Obituaries

Clifford Anderson

Clifford Anderson

Jul 29, 2016

CLIFFORD WILLIS ANDERSON was born on May 24, 1920 to Oscar and Alma (Johnson) Anderson in Mount Vernon, South Dakota. He attended and graduated high school in Mount Vernon. He then attended Grand Island Business College in Nebraska for two years and then Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota for one year. In 1940, Cliff moved to Burbank, California...

Gerald Lorenzen

Gerald Lorenzen

Jul 27, 2016

Gerald John Lorenzen… was born to Herman and Maria (Oye) Lorenzen on April 9, 1927 on a farm near Trosky, Minnesota. He was baptized in the German Lutheran Church in Edgerton, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm and attended country school through the sixth grade. Upon completion of his education, he helped on the farm. When he was...

Lavon Harriet Timm

Lavon Harriet Timm

Jul 22, 2016

LAVON HARRIET TIMM was born on October 15, 1938 to Donald and Elsie (Foster) Huebner in Morris, Minnesota. At the age of two, Lavon moved with her family to Holland, Minnesota where she attended country school through the 8th grade. Upon completion of her education, she helped on the farm. She was united in marriage to Raymond Petroff on February...

Audrey Faber

Audrey Faber

Jul 20, 2016

AUDREY ARLENE FABER was born on February 11, 1928 to Gerrit and Gertrude (Vander Tuig) Hop in Hawarden, Iowa. At age 10, Audrey moved with her family to Artesia, California and attended Belfower Christian High School, graduating in 1944. On July 26, 1945, Audrey was united in marriage to Francis Faber. The couple began their life together in Artesia. In...

Lillian M. Anderson

Lillian M. Anderson

Jul 17, 2016

LILLIAN MADELINE CAMILLA PLASSCHAERT ANDERSON was born July 23, 1922 to Achille B. and Virginia (Edger) Plasschaert in Tracy, MN. She attended school through the 11th grade in Tracy and then moved to Illinois to live with cousins. She later received her GED from Rock Island, IL. She was united in marriage in February of 1945 to Harry Cherry in...

Donna Fritz

Donna Fritz

Jul 16, 2016

Donna Lee Fritz... was born to Arthur and Elizabeth (Vos) Fritz on May 25, 1957 at the hospital in Tyler, Minnesota and was raised on the family farm near Woodstock, Minnesota. When she was three months old, she moved with her family to a farm east of Ruthton, Minnesota where she attended school in Ruthton. In January, 1972, she and...

Margaret Emma Bisson

Margaret Emma Bisson

Jul 11, 2016

MARGARET EMMA BISSON was born on August 6, 1917 to Peter and Elizabeth (Carton) DeSplinter in Jasper, Minnesota. She attended country school in District 36, Rosedell Township, Rock County, Minnesota through the eighth grade and then high school in Jasper, Minnesota. She grew up on the farm with one brother and two sisters. She also attended Schyler Beauty School in...

Harold L. Orvis

Harold L. Orvis

Jul 9, 2016

HAROLD 'SONNY' LEROY ORVIS was born on August 27, 1933, to Claude LeRoy and Mabel (Muck) Orvis in Belfast Township of Murray County, MN. He attended country school through the eighth grade and spent his childhood in Slayton, MN. During his early years Harold drove truck. On August 29, 1952, Harold enlisted into the United States Air Force and served...

Harriet Madsen Bornhoft Buhl

Harriet Madsen Bornhoft Buhl

Jul 9, 2016

HARRIET MADSEN BORNHOFT BUHL, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and friend, was born on March 1, 1924 to George and Agnes (Madsen) Bornhoft in Tyler, Minnesota. She attended school in Tyler, graduating from Tyler High School in 1942. She helped the World War II effort by working in California as “Rosie the Riveter.” Returning to Tyler, she worked at...

Glenn Vos

Glenn Vos

Jul 8, 2016

GLENN LEROY VOS was born the fourth of five children to Michael and Anna (Aardema) Vos on June 7, 1939 in Matlock, Iowa. In 1940 the family moved to a farm near Hardwick, Minnesota, where he spent his childhood. He attended grade school in Hardwick and high school in Luverne. Following his education, Glenn drove milk truck for his older...

