Duane E. Schlapkohl
Aug 15, 2013
Duane Earl Schlapkohl was born in Pipestone, Minnesota on February 1, 1951 to Vernon and Eunice (Brockberg) Schlapkohl of Trosky, Minnesota. He was baptized on March 14, 1951, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Trosky. His sponsors were Ivan Brockberg and Vida Mae (Brockberg) Johnson. The family moved to a farm site south of Lake Benton on Highway 75 where Duane...
Norlan Ver Steeg
Aug 13, 2013
NORLAN GENE VER STEEG was born September 20, 1950 to Norman and Anna Mae (Wielenga) Ver Steeg in Le Mars, Iowa. The family lived on a farm southeast of Hull, Iowa where Norlan attended country school through 2nd grade. They then moved to a farm east of Hardwick, Minnesota where he attended school through 8th grade and graduated from Luverne...
Catherine Untiedt Dibbern
Aug 12, 2013
CATHERINE UNTIEDT DIBBERN, was born on June 1, 1923 to William and Margaret (Schommer) Bofenkamp in Ellsworth, Minnesota. She was raised in town and graduated from Ellsworth High School. Following school, she moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and began working at Fantles Department Store. She then met Wayne Untiedt and on June 5, 1946 the couple was united in...
Arlis Werner
Aug 11, 2013
ARLIS LORRAINE PEDERSEN WERNER... was born on a farm west of Ruthton, Minnesota in Aetna Township on March 23, 1933 to Chris B. and Etta C. (Aaker) Pedersen. She was baptized at home on May 14, 1933. She moved with her family to a farm north of Pipestone, Minnesota in Fountain Prairie Township on March 1, 1937 and lived on...
Alice Van Dyke
Aug 10, 2013
ALICE VAN DYKE was born on May 19, 1922 to Ignace and Eugenie (Koerperich) Peschon in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm west of Woodstock, Minnesota and attended District 32 country school through the eighth grade. She then began high school in Pipestone and would spend the school nights with a family living in Pipestone and return to...
Orville Frederick Severeid
Aug 9, 2013
ORVILLE FREDERICK SEVEREID... was born to Weir Martin and Christine ''Lizzy'' (Amdahl) Severeid on July 17, 1915 in Moody County, South Dakota. He was baptized on August 15, 1915 by Pastor Edward Hegland at Bethania Lutheran Church, Moody County, South Dakota. He was raised on the farm and went to school in Blinsman School District #9. Later he was confirmed...
Kathrine Rix (Utoft) Jorgensen
Aug 4, 2013
KATHRINE RIX (UTOFT) JORGENSEN died peacefully surrounded by family on August 4, 2013 at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, WA. She was 87 years old. Daughter of Andy and Anna Utoft of Tyler, MN and wife of the late Erling S. Jorgensen, Kathrine is survived by daughters, Susan (Ed) Bukovinsky, Margaret Knight, and son Mark Jorgensen all of the Seattle area,...
Betty Sumption
Aug 4, 2013
BETTY JANE SUMPTION was born to Herman and Maria (Oye) Lorenzen on April 22, 1938 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm, south of Jasper, Minnesota and attended country school in District 36 and then Jasper High School. After her graduation in 1957, she moved to Pipestone where she was employed at Feckers Produce. While working at...
Richard Fehl
Aug 4, 2013
RICHARD MARK FEHL was born on January 11, 1954 in Tyler, Minnesota to Morris and Irene (Wichern) Fehl. He was baptized at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Richard (Rick) attended Lake Benton Public School and graduated in 1972. While in high school, he enjoyed and took pride in his outstanding achievements on the wrestling squad. From 1972-1978...
Madalyn Huska
Aug 3, 2013
MADALYN ARLENE HUSKA was born to Alfred Frank and Katherina Ida Sophie (Shriver) Cyriacks on December 30, 1926 on a farm in Lake Benton Township of Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm south of Lake Benton where she attended country school in District 10 and then Lake Benton High School. After her graduation, she enrolled in the...
