Obituaries

Muriel Grooters

Muriel Grooters

Dec 28, 2016

Muriel Rae (Smith) Grooters was born on July 14 1935 in George, Iowa to Ralph and Mae (Veenker) Smith. She attended high school in George, graduating in 1955. She attended nursing school in Sioux City, Iowa, graduating in 1958. On August 15, 1958 Muriel married Kenneth Grooters in George. Their union was blessed with four sons and 58 years of...

Kathryn I. Aaker

Kathryn I. Aaker

Dec 28, 2016

KATHRYN IRENE AAKER was born on September 15, 1924 to Arthur and Ruth (Brusse) Thompson in Martin Township near Hills, Minnesota. She graduated from Hills Public School in 1942. She moved to Little Rock, Arkansas where her childhood sweetheart, Russell Aaker, was stationed in the service. While in Little Rock, Kathryn worked at a local upholstery shop. The couple married...

Jerome & Janice Feist

Jerome & Janice Feist

Dec 27, 2016

Jerome and Janice Feist died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident between Edgerton and Leota, Minnesota on Tuesday, December 27, 2016.

Naomi Enke

Naomi Enke

Dec 27, 2016

NAOMI RUTH ENKE was born June 1, 1926 to William and Inice (Campbell) Nelson in Canby, Minnesota. She was baptized July 11, 1926 and confirmed December 8, 1940 at Marble Lutheran Church in Marble Township in Lincoln County. She grew up on the family farm near Ivanhoe, Minnesota and attended country school at District 13, graduating from Ivanhoe High School...

Darrell W. Pieper

Darrell W. Pieper

Dec 24, 2016

DARRELL WAYNE PIEPER was born on September 10, 1942 to the proud parents of Wayne and Alice (Lursen) Pieper in Luverne, Minnesota. Darrell grew up on the family farm north of Beaver Creek, Minnesota. At the age of 14, he started farming for himself. On January 29, 1966 he married Dee Hoiland. Together they had two kids, Dawn and Brent....

Mabel Dressen

Mabel Dressen

Dec 22, 2016

Services will be announced for a later date in 2017. Mabel Irene Dressen was born March 2, 1925 to Olaf and Minnie (Christensen) Swanson in Lyon County near Russell, Minnesota. Mabel was 1 of 13 children. Her education was at District #70 and Russell High School. On January 21, 1943 Mabel married Melvin Andersen in Tyler, Minnesota. Their union was...

Beverly J. Christensen

Beverly J. Christensen

Dec 22, 2016

BEVERLY JANE CHRISTENSEN was born on January 18, 1927 to James and Esther (Rehfeld) Wood at their home in Warner, South Dakota. She graduated from Warner High School in 1945. Following school, Bev worked in Aberdeen, South Dakota where she met Virgil Christensen. They were married on June 1, 1947 at the First Baptist Church in Aberdeen. The couple later...

Laural L. Anderson

Laural L. Anderson

Dec 21, 2016

LAUREL LYNN ANDERSON was born November 23, 1946 to John and Viola (Gibson) Westerbur in Luverne, Minnesota. She attended and graduated from Luverne High School in 1964. On September 16, 1978 she was united in marriage to James (Jim) Anderson in Luverne, Minnesota. The couple resided in Luverne. Laurel worked as a bookkeeper and a waitress. In 2002, the couple...

Ardis Henriksen

Ardis Henriksen

Dec 20, 2016

Ardis Elaine Henriksen was born April 9, 1952 to Henrik Marinus and Esther (Sorensen) Henriksen in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized and later confirmed all at Bethany Lutheran Church in Arco. Ardis grew up in Ash Lake Township and Arco, Minnesota and graduated from Ivanhoe Public Schools. She continued her education at Morehead State College where she attained a Bachelor...

Raymond D. Anderson

Raymond D. Anderson

Dec 17, 2016

RAYMOND D. ANDERSON was born to Edmund and Marie (Renaas) Anderson on the family farm in Sanborn County, near Woonsocket, South Dakota on January 13, 1924. He was raised on the farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. He then furthered his schooling at high school in town. Due to the tough times, at age 16, Ray moved...

