Mark V. Trautman
May 31, 2019
MARK VIRGIL TRAUTMAN was born on June 22, 1954 in Brookings, South Dakota to Virgil and Eleanor (Palmer) Trautman. Mark grew up on the family farm near Lake Benton, Minnesota. He attended school in Lake Benton, graduating from there in 1972. Following his high school graduation, Mark attended the University of Minnesota - Morris. He received his certificate in Accounting...
Dorothy M. Hocking
May 29, 2019
DOROTHY MARIE HOCKING was born December 29, 1929, the only child of Levi Guemmer and Frances Engel at Moe Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in Wellington Lutheran Church of rural Parker, South Dakota. Raised on Guemmer’s Corner south of Humboldt, SD, she attended all eight grades at District 71 country school and then graduated...
James S. Collins
May 28, 2019
JAMES S. COLLINS, age 76, of Luverne, Minnesota died peacefully on Tuesday, May 29, 2019 at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. In accordance to Jim's life, a simple graveside service will be held with military honors to be presented.
Paul M. Schroeder
May 23, 2019
PAUL MARTIN SCHROEDER was born on October 17, 1946 to Calvin and Helen (Harding) Schroeder. He was raised on the family farm west of Beaver Creek. This farm was woven into the fabric of his being and was where he called home for his entire life. In addition to learning through real life on the farm, Paul attended and completed...
Donald K. Etrheim
May 21, 2019
DONALD KENNETH ETRHEIM was born (and baptized) on December 1, 1928 to Norwegian immigrants Sven and Randveig “Randy” (Gjeide) Etrheim on the family farm in Rock County, MN, near Valley Springs, SD. He was the first born American Citizen in the family. The family moved to Balaton, MN where he attended country school and then Balaton High School. He was...
Helen Markl
May 19, 2019
HELEN MARIE (SORENSEN) MARKL was born on November 24, 1929 to Hans and Clara (Bornholdt) Sorensen on the family farm near Ruthton, Minnesota. Helen attended nearby country school until the 8th grade, at which point she stayed home to help on the farm. When she was old enough, Helen began her working career such as a pin setter at the...
Johanna Toering
May 19, 2019
JOHANNA HENRIETTA TOERING was born to Gerrit and Wilhelmina (Schelhaas) Jansen on December 1, 1930 on a farm near Brooten, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school in District 70. She completed her education at the high school in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. In May, 1949, she moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where she became employed as a nurse’s aide at...
Ronald V. Wartner
May 15, 2019
RONALD VIRGIL WARTNER was born on November 24, 1940, in Lake Benton, Minnesota to Virgil and Mildred (Gagnon) Wartner. Ron grew up north of Lake Benton on the family farm and attended country school. He graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1959. He continued to work on the family farm while working at the Pipestone Tribune. On October 3,...
Marilyn G. Julius
May 14, 2019
MARILYN GAIL (JESS) JULIUS was born on May 23, 1944 to Vernon and Ione (Severtson) Jess in Pipestone, Minnesota. Marilyn grew up in Pipestone and attended school there, graduating from the Pipestone High School in 1962. Later that same year, Marilyn married Kenny Julius at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone. The young couple was blessed with two children....
Lorraine Scheerhoorn
May 11, 2019
LORRAINE BERTHA SCHEERHOORN was born to Siemen and Bertha (Bartels) Smidt on April 26, 1930 on a farm near Edgerton, Minnesota where she was raised. She attended country school in District 19 and then continued her education at Edgerton Public High School. After her high school graduation, she worked at various grocery stores. On October 21, 1951, she was united...
Verna Van Driel
May 10, 2019
VERNA MARILYN VAN DRIEL was born to David and Alice (Ellingson) Lawrence in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on April 19, 1930. Verna was baptized in 1930 in Sioux Falls. When Verna was eight years old, her family moved to Volin, South Dakota where she began her education. She was confirmed in the Christian faith in 1944. At the age of...
Richard Henry Loger
May 6, 2019
RICHARD HENRY LOGER was born on June 30, 1948 to Henry and Edna (Kruger) Loger at the Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone, Minnesota. Richard grew up on the family farm west of Woodstock, Minnesota. He attended country school and then attended school in Pipestone, graduating from high school in 1967. Following his graduation, Richard attended vocational school at Minnesota...
Douglas Hamann
May 3, 2019
DOUGLAS GENE HAMANN was born on May 17, 1952 to Virgil and Marian (Huntstad) Hamann in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, Minnesota and later received his confirmation there as well. Doug attended Jasper High School in Jasper, Minnesota and graduated in 1971. He worked various jobs throughout life in construction, meat packing and food...
Irene Petersen
Apr 25, 2019
IRENE PETERSEN was born at home in Island Lake Township, Minnesota on January 2, 1933, to Frank and Annie Hellvig (Kindler). She was raised and attended country school here. Irene’s passion for animals and the outdoors was brought about early on in her life while she trained horses with her father. Soon, her talent became obvious and she became the...
Darlene Boisen
Apr 25, 2019
DARLENE ROSE BOISEN was born on March 27, 1931 to Edward and Augusta (Krenz) Friday in Ida Grove, Iowa. She was raised in Estelline, South Dakota and later graduated from high school. She then moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and later to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she took job as a bank teller. While attending a dance at the...
Delores Mae Helling
Apr 24, 2019
DELORES MAE HELLING was born on November 15, 1930 to Harold and Eva (Bergeson) Bowles on the farm north of Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm and attended Country School District 16 through the eighth grade. Delores then traveled into town to attend Pipestone High School, graduating with the Class of 1948. Growing up, Delores worked on the...
Ray Louis Lingen
Apr 21, 2019
RAYMOND LOUIS LINGEN was born to Alfred and Rose (McLain) Lingen on August 1, 1935 in Currie, MN. At the age of four, the family moved to a farm site southeast of Ruthton, MN where he attended country school through the eighth grade. Ray continued his education at Ruthton High School, graduating in May of 1953. After high school, he...
Edna M. Davis
Apr 21, 2019
EDNA MAE DAVIS was born on July 12, 1923 to John and Polly (Creech) Lewis on a small farm in Gilley, Kentucky. She was the oldest of eight children. She attended Coyles Branch Elementary School in Gilley and graduated from Kingdom Come High School in Letcher County, Kentucky. After she finished school, she worked in a shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana...
Marian J. Trigg
Apr 19, 2019
MARIAN JEAN TRIGG was born to Linzy Wilson and Anna Maria (Bruns) Trigg on October 18, 1926 at her aunt’s house in Trosky, Minnesota. She lived on a farm near Colman, South Dakota until 1930, when she moved with her parents to a farm by Verdi, Minnesota. She attended school in Verdi until she was halfway through the eighth grade....
Clara A. Persoon
Apr 17, 2019
It is with sadness we announce the passing of Clara, our loving mother and friend to all whose lives she touched, on April 17, 2019. Clara was born at home near Ivanhoe on August 21, 1923 to Peter and Anna Lipinski Otto. She was one of ten children in the Otto family. Clara and Raymond Persoon were married the morning...
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