Arnold "Bud" Wenzel
Oct 28, 2015
ARNOLD 'BUD' WALTER WENZEL was born November 26, 1924 to Karl Gustav and Frieda (Ahrendt) Wenzel in Denver Township, Rock County, Minnesota. He received his baptism on March 15, 1925 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, Minnesota and was confirmed there on August 6, 1939. He attended country school through the eighth grade. On June 30, 1948 Bud was...
Wesley Leland Landgren
Oct 26, 2015
WESLEY LELAND LANDGREN... was born on October 4, 1934 to Levi and Anna (Landgren) Landgren on the family farm in Altona Township, Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised there and attended country school in District 36 and attended Verdi High School, graduating in 1954. Upon completion of his education he joined his father working on the farm. Following his father’s death...
Bernice Margaret Raatz
Oct 25, 2015
Bernice Margaret Raatz… was born on April 2, 1914 to William and Sarah (Crawford) Carson on a farm in Troy Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. She walked to a country school one and a half miles and graduated from Pipestone High School. She then attended beauty school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She returned to Pipestone where she worked until she was united...
Margaret Tellinghuisen
Oct 20, 2015
Margaret Henrietta Tellinghuisen was born June 26, 1917 at Bixby, South Dakota. She grew up in southwestern Minnesota and attended District 10 country school through the eighth grade. In later years she pursued and received her GED H.S. diploma. On October 10, 1935 she married Orris Tellinghuisen at Bryant, South Dakota. Their union was blessed with four children and 55...
Duane Forde
Oct 20, 2015
DUANE FORDE... ***HE LOVED, HE SMILED, HE JOKED, AND YOU KNEW YOU WERE HIS FRIEND.*** (A quote from Bruce Christensen via FACEBOOK to Judy Sorensen……a long time family friend.) Duane Marvin Forde was the second son born to Lucille Levora (Bitner) and Sigurd Ragnvold Karl Forde on October 3, 1935 in the township of Johnsonville located near Delhi, Minnesota. He...
Cornelia Zeinstra
Oct 17, 2015
CORNELIA ZEINSTRA... was born to Marinus and Adrianna (Buitendyk) Overgaauw on January 30, 1927 on a farm near Leota, Minnesota. When she was four years old, she moved with her parents to a farm near Woodstock, Minnesota where she was raised. She attended school in District #49. Upon completion of her education, she helped on the family farm. On June...
Betty Jean Lindstrom
Oct 16, 2015
BETTY JEAN LINDSTROM... was born on March 13, 1927 in Ironwood, Michigan to Walter J. Anderson and Hilda Pauline Olson. She grew up in Ironwood and graduated from L. Wright High School in 1945. Betty subsequently went to Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota and graduated in 1949 with a degree in Social Work. Gustavus is also where she...
Tamara L. Kurtz
Oct 15, 2015
TAMARA LYNN KURTZ was born on June 10, 1958 to Marlen and Margaret (Bjerke) Emery in Slayton, Minnesota. She received her baptism on July 15, 1958 at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota. Tami and her family first lived in the Kanaranzi, Minnesota area and then moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota for a short time. The family later settled...
Elof "Doss" Delos Nelson Jr.
Oct 14, 2015
ELOF DELOS “DOSS” NELSON, JR. was born on January 31, 1926 to Elof Delos and Miriam Elizabeth (Hodgson) Nelson in Independence, Idaho. He was raised in Archer, Idaho and attended school in Rexburg, Idaho, graduating from Madison High School in 1944. On June 19, 1944, he entered the U.S. Navy and served during World War II in the Pacific. After...
Dorothy Weets
Oct 14, 2015
DOROTHY RUTH ELEANOR WEETS… was born on June 26, 1922 to August and Hortense (Conrad) Peterson in Pipestone, Minnesota and was raised near Jasper. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota. She attended elementary school in a country school near Jasper and graduated from Pipestone High School. On February 21, 1941, she was united in...
Randy Lindemann
Oct 11, 2015
Randy Lindemann, 61, passed away at North Kansas City Hospital, Kansas City, MO on October 11, 2015 of a severe stroke and pneumonia. Randy Scott Lindemann was born August 25, 1954, Pipestone, MN. He moved with his parents to White Bear Lake, MN in 1959 and in 1967 they moved to Sioux Falls, SD. He was confirmed at the Wesley...
Loretta Stoeber
Oct 11, 2015
LORETTA STOEBER was born to Frank and Mary (Rust) Carpenter on December 30, 1910 on a farm three miles north of Pipestone, Minnesota. When she was a year old, she moved with her parents to a farm near Ward, South Dakota where she was raised and attended country school. She then continued her education at the high school in Pipestone....
Todd Lingen
Oct 9, 2015
Todd James Lingen was born May 12, 1964 to John and Gladys (Sorensen) Lingen in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized, received first communion, and confirmed all at St. Martin Catholic Church in Woodstock, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm south of Holland and graduated from Pipestone High School. Todd had worked at the Trosky Elevator, Bayliner, and other...
Dolores C. Melton
Oct 9, 2015
DOLORES CLEONE MELTON was born on August 19, 1925 to Ralph and Nellie (Olivier) VanderSchaaf in Hull, Iowa, where she was raised. In 1943, she began her service in the United States Army Nurse Cadet Corp and served her country during World War II until its end. On September 2, 1949 Dolores was united in marriage to Robert L. Melton,...
Esther Vande Hoef
Oct 6, 2015
ESTHER 'ROSE' VANDE HOEF was born to Lambert and Annie (Van Muyden) Van Wyhe on December 18, 1924 on a farm by Akron, Iowa. She lived there for two years before her family moved to a farm near Ireton, Iowa. She graduated from Hawarden High School in Hawarden, Iowa. She then attended Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa for teaching. On...
Wade C. Brooks
Oct 5, 2015
WADE CHARLES BROOKS was born on August 25, 1958 in Luverne, Minnesota to Charley and Delores (Ponivieskie) Brooks. He grew up in Luverne where he attended school, graduating from Luverne High School in 1977. He was baptized in the early 1970’s as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Wade’s faith was very important to him. He dedicated himself to the United States...
Kristen Peterson
Oct 4, 2015
KRISTEN PETERSON, died peacefully on Sunday, October 4, 2015, at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone, Minnesota. Private family services will take place at a later date.
Roy Arthur Sudenga
Oct 3, 2015
ROY ARTHUR SUDENGA... was born to Roy Phillip and Jeanette (Symens) Sudenga on April 21, 1937 on a farm near Fulda, Minnesota. As a young boy, he lived on several farms in southwest Minnesota. In 1946, he moved with his family to Woodstock, Minnesota where he attended school. After he completed the eighth grade, he continued his schooling at Pipestone...
Curt H. Norgaard
Oct 2, 2015
CURTIS HARVEY NORGAARD was born March 10th, 1929 in Tyler, Minnesota and graduated from Tyler High School in 1947. He was united in marriage to Esther Hansen on June 11th, 1950 in Tyler. Curt was co-owner of a caf in Tyler after marriage and then went to work for Pan O Gold Bakery in Pipestone. He worked for the Pan...
Norma Eileen Hein
Oct 1, 2015
NORMA EILEEN HEIN... was born on February 18, 1945 in Tyler, Minnesota to John and Irene (Post) Vander Wilt. She was baptized at the Christian Reformed Church in Holland, Minnesota. She received her education in Ruthton, Minnesota. On August 23, 1962, she was united in marriage to Darrell Hein. Following their marriage, they made their home in Pipestone. Norma held...
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