Jordan J. Degroot
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...
Earl J. Klitzke
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...
Pamela Sue Likness
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...
Patricia "Pat" Edith Johannsen
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...
Gladys E. Hemme
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...
Emmett Sik
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...
Cynthia I. Barnard
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...
Gladys L. Blom
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...
Lisa Lynn Smidt
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...
Bernice Trautman
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...
Paul Louis Brockberg
Jul 22, 2018
Paul Louis Brockberg was born to Paul H. and Alvina (Meyer) Brockberg on July 24, 1931 in Elmer Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. He attended District #69 Country School until 8th grade and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1950. In 1954, he married Jean Riffel. They lived on the farm near Trosky, Minnesota and raised their four children. He farmed...
Michael Dahl
Jul 19, 2018
MICHAEL ALLEN DAHL was born July 19, 1954 to Jerome and Barb (Holmes) Dahl in Tyler, Minnesota. He attended school in Tyler, graduating from Tyler High School in 1972. In 1975 he worked for Chicago Northwestern Railroad, after which he began a 42-year career as a truck driver, most recently driving for Anderson Trucking of Brandon, South Dakota. On May...
James A. Reisch
Jul 17, 2018
James Allen Reisch was born on September 20, 1945 to Marcel Walter and Eileen (Magnuson) Reisch in Mitchell, SD. He was raised in Howard, SD, and attended St. Agatha Catholic School. Jim then enlisted into the United States Marines where he was stationed in San Diego, CA. He then returned to South Dakota and began driving truck hauling gravel for...
Susan Margaret Hert
Jul 17, 2018
SUSAN MARGARET HERT was born on April 25, 1956 in Cambridge, Ohio to Charles and Marjorie (McQuain) Laughman. She moved with her family to Hermantown, Minnesota where she attended school. On February 16, 2001, Susan was united in marriage to John Brian Hert in Litchfield Park, Arizona. The couple later made their home in Luverne, Minnesota. On July 17, 2018,...
Wallace Melby
Jul 14, 2018
WALLACE “WALLY” GENE MELBY was born on December 9, 1931 to Bennett and Ella (Arndt) Melby near Lake Cochrane in Gary, South Dakota. The family then moved to the Pipestone, MN area. Wally graduated from Pipestone High School in 1950. After graduation he enlisted in the Army National Guard. Wally married his sweetheart, Lorraine Van Leirsburg on February 7, 1953...
Dorothy Even
Jul 13, 2018
DOROTHY MAE (HANSEN) EVEN was born to Sophia (Hummel) and Nels Henning Hansen on March 27, 1927 on the family farm in Richland Township near Elkton, South Dakota. She attended country school before attending Hendricks High School in Hendricks, Minnesota. Dorothy graduated high school in 1945 before going to General Beatle School in Madison, South Dakota for teaching. She received...
Joanne Aslesen Lindlan
Jul 6, 2018
JOANNE PUGH ASLESEN LINDLAN, 86, passed away in her home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Joanne was born April 17, 1932, to Naida Pugh. She graduated high school in 1950 from Ruthton, Minnesota and continued her education at the University of Minnesota, but came home to Pipestone, Minnesota to marry Erik Aslesen on July 12, 1953....
Marles Joy Bartels
Jul 6, 2018
MARLES JOY BARTELS was born on November 2, 1936 to Lester and Marvel (Rock) Gilliland in Pipestone, Minnesota. In her younger years she was involved in 4-H showing champion Angus Steers at the County and State Fairs. She attended Pipestone High School, graduating in 1954. She then attended South Dakota State and earned her Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Development,...
Arnold "Arnie" Zochert
Jul 3, 2018
ARNOLD CARL OTTO ZOCHERT was born to William and Christina (Marxen) Zochert on October 14, 1918 in Wheaton, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm near Wheaton where he attended country school. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. After he completed his education at Wheaton High School, he worked at the Wheaton Coop Creamery...
Edwin "Ed" Arnold Texley
Jul 1, 2018
Edwin Arnold Texley was born to Louis Oscar and Hilda (Casberg) Texley on November 9, 1931 on a farm near Toronto, South Dakota where he was raised. He attended country school through the third grade, and then he attended school in Toronto. Upon completion of his education, he worked as a farm laborer until he became employed by the Brookings...
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