Verna E. Schmuck
Aug 24, 2021
VERNA ELDORA SCHMUCK was born on November 16, 1930 to Chester and Ragna (Harldson) Swenson at home on the farm in Rock County, Minnesota. Verna was baptized on February 26, 1931 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota and confirmed in 1944 at Rosedell Lutheran Church, also in Jasper. She attended Jasper High School for two years and graduated...
Karen Larson
Aug 23, 2021
KAREN LYNN (CAMPBELL) LARSON was born on May 6, 1940 to Loren and Vera (Stewart) Campbell in Madison, South Dakota. Karen had a unique childhood, living both on Lake Madison and on the railroad, where her father worked. She lived next to a handsome young man, Bill Larson, whom she later married. She spent her childhood making memories on the...
Mavis Grage
Aug 22, 2021
MAVIS (HAGEBAKKEN) GRAGE was born to Thorvald and Katinka (Peterson) Hagebakken on July 31, 1922, on a farm in Rock County, Minnesota, near Jasper, Minnesota. She attended country school and then Jasper High School. On July 10, 1944, she was united in marriage to Victor Grage in Manilla, Iowa. While Vic completed his time in the armed forces, Mavis continued...
Robert J. Appel
Aug 20, 2021
ROBERT JOHN APPEL was born on December 11, 1939, to Leo and Elizabeth (Stodden) Appel at their home outside of Storden, Great Bend Township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. The family moved to a farm in Ivanhoe, Minnesota where he was raised and learned the meaning of hard work at a young age. When he was in the first grade, his...
Naomi J. Jorgensen
Aug 16, 2021
To view Naomi's memorial service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast NAOMI JEAN JORGENSEN was born on May 19, 1933, to Clarence and Gladys (Raph) Frederickson at the home of Bert Raph in Holland, Minnesota. She was baptized on December 17, 1933, at the First Presbyterian Church in Holland. After the death of her father on October 8,...
Mary L. Townsend
Aug 16, 2021
MARY LEE TOWNSEND was born on January 18, 1955, to William Richard and Georgia Lee (Clark) Cooper in Holtville, California. She attended the nearby Helix High School, and completed her education in 1973. Throughout her younger years, she enjoyed hanging out with her sisters at the pool in her polka dot bikini and taking family trips to the ocean. On...
William "Bill" Beimers
Aug 14, 2021
Bill's service will be broadcast live on the American Reformed Church website. You may copy and paste the following link in your web browser to access the broadcast: https://www.arcluverne.org/watch-live/ WILLIAM "BILL" JUNIOR BEIMERS passed from this life peacefully on August 14, 2021, surrounded by family and friends at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Bill was born on August...
Carol Nangle
Aug 14, 2021
CAROL FAY NANGLE was born to Thomas and Florence (Jensen) Thompson on July 20, 1936, on the family farm north of Colman, SD. She was the fourth child of eight; her oldest sister was 10 years older than her, and her youngest sister was 10 years younger than her. Carol attended grades 1-8 at #55 Allen Country School, and as...
Sandy Nelson
Aug 10, 2021
SANDRA JO NELSON was born on September 13, 1958 to Dale and LeeAnn (Kindt) Stevens in Pipestone, MN where she was raised and attended school. During high school, she waitressed at Lange’s Café. In 1977, she graduated from Pipestone High School. She then attended Pipestone VoTech where she studied Fashion Merchandising. On October 7, 1978, Sandy married Greg Nelson at...
John Freese
Aug 9, 2021
JOHN HARVEY FREESE was born to John and Marie (Myer) Freese on October 27, 1936, in Alpena, South Dakota. He attended a country school for his first four years and then finished his schooling at Virgil Public Schools, graduating in 1955. During his years in high school, he participated in basketball, softball, and track; gave humorous readings in DECLAM; was...
Ethel B. Ten Hove
Aug 8, 2021
A livestream of Ethel's funeral service may be found at the following web address: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MIDLoQLCgso&feature=youtu.be ETHEL BEATRICE TEN HOVE was born to Thomas and Etta (Beers) Scotting on November 29, 1925, on a farm in Lorain Township of Nobles County, Minnesota. When she was four years old her mother died and her father married his wife’s sister, Margaret, and they...
Sandra J. Carstensen
Aug 7, 2021
SANDRA JEANNE CARSTENSEN was born on March 7, 1937 to Arley and Vila (Hinz) Bucher in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm in Gray Township, Pipestone County, and attended District #25 Country School through the eighth grade. She then attended and graduated from Pipestone High School on June 3, 1954. Sandy then began working as a clerk...
Marsha R. Jandl
Aug 7, 2021
MARSHA RENEE JANDL was born October 5, 1959, to Ardell and Mary “Jeanne” (Flanagan) Facile in Pipestone. During high school she was involved in basketball, track, softball, cheerleading, and volleyball. Marsha graduated from Jasper High School in 1978. Following graduation, Marsha was united in marriage to Kurt Jandl on June 16, 1978, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper. She...
Marilyn Joy Smith
Aug 1, 2021
MARILYN JOY SMITH was born to Henry W. and Henrietta (Pater) Spronk on June 5, 1946, in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized and made profession of faith at the First Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton. She was raised in rural Holland, Minnesota, attended grade school at Holland Christian School, and graduated from Southwest Christian High School in 1964. She then...
Earl Tellinghuisen
Jul 26, 2021
EARL EMIL TELLINGHUISEN was born on August 21, 1934 to Emil and Lora (Heldt) Tellinghuisen in Lake Benton Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. He grew up on the farm near Lake Benton and attended country school. At a very young age he helped his Grandpa break horses as they arrived on the train in Lake Benton. When he was a kid...
Loretta M. Petersen
Jul 25, 2021
LORETTA MAE PETERSEN was born to Henry and Katie (Kickert) DeBoer on February 15, 1928 in South Holland, Illinois. The family moved to Leota, Minnesota when Loretta was six years old. Loretta remembered a wonderful childhood with her sister Elaine, growing up next door to her grandparents and working at the family store. She attended high school in Edgerton, Minnesota...
Jens Lloyd Dahl
Jul 24, 2021
JENS LLOYD DAHL was born July 4, 1936, to Jens and Helen (Nelsen) Dahl in Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was baptized August 26, 1936, at his home and confirmed in the spring of 1951 at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church in Diamond Lake Township, Minnesota. Lloyd spent his life in Lake Benton farming and retired in 1998. He was united in...
Deborah Lynn Kinner
Jul 24, 2021
To view Debbie's memorial service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast Deborah L. Kinner, 66, of Lake Benton, Minnesota departed her loving family on Saturday, July 24th, 2021, at her home after a 13-year heroic battle with ovarian cancer, with a short last chapter. Debbie was born March 25, 1955, to Leonard and Vida (Brockberg) Johnson. Shortly after...
Cynthia Sylvia Brady
Jul 21, 2021
CYNTHIA SYLVIA BRADY was born April 8, 1934, to Moses and Estella (Pearsall) Crow in Granite Falls, Minnesota. She attended school in Pipestone and remained in Pipestone throughout her life. Cynthia worked at the Nursing Home in Pipestone as a Dietary Cook and CNA. She also worked at the Pipestone National Monument for the Pipestone Indian Shrine Association as a...
Julie Ann Johnson
Jul 15, 2021
JULIE ANN (KLEIN) JOHNSON was born on September 22, 1962 to Merlyn and Jeanne (Treinen) Klein in LeMars, IA where she was raised and attended school. In 1981, she graduated from LeMars High School. On July 10, 1981, she married David Kounkel in Vermillion, SD. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Vermillion for a short time before moving to...
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