Dorothy Ella Howard
Oct 3, 2016
DOROTHY ELLA (WINANS) HOWARD... was born August 20, 1916 in Galva, Iowa the fourth of six children born to Robert Sydney and Plessie (Emery) Winans of Toulon, Illinois. As an infant the family moved for a short time to Tucson, Arizona where they farmed for a year, before moving for several years to Corydon, Iowa where the family had a...
Colleen Lorenz
Oct 2, 2016
Colleen Hazel Lorenz was born January 9, 1970 to Arthur and Diane (Haskins) Jackman in California. She grew up there and graduated from Bell Gardens High School. She lived in various parts of southern California and met Don Lorenz in Paso Robles. The couple later married in Marshall, Minnesota. The family moved to Minnesota in 1995, living in the southwest...
Stan Sabie
Sep 30, 2016
STANLEY WAYNE SABIE was born on April 27, 1952 to Curtis and Norma (Meyer) Sabie in Pipestone, Minnesota. He lived and attended school in Pipestone, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1970. After high school he attended one year at Concordia College in Moorhead. On September 25, 1982 he was united in marriage to Jeri Hess at St. Simon and...
Robert Rolph
Sep 30, 2016
ROBERT RAY ROLPH was born on June 27, 1924 to Verne and Florence (Anderson) Rolph in Magnolia Township, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm and received his education in town. Bob graduated from Magnolia High School in June 1942. Throughout his upbringing, Bob worked with his father, who taught him the trade of carpentry. In 1943, he joined the...
Gertrude Salona Zingelman
Sep 29, 2016
Gertrude “Gert” Salona Zingelman… was born on March 25, 1919 to Garrett and Edith (Ackerman) Heidebrink on a farm near Rushmore, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school. Upon completion of her education, she helped on the family farm and she also worked for the neighbors. On December 15, 1938, she was united in marriage to Donald “Tommy”...
Lillian Mouw
Sep 27, 2016
Lillian Mae Mouw was born on February 2, 1934 in Leota, Minnesota to Ray and Johanna (Lolkus) Lubben. Lillian attended Leota Christian School. During her teen years she worked at the Leota Caf as a waitress and helped her father in the creamery. On December 4, 1951 she was united in marriage to John Mouw at Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church...
Lynda Sue Gruis
Sep 26, 2016
LYNDA SUE GRUIS was born on August 29, 1950 in Austin, Minnesota to Lawrence and Laura (Erlandson) Hugtveit. She attended school in Hayfield, Minnesota, graduating from high school in 1968. After she completed her education she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she met Earl Gruis and the two were united in marriage on December 14, 1974. She held various jobs...
Jerry Edward Leitheiser
Sep 26, 2016
Gerald Edward Leitheiser… “Milkman” was born on June 25, 1938 to Wilfred and Lillian (Sievers) Leitheiser in Bridgewater, South Dakota. The family moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Jerry attended Whittier Grade School, Evergreen Country School and then Baltic High School where he graduated in 1957. In 1958, he was united in marriage to LaVonne Gregg and to that...
Dorothy Wiese
Sep 26, 2016
Dorothy Eileen Wiese… was born to Ernest and Cora (Damman) Mains on July 22, 1937 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised on a farm west of town. At an early age, she moved with her family to a farm near Ruthton, Minnesota and rode a bus to Tyler, Minnesota to school. Following her graduation from Tyler High School in...
Kenneth R. Busch
Sep 23, 2016
KENNETH RAYMOND BUSCH was born on September 28, 1923 to Leonard and Matilda (Dierks) Busch on the family farm in Nobles County near Fulda, Minnesota. He was baptized October 21, 1923 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fulda, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm and attended school in Fulda graduating in 1941. He was confirmed March 21, 1937...
Ruth Hansen
Sep 20, 2016
Ruth Hansen was born July 11, 1922 on the family farm south of Tyler, Minnesota to Victor and Signe (Mikkelsen) Jensen. She was baptized August 6, 1922 at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler, and later confirmed there on May 23, 1937. She grew up on the farm, attending Danebod parochial school for grades one through five, and then Tyler public...
Lloyd Edward Clasen
Sep 20, 2016
Lloyd Edward Clasen. . . was born to George Walter and Hulda (Schemmel) Clasen on March 11, 1916 on the family farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa. When he was a year old, he moved with his parents to a farm near Elkton, South Dakota. A year later, he again moved with his parents to a farm near Alvord, Iowa. Then,...
Hugh Buller
Sep 20, 2016
Hugh Buller, 84, of Lake Benton died Tuesday, September 20 at Divine Providence Nursing Home in Ivanhoe. Please return to read Hugh's life history.
James Conrad Fodness
Sep 19, 2016
JAMES CONRAD FODNESS was born on September 24, 1940, to Emmitt and Tena (Buss) Fodness in Luverne, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm near Kenneth, Minnesota and attended country school near Hardwick, Minnesota. After completing his education he continued to work on the family farm until December 30, 1961 when he was united in marriage to Shirley Roth...
Emerson "Whitey" Russman
Sep 15, 2016
EMERSON 'WHITEY' KEITH RUSSMAN was born on June 18, 1936 to George and Tina (Huisman) Russman in Orange City, Iowa. He was raised in Little Rock, Iowa and attended school, graduating from Little Rock High School with the Class of ’54. In 1957, Whitey enlisted into the United States Army and honorably served our country until his discharge in 1963....
Virginia Thomsen
Sep 15, 2016
Virginia Eleanora Thomsen was born October 31, 1919 in Tyler, Minnesota to Jens and Katherine (Faaborg) Norgaard. She was baptized on February 29, 1920 at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler, and confirmed there in 1934. She started country school (District 73) when she was five years old. She was the only girl in the school until third grade. She entered...
Lori Essman Klein
Sep 15, 2016
LORI JEAN KLEIN was born on September 9, 1957 to Melvin and Doris (Hegstad) Essman in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised on the family home place just north of Kanaranzi, Minnesota and attended school in both Magnolia and Luverne, Minnesota, graduating from Luverne High School with the Class of ’75. She then attended Pipestone Vocational and Technical School in Pipestone,...
Delia "Sally" Blom
Sep 13, 2016
Delia “Sally' Blom was born on November 30, 1926 to Ed and Cornelia (Scholten) Tuinstra on the family farm in Battle Plain Township, Rock County, Minnesota. She attended country school and graduated from the eighth grade. Near the age of 18, she moved with her family to the farm west of Pipestone where she resided and worked until June 26,...
Wyatt Adam Veldkamp
Sep 13, 2016
WYATT ADAM VELDKAMP... son of Bryce and Lisa (Post) Veldkamp was stillborn on September 13, 2016 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Mommy and Daddy's little boy weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. Wyatt is lovingly remembered by his parents, Bryce and Lisa of Edgerton, Minnesota; grandparents, Darrell and Bonnie Veldkamp...
Alice Buhl
Sep 7, 2016
Alice Anna Buhl was born March 21, 1920 in Dageling, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where she was baptized in the Lutheran church. When she was three-years-old, she came to the United States with her parents, Ernest and Christine (Husen) Bannick. She grew up on a farm near Lake Benton, Minnesota, and was confirmed in English Lutheran Church in Lake Benton. She attended...
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