Helen Kruger
Sep 14, 2012
Hieska “Helen” Hermina Kruger… was born Hieska to Harm Jelle and Teilke “Tillie” (Boumann) Schneidermann on October 31, 1921 in Simonvolde, Germany. On October 19, 1926, she and her family boarded a ship to New York, New York, landing on November 3, celebrating her fifth birthday on board. The family traveled by train to Chicago and then to George, Iowa...
Ralph Sandager Hansen
Sep 13, 2012
Ralph Sandager Hansen was born May 14, 1919 in Luck, Wisconsin to Thorvald and Bodil (Sandager) Hansen. He grew up near West Denmark, Wisconsin, being baptized and confirmed at West Denmark Church. He attended Polk country school for his elementary education, and graduated from Milltown High School in 1938. Ralph moved to Tyler, Minnesota to work on the farm of...
Edna Shriver
Sep 8, 2012
Edna Marie (Kruse) Shriver was born on December 17, 1915, to Nels Sigurd and Sigrid (Linnet) Kruse in Hope Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. She attended grade school at Brneskolen (the Children’s School) at Danebod where classes were taught half a day in Danish and half a day in English....
Harold E. Lee
Sep 6, 2012
HAROLD E. LEE was born to Carl and Laura (Reppe) Lee on October 26, 1919 in Flandreau, South Dakota. He was raised in the Colman, Egan and Flandreau areas of Moody County, South Dakota. He was baptized as an infant, and he was confirmed on June 23, 1935. He attended Simons Country School #13 and then Flandreau High School where...
Myrna "Pete" M. Carlson
Sep 6, 2012
Myrna Margaret 'Pete' Carlson... was born on May 19, 1920 to Gus and Margaret Dorthea (Eggers) Hinz on a farm in Sweet Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota. She was baptized on June 27, 1920 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone where she was confirmed on May 31, 1936. She was raised on the family farm and attended school in...
Elwood Jensen
Sep 1, 2012
ELWOOD ARDEN JENSEN was the oldest of eight children born to Ole and Ida Malinda (Snare) Jensen. He was born on November 25, 1915 on a farm in rural Hadley, Minnesota. The following year his parents purchased a farm near Slayton, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school in District #55. In 1936, he moved with his parents...
Martha C. Wittfoth
Aug 23, 2012
MARTHA CHRISTINA WITTFOTH was born to Gust and Emma (Hasch) Wischmann on February 4, 1925 on a farm near Holland, Minnesota where she was raised. She was baptized on September 13, 1925 at Aetna Lutheran Church in Ruthton, Minnesota and confirmed there on June 5, 1938. She attended school in District #7 and then high school in Ruthton, Minnesota for...
Robert Francis Haney
Aug 23, 2012
ROBERT FRANCIS HANEY was born to Avery Francis and Jennie Minerva (Pierce) Haney on August 22, 1915 on a farm west of Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised. He attended school in District #3 and Pipestone High School. Upon completion of his education, he helped his parents on the farm. On September 12, 1942, he entered the U.S. Navy and...
Elisabeth M. Schadwinkel
Aug 22, 2012
ELISABETH MARIE SCHADWINKEL was born September 7, 1919 to Edward and Bessie (Carlton) Bode in Luverne Minnesota, where she was raised and attended school. On September 10, 1937 Betty was united in marriage to John Sandstede in Rock Rapids, Iowa. The couple made their home in Luverne. During this time, Betty really enjoyed her work as an employee at the...
Jerald H. Possail
Aug 17, 2012
Jerald Henry Possail... was born on January 13, 1940 to Fred and Violet (Sparks) Possail in Tyler, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm east of Arco and attended school both in a country school and in Tyler. Following his education, he helped his father farm. On August 8, 1957, he enlisted in the National Guard and served in Alaska...
