Rosa Johnson
Dec 8, 2012
A. ROSA JOHNSON was born on February 28, 1926 to Reinert and Tilda (Akersmyr) Tofteland in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm near Kanaranzi, Minnesota. Her family spoke Norwegian at home and she had no English skills when she started attending the nearby one-room school. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1943 and then furthered her...
Wayne Ekdom
Dec 6, 2012
WAYNE RICHARD EKDOM was born to John and Hattie (Visser) Ekdom on March 21, 1935 in Hawarden, Iowa. In 1936, he moved to Ireton, Iowa. After graduating from Western Hull Christian High in Hull, Iowa in 1953, he attended Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa for two years. In 1957, he graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On...
Elvina Viola Wentzel
Dec 5, 2012
ELVINA VIOLA WENTZEL was born to Edward and Reka (Lammers) Wiese on June 29, 1920 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised in Ruthton, Minnesota where she also attended school. Upon completion of her education, she worked in a caf in Ruthton. When she was 16 years, she moved to Pipestone and worked at Armor’s Produce. On July 30, 1946, she...
Marlo Sankey
Dec 4, 2012
MARLO ANGELINE SANKEY was born to Darriel and Blanche Brouillet on November 30, 1943 in Astoria, Oregon. The following year, she moved with her family to Slayton, Minnesota. A short time later, they moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1961, she continued her education at Mankato State...
Hazel Bundy
Dec 3, 2012
Hazel Marietta (Bennett) Bundy was born October 17, 1919 in Arlington, SD to Harry and Pearl Elizabeth (Jones) Bennett. She was baptized at the Church of Christ in Arlington, SD and a member of the Congregational Church in Garvin, MN. She worked at Douglas Air Craft in Chicago, IL during WWII. She moved to Sioux Falls, SD in 1943 and...
Howard "Howie" Eugene Iveland
Dec 3, 2012
HOWARD 'HOWIE' IVELAND (CHEEZER) was born on September 12, 1948 to Howard “Red” and Elizabeth “Betty” (Meyer) Iveland in Luverne, Minnesota, where he was raised. He received his education and graduated from Luverne High School in 1966. He then furthered his education by attending Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. Howie enlisted into the United States Navy in 1968 and...
Agneta Rasmussen
Dec 3, 2012
Agneta Evelyn Rasmussen was born August 19, 1926 to Ejnert and Edel (Ollegaard) Nielsen in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. Following her education she worked as a nurse’s aide at the Tyler Hospital from 1945-1947, and ten years at Tyler Fairway grocery store. On February 28, 1947 Agneta married Robert Rasmussen at...
Thomas James Lange
Dec 3, 2012
THOMAS JAMES LANGE was born to Norman “Jack” and Colleen (Girard) Lange on June 11, 1957 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised and worked on the family farm near Ward, South Dakota and received his education in Verdi, Minnesota. During his high school years he met the love of his life Deb Wolff. On February 10, 1979, they were united...
Doris Margaret Wulf Wollmuth
Nov 30, 2012
Doris Margaret Wulf Wollmuth… was born on August 20, 1925 to Chris and Crystal (Lund) Cornelson in Tyler, Minnesota. She was raised in rural Lake Benton and attended country school where she received her education through the eleventh grade when her family moved too far from the school for her to continue to attend. Following her education she was united...
Rev. Burton F. Blair
Nov 24, 2012
REV. BURTON FRANK BLAIR was born on June 24, 1921, in Delavan Township, Faribault County, MN to Frank Willard and Emmabelle (Cook) Blair. He attended rural elementary school in Delavan Township and graduated from the Winnebago High School in 1939. He and his brother operated the family farm while they were in high school as their father died at an...
Marjorie C. Schmidt
Nov 23, 2012
MARJORIE CHARLEEN SCHMIDT was born March 15, 1934 to Thorvald and Olivia (Jensen) Rasmusen in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler, and confirmed at Bethania Lutheran Church in Solvang, California in 1947. She grew up in Tyler, but the family had moved to Solvang for a short time before returning to Tyler, where she graduated...
Hester Jennings
Nov 21, 2012
HESTER ANN JENNINGS was born to Hessel and Charlotte (VandenBerg) Houtman on September 29, 1941 in Volga, South Dakota. She was raised on the family farm northwest of Bruce, South Dakota (currently known as the Oakwood State Park). In 1946, she moved with her parents to Riverdale Farm which was located between Brookings and Volga, South Dakota. She began her...
Clara Jean Forde
Nov 20, 2012
CLARA JEAN FORDE was born to Raymond and Lydia (Zingelman) Park on October 19, 1939 in Pipestone, Minnesota and grew up on several farms in the Pipestone area and attended school. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone. After her graduation from Pipestone High School, she attended nursing school in Mitchell, South Dakota for nurse’s...
Ronald B. Johnson
Nov 19, 2012
RONALD BERNARD JOHNSON was born to Enoch John and Olive Angeline (Griffin) Johnson on September 13, 1932 in Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton. Ron and his family lived on a farm three-and-one-half miles southeast of Lake Benton. He started school in District 2, and in 1940 the family moved...
Beverly J. Schmuck
Nov 18, 2012
BEVERLY JENIEL SCHMUCK was born on January 14, 1928 to Kenneth and Lillian (Remme) Schuetts on the family farm north of Hardwick, Minnesota. She was raised in Hardwick and spent much of her childhood playing at her paternal grandparent’s farm. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1946. Following graduation she worked at JC Penny’s in Luverne. On August 15,...
Genevieve A. Molitor
Nov 17, 2012
GENEVIEVE ANN MOLITOR was born on August 6, 1919 to Albert and Mary (Kraemer) Buhr at St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen, SD, and was baptized in the Catholic faith. She was raised on various acreages in the area before moving to Stewart, MN. She attended and graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School in Stewart. On April 27, 1946 Genevieve was...
Susan Belle Johannsen
Nov 4, 2012
Susan Belle Johannsen… was born to William Homer and Wincie Bonita (Earhart) Martens on February 2, 1940 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1958. On June 1, 1958, she was united in marriage to Dale Johannsen. Following their marriage, they lived in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where Susan continued her...
Kenneth Wambeke
Oct 30, 2012
Kenneth Charles Wambeke was born December 8, 1955 to Charles and Genevieve (Swedzinski) Wambeke in Marshall, Minnesota. He was baptized on December 31, 1955 in Taunton, Minnesota. He grew up in Minneota, Minnesota. Following his education he enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard in 1976 and was honorably discharged in 1991. Ken was self-employed in carpentry with Ridge Area Remodelers...
Alvina Jensen
Oct 25, 2012
Alvina Alice Jensen … was born to Henry August and Alice Mable (Landgren) Dahms on February 24, 1940 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She attended school in Pipestone until she was nine years of age. In 1949, her parents moved the family to Jasper where she attended and graduated from Jasper High School in 1957. Alvina served as a nanny for numerous...
Robert Walker Keyes
Oct 24, 2012
DR. ROBERT WALKER KEYES was born to Joseph and Grace (Ashton) Keyes on July 30, 1923 in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and received his education. He graduated from Pipestone High School in 1941 as the Class Valedictorian. He continued his education at Carlton College in Northfield, Minnesota. After completing his degree in premed, he entered the University of...
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