Harald Madsen
Mar 25, 2014
Harald Hakon Madsen was born December 17, 1925 to Ernst and Anna (Bollesen) Madsen in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. He grew up on the farm south of Tyler, and graduated from Tyler High School. Following his education, he began his life of farming, helping his dad farm. On July 9, 1947...
Joachim "Joe" Schwiedop
Mar 24, 2014
JOACHIM 'JOE' SCHWIEDOP was born to Wilhem and Alice Elsbeth (Findekling) Schwiedop in Konigsberg, Prussia on February 21, 1941. He moved with his family to Dragstedt, Germany at the age of four and attended school there. Joe moved to Bremerhoven, Germany for a year before coming to the United States in 1959. He was a career plumber and pipefitter. He...
Melford Mcclure
Mar 21, 2014
MELFORD WALLACE McCLURE was born to John and Anne (Aanenson) McClure on March 3, 1927 in Luverne, Minnesota. He lived with his family on a farm outside of Lismore, Minnesota for a few years before moving to Luverne. Mel attended country school through the eighth grade. Mel helped his father on the farm and began his carpentry career with his...
Jordyn Kate Olsen
Mar 20, 2014
JORDYN KATE OLSEN was born to Justin and Jodie (Smook) Olsen on July 14, 2006 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She moved from her earthly home to the beautiful Kingdom of Heaven on March 20, 2014 surrounded by her family at home. At 7 years old, Jordyn touched more lives and held more hearts than anyone could hope to do in a...
Darlene Doering
Mar 19, 2014
DARLENE DOERING was born on March 21, 1941 in Parkston, South Dakota to Theodore and Selina (Tiede) Juhnke. She attended school in the Parkston area and later worked as a baby sitter and part time at Dairy Products Inc. She met Marvin Doering at the dairy plant and the two began a courtship. On August 27, 1961 Darlene was united...
David Hoiland
Mar 19, 2014
DAVID O. HOILAND was born January 28, 1932 to Selmer and Martha (Ormseth) Hoiland in Luverne, Minnesota. He spent his childhood years on the family farm near Luverne where he graduated from Luverne High School in 1950. David excelled at football and continued his love of the game at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He attended Augustana for...
Phyllis C. Klosterman
Mar 15, 2014
PHYLLIS C. KLOSTERMAN was born to John and Helen (Bartelt) Balzer on April 22, 1927 in Lincoln County, MN. She graduated from Lake Benton High School and attended teacher's training in Canby, MN where she earned her teaching certificate. On June 21, 1950, she was united in marriage to James G. Klosterman at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Woodstock, Minnesota....
Phyllis Rix Johansen
Mar 12, 2014
Phyllis R. Johansen was born March 29, 1923 to Anders and Anna (Rix) Utoft in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. She attended school in Tyler and graduated from Tyler High School. After graduation she moved to Washington State, where she met Marlowe Johansen. On April 28, 1944 the couple was married. Their...
Albert Hoogland
Mar 12, 2014
ALBERT GENE HOOGLAND was born to Gerrit and Henrietta (Kraayenbrink) Hoogland on January 17, 1949 in Le Mars, Iowa. He was baptized and made profession of faith in the Christian Reformed Church. He was raised on the farm and attended country school through the fifth grade near Maynard, Minnesota. The family then moved to a farm near Magnolia, Minnesota. At...
Suzanne C. Wathen
Mar 10, 2014
Suzanne Claire Wathen was born on March 24, 1935 to Paul and Mary (Winkel) Meuwissen in Chaska, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. After her graduation from Chaska High School, she attended Mankato State University. Her passion was education, and upon completion of her schooling, she moved to Pipestone and began teaching in 1956 in the Pipestone...
Ada Delila Schroeder
Mar 5, 2014
ADA DELILA SCHROEDER was born to Ole and Ursula (Marks) Todnem on September 29, 1910, on a farm in Lyon County, Minnesota, where she was raised and attended country school. When she was in the fourth grade, Ada moved with her parents to Marshall, Minnesota. She again moved with her parents to a farm by Green Valley, Minnesota, when she...
Lila Mae Hubner
Mar 4, 2014
LILA MAE HUBNER was born on July 22, 1926 to Frances John and Edith Laura (Marquardt) Groth in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Lutheran Faith. She attended school in Pipestone, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1944. After her graduation, she worked at a toy shop and Botsford Lumber Company as a bookkeeper. On June 28, 1948, she...
Lucille Hamann
Mar 3, 2014
LUCILLE VIOLA HAMANN was born to Mattheus and Louise Wenzel Weilandt on April 23, 1921 in Duel County near Toronto, South Dakota. She was baptized into her Christian faith on June 19, 1921. Her family farmed near Toronto and then moved to the Trosky, Minnesota and Hardwick, Minnesota area when Lucille was a young girl. She attended District 51 Country...
Lois Faye Brune
Mar 3, 2014
Lois Faye Brune was born on May 31, 1938 to Moses and Estella (Pearsall) Crow at the Pipestone Indian Hospital. She was raised in Pipestone, Minnesota by her mother after her father died and she went to school in Pipestone. Throughout her whole life Faye enjoyed working with the pipestone and making small crafts. Her Indian name was Omanica. She...
Lois Andersen
Feb 28, 2014
Lois Virginia Andersen was born to Jens Christian and Alma Marie (Jensen) Rasmussen on August 29, 1933 in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized at home and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. She was raised and received her education in Tyler where she graduated from Tyler High School in 1951. On March 20, 1953 she married Arvin 'Ben'...
Fay Koster
Feb 28, 2014
Fay Lavaine (Meyer) Koster was born March 6, 1920 in Lake Wilson, Minnesota to Fred and Ellen (Bruemmer) Meyer. She was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Lake Wilson, and confirmed at the English Lutheran Church in Tyler, Minnesota. She attended Tyler Public School and graduated from Tyler High School. Fay married Leonard Koster on October 8, 1939 in Lake...
Dick Dreesen
Feb 26, 2014
DICK HENRY DREESEN was born October 26, 1926 to Ralph and Aalke (Groen) Dreesen on a farm in Lyon County, Iowa near Ellsworth, Minnesota. At the age of three, the family moved to a farm near Ward, South Dakota. Dick attended country school in Pipestone County through the eighth grade. He was then hired as a farmhand at the age...
Glen Jurrens
Feb 26, 2014
GLEN JURRENS was born in a farmhouse in George, Iowa to Claus and Anke (Henrichs) Jurrens on November 27, 1935. He attended country school in George, Iowa until the 8th grade. He then stayed home to help on the family farm till he joined the National Guard for 4 years in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Glen was introduced to Nancy...
Elaine P. Mccurdy
Feb 25, 2014
ELAINE PRISCILLA MCCURDY was born to Claude and Esther (Goodrich) McConnell on June 20, 1920 on a farm near Minneota, Minnesota. As an infant, she moved with her parents to a farm south of Marshall, Minnesota. When she was five years old, they moved to another farm north of Marshall and Elaine attended school in Marshall. Upon completion of her...
Cletus C. Gacke
Feb 24, 2014
CLETUS CLOID GACKE was born to Anthony and Dora (Rowe) Gacke on September 8, 1927, on the family farm in East Holman Township, Osceola County, Iowa. He was raised near Sibley, Iowa. In 1947 he took a job with the Bear Brand Hosiery Company in Gary, Indiana. On February 9, 1951, Cletus enlisted into the United States Army and was...
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