Obituaries

Lance B. Meyeraan (Buffington)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Laverle M. Lorenzen

Laverle M. Lorenzen

Feb 12, 2018

LaVerle Mae Lorenzen was born to Harry and Jettie (Matley) Colbeck on August 8, 1926 in Trosky, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. When she was in the fifth grade, she moved with her parents to Pipestone, Minnesota. She continued attending school there and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1944. Upon completion of her education, she became...

Jean Agnitsch

Jean Agnitsch

Feb 10, 2018

JEAN ANN AGNITSCH was born to Walter “Bake” and Sophia (Weber) Marshall on September 17, 1930 at her parents’ home in Elkton, South Dakota where she was raised and attended school. In 1942, she moved with her parents to Seattle, Washington, and attended school there. Two years later, they returned to Elkton where she completed her high school graduation. In...

Clara Jans

Clara Jans

Feb 10, 2018

CLARA JANS was born to Edward and Annie (Akkerman) Boomgaarden on December 15, 1915 in Liberty Township of Lyon County, Iowa where she was raised and attended country school in District #2. When she was ten years old, she moved with her family to a farm northwest of Pipestone, Minnesota where she attended country school in District #68 through the...

Wallace "Wally" Jorgensen

Wallace "Wally" Jorgensen

Feb 9, 2018

WALLACE “WALLY” WAYNE JORGENSEN was born on July 26, 1930 to Anton and Christina (Larson) Jorgensen in Tyler, Minnesota. Wally graduated from Tyler High School and attended West Central School of agriculture in Morris, Minnesota. After his time in Morris, Wally moved to Minneapolis in 1948 where he began working as a surveyor. He continued this until he became a...

Dick E. Richters

Dick E. Richters

Feb 5, 2018

DICK EDWARD RICHTERS was born on August 17, 1938 to Diedrich “Dick” and Edna (Winter) Richters in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm just south of Luverne and attended country school through the eighth grade. Dick then went to work right away as a farmhand for a neighbor. When he turned age 17 and passed his commercial...

Nancy Ann Christensen

Nancy Ann Christensen

Feb 4, 2018

Nancy Ann Christensen was born August 20, 1935 to George and Marie (Springer) Lorenzen in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake Benton, where her Mom was the church organist. Nancy worked at her father's cafe and continued there after graduating from Lake Benton High School. On April 13, 1954 Nancy was...

Darrel Denney

Darrel Denney

Feb 3, 2018

Darrel I. Denney was born August 28, 1931 to Ralph and Vivian (Ramsey) Denney on a farm in Petersburg Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. He was baptized in the Presbyterian Church in Alpha, MN. He grew up on the farm and attended Alpha Public School and Jackson (MN) High School, graduating in 1949. On December 17, 1950 Darrel married Beverly Musegades...

Terri Ford

Terri Ford

Feb 3, 2018

TERRI LYNN FORD was born on March 7, 1965 to Leroy and Faye (Swart) Hulstein in Slayton, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm in Burke Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota and attended school in Edgerton, Minnesota. After her graduation from Southwest Christian High School in 1983, she attended Nettleton Community College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. On October 8,...

Dianne Alma Uilk

Dianne Alma Uilk

Feb 2, 2018

DIANNE ALMA UILK was born on April 21, 1954, to Elmer and Amy (Ring) Uilk in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone. After graduating from high school, she attended Pipestone Area Vo Tech School and graduated with a legal secretary degree. She moved to Park Rapids, Minnesota 20 years ago and resided...

Martha "Marte" Vanderberg

Martha "Marte" Vanderberg

Feb 1, 2018

MARTHA 'MARTE' JEAN VANDERBERG was born on February 16, 1933 to James and Helen (Connell) Canton in East Liverpool, Ohio. She received her education in the East Liverpool public school system and graduated from high school in 1950. Upon graduation, Marte worked for East Ohio Supply until joining the United States Marine Corps in 1955. Marte went through boot camp...