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....
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...
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