Maurice L. Dewispelaere
Mar 7, 2017
Maurice L. DeWispelaere was born in LaPorte, Indiana on October 24, 1929 as the youngest of four children to Joe and Yvonne (DeMunck) DeWispelaere. He died peacefully on March 7, 2017, with his friends and family by his side at his home for the last 4 years, the Colonial Manor of Balaton, Minnesota. The staff at Balaton loved and cared...
Joel Lee Baerenwald
Mar 6, 2017
Joel Lee Baerenwald was born December 8, 1969 to Loren and Sheryl (Winter) Baerenwald in Pipestone, Minnesota. Joel was baptized on January 18, 1970 and confirmed May 5, 1985 all at Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church. He grew up on the farm near Jasper, and graduated from Jasper High School in 1988. He continued his education at Southwest Technical College in...
Lois Hatting
Mar 5, 2017
LOIS RONDI HATTING was born on August 4, 1938 to Harold and Clara (Nelson) Binford in Luverne, Minnesota, where she was raised. She received her education and graduated from Luverne High School in 1956. On August 28, 1971 Lois was united in marriage to Robert Hatting at the Grace United Methodist Church in Moorhead, Minnesota. The couple made their home...
William "Bill" Munsch
Mar 5, 2017
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER MUNSCH, JR. was born on May 10, 1930, to William, Sr. and Julia (Wooley) Munsch in Remsen, Iowa. As a child he moved with his family to Russell, MN and then Lake Benton, MN, where he attended country school first, and then Lake Benton High School. For his final year of high school he attended Ivanhoe High School,...
Wilma Van'T Hul
Mar 4, 2017
WILMA VAN'T HUL was born on October 11, 1923 to Sander (Sam) and Wilhemina (Minnie) De Zeeuw in Maurice, Iowa and grew up on a farm near Rock Valley, Iowa with her family. Wilma eventually met Gerben and the couple was married at her Mom’s home on May 29, 1945, while Gerben was home on a weekend leave from the...
Lorraine Sterrett
Mar 2, 2017
LORRAINE CELESTA STERRETT was born to Edward Michael and Anna Catherine (Hey) Neisius on February 23, 1919 in Oyens, Iowa. When she was one year old, she moved with her parents to White, South Dakota where she attended school. At the age of 16 years, she moved with her parents to Ward, South Dakota and helped her family work on...
Jack Forman
Mar 1, 2017
JACK DAVID FORMAN was born to Edward Frederick and Olive (Moriarty) Forman on January 17, 1938 in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. After his graduation from Pipestone High School in 1957, he worked for Bayliner in Pipestone until he moved to Los Angeles, California. A few years later he returned to Pipestone. In August of 1970,...
David O'Connor
Feb 28, 2017
DAVID FRANCIS O'CONNOR, 92, died peacefully surrounded by his wife and family on February 28, 2017 at the Luverne Veterans Home. David was born to Joe and Marie (Bourdelais) O’Connor on May 10, 1924 in Beresford, South Dakota. He grew up in Vermillion, SD and left high school early to enter the military at age 18. He bravely served his...
Tammie Jungers Swenson
Feb 28, 2017
TAMMIE JUNGERS SWENSON was born on March 13, 1958 to James and Donna (Peters) Jungers in Sibley, Iowa. She was baptized in March of 1958 in Sibley and later confirmed at Little Flower in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tammie spent a portion of her childhood living in Sibley and briefly in Sioux Falls until she and her family settled in...
Delores Jean Hagedorn
Feb 28, 2017
DELORES JEAN HAGEDORN was born to Knute and Regina (Aanenson) Hanson on October 31, 1926 on a farm north of Magnolia, Minnesota. She was one of eleven siblings. The day after she was born, her mother went out in the field and picked corn by hand. She was raised on the farm and attended country school. In 1939, she moved...
Doris (Deragisch) Blom
Feb 27, 2017
DORIS LOUISE (DERAGISCH) BLOM was born on April 23, 1934 to Carl and Rose (Berger) Smith on the family farm in Erwin, South Dakota, where she was raised. In 1952, she graduated from high school in Arlington, South Dakota. On May 24, 1953 Doris was united in marriage to Dean Deragisch in Arlington. The couple first made their home in...
William Furan
Feb 27, 2017
William Allen Furan was born July 13, 1944 to Gilbert and Reva (Culp) Furan in Tracy, Minnesota. He was baptized at Tracy Lutheran Church and later confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Marshall, Minnesota. He attended Marshall High School. While in school he enjoyed playing basketball, baseball, and football. He was also a member of the band. He graduated...
James Larsen
Feb 25, 2017
James Kent Larsen was born April 9, 1938 to Arthur and Esther (Meyer) Larsen in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church and later confirmed at First English Lutheran Church, both in Tyler. He grew up in town and graduated from Tyler High School in 1956, having been president of the senior class. He continued his education in...
Aurelia Mains
Feb 25, 2017
Aurelia Edna Cecilia Mains was born to Ed and Lena (Schlapkohl) Miller on November 24, 1916 on a farm near Jasper, Minnesota where she was raised. She attended school in Jasper. After her high school graduation in 1934, she continued her education at Rochester Junior College in Rochester, Minnesota. She then worked as a secretary in a clinic in Rochester....
Dorothy M. Rourk
Feb 25, 2017
DOROTHY MARIE ROURK was born to Gordon Albert and Eleanor (Pfutzenreuter) Dinger on May 11, 1925 in rural Hecla, South Dakota. She was baptized in the Methodist faith and later confirmed in the Catholic faith. She attended country schools in South Dakota’s Greenfield Township for eight years. She then continued her education at the high school in Hecla. After Dorothy...
Jerry Jagt
Feb 25, 2017
January 19, 1948 was the beginning of Jerry’s 69 year adventure. He was born to Arend and Marie (Brockstedt) Jagt in Tyler, Minnesota. The youngest of four, the kids were always introduced by their father as “David, Carla, Sharon, and late but important, Jerry.” Jerry enjoyed work and play on the farm and while attending school in Tyler. After graduation,...
Kathy Fredricks
Feb 23, 2017
Kathleen Ann Anderson Fredricks was born August 19, 1942 at Fort. Snelling Army Hospital in Minneapolis Minnesota, to James and Louise (Hughes) Anderson. As a child she developed vision loss which eventually led to blindness. She endeavored to cope with her disability, and graduated from Roosevelt High School in the spring of 1961. In the fall of that same year...
Mary Diekmann
Feb 21, 2017
Mary Louise Diekmann was born to Joseph and Vivian (Johnson) Ockenfels on June 7, 1942 in Currie, Minnesota where she was raised and went to school. In 1960, she graduated from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic High School. On October, 1960, she was united in marriage to Elmer Diekmann at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Currie. Following their...
Edna De Wilde
Feb 19, 2017
EDNA ANN DE WILDE was born April 28, 1927 to Peter A. and Jennie (De Yong) Tinklenberg on the family farm in Battle Plain Township in Rock County, Minnesota. She was raised there and attended country school and completing eight grade at the Edgerton Christian School in Edgerton, Minnesota. She later received her GED in Pipestone, Minnesota. She worked at...
Dolores Darveaux
Feb 18, 2017
DOLORES GUNILDA DARVEAUX was born to Arthur and Loretta (Trecker) Hinners on December 1, 1927 in Arcadia, Iowa where she was raised and attended country school near Manning, Iowa. Later, she moved with her family to Halbur, Iowa and attended St. Angela’s Academy for girls in Carroll, Iowa, graduating in 1945. She then attended Creighton Memorial St. Joseph’s School of...
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