Melvin G. Stuefen
Feb 24, 2019
MELVIN GUY STUEFEN was born on April 15, 1923 to William and Daisy (Johnson) Stuefen at the hospital in Hendricks, Minnesota. He was raised in Elkton, South Dakota where he grew up farming. Mel was well known for his people-friendly service as a bartender and was well liked by all of his customers in various places of employment including: the...
Jane Baker Bosch
Feb 23, 2019
*** Jane's service will be livestreamed on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/steenreformedchurch JANE BAKER BOSCH was born on December 2, 1936 to Dick and Tena (Jouwstra) Jansma in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Steen, Minnesota. As a young girl, Jane learned to play the piano, sew and helped with many chores on the farm including churning butter...
Cary Lee Rosenboom
Feb 21, 2019
The man who became Uncle Cary to every child he met, was born Cary Lee Rosenboom on September 14, 1963 to his proud parents Gary and Carolyn (Bebensee) Rosenboom. Cary was born in Mankato, MN and was baptized into the Christian faith at Our Saviors Lutheran Church on Oct. 13, 1963. In March of ‘69, at the age of 5,...
Tanya N. Stroh
Feb 18, 2019
To support and make a donation to Tanya's family, please visit www.gofundme.com/stroh-family. TANYA NICOLE STROH was born to Deborah Carlene (Deragisch) Emery and Larry Lynn Reverts on Sunday, August 23, 1981 in Luverne, Minnesota. It was here that she spent her childhood and where she attended grade school. As a young girl, Tanya enjoyed doing arts and crafts, working on...
Minnie Bosch
Feb 16, 2019
MINNIE BOSCH was born on October 15, 1921 to George and Elizabeth (Rodenburg) VanderSteen on a farm southwest of Valley Springs, South Dakota. The family moved to a farm southwest of Leota, Minnesota where Minnie was raised. On December 10, 1943, Minnie was united in marriage to Henry Bosch at her parents’ farm and later built their new home in...
Shirley Marie Van Beek
Feb 14, 2019
Shirley Marie Van Beek was born to Ervin and Mathilda (Gauthun) Hyland on July 24, 1923, in Nunda, South Dakota, and died on February 14, 2019, at Ava’s Hospice House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 95 years, 6 months, and 20 days. Shirley was baptized on September 2, 1923 at Prairie Queen Lutheran Church near Nunda. As...
Betty Deschepper
Feb 14, 2019
BETTY PEARL DESCHEPPER was born to Fred W. and Florence Viola (McEnaney) Dickey on March 4, 1932 on a farm near Woodstock, Minnesota. She was the eighth of nine children; Freida, Frances, Edith, Ruby, Gene, Vernon, Joyce, and Shirley. Betty attended country school near Woodstock. In her younger years, she worked at the Sid and Min café as a waitress,...
Joyce Jullie
Feb 12, 2019
JOYCE LOUISE JULLIE was born on December 28, 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At age five, she was adopted and raised by Elmer and Grace (Loomer) Meyer. During her childhood she was active in Girl Scouts and 4H. She attended First Presbyterian Church in Wilmont, Minnesota during her youth and also worked for her father’s bank, First National Bank. In 1962,...
William J. Lindquist
Feb 11, 2019
WILLIAM JEROME LINDQUIST was born on December 31, 1944 to William and Lillian (Pitkanen) Lindquist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was raised and began his schooling in Mound on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. In 1959, the family moved to Cloquet, Minnesota where he graduated from high school in 1962. Upon graduation, William enlisted into the US Air Force and became an X-ray...
Michael A. Koch
Feb 10, 2019
MICHAEL ALLIN KOCH was born on May 25, 1955 to Frank and Joan (Shepard) Koch in Bloomington, Illinois. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith. Michael was raised in Rantoul, Illinois where he attended school and graduated from RTHS in 1973. Throughout his childhood, Michael’s step-father, Roger White, was a great influence on him. Michael held several jobs...
