Dolan R. Johnson
Oct 28, 2018
DOLAN RUEBEN JOHNSON was born on December 1, 1935 to Carl Martin and Viola Jane (Cunningham) Johnson in Coon Creek Township, Minnesota. Dolan attended school in Russell, Minnesota and graduated in 1953. Four years after his graduation, he married Eyvonne Johannsen on July 7, 1957 in the Peace Evangelical Church in Elkton, South Dakota. The young couple continued to live...
Gordon D. Willts
Oct 28, 2018
GORDON DEAN WILLTS was born on July 2, 1936 to Henry and Hattie (Pater) Willts in Ashton, Iowa. Gordy was raised and attended school in Bigelow, Minnesota. He graduated from high school in Worthington, Minnesota. On June 21, 1957, he married Jeanine Johnson in Worthington. This union was blessed with two children, Pamela and Lisa. Gordon served in the Army...
Russell Earl Harmsen
Oct 26, 2018
RUSSELL EARL HARMSEN was born on August 18, 1923 to Mike and Lola (Seeman) Harmsen in Sioux Falls, SD. He was raised in Pipestone, MN, attended Pipestone High School, and was drafted into the United States Navy before graduation. Russ received his diploma later on. Russ was drafted in the Navy on June 18, 1943 and was honorably discharged on...
James O. Smith
Oct 25, 2018
JAMES OLIN SMITH was born on December 19, 1954 to George and Eleanore (Jensen) Smith in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He was raised in Mellette, South Dakota. At a young age, the family moved to a farm near Fort Ripley, Minnesota. Jim received his education and graduated from high school in Brainerd, Minnesota. Jim then enlisted into the United States Navy....
Henry Van Dyke
Oct 25, 2018
HENRY VAN DYKE was born May 16, 1932 to Klaas and Margaret (Vander Lugt) Van Dyke in Beaver Creek, Minnesota. His family settled on a farm in Leota, Minnesota in 1938. Henry attended elementary school at Leota Christian School and then attended Edgerton Christian High for 2 years and then Western Christian High School, where he graduated in 1950. He...
Ronald C. Griffin
Oct 24, 2018
RONALD CHARLES GRIFFIN was born to James Angevene and Ruby Carol (Millis) Griffin on November 10, 1930 at the family home in Moulton Township of Murray County, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school in District 69. He continued his education at Edgerton Public High School in Edgerton, Minnesota. Upon completion of his education, he helped his father farm....
Lana Rae Norgaard
Oct 20, 2018
LANA RAE NORGAARD was born on August 18, 1956 to Kermit and Micki (Lawson) Julian in Waukegan, Illinois. She was raised and attended school in Toledo, Ohio. Lana later relocated to southwest Minnesota and in 2011, she moved to Rochester, Minnesota. She enjoyed cooking, baking, crossword puzzles, and being around friends. On Saturday, October 20, 2018, Lana passed away in...
Richard "Dick" Lingen
Oct 16, 2018
RICHARD LEO LINGEN was born on April 14, 1937, the 8th child of Alfred and Rose (McLain) Lingen in Currie, Minnesota. Later the family moved to Chanarambie Township, Murray County. Dick went to Country School through the 8th Grade, attended Ruthton High School for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade, and graduated from Lake Wilson High School in 1955. Following graduation...
John David Krogmann
Oct 16, 2018
JOHN DAVID KROGMANN was born on February 2, 1927 to Heinrich “HC” and Clara (Lagemann) Krogmann on the family farm in Mound Township, Rock County, Minnesota. He attended District 50 country school and graduated from Luverne High School in 1945. John began farming in 1948 following his marriage to Imogene Lemke on August 29, 1948. Their marriage was blessed with...
Donald "Don" Charles Long
Oct 15, 2018
Donald Charles Long was born on July 31, 1924 to Charles and Clara (Dahms) Long in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised on the family farm and attended rural Pipestone District #12. Upon completion of his education, he helped farm. In October of 1944, he joined the United States Army. He served during WWII and spent time overseas. After his...
