Anita L. Boyenga
May 11, 2023
Anita Lucille Boyenga was born March 23, 1942 to Roney and Alma (Griesse) Wiese in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Stateline Presbyterian Church in rural Ellsworth, Minnesota. Anita was raised on the family farm southeast of Luverne, Minnesota. She attended country school through the eighth grade in Ash Creek, Minnesota and graduated from Luverne High...
Cynthia Oye
May 11, 2023
Cynthia Katherine Oye was born to Milo and Joanne (Brouillet) Otkin on April 30, 1955 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1973, she attended Pipestone Vocational School in Fashion Merchandising and graduated in 1974. On May 4, 1974, she was united in marriage to Ronald Lee Oye at...
Darlene Carpenter
May 9, 2023
Darlene Minnie Carpenter was born March 9, 1932 to Garret and Edith (Ackerman) Heidebrink at Rushmore, Minnesota. When she was three years old the family moved to a farm near Holland, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Rushmore and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Holland. On completion of her education, she worked at the Pipestone Bakery....
Lulubeth Stromberg
May 8, 2023
Lulubeth Stromberg was born to Roy and Dorothy (Schwartz) Backlund on March 12, 1928, in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and began her education. When she was a junior in high school, she moved with her parents to Kenosha, Wisconsin. While living there, she attended Kemper Hall Academy. After her graduation in 1946, she continued her education at Winona...
Jerry L. Baugher
May 6, 2023
Jerry Leroy Baugher was born on February 12, 1935 to Charles and Iva (Mercer) Baugher in Sikeston, Missouri, the twelfth of thirteen children. The family moved a lot during his childhood until the big move to California when Jerry was twelve years old. There he met his future bride, Marylou Lindberg, during his senior year in high school. The couple were...
Laura Nelson
May 6, 2023
Laura Faye Nelson was born to Lawrence Raymond and Dorthy May (Moore) Bingham on December 2, 1950 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. She was raised in Slayton, Minnesota where she received her education. In her early adulthood, she lived in Lake Wilson, Minnesota with her two children, Ginger and Ed. After the Chandler/Lake Wilson tornado, Laura and her son, Ed bought...
Kathy Woelber
May 6, 2023
Katherine Mary Woelber was born to Carl Nicholas and Bertha (Herdina) Johannsen on September 12, 1944, in Canton, South Dakota. At the age of seven, she moved with her family to Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After graduating from Pipestone High School in 1962, she began working at Armour Creamery. She later became employed at Pipestone...
Scott A. Ehde
May 4, 2023
Scott Arthur Ehde, 53, of Hills, Minnesota, died on May 4, 2023, at his parents’ home in rural Luverne.
Scott was born on June 13, 1969, to Arthur and Carol (Nelson) Ehde, in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Hills, when he and his parents lived in Steen.
His family moved to rural Luverne when he was...
Cody Enger
Apr 21, 2023
Cody Dale Enger was born on June 4, 1996, to Scott and Shari (Baatz) Enger in Pipestone, Minnesota. As a kid he loved being outdoors. He enjoyed dirtbiking and fourwheeling near his Grandma Baatz’s house and never missed an opportunity to get absolutely covered in mud. Cody enjoyed deer hunting. He looked forward to deer season every year with his...
James Anderson Harner
Apr 21, 2023
James Anderson Harner was born on November 11, 1932 in a blinding snowstorm to George and Violet (Anderson) Harner in Swea Township, Iowa. He was baptized on April 10, 1933 at the United Methodist Church in Swea City, Iowa. Jim began his education at a local country school. He would later attend Swea City Consolidated Schools where he loved playing...
Sheila K. Boulais
Apr 20, 2023
Sheila Kay Boulais was born on January 24, 1943 to Harvey and Eleanor (Arndt) Tvedt in Pipestone, Minnesota. Prior to graduating her father was in construction, so the family moved to many places including Holland, Westbrook, Wilmont, Chandler, and Marshall, Minnesota, as well as Madison and Chester South Dakota. One of the highlights of Sheila’s life was when her father...
Karen Vos
Apr 19, 2023
Karen Rae Vos was born on December 15, 1947 to Homer Wallman and Iola Lucille (Johnson) Crawford in Hammond, Indiana. A few months later, she moved with her family to Kankakee, Illinois where she was raised and attended school. When her sisters moved away and her brothers were ready to complete their education, her parents decided to move to California....
Linda Berkenpas
Apr 17, 2023
Linda Ann Berkenpas was born on September 6, 1956 to Knute and Delores (Draper) Lund in Tyler, Minnesota. She grew up on various farms until her parents bought a farm close to Lake Benton, Minnesota. She graduated from Lake Benton High School in May of 1975. During her “growing up” days, she fully enjoyed her 4-H membership with the then...
Brenda S. Loosbrock
Apr 17, 2023
Brenda Sue Loosbrock was born August 15, 1960, in Dell Rapids, South Dakota to Curtis and Lucille (George) Anderson. She was called home to be with her Lord at the age of 62 on Monday, April 17, 2023 surrounded by her family. She spent her childhood in Dell Rapids, graduating in 1979 from Dell Rapids High School. She was a...
Marcella M. Brown
Apr 15, 2023
Marcella Mae Brown was born to Lyman and Marcella (Fitzgerald) Plimpton on November 27, 1921 in Garretson, South Dakota where she was raised. She attended school in Garretson, De Smet, South Dakota and Dell Rapids, South Dakota. On November 12, 1941 Marcella was united in marriage to Earl Brown in Garretson. The couple then moved to Sioux Falls in 1943...
Bernadine Van Hoecke
Apr 9, 2023
Bernadine Angela Van Hoecke was born to Clarence Victor and Winona Marie (Horrell) Wathen on May 28, 1933 in Hatfield, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. When she started the fourth grade, she moved with her family to Pipestone, Minnesota to continue her education and complete her high school graduation. After graduation, she was employed at J.C....
Patricia "Patti" L. Swenson
Apr 8, 2023
Patricia “Patti” LaVon Swenson was born on June 1, 1956 in Luverne, Minnesota to Arnold and Jessie (Ellefson) Wenzel. She grew up on a small family farm near Hardwick, Minnesota and attended Luverne Public School. She was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. She graduated from Luverne High School then moved to Worthington, Minnesota and on...
Julie Wieme
Apr 6, 2023
To view a livestream of Julie's Memorial Service please click the following link. The link will bring you to Victory Church's youtube channel to watch. https://youtube.com/live/tDR622ilCRY?feature=share
Julie Kay Wieme, was born on May 2, 1956, to Lester and Shirley Anderson (Edwards) in Tracy, MN. While growing up in the Tracy and Balaton area, Julie enjoyed singing with the...
Donald Wayne Schouwenburg
Apr 6, 2023
Donald Wayne Schouwenburg was born June 20, 1934 in a farm house near Valley Springs, South Dakota. He spent his childhood living with his family on farms in southwest Minnesota. Don attended country school until the 4th grade, then he attended Hills High School, graduating in 1952. Don was always very busy and worked several jobs throughout his life as...
David R. Prosch
Apr 5, 2023
David Roland Prosch was born on August 9, 1948 to Donald Edward and Leona Louise (Kohler) Prosch in Tyler, Minnesota. He grew up in Lake Benton, Minnesota, and graduated from Lake Benton Public School in 1966. David served in the United States Navy from 1966 to 1969. He was a "Tin Can Sailor" and served aboard the destroyer USS Sproston...
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