Robert "Bob" Nangle
Nov 9, 2016
ROBERT BRUCE NANGLE was born on April 6, 1939 to Robert E. and Ethel (Kalb) Nangle at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was baptized at Calvary Episcopal Church located just across the street from the hospital. At the age of four, he and his family moved to Madison, South Dakota. He attended Washington Grade School and graduated from...
Ronald Jerome Fritz
Nov 8, 2016
Ronald Jerome Fritz… was born March 29, 1937 to John and Alma (Mielke) Fritz in Rock Township near Holland, Minnesota. He was baptized and later confirmed at Nicolai Lutheran Church in Canby, Minnesota on August 25, 1974. Ronald had lived in various homes and care communities throughout Minnesota. Since 1999, he has resided at the REM home in Willmar. On...
Margaret Bruemmer
Nov 8, 2016
Margaret Bruemmer was born to Ed and Jacoba (Westerhof) Vos on March 20, 1938 on a farm near Chandler, Minnesota. She was raised near Chandler, Minnesota where she attended a country school. While in grade school, she moved with her family to a farm near Woodstock, Minnesota where she continued her education. She was baptized and confirmed on the same...
Dickie Mortland
Nov 7, 2016
DICKIE JAMES MORTLAND was born March 23, 1939 to John and Hazel (Halsne) Mortland in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized June 25, 1939 at Lake Wilson Lutheran Church, and confirmed in 1953 at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. He attended school in Tyler, graduating from Tyler High School in 1957. After graduation he began his lifelong career of trucking....
Georgia Ann Mousel
Nov 5, 2016
Georgia Ann Mousel was born to Fred and Adla (Nelson) Kampmeyer on August 11, 1929 in Dell Rapids, South Dakota where she was raised on a farm southwest of Dell Rapids. She attended school in Dell Rapids. After she completed her elementary school years, she moved with her parents to Chester, South Dakota and graduated from high school there in...
Floyd Johnson
Nov 5, 2016
FLOYD CARL JOHNSON was born on September 13, 1929 to Harold and Susie (Waasdorp) Johnson on the family farm in Lake Benton Township of Lincoln County, Minnesota. During his youth, he lived with his parents on a couple of farms in the Verdi, Minnesota area. He attended country school and then the high school in Verdi. Upon completion of his...
Helen Bruhn
Nov 4, 2016
Helen Frances Bruhn was born to Henry M. and Nettie J. (Topping) Fink in Kankakee, Illinois on November 7, 1909. At an early age she moved with her parents to Woodbury County, Iowa where she attended country school. In March of 1920, her family moved to Lake Benton, Minnesota where she continued her education at rural School District #2 in...
Joseph J. Smith
Oct 27, 2016
JOSEPH JAMES SMITH, age 66, of Lake Benton, Minnesota, died peacefully on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In accordance to Joe's wishes, no services will be held.
Violet Leola Norgaard
Oct 24, 2016
Violet Leola Norgaard was born to William and Ethel (Larson) Norgaard on September 15, 1933 (along with her twin brother, Virgil) on the family farm on the shore of Lake Benton near the town of Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized on November 19, 1933 at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler, and later confirmed there on May 18, 1947. She...
Linda Finke
Oct 22, 2016
LINDA DIANN FINKE was born to Alvin and Anna (Thone) Finke on June 20, 1949 at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm near Steen, Minnesota. Linda graduated from Hills-Beaver Creek High School in 1967. She then attended the University of Minnesota-Morris graduating in 1971. Following her graduation from college she worked for...
Nathan Tate Westfield
Oct 21, 2016
NATHAN WESTFIELD was born to Darron and Sheila (Uilk) Westfield on May 6, 1998 in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised in Pipestone, Minnesota. Two years ago he moved with his family to Trosky, Minnesota. He attended school in Pipestone and was currently a senior at Pipestone Area Schools. On July 13, 2008, he was baptized in the waters at Ihlen...
Kent David Benson
Oct 20, 2016
Kent David Benson… was born to Otis and Gertrude (Bergin) Benson on June 27 1954 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised in Jasper, Minnesota where he also attended school. After his graduation from Jasper High School in 1972, he pursued a career in heating and refrigeration. A short time later, he moved to Colorado. On September 15, 1977, he was...
Florence Beck
Oct 17, 2016
Florence Arlene “Flo” Beck, 88, formerly of Tyler, passed away on October 17, 2016 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. Flo was born in Worthington, MN on November 3, 1927 to Jodie and Katherine (Pfeil) Anderson. She was raised on a farm in Fulda, MN and graduated from Fulda High School. After graduation, she attended Gustavus Adolphus College and...
Leon Thooft
Oct 13, 2016
Leon Camillus Thooft was born June 22, 1923 to Camielle and Maria (Lamote) Thooft in Lincoln County near Tyler, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm and became a farmer himself. On June 19, 1962 Leon married Lucy Balster at St. Columba Catholic Church in Iona, Minnesota. The couple was blessed with 48 years of life together. They farmed...
Gordon "Gordy" Moeller
Oct 13, 2016
GORDON 'GORDY' ERICK MOELLER was born on August 25, 1939 to Erich and Selma (Pearson) Moeller in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized on September 24, 1939, and confirmed on June 21, 1953, both at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone. Gordy was raised on the family farm north of Pipestone and attended country school for grades 1-7, and then Pipestone...
Miriam J. Hansen
Oct 10, 2016
MIRIAM JOYCE HANSEN was born December 7, 1931 to David and Virginia (Clark) Rasmussen in Winnebago, Minnesota. She attended school in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota and graduated from high school in 1949. Miriam furthered her education at the Detroit Lakes Business College and graduated in 1950. She then began working as a secretary at the First National Bank of Detroit Lakes....
Art Grootwassink
Oct 8, 2016
ARTHUR JOHN GROOTWASSINK was born on October 12, 1926 in Kenneth, Minnesota, the oldest son of Ben and Dena (Vree) Grootwassink. He grew up with three brothers, Louis, Bernard and Robert, and a sister, Wilma. During World War II, Art joined the United States Navy and served on Midway Island. Following the war he married Sadie Wassenaar on October 14,...
Donna Elaine Keifer
Oct 7, 2016
Donna Elaine Keifer was born October 25, 1932 to Carl and Mary (Taylor) Christiansen in Elkton, South Dakota. She was baptized at Midway Church in Colman, South Dakota and later confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Flandreau, South Dakota. While she was growing up she lived on farms near Elkton and Colman, and graduated from Egan (South Dakota) High...
Margaret "Peggy" Erickson
Oct 3, 2016
MARGARET MAE “PEG” ERICKSON passed Monday October 3rd, 2016. Born in rural Pipestone, MN in 1938 to Herbert & Genieveve Huebner and was the youngest of 7. Peg graduated from Pipestone Central High School. Band was a big part of teenage years. Peg also enjoyed playing board games and cards with family as well as attending dances and roller skating...
Ruth Marguerite Sorenson
Oct 3, 2016
Ruth Marguerite Sorenson was born January 16, 1923 to Hans Arthur and Blanche (Price) Zetterlund in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at First Presbyterian Church in Pipestone. Ruth grew up in Pipestone and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1941. She was united in marriage to Dean Sorenson on July 8, 1942. Their union was blessed with five...
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