Leo P. Brandt
Oct 15, 2018
LEO PETER BRANDT was born October 30, 1927 to Axel and Dagmar (Lund) Brandt in Arco, Minnesota. He was baptized and later confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler, Minnesota. He attended a country school for eight years and then attended the West Central School of Agriculture residential high school in Morris, Minnesota. After graduation, Leo farmed until he entered...
Roger D. Peters
Oct 8, 2018
Roger Dean Peters son of Dean and Karen (Bauer) Peters Hays was born September 22nd, 1967 in David City, Nebraska. He went to heaven October 8th, 2018. Roger was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tyler, Minnesota. He attended school in Tyler, Minnesota and Graduated from Southwest Minnesota Technical College in Granite Falls, Minnesota. Roger owned and operated Peters...
Marinus J. Cross
Oct 8, 2018
MARINUS JAMES CROSS was born on April 9, 1935 to Clarence and Millie (Sexton) Cross in Mitchell, South Dakota. Marinus was raised by his step-mother, Anna (Nelson) Cross, after his mother, Millie, died when he was four years old. Marinus grew up and lived in Mitchell until he was 16 years old. On May 24, 1952, Marinus was united in...
William "Bill" Paul Thies
Oct 7, 2018
William “Bill” Paul Thies… was born on April 4, 1935 in a snow blizzard to Laurence and Julia (Sutherland) Thies in Moody County, SD. He attended school in Dailey District 18 in South Dakota through the eighth grade. He then went to Pipestone High School in Pipestone, MN, graduating in 1953. Upon completion of his education, he assisted his father...
Virginia M. Allen
Oct 5, 2018
VIRGINIA MAY ALLEN was born June 20, 1947 to Everett and Sara (Norton) Wharton in Luverne, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm outside of Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1965. She furthered her education at Worthington Community College and then transferred to the University of Minnesota in Duluth (UMD). In 1971, Virginia graduated from UMD...
Jane Marie Frost
Oct 4, 2018
JANE MARIE FROST was born to Howard Neil and Ildra Marie (Bergman) Taylor on April 3, 1938 in Flandreau, South Dakota where she was raised and received her education. She was baptized on October 4, 1942 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Flandreau where she was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on May 18, 1952. After her graduation from Flandreau...
Jean Nielsen
Sep 29, 2018
JEAN ANN NIELSEN was born on May 25, 1946, to John and Lucille (Matheson) Langford in Menomonie, Wisconsin, where she was raised and attended school. After graduating from high school, Jean moved to Minneapolis where she attended college for two years and earned her Associate of Arts degree in Medical Technology. She then relocated to Ivanhoe, Minnesota, where she began...
Gloria Pauline Monger
Sep 25, 2018
GLORIA PAULINE MONGER was born on July 5, 1928 to Roy and Agnes (Alstad) Meyer in Jasper, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After two years of beauty school, she became a hairdresser for a short time, during this time she lived in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but took the train back and forth to Jasper. On August...
Bernice Rose Irmtraut Nelson
Sep 24, 2018
BERNICE ROSE IRMTRAUT NELSON was born September 12, 2018 to Curtis and Becky Jo (Remme) Nelson at the Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was an active baby in the womb, keeping her Mommy up most nights and doing the happy dance when her Dad would put his hands on her Mom’s belly. Her family was so excited to welcome...
Dorothy Brinkman
Sep 22, 2018
DOROTHY CHRISTINE BRINKMAN was born to Edward and Rose (Kroeger) Meier on June 26, 1922 in Tyler, Minnesota. She was raised on several farms near Ruthton, Minnesota where she also attended school. In 1939, she moved with her parents to Lake Benton, Minnesota. After her graduation from Lake Benton High School in 1940, she worked on a dairy farm near...
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