Obituaries

Charles "Woody" Wood

Charles "Woody" Wood

Jan 7, 2021

CHARLES "WOODY" ROBERT WOOD was born on May 17, 1967 to Robert Tresch and Catherine Lucille Bernhardt in Florence, Oregon. His family moved to Brookings, Oregon in 1970. He attended Siuslaw High School in Florence and later received his GED. Eventually he ended up back in Florence, Oregon before moving to Pipestone, Minnesota in 2002. In 2005 he moved to...

Marlys Devries

Marlys Devries

Jan 6, 2021

To view a recording of Marlys' service, please click on the following link: View Funeral Webcast MARLYS DeVRIES was born October 18, 1935 in Garretson, South Dakota, the daughter of Harry and Irene (Reese) Wulf. She grew up in Beaver Creek, Minnesota and graduated from Beaver Creek High School. On March 19, 1955 she married Delmar DeVries. They farmed west...

Roger L. Erickson

Roger L. Erickson

Jan 4, 2021

To view the livestream of Roger's service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast ROGER LEONARD ERICKSON was born on May 9, 1933 to Albin and Florence (Ford) Erickson at the family’s home in Hardwick, Minnesota. He was there and attended grade school in Hardwick. As a kid he helped on the farm and had a milk delivery route....

Nicholas Deboer

Nicholas Deboer

Jan 2, 2021

To view Nick's service, click the following link that will appear here soon: View Funeral Webcast NICHOLAS ROY DeBOER was born at home in Leota, Minnesota on Christmas Day, 1930 to Peter and Jennie (Meyer) De Boer. His parents would later tell him how the bells rang at church across the street following his birth. He attended Leota Christian Elementary...

Rev. Everett Hind

Rev. Everett Hind

Jan 1, 2021

To view a livestream of Ev's private family funeral service please paste the following link into your web browser. It will bring you to Christ the King Free Lutheran Church's Youtube channel. The video will appear at 10:30 AM on Saturday, January 9. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZRLGVMWTGKpC3u0LGZUUEw REV. EVERETT ROY HIND was born to Willis and Alice (Davis) Hind on May 10, 1935...

Don Straw

Don Straw

Dec 31, 2020

Donald Jerome Straw was born to Aaron Emil and Bertha Lillian (Thompson) Straw on May 5, 1927 in Jasper, MN where he was raised and attended school. After he completed his sophomore year in high school, he moved to Redmond, WA. While living there, he worked full-time in the shipyard and completed his junior year in high school. He then...

Aino Lavoie

Aino Lavoie

Dec 31, 2020

To view Aino's celebration of life, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast AINO LAVOIE was born in Valga, Estonia on February 21, 1930. Aino was a World War II Holocaust survivor. Growing up against many hardships and dangers, Aino and her mother, Hildegard Grossberg, decided to flee Estonia. After being in different Concentration Camps, ultimately, they landed at...

Boyd Nelson

Boyd Nelson

Dec 30, 2020

To view a live stream of Boyd's funeral service please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast VICTOR BOYD NELSON was born to Victor and Lucile Bell (Peacock) Nelson on August 11, 1928 on a farm in Leeds Township, Murray County, MN where he was raised and attended country school in District 58.  Upon completion of his education, he began...

Lavonne C. Hansen

Lavonne C. Hansen

Dec 28, 2020

LAVONNE CLARICE HANSEN was born June 10, 1923 to John and Clara (Clasen) Wacker on a farm southwest of Rock Rapids, in Lyon County Iowa. She was baptized and later confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Rapids. Her family moved to Minnesota in 1931 and Lavonne attended County School District 24 then two years of high school in...

Lianne M. Buckmiller

Lianne M. Buckmiller

Dec 27, 2020

LIANNE MARIE BUCKMILLER was born on July 6, 1956, to Hans A. and Marilyn (Johnson) Holter in Flandreau, South Dakota. She attended the Pipestone School System, graduating in 1974. That summer, she had the opportunity to go to Washington, D.C. on a 4-H trip. While there, the group attended a performance at the Kennedy Center when it was announced that...

