Obituaries

Pearl Kephart

Pearl Kephart

Jul 22, 2020

LENA PEARL KEPHART was born on October 27, 1928 to Willis and Mary (Bowie) Spaur in Bussey, Iowa. Pearl was the second child of five children and the eldest daughter. They lived in a very small two bedroom home which is still owned by a member of the Spaur family. They all continue to gather at their ancestral home for...

Shirley Yuede

Shirley Yuede

Jul 20, 2020

SHIRLEY MAE YUEDE, age 88, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died on Monday, July 20, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel. In accordance to Shirley's wishes, a funeral service will not be held.

Martha Evans

Martha Evans

Jul 18, 2020

To view Martha's celebration of life, please click the following link: View Funeral Webcast MARTHA WASHINGTON EVANS Martha was born on February 22, 1930, in Mantorville, Minnesota, to Wendell & Mayme (Church) Sparrow. She spent her early years in Mantorville and was raised with her older sister, two younger brothers and two younger sisters. When she went to kindergarten, she...

William "Bill" Klitzke

William "Bill" Klitzke

Jul 13, 2020

WILLIAM LYLE KLITZKE was born on October 8, 1934 to August and Bessie (Hartson) Klitzke in Pipestone, MN. As a young boy his family farmed between Holland, MN and Woodstock, MN. His father died when he was just five years old. His mother had a hard time and remarried Henry “Hank” Hanson. Hank was in the Army so the family...

Lorraine Van Nieuwenhuizen

Lorraine Van Nieuwenhuizen

Jul 13, 2020

LORRAINE VAN NIEUWENHUIZEN was born on October 29, 1936 to James and Jennie (Jongetjes) Verbrugge in Leota, Minnesota. She attended Leota Christian Grade School and then attended and later graduated from Southwest Christian High School in Edgerton, Minnesota. On October 27, 1955 Lorraine was united in marriage to Donald Van Nieuwenhuizen at the Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Leota. The...

Malva Ann Devine

Malva Ann Devine

Jul 12, 2020

Malva Ann (Dorman) DeVine… was born on July 13, 1921 at home on a farm East of Goodwin, South Dakota to George and Anna Dorman. Malva was baptized June 16, 1935 at Saint Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church in Goodwin. She later became a Sunday School Teacher and Superintendent in Goodwin. She graduated from high school in May 1939 at Goodwin...

Mary Resen

Mary Resen

Jul 10, 2020

MARY JO RESEN was born on November 6, 1934 to Glenn and Johanna (Fransen) Dagel in Sibley, Iowa. The family moved to Minnesota and Mary attended school in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She graduated from high school in 1953. Then on July 27, 1957, Mary was united in marriage to Harold Resen in Lake Benton, Minnesota. The couple moved to the...

Augusta Ross

Augusta Ross

Jul 9, 2020

AUGUSTA ALICE ROSS was born to Julius and Josephine Marie (Wybouw) Van Leirsberg on December 8, 1923 on a farm in Rosedell Township of Rock County, near Jasper, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm and attended country school in District 41. Upon completion of her education, she helped on the farm. On November 28, 1942, she was united in...

Sylvia June Hardies

Sylvia June Hardies

Jul 8, 2020

SYLVIA JUNE HARDIES was born to Joe and Gertrude (Achterhoff) Elzenga on July 18, 1933 in Trosky, Minnesota. When she was three years old, she moved with her family to Gardena, California where she began attending school. When World War II broke out, she moved with her family to the state of Washington where she attended school at South Prairie,...

Mercedes Vortherms

Mercedes Vortherms

Jul 5, 2020

Mercedes Josephine Vortherms. . . was born to Alphons and Helen (Klontz) Tennessen on October 4, 1929 on the family farm near Kenneth, Minnesota where she was raised. She attended St. Anthony Catholic Elementary and High School. After her graduation from high school in 1947, she did some housework. She later worked for the telephone company in Sioux Falls, South...

