Kathy R. Dietrich
Oct 26, 2022
Our mom, Kathy Ray Dietrich (Johanson) was born on November 6 1957 in Flandreau, SD to Bob and Sally Johanson. She was the 2nd of 6 children. She loved animals and farm life from the beginning, even adopting an orphaned raccoon whom she named, Rascal. She also loved to tell the story of how they used to tell the “city...
Daniel "Dan" Baustian
Oct 25, 2022
Daniel Paul (Bookem) Baustian was born January 8, 1957, in Sioux Falls, SD, to Virgil (Bud) and Josephine(Mitzi) Baustian. Dan joined his parents and two older brothers, Jerry and Jim, on the farm south of Beaver Creek, MN. After a 2-year stint at Hardwick, Dan and the family moved to the farm at Jasper,MN. It was in Jasper where Dan...
Christopher "Chris" Wussow
Oct 22, 2022
Christopher Charles Wussow was born to Dale and Janice (Schroeder) Wussow on February 11, 1977 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He joined his brother, Dean who was born 11 years earlier on the same day, and his sister, Julie. Chris was baptized on June 17, 1977 in Sioux Falls and was confirmed on April 4, 1993 at Zion United Methodist...
Sherry Fehl
Oct 20, 2022
SHERRY LYNN FEHL, age 65, of Lake Benton, Minnesota passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Moments Hospice/Crossroads Care Center in Worthington, Minnesota after a brief illness with cancer.
Sherry was born on June 25, 1957 in Tyler, Minnesota to Morris and Irene (Wichern) Fehl of Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was a graduate of Lake Benton Public School and attended St....
Marie Klarenbeek
Oct 19, 2022
MARIE KLARENBEEK was born on August 14, 1924 to Jacob and Nellie (Van Buitjen) Schouwenburg on a farm near Beaver Creek, Minnesota. Throughout her childhood the family moved and farmed on various places in Rock County, Minnesota. Following her education at country school through the eighth grade, Marie helped on her parent’s farm and other nearby farm places with housekeeping...
Robyn Dockter
Oct 19, 2022
Robyn Rose (Bucy) Dockter was born on June 18, 1942 to John and Laverne (Pew) Bucy in Worthington, Minnesota. A short time later she and her family moved to a farm northwest of Milbank, South Dakota. At the age of eight, she and her family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where Robyn continued her education. She would later complete her GED...
Bruce Tofteland
Oct 19, 2022
Bruce Milo Tofteland, was born February 9, 1959 to Arthur and Lois (Koolman) Tofteland in Adrian, Minnesota. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church. Bruce spent his childhood on the family farm in Kanaranzi Township. In 1968, at 9 years old, he suffered the tragic loss of his father.
Bruce attended Luverne High School...
Frances "Fran" Slieter
Oct 17, 2022
FRANCES MARION (REID) SLIETER was born to Alfred and Frances (Bates) Reid June 12, 1936 at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was raised in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School. Frances and Verlyn were united in marriage October 28, 1955; they had four children. In 1972 they purchased the Jasper Meat Market and moved their...
Claire Pritchett
Oct 17, 2022
CLAIRE DUANE PRITCHETT was born on March 21, 1934, in Plymouth County, Iowa, to Charles and Elsa (Schmitz) Pritchett. He was baptized on December 18, 1934, at the Lutheran Church in Remsen, Iowa and later confirmed at English Lutheran Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota. He attended country school and later graduated from LeMars, Iowa High School in 1952. He served...
William Dezeeuw Jr.
Oct 16, 2022
WILLIAM DEZEEUW JR. age 89, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at his home in Pipestone. He was born on June 18, 1933 to William and Julia (Veldboom) DeZeeuw near Fountain Prairie Township, Minnesota. He grew up in a family with twelve siblings and attended country school just one mile from his home for eight years and...