Paul Robert Jansen
Feb 5, 2019
Paul Robert Jansen, age 59, passed away unexpectedly following hip surgery on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in Marshall, MN. The family is planning a memorial service that will be held on Monday, February 11 at 11:00 AM at Open Door Assembly of God Church, 711 North Bruce Street, Marshall, MN. Visitation will occur at the church starting at 10:00. Paul...
Taylor Larae Stratton
Feb 3, 2019
Please visit the First Baptist Church of Luverne on Facebook to view the LiveStream of Taylor’s service Wednesday. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers. Taylor LaRae Stratton was born on March 9, 1995 to James and Jennifer (Rust) Stratton in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised with her family in Luverne. Taylor attended Luverne Public Schools where she participated in...
Willie H. Oltmans
Feb 1, 2019
WILLIE HENRY OLTMANS was born to Fred and Minnie (Ahliets) Oltmans on June 29, 1926, in Rushmore, Minnesota. He was raised and attended grade school there. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He had his training from May-Aug 1944, and then spent time serving on three ships: USS Winged Arrow (AP-170), a troop carrier,...
Wesley Huntsman
Jan 24, 2019
WESLEY BRAD HUNTSMAN was born on February 26, 1962 in Winner, SD to Larry Wesley and Mary Lue (Funk) Huntsman. By the time he was five, he had lived in South Dakota, Wyoming, on the Island of Guam, Colorado, and Nebraska. The family travels also included visits to Hawaii, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines. The rest of his childhood...
James "Jimmie" D. Halstead
Jan 24, 2019
JAMES DAVID HALSTEAD was born to James and Grace (Hall) Halstead in Winnebago, Minnesota on October 4, 1950. At the age of 7 he went into foster care. On May 31, 1969 James enlisted in the delayed program for the United States Navy, while still in high school. Two weeks after graduation he entered the service. James was stationed on...
Garneth I. Van Surksum
Jan 22, 2019
Garneth Irene Van Surksum was born on September 15, 1942 to Raymond and Della (Gritters) Hulstein on the family farm near Carmel, Iowa. She was baptized that same year at Protestant Reformed Church in Sioux Center, Iowa. Garneth attended Edgerton Christian Grade School in Edgerton, Minnesota. She was confirmed in 1959 at the Protestant Reformed Church in Edgerton. On February...
Joe Appeldorn
Jan 22, 2019
Joseph “Joe” Paul Appeldorn was born to Hank and Maxine (Smith) Appeldorn on May 17, 1956 in Pipestone, Minnesota. Joe grew up in Pipestone, graduating from Pipestone Public High School in 1974. Following his high school graduation, Joe moved to the Twin Cities and attended North Hennepin Vocational School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Joe completed his education in carpentry in 1976...
John Van Middendorp
Jan 20, 2019
JOHN VAN MIDDENDORP was born on December 30, 1930 in Inwood, Iowa to Everett and Clara (Daum) Van Middendorp. Growing up John lived in Hollandale, Missouri, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Doon and Larchwood, Iowa. In 1953 he settled on a farm with his parents northeast of Holland, Minnesota and helped with the farm. In 1983 he moved into Holland....
Christian A. Muecke
Jan 19, 2019
CHRISTIAN ALAN MUECKE was born on September 18th, 2000 to Gary Muecke and Jessica (Dahl) Williams. He was a student at RTR High School. Chris enjoyed football, basketball, baseball, and track. He was a promising young athlete with aspirations to play semi-pro football. Chris had racing in his blood and planned to build a race car this summer. He enjoyed...
Joyce H. Perseke
Jan 18, 2019
JOYCE H. PERSEKE was born on August 21, 1926 in Appleton, Minnesota to John and Lena (Stordahl) Doese and was raised near Correll, Minnesota. She graduated from high school in Odessa, Minnesota. Joyce began working at Steinle’s Super Valu in Appleton where she met Edward Perseke. The two were united in marriage on September 25, 1949 at Trinity Lutheran Church...
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