Deanna Bahn
Nov 13, 2014
DeAnna Joy (Lovell) Bahn was born on January 25, 1938 to Walter and Beatrice (Ditmeyer) Lovell in Chandler, Minnesota. She was raised north of Slayton, Minnesota and attended country school in District #62. She attended and graduated from Slayton High School. After completing her education, she worked in Worthington, Minnesota and the Twin Cities as an office clerk at a...
Betty H. Birdsey
Nov 10, 2014
BETTY HELEN BIRDSEY was born on September 1, 1927, to Oscar and Alice Pederson in Luverne, Minnesota, where she was raised and attended school. She worked at Birdsey’s Bakery in Luverne from 1944 to 1947. On June 3, 1947, Betty married Ernest Birdsey. Following their marriage, the two owned and operated Birdsey’s Bakery for a few years until Ernie reenlisted...
Perdita Douty
Nov 10, 2014
PERDITA MAE DOUTY was born to Sam and Ruth (Nelson) Sathre on May 15, 1924, on the family farm in Altona Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota, near Ward, South Dakota, where she attended country school. When she was in second grade, she moved with her family to Pipestone, Minnesota. After she graduated from Pipestone High School in 1942, she moved...
Walter Kopp
Nov 9, 2014
WALTER HEILMAN KOPP was born on July 21, 1922 to Walter and Emma (Heilman) Kopp in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He grew up in East Donegal Township, living with his family in the towns of Stackstown, Elizabethtown, Florin, and Maytown Pennsylvania. He graduated from East Donegal Township High School in Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania and worked various jobs until...
Jean Hanson
Nov 6, 2014
JEAN PHYLLIS (NELSON) HANSON was born to Edward William and Christina Frederika (Matthiesen) Nelson in Ayr, North Dakota on October 5, 1918. She attended Erie High School graduating in 1934. She furthered her education at Bemidji State Teachers College and Valley City Teachers College in North Dakota. After obtaining her teaching license she taught in Armenia and Absaraka, North Dakota....
Herbert T. Fick
Nov 5, 2014
HERBERT THEODORE FICK was born to Peter H. and Dorathea K. (Winter) Fick on August 11, 1926 on the family farm in Martin Township, Rock County, Minnesota. He was baptized at his parents’ home on August 29, 1926. Herb grew up as the youngest of eight brothers. He attended country school in District 57. In 1939, he moved with his...
Barbara Sears
Nov 3, 2014
Barbara Faye Sears went to be with the Lord on November 8, 2014 after complications from surgery in Edinburg, Texas. Barb was born January 15, 1938 to James and Francis VanDrunen in Sibley, Iowa. In 1957, Barb and her family moved to Lake Benton, Minnesota where she graduated from Lake Benton High School. While attending high school, Barb met the...
Ann Feikema
Nov 2, 2014
ANN FEIKEMA was born on May 8, 1921 in Wilmont, Minnesota to Peter and Jennie (Bos) Van Velzen. When she was a young girl, her family moved to Sioux Falls, SD where Ann attended Sioux Falls Public Schools. Following her education, she worked at John Morrell and Company in Sioux Falls. On January 25, 1944, Ann married Clarence Feikema in...
Evonne Fuhrmann
Nov 1, 2014
Evonne Eloweese Fuhrmann was born October 8, 1926 to Harald and Eva (Helland) Andresen on the family farm east of Ruthton, Minnesota. She was baptized and later confirmed at Ellsborough Lutheran Church near Ruthton. She graduated from Ruthton High School in 1944. On October 29, 1947 Evonne married Edward Fuhrmann at Ellsborough Lutheran Church. Their union was blessed with three...
Woodrow G. Faber
Nov 1, 2014
WOODROW 'WOODY' FABER was born June 5, 1918 on a farm east of Lake Benton to Thorvald and Sophie Faber. Woody grew up in the Lake Benton area, attending country school and graduating from Lake Benton High School. He was a World War II veteran, serving two years in the Marines. He was a corporal in a machine gun platoon...
