Obituaries

Barbara J. Anderson

Barbara J. Anderson

Sep 28, 2022

BARBARA JEAN ANDERSON was born on December 2, 1943 to Earl and Marcella (Plimpton) Brown in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she was raised and received her education. Barb was united in marriage to Glenn Anderson on April 24, 1961 in Sioux Falls. The couple moved to Ihlen, Minnesota in 1969, where they made their home and began a family....

Jordy E. Scholten

Jordy E. Scholten

Sep 28, 2022

JORDYCE "JORDY" E. SCHOLTEN, age 76, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at the Pipestone County Medical Center.

Jordyce Elida Scholten was born March 20, 1946 to Obert and Aagot (Hytjan) Udstuen in Tyler, Minnesota. Born the fourth of five children, Jordyce, or Jordy, as she is mainly known, enjoyed growing up on the farm with her...

Esther Martha-Emma Kruse

Esther Martha-Emma Kruse

Sep 27, 2022

Esther Martha-Emma Kruse was born to Anton and Auguste (Stern) Matzke on December 15, 1934 on a farm near Lamberton, Minnesota where she was raised and attended country school. Upon completion of her education, she worked in the dietary department at the hospital and nursing home in Springfield, Minnesota. On May 7, 1957, she was united in marriage to Luvern...

Cathrine De Vries

Cathrine De Vries

Sep 26, 2022

CATHRINE EMMA DE VRIES was born to Cornelius and Bertha (Heil) Baas on April 23, 1934 in Melvin, Iowa. With sister Ethel, they moved to Woodstock, Minnesota, in 1944 and became members of the Christian Reformed Church in Pipestone. On September 22, 1950, she married Wilmer De Vries and together they farmed the family farm until moving to Pipestone. There, Cathrine...

Cecelia Jeanette Tangeman

Cecelia Jeanette Tangeman

Sep 24, 2022

CECELIA JEANETTE TANGEMAN was born in 1925 to Roy and Ida Elizabeth (Beth) (Wilkins) Battrell in Des Moines, Iowa. Growing up Jeanette learned to play piano from her mother and then used that skill to receive dance lessons by playing piano for other dance classes. Jeanette was a graduate of North High School in Des Moines. She continued her education...

Kathryn Marie Serie

Kathryn Marie Serie

Sep 23, 2022

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KATHRYN MARIE SERIE, age 69, died Friday, September 23, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 22, 1953 in Tyler, Minnesota to Merle and Marie (Sandager) Muckala. She grew up on a family farm near Arco, Minnesota, attending public school in Tyler. She graduated high school in 1971 and attended college at Mankato State...

Linda (Van Hoecke) Fenton

Linda (Van Hoecke) Fenton

Sep 21, 2022

LINDA LEE (VAN HOECKE) FENTON was born on May 26, 1952 to Morris and Angela Bernadine (Wathen) Van Hoecke in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She attended school in Verdi, Minnesota and Pipestone, Minnesota, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1970. During her high school years, she worked as a waitress at Lange’s Café. On September 18, 1971, she married Randy Fenton...

Alfred Allen Lund

Alfred Allen Lund

Sep 21, 2022

ALFRED ALLEN LUND born to Alfred and Margrethe “Ceal” (Ries) Lund in Tyler, Minnesota, on August 1, 1931. He was baptized and later confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church. He was raised on farm north of Tyler in Marshfield Township. In 1947, Allen’s parents purchased the bowling alley in Tyler and the family moved into town. Allen enjoyed working at the bowling...

Alvin Boomgaarden

Alvin Boomgaarden

Sep 20, 2022

ALVIN L. BOOMGAARDEN of Luverne, departed this life September 20, 2022 after a full and enjoyable 99+ years. Born on January 15, 1923 in Lyon County, Iowa to Lewis and Tilla (Kruger) Boomgaarden, Alvin grew up primarily on his parents’ farm just north of Magnolia. He attended Magnolia School, graduating with the class of 1941. Thereafter he farmed in the...

