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...
Ronald Lee Ries
Apr 15, 2020
RONALD LEE RIES was born on March 3, 1960, in Tyler, Minnesota to Herluf and Marian (Christensen) Ries. He was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church. He attended school in Tyler and graduated from Tyler High School in 1978. In 1982, he graduated from Sioux Falls College (University of Sioux Falls) with a degree in elementary education. Ron spent...
Eva Lu Hemme
Apr 10, 2020
Eva Lu Margaret (Mann) Hemme was born on January 10, 1922, to Albert W. and Hilda C. (Wulf) Mann of Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised on the Mann homestead and attended country school. Following her education, she spent a short time in California working as a housekeeper and nanny. She returned to Minnesota and worked at John Morrell in Sioux...
Lucille Strom
Apr 9, 2020
LUCILLE MAVIS STROM was born on May 16, 1929, to William and Hazel (Minor) Nihart in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm and attended country school. When she was ten years old, her dad, William, died. She and her family then moved to Tyler, Minnesota, where she attended school. In 1945, she moved to Pipestone, Minnesota....
Carolyn A. Anderson
Apr 9, 2020
CAROLYN ALETT ANDERSON was born on December 6, 1940, to George and Martha (Larson) Anderson at the Tyler Hospital in Tyler, Minnesota. She had no siblings. Due to birth complications which required surgery and a full body cast as a young girl, it made walking more difficult her entire life and was wheel chair bound for many years. She was...
Eulalia Koll
Apr 8, 2020
Eulalia Bernadine (Clark) Koll, 94 . . . was born to Jones and Josephine (Ziegler) Clark at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD on October 3, 1925. She was raised in rural Humboldt, SD attending St. Anne’s Catholic School. In the third grade, her family moved to the Salem-Spencer area of SD attending a country school for two years. She...
Alberta Kremin
Apr 7, 2020
ALBERTA MAE KREMIN “Let me tell you a little story…” Alberta Kremin was born on November 3, 1943 to Martin and Elizabeth (Giesen) Kruger in Steen, Minnesota. She was raised in Ash Creek, Minnesota and was baptized into the Christian faith. She attended school in Ash Creek, Adrian, Hills, and Luverne. Following her education, Alberta did a variety of different...
Erling M. Severtson
Apr 6, 2020
ERLING MILTON SEVERTSON was born on December 28, 1931 to Bernhard and Sena (Anderson) Severtson on the family farm near Kenneth, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Kenneth Lutheran Church in Kenneth. He was raised and helped out on the family farm south of Kenneth. He enjoyed caring for the animals and loved his two horses, Haze and Spot....
Rosetta Waldron
Mar 30, 2020
ROSETTA MAE WALDRON was born on December 15, 1937 to Melvin and Charolette (Bonham) Nelson in Missouri Valley, Iowa, where she was raised and attended school at the Iowana one room school house. She received her 8th grade education and then attended high school, and graduated in 1951. On December 29, 1955, she was united in marriage to Paul Waldron...
Joyce M Meinders
Mar 30, 2020
JOYCE MABEL MEINDERS was born on October 30, 1945 to Lester and Mabel (Geary) Gilbert in Pipestone, Minnesota. Joyce was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. During high school, Joyce worked at the AW as a carhop in Pipestone. She attended school in Verdi, Minnesota, graduating in 1963. Joyce attended college at the Pillsbury Baptist College...
Darlene B. Degroat
Mar 28, 2020
DARLENE BERNICE DEGROAT was born on July 15, 1950, to Julius and Sara Van Nevel in Marshall, Minnesota. She was baptized at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Darlene was raised on a dairy farm near Russell, Minnesota along with her nine siblings. She graduated from Russell High School in 1968 and later, furthered her education at Minnesota West Community...
Antonia Fleetwood
Mar 28, 2020
ANTONIA RENAE FLEETWOOD was born on October 4, 1957, to Tony Jr. and Bobby Jean Simmons in Napa, California. She was baptized at St. James Catholic Church in Vallejo, California. Toni was a resident of Pipestone, Minnesota. On Saturday, March 28, 2020, Toni passed away at the age of 62 years, five months, and 24 days. She will be remembered...
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