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....
David J. Mohr
Jan 31, 2023
David John Mohr was born on May 5, 1940 to Richard and Marie (Kindt) Mohr in Luverne, Minnesota. Dave was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Dave grew up in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1958. After graduation he enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard. After six years with the guard, he received...
Helen Miller
Jan 30, 2023
HELEN MAE MILLER was born to Ansgar and Julia (Markussen) Bollesen on June 27, 1933 in Tyler, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm near Tyler. She attended school in Tyler and graduated from Tyler High School in 1951. On September 2, 1951, she was united in marriage to Vernon Miller at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. Following their marriage,...
Debra Lee
Jan 25, 2023
DEBRA "DEBBIE" JOAN LEE, age 64, of Slayton, Minnesota, formerly of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at the Murray County Medical Center in Slayton. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel.
Barbara K Anderson
Jan 24, 2023
BARBARA KAYE ANDERSON, age 79, entered the Spirit World on January 24, 2023. Barbara was born on April 13, 1943 in Long Beach, California to Nell (Schramer) and Jesse Anderson. Her family returned to Flandreau, South Dakota, where she attended Spafford Grade School for two years. In 1951, Barbara moved to Pipestone, Minnesota when her mother married Glenn Huston. She...
Serena Franken
Jan 19, 2023
A live-stream of Serena's service may be viewed on the church's webpage: https://www.arcluverne.org/watch-live/
SERENA SUE FRANKEN was born on October 8, 1984 to Bryon and Kristi (Laackmann) Franken at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. She was baptized in November 1984 at the Luverne United Methodist Church. Serena was raised in town and attended school. In school, she played basketball,...
Barbara Bot
Jan 16, 2023
Memorials may be directed to the Luverne Dollars for Scholars - Bot Family Scholarship.
BARBARA ADELAIDE BOT was born on January 20, 1927, to Luther and Venie (Orhans) Breen in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The family moved to Scotland, SD, where Barbara grew up with her two sisters and three brothers. Barbara and her twin sisters performed for many special events in the...
Jolean Faaborg
Jan 14, 2023
Jolean Gladys (Giesler) Faaborg was born on September 7, 1942 in Cedar Falls, Iowa to Ronald and Gladys (Teague) Giesler. She was baptized on January 10, 1943 in Oelwein, Iowa. She was later confirmed in May 1954 in Spencer, Iowa. Growing up in Iowa her family moved multiple times over the years till finally settling in Humboldt, Iowa where she...
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