Sheldon Dean
Oct 15, 2022
SHELDON LEE DEAN was born to Floyd and Marjeret (Eekhoff) Dean on June 1, 1946 in Willmar, Minnesota. He spent his childhood in Willmar and was baptized and confirmed at Soloman Lutheran Church in Willmar. He attended and graduated from Willmar Public School and then continued his education at Pipestone Vo-Tech school for meat cutting after spending some time working...
Shirley Dueland
Oct 14, 2022
SHIRLEY MATHILDA DUELAND (KNUTSON) passed away on October 14, 2022. Shirley was born to Melvin and Lydia Knutson (Dawson, MN) on December 25, 1935.
Shirley is survived by Cal, her husband of 66 years; sons, David (Laurie) Dueland (Shell Knob, MO) and Paul (Nancy) Dueland (Cold Spring, MN); grandchildren: Ian (Julie) Clancy, Lee (Lindsey) Dueland, Clay Dueland (Amber Stein), Cody Dueland...
Richard Buss
Oct 14, 2022
RICHARD LEE BUSS, was born on October 9, 1945 to Tony and Edna Buss in California, but he was a lifelong resident of Rock County, Minnesota. Rick married Pat on January 26, 1974. They later had one daughter, Tricia. The family resided in Hardwick, Minnesota and attended church at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hardwick. Rick and his family later...
Ann L. Leskinen
Oct 11, 2022
ANN LOUISE LESKINEN was born on June 27, 1955 to William and Doreen (Blom) Riley in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She grew up in Richfield, Minnesota and graduated from high school. Ann continued her education and began working as a hairdresser. While working at a beauty salon, Ann met Larry Leskinen. The two worked alongside each other and on January 9, 1981,...
Shirley Urke Tholen
Oct 10, 2022
SHIRLEY JEAN URKE THOLEN, age 85, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died Monday, October 10, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Communities in Pipestone after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on May 6, 1937 to Melvin and Isabelle (Regnier) Urke near Milroy, Minnesota. She grew up near Vesta, Minnesota, along with her siblings, Phyllis, Delbert, June, Joyce, Mavis, Linda,...
Alvina Vandersluis
Oct 8, 2022
Alvina always had a warm smile and gentle spirit with a kind word for everyone she met.
Her hobbies included gardening, painting, and crafting. She loved nature including feeding the birds,
collecting rocks and shells, watching clouds, and cherishing flowers of all kinds. She also loved to travel and enjoyed destinations around the country, as far as Alaska, Hawaii, and Europe. Throughout...
Clarence Graphenteen
Oct 7, 2022
Clarence Fred Graphenteen…
was born to Fred and Lore (Brockberg) Graphenteen on June 23, 1929 in Alexandria, Minnesota. He lived on the family farm in Villard, Minnesota until moving to Trosky, Minnesota in 1930. He graduated from Edgerton High School in 1948. On July 7, 1951, he was married to Lois Beeney and shortly afterwards moved to Eglin Air Force Base...
Stanley Olson
Oct 7, 2022
STANLEY ALLAN OLSON was born on October 9, 1940, to Ole and Meta (Schneekloth) Olson in Beaver Creek, Minnesota. He grew up in town and attended school, graduating from Beaver Creek High School in 1959. On November 25, 1961, Stan married Connie Hofelmann at the Methodist Church in Luverne, Minnesota. The couple made their home in the rural Beaver Creek...
Judy Thomssen
Oct 5, 2022
JUDY ANN THOMSSEN, age 74, of Lake Benton, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone, Minnesota.
Judy was born on August 7, 1948, to John and Cherry (Kepler) Johnson. She attended school in Pipestone, Minnesota. On March 8, 1965, Judy married the love of her life Ron Thomssen and in 1966, they moved...
Gloria J. Boelman
Oct 1, 2022
GLORIA JEAN BOELMAN was born June 27, 1947 to Carl and Olga (Larson) Hansen in Luverne, Minnesota. Gloria grew up on the family farm near Blue Mound State Park north of Luverne, Minnesota. Gloria was baptized on July 27, 1947 at Blue Mound Lutheran Church in rural Luverne and on October 21, 1962 received her confirmation at Grace Lutheran Church...
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