Obituaries

Delores Jean Hagedorn

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Peggy Mundahl

Peggy Mundahl

Feb 18, 2017

PEGGY MARIE MUNDAHL was born on November 8, 1931 to Joseph and Beatrice (Friloux) Frosch in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was raised in Mandeville, Louisiana by her parents surrounded by many aunts, uncles and cousins. She graduated high school in 1948 and then went on to attend nursing school in New Orleans. On July 1, 1952 Peggy was married to...

Ed Gruhot

Ed Gruhot

Feb 14, 2017

EDWIN FRANK GRUHOT was born to Max Gruhot and Lottie Przymus on March 4, 1937 at Ghent, Minnesota. He was the sixth child in a family of seven children. He had a twin brother, Elmer. He attended country school followed by high school in Ivanhoe when the family moved to Marshall and he was a graduate of the class of...

Willis Vanroekel

Willis Vanroekel

Feb 9, 2017

Willis LeRoy VanRoekel “Posse” was born July 22, 1947 to John and Aldine (Vermeer) VanRoekel in Sioux Center, Iowa. He grew up on the farm in Orange City, Iowa. Willis was baptized and made his profession of faith at First Reformed Church in Orange City. He graduated high school in 1965 from Maurice-Orange City High School and then continued his...

Gladys Lingen

Gladys Lingen

Feb 8, 2017

Mass of Christian Burial for Gladys Lingen, age 91, of Holland, Minnesota will be Tuesday, February 14, at 10:30 AM at St. Martin Catholic Church in Woodstock, Minnesota. Visitation will be Monday, 4:00-7:00 PM with a rosary service at 6:45 PM followed by prayers at 7:00 PM all at St. Martin Catholic Church in Woodstock. Interment will be at St....

Dorothy Hyde

Dorothy Hyde

Feb 6, 2017

DOROTHY ANN HYDE was born to Jacob and Gertrude (de Yong) Pouwe on January 12, 1929 in Primghar, Iowa. She attended school in Ashton, Iowa until 1940 when the family moved to a farm near Ruthton, Minnesota. Dorothy graduated from Ruthton High School in 1948, and then attended nurse’s training at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. While she was...

Valire Martinson

Valire Martinson

Feb 5, 2017

VALIRE PHILIP MARTINSON was born to Philip and Marie (Hermanson) Martinson on June 15, 1917 in Alliance Township, Moody County, South Dakota. He was raised on the family farm near Jasper, Minnesota where he attended country school and later Jasper High School. After his graduation from high school he farmed with his family. On March 16, 1946, he was united...

Andrew Bosch

Andrew Bosch

Feb 1, 2017

ANDREW JOHN BOSCH was born on June 24, 1932 to Edward and Jennie (Boer) Bosch in Inwood, Iowa. Andy attended school in Inwood and Rock Rapids, Iowa. He honorably served in the United States Army during the Korean War. On November 10, 1952 Andy was united in marriage to Clara Wagenaar in George, Iowa. Andy farmed various areas near Rock...

Tillie Struiksma

Tillie Struiksma

Jan 29, 2017

TILLIE STRUIKSMA was born on November 7, 1918 to Pete and Clara Reitsma on the family farm in Worthington, Minnesota. She graduated eighth grade at Bigelow Public School. On New Years Day in 1941, Tillie married the love of her life, John Struiksma, at the Christian Reformed Church parsonage in Bigalow. The couple settled into life on the farm near...

Donald Houg

Donald Houg

Jan 27, 2017

Donald Everett Houg was born February 9, 1926 to Arthur and Bertha (Urdahl) Houg in Rosedell Township, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm and attended Central Country School District 36. On September 28, 1950, he was drafted into the United States Army and received his basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Don was then stationed in Albuquerque, New...