Gary A. Vanden Berg

Gary A. Vanden Berg

Dec 25, 2020

A public Celebration of Life - Open House will be Saturday, June 12, 2021 from 1:00 - 5:00 PM at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. Due to COVID-19 and concern for public health a private family service was previously held. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. GARY ALLAN VANDEN BERG was born on April 28, 1947 to Richard and...

Doris Smidt

Doris Smidt

Dec 22, 2020

Doris Mae (Wrege) Smidt passed away in her sleep on December 22, 2020 at the Hospice House in Pipestone, Minnesota due to complications of kidney and heart failure. She was born on November 22, 1928 in Holland, Minnesota to Alfred and Ida (Harkema) Wrege. Doris was a remarkable woman. Living through the Great Depression and poverty, she was a determined...

Henry Van Der Weerd

Henry Van Der Weerd

Dec 20, 2020

To view a live-stream of Henry's service, please copy and paste the following link into your website brower: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe3pXv1xQAgGZBBbDkKQZ5A HENRY VAN DER WEERD was born to John and Maggie (Buyert) Van Der Weerd on November 11, 1926, on their farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa, where he spent most of his life. He was the second child and grew up with...

Beulah "Bobbie" Floody

Beulah "Bobbie" Floody

Dec 19, 2020

**Follow the link to view a livestream of Bobbie's Mass of Christian Burial: View Funeral Webcast A recording will be uploaded this afternoon.** BEULAH "BOBBIE" BARBARA FLOODY was born on February 24, 1923 to Henry and Frieda (Hillesheim) Pechtel in New Ulm, Minnesota. She lived in New Ulm, Mahnomen, St. Paul, Luverne and Pipestone throughout her life. On August 30th, 1947,...

Mae Jean Oehlerts

Mae Jean Oehlerts

Dec 17, 2020

To view or order a copy of Jean's service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast MAE JEAN OEHLERTS was born on May 13, 1927 to Okke and Jane (Rose) Boomgaarden on the family farm southwest of Ellsworth, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Ellsworth Presbyterian Church. She graduated from Ellsworth High School in May of 1945 and...

Lori Markl

Lori Markl

Dec 15, 2020

LORI MARGARET MARKL was born on February 2, 1960 with her twin sister, Lehn, to Harold and Helen (Sorensen) Markl in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone. She lived her entire life in Pipestone and worked at Lange’s Café in 1976 while attending Pipestone Public High School. She graduated on June 4, 1979. Following...

Joyce Gilliland

Joyce Gilliland

Dec 11, 2020

Joyce Mae Gilliland, age 88, died peacefully at home in Flagler Beach Florida on December 11, 2020. Joyce was born to Henry and Charlotte Scheerhorn on December 15, 1931 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised on farms near the Edgerton and Trosky, Minnesota. When she was five years old, she moved with her parents to a farm near Pipestone, Minnesota...

Michael A. Hunter

Michael A. Hunter

Dec 10, 2020

MICHAEL ALLEN HUNTER was born on October 21, 1975 to Rodney Allen and Nyla Lynn (Hefti) Hunter in Canby, Minnesota. He was baptized in Silver Lake, Minnesota in 1976. As a young boy he spent a lot of time with his Grandpa Hunter, who took him to gun training and, many times, gave him a few dollars when needed for...

Marcus J. Emery

Marcus J. Emery

Dec 8, 2020

To view a livestream of the funeral service, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast MARCUS JAY EMERY was born on March 26, 1994 in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised by his mother, Sandi Emery and attended Luverne Public Schools. While in school, he competed on the track and field and cross-country teams, was a part of the bowling...

Gary Vos

Gary Vos

Dec 7, 2020

To watch a live stream video of Gary's Memorial Service please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast GARY LEE VOS was born in Slayton, Minnesota to Floyd and Cornelia (Scholten) Vos on February 16, 1946. He grew up in the Slayton/Chandler, Minnesota area and attended school in Chandler until the 9th grade. Gary enlisted in the United States Army...