Karen Jolene Rood
Mar 26, 2018
KAREN JOLENE (SCHNEPF) ROOD was born to William and Marie (Brink) Schnepf on June 3, 1954. Karen and her family lived in Ihlen, Minnesota while Karen attended school in Pipestone. Karen graduated from Pipestone High School in 1972. She took some time off before attending the Pipestone Vocational school, receiving a certificate in bookkeeping in 1976. Karen married Kenneth Rood...
Lavanelle Aanenson
Mar 25, 2018
LAVANELLE AANENSON was born to Nels Chris and Nellie (Featherstone) Nelson on March 19, 1928 in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised in the Kenneth, Hardwick, and Magnolia area. At the age of 12, Lavanelle met Howard Aanenson through their mutual interest of dancing at the local hall, not knowing they would later be united in marriage on March 1, 1948,...
Dorothy Smidt
Mar 25, 2018
DOROTHY ELAINE SMIDT was born to Ernest and Emelia (Meyer) Brockberg on January 25, 1927. Dorothy attended the country school by Jasper and then attended Pipestone Public school until 9th grade. Dorothy met Russell Smidt and the two were married on October 16, 1945 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Trosky, Minnesota. Following their marriage, the couple lived on...
Berniece Johannsen
Mar 24, 2018
BERNIECE MARIE JOHANNSEN was born January 31, 1924 to Knute and Carrie (Hansen) Petersen in Shaokatan Township near Lake Benton, Minnesota. She attended country school and graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1942. She was baptized and confirmed at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church, rural Lake Benton. Berniece married Wilbur Venekamp in December 1943. Their union was blessed with seven...
Cpt. Elisabeth Crawford
Mar 19, 2018
Captain Elisabeth Ann Crawford, 81, of Seattle, Washington, formerly of Pipestone, passed away on March 19, 2018. Liz was born on September 14, 1936, in Pipestone to Bernadine and David Crawford. She attended Country School with her three oldest siblings and graduated from Pipestone High in 1954. Liz followed her dream to be a nurse and graduated from St. Barnabas...
Lawrence "Larry" Vandevere
Mar 19, 2018
Lawrence “Larry” Dean VanDeVere was born March 14, 1946 to Edward and Florence (Kaiser) VanDeVere in Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was baptized at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton. He grew up in the Minnesota communities of Cottonwood, Lynd, Marshall, and later Lake Benton. He made his home in Lake Benton and worked in construction of cement silos. He...
Ronald "Ron" Dean Francis
Mar 13, 2018
RONALD DEAN FRANCIS was born to William “Bud” and Leona (Heidecker) Francis in Julesberg, Colorado on February 3, 1937. Shortly after Ron was born the family moved to a farm in Grange Township, where Ron was raised. Ron attended country school until the 7th grade, after which he attended Pipestone High School, graduating in 1955. After high school, Ron attended...
Annie M. Boll
Mar 13, 2018
ANNIE MABEL BOLL was born on August 20, 1926 to Marten and Anne (Rhode) Andersen in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She attended country school through the eighth grade. On July 31, 1946, Annie was united in marriage to Elmer Boll at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tyler, Minnesota, where she also was baptized and received her confirmation in May 1947. The couple...
Patricia E. Mills
Mar 13, 2018
PATRICIA EILEEN MILLS, also known as “Trish” and “Patty”, passed away peacefully at her home in Luverne, Minnesota on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the age of 64 years, 3 months, and 10 days. She was deeply loved and will be sadly missed by her husband and caregiver of 33 years, Wesley Mills. She is also survived by six sister-in-laws;...
Marjory "Marge" Eich
Mar 11, 2018
Marjory “Marge” Eich was born December 29, 1925 to Sam and Bernice (DeWitt) Kuiper in Sheldon, Iowa. She grew up in Sanborn, Iowa and graduated from Sanborn High School in 1944. Following her education she worked at the hardware store in Sheldon. Marge married Alvin Eich on April 5, 1945 in Dakota City, Nebraska. Their union was blessed with five...
Lance B. Meyeraan (Buffington)
Mar 11, 2018
LANCE BRYAN MEYERAAN (BUFFINGTON) came into the world on August 27, 2017 and was greeted by his parents, Dustin Meyeraan and SamanthaJo Buffington at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Lance and his twin brother, Lester were both born warriors battling congenital heart defects. Lance took on the persona of Batman and fought through four open heart surgeries on...
Arnold John Garbers
Mar 5, 2018
ARNOLD JOHN GARBERS was born on August 7, 1925 at home. Their home was a farm near White, South Dakota which was the old Frank Kippman place. He was baptized at First Baptist Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota by Rev. Heilig. When asked about when he was saved, Arnold’s response was that he went to a meeting, and it influenced...
Emeliano "Rick" Domena
Mar 1, 2018
EMELIANO 'RICK' ZAPPTA DOMENA was born on December 4, 1952 to Angelo and Marrea (Monez) Domena in Neptune, New Jersey. The family then moved to East Orange, New Jersey and moved again in 1970. Rick continued his education in East Orange, graduating from East Orange High School in 1971. Not long after his high school graduation, Rick enlisted in the...
Faye Meyer
Feb 25, 2018
Faye Frances Meyer was born December 9, 1930 to Art and Nell (Raine) Salzman at Tyler, Minnesota. Faye grew up on the family farm in Diamond Lake Township, Minnesota – north of Lake Benton. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Lake Benton. Faye graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1948. Following her education, she...
Dorothy Beemer
Feb 24, 2018
DOROTHY LEE (TIETGE) BEEMER was born on May 22, 1916, the second eldest of seven children to Frank Merritt and Eva (Slasor) Tietge in Ravinia, South Dakota. She attended school in Ravinia, graduating from high school in 1934. She was united in marriage on June 1, 1940 to Lawrence Beemer in the Tietge home in Lake Andes, South Dakota. The...
Lorraine Van Dyke
Feb 19, 2018
Lorraine (Brands) Van Dyke was born the 9th of 13 children to Evert and Fannie (Driesen) Brands on October 18th, 1935, in Rock Valley, IA. During her younger years, her family lived in the Rock Valley, IA area and later by Pipestone, MN and Trosky, MN. Lorraine received her education in Rock Valley, IA and rural Pipestone and Trosky, MN....
Eveline Koehne
Feb 19, 2018
Born to help others. . . EVELINE M. (HOBERG) KOEHNE was born November 16, 1916 at Dagmar, Montana, the daughter of Peter and Rosa (Schultz) Hoberg. She was baptized in the Methodist faith. When she was three years old, the family moved to Minnesota. The family farmed northwest of Lake Benton and she attended rural School District #53. When she...
Dona Hanson
Feb 16, 2018
DONA JEAN HANSON was born August 3, 1935 to Donald and Bertha (Clausen) Tripp in Howard, South Dakota. She grew up in Howard where she was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church, and graduated from Howard High School in 1953. She enrolled in Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Yankton, South Dakota graduating in 1956. On August 18, 1956,...
Irene Ida Caroline Schalow
Feb 16, 2018
Irene Ida Caroline Schalow... passed away on the afternoon of February 16, 2018 at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone. She passed in her sleep with beloved niece Marlys by her side. While the angels rejoice, her family mourns. Irene was born on May 23, 1920. She was the 3rd of 9 children of August and Hortense Peterson. Irene...
Ann Mae Bahn
Feb 16, 2018
ANN MAE BAHN was born on May 14, 1927 to Ralph and Arlene (Leak) Wendling in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She lived most of her life in Minneapolis, Minnesota and spent the last five of her years in Pipestone, Minnesota. She passed away peacefully on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone at the age of 90...
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