Robert L. Drake
May 29, 2016
A PRIVATE FAMILY CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE BOB'S LIFE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. ROBERT LOUIS DRAKE was born on October 25, 1967 to Robert and Gladys (LoCollo) Drake in Plainfield, New Jersey. He received his baptism at Lady of Fatima Church in Piscataway, New Jersey. He attended school through the eleventh grade. Bob spent almost all of his...
Robert Olson
May 28, 2016
ROBERT LEO OLSON was born September 1, 1936 to Ole and Meta (Schneekloth) Olson in Beaver Creek, Minnesota, where he was raised and received his education through the eighth grade. Following his formal schooling, Bob went to work as a carpenter for Gale Tower Construction for several years until the business closed. He then went to work at Beaver Creek...
Dale Taubert
May 25, 2016
DALE EUGENE TAUBERT was born in Holland, Minnesota to Arthur Franklin and Beulah (Ott) Taubert. He was raised in Holland and was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church there. He received his elementary education at a country school and then Pipestone High School, graduating in 1945. After his schooling, Dale worked as a farmhand and then after a while,...
Harriet Vander Plaats
May 23, 2016
Harriet Vander Plaats... was born to Peter and Fannie (Jagt) DeBoer on September 10, 1932 on a farm near Holland, Minnesota. When she was four years old, she moved to a farm near Ogilvie, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. At the age of 19, she moved to Pipestone, Minnesota to help babysit her aunt's children. In...
Opal Claussen
May 23, 2016
Following Opal's requests, no services will be held. OPAL JOHANNA HOOPS CLAUSSEN was born on August 7, 1920, in Quimby, Iowa to Lewis William and Margaret (Pieper) Hoops. She was raised and received her education in Quimby until 1928 when the family moved to Washta, Iowa, then Grand Meadow, Iowa and Marcus, Iowa until finally settling in Steen, Minnesota in...
Jerry Fehl
May 22, 2016
JERRY DEAN FEHL was born on January 24, 1971 in Tyler, Minnesota to Morris and Irene (Wichern) Fehl. He was baptized at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Jerry attended Lake Benton Public School and graduated in 1989. While in high school Jerry made several lifelong friends. He and “the guys” could often be found under the hood...
Evan Versteeg
May 18, 2016
TO VIEW A VIDEO OF EVAN'S FUNERAL SERVICE, PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK: https://vimeo.com/168538807 EVAN VERSTEEG, age 71, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on May 18, 2016 with his loving family at his side. He fought a courageous battle with COPD and cancer. Evan’s positive attitude, determination and faith set the precedence of his acceptance of these diseases to his family...
Cynthia "Cindy" Lange
May 18, 2016
CYNTHIA DIANE (MILLER) LANGE was born on October 15, 1954 to LeRoy and Mary Ann (Donaldson) Miller in Pipestone, Minnesota. She attended grade school and graduated from Pipestone High School. On June 2, 1973, she was united in marriage to Steve Lange at First Lutheran Church in Pipestone. After their marriage, she worked at Lange’s Caf and was blessed with...
Dennis Keifer
May 17, 2016
DENNIS DEAN KEIFER was born February 15, 1939 to Hollie and Emma (Ihnen) Keifer at Balaton, MN. He was baptized and later confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Balaton. He started growing up on a farm between Balaton and Lynd and attended first grade in Lynd. After moving to a farm near Hendricks he attended country school for two...
Kenneth Hellie
May 17, 2016
KENNETH ELDOR HELLIE was born at home in Jasper, Minnesota to Knute and Elizabeth (Quissell) Hellie on May 4, 1918. He was baptized on May 26, 1918 and confirmed on June 26, 1932 at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Kenny received his education with Jasper Public Schools. Kenny’s mother died when he was 4 years old. He continued...
Leeann Mckinney
May 16, 2016
LEEANN MCKINNEY... was born on February 28, 1955 to Lee and Lorraine (Smidt) Scheerhoorn at the Pipestone Community Hospital in Minnesota. She was reared in the Pipestone community where she attended grade school and high school and was a member of the Pipestone High School class of 1973. LeeAnn later attended Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York. LeeAnn was...
Debra Thovson
May 13, 2016
DEBRA MAXINE THOVSON was born on November 13, 1960 to Don and Beverly Daly in La Mesa, California. She was raised in La Mesa until the age 12, when she then moved to Marshall, Minnesota. Here she met Norman Thovson and on April 22, 1977 the couple was married in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Following their marriage the couple lived...
Dwayne Samuel Adams
May 12, 2016
DWAYNE ADAMS... Age 71, of Pipestone, died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at his home in Pipestone. Respecting Dwayne's wishes, no funeral services will be held.
Lucille J. Fick
May 12, 2016
LUCILLE (THOMPSON) FICK was born on June 30, 1925 to Henry and Wilhelmina (Swanson) Thompson on the family farm near Pukwana, South Dakota, Brule County. She received her baptism on August 13, 1926 and was confirmed in her faith on November 26, 1939, both at Pukwana Lutheran Church in Pukwana. She was raised on the farm and attended school in...
Allen Dale Pantekoek
May 9, 2016
ALLEN DALE PANTEKOEK was born on June 13, 1956 to Edward and Donna (Moore) Pantekoek in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace United Methodist Church in Pipestone and attended elementary and high school in Pipestone. Al was a life-long farmer, farming on the family farm northwest of Pipestone. Along the way, he was blessed with two children,...
Charles Michael Swanson
May 9, 2016
Charles “Chuck” Michael Swanson was born January 18, 1978 to Clarence and Arlys (Krebs) Swanson in Marshall, Minnesota. He was baptized and later confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Island Lake Township. He grew up on the family farm near Lynd, Minnesota. Chuck attended grade school in Lynd and graduated from Marshall High School in 1996. He then attended Minnesota...
Vivian Houg
May 7, 2016
VIVIAN RHOBERTA HOUG was born on December 24, 1921 in Pipestone, Minnesota to William and Emily (Fish) Cheney. She was raised in Pipestone where she was baptized, confirmed and received her education. Vivian graduated from the Pipestone High School in 1939. On June 24, 1944, Vivian was united in marriage to Lowell Grimm at the Methodist Church in Luverne, Minnesota....
Debra Slegers
May 7, 2016
DEBRA 'DEBBIE' SLEGERS was born February 4, 1957 to Robert and Mary (Hamann) Dekoekkoek in Bellflower, California. In her youth, she grew up in Iowa, California, and Minnesota.She graduated from Pipestone High School in 1976. Debb was baptized and had made her profession of faith in the Christian Reformed Church. She was united in marriage to Gaylin Slegers on December...
Robert Bakken
May 2, 2016
ROBERT HALVOR BAKKEN was born on May 22, 1959 to Helmer and Arla (Jacobson) Bakken at Luverne Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. He spent his life on the family farm. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1978. Bob enjoyed being a student manager for Elmer Menage’s football teams and Laurin Carroll’s basketball teams. He also helped in the Resource Room...
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