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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Janice M. Conway
Mar 10, 2022
JANICE MARY CONWAY was born to Henry William and Viola Mary (Naeve) Lomker on August 3, 1937 in Pipestone, Minnesota, where she was raised and attended school. When her mother married Phillip Tate, Janice was adopted by him in 1945. After she completed her education, she moved to Le Mars, Iowa, in 1954 and became employed at the Aalfs-Baker Manufacturing...
Anna Vanbatavia
Mar 10, 2022
ANNA VANBATAVIA was born on November 4, 1942 to John and Henrietta (Smeins) Brommer. When Anna was an infant, her father John was killed in a car accident. Anna was then adopted by Chris DeGroot, who married Henrietta and raised Anna as his own. She spent her childhood in Luverne and was very active with her friends growing up, playing...
Donald Eugene Weinkauf
Mar 9, 2022
Donald Eugene Weinkauf came into this world on Dec 17, 1955. He was born in Pipestone, MN to Ramona (Lear) and Duane Weinkauf. Don lived his childhood on the farm near Jasper, MN and graduated from Jasper High School in 1973, going on to Pipestone Vo-Tech and studied Meat Cutting. Don was united in marriage to Rebecca Christensen on August...
Iva Jean Elbers
Mar 8, 2022
To view a live-stream of Iva's funeral, please click on the following link: View Funeral Webcast IVA JEAN ELBERS was born to Fred and Jennie (Bergman) Wessels on November 23, 1938, on a farm near Hardwick, MN. The family later moved to a farm near Ash Creek, MN, where she spent much of her childhood helping with chores, hanging out...
Kenneth Gordon Rood
Mar 2, 2022
To view a live stream or recording of the service, copy and paste the following into your web browser: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCZRLGVMWTGKpC3u0LGZUUEw/videos KENNETH GORDON ROOD was born on September 19, 1951 to Lloyd and Jeannette (Henjum) Rood in Benson, Minnesota. He was raised on Norway Lake between Sunburg and New London, Minnesota. At a young age, his mother struggled with mental health....
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