Brian Venekamp
Mar 14, 2011
Brian Venekamp was born October 23, 1956 to Wilbur Venekamp and Berniece (Petersen) Venekamp Johannsen in Glendive, Montana. In 1959, the family moved to Lake Benton, Minnesota. Brian was baptized at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church and attended school in Lake Benton. Brian lived in various parts of the country and in his earlier years had returned to Minnesota and recently...
Charles Belau
Mar 14, 2011
CHARLES 'CHUCK' BELAU was born to Arnold and Clara (Swanson) Belau on June 3, 1927 in the hospital in Garretson, South Dakota. He was raised on the family farm located along Devil's Gulch, outside of Garretson, South Dakota. A few years later, he moved with his family to a farm in Rock County, Minnesota, where he started country school. Later...
Melvin Ykema
Mar 12, 2011
MELVIN YKEMA was born to Henry and Jennie (Hoekstra) Ykema on June 11, 1925 on a farm near Hudson, South Dakota. When he was two years old Melvin moved with his parents to Hawarden, Iowa where he attended country school. Upon completion of his education he worked on the family farm until 1946. In 1949, Melvin began trucking with his...
Rachel E. Untiedt
Mar 12, 2011
RACHEL E. UNTIEDT was born April 25, 1923 on a farm near Coleman, South Dakota to Irving and Esther (Pond) Kenison. She was one of six children and grew up on family farm in Moody County, South Dakota. She attended school and later graduated from Egan High School in Egan, South Dakota. She then attended one year of a nurse’s...
Kraig Allan Goslar
Mar 7, 2011
Kraig Allan Goslar… Was born to Vernon Herman and Judith Ann (Eggerud) Goslar on June 25, 1964 in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. Following his education, he worked for Steve’s Plumbing for a couple years. He then became employed at Morrell’s in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Later he moved to Borger, Texas where he worked for...
T. Wilma Cole
Mar 7, 2011
TRINA WILMA COLE was born on March 9, 1921 to Ira and Jane (Groot) Rysdam in Sanborn, Iowa. In 1928, she moved with her family to Pipestone, Minnesota where she attended country school and then Pipestone High School. Upon completion of her education, she worked as a telephone switchboard operator in Pipestone. In 1951, she moved to Escondido, California where...
Kathy Thorson
Mar 6, 2011
KATHRYN GWEN THORSON was born on October 5, 1958 to Lawrence and Olga (Haeaak) Thorson at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm east of Luverne. Throughout her youth she enjoyed her piano lessons with Anna Oydna and helping with whatever she could do to get outside and away from inside “chores”. Even...
Mae Collins
Mar 4, 2011
MAE COLLINS was born July 30, 1924 to Walter and Clara (Anderson) Collins in Balaton, Minnesota. She attended country school in Skandia Township, first in District 8, then moving to District 20, and graduated from Balaton High School in 1942. She and an older sister, Ruth, moved to Waseca, Illinois and worked for Western Electric Telephone Company. She later moved...
Andrew Rozeboom
Mar 4, 2011
ANDREW ROZEBOOM was born on October 6, 1923 to John D. and Cena (Vander Ploeg) Rozeboom in Steen, MN. He attended Hills High School in Hills, MN. Andrew was united in marriage to Mildred Ter Louw on February 2, 1945 in Steen. He enlisted in the United States Army on March 26, 1946. Following honorable discharge in 1947, Andrew and...
Myron "Mike" Henderson
Mar 1, 2011
MYRON 'MIKE' A. HENDERSON was born on February 14, 1925 to Henry and Clara (Austin) Henderson in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was raised in Colton, South Dakota attending school there and graduating from Colton High School in 1943. On July 31, 1944 he enlisted in the United States Army. Mike proudly served until his honorable discharge on September 8,...
Barbara K. Kock
Feb 26, 2011
BARBARA KAY KOCK was born on Friday, August 1, 1947 Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was the oldest daughter to Harold Kock and his wife Mary Louise Beever. She was baptized on August 31, 1947 in St. John Lutheran Church at Lake Benton. She was also confirmed in the Lutheran faith in St. John Lutheran Church at Lake Benton on June...
Mildred "Millie" Bruns
Feb 25, 2011
MILDRED 'MILLIE' MARIE BRUNS was born to Henry and Margie (Trigg) Bruns on September 21, 1920 in Pipestone County. She attended country school in District #24. After she graduated from Pipestone High School in 1940, Millie worked in the meat department at Juba's Super Valu for five years. She then worked in the business office at the Pipestone Hospital for...
Steven Holter
Feb 25, 2011
STEVEN HOLTER was born to Hans and Marilyn (Johnson) Holter on July 10, 1959 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He attended public school in Pipestone where he graduated from Pipestone High School in 1977. Later that same year, Steve joined the U.S. Navy and devoted 15 years of faithful service on the USS Constellation. After his discharge from the service in 1992,...
Albert Leroy Seglem
Feb 22, 2011
ALBERT LEROY SEGLEM was born April 3, 1922 in Kingsley, Iowa, the son of the late Albert John Seglem and Flossie (Mitchell) Seglem. He was raised and received her education in Kingsley and LaMars, Iowa. He and his brother, Robert Seglem had owned and operated a farm in Yamhill, Oregon for ten years milking cows and raising walnuts. Albert later...
Merle E. Kuhlman
Feb 16, 2011
Merle Evald Kuhlman… was born to Louis and Martha (Rasmussen) Kuhlman on August 2, 1923 near Ruthton, Minnesota. Merle grew up on a farm near Ruthton and attended country school District 27. Following his graduation from high school, he attended mechanic school in Wichita, Kansas and was employed by Northwest Airlines in St. Paul, Minnesota. He later worked for the...
Mabel M. Nissen
Feb 16, 2011
MABEL MARIE NISSEN was born to Joseph and Elizabeth (Ryan) O’Hearn on August 1, 1910 in Pipestone County, Minnesota. She was raised near Woodstock, Minnesota. She attended the Catholic school at Woodstock, and the high school in Edgerton, Minnesota. After her high school graduation, she attended nurses training at the Ashton Memorial Hospital in Pipestone, Minnesota, for two years and...
Ernie Wilhelm Bannick
Feb 14, 2011
ERNEST “ERNIE” W. BANNICK was born August 8, 1925 to Ernest R. and Christine (Husen) Bannick on a farm in Lake Benton Township, near Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was baptized June 6, 1926 and confirmed December 12, 1948 at English Lutheran (later Grace Lutheran) Church in Lake Benton. He grew up on the farm and attended country school District 10....
Ernest Wilhelm Bannick
Feb 14, 2011
ERNEST “ERNIE” W. BANNICK was born August 8, 1925 to Ernest R. and Christine (Husen) Bannick on a farm in Lake Benton Township, near Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was baptized June 6, 1926 and confirmed December 12, 1948 at English Lutheran (later Grace Lutheran) Church in Lake Benton. He grew up on the farm and attended country school District 10....
Kathleen V. Sponheim
Feb 13, 2011
KATHLEEN VERONICA SPONHEIM was born to Paul and Agnes (Casey) Shirley on December 17, 1921 on a farm near Slayton, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school for eight years. She continued her education at Slayton High School. After her graduation in 1939, she attended beauty school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Upon completion of her education in 1941, she...
Dorothy Mettler
Feb 7, 2011
DOROTHY METTLER was born on a farm near Wolsey, South Dakota on March 18, 1920. Her parents, Albert and Hulda Quiram, were German immigrants. Dorothy grew up on the farm with her four brothers and one sister. She attended grade school at the one-room country school close to the farm. She later got her GED when she was 68 years...
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