Obituaries

Arlyn K. Petersen

Arlyn K. Petersen

Sep 18, 2019

ARLYN KNUTE PETERSEN was born on October 12, 1934 to Knute and Carrie (Hansen) Petersen on the family farm in Shaokatan Township in Lincoln County, Minnesota. Arlyn was baptized in 1939 at the Diamond Lake Church in rural Lake Benton, Minnesota and was then confirmed on April 10, 1949. He graduated from high school in 1953 from Lake Benton High...

Gail Newell

Gail Newell

Sep 18, 2019

GAIL LYNN NEWELL was born on July 14, 1954, to Ralph and Ruth (Jensen) Hansen in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler on September 5, 1954. During her earlier years her love of animals began to show as she regularly brought home many different stray animals, especially dogs, and loved having them as an audience...

Kurt Petersen

Kurt Petersen

Sep 18, 2019

Kurt Harold Petersen was born on January 5, 1927 to Ferdinand and Elvira (Cronberg) Petersen in Springwater Township of Rock County, MN. Kurt was raised on the family farm and attended District 21 country school through the 8th grade. He was baptized on July 17, 1938 at St. John Lutheran Church and on July 13, 1941, he confirmed his faith...

Sonja Petersen

Sonja Petersen

Sep 17, 2019

SONJA JOANN BERGIT (AMUNDSON) PETERSEN was born in St. James, Watonwan County, Minnesota on October 31, 1937 to John and Alfreda (Hultgren) Amundson. She was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in St. James. She graduated from St. James High School in 1955. She continued her education at Beauty School in Mankato, Minnesota and after graduating she worked at...

Kirby Louis Tobias         Ii

Kirby Louis Tobias Ii

Sep 17, 2019

Kirby Louis Tobias II was born on September 4, 1980 to Kirby Louis Tobias and Debra Duggan in Pipestone, Minnesota. During his youth, he and his mother moved to Evanston, WY. Kirby was baptized on June 1, 1985 in Evanston. He began school and was an active young man. He then moved with his mother to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and...

Carol Stout

Carol Stout

Sep 17, 2019

CAROL LYNN STOUT was born to Alvin and Phyllis (Heckt) Brockberg on April 24, 1945 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized on May 13, 1945 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Trosky, Minnesota where she was also confirmed on May 18, 1958. She attended country school followed by Edgerton Public in Edgerton, Minnesota into her eighth grade year until joining...

Molly Jo Einck

Molly Jo Einck

Sep 17, 2019

MOLLY JO EINCK was born on February 13, 2017 to Michael and Melissa (Weidert) Einck in Ann Arbor, Michigan. From day one, Molly Jo was a miracle and an inspiration. At the age of four days, she had her first heart surgery. The little warrior battled through four more heart surgeries during her lifetime to try and cure a congenital...

Betty  Jean Wabeke

Betty Jean Wabeke

Sep 11, 2019

BETTY JEAN WABEKE was born on November 4, 1927 to Andrew and Bertha (Fisher) Strolis in Green Valley, Minnesota. Betty lived in various places with her family until they moved to Pipestone, Minnesota when she was nine years old. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1945, she became employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in Pipestone. On June...

Allen Wendt

Allen Wendt

Sep 10, 2019

ALLEN WENDT, affectionately known as Allen by his family and friends, was born in Kountze, Texas on October 20, 1955 to James Robert and Betty Pearl (Groze) Wendt. He passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at the Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone at the age of 63 years, 10 months, and 21 days. Throughout his life he...

Donna Mae Kruse

Donna Mae Kruse

Sep 8, 2019

DONNA MAE KRUSE was born on December 15, 1944 to Donald Marvin and Lena (Venenga) Lamfers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She lived with her family in Ashton, Iowa and attended elementary school there. After the school in Ashton closed, she continued her education in Sheldon, Iowa, graduating in 1963. On March 15, 1964, Donna eloped with Robert Kruse, marrying...

