Esther Luella Bruemmer
Jun 30, 2019
ESTHER LUELLA BRUEMMER was born to Robert and Martha (Dally) Smith on April 10, 1928 in Lake Wilson, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. On June 21, 1946, she was united in marriage to Myrl Bruemmer at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lake Wilson, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they lived on various farms near Pipestone. In 1952,...
Jeanette Top
Jun 24, 2019
Memorials may be directed to the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. JEANETTE TOP was born on November 22, 1924 to John and Maggie (Buyert) VanDerWeerd in Steen, Minnesota. She grew up in the Steen and Lester, Iowa, area and attended country school through the eighth grade. The oldest of six children, she worked on the family farm. As her father died...
Anthony W. Boyenga
Jun 22, 2019
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. ANTHONY W. BOYENGA... was a child… born to Dennis and Amy (Jenniges) Boyenga on March 25, 1988 in Luverne, Minnesota. He was the last child to enter his family, having three older sisters. He was raised on the family dairy farm ¼ mile west of Ellsworth, Minnesota. Right away as a child, he...
Kathy Sue Hubers
Jun 21, 2019
Kathleen “Kathy” Sue Hubers was born on September 8, 1943 to Harold and Helen (Kerkove) Stillwell in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised in Pipestone and attended Pipestone High School graduating in 1962. She was married to Bill Alderson on June 24, 1962 and to this union four children were born, Scott, Brenda, Todd, and Shelly. The couple lived on a...
Glenn L. Krog
Jun 20, 2019
GLENN LEDET KROG was born May 4, 1935 to Jorgen and Selma (Jensen) Krog on the family farm in Diamond Lake Township of rural Lake Benton, MN where he would continue to reside for his entire life. He was baptized and confirmed at Diamond Lake Church and continued to be a lifelong member at Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Benton....
Linda Mccord
Jun 17, 2019
LINDA LEE MCCORD was born to Herbert Leslie and Beaulah Mae (Logan) Kruckman on September 23, 1947 in Dickens, Iowa. When she was eight years old, she moved with her parents to Spencer, Iowa where she attended school. She moved to Park Rapids, Minnesota in 1965. On July 3, 1969, she married Norman McCord at the First Church of Christ...
Wava J. Zoet
Jun 17, 2019
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Loan Closet in Rock Rapids, Iowa. WAVA JUNE ZOET was born on August 5, 1932, in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She was raised the fourth child of Richard and Leona (Nagel) Smythe and received her education in the Central Lyon school system. She enjoyed serving peers as the...
Emily Lodine Overgaard
Jun 17, 2019
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Luverne Street Music (c/o S. Skattum, 1397 160th Ave., Luverne, MN 56156) or the Alzheimer's Association Minnesota-Dakotas Chapter (4550 West 77th Street, Suite 200, Edina, MN 55435). EMILY LODINE OVERGAARD was born to Robert and Betty (Dick) Lodine on March 24, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois. She was baptized in 1955...
Edward L. Scarlett
Jun 15, 2019
In honoring Ed's wishes, no public service will be held. EDWARD LEE SCARLETT was born on February 21, 1947 to John and Edna (Holladay) Scarlett in Adair, Iowa. He was raised on a farm near Anita, Iowa where he attended school, graduating from CAM High School in 1965. He enlisted into the United States Army in 1966 and served during...
Scott Baerenwald
Jun 15, 2019
SCOTT DOUGLAS BAERENWALD was born on December 31, 1963 to John and Marjorie (Kennedy) Baerenwald in Pipestone, Minnesota. Scott attended elementary school in Pipestone and then began high school at the Pipestone High School. He graduated from high school in 1983. Following his graduation, Scott continued to live with his parents, helping around the house. Marjorie died on December 21,...
Dennis G. Gallop
Jun 14, 2019
DENNIS G. GALLOP was born on February 1, 1947 to Vern and Mavis (Bartlett) Gallop in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was raised in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School in 1965. Following graduation, he entered into the United States Navy and honorably served his country from April 2, 1964 to April 24, 1966. He returned home to...
Joann Klein
Jun 14, 2019
JOANN (NIELSEN) KRUSE KLEIN was born on July 26, 1936 to H. Christian and Cumal (Kuhlman) Nielsen at the family farm in Fountain Prairie Township in Pipestone County, Minnesota. JoAnn attended high school in Morris, Minnesota, graduating in March, 1954. Following graduation, JoAnn began working at O’Neal’s Bakery in Tyler, Minnesota. On June 4, 1955, JoAnn married Willis Kruse at...
Juanita Sudenga
Jun 12, 2019
JUANITA SUDENGA, age 85, of Pipestone, MN, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Serenity Assisted Living, Dilworth, MN. Juanita was born May 6, 1934, to Leonard and Clara (Marquardsen) Wiese. She was born in Holland, MN, and was raised in Ruthton, MN. On September 14, 1952, Juanita married Robert Sudenga. They lived for a time in Oklahoma before...
William "Bill" Kunz
Jun 8, 2019
William Albert Kunz, Jr. was born on March 3, 1939 to William Albert and Myrtle (Rue) Kunz in Sioux Falls, SD. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. He attended Garfield Elementary School in Sioux Falls and then Washington High School in Sioux Falls, later receiving his GED while in the US Navy. He enlisted...
Mark Anthony Davis
Jun 7, 2019
MARK ANTHONY DAVIS was born on January 4, 1956 to Robert J. and Doris (Potts) Davis in Portsmouth, Virginia. He moved all over with his family because his father was in the United States Navy. Grew up in Port Smith, Virginia, Chula Vista, California, Cruise Bay, Oregon, and other placed. He attended Junior High School in Carmel, California and Abraham...
Carroll G. Honken
Jun 6, 2019
CARROLL GENE HONKEN was born on October 28, 1931 to Fred, Sr. and Gertrude (De Groot) Honken in Kenneth, Minnesota. Carroll attended Country School District #55. The Honken family moved to Jasper, Minnesota in 1943 and Carroll continued his education there. After a time, the family moved to north of Hardwick, Minnesota where they farmed and Carroll helped his father...
Ivan "Ike" Leon Madsen
Jun 3, 2019
IVAN "IKE" LEON MADSEN was born to Marius and Astrid (Christiansen) Madsen on May 21, 1933 in Tyler, Minnesota where he was raised and received his education. After he graduated from Tyler High School, he attended South Dakota State College in Brookings, South Dakota and studied pharmacy. During this time, he also worked at Vadheim Drug in Tyler. Upon completion...
Loretta K. Baker
Jun 3, 2019
LORETTA KAY BAKER was born on December 25, 1948 at the Luverne Community Hospital, Luverne, MN, to Fern E. Olson and LeRoy A. Olson. She lived on a farm with her one and only sibling, Douglas Olson. She attended Beaver Creek Schools and graduated in 1966 from Hills-Beaver Creek High School as a part of the first class to graduate...
Les Hansen
Jun 2, 2019
LESLIE "LES" LOYD HANSEN was the youngest of five children born to Hans and Emma (Winter) Hansen on August 19, 1932, on the family farm near Canby, Minnesota. At the age of 6, Les relocated to a farm in Tyler, Minnesota with his family where he attended school. At an early age, he began helping his father with farm and...
Mary West
Jun 2, 2019
MARY LAVERNE WEST, age 60, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Sunday, June 2, 2019 at the Sanford Luverne Hospital following an eight month battle against lung cancer. Mary was born on January 29, 1959 in Kentucky. She said that, as a child, she never had toys and that they played with the mud and sometimes even ate the mudpies they made....
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