Audrey Luvern Jensen

Audrey Luvern Jensen

Jul 4, 2020

Audrey Luvern Jensen… was born to Ole and Ida (Snare) Jensen on February 4, 1923 in Slayton Township, Murray County, Minnesota where she lived until 1935 and attended school at District #58. The family moved to a farm in Lyon County where Audrey graduated high school in Balaton, Minnesota and went on to attend Minneapolis Business College. She lived in...

Carolyn Starks

Carolyn Starks

Jul 2, 2020

CAROLYN CHRISTINE STARKS Carolyn Christine Starks was born on November 14, 1946 to William Harrold and Olive Katherine (Lamb) Judd in Phoenix, Arizona. As a young person she helped raise her brothers as she was the oldest of the children. She attended Dysart High School in Arizona, graduating in 1964. She was married in 1969 to Leonard Cook in Arizona....

Delilah A. Baack

Delilah A. Baack

Jul 2, 2020

DELILAH A. BAACK, age 97, of Yuma, Arizona, formerly of Pipestone, Minnesota, died on July 2, 2020 at the Life Care Center of Yuma.. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel. Please return as Delilah's life history will be placed here as soon as it is available. Graveside services that were planed for Tuesday, May...

William L. Kannenberg

William L. Kannenberg

Jun 28, 2020

WILLIAM LEROY KANNENBERG was born to Orval LeRoy and Kathryn (Hamann) Kannenberg on September 19, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska. Shortly after his birth, he moved with his parents to Luverne, Minnesota where he was raised and received his education. Bill was confirmed in the faith on June 25, 1944 at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. After his graduation from...

Doris E. James

Doris E. James

Jun 27, 2020

DORIS EVELYN JAMES was born to F. Elsworth and Dora Katherine (Larson) Ady on January 3, 1933 in Flandreau, South Dakota. She was raised on a farm near Flandreau where she attended country school. After the eighth grade, she went to Flandreau High School. After her graduation in 1951, she continued her education at a vocational school in Sioux Falls,...

Susan Jane Ehrlich

Susan Jane Ehrlich

Jun 22, 2020

SUSAN JANE EHRLICH was born on August 1, 1938 to Hilgar and Rachael (Ozier) Parkes in Boise, Idaho. She was raised and attended school in Boise. Throughout her life, she lived in California, Montana, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Illinois, Arizona and Washington. She continued her education in Fort Worth, Texas, graduating with an Associate’s Degree as an LPN. For the past...

Eldon S. Walker

Eldon S. Walker

Jun 21, 2020

ELDON STANLEY WALKER was born on November 8, 1933 to Harold and Stella Marie (Cook) Walker in Delavan, MN. The Rev. R. Potter baptized Eldon on November 8, 1940 at the First Methodist Church in Delavan. He was raised on a farm near Delavan and graduated from Delavan High School in 1951. He then furthered his education at Mankato Commercial...

Taylor D. Kelly

Taylor D. Kelly

Jun 15, 2020

TAYLOR DAWN KELLY was born on August 15, 1992 to Shalako Kelly and Christina Fraiser in Watertown, South Dakota. She grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and attended school. Taylor was an extraordinary person. As a child she wanted to be challenged, she wanted to be smarter than the next person, playful, but be dominating at the same time....

Robyn D. Hemme

Robyn D. Hemme

Jun 14, 2020

ROBYN DENISE HEMME was born on March 29, 1963, to Melvin and Eva Lu (Mann) Hemme in Luverne, Minnesota, the youngest of seven children in the family. She was raised in Luverne and attended school, graduating from Luverne High School as a part of the Class of 1981. She then furthered her education and attended Stewarts School in Sioux Falls,...

Althea Stevens

Althea Stevens

Jun 12, 2020

ALTHEA MILDRED STEVENS was born on January 13, 1925 to Paul and Sophia (Enter) Hippauf in Lewiston, Minnesota. While she was still young, the family moved to Mankato, Minnesota. Althea attended school in Mankato and graduated high school. Following her education, she began working for Standard Oil. Althea was united in marriage to the love of her life, Russell “Russ”...