Joyce Hawes
Nov 5, 2018
Joyce LaVon Hawes, 88, of Jasper, Minnesota, died in Lebanon, Oregon, on November 5, 2018, after an extended struggle with Alzheimer’s. Joyce was born in Magnolia Township of Rock County, Minnesota, on April 18, 1930, to Earnest and Myrtle Kleine. After graduating valedictorian from Magnolia High School in 1948, she worked at Tri-State Insurance in Luverne. In 1949, Joyce married...
Leo Steve Hillard
Nov 4, 2018
LEO STEVE HILLARD was born on December 23, 1951 to Harris and Clara (Wittrock) Hillard in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was a lifelong resident of Pipestone, his only move was to a farm half a mile from where he was raised. During his childhood, Leo participated in the local 4-H program where he enjoyed working on wood-crafting projects, often with the...
Zachery M. Cowell
Nov 4, 2018
To view Zach's funeral service on Thursday, November 8, 2018,copy the following link and paste it into your preferred internet browser: https://www.arcluverne.org/watch-live/arc-event-videos/ ZACHERY MARK COWELL was born on January 21, 1992 to Tim and Heather (Bush) Cowell in Luverne, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended school. Zach grew up enjoying various motorsports and watersports. He loved to be busy...
Frederick Von Der Lieth
Nov 2, 2018
FREDERICK CHARLES VON DER LIETH was born on April 22, 1936 to Charles and Marie (Schultz) Von Der Lieth in Doon, Iowa. He was baptized on October 4, 1936 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Rapids, Iowa and confirmed on August 19, 1956 at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota. Fred attended school in rural Rock Rapids. When his...
Donald "Don" Deschepper
Nov 1, 2018
Donald “Don” DeSchepper was born on December 30, 1924 to Camiel “Mel” and Sadie (Cleppe) DeSchepper on the family farm near Jasper, Minnesota. Don attended country school near his family farm until the 8th grade. He continued to work on the family farm until he joined the United States Army in 1944. Don was deployed to Okinawa, Japan where he...
Craig L. Schmidt
Nov 1, 2018
CRAIG L. SCHMIDT was born on February 21, 1955 to James and Mavis (Pedersen) Schmidt in Pipestone, Minnesota. He lived on the family farm in Grange Township until 1961, when the family then moved to Jasper, Minnesota. He helped on the family farm in Eden Township. Activities that he was involved in while growing up were choir, Letterman’s Club, intramurals,...
Roszella Hunter
Oct 30, 2018
Roszella Grace Hunter was born on September 28, 1934 to Oren and Rose (Wessels) Anderson in Osceola County in Iowa. The Anderson family moved to a farm near Ashton, Iowa in 1936. She attended country school in Floyd Township through 8th grade. After her education, she helped on the family’s farm. The Anderson family moved again in 1953 to a...
Alda M. Olsen
Oct 29, 2018
Alda Marjorie Olsen was born September 23, 1924 to Earl and Avil (Abbott) Johnson while her parents were visiting her aunt Mina in St. Louis, Missouri. She grew up in the rural area around Chicago, Illinois and attended several country schools. She attended Arlington Heights High School through the 10th grade, and then went to work for John Arthur and...
Wanda J. Pendley
Oct 28, 2018
WANDA JANE PENDLEY was born on October 13, 1958 to Thomas and Betty Jo (Dover) Carroll in Jackson County Georgia. She was baptized at Hopewell Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia. She attended Johnson High School, graduating in 1976. A year later, she married Theola Ray Pendley Jr. on May 7, 1977. After their marriage, the couple moved to Chestnut Mountain,...
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...
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