Kenneth Paul Willey

Kenneth Paul Willey

Jul 4, 2016

KENNETH PAUL WILLEY was born on May 23, 1928 to Floyd Thomas and Cecelia Henderson (Ellsworth) Willey in Sacramento, California. He moved as an infant with his family to Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1946. He was united in marriage on September 3, 1950 to Jylan Ruth Nason Hamer at...

Ethel Franzen

Ethel Franzen

Jul 2, 2016

ETHEL LORRAYNE FRANZEN was born October 6, 1920, in Ortonville, MN, and died July 2, 2016, in Minneapolis, MN. She was a graduate of Ortonville High School and the Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing in St. Paul, MN. On March 2, 1943, she married Clarence “Clare” Erickson at the Frederick (OK) Air base and a daughter, Marilyn, was born to...

Lyman Brown Jr.

Lyman Brown Jr.

Jul 2, 2016

LYMAN EARL LEWIS BROWN, JR… age 46, of Jasper, Minnesota passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone, Minnesota of a heart attack. Lyman was born to Lyman (Lee) and Helen (Van Den Hul) Brown on September 17, 1969 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Later, he moved with his family to Hatton, North Dakota...

Marlyn Eernisse

Marlyn Eernisse

Jun 29, 2016

Marlyn Faye Eernisse was born April 7, 1940 to James and Theresa (Olivier) Westenberg in Edgerton, Minnesota. She grew up in Edgerton where she was baptized and made her profession of faith all at the American Reformed Church of Edgerton. In 1958, she graduated from Edgerton High School. She was united in marriage to Thelmer “Bud” Eernisse on April 26,...

Steven James Waite

Steven James Waite

Jun 28, 2016

STEVEN JAMES WAITE was born to James and Marilyn (Brockberg) Waite on August 31, 1961 in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. After his graduation from Pipestone High School in 1980, he completed an electrician program in Albert Lea, Minnesota and earned a license to work in both Minnesota and South Dakota. He worked for several companies...

Marcella Scott

Marcella Scott

Jun 24, 2016

MARCELLA GENIEVA SCOTT was born on April 6, 1928 to Jerry and Hattie (Bendt) Scheerhorn in Pipestone County, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm near Trosky, Minnesota. Marcella was baptized and later confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Trosky. She attended country school through the eighth grade and then Pipestone High School in Pipestone, Minnesota, graduating in 1945....

Verona Weets

Verona Weets

Jun 20, 2016

Verona Gertrude Selma Weets… was born on June 17, 1922 to John and Lydia (Lange) Peterson on the family farm in Sweet Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school through eighth grade. On July 12, 1941, she was united in marriage to Henry Jerry Weets in Lawton, Oklahoma. While Henry was away in the...

Verna L. Busch

Verna L. Busch

Jun 20, 2016

VERNA LAURA BUSCH was born on October 15, 1924 to Otto and Martha (Scheel) Bartels on the farm in Pipestone County. She was baptized November 11th, 1924. The family lived on different farms in the Trosky, Minnesota area where she was raised and attended Trosky Grade School through 8th grade. She was confirmed May 12th, 1940 at St. John Lutheran...

Andrew "Andy" Hibma

Andrew "Andy" Hibma

Jun 19, 2016

ANDREW 'ANDY' GEORGE HIBMA was born to George and Sadie (Wolbers) Hibma on November 20, 1926 in Pentego, North Carolina. He later moved with his family to South Dakota where he was raised and received his education. In 1943, he and his parents settled in Pipestone, Minnesota. In March, 1945, he entered the United States Army and served during World...

David Elroy Johnson

David Elroy Johnson

Jun 16, 2016

DAVID ELROY JOHNSON was born to Clifford Joseph and Hannah Oline (Sabie) Johnson on September 27, 1933 on the family farm in Eden Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where he was raised. He attended school in Ihlen, Minnesota through the eighth grade and then high school in Pipestone, Minnesota. After his graduation from Pipestone High School in 1951, he enlisted...