Kenneth Hall
Aug 2, 2013
Kenneth Clarence Hall was born February 21, 1950 to Clarence and Leona (Zgoda) Hall in Marshall, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Dionysius Catholic Church in Tyler, Minnesota, and grew up on the farm north of Tyler. After graduation from Tyler High School he attended vo-tech school in Canby, Minnesota, receiving his certificate in welding, and began working...
Elsie Hagberg
Aug 1, 2013
Elsie Hagberg was born August 15, 1916 to John and Elizabeth (Smook) Lingbeck on their farm near Adrian, Minnesota. She grew up on the farm and attended country school. Following her country school education she helped on the family farm. On May 1, 1935 Elsie married Raymond Hagberg at the Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Their union was...
Lillian Mary Deuschle
Jul 30, 2013
LILLIAN MARY DEUSCHLE was born on October 2, 1921 to August and Mary (Jurczewsky) Schumacher in Tripp, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. She grew up on the farm in the Parkston area of South Dakota. She graduated from Parkston High School in 1939. Lillian was united in marriage to Harold Deuschle on July 5,...
Kenneth Alan Koele
Jul 26, 2013
KENNETH ALAN KOELE was born April 19, 1943 to Henry and Anna (Valentine) Koele in Denver, Colorado. When he was four years old his family moved to a farm near Sanborn, Iowa and in 1954 they moved to another farm near Melvin, Iowa. The family then lived in the Ocheyedan, Iowa area before returning to Denver. Kenneth attended school at...
Weldon Huska
Jul 25, 2013
Weldon Wilfred Huska was born to Ferdinand Wilfred and Phillis Hird (McKinney) Huska on December 20, 1924 in Brookings, South Dakota. He was raised on the farmstead near Aurora in Brookings County, SD where he attended elementary school and later attended high school in Sioux Falls. In 1942, Weldon's family moved to a farm in Drammen Township of Lincoln County,...
Gettie P. Lear
Jul 22, 2013
GETTIE PEARL LEAR was born on October 15, 1913 in Pittsburg, Missouri. She was the daughter of Edward and Elvira (Luttrell) Floyd and was one of ten children. On October 19, 1929 in Hermitage, Missouri, Gettie married Royal Marshall Lear and to this union ten children were born. Gettie and Royal lived in many places across the country and their...
Eloise Iler
Jul 19, 2013
ELOISE CAROLINE ILER was born to Edelbert “Bert” and Annie (Melander) McCurdy on March 26, 1918 on Eagle Grove Farm in Spruce Valley Township, Marshall County, Minnesota near Middle River where she was raised and attended school. In 1930, she moved with her family to the Melander Farm in Altona Township, north of Pipestone, Minnesota. After her graduation from Pipestone...
Shirley Erks
Jul 14, 2013
SHIRLEY ERKS was born to Moses and Estella (Pearsall) Crow on August 13, 1935 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1955, she became employed at Feckers Produce for five years. During this time, she met Melvin Erks and they were united in marriage on May 27, 1961....
Freddie Oltmans
Jul 12, 2013
FREDDIE WILLIE OLTMANS was born to Fred and Minnie (Aeilts) Oltmans on August 25, 1922 in Rushmore, Minnesota where he was raised and received his education. Following his graduation from Rushmore High School he moved with his family to Luverne, Minnesota. He took a job at a local bread company. In 1942, Freddie enlisted in the US Navy where he...
Rev. Don "Gordon" Bloemendaal
Jul 9, 2013
REV. DON 'GORDON' BLOEMENDAAL was born on June 24, 1937 to John and Margaret Bloemendaal near Hospers, Iowa where he was raised. He was the brother to Mary Miedema of Hull and Pixie Balt of Hospers. After graduation from high school, he attended Northwestern College in Orange City for one year and then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. A...
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