Dorothy Van Dyke Roemeling
May 31, 2015
Dorothy Evelyn Berkenpas was born on March 21, 1925 one mile north of Holland, Minnesota in Aetna Township to William and Nettie (Freese) Berkenpas. Dorothy was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Holland. She attended school in Verdi where she graduated with the class of 1943. On November 20, 1943, Dorothy was united in marriage to Marlin...
Bernie Top
May 26, 2015
BERNIE TOP was born on June 4, 1926 to John and Jennie (Kuiper) Top on a farm near Lester, Iowa. He was raised in the Hills, Minnesota area and attended Larchwood #1 country school through the eighth grade. Following his education he continued helping on the farm. On November 10, 1948 Bernie was united in marriage to Jeanette Vander Weerd...
Oakley Shay Barron
May 24, 2015
Oakley was born Tuesday, May 5, 2015 with hypo plastic left heart syndrome. She passed Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Minneapolis Children's Hospital after complications with the multiple operations she had during that time. She will be lovingly remembered by her parents, Andrew & Alicia Barron of Ruthton, Minnesota; Big sister, Olivia Barron; grandparents; Tom & Linda Barron of Ruthton,...
Beulah Hourscht
May 22, 2015
BEULAH ELAINE TOFT was born on May 23, 1923 in Hadley, Minnesota to Ben and Elsie (Johnson) Toft. She was raised on a farm near Hadley and received her education at a country school. On July 8, 1939, Beulah was united in marriage to Dale Dayton. They made their home in Slayton, Minnesota. On March 21, 1945, Dale was killed...
Jerry Binford
May 20, 2015
JERRY ALAN BINFORD was born to Harold and Clara (Nelson) Binford on April 19, 1934 in Vienna Township, Rock County, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. He then helped on the family farm. Early in his life Jerry began farming with his brother, Lowell, northeast of Luverne. On May 21,...
Sharla Faye Drew
May 11, 2015
SHARLA FAYE (GORTER) DREW was born on August 21, 1964 to John and Geraldine (Hoff) Gorter in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized and made her profession of faith at the Christian Reformed Church in Pipestone. She was raised on the family farm and attended Edgerton Christian Elementary and SouthWest Christian High School in Edgerton, graduating with the class of 1982....
Kristy K. Giesler
May 11, 2015
KRISTY KAYE GIESLER was born on October 28, 1982 to Evert and Carolyn (Bruggeman) Van Surksum in Pipestone, Minnesota. She grew up in Jasper, Minnesota and graduated from Pipestone-Jasper High School in 2002. She was married on June 28, 2000 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This union was blessed with two children, Clay and Rylee, the loves of her life....
John Vanscharrel
May 8, 2015
JOHN VOLRATH VANSCHARREL was born on January 28, 1922 to Johann and Henrietta (Dringenberg) VanScharrel in Critzum, Germany and baptized on April 9, 1922. In 1929, he immigrated with his family to the United States where they stayed for a brief time with relatives in Argonne, South Dakota and purchased an old bank where they resided until moving to Minnesota....
Vernon L. Brower
May 7, 2015
VERNON LEE BROWER was born on February 9, 1929 to John Jr. and Dora (Vander Schaaf) Brower in Doon, IA, where he was raised and received his education. As a young man, Vernon worked with his father on the Great Northern Railroad. In March of 1953 he entered the United States Army and served his country as a radio telecommunication...
Carrie Boom
May 6, 2015
CARRIE BOOM was born on April 19, 1938 to Albert and Fannie (Reurink) Van Maanen in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised in Beaver Creek, Minnesota and graduated from Beaver Creek High School in 1956. From 1957 to 1972 she was employed at the Luverne Community Hospital. On October 27, 1972 Carrie was united in marriage to Cliff Boom. The employment...
Dorothea Huiskes
May 5, 2015
DOROTHEA MARIE HUISKES was born on August 25, 1923 to William and Anna (Holst) Kurtz on the family farm south of Luverne, Minnesota in Rock County. She was baptized on September 16, 1923 and confirmed on September 6, 1936 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Steen, Minnesota. She attended District #3 country school through 8th grade when she left to help...
Emily Nielsen
May 2, 2015
Emily Nielsen was born on November 24, 1942 to John and Magdaline (Gawarecki) Ratajczak in Royal Township, near Ivanhoe, Minnesota. She was baptized, received first communion, and was confirmed at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno, Minnesota. She attended parochial school at Wilno and later attended school at Ivanhoe. She was united in marriage to Victor Nielsen on June...
Alton Gilmore
May 2, 2015
ALTON EDWIN GILMORE was born to Paul Clifford and Bessie Mae (Roberts) Gilmore on December 29, 1928 on a farm in Eden Township, south of Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school in District #29. He then continued his education at Pipestone High School. After his graduation in 1947, he helped on the family farm. On August 27,...
Abraham "Abe" Schiebout
Apr 29, 2015
ABRAHAM 'ABE' SCHIEBOUT was born on October 28, 1928 to Herman and Jennie (De Groot) Schiebout in Ireton, Iowa. He was raised in the Ireton area and attended the Ireton Christian School. He was baptized and confirmed in the Ireton Christian Reformed Church. Abe served in the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. On July 22, 1953, he was united...
Willie Kuyper
Apr 27, 2015
WILHELMINA KUYPER was born to Marinus and Adriana (Buitendyk) Overgaauw on October 14, 1925 on a farm near Leota, Minnesota. When she was a small child, she moved with her parents to a farm by Woodstock, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school. Upon completion of her education, she helped at home and on the family farm. On...
Harold Huemoller
Apr 26, 2015
HAROLD HUEMOLLER was born to John and Margaret (Lettow) Huemoller on February 19, 1914 in Airlie, Minnesota where he was raised. He attended school in Pipestone until the 8th grade when he quit his schooling to help his father on the farm in Airlie. On June 25, 1939, he was united in marriage to Norma Ferguson in Flandreau, South Dakota....
Rufus Garnmeister
Apr 25, 2015
RUFUS HERMAN GARNMEISTER was born on March 25, 1925 at home near George, Iowa to Herman and Emma (Bunte) Garnmeister. He was raised on the family farm. He was baptized and confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran Church of George and attended country school through the eighth grade near George. Rufus helped his dad on the farm and was active in...
Donald Oerter
Apr 25, 2015
DONALD EUGENE OERTER was born May 11, 1931 to Martin and Anna (Pedersen) Oerter in Hendricks, Minnesota. He was the youngest of four children and grew up on various farms in southwest Minnesota. Donald was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. He attended country school and then began farming with his father. He later met Delores Schmidt...
Effie B. Gertz
Apr 25, 2015
EFFIE B. GERTZ, age 90, of Fremont, Wisconsin, formally of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Appleton Medical Center. Effie was born on December 11, 1924 in Luverne, the daughter of the late Gustav and Minnie (Wallenberg) Gehrke. On August 30, 1951, Effie married Clarence Gertz. He preceded her in death in 1988. Effie was a very...
Edward Wehler
Apr 25, 2015
EDWARD WEHLER, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Per Ed's wishes, burial at sea with military honors will take place at a later date. Blessed be his memory and service to our country.
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