William "Bill" Arens Sr.
May 11, 2017
William 'Bill' Clarence Arens, Sr., was born March 5, 1943, to Clarence and Josephine (Koch) Arens at Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Martin’s Church in Woodstock. He graduated from Pipestone High School in 1961. Bill serviced in the Army National Guard for four years and was stationed in Alaska for a portion of that time. On...
Alex Garcia
May 11, 2017
MANUEL ALEXIS GARCIA… Fue nacido por Manuel y Evelyn Veronica (Courtade) Garcia en Octubre 17, 1995 en Chicago, Illinois. El fue bautizado en la fe catolica en Chicago, Illinois. Despues de su nacimiento la familia se mudo en Jasper, Minnesota. En 2014, el se graduo en Pipestone High School. El Jueves, 11 de Mayo del 2017, Alex fallecio en Pipestone...
Dr. Gary D. Frakes
May 2, 2017
To view a video tribute of Gary's life, please click the following link: https://vimeo.com/217920302/e3e6675711 Gary D Frakes, DVM, 69, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 under hospice care in Magnolia, Texas. He was born on January 4, 1948 in Adrian, Minnesota to Marion and Marie (Van Hunnick) Frakes. Gary grew up in Luverne, Minnesota. He graduated from Luverne High...
Debra Lynn Spronk
May 2, 2017
Debra Lynn Spronk, after running a race well run, left this earth for her eternal home on May 2nd, 2017. She was born on January 27, 1957 to Nick and Cynthia De Boer in Luverne, MN. She attended Leota Christian School and Southwest Christian High School. At Southwest, Deb met a quiet young man named Gordon. They dated, fell in...
Alice M. Aukes
May 2, 2017
ALICE MARIE AUKES was born May 6, 1919, on the family farm near Steen, Minnesota to Reinder and Ella (Arends) Aukes. She attended first through eighth grades in Steen and graduated from Hills High School in Hills, Minnesota with the Class of 1937. In June 1943, she enrolled in a six-week course to earn a Second Grade Teachers Certificate. That...
Loren Lee Baerenwald
May 1, 2017
Loren Lee Baerenwald was born on October 8, 1941, to George Harold and Elsie Anna Louise (Heitritter) Baerenwald in Hull, IA. He was raised on the Baerenwald Family Farm near Boyden, IA. He was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church on November 2, 1941, and confirmed there on April 3, 1955. He attended St. John Lutheran School in Boyden through...
Eileen Biever
Apr 29, 2017
EILEEN MARIE (DEMUTH) BIEVER was born on January 2, 1921, to Edward and Cecelia (Giever) Demuth in Le Mars, Iowa. As a child she moved to Tucson, Arizona due to her father's health issues. The family later moved back to Le Mars and in 1932 the family moved to the farm near Woodstock, Minnesota. She attended Pipestone High School, graduating...
Annabeth Dolge
Apr 23, 2017
Annabeth Dolge was born November 14, 1926 to William and Alma Jurgensen in Pipestone, Minnesota. She grew up in Jasper, Minnesota and graduated from Jasper High School in 1944. She was united in marriage to Clarence Dolge and they raised their family in Jasper. In 2014, Annabeth entered the care of Golden Living Center in Slayton following a stroke. She...
Rae Marie Werner
Apr 23, 2017
Rae Marie (Winter) Werner was born on February 27, 1962 to Duane George and Verna Jean (Albaugh) Winter in Hallock, Minnesota where she was baptized into the Christian faith. She was confirmed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Clearbrook, Minnesota. She graduated from Clearbrook High School in 1980. She attended St. Cloud Vocational School where she received a degree for...
Bruce Iverson
Apr 23, 2017
Bruce Highby Iverson… was born to Elton and Eleanor Highby Iverson on December 12, 1949 in Springfield, Minnesota. He attended school at Hammer School in Wayzata, Minnesota, special education class at Lamberton and Swan Lake, Minnesota, and the DAC in Delft, Minnesota. In 1976, he became a resident at Hiawatha Manor and then the Serenity House, both of which are...
Glen Meyer
Apr 21, 2017
Glen Earl Meyer was born October 2, 1928 to Fred and Ellen (Bruemmer) Meyer in Pipestone, Minnesota, and moved to Tyler, Minnesota when he was about 3 months old. He was baptized in Lake Wilson and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. He graduated from Tyler High School in 1946. On June 4, 1950 Glen married Joyce Norgaard...
John Haag
Apr 20, 2017
JOHN HAAG was born to Bernard John and Anne Elizabeth (Kellen) Haag on March 12, 1937 on the family farm in Pipestone County, Minnesota where he was raised. He attended elementary school in Trosky, Minnesota and high school in Pipestone. When his father died from a farming accident in 1951, John quit school and worked on the family farm. On...
Otto Bouma
Apr 18, 2017
OTTO BOUMA was born May 21, 1924 to Peter and Rolena (Baker) Bouma. He was born the third of 12 children. He grew up near Hull, Iowa on farms his parents rented until they bought a farm four miles east of Edgerton, Minnesota in 1942. As a young man, he enjoyed going to Val Halla Roller Rink by Lake Shetek...
Mary Ann Brus
Apr 15, 2017
Mary Ann Brus was born July 15, 1924 to Aloys “Al” and Anna Sieben at Melrose, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface (now St. Mary’s) Catholic Church in Melrose. She attended school in Melrose, graduating in 1942. Following her education, she worked as a dental assistant. On June 7, 1945 Mary Ann married Joseph “Bud” Brus at...
Kenneth Krause
Apr 15, 2017
KENNETH & MARGARET “PEG” (BERRY) KRAUSE of Pipestone, Minnesota, both passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Pipestone: Ken at his home at the age of 72 years, nine months, and 19 days, Peg at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone at the age of 73 years, one month, and 17 days. Ken was born on June 26,...
Margaret "Peg" Krause
Apr 15, 2017
KENNETH & MARGARET “PEG” (BERRY) KRAUSE of Pipestone, Minnesota, both passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Pipestone: Ken at his home at the age of 72 years, nine months, and 19 days, Peg at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone at the age of 73 years, one month, and 17 days. Ken was born on June 26,...
Walter Monk
Apr 13, 2017
WALTER DALE MONK of Pipestone, MN, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Pipestone County Hospice House at the age of 83 years, 11 months, and five days. He was born May 8, 1933, to parents Walter and Nancy Elizabeth (Hammer) Monk near Ward, South Dakota, and grew up on the family farm near Ward. He joined the United States...
James G. Veldkamp
Apr 11, 2017
JAMES GORDON VELDKAMP was born on a farm near Valley Springs, South Dakota on October 17, 1934 to Arend and Angie (Achterhoff) Veldkamp. He attended grade school in Valley Springs and Hills, Minnesota. The family moved to a farm near Hills, where his father passed away at a young age leaving his mother, Angie, to raise their large family by...
Richard Hudson
Apr 6, 2017
RICHARD JOSEPH HUDSON was born on February 14, 1923 to Pearl and Josephine (Reiter) Hudson on a farm in Palo Alto County near Emmetsburg, Iowa. He was raised there until he was nine years old when he and his family then moved to Lamberton, Minnesota in 1935. One year later they moved to Currie, Minnesota. Upon completion of country school...
Vern Baker
Apr 6, 2017
VERN ALLAN BAKER was born to Edward and Verla Marlene (Aukes) Baker in Rock Rapids, Iowa on November 27, 1956. He was raised on the family farm east of Steen, Minnesota, graduating from Hills Beaver Creek High School in 1974. He excelled in track and cross country; lettering six times and earning status of team captain. In June of 1974,...
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