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Marie Weber

Marie Weber

Jan 16, 2018

Marie Doris Weber was born on December 8, 1922 on a farm near Ivanhoe, MN. She was the second youngest of 10 children born to Anton and Frances (Drietz) Frensko. Marie graduated from Ivanhoe High School in 1940 and went on to become a teacher in the country school system near Ivanhoe where she taught for five years. Marie married...

Sharon Pavlicek

Sharon Pavlicek

Jan 10, 2018

Sharon Pavlicek, age 50 years 5 months, and 17 days, of Pipestone, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in Pipestone. There will be no services held at this time, please return as Sharon's life history becomes available. Arrangements are with the Hartquist Funeral Home Pipestone Chapel.

Karen Ward

Karen Ward

Jan 9, 2018

KAREN LUCILLE WARD, was born on May 25, 1945 to R. Duane and Merle (Slagel) Ward in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm west of Luverne and graduated from Beaver Creek High School. After her parents retired, Karen resided with them in Luverne. She moved to the Centennial Apartments and later the Poplar Creek assisted living facility....

James Blom

James Blom

Jan 6, 2018

JAMES JACOB BLOM was born on July 27, 1923, to Albert and Catherine (VanNieuwenhuyzen) Blom at home in Chanarambie Township, Murray County, Minnesota. He received his eighth grade education in rural Country School District 81. He worked on the farm with his father until October of 1943 when he entered into the Army Air Force and served in the 8th...

Tillie Bork

Tillie Bork

Jan 5, 2018

Tillie Bork was born on May 10, 1919 to William and Hendrieka [Wallenburg] Termaat on the family farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa. She was raised and attended country school in Cleaveland Township near Rock Rapids. Upon completing her schooling, she remained on the farm to help her family. On January 25, 1940 Tillie was united in marriage to Herman Bork...

Jacqueline Descheuquette-Thompson

Jacqueline Descheuquette-Thompson

Jan 3, 2018

JACQUELINE THERESA THOMPSON DESCHEUQUETTE, age 64 of Jasper, MN, passed away on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone, MN after a long battle with lung cancer. She was often seen sitting outside, chatting with those passing by, and watching God’s creatures. She was born on October 17th, 1953 in Sioux City, Iowa. Jacqueline graduated...

Pastor Cy Solberg

Pastor Cy Solberg

Jan 3, 2018

Pastor Cyrus LeRoy Solberg was born November 25, 1930 to Carl and Lillian (Skjei) Solberg in Hatton, North Dakota, where he was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church. He attended school in Hatton, graduating in 1948. After high school he attended Mayville State University in Mayville, North Dakota, Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and graduated from Luther Seminary...

Menferd Monger

Menferd Monger

Jan 2, 2018

MENFERD MONGER was born to Emil and Marie (Fjellanger) Monger on March 15, 1925 in Moody County, South Dakota, where he was raised and attended the Quissell Country School. He was confirmed into the Lutheran faith on June 4, 1939. Menferd started farming at the age of 16 years old. In 1940, the family moved to a farm in Minnehaha...

Robert Holm

Robert Holm

Jan 1, 2018

Robert Daniel Holm was born November 15, 1945 to Peter and Luella (Oerter) Holm in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. He grew up on the family farm north of Tyler and graduated from Tyler High School in 1963. He worked in Oregon for a while as a carpenter. He returned to Tyler...

Vivian Olsen

Vivian Olsen

Dec 31, 2017

Vivian Mae Fuhrmann was born October 12, 1924 on the family farm east of Florence, Minnesota to Erich and Christine (Ahlschlager) Fuhrmann. She attended District 68 country school through the 8th grade. She then worked in housekeeping and child care with various families in the Lake Wilson, Minnesota area. On July 18, 1946 Vivian was united in marriage to Andrew...

Sharon Chamberlin

Sharon Chamberlin

Dec 31, 2017

Sharon Chamberlin, Age 79, of Pipestone, died peacefully on December 31, 2017 at the Pipestone County Hospice House. Please return as Sharon's life history becomes available. Arrangements are pending with the Pederson Funeral Home in Morris, Minnesota.

Robert J. Andersen

Robert J. Andersen

Dec 27, 2017

Robert James Andersen was born August 9, 1950 to Viggo and Cecilia (Kelley) Andersen in Tyler, Minnesota. He grew up on the farm near Tyler and was baptized and confirmed at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Bob’s father died when he was 14. Bob began farming at a young age to care for his mother. He graduated...

Mark W. Verba

Mark W. Verba

Dec 25, 2017

MARK WAYNE VERBA was born on December 21, 1981 to Doc and Lori (Raymond) Verba in Mitchell, South Dakota, where he was raised. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith on March 21, 1982 and received his confirmation in May 1996. He attended school and was competitive in football, track and weightlifting. Mark graduated from Mitchell High School in 2000....

Louis "Lou" Brouwer

Louis "Lou" Brouwer

Dec 24, 2017

Peter Louis “Lou” Brouwer was born to Arie and Gertie (Brands) Brouwer on July 21, 1925 near Larchwood, Iowa and baptized in the Reformed Church in Inwood. For the first year and a half of his life, transportation was by horse and buggy. Later the family moved to a farm near Inwood, Iowa and when Louis was 10, to a...

Mildred Roberts Stoltenberg

Mildred Roberts Stoltenberg

Dec 24, 2017

MILDRED ROBERTS STOLTENBERG... was born to Eilert and Agnes (Ladwig) Ludwigs on February 4, 1921 on a farm near Chatsworth, Iowa. When she was four years old, she moved with her parents to a farm near Craig, Iowa where she was raised and attended school. Upon completion of her education, she worked for area farm families doing their housework and...

Stanton H. Petersen

Stanton H. Petersen

Dec 22, 2017

Stanton Harvey Petersen was born on July 8, 1942 to Harvey and Vivian (Stamman) Petersen in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm northwest of Hardwick, Minnesota. He attended Jasper Elementary and High School. Stan enlisted in the U.S. Army in July of 1959 and spent most of his tour in Germany. In June of 1962, Stan was...

Larry Hanson

Larry Hanson

Dec 19, 2017

Larry Hanson, Age 76, formerly of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away on December 19, 2017. The family would like to invite Larry's friends and extended family to join them for a walk through Pipestone National Monument at 3 pm on Friday, June 29th, 2018. Immediately following the walk, the family invites you to meet at Dar’s Pizza in honor of Larry’s...

Carol Lynn Heffele

Carol Lynn Heffele

Dec 18, 2017

Carol Lynn Heffele was born August 26, 1951 to Darwin Henry Petersen and Marcella June Petersen (Solma) in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized October 14, 1951 at First Presbyterian Church in Holland, Minnesota and later confirmed. The family lived in Lake Benton and when Carol was three, they moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where she grew up. She graduated from Pipestone...

Meta M. Fick

Meta M. Fick

Dec 16, 2017

META MARIA FICK, daughter of Herman and Margaret (Heinsohn) Winter, was born on June 24, 1921 in Basbeck, Germany. She received her baptism on July 10, 1921. On October 1, 1922 Meta came to the United States of America with her parents and moved to George, Iowa. They then moved to a farm near Olivet, South Dakota in 1923 where...

Irene Niessink

Irene Niessink

Dec 15, 2017

A live webcast of Irene's funeral service will be available at arcluverne.org. IRENE LENA ANNA NIESSINK was born to Henry and Kathryn [Haack] Serck on June 27, 1917 on the family farm between Inwood and Alvord, Iowa where she was raised and attended country school. Following her education she remained living on the farm helping her family. On March 25,...

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