Shirley DeBates
Feb 24, 2023
Shirley Ann DeBates was born on February 16, 1934 to Fred and Florence (McEnaney) Dickey in Rock Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. She was the youngest of ten children. Her father died when she was eight years old. The family came together and continued to farm, with the children who were able, pitching in to help. Shirley helped with chores and...
David Koster
Feb 23, 2023
David Paul Koster was born on February 19, 1937 in Drammen Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota to Leo and Esther (Trautman) Koster. He was baptized and Confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Verdi Township. He attended school in Lake Benton. While in high school he participated and lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. He also sang in the high school choir...
Faye Long
Feb 21, 2023
Faye Lois (Lange) Long was born on October 29, 1927 to Frank and Rebecca (Petchow) Lange on a farm one mile east of Ward, South Dakota. Faye was baptized and confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ward. Faye attended school in Elkton, South Dakota and graduated from Flandreau in 1945. She was married to Donald Long on March 21,...
Mabel E. Gyberg
Feb 19, 2023
Mabel Elizabeth Gyberg was born to Christian and Alma (Reichelt) Larson on February 3, 1924 in Montrose, South Dakota. She moved with her family first to Colton and later to Dell Rapids, South Dakota. She attended country school through the eighth grade and attended two years at Dell Rapids High School. While still in Dell Rapids, Mabel waitressed at a...
Helen J. Beyers
Feb 16, 2023
Helen Jean Beyers was born on April 21, 1934 to Orville and Elizabeth (Harris) Canaday in Page, Nebraska. When she was 10 months old, the family moved to Richland, Nebraska. She attended elementary school in Richland and high school in Columbus, Nebraska. During her senior year, she and her family moved to a farm west of Holland, Minnesota. In 1951,...
Tanya S. Duppong
Feb 16, 2023
Tanya Sue Duppong was born on May 11, 1975 to Darrell and Rebecca (Brewers) Simonsen in Ivanhoe, Minnesota. Tanya was raised in Lake Benton, Minnesota and attended school at Lake Benton High School, graduating in 1993 with a scholarship in basketball to North Dakota State College of Science. While at NDSCS, Tanya broke 3 records in basketball and participated in...
Robert Edward Loosemore Sr.
Feb 15, 2023
ROBERT EDWARD LOOSEMORE SR. was born on August 10, 1941 to John Vincent and Maurine (Layton) in Crown Point, Indiana. After graduating from high school in 1959, Robert enlisted in the United States Marines and was honorably discharged in 1963. On July 17, 1999 Robert was united in marriage to Carol Rozek. In 2001, he retired from the phone company...
Evelyn G. Ray
Feb 13, 2023
EVELYN GERTRUDE RAY was born on July 8, 1933 to Peter and Katarina (Pankratz) Toews in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Bethel Mennonite Church and graduated from Mountain Lake High School in 1951. She then attended Mankato Commercial College. While working at Kimberly-Clark in Windom, Minnesota, Evelyn was encouraged by co-workers to go on a blind date...
Nancy J. Van Dyke
Feb 13, 2023
NANCY JEAN VAN DYKE was born on Tuesday, November 18, 1958 to Gerben and Wilma (De Zeeuw) Van’t Hul in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and was raised on a farm outside of town. She was baptized on December 7, 1958 at First Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Falls. In 1963, she and her family moved to a farm near Jasper,...
Janice Nordmeyer
Feb 13, 2023
Janice Laurel Nordmeyer, age 84, of Balaton, MN, passed away February 13, 2023. She was born on October 2, 1938, and lived most of her life in Balaton with her beloved husband Richard. In their later years, they spent winters in Mesa, Arizona, where they found a wonderful community of friends at Val Vista Village.Janice married the love of her...
Deborah M. Javner
Feb 12, 2023
DEBORAH M. JAVNER was born on May 10, 1967 to Albertus and Jeanette (Johnson) VanderPoel in Pipestone, Minnesota. As a young child, she was daddy’s little girl. She was glued to his hip, following him wherever he went on the farm. Deborah was baptized at the first Lutheran Church in Pipestone on November 24, 1968. When she was six years...
William "Bill" Carstensen
Feb 10, 2023
William Otis Carstensen was born on January 15, 1937 to George T. and Leona L. (Eggers) Carstensen in Pipestone, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm in Troy Township, Pipestone County. Bill attended country grade school, and graduated from Pipestone High School on June 3,1954. On July 1st of 1954 he enlisted in the United States Navy and was...
Douglas Venekamp
Feb 6, 2023
DOUGLAS “DOUG” WILBUR VENEKAMP was born to Wilbur Venekamp and Berniece (Petersen) Johannsen on December 15, 1944 in Tyler, MN. He was baptized in 1945 and confirmed in 1957 at Bethany Lutheran in Arco, MN. Growing up, he lived in several towns in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Montana. When Doug was 15 years old, his parents divorced, and he immediately assumed...
Marvin Peterson
Feb 6, 2023
MARVIN PETERSON was born on January 17, 1931 to Rose and Peter Peterson in Garvin Minnesota. He lived at home with his parents, two sisters, and brother until he was 15 years old. Marvin spent time at multiple facilities before moving into Rem Highland Ct in 1990. Marvin has since lived with the same housemates for more than 30 years....
Loren L. Ask
Feb 6, 2023
LOREN LYNN ASK was born on June 2, 1944, to James and Dorothy (Hunsdal) Ask in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized on June 25, 1944, and later confirmed on October 26, 1958, at Blue Mound Lutheran Church. He was raised on his parents’ farm south of Kenneth, Minnesota. Loren attended school in Kenneth through the sixth grade and then attended...
Rebecca Kirby
Feb 5, 2023
Rebecca Sue Kirby was born to Francis and Ramona (Thorson) Kirby on July 7,1952 in Pipestone, MN. She lived with her family on a farm east of Hardwick, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Blue Mound Lutheran Church, Luverne, MN. She attended school through the eighth grade at Hardwick Grade School and then attended four years at Luverne...
Duane Wichern
Feb 4, 2023
DUANE "LEROY" DOUGLAS WICHERN was born on September 23, 1961 to John Joseph and Shirley Jean (Hall) Wichern in Tyler, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm near Tyler where he helped every day alongside his Dad and brother tending to the sheep and crop farm. He was baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. He...
Geraldine Carmody
Feb 3, 2023
Geraldine "Gerrie" Minnie Carmody was born on September 5, 1932 to John and Louise (Gildemeister) Martens in Burke Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. She was raised and received her education in Pipestone, Minnesota, graduating high school in 1951. Following school, she worked as a telephone operator. On March 7, 1953, Gerrie married George Carmody at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone....
Charlotte A. O'Connor
Feb 3, 2023
Memorials may be directed to the Pipestone County Hospice House or the Alzheimer’s Association.
CHARLOTTE ANN O'CONNOR was born in Vermillion, South Dakota on January 9, 1926, to Thomas M. Kaltsulas and Lavina E. (Nelson) Kaltsulas. Her father was a Greek immigrant who owned and operated a number of businesses in Vermillion, South Dakota, that included a candy store and a...
Jerry P. Englert
Feb 1, 2023
JERRY PETE ENGLERT was born on Tuesday, October 1, 1946 to Pete and Viola (Howatson) Englert in Seattle, Washington. In the early 1950s, his family moved to Auburn, Washington, where he was raised and attended school. He went out on his own early in life and spent a short time in Montana before he enlisted into the United States Army....
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