Frank James "Jim" Cinkle
Sep 10, 2014
FRANK JAMES 'JIM' CINKLE was born on August 23, 1927 to F.J. and Estelle (Wood) Cinkle in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was confirmed by Reverend Solberg and joined the Lutheran Church in May 1951. Jim served his country in the United States Army beginning in January 1946 until his honorable discharge in August 1947. Upon his return Jim came...
Lois Graphenteen
Sep 5, 2014
LOIS GRAPHENTEEN was born to Alpheus and Ramona (Hanses) Beeney on August 10, 1932 in Lily, South Dakota. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Farmington, Minnesota. When she was 15 years old, she again moved with her family to California. One year later, they returned to Farmington where she completed her education, graduating from Farmington High...
Clara Den Herder
Sep 5, 2014
Clara Den Herder was born May 30, 1926 to Abraham and Elizabeth (Hoogland) Beukelman near Sioux Center, Iowa. She was baptized in the Protestant Reformed Church in Sioux Center, Iowa and later made her profession of faith at the First Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center. She grew up on the family farm and loved her education attending country school...
Elmer D. Moeller
Sep 3, 2014
ELMER DALE MOELLER was born February 4, 1934 to Walter and Grace (Klosterbuer) Moeller on the family farm in Kanaranzi Township, Rock County, Minnesota. In 1937 Elmer’s family moved to a farm 1 miles West of Hardwick, Minnesota. He was baptized at the Ebenezer State Line Presbyterian Church near Rock Rapids, Iowa and later confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church...
Lowell Wayne Rosenkjar
Sep 2, 2014
LOWELL WAYNE ROSENKJAR was born on September 21, 1919 to Axel and Rebecca (Leetch) Rosenkjar in Holstein, Iowa. He grew up in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota. Lowell received his education through the 8th grade. After his schooling, he helped on the family farm. In 1942, Lowell enlisted into the United States Army where he served in WWII; he was...
William "Bill" Wolfswinkle
Sep 1, 2014
WILLIAM JOHN WOLFSWINKLE was born on November 29, 1950 to John and Henrietta “Etta” (Bouman) Wolfswinkle in Tyler, Minnesota. Bill was raised on the family farm near Woodstock, Minnesota and was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Holland, Minnesota. He received his education at the Woodstock Elementary School and later the Pipestone High School, graduating with the...
Roger Gylling
Aug 30, 2014
Roger felt blessed to be born into the loving family of Robert E. and Dorothy C. Gylling on July 22, 1944 at the Tyler Hospital. He grew up in Drammen Township and was baptized and confirmed at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church, rural Lake Benton. He attended District #68 Country School through 6th grade and graduated from Lake Benton High School...
Connie Lou Swenson
Aug 21, 2014
CONNIE LOU (SCHNEPF) SWENSON was born on October 10, 1952, in Luverne, Minnesota to Cristina and Louis Lowe. She was baptized in the Presbyterian Church in 1959, in Luverne, and confirmed in the Presbyterian Church in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was adopted by Paul and Cristena Schnepf, who made their family home in Ihlen, Minnesota where Connie attended school. She and...
Arleen Mitchell
Aug 13, 2014
Arleen Mitchell… was born on June 5, 1917 to Ole and Ida (Snare) Jensen on a farm near Slayton, Minnesota. She was baptized in Hadley, Minnesota and confirmed in Slayton. She attended country school and later went on to Slayton High School. She graduated from high school in Balaton, Minnesota in 1936. She was married in February of 1938 to...
Phyllis Kortuem
Aug 11, 2014
Phyllis 'PK' Helen Kortuem... was born on October 2, 1940 the last child of Matthew and Helen (Biehn) Kortuem in Mankato, Minnesota. She was raised in Huntley, Minnesota where she attended school. She was baptized and received the sacraments at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Winnebago, Minnesota. After her graduation from Huntley High School in 1959, she worked as a...
Hugo W. Zick
Aug 9, 2014
HUGO WILLIAM ZICK was born to Emil and Minnie (Otto) Zick on April 25, 1929 on a farm near Lucan, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. On December 19, 1951, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a corporal during the Korean War. After his discharge from the service on December 4, 1953, he returned to...
Dr. Albert C. Martin
Aug 9, 2014
DR. ALBERT CHARLES MARTIN was born on June 9, 1920 to Russell and Frances [Tobias] Martin in Harvey, Illinois. He graduated from high school in Harvey and went on to attend the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Following his undergraduate degree, he pursued medical school, where he graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1944. Upon...
Ruby Sorensen
Aug 9, 2014
RUBY ELIZABETH (MEYER) SORENSEN was born on July 16, 1923 to Fred and Ellen (Bruemmer) Meyer in Lake Wilson, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake Wilson. At age five she moved with her family to Tyler, Minnesota. She was confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. In 1941 she graduated from Tyler High School....
Ashley Von Holtum
Aug 4, 2014
ASHLEY ANN VON HOLTUM was born on June 23, 1988, in Pipestone, Minnesota to Elwin and Norma Brands. She was raised on the family dairy farm south of Edgerton, Minnesota, where as a young girl she loved milking cows alongside of her dad. She attended school at Leota Christian Elementary and Edgerton Public, graduating in 2007 with honors. Ashley then...
Verla Marlene Baker
Aug 3, 2014
Verla Marlene Baker was a woman who loved God, led a simple and meaningful life, and leaves behind a beautiful legacy. Verla was the daughter of Dick E. and Laura (Winkowitsch) Aukes, the 9th of 10 children, born November 16, 1926 on the family farm near Steen, MN. Her siblings were Dick, John, Harvey, Lloyd, Mary (Vis), Laura (Paulson), Lillian...
Lila Jean Roegiers
Aug 2, 2014
Lila Jean Roegiers, 77 of Bloomington, IN, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014, at Hearthstone Health Campus. She was born January 17, 1937 in Jasper, MN, to Otto and Dora (Dock) Krapf. She graduated from Jasper High School where she met and later married the love of her life, Eugene Roegiers. As a married woman and Navy officer's wife, Lila...
Vern D. Haraldson
Aug 2, 2014
VERN DONALD HARALDSON… was born on March 6, 1930 to Ole and Clara Haraldson in Rose Dell Township, Rock County, Minnesota. Vern was baptized on June 24th, 1930 and attended Jasper school until the 8th grade. As a young boy, Vern worked as a farm hand. At the age of 20, Vern joined the United States Navy where he served...
Richard "Dick" Middleton
Jul 30, 2014
RICHARD 'DICK' MIDDLETON was born on August 12, 1939 to Howard and Lola (Thompson) Middleton in Watertown, South Dakota. He was raised near Watertown and Estelline, South Dakota where he was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. He received his education in Estelline before moving with his family to St. Paul, Minnesota. At the age of 17, Dick enlisted...
Daniel Straw
Jul 30, 2014
DANIEL 'HOPPER' RICHARD STRAW was born on May 28, 1951 to Richard and Edna (Herheim) Straw in Pipestone, Minnesota. Dan was raised in Jasper, Minnesota where he was baptized and confirmed at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church. He attended Jasper schools, graduating with the Jasper High School class of 1969. After graduating, he worked at the Jasper Stone Quarry before...
Helen Mae Schulze
Jul 29, 2014
Helen Mae Schulze passed away peacefully on July 29, 2014 at the age of 96. She was surrounded by her loving family as she entered into rest with her loving Savior. Helen was born in Pipestone County, Minnesota on May 19, 1918 to Fred and Lydia Schmidt. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Pipestone High School....
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