Paul Stanley Witte, Jr.
Sep 30, 2019
PAUL STANLEY WITTE, JR., was born on March 10, 1957 to Paul and Sarah (Jones) Witte, Sr., in Memphis, Tennessee where he was raised. He was baptized on October 6, 1957 at the Second Presbyterian Church. He attended school in Memphis and graduated from Christian Brothers High School in 1975. He furthered his education at The University of Alabama in...
Ruth E. Johnson
Sep 29, 2019
RUTH ELAINE JOHNSON was born on January 27, 1944, to Thomas and Margaret (Beers) Scotting in Lake Wilson, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist church in Ruthton, Minnesota and attended school here as well. For the majority of Ruth’s career, she worked in various food service positions and truly loved her work. Ruth and Raymond also owned...
Kathleen "Kay" L. Sehr
Sep 29, 2019
KATHLEEN "KAY" LOUISE SEHR was born to Lemuel and Blanche (Chatelle) Rolph on April 17, 1929 at a midwife’s home in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised with her family east of Hardwick, Minnesota, in Battle Plain Township. Kay attended District 55 Country School and then attended and graduated from Luverne High School. She furthered her education by attending business school...
Melvin Brockberg
Sep 26, 2019
MELVIN LOUIS BROCKBERG was born on August 24, 1925 to Frank and Louise (Arp) Brockberg at the family farm in the Elmer Township near Trosky, Minnesota. He attended country school in District 42. Melvin enlisted in the United States Army and served during the Korean War as a corporal. He completed his high school education while in the army and...
Marylou Brockberg
Sep 26, 2019
MARY LOUISE BROCKBERG was born on July 27, 1947 to Robert Peter and Patricia (Everts) Burkard in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was raised by Clara Parks and grew up in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. She attended both elementary and high school at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Dell Rapids, graduating in 1965. On March 14, 1969 she was united...
Bernard Demuth
Sep 22, 2019
BERNARD NICHOLAS DEMUTH was born on December 30, 1922 to Joseph and Lucy (Heger) Demuth in Gray Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm north of Hatfield, Minnesota and attended elementary school in Hatfield, and the Pipestone High School, graduating in 1940. On June 1, 1948 he was united in marriage to Bernece Boomgaarden at St. Leo...
Delores Mulligan
Sep 19, 2019
DELORES MULLIGAN was born on February 21, 1936 to George and Lil (Pagler) Tammen in Le Mars, Iowa during a blizzard snowstorm. She was raised on a farm near Craig, Iowa and attended St. John’s Lutheran Church. She completed country school through the eighth grade and then graduated from Ireton High School in Ireton, Iowa in 1954. She then worked...
Arlyn K. Petersen
Sep 18, 2019
ARLYN KNUTE PETERSEN was born on October 12, 1934 to Knute and Carrie (Hansen) Petersen on the family farm in Shaokatan Township in Lincoln County, Minnesota. Arlyn was baptized in 1939 at the Diamond Lake Church in rural Lake Benton, Minnesota and was then confirmed on April 10, 1949. He graduated from high school in 1953 from Lake Benton High...
Gail Newell
Sep 18, 2019
GAIL LYNN NEWELL was born on July 14, 1954, to Ralph and Ruth (Jensen) Hansen in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler on September 5, 1954. During her earlier years her love of animals began to show as she regularly brought home many different stray animals, especially dogs, and loved having them as an audience...
Kurt Petersen
Sep 18, 2019
Kurt Harold Petersen was born on January 5, 1927 to Ferdinand and Elvira (Cronberg) Petersen in Springwater Township of Rock County, MN. Kurt was raised on the family farm and attended District 21 country school through the 8th grade. He was baptized on July 17, 1938 at St. John Lutheran Church and on July 13, 1941, he confirmed his faith...
Sonja Petersen
Sep 17, 2019
SONJA JOANN BERGIT (AMUNDSON) PETERSEN was born in St. James, Watonwan County, Minnesota on October 31, 1937 to John and Alfreda (Hultgren) Amundson. She was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in St. James. She graduated from St. James High School in 1955. She continued her education at Beauty School in Mankato, Minnesota and after graduating she worked at...
Kirby Louis Tobias Ii
Sep 17, 2019
Kirby Louis Tobias II was born on September 4, 1980 to Kirby Louis Tobias and Debra Duggan in Pipestone, Minnesota. During his youth, he and his mother moved to Evanston, WY. Kirby was baptized on June 1, 1985 in Evanston. He began school and was an active young man. He then moved with his mother to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and...
Carol Stout
Sep 17, 2019
CAROL LYNN STOUT was born to Alvin and Phyllis (Heckt) Brockberg on April 24, 1945 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized on May 13, 1945 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Trosky, Minnesota where she was also confirmed on May 18, 1958. She attended country school followed by Edgerton Public in Edgerton, Minnesota into her eighth grade year until joining...
Molly Jo Einck
Sep 17, 2019
MOLLY JO EINCK was born on February 13, 2017 to Michael and Melissa (Weidert) Einck in Ann Arbor, Michigan. From day one, Molly Jo was a miracle and an inspiration. At the age of four days, she had her first heart surgery. The little warrior battled through four more heart surgeries during her lifetime to try and cure a congenital...
Betty Jean Wabeke
Sep 11, 2019
BETTY JEAN WABEKE was born on November 4, 1927 to Andrew and Bertha (Fisher) Strolis in Green Valley, Minnesota. Betty lived in various places with her family until they moved to Pipestone, Minnesota when she was nine years old. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1945, she became employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in Pipestone. On June...
Allen Wendt
Sep 10, 2019
ALLEN WENDT, affectionately known as Allen by his family and friends, was born in Kountze, Texas on October 20, 1955 to James Robert and Betty Pearl (Groze) Wendt. He passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at the Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone at the age of 63 years, 10 months, and 21 days. Throughout his life he...
Donna Mae Kruse
Sep 8, 2019
DONNA MAE KRUSE was born on December 15, 1944 to Donald Marvin and Lena (Venenga) Lamfers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She lived with her family in Ashton, Iowa and attended elementary school there. After the school in Ashton closed, she continued her education in Sheldon, Iowa, graduating in 1963. On March 15, 1964, Donna eloped with Robert Kruse, marrying...
Lorraine Halbersma
Sep 6, 2019
LORRAINE GERMANE HALBERSMA was born to northern Belgium immigrants, Edmond and Martha (Van Hoecke) Van de Voorde on August 2, 1929 in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone. She received her elementary education in District 52 in Pipestone County and graduated from Verdi High School in 1949. After completing her education, she...
Rachel F. Kroontje
Sep 6, 2019
Memorials may be directed to the Southwest Minnesota Christian High School Tuition Assistance Fund. RACHEL FAYE KROONTJE was born on Sept. 16, 1944, to Peter and Jennie (Bakker) Baker, and she grew up on the family farm east of Edgerton. She attended Edgerton Christian grade school and graduated from Southwest Christian High School in 1962. She then furthered her education...
Myron "Rico" J. Waddington
Sep 4, 2019
MYRON "RICO" JACOB WADDINGTON was born on July 20, 1980 to Richard and Nancy (Buchholz) Waddington in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was raised in Custer, South Dakota and attended school. At a young age, the family moved to Alabama and then to Luverne, Minnesota, in 1995, where he continued his education. On July 22, 2011, Myron married Jennifer Kessler...
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