Joyce S. Serie
Nov 22, 2019
JOYCE SYBIL SERIE was born on September 12, 1922, to George and Susie (Mertens) Petersen of Denver Township of Rock County, near Hardwick, Minnesota. She grew up on a family farm with her three older brothers and knew the meaning of hard work at an early age. She was baptized at the Methodist Church in Luverne, Minnesota. Joyce attended a...
Leila F. Teeselink
Nov 19, 2019
LEILA FAYE TEESELINK was born on April 2, 1932 to Bert and Ida (Terpstra) Tinklenberg in Bemis, South Dakota. She was baptized in May of 1932 at the Bemis Reformed Church and attended rural school. She relocated to Edgerton, Minnesota with her family, where she continued her education and graduated in 1950. Leila was united in marriage to Alfred Teeselink...
Sharon L. Boltjes
Nov 15, 2019
Sharon LeAnn Lorenzen Boltjes was born on February 9, 1956 to Orland and LaVerle (Colbeck) Lorenzen in Pipestone, Minnesota. Her family lived in various places in Pipestone and Rock County until eventually settling in Magnolia, Minnesota. Sharon graduated from Magnolia High School in 1974 and then continued her education at Pipestone Vo-Tech studying accounting. She moved to Winona, Minnesota where...
Calvin J. Vandenhoek
Nov 15, 2019
CALVIN JAMES VANDENHOEK was born December 26, 1924 to John and Edith (Kuiper) VandenHoek in Vesper, Wisconsin. Cal was baptized on February 1, 1925 at the Christian Reformed Church in Vesper. The family moved to Winnepeg, Canada when Cal was two years old. Two years later, they relocated to Everett, Washington. During Cal’s childhood, he had a newspaper route, and...
Clarene Hubers
Nov 13, 2019
CLARENE HARRIET HUBERS was born to Clarence and Rena (DeBoer) Vander Bush on May 31, 1938 on the family farm in Aetna Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. She was raised on various farms in southwest Minnesota where she also attended school. On June 24, 1955, she was united in marriage to Vernon Hubers at the American Reformed Church in Woodstock, Minnesota....
Arlaine Meyer
Nov 13, 2019
ARLAINE LOUISE MEYER was born to Henry and Louise (Herschberger) Kock on June 11, 1933 in Ash Lake Township, near Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm in Lincoln County and attended school at District 29. When she completed the eighth grade, she continued her education at Lake Benton High School. After her graduation in 1951, she became...
Vernon Werner
Nov 13, 2019
VERNON CARL WERNER was born to Carl G. and Clara (Tolzmann) Werner on July 31, 1929 on a farm in Sweet Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school in District #3. He received his college education on the farm. Upon completion of his education, he helped on the family farm. In 1951, Vernon moved...
Evan L. Rogers
Nov 13, 2019
Evan Rogers was born on July 6, 1955, in Mitchell, South Dakota and was thankful to have been adopted two weeks later by Ralph and Hazel (Laffey) Rogers. He lived with his family in Stickney, South Dakota for the first four years of his life. Following the death of Evan’s father, he relocated with his family to various areas of...
Jean Alderson
Nov 11, 2019
Jean Alderson was born on July 24, 1945 to John and Martha (Neiman) Kelly in Hendricks, Minnesota. She was baptized on September 9, 1945. She grew up working on the family farm near Verdi, Minnesota. She attended school in Verdi, graduating from high school there. She was united in marriage to Richard Halsne in 1963 and this marriage was blessed...
Tracy Birdsey
Nov 7, 2019
TRACY GRANT BIRDSEY was born the second of five children to Ernest and Betty (Pederson) Birdsey on September 8, 1949 in Luverne, Minnesota. While he was young, Tracy’s dad entered the United States Air Force. As his father’s orders changed every three years, Tracy was raised in various places growing up. During his youth, Tracy loved sports and lettered in...
