Obituaries

Vivian Nelson

Vivian Nelson

Apr 12, 2022

VIVIAN JUNE (NIELSEN) NELSON was born on June 17, 1930, to Ejnert and Edel (Ollgaard) Nielsen in Tyler, Minnesota. She married Alvin Trautman Jr. on June 24, 1951, at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler. They farmed West of Lake Benton, Minnesota until December of 1972, when they purchased a hardware store in Lake Benton and operated Trautman Hardware until 1984....

Henry "Wayne" Baker

Henry "Wayne" Baker

Apr 11, 2022

To watch Wayne's service livestreamed, please go to the church's website: https://www.arcluverne.org/watch-live/ HENRY "WAYNE" BAKER was born May 15, 1935 to Joe and Edna (Vander Haar) Baker on the family farm in Rock County, Minnesota. He was baptized into the faith at the Steen Reformed Church in Steen, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm by Luverne, Minnesota and...

Viola "Vi" Facile

Viola "Vi" Facile

Apr 10, 2022

VIOLA "VI" MAY FACILE was born on January 11, 1937, in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was the fifth child of Henry August and Viola Mae (Lange) Dahms. Her mother passed away (from influenza and pneumonia) when she was just five days old and subsequently, she was named after her. Henry later married Alice Landgren to which six more children were born....

Lyle John Oye

Lyle John Oye

Apr 8, 2022

In lieu of flowers, please direct donations to: Pipestone Senior Center Building Foundation Pipestone County Hospice House LYLE JOHN OYE was born to Ernest Chris and Laura Luella (Ralfs) Oye on February 12, 1941 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised on his parents’ farm in Altona Township of Pipestone County, and he graduated from high school in Verdi, Minnesota. On...

Gary Lindahl

Gary Lindahl

Apr 6, 2022

GARY “PERCY” GLENN LINDAHL was born on June 5, 1949, to Glenn and Alene (Toft) Lindahl in Tyler, Minnesota. Percy grew up in Ruthton and was active in sports throughout his schooling. He graduated from Ruthton High School in 1967. Percy attended college in Marshall, Minnesota, until he was drafted into the United States Army. He served as a Clerk...

Carol Mae Alice Pruszynski

Carol Mae Alice Pruszynski

Apr 2, 2022

CAROL MAE ALICE PRUSZYNKI, age 78, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. Per Carol's wishes, no public services will be held.

Joan Klitzke

Joan Klitzke

Apr 1, 2022

JOAN MARLENE KLITZKE was born December 16, 1939 to Leon and Emma (Spencer) Wodtke in Hendricks, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm in Drammen Township and attended country school through the 7th grade before going to school in Lake Benton, Minnesota. Joan graduated in 1957 and went to work at Farmers State Bank in Lake Benton as a bank...

Delores E. Fey

Delores E. Fey

Apr 1, 2022

DELORES E. FEY was born to George and Gertrude (Tuinstra) Post on May 1, 1935 on a farm near Hardwick, Minnesota. As a small child, she moved with her parents to a farm west of Ruthton, Minnesota, and two years later to a farm seven miles south of Tyler, Minnesota. She attended country school in District 44 of Lincoln County...

David Robert Hoss

David Robert Hoss

Mar 30, 2022

DAVID ROBERT HOSS, was born April 12, 1954 in Madison, South Dakota to Joseph and Doris (Chase) Hoss. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa where he was baptized in the Christian faith and attended school. In 1972, David met the love of his life, Becky Stough and six weeks later, they were married in Windom,...

John Arden Nelson

John Arden Nelson

Mar 29, 2022

JOHN ARDEN NELSON (“SWEDE”) was born to Rueben and Viola (Bengston) Nelson on April 6, 1940, in Ellsborough Township, Murray County, MN on the farm where he was raised. He was baptized and confirmed at Sillerud Lutheran Church in rural Balaton, MN. He attended elementary and high school at Ruthton Public School. He purchased his farm at the age of...

