Frederick "Fred" Vander Wal
Aug 26, 2019
FREDERICK "FRED" VANDER WAL was born to Dick and Clara (Zeinstra) Vander Wal on September 28, 1927 on a farm in Fountain Prairie Township near Holland, MN where he was raised. He attended country school in District 27 and also District 18. After he completed his education, he worked for area farmers and did some truck driving. In 1948, he...
Norman Mikkelsen
Aug 18, 2019
NORMAN MIKKELSEN, son of Jens and Clara (Pedersen) passed away Sunday, August 18th, 2019, just two days shy of his 89th birthday; August 20, 1930. Norman was surrounded by family and was fortunate to have made his wishes known. Interestingly, Norman was born in the family farm chicken house while the main house was constructed. Norman attended country school and...
Robert Briffett
Aug 15, 2019
ROBERT BRIFFETT was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 2, 1930. He lived in many foster homes and an orphanage until November of 1937 when he was adopted by John and Merle (Enke) Briffett. They raised Bob in Lake Benton, Minnesota where he attended school. After his graduation from Lake Benton High School in 1949, he entered the United States...
Jeanine R. Willts
Aug 13, 2019
JEANINE RAE WILLTS was born on November 17, 1935, to Myron and Anna (Hohensee) Johnson in Worthington, Minnesota. She spent her childhood years in Bigelow, Minnesota and graduated from Worthington High School. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Worthington where she was also united in marriage to Gordon Willts on June 21, 1957. The couple...
Edna Haraldson
Aug 10, 2019
Edna (Lubben) Haraldson was born on May 3, 1927 to Ray and Johanna (Lolkus) Lubben in the family home in Moulton Township in Murray County, Minnesota. Edna attended the Leota Christian School until the 8th grade. Following her education, Edna helped her parents at their creamery and helped take care of her younger siblings. She then attended nursing school and...
Sharon Walker-Allgood
Aug 8, 2019
Sharon Walker-Allgood, age 79, of Dell Rapids, South Dakota died peacefully on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at the Avera McKennan Hospital is Sioux Falls, South Dakota. No public services will be held. Arrangements are with the Hartquist Funeral Home – Pipestone Chapel.
Louis Hubner
Aug 6, 2019
LOUIS HERMAN HUBNER was born on April 14, 1923 to Herman and Emma (Mettenbrink) Hubner at the family home in Troy Township in Pipestone County, Minnesota. Louis attended country school until graduating the 8th grade and then began school in Pipestone. He graduated from Pipestone High School in 1942. Following his graduation, Louis continued to live and work on the...
Samuel R. Hedge
Aug 4, 2019
SAMUEL RAYMOND HEDGE was born on September 18, 1937 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Sam was raised on the family farm south of Jackson, Minnesota where he graduated from high school in 1955. He enjoyed many activities during his youth including FFA, 4H, and football. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to the neighbors. He had a lifetime...
Cecil Peter Mousel
Aug 1, 2019
CECIL PETER MOUSEL was born on April 11, 1923 to John and Frances (Sudtelgte) Mousel in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. He attended school at St. Mary’s Academy in Dell Rapids, graduating from high school in 1941. He attended one year of school at South Dakota State College in Brookings, South Dakota, at which point World War II was beginning and...
Edward Deboer
Jul 29, 2019
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred in honor of Ed's memory. EDWARD RAY DEBOER was born on August 27, 1939, the youngest of twelve children, to Peter and Edna (Smook) DeBoer on a farm near Ellsworth, Minnesota. He attended school in town and loved being social with all of his friends. One of his favorite memories was when he...
Cleon Bowen
Jul 28, 2019
CLEON KENNETH BOWEN was born on September 20, 1962 to Kenneth and Ardyth (Hansen) Bowen in Luverne, Minnesota. The family moved to Canton, South Dakota for five years and then to Edgerton, Minnesota, where Cleon spent the rest of his childhood and graduated from Edgerton Public High School in 1981. Following school, he enlisted into the U.S. Air Force where...
Linda Bernard
Jul 26, 2019
Linda Ione (Hollon) Bernard passed away unexpectedly on July 26, 2019 in Pipestone, Minnesota. Linda was born on November 25, 1947 in Winona, Minnesota to Robert and Mary Jane Hollon. She graduated from Winona High School in 1966 and Winona State University in 1970. Her love of adventure brought her to Alaska where she was able to pursue her art...
Tamara "Tammy" (Dehaan) Kunze
Jul 25, 2019
Tamara “Tammy” Lyn (DeHaan) Kunze was born on September 3, 1961 to Donald and Therese (Grace) DeHaan in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She then moved with her family to Marcus, Cherokee, and finally settled down in Hawarden, Iowa. During her time in school, Tammy was a cheerleader, played on the volleyball team, and was a member of the golf team. She...
Arlane M. Lindemann
Jul 25, 2019
ARLANE MARY LINDEMANN was born on September 21, 1922, to George and Sarah (Wartner) Peters on a farm in ash Lake Township near Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was baptized and later confirmed at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton. She attended Country School District #4. On December 23, 1941, Arlane married Elmer Petersen in Lake Benton and this union...
Marlian "Pete" J. Petersen
Jul 25, 2019
In honor of Marlian, memorials are preferred to the Henry Sollie American Legion Post #10. MARLIAN "PETE" JEAN PETERSEN was born on December 13, 1933 to Olaf and Mildred (Koster) Petersen on the farm near Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm and attended country school and later high school. At age 16 he decided it was important...
Silverius "Sil" Eischens
Jul 24, 2019
SILVERIUS "SIL" MARTIN EISCHENS was born on June 27, 1931 to John and Lena (Bairl) Eischens in St. Leo, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm by St. Leo. He attended St. Leo Catholic School and then Clarkfield High School, graduating with the Class of 1949. After high school, he farmed for three years. In November 21, 1953, he was...
Nelvin D. Van Ruler
Jul 23, 2019
NELVIN DAVID VAN RULER was born on November 28, 1949, to Joe and Mary (Bothof) Van Ruler in Slayton, Minnesota. He was raised in Lake Wilson, Minnesota and attended Edgerton High School. In addition to working on the farm of Winthrop Warren, Nelvin furthered his education by receiving his degree in auto mechanics at Pipestone Vocational School where he graduated...
Lorraine Kathryn Kuhlman
Jul 21, 2019
Lorraine Kathryn Kuhlman was born to Odin and Edith (Johnson) Hanson on February 21, 1927 in Sioux City, Iowa and lived in area towns. In 1933, they moved to Hawarden, Iowa where she started school. In the summer of 1936, she moved with her family to Tacoma, Washington where she attended Zion Lutheran School. In 1938, they moved to Le...
Peter Henstra
Jul 21, 2019
Memorials may be directed to the Luke Society. PETER HENSTRA was born on November 24, 1930 to Klaas and Margaretha (Nydam) Henstra in Haarlem, Nethlerlands. He lived through WWII as a teenager and these experiences shaped his entire life. He attended school through the 10th grade. He was raised in the city, but always had a heartfelt desire to farm....
Mildred Weinkauf
Jul 20, 2019
Mildred Irene Weinkauf was born on December 28, 1930, to Jens and Frederikke (Hansen) Nielsen on a farm near Tyler, Minnesota. At the age of one she moved with her parents to a farm near Ruthton, Minnesota, and later to a farm near Holland, Minnesota. She attended grade school in Ruthton and in Holland, and graduated from Pipestone High School...
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