Theo Paluch
Nov 7, 2019
On Thursday, November 7, 2019, at 4:04 PM, a son, Theo TE Paluch, was born to Casey and Daniel Paluch at the Granite Falls Hospital in Granite Falls, Minnesota. The first time parents hold a new child is one of the happiest moments possible, the first time they see a new life, a new family member, a son. Yet, the...
Natalie Jean Nissenbaum
Nov 7, 2019
NATALIE "NICKI" JEAN NISSENBAUM was born on April 4, 1950 to Leonard and Laura (Green) Teter in West Orange, California. She attended Pipestone Area Schools, graduating from Pipestone High School. She then attended Pipestone Vocational School for a finance and secretary degree. While in Pipestone she worked in the restaurant business as a server. She moved to Marshall, Minnesota in...
Michael Zschetzsche
Nov 6, 2019
MICHAEL JEROME ZSCHETZSCHE was born to Jerome and Loretta (Lang) Zschetzsche on September 6, 1964 in New Ulm, Minnesota and lived on the family farm five miles south of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. As a child, the family enjoyed camping and fishing together in the summer and sledding in the winter. Michael attended Japanese Martyrs Grade School and Sleepy Eye Public...
Joyce M. Pap
Nov 5, 2019
JOYCE MARILYN (HART/LANTIS) PAP was born on September 23, 1931 in Sioux City, IA. Her family moved to Sheldon, Iowa when she was 11 years old. She continued her schooling and graduated from Sheldon High School with the class of 1949. On December 1, 1950, Joyce was united in marriage to Delmar Pap at his mother’s home in Sheldon. Joyce...
Bernice Rysdam Doornbos
Nov 5, 2019
BERNICE FRANCES RYSDAM DOORNBOS was born on September 29, 1920 to William Christian “Chris” and Hattie (Zwart) Veldhuizen in Battle Plain Township, Rock County, Minnesota. She attended country school in Battle Plain Township through the eighth grade. Upon completion of her education, she helped out on the farm. She was fluent in Dutch which she spoke with her parents until...
Harland Bjugan
Nov 4, 2019
Harland Bjugan was born on March 21, 1940 in Faribault, Minnesota to Harold and Cora (Shelstad) Bjugan. He lived with his family on a farm near Moland, Minnesota, and was baptized at Moland Lutheran Church. At age six, the family moved from Moland to a farm near Wanamingo, Minnesota. He attended country school through the sixth grade, and then attended...
Albertha Joan Klein
Nov 3, 2019
ALBERTHA JOAN KLEIN was born on August 18, 1936 to Albert and Johanna (Ver Mulm) Gerritsen in Rock Valley, Iowa. She was raised and attended school in that area as well. Albertha graduated from Rock Valley High School. On January 11, 1956 she was united in marriage to Adrian Klein at the First Reformed Church in Rock Valley. They made...
Rosa Beth Schepel
Nov 3, 2019
ROSA BETH SCHEPEL was born on October 29, 1959 to Ernest and Anna (Vander Esch) Van Driessen in Hawarden, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm near Lebanon, Iowa with fond memories of playing with the farm cats and dog, piano lessons, helping her mom cook, clean, sew and can apples. She attended school through the eighth grade at...
Margaret Ann Taveirne
Nov 3, 2019
Margaret Ann Taveirne was born on September 7, 1926 to John and Edna (Miller) Wichern on the family farm in Hope Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. She attended school until the 8th grade. Upon the completion of her education, Marge helped on the family farm. Her adult years were spent raising her two children, Jim and Barbara. Marge moved from her...
Iris M. Fodness
Oct 31, 2019
IRIS MAE FODNESS was born to Henry and Elsie (Haveman) Helmke on August 24, 1929 on the Helmke family farm near Lake Wilson, Minnesota. She attended Cameron Township Country School in Murray County and then Lake Wilson High School, where she was accredited Valedictorian of the graduating class of 1947. She furthered her education and attained her Minnesota Teachers Training...
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