Obituaries

Harold Evans

Harold Evans

Mar 24, 2011

HAROLD MICHAEL EVANS was born to William and Susan (Steines) Evans on March 12, 1913 in Aurora, South Dakota. When he was a small child, he moved with his family to a farm south of Flandreau, South Dakota where he attended Bell Country School west of Flandreau. A few years later, he moved with his family to the Evans homestead...

Doris E. Stenerson

Doris E. Stenerson

Mar 22, 2011

DORIS ELAINE THOMPSON was born February 16, 1924 in Lyon County, Minnesota to Olaf and Emma Irene (Peterson) Thompson. She was baptized as an infant in Lyon County and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Marshall, Minnesota. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1942. Doris married Harvey Stenerson on February 16, 1943 at Hope Lutheran parsonage in Minneota,...

Beatte L. Harper

Beatte L. Harper

Mar 22, 2011

Beatte L. Harper was born May 22, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After a brief time in Czar, Alberta, Canada, she grew up on the farm in Henning, Minnesota the daughter of Fred and Ebba (Hanson) Olin. She came to know Jesus as her savior and was baptized at First Baptist Church in Henning. She graduated from Henning High School in...

Bryan Pistachio

Bryan Pistachio

Mar 18, 2011

BRYAN KEITH PISTACHIO was born to Gus and Lou Ann (Amundson) Pistachio on May 13, 1965 in Sun Valley, California. He was raised in the San Fernando Valley where he attended school. Upon completion of his education, he moved to Palmdale, California and was employed in construction, framing homes. In 1993, he moved to Sandy Valley, Nevada and continued to...

Dick Boeve

Dick Boeve

Mar 17, 2011

DICK BOEVE was born to William and Hattie (Kracht) Boeve on September 5, 1922 on a farm near Hull, Iowa where he was raised and attended country school. Upon the completion of his education, he helped on the family farm. On March 8, 1943, he was united in marriage to Grace Burgers in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Following their marriage, they...

Henry "Hank" Appeldorn

Henry "Hank" Appeldorn

Mar 16, 2011

was born to Herman and Marie (Lange) Appeldorn on June 10, 1927 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm in Grange Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where he attended country school and later attended Pipestone High School. Upon completion of his education, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in WWII. After his discharge on August, 1946,...

Myrtle D. Gott

Myrtle D. Gott

Mar 16, 2011

MYRTLE D. GOTT, was born on February 17, 1925 to August and Ida (Pielhop) Neubert in Adrian, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. Following her schooling, she began working as a restaurant waitress. Myrtle was united in marriage to Norval Gott. The couple later divorced. Myrtle moved to Luverne, Minnesota in the early 1950’s and was a...

Brian Venekamp

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...