Obituaries

Sep 5, 2018

Darron was born Aug. 15, 1956, in Pipestone to Henry Becker and Joyce (Beatty) Sommers. He graduated from Pipestone High School in 1974. Darron married Diane Schneider in 1981 and together they raised three children in St. Peter; they divorced in 1991. Darron relocated to Albert Lea in 2006. He was an Eagles club member and he volunteered his time...

Sep 3, 2018

FRANCIS "TONY" LOUIS HAPER was born November 16, 1931 to Henry and Anna (Brandt) Haper in Moody County, South Dakota on the family farm. At age 4, his family moved just outside of Ward, South Dakota where he later attended country school and helped on the farm until 1953 when he was drafted into the Airborne Military Police in Augusta,...

Sep 1, 2018

LEO JOSEPH KOHLER was born on October 4, 1930 to Herman and Clara (Ruppert) Kohler at their farm northwest of Tyler, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school. One of his fondest childhood memories was coming into the house and smelling his mother’s rolls in the oven. After his father passed away on February 23, 1946, Leo took...

Sep 1, 2018

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to a charity or cause of donor's choice in memory of Cliff. Cliff's funeral service will be livestreamed at: www.arcluverne.org/watch-live. CLIFFORD JAMES BOOM was born on February 9, 1948 to Louis and Anna Marie (Bouwman) Boom in Rock Rapids, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm near Lester, Iowa and graduated...

Aug 31, 2018

LOREN ALBERT VEEN of Holland, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018, at the Tyler Healthcare center at the age of 79 years, 10 months, and three days. He fought a courageous battle with cancer. Loren was born on October 28, 1938 to Fred and Norma (Wittrock) Veen. He was confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone, Minnesota...

Aug 27, 2018

LARRY ALLEN OTTER was born on January 12, 1945 to John and Marjorie (Smits) Otter on a farm by Orange City, Iowa. He grew up on several farms in Southwest Minnesota and attended school in Verdi, Minnesota. At the age of 14, he lost his arm in a farm accident. He continued his education at vocational school in Kansas City,...

Aug 23, 2018

Ardis Mercedes (Bofehkamp) Wilson... was born on June 9, 1927 to Theodore and Leona (Nordman) Bofenkemp in Ellsworth, Minnesota. Ardis attended school in Ellsworth until the family moved to Holland, Minnesota. She attended school in Holland and then attended high school in Pipestone, Minnesota, graduating in 1944. Shortly after her graduation, Ardis married Dale Herberg in Pipestone. They had two...

Aug 21, 2018

BRIAN THOMAS COX was born on October 9, 1985 to Michael and Cheryl (Schutz) Cox at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. He was baptized that same day in the hospital. Brian was raised in Luverne, MN and received his education and therapy services at Children’s Care Hospital and School in Sioux Falls, SD. He has done volunteer work...

Aug 17, 2018

SHARON L. BOBENDRIER was born on March 23, 1940 to Richard and Enga Michel in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. She was raised and received her education through high school. She then moved to Illinois and worked various jobs, including secretarial duties in sales management. She was married and blessed with three children, Jeff, Todd and Donna. The couple later divorced. In 1975,...

Aug 16, 2018

RONALD LEE STENERSON was born to Harvey and Doris (Thompson) Stenerson on the farm in Nordland Township of Lyon County, Minnesota on November 28, 1945. He was baptized at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneota, Minnesota on January 16, 1946. At an early age, he moved with his family to Russell, Minnesota where he attended school. In 1958 he relocated with...

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...