Bette M. Ramert
Jun 3, 2020
BETTE MARLENE RAMERT was born February 5, 1934, to Chris and Crystal (Lund) Cornelson in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Le Mars, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Lake Benton and at age eleven the family moved to Tyler, Minnesota. She graduated from Tyler High School in 1951. She was united in...
Delores M. Dressen
May 31, 2020
DELORES MARIETTA DRESSEN was born on October 25, 1921 in Remsen, Iowa to Otto and Wanda (Sanny) Petersen. She lived her childhood in Lake Benton, Minnesota and her late teens in St. Paul, Minnesota attended Mechanic’s Art School in St. Paul and graduated in 1939. Delores had met a young man at the Showboat Pavilion near Lake Benton before her...
Jeffrey L. Thomsen
May 29, 2020
JEFFREY LOWELL THOMSEN, age 61, of Tyler MN passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 at his home. Jeff was born on May 1, 1959 to Lowell and Darlene (Nielsen) Thomsen at the Tyler Hospital. He was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler and attended Tyler Public School. He worked at a wide variety of jobs through...
Robert L. Bushman
May 27, 2020
ROBERT LEROY "BOB" BUSHMAN, lifelong resident of Lincoln County and the Lake Benton area, died at the Hendricks Hospital on May 27th, 2020 at the age of 92 years, 11 months and 27 days. He was born on June 23, 1927 to Lee and Laura (Johannsen) Bushman in Drammen Township, where he grew up on their farm. He was baptized...
Alfred Jessen
May 26, 2020
ALFRED JESSEN was born September 9, 1929, to Jens W. (he always said it stood for “Wahoo”) Jessen and Esther Bertha Miller in Tyler, MN. After graduating from Tyler High School, Alfred went to Grand View College in Des Moines, IA for a semester before deciding he really wanted to be a farmer on Brookside Farm like his father and...
Evelyn B. Trautman
May 25, 2020
EVELYN B. TRAUTMAN was born on January 12, 1922, to Alfred and Katherine (Shriver) Cyriacks on a farm in Lake Benton Township of Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm south of Lake Benton where she attended country school in District 10 and then Lake Benton High School. After her graduation, she attended General Beadle College (Dakota State)...
Jeanette Vos
May 23, 2020
JEANETTE VOS was born on October 18, 1924 to Henry and Hattie (Westra) Vander Streek on a farm in Lyon County, Iowa, south of Steen, Minnesota. As a child, her family lived near Steen, Lynden, Washington and Ocheyedan, Iowa. One of her favorite memories from childhood was when she and her family took a trip to the Netherlands in 1935...
Joyce E. Wessels
May 23, 2020
JOYCE ELAINE WESSELS was born on March 10, 1929, to Thomas and Marie (Boelman) Reemts on the family farm near Ash Creek in Rock County, Minnesota. She spent her childhood years on the farm with her two sisters. She was baptized and confirmed at the State Line Ebenezer Church. She attended country school in her early years and graduated from...
Larry Griffin
May 21, 2020
LARRY DUANE GRIFFIN, Age 71, of Luverne, died on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Please return as Larry's life history will be placed here when it is available.
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.
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