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...
Margery Shane
Jan 18, 2019
MARGERY MARIE (JOHANNSEN) SHANE was born July 24, 1928 to Claus and Emma (Landt) Johannsen in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised and attended school in Pipestone. Following her graduation from high school, she was married to Harry Vars Shane, October 22, 1946 in Pipestone. They eventually settled on the family farm, north of Pipestone where they raised their two children....
Helen E. Kruger
Jan 18, 2019
HELEN ELDORA KRUGER was born to Peter and Inga (Lee) Tobiason on August 21, 1923 on a farm near Kenneth, Minnesota. She attended country school in District 55 in Battle Plain Township and later graduated from Luverne High School in Luverne, Minnesota. Following her schooling, she remained living and helping on the family farm. On April 18, 1945, Helen was...
Eric Sammons
Jan 17, 2019
ERIC ALLAN SAMMONS was born on June 21, 1976 to Mike and Mary (Padilla) Sammons in Luverne, Minnesota, where he was raised. He attended school and graduated from Luverne High School in 1995. While in high school, Eric was involved in football and baseball. He then moved to the Twin Cities after graduation and attended school at Brown Institute, graduating...
Ann K. Petersen
Jan 17, 2019
ANN KATHLEEN PETERSEN was born on April 10, 1945 to James and Berniece (Hind) Mortland in Tyler, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm outside of Lake Benton, Minnesota and attended District 10 country school before graduating from Lake Benton High School. Following her education she moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where she worked at Sturdevants, Marigold Dairy and the Hiawatha...
Michael L. Kelley
Jan 16, 2019
MICHAEL LEE KELLEY was born on February 24, 1944 to Paul and Viola (Zimmer) Kelley at the hospital in Tyler, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm north of Tyler and graduated from Tyler High School in 1962. Mike worked for the Tyler Elevator and Tyler Concrete Products Inc. where he drove ready-mix trucks. He also worked for Mel Bornhoft...
Stephen "Steve" P. Hicks
Jan 15, 2019
STEPHEN PALMER HICKS was born to Tracy and Helen (Glotfelter) Hicks on October 23, 1924 in Tracy, MN. Steve passed away at the Good Samaritan Village at the age of 94 years 2 months and 17 days. While an infant, Steve’s family moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where he lived most of his life. Steve attended Pipestone schools where he participated...
Lorraine E. Johnson
Jan 15, 2019
*** The visitation for Lorraine will continue as scheduled today, Friday, January 18. The family asks that you use your best judgement in whether to attend this evening and, if necessary, for friends or family to simply attend the funeral tomorrow morning. *** Lorraine Elene Elenior (Foss) Johnson was born to Elmer J. and Laura (Ellert) Foss on March 15,...
David A. Trigg
Jan 14, 2019
DAVID AARON TRIGG was born to Ray and Jean (Sandberg) Trigg at Hendricks Community Hospital on September 14, 1978. He was raised on the family farm in rural Verdi, Minnesota and he was the “Verdi Centennial Baby”. David was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Verdi and attended school in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Prior to his graduation from...
Earl Gruis
Jan 14, 2019
Earl Dean Gruis was born on August 7, 1951 to Paul and Myrtle (Petersen) Gruis in Pipestone, Minnesota. He attended Pipestone High School, and graduated in 1969. He then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where he attended Dunwoody Institute of Technology for welding. While living in Minneapolis, he met Lynda Sue Hugtveit and the two were married on December 14, 1974....
Glenn A. Hawes
Jan 14, 2019
GLENN ARTHUR HAWES, age 89, of Jasper, Minnesota, died on January 14, 2019 in Lebanon, Oregon. Glenn was born in Rose Dell Township of Rock County, Minnesota, on March 20, 1929, to Floyd and Nina Hawes. He attended the District 45 School until he began working full-time on the family farm. In 1949, Glenn married Joyce Kleine in Pipestone, Minnesota,...
Gary W. Paulsen
Jan 10, 2019
GARY WILLIAM PAULSEN was born on October 8, 1946 to Robert and Rita (Wathen) Paulsen in Pipestone, MN. He was raised on the family farm north of Pipestone, attended country school, and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1964. Throughout his youth, he was active in 4-H and FFA along with helping on the family farm. He attended college in...
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