Florence Eleanora Fick

Florence Eleanora Fick

Mar 24, 2022

FLORENCE FICK was born on May 23, 1927 in her home to John Heinrich and Christine Margaretha (Funck) Reyelts. She was raised on the farm and attended school at Beaver Creek Public School from elementary through graduation. She was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church, baptized on June 12, 1927, confirmed July 4, 1942, and married August 28,...

Verne Long

Verne Long

Mar 21, 2022

To view a recording of Verne's funeral service please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast VERNE EVERETT LONG was born on September 24, 1925, to Samuel and Florence (Dingler) Long in Pipestone, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm in Grange Township, Pipestone County. He attended 1st through 8th grade at District 16 Country School, a quarter mile...

James A. Vink

James A. Vink

Mar 21, 2022

To watch a recording of Jim's funeral service, please click the following link: American Reformed Church JAMES ALBERT VINK was born November 12, 1938 to Delmar and Lucretia (DeBoer) Vink in Castlewood, South Dakota. He attended grade school at Rock County District 1, and graduated from Luverne High School in 1957. In January of 1958, Jim enlisted in the United...

Mickey Duehn

Mickey Duehn

Mar 20, 2022

A memorial service in honor of Mick will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 2:00 PM via zoom. To join, please click the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88386852072?pwd=OEtmWWJsbndpZml2Znhrd2E3Ry9LQT09 MICKEY ALLAN DUEHN, age 70, of Lake Benton, MN, passed away at his home on March 19, 2022. Mick was born on February 17, 1952, to Leo and Ruby (Soderberg) Duehn in...

Virgil Christensen

Virgil Christensen

Mar 19, 2022

VIRGIL JOSEPH CHRISTENSEN was born on September 20, 1927, to Roy and Blanche (Anderson) Christensen in Kossuth County, Iowa. In 1930, the Christensen family moved to Aberdeen, South Dakota, where Virgil was raised and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1945. He spent a brief time in the United States Navy before receiving a medical discharge. Virgil then returned home...

Donald W. Lafrenz

Donald W. Lafrenz

Mar 18, 2022

COL. DONALD WAYNE LAFRENZ was born on March 5, 1939 to Henry and Martha (Meins) Lafrenz in Springwater Township of Rock County, Minnesota. At a young age, the family moved to a farm northwest of Luverne, Minnesota. Don attended country school Green Valley District 59 through the eighth grade. During his youth, Don was involved in the FFA and 4-H...

Joyce Mulder

Joyce Mulder

Mar 17, 2022

JOYCE MULDER, was born July 24, 1935 in Adrian, Minnesota to Ben and Tina (Tjepkes) Rust. She attended elementary school at Magnolia public school and transferred in eighth grade to Adrian Public School. She graduated from Adrian High School in 1952 at the age of seventeen. After graduation, Joyce moved to Oklahoma where she met and married her first husband,...

Marvin F. Klooster

Marvin F. Klooster

Mar 14, 2022

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne or the Adrian American Legion. MARVIN FREDERICK KLOOSTER was born July 17, 1930 to Herman and Tillie Klooster at the family farm outside of Adrian, Minnesota. He attended Adrian Public School where he participated in the high school play with his best friend, Robert Terry,...

Norman Kuhlman

Norman Kuhlman

Mar 12, 2022

To view a recording of Norman's funeral service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast Norman Leroy Kuhlman was born to Louie and Martha (Rasmussen) Kuhlman on July 8, 1925, on a farm in Fountain Prairie Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school. He continued his education at the high school in Ruthton,...

John "Jack" Mathine

John "Jack" Mathine

Mar 10, 2022

JOHN "JACK" RAYMOND MATHINE was born on May 29, 1937 to John and Elizabeth (Tharnish) Mathine in Creighton, Nebraska. He attended school in Creighton at St. Ludger’s School and played on the baseball team. He graduated in 1955 and began working for a time at Richling’s Gas Station. In the fall of 1956 he enlisted in the United States Army...