Raymond J. Donkersloot
Oct 31, 2013
RAYMOND JOHN DONKERSLOOT was born March 1, 1920 to John and Johanna (Rutgers) Donkersloot on the family farm near Sheldon, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm and attended school through the eighth grade. Following his education, he continued to help on the farm. During the summer of 1942, he met his future bride, Alyda Kraayenbrink. On September 3,...
Ruth Gamber
Oct 30, 2013
RUTH GAMBER was born on July 29, 1924. Ruth Lived in Pipestone for nearly 70 years and was very active at the 1st Baptist Church singing in the choir and working with the church's women's groups. She managed an in-home daycare for many years and later in life she found that painting brought her a great deal of joy. Ruth...
Marian Anna Duus
Oct 30, 2013
Marian Anna Duus was born to Frank and Josephine (Styczynski) Biever on March 2, 1919 in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton, and confirmed at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Wilno, Minnesota. She attended school through the eighth grade. Upon completion of her education, she helped her family during the depression...
Viola De Groot
Oct 29, 2013
VIOLA DE GROOT was born June 7, 1914 to Bert and Gertrude (De Young) Ver Steeg near Chandler, Minnesota. She lived near Lake Wilson, Minnesota until the age of three when her family then moved to Hull, Iowa. She attended country school in Sioux County, Iowa. On January 31, 1941 Viola was united in marriage to John De Groot in...
Larry W. Huntsman
Oct 29, 2013
LARRY WESLEY HUNTSMAN was born on July 19, 1938 in Reliance, South Dakota to Hobart and Caroline 'Lena' Heib Huntsman. He spent his childhood years in Reliance and graduated in 1956 from Reliance High School. He then attended Black Hills Teacher's College where he earned his bachelor's degree in Education. One of the prouder moments in his life came at...
Kurtis Lee Dougherty
Oct 27, 2013
Kurtis Lee Dougherty was born November 9, 1990 in St. James, Minnesota to Wayne and Brenda (Clausen) Dougherty. He was baptized December 16, 1990 at Zion Lutheran Church in Odin, Minnesota, and later confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. When he was one-year-old he moved with his family to Tyler and then Arco. In June 1993 he...
Irene M. Standish
Oct 26, 2013
IRENE MAE STANDISH was born on July 4, 1931 in Jasper, Minnesota to Halver and Louise (Rassmussen) Eggerud. Irene attended Blinson Rural School and then continued in Egan, South Dakota, completing the 9th grade. She was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Pipestone in May of 1956. Irene was united in marriage to Donald Standish on April 23,...
Ernest Sundermeyer
Oct 18, 2013
ERNEST LEROY SUNDERMEYER was born to Julius and Emma (Lange) Sundermeyer on December 24, 1928 in Pipestone, Minnesota. When he was a young boy, his father became ill and the family decided to move to a farm between Ward, South Dakota and Cazenovia, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school in District #68. At the age of 17,...
Robert Nosbusch
Oct 17, 2013
ROBERT 'ROB' JOHN NOSBUSCH was born to J.P. and Theresa (Kockelman) Nosbusch on May 5, 1922 in St. Leo, Minnesota where he was baptized and confirmed at St. Leo Catholic Church. He grew up on the family farm near St. Leo where he also received his education. When his mother passed away when Rob was nine years old, he went...
Leona Goehle
Oct 13, 2013
IN MEMORY OF LEONA ESTHER GOEHLE Leona was the third child of nine born to Nels and Clara Sandager at their farmhouse in Hills, Minnesota on June 24, 1920. After graduating from Hills Public School in 1938, she attended Mankato State Teachers College where she received a Teaching Certificate in 1940. She began teaching at a small country schoolhouse in...
Gerrit "Casey" Van Engelenhoven
Oct 7, 2013
GERRIT 'CASEY' VAN ENGELENHOVEN was born on April 7, 1927 to Cornelius and Gertrude (Post) Van Engelenhoven in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised for one year in Jasper, Minnesota before moving with his family to Luverne where he was raised and attended school through the eighth grade. Following his education, he began working at A.R. Wood Manufacturing as a laborer....
Ted Hays
Oct 4, 2013
THEODORE ROY HAYS was born July 10, 1941 to James and Violet (Birchfield) in Los Angeles, California. From 1941-1945 they lived in Alpha, California. In 1945 the family moved to Redondo Beach, California. He attended George Washington Elementary School and Hill Junior High School, graduating from Redondo Union High School in 1959. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Air...
George Steensma
Oct 3, 2013
GEORGE STEENSMA was born on December 24, 1920 to Andrew and Alice (Idzenga) Steensma in rural Bigelow, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended country school. He was united in marriage to Marie Paulina on December 22, 1941 in the parsonage of the Christian Reformed Church in Bigelow. George began farming in 1941 and the couple made their home on...
Orland A. Lorenzen
Oct 1, 2013
ORLAND A. LORENZEN was born to Herman and Maria (Oye) Lorenzen on April 4, 1925 on a farm in Elmer Township of Pipestone County, MN where he was raised and attended country school. In 1936, he moved with his parents to a farm in Rock County, MN where he continued attending country school. Upon completion of his education, he helped...
William "Willie" Kleine
Sep 30, 2013
WILLIAM 'WILLIE' HENRY KLEINE was born December 17, 1925 to Earnest and Myrtle (Lehmann) Kleine at their family home in Magnolia, MN. He spent his childhood in rural Magnolia, surrounded with the companionship of his sixteen siblings. He attended school in Magnolia. On June 15, 1943, at the age of 17 years old, Willie and his sister Nyla boarded the...
Betty Jane Louise Moffitt
Sep 29, 2013
BETTY MOFFITT... was born on November 8, 1922, in Jasper, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Jasper. She attended both grade school and high school in Jasper and graduated in 1941. While in Jasper she worked at Sack's Grocery Store and later as a clerk at Shriver's in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. While employed...
Devona Elaine Oehlerts
Sep 28, 2013
DeVona Elaine Oehlerts was born November 13, 1920 to Ted and Anna (Schmuck) Sievert in Vienna Township, Rock County, Minnesota. At a young age she moved with her family to a farm west of Hardwick, Minnesota. She attended School District 49 through the 8th grade. When she was 18 years old, DeVona moved to Luverne, Minnesota. On October 28, 1945...
Patricia Ann Hellwinckel
Sep 28, 2013
PATRICIA HELLWINCKEL was born on May 22, 1956 to parents Walter and Edythe (Hinrichs) Monk in Brookings, South Dakota. Pat was baptized in Elkton, South Dakota where she lived with her family. They made moves to Ward, South Dakota and Woodstock, Minnesota before making their home in Pipestone in 1973. Pat was confirmed in 1970 in Pipestone and also attended...
Charles Ross
Sep 27, 2013
Charles Robert Ross was born February 1, 1938 in Rawlins, Wyoming to Charles and Eleanor (Walbye) Ross. He attended school in Rawlins and Hanna, Wyoming. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy where he served four years, 27 months of which were in the Philippines and the Formosa Conflict. He was discharged in 1959 and went to work...
Patricia E. Latten
Sep 26, 2013
PATRICIA ELLEN LATTEN was born on January 1, 1940 to Harold and Margaret (Miller) Mitchell in Luverne, Minnesota. She lived with her family in Luverne until 1954 when they moved to Hardwick, Minnesota. In 1956, she moved to Omaha, Nebraska and had her son, Richard. Pat met Arthur Camarillo and in 1962 they were married. They then moved to Long...
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