Delbert Buffington
Jul 12, 2011
DELBERT BUFFINGTON was born on December 27, 1929 to Harold and Edna (Beyers) Buffington on the farm in Fountain Prairie Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota. He attended country school through the eighth grade. He was baptized and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church in Holland, Minnesota. He grew up on the farm and worked for various farmers until 1952 when...
Orin E. Oye
Jul 9, 2011
ORIN EDWARD OYE was born July 8, 1931 to Theodore and Laura (Arp) Oye near Hardwick, Minnesota. He was baptized September 6, 1931 and confirmed June 24, 1945 at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. Orin attended District 31 country school and then began his farming career. He enlisted in the United States Army in July of 1952, and proudly served...
Violet Dirksen
Jul 9, 2011
VIOLET DIRKSEN was born to Christoffer Hans and JoAnna (Christensen) Pedersen on May 4, 1922 in Gary, South Dakota where she was raised and attended school. Upon completion of her education, she helped at home. On June 28, 1942, she was united in marriage to Ralph Ahlers at Gary, South Dakota. Following their marriage, they lived in various places and...
Perry Vanderplaats
Jul 8, 2011
PERRY VANDER PLAATS was born to Johannes “Joe” and Anna (Osenga) Vander Plaats on September 25, 1932 on the family farm in Fountain Prairie Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota. When he was one year old, he moved with his family to a farm in Aetna Township of Pipestone County. In 1941, they moved to a farm in Fountain Prairie Township...
Patricia Wilson
Jul 8, 2011
PATRICIA WILSON was born on March 21, 1930 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where she was raised by Fern and Oswald Hertsgaard. She received her education in Sioux Falls. After she graduated from Washington High School in 1948, she became employed at the Ellsworth State Bank in Ellsworth, Minnesota. In 1949, she moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where she worked as...
Thomas C. Bonnett
Jul 8, 2011
THOMAS CHARLES BONNETT was born August 23, 1930 to David and Clara (Baldwin) Bonnett at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm a mile and a half south of Magnolia, Minnesota. He attended school in Magnolia. Following his education, Tom worked on the farm until enlisting with the military in February of 1951....
Norman Sears
Jul 4, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011, Norman George Sears, 72, of Alamo, Texas, passed away at the McAllen Medical Center in McAllen, Texas, due to complications caused by a massive stroke he suffered on November 2, 2010. He was born to the late George and Gladys (McLaird) Sears on August 31, 1938, in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Norman attended grade school in Lake...
Marion Beckering
Jul 4, 2011
MARION BECKERING was born to Carl and Fannie (Arends) Peterson on October 1, 1930 in Chandler, Minnesota. She lived with her family on a farm near Chandler. A short time later, she moved with her family to a farm near Edgerton, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After she graduated from Edgerton Public High School in 1948, she...
Emma Busse
Jun 24, 2011
Emma Dora Busse… was born on July 26, 1911 to Henry and Anna (Hagen) Herrmann in Scott County, Iowa. As a small child she moved with her family to a farm in Springwater Township near Luverne, Minnesota. Emma attended Country School through the eighth grade. As a young woman, she earned her living cleaning homes for area families and babysitting....
Peter Dejongh
Jun 22, 2011
was born to Charlie and Ada (Enkhorn) De Jongh on December 13, 1919 at Hull, Iowa. He was baptized at the Reformed Church in Hull, and he attended country school. Upon completion of his education, he moved to California and worked at a dairy farm. He later returned to Hull to help his father farm. In 1946, he married Viola...
Cherry Dock
Jun 16, 2011
CHERRY DOCK was born to Floyd and Thora (Johnson) Maxson on October 19, 1924 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. She was baptized on May 30, 1926 at Lake Benton Evangelical Lutheran Church and confirmed on December 1, 1946 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1943, she...
Mackenzie Diamante
Jun 15, 2011
Mackenzie Jean Diamante… Infant daughter of Thomas Diamante, III and Tasha Gehrt was stillborn on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone, Minnesota. She is lovingly remembered by her parents, Thomas Diamante, III and Tasha Gehrt of Pipestone, Minnesota; one brother, Ashton Tyler Diamante; maternal granparents, Sheila Parsons of Pipestone, and Dan Gehrt of Herman, Minnesota;...
Pearl Buffington
Jun 14, 2011
PEARL BUFFINGTON was born to Fred and Selma (Weinkauf) Wittfoth on January 5, 1919 in Holland, Minnesota where she was raised and completed her education. On April 18, 1936, she was united in marriage to Louis “Bud” Buffington in Holland. Following their marriage, they lived on the Buffington farm near Holland. In March, 1942, they move to Pipestone, Minnesota. In...
Donald Boeve
Jun 9, 2011
DONALD BOEVE was born September 11, 1926 in Hull, Iowa to Henry and Ella (Bos) Boeve. He was raised on the farm and attended country school. He served in the US Army during WW II where he was stationed in Japan from 1946-1947. He married Joan Vanden Oever on January 18, 1950 near Hull, Iowa. Following their marriage, the couple...
Dennis Ervin Stueven
Jun 7, 2011
On March 30, 1952, a baby boy was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. His first ten weeks of live were spent with foster parents associated with the Lutheran Children’s Friend Society. On May 10, 1952, his adoptive parents, Ervin and Lois (Ward) Stueven brought him to his new home near Pipestone. He was named Dennis Ervin Stueven. Dennis was raised...
William A. Schnoor
Jun 4, 2011
WILLIAM ANDRE SCHNOOR was born to Melvin and Vera (Andersen) Schnoor on November 26, 1948 in Nampa, Idaho. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith while living in Nampa. He and his family moved to Norfolk, Nebraska where he was raised and received his education. He was confirmed in April of 1952 at Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk. He graduated...
Peter Van Santen
Jun 3, 2011
PETER VAN SANTEN was born to Adrianus and Maartje (Drop) Van Santen on July 28, 1927 in Schipluiden, the Netherlands. He was baptized in August of 1927 at the Schipluiden Christian Reformed Church. He attended grade school in Schipluiden and remained in his homeland until 1947 when he immigrated to America. He made his way to Hawarden, IA where he...
Richard Koets
Jun 1, 2011
RICHARD KOETS was born to Adriaan Ed and Jesse (Hiemstra) Koets on February 10, 1917 in Elmer Township, Minnesota. In his earlier years, he moved with his family to several farms in the Edgerton area. He attended country school. In his teens, he moved with his family to several farms in the Pipestone area. On November 4, 1938, he was...
Joel Nath
May 31, 2011
JOEL ALAN NATH was born to Orlen and Corrine (Ruddy) Nath on August 31, 1954 at the hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm northeast of Luverne. He attended country school across the road from his farm until the sixth grade when the school closed. He then attended the Luverne School District where he graduated with the...
Brian J. Delaney
May 28, 2011
BRIAN JAMES DELANEY was stillborn to Gregory and Sonja (Olson) Delaney on Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall, Minnesota. He is survived by his parents Gregory and Sonja of Yankton, South Dakota; 13 month old brother, Connor; paternal grandparents, William and Denise Delaney of Marshall; maternal grandparents, Donald and Susan Olson of Colton, South...
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