Obituaries

Aug 15, 2018

RUBY MAXINE HAKEN was born on November 22, 1934 to Henry and Ellen (Reynolds) Lichtsinn in Arco, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Methodist faith on the family farm and attended country school in Arco. On December 31, 1976 Ruby was united in marriage to Larry Haken in Watertown, South Dakota. The couple made their home in Tyler, Minnesota for...

Aug 7, 2018

MARY LOU (KINGHORN) NELSON was born on November 8, 1930 to Arthur Thomas and Mary Ferrin (Ballantyne) Kinghorn in Bybee, Idaho. Mary Lou grew up in the area and attended Rigby High School in Rigby, Idaho, graduating from there in 1949. Later that year, Mary Lou married Elof Delos “Doss” Nelson Jr. on August 13, 1949 in Rigby. The young...

Aug 4, 2018

NYLA JEANE (ROCHEL) SCHUMANN was born on December 14, 1932 to Rudolph and Lillian (Hagedorn) Rochel in Pipestone, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm west of Pipestone and moved into town with her parents into a home built by her grandparents. She attended Pipestone High School, graduating in 1950. She was united in marriage to Richard Jepsen on May...

Aug 3, 2018

Aug 3, 2018

DORIS VALERIE PETERSEN was born on March 8, 1924 in Wellington, Kansas, to Pastor Eilert C. and Edna S. (Sandberg) Nielsen. She was baptized by her father in Wellington and confirmed at Augsburg Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois, on April 10, 1938. Valerie’s family moved often in her younger years. She began school in Valley Falls, Kansas, then attended middle...

Aug 2, 2018

DR. PAUL DAVID RUD was born on March 28, 1936 to the Rev. Oscar and Melva (Rindahl) Rud in Fairdale, North Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Paul attended school at Augustana Academy in Canton, South Dakota, graduating in 1954. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army. He was stationed in Germany where he...

Aug 1, 2018

DOROTHY HELEN TEPLEY... Age 90, of Pipestone, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. Arrangements are with the Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel. A private family committal service will be held at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jul 30, 2018

Margaret “Peggy” Louise (Reisch) Klinsing was born on July 29, 1949 to Marcel and Eileen (Magnuson) Reisch in Howard, SD. She was raised in Howard and attended St. Agatha Catholic School through her junior year when the school closed. She then attended Howard Public School, graduating in 1967. After graduation, she worked as a telephone operator in Luverne until she...

Jul 30, 2018

Dan's service will be livestreamed at: www.arcluverne.org DANIEL LEE KOPP was born on December 10, 1957 to Walter and Eileen (Sunde) Kopp in Luverne, MN. He was raised on a farm near Kenneth, MN where he attended elementary school, and he graduated from Magnolia High School in 1975. While in high school Dan played basketball, football and sang in the...

Jul 29, 2018

CLIFFORD O’TOOLE was born September 23, 1926 to Clyde and Alice (Kingsborough) O’Toole in their farm home in Drammen Township near Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was baptized at St. Genevieve’s Catholic Church in Lake Benton. He moved with his family to the Russell, Minnesota area, and in 1940 moved to the farmstead east of Tyler, Minnesota, which became his home...

Jul 29, 2018

JORDAN JEFFERY DeGROOT was born on May 14, 1993 to Jeffery and Sheila (Brouwer) DeGroot at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was raised in Beaver Creek, Minnesota until 1997, when the family moved to Tennessee. They returned to Rock County, Minnesota in 2004 and resided in Magnolia. Jordan graduated from Luverne High School in 2011. He...

Jul 28, 2018

EARL JOSEPH KLITZKE was born on December 26, 1937 to Earl and Delilah (Hanson) Klitzke in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and began his early education there. When he was a freshman in High School he moved to Lake Benton, Minnesota and lived on a farm with his foster parents, Gunnar and Delores Johansen. Earl...

Jul 25, 2018

PAMELA "PAM" SUE LIKNESS was born October 14, 1952 to Maynard and Rudella (Reese) Janssen at the Pipestone County Medical Center. Pam attended Pipestone Jasper High School and graduated in 1970. She married Orvin Likness on April 14, 1973. The couple lived in Ruthton, Minnesota until 1984 when they moved to Pipestone. Pam and her husband loved spending time with...

Jul 24, 2018

PATRICIA "PAT" EDITH JOHANNSEN was born to Harold and Edith Cook in Pipestone, Minnesota on June 17, 1933. Pat was a lifelong resident of Pipestone where she graduated in 1951. After graduation she furthered her education at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, and later at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Pat began working as a telephone operator in Pipestone...

Jul 24, 2018

GLADYS EVELYN HEMME was born on September 14, 1929 to Lewis and Bethre (Bim) Bakke on the farm in Springwater Township in Rock County. She was baptized in October 1929 and confirmed in 1944. Gladys graduated from Jasper High School in Jasper, Minnesota in 1947. Upon graduation, she moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and was employed at Morrell’s. On...

Jul 24, 2018

EMMETT EMIL SIK was born on September 5, 1934 to Leo and Christina (Sadergesti) Sik in the Ivanhoe Regional Hospital. Emmett lived on the family farm with his brothers and attended the Hansonville Township Country School in Lincoln County, Minnesota until the 8th grade. Emmett then began helping his father on the family farm. Once he was old enough, Emmett...

Jul 24, 2018

CINDY ("C", "CiCi", "Sis", Sissy") BARNARD, age 70 of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Cindy was born on February 29, 1948 (yes, she was a leap year baby!) to Burt and Gwen (Palmer) Barnard in Mitchell, South Dakota. She was the eldest of three siblings. During her childhood she moved with...

Jul 24, 2018

GLADYS LaVONNE BLOM was born on August 4, 1934 to Cornie and Angeline (Van Dyke) Van Essen in Leota, Minnesota. Gladys was baptized in 1934 and later confirmed on September 2, 1951, both at Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. Gladys attended country school through the eighth grade. On June 20, 1952, she was united in marriage to Alvin Blom at...

Jul 24, 2018

LISA LYNN (WALHOF) SMIDT was born on January 18, 1967 to Chuck and Carol (Bolluyt) Walhof in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized at the First Reformed Church of Edgerton. She attended school at Edgerton Christian in Edgerton, Minnesota. In 2006, she was baptized again as an adult. Following her graduation in 1985, she attended CTU in Bellevue and in September...

Jul 22, 2018

BERNICE TRAUTMAN was born on April 1, 1923 to Alfred and Katherina (Shriver) Cyriacks in Lake Benton Township, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm and attended country school in District #10 of Lake Benton Township. She then attended the high school in Lake Benton. After...