Anna Wipf
Oct 31, 2014
ANNA Z WIPF was born on December 21, 1936 to Zack and Kathrina Waldner at the Bon Homme Colony in Manitoba, Canada. They moved to Glendale Colony, South Dakota in 1949. On July 5, 1959 she married Dave Wipf at the Plainview Colony in Ipswich, South Dakota. They were married 49 years and 11 months until death took her husband...
Audrey Bose
Oct 29, 2014
AUDREY FAYE (VANDER LEE) BOSE was born on February 9, 1930 in Boyden, Iowa to Simon and Irene (Harmon) Vander Lee. She lived in Boyden with her family until she moved at the age of 4 to a farm north of Lake Wilson, Minnesota. She attended Lake Wilson High School, graduating with the class of 1947. On March 31, 1948,...
Carl A. Bates
Oct 29, 2014
CARLETON ARTHUR BATES was born on December 17, 1949 to William and Sharon (Stewart) Bates in Vermillion, South Dakota. During his childhood, Carl and his family moved to Sac City, Iowa and Mitchell, South Dakota before settling in Sioux City, Iowa, where he was raised and received his education. In 1968, he graduated from East High School in Sioux City....
Harriet Van Peursem
Oct 26, 2014
HARRIET VAN PEURSEM... was born to Pete and Nina (Schelhaas) Mulder on October 12, 1930 in Edgerton, Minnesota. As a young child, she went to Edgerton Christian grade school. Upon completion of her education, she worked at Jolinks Bakery and Hans Vander Pol’s Red Owl Store. On October 12, 1949, she was united in marriage to Elmer Van Peursem at...
Mattie E. Petersen
Oct 25, 2014
MATTIE ELDORA PETERSEN was born on July 18, 1917 to John and Della (Lewis) Ellefson on the family farm northwest of Hardwick, Minnesota in Rock County. She was baptized on August 5, 1917 at Rosedell Lutheran Church near Jasper, Minnesota and confirmed on October 11, 1931 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota. She attended school through the eighth grade...
Joyce C. Matthiesen
Oct 23, 2014
JOYCE CATHLEEN MATTHIESEN was born to Christian and Julia (Haugen) Estergaard on May 26, 1932 in Moody County, South Dakota. She attended and graduated from Flandreau High School in Flandreau, South Dakota. Following her education she worked as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell. On March 17, 1953 Joyce was united in marriage to Arlo Matthiesen in Flandreau. Following their...
Vesta Mitchell
Oct 21, 2014
Vesta Karen Mitchell was born October 25, 1925 to Einar and Hilda (Andersen) Christensen in Hope Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was baptized at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler on December 15, 1925, and confirmed there on May 26, 1940. She attended country school through the 9th grade, and then was a nanny for various families in Tyler. On December...
Alice M. Luneburg
Oct 19, 2014
ALICE MAE LUNEBURG was born March 16, 1933 to Alex and Helen (French) Kepple in Olivia, Minnesota. She attended school in Olivia and Danube, Minnesota until her family moved to Magnolia, Minnesota where she then attended Magnolia High School and graduated in 1951. Following graduation Alice lived and worked during the week in Luverne, Minnesota at Tri-State Insurance. On May...
Ruth Meyer
Oct 18, 2014
Ruth Cora Margaret (Sprink) Meyer . . . . was born to Carl Herbert and Josephine (Otto) Sprink on January 8, 1920, in Lake Benton, MN, where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Lake Benton High School in 1938, she babysat and did house cleaning. On July 5, 1939, she was united in marriage to Benjamin...
Rodney Lange
Oct 17, 2014
RODNEY LANGE was born on April 18, 1935 to August and Margaret (Frahm) Lange at the family’s farm place in Rock County, Minnesota, near Luverne. He spent his childhood years on the farm, attending country school and helping out his dad. His folks sold the farm when he was 16 and the family moved to Brewster, Minnesota. He worked a...
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