John Friedrichs
Nov 28, 2022
JOHN ROBERT FRIEDRICHS was born to John and Arlene (Brue) Friedrichs on September 21, 1963, at the Tyler Hospital in Tyler, Minnesota. He spent his early years at home before moving to the Worthington New Dawn Group Home at age 32. He spent four years there, until his family relocated him to the REM Group Home in Marshall, Minnesota in 1997....
Ubbe Wagenaar
Nov 24, 2022
UBBE WAGENAAR was born on March 31, 1934 to Hummo and Tena (Jurrens) Wagenaar on the family farm west of Adrian, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm and spent his entire life there farming the land and caring for the animals. He attended school through the ninth grad and honorably served his country in the United States Army from...
Orville Bork
Nov 23, 2022
Orv's service will be live-streamed on the Christian Reformed Church's YouTube page:
https://www.youtube.com/@luvernecrc3545/streams
ORVILLE ROLAND BORK was born February 19, 1941 to Herman and Tillie (Termaat) Bork in Pipestone, Minnesota. He grew up on farms in Minnesota and Iowa attending several schools and graduated in 1958 from Southwest Christian in Edgerton, Minnesota. After graduating high school he worked for a painter,...
Ronald D. Dressen
Nov 21, 2022
RONALD DALE DRESSEN was born on August 18, 1934 to Laurence and Elfreda (Petersen) Dressen in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized at St. Dionysius Catholic Church in Tyler, and later confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bellevue, Nebraska. Ron attended school through the eighth grade in Lake Benton, Minnesota, and graduated from Bellevue High School in Bellevue. He enlisted...
Doreen Joy Grant
Nov 20, 2022
Doreen Joy Grant was born on July 13, 1958 in Midland, Michigan to Bruce and Betty (Hougland) Proctor. On June 8, 1979 Doreen enlisted in the United States Army with the rank of Specialist Four and later was honorably discharged on December 7, 1981.
Doreen enjoyed doing crafts, diamond painting, putting puzzles together and playing video games.
She is survived by her...
Florence Elaine Gewecke
Nov 20, 2022
FLORENCE ELAINE GEWECKE "JO" was born on October 5, 1932 in Rock County, MN to Rudolph and Elsie (Beyer) Hunstad. She was baptized on November 20, 1932, and confirmed in 1947 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. She graduated from Jasper High School on May 25, 1950.
After graduation from high school, she worked at John Morrell in Sioux Falls....
Dorothy Stoeber
Nov 19, 2022
In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be directed to:Noah's Ark Preschool by contacting St. Leo Catholic Church
Mike McAlpine at People's Bank
1701 S Main Avenue
Sioux Center, Iowa
51250
DOROTHY ANN STOEBER was born on July 26, 1937 in Mankato, Minnesota. She was raised in Huntley, Minnesota where she attended school. After her high school graduation, she continued her education at Mankato State...
Justin Rops
Nov 17, 2022
JUSTIN TROY ROPS was born on September 22, 1997 to Steven (who shares the same birthday as Justin) and Letitia “Tish” (Kalla) Rops in Emporia, Kansas. He was baptized on December 24, 1997 at First Presbyterian Church in Turner County, South Dakota. On that same evening he played the baby Jesus in the church’s Nativity reenactment, though he cried the...
Regina Appel
Nov 16, 2022
Adored mother and grandmother Regina (Jeane) Appel passed away peacefully at her home on November 16th, 2022, at the age of 83.
Jeane’s life began on August 19, 1939, in Wilmont, Minnesota, to her beloved parents Lawrence and Monica, Ohlenkamp. She spent her early years growing up in Wilmont until moving to Woodstock, Minnesota, to begin the first grade at the...
Christopher J. Smook
Nov 16, 2022
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family.
CHRISTOPHER JON SMOOK was born on December 23, 1987 to Dennis and Arlene (McCollum) Smook in Luverne, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended school. Following graduation from Luverne High School in 2006, Chris went to WyoTech in Laramie, Wyoming and completed a Diesel Mechanics program. Following his education, he worked...
Joan Michelsen
Nov 14, 2022
JOAN CAROL MICHELSEN was born on July 18, 1940 to Alf and Lilly (Hemmingson) Kjelden in Watertown, South Dakota. At a young age, the family moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She attended school and graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls in 1958. She worked for a short time and then enrolled in the School of Practical Nursing...
Ardith Sween
Nov 13, 2022
Ardith Lillian (Aamodt) Sween was born June 15, 1913 to Charles and Clara Louise Denora (Nelson) Aamodt in Cottonwood, Minnesota. She was baptized on July 13th at Silo (now Christ) Lutheran Church. After Confirmation in 1928, she served her church as Sunday School teacher and member of the Senior Choir. Following graduation from Cottonwood High School in 1931, she attended...
Lorraine Hamersma
Nov 13, 2022
LORRAINE HAMERSMA, age 86, formerly of Holland, Minnesota, died Sunday, November 13, 2022 at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, Minnesota.
No public services will be held.
Joshua Stangeland
Nov 12, 2022
JOSHUA STANGELAND was born on July 14, 1995 in Luverne, Minnesota to Ted and Roberta (Cadotte) Stangeland. Josh was baptized at Christ the King and later confirmed there as well. He attended school in Pipestone, Minnesota and graduated from Pipestone High School in 2014. While he was in school he was active in 4-H, cattle-showing, wrestling, track, cross country and...
Sandra "Sandy" Winter
Nov 10, 2022
Sandra “Sandy” Ann (Popken) Winter, age 80, died at her home near Luverne, Minnesota, on Thursday, November 10, 2022 under hospice care after being diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer on October 27, 2022.
Sandy was born May 11, 1942 to Otto and Emma (Marineau) Popken in LeMars, IA. The youngest by 17 years of six siblings, she grew up playing...
James Ralph Hintermeister
Nov 9, 2022
JAMES RALPH HINTERMEISTER was born on October 10, 1932 to Ralph and Dorothy (Jones) Hintermeister in Huron, SD. He was born during the Great Depression, the eldest of nine children. He often testified of growing up on the farm with hunger and without modern conveniences and with a difficult young work life. This arduous work ethic shaped his entire life....
Daniel Siegfried
Nov 9, 2022
DANIEL LEE SIEGFRIED passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at his home in rural Valley Springs, South Dakota at the age of 72 years, five months and eight days.
Daniel Lee Siegfried was born on June 1, 1950, to a fiercely loving mother, Bette (McKay) and a hardworking father, Lester Siegfried, at the hospital in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. He was...
Angeline Pottratz
Nov 7, 2022
Angeline Pottratz was born to Peter and Leona (Engels) Steele on January 22, 1925, in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She grew up in rural Lake Benton, attending school at Lake Benton public school. At the age of 65, she obtained her GED. In 1941, Angie relocated to Pipestone, Minnesota, where she met Adrian Pottratz. The couple were united in marriage on...
Brenda Ann Berger
Nov 7, 2022
BRENDA ANN BERGER was born on March 7, 1971 to Wesley and Louise (Miller) Nielsen in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised in Lake Benton, Minnesota where her childhood days were spent waterskiing and tubing in the summers and skiing in the winters. She loved spending time with her family, friends and neighbors. It was small town life at its best....
Leona Boomgaarden Frank
Nov 6, 2022
LEONA BOOMGAARDEN FRANK was born to Folkert and Anna “Nellie” (Behrends) Basche on August 22, 1931 at the family’s farm in Ellsborough Township, Murray County, Minnesota. She spent her early childhood years here and attended a year of country school before moving with her family to a farm near Florence, Minnesota. She attended country school near Florence for five years....
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