Obituaries

Dec 22, 2018

WALLACE ALVIN SCHMUCK was born on June 21, 1928 to Henry and Selma (Krumheuer) Schmuck on June 21, 1928 in Luverne, Minnesota. Wallace was confirmed in 1951 at Rose Dell Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota. He attended school in Luverne, Minnesota. At age 15, Wallace began raising cattle, farrowing pigs, milking cows and farming the land with his 17-year-old brother,...

Dec 19, 2018

LAURITA CHRISTINA SHELSTAD was born to Thomas Sr. and Lorna Christina Henrietta (Reyelts) Hill on September 28, 1953 in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. Laurita was baptized in the Trinity Lutheran in Washington, DC and was later confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran church in Mt. Lake, Minnesota, where she was active in the church’s youth groups. She attended Mt. Lake High School...

Dec 17, 2018

MARGARET AGNES EMERY was born to Everett and Margaret (Van Klie) Bjerke on March 24, 1938 at the family home near Hadley, Minnesota. In 1948, the family moved to a farm near Lake Wilson, Minnesota. Marge’s schooling began in Chandler, Minnesota. She then attended a country school which consolidated with Edgerton Public School. After her schooling, she worked as a...

Dec 11, 2018

DOLORES MINNIE FABER was born on April 20, 1925 to Paul and Minnie (Koster) Trautman on the farm in Verdi Township, west of Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was baptized that very day and was later confirmed on June 25, 1939 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Verdi. She attended country school and graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1954. Dolores...

Dec 10, 2018

REV. KENDRICK LEON MATTHEWS graduated from this earth to join his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on December 10, 2018. He died peacefully at his home at the age of 70 years, three months, and three days and moved from a body that had been crippled by polio to the heavenly pain-free body that he had prayed for most of...

Dec 8, 2018

BEVERLY JULAINE MITCHELL... On September 12, 1944, BEVERLY JULAINE (Nelson) MITCHELL joined the family of Ole and Viola (Renken) Nelson and her five siblings, Charlotte, Norman, Ronald, Alice and Ole, Jr. They lived on a farm near Cazenovia, MN. Beverly was the third daughter born and learned a strong work ethic at an early age, with little time for play....

Dec 7, 2018

SHERRY KAREN JOHNSON was born May 6, 1933, in San Francisco, California. She was adopted at age two by Nona Nelson Preston Gray. They made their home in New York, New York until 1939, when she and Nona traveled by train to Tyler, Minnesota. They then made their home on the Marshfield family farm with her grandparents, Mr. And Mrs....

Dec 6, 2018

Rodney Neil Glidewell was born on August 17, 1939 to Buryl and Loretta (Farwick) Glidewell in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized as an infant at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone. As a child, Rod enjoyed fishing and helping out on the family farm. He was also a member of 4-H. He attended country school through the 7th grade and...

Dec 5, 2018

GLORIA SHAFFER was born July 11, 1925, in Irene, South Dakota, to Fred and Martha (Olson) Andersen. Gloria graduated from Luverne High School, in the Class of 1943. Following high school graduation, she attended business school in Chicago, Illinois, and then entered Brookings State in Brookings, South Dakota. Gloria then moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota where she worked for...

Dec 3, 2018

GREG POST, Age 62, of Pipestone, died on Monday, December 3, 2018 at the Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone. Greg is lovingly remembered by his two daughters, Tara Post and Trudi Kuehl; two grandchildren, Jordan (Danielle Volkmann)Richardson and Jazlyn Smith; three great-grandchildren, Daniel Richardson, Jayceon Allen, and Faelynn Richardson; one sister, Diane (Bill) Scheremet; four brothers, Dale (Delma) Post,...

Nov 28, 2018

DARLENE JOANN MATUS was born on June 28, 1934 to Lloyd and Minnie (Henningsen) Emery in Luverne, Minnesota. Early in her childhood years, she moved with her family for a short time to live in Kansas while her father served in the United States Army. The family then returned to the Luverne area where she attended school and graduated from...

Nov 24, 2018

James Charles Folkerts was born on September 15, 1941 to Charles and Marie (Ostermeier) Folkerts in Pipestone, Minnesota. He lived with his family on a farm near Jasper, Minnesota where he was raised. He attended school in Pipestone, graduating in 1959. After his graduation, he attended South Dakota State College in Brookings, South Dakota graduating with a degree in Agricultural...

Nov 22, 2018

STACY M. REIS, age 39, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at the Pipestone County Medical Center. Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel has been entrusted with the care of Stacy and her family during this time.

Nov 22, 2018

Russell Allen Stevens was born on August 30, 1925 to William and Hannah (Stoneberg) Stevens on the family farm near Chandler, Minnesota. He grew up on the farm, attending country school nearby and then Chandler High School, graduating in 1943. After graduating, he worked in Alaska for the summer and upon his return to Minnesota he enlisted into the United...

Nov 21, 2018

Geneva June (Tinklenberg) Zick was born on June 13, 1929 to Richard Simon and Cornelia Rose (Moret) Tinklenberg in Edgerton, Minnesota. She grew up in Edgerton and lived there until 1937 when her family moved to Holland, Minnesota. She attended country school there until 1940 when her family moved to Pipestone, Minnesota. She graduated from Pipestone High School in 1946....

Nov 19, 2018

Evelyn Lenore Sorbel Ankrum Herder was born on November 10, 1923 to Oscar and Anna (Lee) Sorbel. Evie was baptized into the Christian faith and confirmed at Willow Lake Lutheran Church. On September 22, 1927 when she was nearly four years old her mother passed away from tuberculoses. Her father then asked her mother’s two single sisters, Mary and Regina,...

Nov 19, 2018

JOYCE MARIE SWENSON was born on March 7, 1940 to George and Matilda (Orstad) Abbas in Worthing, South Dakota. Joyce was raised on the family farm and attended grade school in Lennox, South Dakota before attending high school in Worthing, SD. While in high school, Joyce was a cheerleader, member of the paper and annual staff, and was named homecoming...

Nov 18, 2018

Darlene Jane Sportel was born on December 28, 1931 to Harm and Verna (Meyer) Kor on the family farm just Northwest of Holland in Fountain Prairie Township, Minnesota. The family moved in to Holland when Darlene was five years old, and she never left. Darlene attended school in Holland until the eighth grade before transitioning to Pipestone High School at...

Nov 17, 2018

Nov 14, 2018

Gloria Lorene “Saarloos” Ludolph was born to Jacob Leonard and Grace D. “Schmitt” Saarloos in Garretson, South Dakota on August 26, 1936. Gloria and her family lived in Garretson until 1940 when they moved to Scotland, South Dakota, returning to Garretson in 1945 when her father purchased the Garretson Hatchery. In the seventh grade, Gloria started helping out at the...