Maurine Brobjorg
Oct 24, 2017
MAURINE MILDRED BROBJORG was born on November 15, 1922, to Walter and Mildred (Smith) Russell in Kanaranzi, Minnesota. She attended some school near Kanaranzi and then her family moved up to farm north of Pipestone in Troy Township. She attended school in Pipestone, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1940. She then moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and attended...
Kenneth Anderson
Oct 23, 2017
Kenneth Wayne Anderson was born November 24, 1929 to Arthur and LuLu (Berger) Anderson in Tyler, Minnesota. Ken was baptized and confirmed at the English Lutheran Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. He grew up on the farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. Ken was grateful to have served his country and entered the United States Army in...
Geneve Jansen
Oct 23, 2017
GENEVE NELL (BERKNESS) JANSEN... was born to Steffen and Botilda (Krogh) Berkness on January 23, 1927. She was born and grew up on her family’s farm in Lakefield, Minnesota with her sisters and brothers: Marine, Curtis, Evelyn, Orville, Grace, and LaVonne. She regarded her large family with great affection her entire life and had very fond memories of their life...
Byrdella Severeid
Oct 22, 2017
BYRDELLA LAURA ELIZABETH SEVEREID “BIRDIE” was born March 18, 1922 to Carl and Blanche (Thompson) Bruemmer in Pipestone County, Minnesota. She grew up on the farm and attended Pipestone Schools through the 8th grade. She then returned home to help on the farm during the depression years. On November 28, 1942 she was united in marriage to Orville Severeid on...
Wally Smidt
Oct 21, 2017
Wallace “Wally” Smidt was born August 1, 1925 to Siemen and Bertha (Bartels) Smidt in Osborne Township, near Edgerton, Minnesota. Wally was baptized on August 30, 1925 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Edgerton, Minnesota and later confirmed on May 12, 1940 at St. John Lutheran Church in Trosky, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm and attended...
Ardith Irene Texley
Oct 17, 2017
Ardith Irene Texley. . . was born to Louie and Gladys (Steinbach) Krenz on June 15, 1935 in White, South Dakota where she was raised and received her education. On October 15, 1951, she married Edwin Texley at the Lutheran parsonage in Lake Benton, Minnesota. On October 15, 2017, they celebrated their 66th anniversary. Following their marriage, they lived in...
Morris D. Eatherton Jr.
Oct 15, 2017
MORRIS DOW EATHERTON,JR., was born on August 22, 1941 to Morris and Eva (Rutan) Eatherton, Sr., in Chamberlain, South Dakota. He received his education through the eighth grade. As a teenager, Morris and his brother, Ron, traveled to California to visit. Morris later met Marian Markus and on June 23, 1962, the couple was united in marriage at the Methodist...
Hazel C. Schroyer
Oct 14, 2017
Hazel Carol Schroyer was born on May 21, 1928 to Christian and Helen (Holm) Jensen in Britton, South Dakota. She grew up in Roslyn, South Dakota, graduating high school in 1945. She then furthered her education at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. On June 8, 1951, Hazel was united in marriage to Mark Schroyer at Lake Shetek Bible...
Howard Jerome Farmer
Oct 10, 2017
HOWARD JEROME FARMER… was born on March 13, 1942 to William and Lois (Lamon) Farmer on the family farm near Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised. He attended country school District #3 and then school in Egan, South Dakota. He later attended school at Southern School of Agriculture in Waseca, Minnesota, graduating in 1960. Following his education, he resided in...
Dale R. Hamann
Oct 4, 2017
DALE R. HAMANN was born on August 29, 1929 to August and Lela (Holmes) Hamann on the family farm in Rock County, Minnesota. He was baptized on December 15, 1929 and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on July 4, 1943 all at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Dale was raised on the farm and attended District 10 Country School...
Evelyn C. Stueven
Sep 27, 2017
EVELYN CLARA STUEVEN was born June 28, 1930, to Eli and Alvina (Lauck) Kitchenmaster in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm east of Hills, Minnesota and was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Steen, Minnesota. She attended school in Hills. On September 2, 1955 Evelyn married Wilfred Stueven at Peace Lutheran Church in Rock Rapids, Iowa....
Sharon Matthies
Sep 27, 2017
SHARON KAYE (REMME) MATTHIES was born in Luverne, MN, on May 16, 1941 to Ole “Bob” Remme Jr. and Hilda (Hansen) Remme. The Remme family moved to various places in Sharon’s youth, including: Hardwick, MN, Omaha, NE, Kenneth, MN and Lake Wilson, MN. The Remme family then moved to Pipestone, MN in 1954. Sharon graduated from Pipestone Public High School...
Donna Ann Wiering
Sep 27, 2017
Donna Ann Wiering was delivered into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 12:55 pm at Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center. She weighed nine ounces and ten inches length. Private Mass of Christian burial is being held at St. Dionysius Catholic Church in Tyler, Minnesota. Father Matthew Wiering officiant. Burial will be at the Holland City Cemetery....
Evelyn M. Thode
Sep 22, 2017
EVELYN MARION (SWENSON) THODE was born February 22, 1925 to Charles Hildebrandt and Rose Anna (Olson) Swenson in Luverne, MN. She was raised on a farm in Springwater Township, Rock County. Evelyn was baptized on July 19, 1925 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Luverne and later confirmed on July 19, 1939. She attended Springwater Township Country School and Luverne...
Lawrence Alvin Dewitte
Sep 21, 2017
Lawrence Alvin DeWitte… was born to Florian and Lillian (Hansen) DeWitte on May 15, 1940 in Pipestone County, Minnesota where he was raised. He attended country school and Jasper High School, graduating in 1959. After his graduation, he resided on the family farm and became employed, as a lineman, by Southwest Electric Coop which later became Sioux Valley Electric. In...
Toby Anderson
Sep 20, 2017
TOBY ANDERSON was born on September 13, 1930 to Tobias and Alvina (Smith) Anderson in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm south of town and graduated from Luverne High School in 1948. Following his education, Toby worked at Gamble’s Store. He entered the United States Army in January of 1951 and served in the Korean War, attaining the...
Dolores Dreesen
Sep 19, 2017
DOLORES DREESEN was born on February 27, 1932 to Ben and Tina (Tjepkes) Rust on a farm east of Magnolia, Minnesota. She attended country school though the eighth grade and kept busy helping her parents on the farm with the chores. On March 24, 1948, Dolores was united in marriage to Dick Dreesen at the Presbyterian Church parsonage in Worthington,...
Janyce Baustian
Sep 19, 2017
JANYCE ADELIA BAUSTIAN was born on March 13, 1943 to Arthur and Esther (Peterson) Braa in Luverne, Minnesota. She was baptized on April 8, 1943 at St. Paul’s Lutheran in Edgerton, Minnesota. She was confirmed on June 9, 1957 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm north of Hardwick and graduated from Luverne High...
Donald Dale Werner
Sep 15, 2017
DONALD WERNER... Donald Dale Werner was born on a farm west of Pipestone in Sweet Township on December 7, 1931 to Carl G. and Clara A. (Tolzmann) Werner. He was baptized on December 20, 1931, and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He attended rural school district #3 (the first rural school in Pipestone County, which now stands near Moore Park...
Eugene E. Ray
Sep 14, 2017
EUGENE ELWIN RAY was born on May 27, 1934 to Clifford and Adeline (Wildfreur) Ray in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. He spent most of his life residing and working in Windom, Minnesota. On Thursday, September 14, 2017, Eugene died at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center in Luverne, Minnesota. Eugene is survived by his wife, Evelyn of Windom; children, Wyn (Sunny) Ray...
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