Harold "Nic" Nicholsen

Harold "Nic" Nicholsen

Sep 19, 2022

HAROLD "NIC" DEAN NICHOLSEN was born on July 15, 1942 to Terman and Elizabeth (Van Roekel) Nicholsen in Tyler, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm and grew into the farm life of daily chores, caring for the animals and tending to the crops. Other activities he enjoyed in his youth were putting together jigsaw puzzles and creating landscape ornaments...

Deborah Taubert

Deborah Taubert

Sep 18, 2022

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DEBORAH "DEBBIE" TAUBERT was born May 12, 1935, to Roland and Margaret Lundberg in Arpin, WI. In 1949, when Debbie was fourteen years old, her family of eleven moved to Tumwater, WA.

After her high school graduation in 1953, she began writing letters to a young man named Floren Taubert who...

Misti S. Hanson

Misti S. Hanson

Sep 18, 2022

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MISTI SUE HANSON was born to Jerry and Janice Stratton in Sioux City, Iowa on September 8 th, 1962. Misti was the eldest of four, having three younger brothers; Robin, Corey and James. Extended family was an important part...

Manning K. Churchill

Manning K. Churchill

Sep 17, 2022

MANNING KEENAN CHURCHILL went to be with Jesus on Saturday, September 17th, 2022. He passed away at home in the loving arms of his family. Manning, who was first known as “twin B”, was born on August 17th, 2017, with his brother, Maverick “twin A”. The boys were born 14 weeks early weighing just two pounds each. Sadly, Maverick only...

Carson W. Ehde

Carson W. Ehde

Sep 13, 2022

CARSON WILLIAM EHDE, 21, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, at his home in Rock County near Garretson, South Dakota. He was born on June 4, 2001, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Scott and Lori, joining his big brother Jonathan. He was baptized in the American Reformed Church, Luverne, where he received his early lessons in faith.

He attended school in Luverne where he...

Delores Brooks

Delores Brooks

Sep 12, 2022

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DELORES ROSE AMELIA BROOKS, was born to Frances Ponieviskie in Detroit, Michigan on January 20, 1933. On January 28, 1957, Delores married the love of her life Charley Alfred Brooks. The couple moved onto a small acreage outside of Magnolia, Minnesota,...

Gary Gusler

Gary Gusler

Sep 11, 2022

GEORGE GARY GUSLER... Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through His servant Gary.

George Gary Gusler was given life by his creator and was born on April 25, 1946. He received the gift of Holy Baptism and became a child of...

Marty Defries

Marty Defries

Sep 10, 2022

MARTY LEE DEFRIES was born on October 17, 1967 to Garry Owen and Barbara Jean (Schraeder) Defries in Windom, Minnesota. He grew up in Windom and attended grade school there until the age of 12. When Marty was 12 his dad died and his family moved to Estherville, Iowa. He continued his education there and attended Estherville High School, graduating in...

Ardell Wolff

Ardell Wolff

Sep 10, 2022

ARDELL DORIS WOLFF was born on September 24, 1936 to Walter and Margaret (Dingman) Thompson on the family farm in Jackson County, Minnesota. She attended country school and later high school in Windom, Minnesota. On January 9, 1955, she married Jim Wolff at Bethany Lutheran in Bergen, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they made their home by Lakefield, Minnesota and after several...

Allen Croat

Allen Croat

Sep 7, 2022

ALLEN DALE CROAT was born July 12, 1953 to Wilfred John and Ina Francis (Fox) Croat in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized at St. Catherine Catholic Church in 1953 and attended school at Hills-Beaver Creek public school, graduating in 1971. After graduation, Allen completed X-ray tech school in 1972 and moved to Sleepy Eye, Minnesota where he worked, first as...

Helen Huibregtse

Helen Huibregtse

Sep 4, 2022

Helen Marie (Sportel) Huibregtse, age 98 of Pipestone, Minnesota passed away on September 4, 2022. She is loved, missed and fondly remembered as a wonderful daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and teacher.

She was born on October 25, 1923, to Grace and Henry Sportel while living in rural Adrian, Minnesota. When Helen was 10 years old the family moved to a...