Katherine Ann Salie
Mar 17, 2016
KATHERINE ANN SALIE was born on January 12, 1952 in Pipestone, Minnesota, to Edward and Charlotte “Nelvye” (Van Peursem) Salie. She was baptized at the American Reformed Church in Woodstock and raised in Woodstock until the age of 21. Kathy attended school in Pipestone with the special education class. In 1977, Kathy moved to Hiawatha Manor in Pipestone when it...
Jayne Lynnor Huibregtse
Mar 16, 2016
JAYNE LYNNOR HUIBREGTSE was born on January 27, 1952 to Vern and Alvera (Wittfoth) Huibregtse in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church in Holland, Minnesota. She attended elementary school in Holland through the 6th grade and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1970. After her graduation, she attended Sioux Valley School of Nursing in...
Leona Klosterbuer
Mar 16, 2016
LEONA KLOSTERBUER was born on March 8, 1916 to Harm and Effie (Pannkuk) Garrels on the farm near George, Iowa. She attended country school through the eighth grade. On February 10, 1938 Leona was united in marriage to Fred Klosterbuer at the Ebenezer Stateline Presbyterian Church near Ellsworth, Minnesota. The couple farmed near Ellsworth for 17 years. In 1957, they...
Clifford Rupp
Mar 15, 2016
CLIFFORD ROBERT RUPP was born on September 12, 1919 to Martin and Sadie (Rupp) Rupp on the farm in Rose Hill Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended country school through the eighth grade. He farmed and did custom work for many years. On July 4, 1947, Cliff was united in marriage to Marian Betty Deshazer. The...
Dale Allen Onken
Mar 12, 2016
Dale Allen Onken was born the second oldest of seven children to Pete and Selma (Ross) Onken on August 7, 1931 in Sibley, Iowa. He was raised on the farm in Iowa. Dale continued to help on the farm following the death of his father which occurred during his ninth grade year of schooling. On September 2, 1952 Dale was...
Lois Vande Kieft
Mar 10, 2016
LOIS LORRAYNE VANDE KIEFT was born on November 28, 1935 to Daven and Helen (Freeman) Hill near Brookings, South Dakota. She was raised near Egan, South Dakota and attended school through the eighth grade. Following her education she candled eggs at the Flandreau Creamery in Flandreau, South Dakota. Lois then met her future husband, Marinus “Bud” Vande Kieft. Following their...
Morris Houg
Mar 8, 2016
MORRIS LEONARD HOUG was born on February 18, 1924, on a family homestead in Rosedell Township, Rock County, Minnesota to Arthur and Bertha (Urdahl) Houg. He was raised on the farm and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Morris received his education at the neighborhood country school and Jasper High School. After his education, he helped with farming...
Leroy Irving Ellefson
Mar 7, 2016
LeRoy Irving Ellefson was born on July 19, 1943 at the Pipestone County Hospital in Pipestone, Minnesota to John and Valborg (Mellom) Ellefson. Following his birth, his parent’s purchased a home in Jasper, Minnesota to raise their family. LeRoy was baptized and confirmed at the Jasper Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota. He received his education at the Jasper Elementary School...
Hall Shella
Mar 6, 2016
HALL LAMBORN SHELLA was born on January 26, 1933 to Edmund and Imo (Lamborn) Shella in Jasper, Minnesota. He attended school in Jasper, graduating from Jasper High school in 1951. Hall was a four year letterman in four sports in high school and held the high jump record until the mid-1970s. He attended Mankato State University and played football and...
Leroy H. Lindblom
Mar 5, 2016
Leroy Howard Lindblom was born October 1, 1936 to Hugo and Elin (Oakstrom) Lindblom on the family farm in Lein Township, near Barrett, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm and attended the rural country school near Barrett. He then attended Elbow Lake Public High School, graduating in 1954. Following graduation LeRoy began working for the Farmer’s Coop in Elbow...
Sina Pederson
Mar 5, 2016
SINA PEDERSON was born to Herbert and Erna Katharina (Loose) Stoltenberg on January 14, 1931 in Luverne, Minnesota. She lived on a farm near Kenneth, Minnesota. When she was six weeks old, she moved with her parents to a farm in Grange Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school in District 18. She continued...
Vernon Henry Kock
Mar 5, 2016
Vernon Henry Kock was born to Barney and Esther Louise (Herschberger) Kock on February 4, 1924 on a farm in Ash Lake Township of Lincoln County, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm in Lincoln County where he attended school. After he completed his education, he worked with his father on the farm. On October 14, 1967, he was united...
Lois Stueven
Mar 3, 2016
LOIS LILLIAN STUEVEN was born to Finis Cleo and Florence Ica (Heidenreich) Ward on December 26, 1922 in Spokane, Washington. Before she was one year old, she moved with her parents and they lived on farms near Iroquois, Carpenter, and Osceola, South Dakota. When she was in the ninth grade, they moved to Jasper, Minnesota. One year later, they moved...
Bruce Baartman
Mar 3, 2016
Bruce Dale Baartman was born February 19, 1947 to Bert and Claretta (Zeinstra) Baartman in Tyler, Minnesota. Bruce was baptized and made his profession of faith at the Holland Christian Reformed Church. He grew up on a farm in rural Ruthton, Minnesota. He attended and graduated from Ruthton High School in 1965. While in school, he enjoyed all sports including...
Helen B. Meyer
Feb 22, 2016
HELEN BERTINA MEYER was born in Hurley, Wisconsin, on April 9, 1916, to Tom and Inga (Hylle) Borgum. During her childhood, they moved to Luverne, Minnesota, where Helen graduated from Luverne High School in 1933. She worked for Hansen and Engan law office from 1933 to 1939. On November 19, 1939, Helen was united in marriage to Loren Meyer at...
Esther R. Weber
Feb 22, 2016
ESTHER EMMA RUTH WEBER was born to William and Sophia (Schoon) Kitchenmaster on July 19, 1923 on the family farm west of Steen, Minnesota. She received her baptism on August 12, 1923 at Trinity Lutheran Church near Steen. She grew up first on the farm and then in Steen and Luverne, Minnesota. Esther attended school in Hills, Minnesota and Luverne...
James Walter Jennings
Feb 21, 2016
JAMES WALTER JENNINGS was born on November 2, 1934 to William and Martha (Kragh) Jennings on a farm near Hendricks, Minnesota. On February 4, 1935, he was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hendricks. When he was a child, he moved to another farm near Hendricks after his grandfather’s farm was sold. In 1944, he moved with his family to...
Robert "Bob" Lindemann
Feb 20, 2016
Robert Charles (Bob) Lindemann was born in Tyler, Minnesota on June 1, 1948 to William and Elsie (Hamer) Lindemann and after a short battle with liver cancer passed away at the age of 67 on Feb. 20, 2016. He lived on a farm north of Lake Benton, MN until 1957 when at the age of 8 he moved with his...
Arnold Rieckman
Feb 18, 2016
ARNOLD RIECKMAN was born to Theodore and Elisabeth (Muller) Rieckman on a farm in Denver Township, Rock County, MN. A short time later he and his family moved to Bellingham, MN. At a young age, he and his family moved to Jersey City, NJ. During his high school years, Arnold enjoyed spending the summers at the Herman Muller farm near...
Megan Marie Hess
Feb 17, 2016
MEGAN MARIE BUCHER HESS was born to Marda Walkup Young and Lyle Donald Bucher on March 14, 1945 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm south of Pipestone and received her education first at Rural District #25 and then went into Pipestone School as a fifth grader. She graduated from PHS in 1963. While in high school,...
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