Wayne Green
May 23, 2021
WAYNE LEROY GREEN was born November 21, 1953, to William and Anna Mae (Dreesen) Green in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at the American Reform Church. In Wayne’s early years, he spent time on his grandparent’s farm, Ralph and Aalke (Groen) Dreesen, farming and working the fields. He also spent time with his Uncle Dick and Aunt Dolores...
April Nelson
May 20, 2021
APRIL MAE NELSON was born on May 23, 1952 in Monticello, Minnesota to Henry and Mae (Schroeder) Klinker. She was baptized in 1954 at St. Peter’s Church in Monticello. The family moved near Franklin, Minnesota where April spent most of her youth. She was confirmed at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Franklin, Minnesota. In 1970 she graduated from Franklin High...
Dorothy Fideler
May 19, 2021
DOROTHY FIDELER, age 83, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. A private graveside service will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Jasper, Minnesota. Please return as Dorothy's life history will be placed here as soon as it is available.
Corrine E. Houg
May 16, 2021
To view a recording of Corrine's funeral service, please click on the following link: View Funeral Webcast CORRINE ELAINE HOUG was born in Split Rock Township, South Dakota on November 2, 1927 to Gilmer and Betty (Long) Hildring. Growing up, Corrine loved spending time with her grandparents and various aunts baking and cooking. She loved to read her books and...
Darlene D. Anderson
May 15, 2021
DARLENE DOROTHEA ANDERSON was born to Harm and Dorothea “Dotty” (Wilson) Freese on February 11, 1932 at the Ashton Memorial Hospital in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm south of Pipestone in Sweet Township. She attended country school in District 24 through the eighth grade and then Pipestone High School. While attending high school, she worked as a...
Richard Rauk
May 13, 2021
To view a recording of Rick's funeral service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast RICHARD ALBERT RAUK was born on June 8, 1952 to Edward and Elizabeth (Keehr) Rauk in Valley Springs, South Dakota. He was raised in Beaver Creek and was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church. Growing up, he was a part of all...
Ramona Kleinjan
May 13, 2021
RAMONA GALE KLEINJAN was born October 24, 1933, to John and Lydia (Scheerhorn) Beckering in Pipestone, Minnesota. She grew up helping her father on the family farm in Edgerton. Mona loved driving her tractor on the farm or to school during her younger years and had a love for animals, which continued throughout her life. Mona graduated from Edgerton High...
Pastor Richard Deruyter
May 10, 2021
Pastor Richard DeRuyter was born on March 29, 1937, to Dick and Lena (Kooistra) DeRuyter on their farm near in Rock Valley, Iowa. He relocated with his family to a farm outside of Hills, Minnesota where his childhood took place. In 1950, the family moved once again to a farm near Ruthton, Minnesota. Following his education, he became a soldier...
Kent Schnell
May 8, 2021
KENT EUGENE SCHNELL was born on July 16, 1966, to Floyd and Elva (Freeman) Schnell in Tyler, Minnesota. He was raised and attended school in Pipestone, Minnesota. Following his education, he moved with his family to Sacramento, California where he worked with his sister, Linda for approximately 15 years. He returned to Pipestone with his family and resided in the...
Helen Klinsing
May 8, 2021
HELEN LOUISE KLINSING was born to Wilhelm and Katherine (Dahle) Larson in Scarville, Iowa on May 19, 1933. As a young child, she moved with her family to a farm near Scarville, Iowa. She was raised on the farm and attended school in Scarville. After she graduated from Scarville High School in 1952, she attended Waldorf College in Forest City,...
Irene Grace Tirrel
May 7, 2021
IRENE GRACE TIRREL was born on August 4, 1941 to Clara Wittrock in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised and attended school in Pipestone, graduating from high school. She was united in marriage to Roy Tirrel on July 21, 1961 and the couple made their home in Trosky, Minnesota. During those years she worked at Fecker’s Produce and also worked at...
Cleone R. Williams
May 7, 2021
CLEONE RAE WILLIAMS was born on May 14, 1944 to Rae and Esther (Dornquist) Overson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she was raised and attended school. Following her graduation from Edison High School in 1962, she attended the Lutheran Deaconess School of Nursing where she completed the program in 1965. On October 2, 1965, Cleone was united in marriage to Gary...
Robert J. Bullerman
May 4, 2021
ROBERT JOHN BULLERMAN was born on July 15, 1928 to William and Elizabeth (Honnerman) Bullerman in Worthington, Minnesota. Robert grew up on a farm near Adrian, Minnesota and was baptized at the nearby Catholic church. At age 11, the family relocated to Tyler, Minnesota. He graduated from Tyler High School in 1946. Robert went on to farm for several years...
Margaret M. Brinkmeyer
May 2, 2021
To view a recording of Margaret's service, please click on the following link: View Funeral Webcast MARGARET MEREDITH BRINKMEYER was born on March 27, 1946 to William and Olena (Westli) Hawbecker in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm west of Holland, Minnesota. She began her schooling in Holland and then continued her education in Pipestone, Minnesota. Growing...
Dennis John Hazelton
May 1, 2021
DENNIS JOHN HAZELTON was born on February 6, 1960 to Francis and Marlys (Mitchell) Hazelton in Pipestone, Minnesota. He graduated from Jasper High School in 1979. While in high school, Dennis worked with Les Gehrels at Gehrels Nursery, which fueled his obsession with trees and landscaping. Also, while in high school he started working for Bayliner Marine where he remained...
Beatrice Rogness
Apr 28, 2021
To view a recording of Bea's service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast BEATRICE MURIEL ROGNESS was born March 24, 1937 to Melvin and Ilmi (Pesola) Rousu in Leaf Lake Townsip, Ottertail County, Minnesota. At an early age, her family moved to a farm near New York Mills, Minnesota. She was raised there and attended school, graduating from...
Paul B. Wathen
Apr 28, 2021
PAUL BRIAN WATHEN was born on April 11, 1961, to Cecil and Suzanne (Meuwissen) Wathen in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone and attended Pipestone High School where he graduated in 1979. He furthered his education at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall where he studied Business Management. He worked as a...
Wilfred B. Sanderson
Apr 20, 2021
To view a live-stream of Wilfred's funeral service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast WILFRED BERNARD SANDERSON was born to Louis and Alma (Severson) Sanderson on December 26, 1925, on a farm in Walsh County, North Dakota. In 1931, he moved with his parents to a farm near Florence, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school...
Bruce A. Rye
Apr 16, 2021
BRUCE ALLEN RYE was born on October 8, 1962, to Isak and Irmtraut “Trudy” (Kondert) Rye at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended public school. He was baptized on October 28, 1962 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. In April of 1977, he moved to Glacial Ridge Training Center and attended Willmar Public...
James "Jim" Hellwinckel
Apr 12, 2021
JAMES "JIM" HELLWINCKEL was born on June 23, 1956 to John and Elaine (Buchels) Hellwinckel in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised. He was baptized in 1956. He attended school at Pipestone High School and later received his GED. He worked for local farmers, bailing hay and worked at Morell's Meat Packing plant. He later worked for Bayliner in Pipestone,...
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