Arlane M. Lindemann
Jul 25, 2019
ARLANE MARY LINDEMANN was born on September 21, 1922, to George and Sarah (Wartner) Peters on a farm in ash Lake Township near Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was baptized and later confirmed at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton. She attended Country School District #4. On December 23, 1941, Arlane married Elmer Petersen in Lake Benton and this union...
Marlian "Pete" J. Petersen
Jul 25, 2019
In honor of Marlian, memorials are preferred to the Henry Sollie American Legion Post #10. MARLIAN "PETE" JEAN PETERSEN was born on December 13, 1933 to Olaf and Mildred (Koster) Petersen on the farm near Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm and attended country school and later high school. At age 16 he decided it was important...
Silverius "Sil" Eischens
Jul 24, 2019
SILVERIUS "SIL" MARTIN EISCHENS was born on June 27, 1931 to John and Lena (Bairl) Eischens in St. Leo, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm by St. Leo. He attended St. Leo Catholic School and then Clarkfield High School, graduating with the Class of 1949. After high school, he farmed for three years. In November 21, 1953, he was...
Nelvin D. Van Ruler
Jul 23, 2019
NELVIN DAVID VAN RULER was born on November 28, 1949, to Joe and Mary (Bothof) Van Ruler in Slayton, Minnesota. He was raised in Lake Wilson, Minnesota and attended Edgerton High School. In addition to working on the farm of Winthrop Warren, Nelvin furthered his education by receiving his degree in auto mechanics at Pipestone Vocational School where he graduated...
Lorraine Kathryn Kuhlman
Jul 21, 2019
Lorraine Kathryn Kuhlman was born to Odin and Edith (Johnson) Hanson on February 21, 1927 in Sioux City, Iowa and lived in area towns. In 1933, they moved to Hawarden, Iowa where she started school. In the summer of 1936, she moved with her family to Tacoma, Washington where she attended Zion Lutheran School. In 1938, they moved to Le...
Peter Henstra
Jul 21, 2019
Memorials may be directed to the Luke Society. PETER HENSTRA was born on November 24, 1930 to Klaas and Margaretha (Nydam) Henstra in Haarlem, Nethlerlands. He lived through WWII as a teenager and these experiences shaped his entire life. He attended school through the 10th grade. He was raised in the city, but always had a heartfelt desire to farm....
Mildred Weinkauf
Jul 20, 2019
Mildred Irene Weinkauf was born on December 28, 1930, to Jens and Frederikke (Hansen) Nielsen on a farm near Tyler, Minnesota. At the age of one she moved with her parents to a farm near Ruthton, Minnesota, and later to a farm near Holland, Minnesota. She attended grade school in Ruthton and in Holland, and graduated from Pipestone High School...
Darlene Ford
Jul 19, 2019
DARLENE MARY FORD was born on August 8, 1933 to Ernest and Christina (Van Dam) Meyer in Dell Rapids, SD. Her family moved to Holland, MN when she was four years old and she grew up and attended school in Holland. She began working at Fecker's in Pipestone, MN at the age of 16. She also worked for the Brockhouse...
Eldon Wellberg
Jul 18, 2019
ELDON WELLBERG was born on July 17, 1951, to Edward and Jeanette (Sutherland) Wellberg in Tyler, Minnesota. Eldon was raised on the family farm 4 miles west of Tyler. He graduated from Tyler High School in 1969. In his younger years, “Eldie” enjoyed fishing and was manager of Mel's Place softball team, keeping score and earning the nickname of “Doc.”...
Myron James Beukema
Jul 17, 2019
MYRON JAMES BEUKEMA was born on August 5, 1951 to John Richard and Harriet Cynthia (Koster) Beukema in Pipestone County, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm and attended Edgerton Public School, graduating from Edgerton High School in 1969. On January 18, 1971 he was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star,...
Dan Arp
Jul 16, 2019
DANIEL CONRAD ARP was born on December 23, 1955 to Myron and Lois (Matthiesen) Arp in Luverne, Minnesota. He attended both elementary and high school in Edgerton, Minnesota. After high school he worked on a farm near Edgerton and continued to live on the home farm where his family grew up. Later on, he moved to Hardwick, Minnesota where he...
Donna Mae Gingras
Jul 16, 2019
DONNA MAE GINGRAS was born on November 4, 1944 in Sheldon, Iowa to William Claus Fredrick Reyelts and Hendrika (Scholten) Reyelts. She was the second of six children and grew up on their family farm outside Hull, Iowa. Here she attended a small country school and then graduated “in town” from Boyden Hull High School, Class of 1963. Donna went...
Winnie Vander Vliet
Jul 15, 2019
WINNIE VANDER VLIET was born January 11, 1932 to Johannes and Grace (Teering) Van Holland on a farm between Rock Valley and Inwood, Iowa. She was only able to speak Dutch when she enrolled at Christian school. She then learned English and taught the language to her parents. After completing the eighth grade, she enrolled into Rock Valley public schools....
Carrie Bakken
Jul 15, 2019
Memorials may be directed to the Luverne Public School - Elementary Library. CARRIE CHRISTINE BAKKEN was born on November 21, 1967 to Darold and Helen (Eggen) Laabs in Rapid City, South Dakota. At 18 months, her family moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A few years later, the family moved to Luverne, Minnesota where Carrie began her kindergarten year in...
Archie S. Bonnett
Jul 11, 2019
Memorials may be directed to the Magnolia United Methodist Church or Sanford Luverne Hospice. ARCHIE SYLVESTER BONNETT, JR.was born on September 23, 1950 to Archie, Sr. and Thelma (Aanenson) Bonnett in Luverne, Minnesota and grew up on the family farm south of Magnolia, Minnesota. At the age of nine months, Archie’s mom died as a result of Endocarditis. He was...
Bud Fehrman
Jul 5, 2019
DURWOOD "BUD" LOUIS FEHRMAN was born on June 10, 1934 to Louis and Meda (Babcock) Fehrman in Diamond Lake Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. He was raised and lived most of his life in Diamond Lake Township and Ash Lake Township (Lincoln County, MN) with the exception of two years he spent in the United States Army. He was united in...
Esther Luella Bruemmer
Jun 30, 2019
ESTHER LUELLA BRUEMMER was born to Robert and Martha (Dally) Smith on April 10, 1928 in Lake Wilson, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. On June 21, 1946, she was united in marriage to Myrl Bruemmer at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lake Wilson, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they lived on various farms near Pipestone. In 1952,...
Jeanette Top
Jun 24, 2019
Memorials may be directed to the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. JEANETTE TOP was born on November 22, 1924 to John and Maggie (Buyert) VanDerWeerd in Steen, Minnesota. She grew up in the Steen and Lester, Iowa, area and attended country school through the eighth grade. The oldest of six children, she worked on the family farm. As her father died...
Anthony W. Boyenga
Jun 22, 2019
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. ANTHONY W. BOYENGA... was a child… born to Dennis and Amy (Jenniges) Boyenga on March 25, 1988 in Luverne, Minnesota. He was the last child to enter his family, having three older sisters. He was raised on the family dairy farm ¼ mile west of Ellsworth, Minnesota. Right away as a child, he...
Kathy Sue Hubers
Jun 21, 2019
Kathleen “Kathy” Sue Hubers was born on September 8, 1943 to Harold and Helen (Kerkove) Stillwell in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised in Pipestone and attended Pipestone High School graduating in 1962. She was married to Bill Alderson on June 24, 1962 and to this union four children were born, Scott, Brenda, Todd, and Shelly. The couple lived on a...
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