Lorraine Halbersma

Lorraine Halbersma

Sep 6, 2019

LORRAINE GERMANE HALBERSMA was born to northern Belgium immigrants, Edmond and Martha (Van Hoecke) Van de Voorde on August 2, 1929 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone. She received her elementary education in District 52 in Pipestone County and graduated from Verdi High School in 1949. After completing her education, she...

Rachel F. Kroontje

Rachel F. Kroontje

Sep 6, 2019

Memorials may be directed to the Southwest Minnesota Christian High School Tuition Assistance Fund. RACHEL FAYE KROONTJE was born on Sept. 16, 1944, to Peter and Jennie (Bakker) Baker, and she grew up on the family farm east of Edgerton. She attended Edgerton Christian grade school and graduated from Southwest Christian High School in 1962. She then furthered her education...

Myron "Rico" J. Waddington

Myron "Rico" J. Waddington

Sep 4, 2019

MYRON "RICO" JACOB WADDINGTON was born on July 20, 1980 to Richard and Nancy (Buchholz) Waddington in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was raised in Custer, South Dakota and attended school. At a young age, the family moved to Alabama and then to Luverne, Minnesota, in 1995, where he continued his education. On July 22, 2011, Myron married Jennifer Kessler...

Jennifer Cattnach

Jennifer Cattnach

Sep 4, 2019

JENNIFER LOUISE CATTNACH was born on February 25, 1978 to Steve and Penny (Marzinske) Cattnach in Kokomo, Indiana. She was baptized June 4, 1978 at First Presbyterian Church in Peru, Indiana. At a young age her family moved to Luverne, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1996. In school, she enjoyed...

Nell Fink

Nell Fink

Sep 2, 2019

PIETERNELLA "NELL" FINK was born on March 10, 1930 to Dutch immigrants, John and Geppiena (Dik) Timmer in Mound Township, Rock County, Minnesota. She attended country school there through the eighth grade and later graduated from Luverne High School. During high school and until her marriage, Nell worked at the Rock County Bank in Luverne. On February 25, 1950 she...

Arlene D. Remme

Arlene D. Remme

Aug 31, 2019

ARLENE DORIS REMME was born on October 7, 1926, to John and Dora "Bruhn" Schmuck, in Springwater Township of Rock County, Minnesota. She was baptized at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne, Minnesota. As a child, Arlene lived in the Lismore and Kenneth, Minnesota areas, and attended school there. She was united in marriage on October 14, 1945 to Walter R....

Grace Duncan Ausen

Grace Duncan Ausen

Aug 30, 2019

Alberta Grace Ausen was born to Albert H. “Bert” and Carrie (Moore) Bell on June 29, 1924 on a farm near Flandreau, South Dakota. She was raised in the Flandreau, South Dakota area where she attended the Smith and Bell Country School and then Egan High School. After her graduation from high school in 1942, she attended South Dakota State...

Frank Gerrit Reurink

Frank Gerrit Reurink

Aug 29, 2019

FRANK GERRIT REURINK was born on June 29, 1927, to Gerrit and Jennie (Hein) Reurink in Colton, South Dakota. He was baptized in the Reformed Church in Colton. Frank was drafted into the United States Army in 1945, during World War II, before being honorably discharged in 1946. On September 2, 1949, Frank married Delores Swier in Colton. They engaged...

Phydelis Hamann

Phydelis Hamann

Aug 29, 2019

PHYDELIS (FIDDY) ANN HAMANN was born on March 4, 1938 to Robert and Phyllis (Sudenga) Weatherly in Lyon County, Iowa. Phydelis grew up in Rock Rapids, Iowa and graduated from Rock Rapids High School in 1956. She attended Sioux Valley Hospital School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and received her Certificate of Medical Technology in 1957. On June 21, 1958,...

Phyllis G. Schouwenburg

Phyllis G. Schouwenburg

Aug 27, 2019

PHYLLIS GRACE SCHOUWENBURG was born on June 22, 1934 to Fred and Jennie (Bergman) Wessels on the family farm in Rock County, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. She then furthered her education at Luverne High School in Luverne, Minnesota, graduating with the class of 1952. She began working at Tri-State...