Lavon Lorraine Bouman
Apr 9, 2015
LaVon Lorraine Bouman. . . was born to Peter and Ida (Wiese) Stevens on August 9, 1923 in Aetna Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota. When she was a young girl, she moved with her family to Fountain Prairie Township of Pipestone County, where she was raised and attended country school. She then attended Ruthton High School in Ruthton, Minnesota where...
Archie "Bud" Paul Whitaker Jr.
Apr 8, 2015
Archie Paul 'Bud' Whitaker, Jr... was born to Archie Whitaker, Sr. and Elva (Buffington) Whitaker on September 26, 1927 on a farm near Holland, Minnesota where he was raised. He attended a country school near Holland through the eighth grade. After completing his education, Bud farmed with his father. On August 14, 1946, he entered the U.S. Army and served...
Agnes Lenore Mathers
Apr 7, 2015
Agnes Lenore (Cleaveland) Mathers was born on March 3, 1918 in Kanaranzi, Minnesota, to Phillip and Jessie (Gillis) Cleaveland. Agnes grew up in the Pipestone area where she received her education. After her schooling, she moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to care for her nieces and nephews. While in Sioux Falls, she met Edward Mathers; they were married on...
Richard E. Johnson
Apr 6, 2015
RICHARD EARL JOHNSON was born to Louis and Ethel (Noble) Johnson on November 9, 1930, on the farm outside of Beresford in Lincoln County, South Dakota. He spent his childhood years on the farm and graduated from Beresford High School in 1948. He enlisted into the United States Army on January 6, 1949. Richard served his country in the Korean...
Lois Trout
Apr 5, 2015
Lois Joyce Trout was born September 28, 1933 to Arthur and Rose (Gudmundson) Rasmussen in Russell, Minnesota. She was baptized and later confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Russell. She attended school in Russell, graduating from Russell High School in 1951. On March 16, 1952 Lois married Stanley Pochardt. Their union was blessed with two children, Grant and Cindy. She...
Steven E. Hup
Mar 30, 2015
STEVEN EDWARD HUP was born to John and Alvina (Hoogeveen) Hup on January 12, 1956 at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm near Steen, Minnesota and attended grade school in Steen through the fourth grade. In 1964, the family moved to a farm south of Luverne. Steve continued his education and graduated from...
Leroy John Hartson
Mar 30, 2015
LeRoy John Hartson was born June 13, 1952 to Donald and Rosmary (Reese) Hartson in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Russell, Minnesota and later confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Ruthton, Minnesota. He grew up in Ruthton and graduated from Ruthton High School. In 1970 LeRoy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and attained...
Lorine Ploeger
Mar 28, 2015
Lorine Eleanor (Pape) Ploeger was born on October 16, 1922 to William and Anna (Kramer) Pape in Elkton, South Dakota. She was baptized on November 9, 1922 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elkton, South Dakota where she was also confirmed on July, 19, 1936. Lorine grew up on the family farm near Elkton from 1922 to 1940. She attended country...
Leo Swenson
Mar 26, 2015
LEO EDWIN ROGER SWENSON was born to Edwin and Magna (Haraldson) Swenson on February 19, 1932 in Rock County, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. Following his high school graduation, Leo was drafted into the United States Army where he served as a MP during the Korean War. Leo was honorably...
Lou Ann Pistachio
Mar 25, 2015
LOU ANN PISTACHIO was born on December 10, 1946 to Carl and Bernice (Bladen) Amundson in Glendale, California where she was raised in California. She received her education at Beachy Elementary, Pacioma Junior High and San Fernando High in San Fernando, California. After her education, Lou Ann started her family. She had her five children by the time she turned...
John G. Schoonhoven
Mar 25, 2015
JOHN GERRIT SCHOONHOVEN was born to Gerrit and Gertie (Van Hill) Schoonhoven on September 11, 1933 in Steen, Minnesota. When he was six years old, he moved with his parents to a farm two miles south of Holland, Minnesota where he attended school. In 1946, he again moved with his family to a farm north of Holland, and in 1951,...
Gerald Lee Phillips
Mar 24, 2015
GERALD LEE PHILLIPS was born to Robert Orville and June Marian (Woolcott) Phillips on March 29, 1943 in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he began his education, attending Richfield Elementary School. Because his father was in the military, Gerry’s family moved frequently. He lived in Virginia, Georgia, and Louisiana before moving to Italy where he attended his first two years of high...
Thomas Ray Benz
Mar 16, 2015
THOMAS RAY BENZ was born to Bernard and Theresa (Klever) Benz on November 9, 1942 on a farm south of Harris, Iowa. As a small child, he moved with his parents to a farm by Melvin, Iowa where he attended school. In 1953, he again moved with his parents to a farm north of Pipestone, Minnesota and attended school in...
C. Virginia Fries
Mar 14, 2015
CECIL VIRGINIA FRIES was born on April 14, 1922 to Cecil Duncan and Irene (Wilson) MacRae in St. Louis, Missouri. She was raised there and received her education, graduating in 1940. She then attended school at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. On January 17, 1942, Virginia was united in marriage to James L. Fries. The couple made their home...
Marvin Elroy Tokheim
Mar 12, 2015
Marvin ElRoy Tokheim was born June 9, 1941 to George and Ruth (Shelstad) Tokheim at the hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. A few days after his birth he had a very high fever that could not be broken. As a result of the fever, Marvin developed epileptic seizures and mild intellectual disabilities. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith...
Phyllis Gehrels
Mar 6, 2015
PHYLLIS MAXINE GEHRELS was born to John and Anna (Rath) Arp on January 23, 1921 in Elmer Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where she was raised on the family farm. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Trosky, Minnesota. She attended country school in District #54, and she attended high school in Trosky and then...
Milton Earl Seeman
Mar 5, 2015
MILTON EARL SEEMAN was born on June 29, 1930 to Earl and Odeanna (Benson) Seeman in Jasper, Minnesota. He was baptized, confirmed, and a member of the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church. He graduated from Jasper High School with the class of 1948. He served in the United States Army as a Sergeant during the Korean War with and honorable discharge...
Leslie "Les" Kallsen
Mar 1, 2015
Leslie Walter Kallsen was born to August and Lore Kallsen on March 28, 1927 and was raised on the family farm west of Jasper, Minnesota. There were four other boys in the family (Louis, Richard, Robert, and Loren). Their mother died shortly after Loren was born. Subsequently August married Ada Ann Newman and moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where he was...
Luverna Leslie Hilliard
Mar 1, 2015
LUVERNA CHARLATTA LESLIE HILLIARD was born on January 4, 1911 to David and Hulda (Sandgren) Carlson on a farm east of Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm and attended country school through the seventh grade. Following her education, she remained on the farm where she continued to help her family. On February 28, 1935 LuVerna was united...
Norma Thomson
Feb 27, 2015
NORMA ROSE THOMSON was born on January 2, 1933 to Clarence and Henrietta (Giese) Damman in Jasper, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education, graduating with the Jasper High School class of 1951. She lived in many locations throughout the country and moved back to the Minneapolis area in 1985. She held various positions in Media Relations working...
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