Donna G. Svendsen
Jun 14, 2022
Donna Gladys Svendsen was born on April 17, 1927 to Arthur and Clara (Jensen) Nissen in Tyler, Minnesota. Shortly after her birth, she moved with her family to Ward, South Dakota where they resided for five years. Following this, the family rented farmland in Pipestone, Minnesota as Donna began her first five years of education. In 1937, the Nissen family...
Adam D. Hills
Jun 12, 2022
ADAM DOUGLAS HILLS was born on February 11, 1966, to Douglas and Julieann (Newhouse) Hills in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was baptized as an infant in the family home. Adam grew up in Edina and Anoka, Minnesota area where he graduated high school in 1984. During his school years he enjoyed being a member of the football team and working at...
Nancy Haraldson
Jun 11, 2022
NANCY ANN HARALDSON was born on March 23, 1955, to Richard and Janice(Bucher) Stimson in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized on May 15, 1955, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone and confirmed on March 22, 1970, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Pipestone. During her childhood she participated in FHA 1&2, Future Teachers of America 3, Chorus 9, and...
Marilyn A. Schmidt
Jun 11, 2022
MARILYN ANN SCHMIDT was born April 22, 1939 to Albert and Olga (Groth) Schmidt in Flandreau, South Dakota. She was baptized on May 14, 1939 in Ward, South Dakota and later confirmed in Rock Rapids, Iowa on April 26, 1953. She was raised in Steen, Minnesota with her Aunt Ida and Uncle Walter Tecken. Marilyn attended elementary school in Steen...
Charles "Chuck" Swenson
Jun 4, 2022
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CHARLES "CHUCK" GORDON SWENSON was born on March 21, 1938 to Dr. Jacob Alvin and Olga (Stoen) Swenson in Jasper, MN. Chuck was raised in Jasper, MN and attended Jasper High School. He joined the US Air Force, November 16, 1955. He was honorably discharged January 12, 1958...
George John Scholten
Jun 3, 2022
GEORGE JOHN SCHOLTEN was born to John and Alieda (Lens) Scholten on February 10, 1938 in Alvord, Iowa. He was baptized February 13, 1938 in Alvord Iowa before the family moved from the farm near Alvord to a farm southeast of Larchwood, Iowa when George was one year old. He attended four years of country school and then attended St....
Dan Wayne Moser
Jun 2, 2022
DANIEL "DAN" WAYNE MOSER was born on September 8, 1959 to Leon and Ida (Gilmore) Moser in Bellflower, California. In 1964 his family moved to the Lake Benton, Minnesota area where they eventually started a dairy farm as a family. In his younger years Dan enjoyed helping milk cows and doing other jobs around the farm. He also earned a...
Oliver Van Tassell
May 31, 2022
OLIVER EARL VAN TASSELL was born on December 16, 1943, to Earl and Phyllis (Bair) Van Tassell in St. Paul, Minnesota. Oliver spent his early years living in a house on Pig’s Eye Island in the Mississippi River near South St. Paul. He remembered his mother rowing them across the river to school and living in the upstairs when the...
Albert Matthiesen
May 26, 2022
ALBERT "SONNY" MATHEW PETER MATTHIESEN was born on May 13, 1941 to Albert and Meta (Bendt) Matthiesen in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm between Kanaranzi, Minnesota and Luverne. At a young age, Albert and his family moved to Magnolia, Minnesota. As a child, he loved watching trains. He attended school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota until he...
Elaine G. Snyders
May 26, 2022
ELAINE GARNET SNYDERS was born on January 7, 1941 to Charles and Garnet (Hetrick) Cragoe in Luverne, Minnesota and raised on the family farm northwest of Magnolia, Minnesota. She attended Magnolia High School and was a part of band, serving as the majorette. She graduated in 1959 and then attended beauty school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She traveled to California and...
Sheila "Ann" Versteeg
May 23, 2022
SHEILA "ANN" VERSTEEG was born on July 7, 1955, to Earl and Elaine (Mosher) McLean in Flint, Michigan. Ann grew up in Bay City, Michigan, and graduated from Bay City Central in 1974. Immediately following graduation, she enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia. Ann was honorably discharged on October 28, 1975...
Barbara Ashby
May 23, 2022
BARBARA JEAN ASHBY was born on October 17, 1951 to Ralph and Margie (Wild) DeGroot in Luverne, Minnesota. She grew up on the farm near the Ash Creek/Steen, Minnesota area. In her youth, she was active in 4-H with sewing and baking, and had regular attendance at church in Sunday school and youth group. Barb graduated from Luverne High School...
John David Thies
May 20, 2022
JOHN DAVID THIES was born on December 16, 1940 to Lawrence and Julia (Sutherland) Thies in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed at the Salem Methodist Church in Salem, South Dakota. John attended a small country school for his elementary grades and then Egan High School in Egan, South Dakota, where he graduated in 1958. Growing up,...
Robert Dale Kuiper
May 18, 2022
ROBERT DALE KUIPER, was born on June 15, 1954 in Sheldon, Iowa to James Robert and Peggy Lois (Hadfield) Kuiper. Growing up, he lived in northwest Iowa and enjoyed playing baseball and getting into mischief. He was very close with his beloved grandfather, Dale Hadfield and had very fond memories of spending time with him as a child. “Bobby Dale”...
Ann Marie Horsch
May 17, 2022
Ann Marie Horsch, 52, born May 23, 1969, of Pipestone, MN, formerly of St Paul, MN, tragically passed away on May 17, 2022. She was preceded in death by her mother, Patricia "Patty" Schultz of St Paul. She is survived by brothers Daniel (Jill) Horsch of West St Paul and James (Amie) Horsch of Lakeville, MN, children Brandon, Kirsten, Brittany,...
Janice Swanson
May 17, 2022
JANICE ELLEN SWANSON was born to Selmer and Sena (Peterson) Johnson on December 23, 1937 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1955, she became employed as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. On June 14, 1958, she was united in marriage to Dale Swanson at Peace...
Lucille I. Gangestad
May 16, 2022
LUCILLE IRENE GANGESTAD was born on June 13, 1926 to Herman and Marie (Schmuck) Kasemodel on the farm in Spring Water Township, of rural Beaver Creek, Minnesota. At 18 years of age, she graduated from the University of Minnesota at Mankato with a teaching degree. She continued her education and certification from the University of Minnesota at Morris. She began...
Lavar Moon
May 16, 2022
LAVAR LORRAINE MOON was born July 29, 1924, to Lewis and Carrie (Nordmeyer) Freeman, in Lake Benton, MN. Lavar was raised in Lake Benton and attended Lake Benton Public School. In the late 30's, she moved with her mother and sisters to the Nordmeyer family farm across the lake and helped farm the lake bottom. Lavar met Milton Moon, from...
Pamela Ann Oye
May 14, 2022
PAMELA ANN OYE was born on August 11, 1959 to Orin and Lila (Canter) Oye in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on her parents’ farm near Hardwick, Minnesota and graduated from Luverne High School in Luverne, Minnesota, in 1977. She moved to Colorado in 1980. In 2011, Pam returned home to care for her mother in Luverne. On Saturday, May...
Dennis Dahl
May 13, 2022
DENNIS FRED DAHL, age 79, St. Cloud, Minnesota, formerly of Pipestone, Minnesota, died Friday, May 13, 2022 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 17, 2022 from 4:00 to 7:30 PM at the Benson Funeral Home Chapel, St. Cloud. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 1:00 PM at the Hartquist Funeral...
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