Rex Bogstad
Apr 11, 2018
REX JOSEPH BOGSTAD was born on June 5, 1968 to Ronald and Jane (Tomblin) Bogstad in Lake Preston, South Dakota. He was raised in Willow Lake, South Dakota and attended school there as well. In 1992 he moved to Pipestone and worked at Bayliner and then at Suzlon. For five years he lived in Iowa and worked on a Carnival...
Carol Maxine Dressen
Apr 8, 2018
CAROL MAXINE DRESSEN was born to Viggo and Anne Marie (Berdin) Jacobsen on February 15, 1920 on a farm near Graettinger, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Graettinger. She attended country school through the eighth grade and then entered Graettinger High School. In 1936, her parents bought a farm west of Lake Benton, Minnesota,...
John Carl Westerbur Jr.
Apr 8, 2018
JOHN CARL WESTERBUR JR. was born on December 12, 1947 to John C. and Ethel Iona (Reimers) Westerbur in Pipestone, Minnesota. He attended school in Pipestone, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1965. He lived in Ihlen, Minnesota his whole life, except for his tour while he was in the United States Army. On February 8, 1967, he enlisted into...
Marjorie Erickson
Apr 8, 2018
MARJORIE RAE ERICKSON was born to Henry and Neola (Feuerhelm) Nagel on June 14, 1925 in Brookings, South Dakota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Brookings High School in 1942, she attended General Beadle College in Madison, South Dakota, receiving a one year teaching degree. Upon completion of her education, she taught in Brookings County...
Dorothy Anna Stangeland
Apr 7, 2018
DOROTHY ANNA STANGELAND was born to William and Wilhelmine “Minnie” (Lietzau) Beack on December 14, 1924 in Hector Township, Minnesota and was raised on the family farm in Buffalo Lake. She attended country school for six years and then attended Buffalo Lake High School. After her graduation in 1943, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended Minneapolis Business College for...
Ignacio Lomeli
Apr 5, 2018
IGNACIO 'NACHO' LOMELI was born on August 27, 1966 at Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico, the second child of Ignacio Lomeli Arambula and Maria de Jesus Cazares Santibanez. He attended Politecnico College in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1984. He then played semi-professional soccer for Tecos UAG until he was 18 years old. Nacho, as he became to be called, enjoyed spending time at...
Dianne Christine Schulze
Apr 3, 2018
DIANNE CHRISTINE SCHULZE was born to Henry Phillip and Olga Evelyn (Bowman) Quick on March 10, 1946 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was raised in Shoreview, Minnesota where she attended elementary school. She then attended junior high and high school in Mounds View, Minnesota. After she graduated in 1964, she attended Bethel College in St. Paul for one year before...
Wayne Amdahl
Apr 3, 2018
Wayne Arlan Amdahl age 77 years and two days died April 3, 2018, at the Pipestone County Hospice House, surrounded by the family he loved so dearly. He was the loving husband of Karen (Krapf); the devoted father of Jeffrey (Julie) of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Jason (Melissa) of Mankato, Minnesota, and Joel (Erin) of Mankato; and the cherished grandfather...
Terry Anderson
Apr 2, 2018
TERRENCE 'TERRY' ANDERSON age 62, of Pipestone, Minnesota died Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls. A private family service will be held at a later date.
Lois Kindt
Apr 1, 2018
LOIS CAROL KINDT was born on October 23, 1931, to Emil and Lorraine (Rapp) Petersen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was raised in Rock County where she resided her entire life. She attended Luverne High School and graduated in 1949. After graduation, Lois began working at Lauden Drug in Luverne. On June 24, 1953, she was united in marriage...
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...
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