranzi, Minnesota for the next eleven...
Rose Kallemeyn
Apr 27, 2020
ROSEMARIE "ROSE" ELSIE KALLEMEYN was born to Jasper and Edna Roesler on March 26, 1931 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised. After she graduated from Pipestone High School in 1949, she worked at the Pipestone National Bank. June 26, 1950, she was united in marriage to George Kallemeyn at her parent's home. Following their marriage, they lived in and...
Mary Duncan
Apr 26, 2020
MARY ADELINE DUNCAN, age 88, of Luverne, died peacefully on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington, Minnesota. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. In accordance with Mary's wishes no funeral service will be held. Please return as Mary's life history will be placed here when it is available.
Mervyn R. Peterson
Apr 23, 2020
MERVYN RUSSELL PETERSON was born February 15, 1940, to Oliver and Marie (Jacobsen) Peterson in Tyler, Minnesota. The family lived near Russell, Minnesota until 1946, when they moved to a farm near Tyler. He graduated from Tyler High School in 1958, and attended South Dakota State University in Brookings. On June 22, 1963, Merv married Lois Christianson at First English...
Matthew V. Franken
Apr 21, 2020
MATTHEW V. FRANKENwas born on March 16, 1976 to Larry and Pamela (Harnack) Franken at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised in town and attended Luverne Public Schools. While growing up, Matt enjoyed hanging out with his buddies and playing football, baseball and especially hockey. He affectionately became known as “Frankie” by those he hung around....
Gary Eiesland
Apr 21, 2020
GARY ALAN EIESLAND was born March 15, 1947 to Verne and Ruth Eiesland. Verne passed away when Gary was yet a tiny baby so he and his mother Ruth moved back to Highmore, SD where she married Merle Westcott. From there they lived in Holabird, SD and gave birth to their daughter, JoAnn in 1950. Gary’s family had a small...
Vera Erks
Apr 21, 2020
VERA ELAINE ERKS passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. Vera was born on September 3, 1931 to Fred and Alice (Weiderich) Hinrichs in Ward, South Dakota. She attended school in Moody County, South Dakota, where she graduated on completion of the eighth grade. Vera remained at home caring for her blind and...
Hattie Brands
Apr 20, 2020
HATTIE (SPYKERBOER) BRANDS was born on January 7, 1927 to William and Lena (Kracht) Spykerboer on a farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa. She received her education at the country school in Lyon County, Iowa. In 1941, she moved with her family to a farm northwest of Ellsworth, Minnesota. She worked at home until her marriage to James Brands on August...
Vivian M. Hansen
Apr 20, 2020
VIVIAN MYRTLE HANSEN was born to Barthold & Dora (Petersen) Pedersen on March 21, 1920, in Arco, MN. She was baptized, confirmed and married at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church north of Lake Benton, MN. She graduated from the Arco Public School. After graduation, Vivian was employed as a housekeeper in the Soren Holm, Frode Utoft, and Soren Faaborg homes. On...
Joel Lorenzen
Apr 17, 2020
JOEL LEROY LORENZEN was born on September 14, 1960 to Gerald and Lois (Staeffler) Lorenzen in Pipestone, Minnesota. Joel is survived by his children, Naomi and Benjamin Lorenzen both of Pipestone; four grandchildren; his siblings, Judy Dunn, Karen Kitto, Douglas Lorenzen, Shirley Roemeling, Patti Frey, Jayne Nordang, and Jeffrey Lorenzen; sister-in-law, Linda Lorenzen; and other friends and family members. He...
Maxine J. Brown
Apr 17, 2020
MAXINE JEAN BROWN was born on October 15, 1928 in Warner, Alberta, Canada to Harry and Minnie Leffingwell. She was raised in nearby Lethbridge, Alberta. Her father served with the United States in WWI and when he moved to Canada, he served in WWII. As a result of her father’s service, Maxine needed to leave school so she could get...
Raymond R. Johnson
Apr 16, 2020
RAYMOND RICHARD JOHNSON was born on June 6, 1925 to Richard and Inez (Herschberger) Johnson in Ash Lake Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota on the family farm. Raymond attended rural country school before helping his family on the farm. Raymond was united in marriage to Ruth Scotting on April 5, 1968 at Bethany Elim Church in Ivanhoe, Minnesota. The couple continued...
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