Sandra Westfield
Aug 16, 2012
SANDRA MAE WESTFIELD was born to Dwayne and Lois (Berg) Lange on January 30, 1945 in Slayton, Minnesota. Her family farmed in Murray County and moved from Woodstock to Worthington and Fulda, before residing in Pipestone, Minnesota during Sandy’s grade school years. Sandy graduated from Pipestone High School in 1963 and continued her education at Winona School of Nursing for...
Patricia Johnson
Aug 13, 2012
PATRICIA ANN JOHNSON was born to Gordon and Ione (Hinz) Rae on April 27, 1939 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She lived with her parents in Jasper, Minnesota for several years before moving to Pipestone where she was raised and received her education. While she was in high school, she worked part-time at the Dari King. After her graduation from Pipestone High...
Douglas Veldhuisen
Aug 10, 2012
Douglas Veldhuisen… was born to Cornelius and Johanna (Kallemeyn) Veldhuisen on September 17, 1957 in Worthington, Minnesota. He lived and attended school in Hadley, Minnesota until 1967 when he moved with his family to Pipestone, Minnesota where he continued his education. After his graduation from Pipestone High School, he attended Mankato Technical College. In 1978, he moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma...
Todd Thomas Birkeland
Aug 9, 2012
TODD THOMAS BIRKELAND was born to Thomas and Alice (Sternberg) Birkeland on April 26, 1962 in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Todd attended school in Luverne, graduating with the class of 1980. He worked as a meat processor at Swift Company in Worthington for ten years and then the John Morrell &...
David Richard Clark
Aug 8, 2012
David R. Clark... age 67 of Pipestone, MN died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at his home in Pipestone, MN. David was born August 14, 1944 in Brookings, SD. He moved to Sioux Falls with his parents, Richard and June Clark, in 1952. He graduated from Washington High School in 1962. He was married to Cherie Beecher November 10, 1964 in...
Richard E. Neumann
Aug 8, 2012
Richard Everett Neumann was born November 13, 1944 to Everett and Marcella(Rodgers)Neumann in Caledonia, MN. In 1954 the family moved to West Concord, Mn where Ric attended school and set and held several records in Track and Field. Following High School he lived and worked on his Grandparents' farm near Freeburg, MN, where he loved to hunt and fish. He...
Viola Anna Marie Hoeck
Aug 6, 2012
VIOLA ANNA MARIE HOECK was born to Carl and Lessette (Hemme) Dibbern on December 13, 1911 on the family farm in Mound Township, Rock County Minnesota. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on March 5, 1912 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, Minnesota and later confirmed there on June 27, 1928. Viola attended rural county school through the eighth...
Loydean "Bud" Hamersma
Aug 5, 2012
LoyDean “Bud” Hamersma… was born to Tony and Leora (Mohlman) Hamersma on August 14, 1934 in Hawarden, Iowa. He was baptized in August, 1935 in Union County, Iowa. When he was a small child, he moved with his parents to Ruthton, Minnesota where he was raised. He was confirmed in May, 1950 at Aetna Lutheran Church. Upon completion of his...
Arie "Rich" R. Houtcooper
Jul 31, 2012
ARIE 'RICH' HOUTCOOPER, age 76, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died Tuesday at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. Due to Rich’s request, there will be no funeral services. Arrangements are being handled by the Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel. Rich was born in Bigelow, Minnesota to Arie and Lila (Lorenzen) Houtcooper on August 20, 1935. At two years of age, he...
Gerry Whitaker
Jul 30, 2012
GERALDINE MARIE 'GERRY' WHITAKER was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on July 27, 1931. When she was six weeks old, she went to live with her parents, Louis and Elsa (Brockstedt) Winsel near Woodstock, Minnesota. At the age of three, she moved with her parents to the Holland, Minnesota area where she was raised and attended country school. She...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
SUPPORT AFTER A LOSS
Circle of Friends+ provides you with resources on grief support and settling affairs, sent to you via text and email.
A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during the challenging first year after your loss.