Larry Haupert

Larry Haupert

Dec 16, 2016

Lawrence William Haupert was born to Lawrence and Hedwig (Staab) Haupert on December 28, 1940 in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. After his graduation from Pipestone High School in 1958, he farmed with his dad. On June 16, 1962, he was united in marriage to Barbara Kuehl at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church in Fulda, Minnesota. Following...

Virginia Schei

Virginia Schei

Dec 9, 2016

VIRGINIA VIOLET SCHEI was born on July 20, 1919 to Henry and Mary (Campbell) Vogt in rural Nobles County, Minnesota. She spent her childhood on the family farm near Magnolia. In her younger years, she especially enjoyed getting together with the neighbor girls and playing softball. She graduated from Magnolia High School in 1937. She then attended Paul’s Beauty School...

Jane Rita Reinke

Jane Rita Reinke

Dec 6, 2016

Jane Rita Reinke was born June 9, 1947 to Layton and Audrey (Johnson) Ausen in Marshall, Minnesota. She grew up in Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School in 1965. On March 30, 1968 Jane married Ronald Reinke. Their union was blessed with two daughters—Darla and Jessie—and 48 years of life together. The couple ran a dairy farm and raised...

Bernice Ortman

Bernice Ortman

Dec 6, 2016

BERNICE BECKER ORTMAN was born on July 3, 1933 to Joel and Wadia (Ratzloff) Becker in Marion, SD. She went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Pipestone at the age of 83 years, five months, and three days. Bernice grew up on the farm and attended country school. Bernice married Edward Ortman on June 20, 1954....

Dennis Charles George

Dennis Charles George

Dec 6, 2016

Dennis Charles George… was born to Dennis and Barbara (Meehan) George on July 18, 1977 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. He moved with his family to Lakeville, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. In 1995, he graduated from Rosemont High School. Following his education, he entered the U. S. Marines where he served until 2000 when he was...

Nellie Van Santen

Nellie Van Santen

Dec 6, 2016

NELLIE VAN SANTEN was born to Arend and Maria (de Waard) Van Hemert on July 24, 1927 in the Netherlands. She was baptized in August of 1927 at the Maasland Christian Reformed Church in the Netherlands. She attended eight years of grade school in Maasland. After that she went to vocational school, followed by tailor school so she could assist...

Orlen Raschke

Orlen Raschke

Dec 3, 2016

Orlen Louis Raschke was born to Louis and Eleanora (Conrad) Raschke on April 13, 1921 on a farm near Jasper, MN. In 1925, he moved with his parents to a farm near Holland, MN where he was raised and attended school. On April 2, 1943, he was united in marriage to Esther Smidt at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Edgerton,...

Jennie Nieuwboer

Jennie Nieuwboer

Dec 3, 2016

JENNIE NIEUWBOER was born on July 2, 1922 to Sabo and Tillie (Broesder) Veld. She was born on the family farm and grew up in the Chandler and Edgerton, Minnesota area where she attended country school. She was united in marriage to Henry Nieuwboer on June 10, 1944 in Fort Polk, Louisiana while Henry was serving in the military and...

Agnes Oye

Agnes Oye

Dec 3, 2016

Agnes Frances Oye was born to James and Marie (Kunst) Novak on November 10, 1928 in Flandreau, South Dakota. She was baptized in the Catholic Church in Flandreau. In 1935, she moved with her parents to a farm east of Pipestone, Minnesota where she was confirmed at St. Leo Catholic Church. After she graduated from Pipestone High School in 1947,...

Boyd Landsman

Boyd Landsman

Dec 2, 2016

Boyd Francis Landsman was born on October 31, 1931 in Flandreau, South Dakota to Ralph and Lillian (Erickson) Landsman. He moved to Centerville, South Dakota in 1936 with his parents. Boyd graduated from Centerville High School in 1949 and then attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls for two and a half years. He joined the United States Naval Cadets in...