Obituaries

Minnie Bosch

Minnie Bosch

Feb 16, 2019

MINNIE BOSCH was born on October 15, 1921 to George and Elizabeth (Rodenburg) VanderSteen on a farm southwest of Valley Springs, South Dakota. The family moved to a farm southwest of Leota, Minnesota where Minnie was raised. On December 10, 1943, Minnie was united in marriage to Henry Bosch at her parents’ farm and later built their new home in...

Shirley Marie Van Beek

Shirley Marie Van Beek

Feb 14, 2019

Shirley Marie Van Beek was born to Ervin and Mathilda (Gauthun) Hyland on July 24, 1923, in Nunda, South Dakota, and died on February 14, 2019, at Ava’s Hospice House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 95 years, 6 months, and 20 days. Shirley was baptized on September 2, 1923 at Prairie Queen Lutheran Church near Nunda. As...

Betty Deschepper

Betty Deschepper

Feb 14, 2019

BETTY PEARL DESCHEPPER was born to Fred W. and Florence Viola (McEnaney) Dickey on March 4, 1932 on a farm near Woodstock, Minnesota. She was the eighth of nine children; Freida, Frances, Edith, Ruby, Gene, Vernon, Joyce, and Shirley. Betty attended country school near Woodstock. In her younger years, she worked at the Sid and Min café as a waitress,...

Joyce Jullie

Joyce Jullie

Feb 12, 2019

JOYCE LOUISE JULLIE was born on December 28, 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At age five, she was adopted and raised by Elmer and Grace (Loomer) Meyer. During her childhood she was active in Girl Scouts and 4H. She attended First Presbyterian Church in Wilmont, Minnesota during her youth and also worked for her father’s bank, First National Bank. In 1962,...

William J. Lindquist

William J. Lindquist

Feb 11, 2019

WILLIAM JEROME LINDQUIST was born on December 31, 1944 to William and Lillian (Pitkanen) Lindquist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was raised and began his schooling in Mound on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. In 1959, the family moved to Cloquet, Minnesota where he graduated from high school in 1962. Upon graduation, William enlisted into the US Air Force and became an X-ray...

Michael A. Koch

Michael A. Koch

Feb 10, 2019

MICHAEL ALLIN KOCH was born on May 25, 1955 to Frank and Joan (Shepard) Koch in Bloomington, Illinois. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith. Michael was raised in Rantoul, Illinois where he attended school and graduated from RTHS in 1973. Throughout his childhood, Michael’s step-father, Roger White, was a great influence on him. Michael held several jobs...

Paul Robert Jansen

Paul Robert Jansen

Feb 5, 2019

Paul Robert Jansen, age 59, passed away unexpectedly following hip surgery on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in Marshall, MN. The family is planning a memorial service that will be held on Monday, February 11 at 11:00 AM at Open Door Assembly of God Church, 711 North Bruce Street, Marshall, MN. Visitation will occur at the church starting at 10:00. Paul...

Taylor Larae Stratton

Taylor Larae Stratton

Feb 3, 2019

Please visit the First Baptist Church of Luverne on Facebook to view the LiveStream of Taylor’s service Wednesday. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers. Taylor LaRae Stratton was born on March 9, 1995 to James and Jennifer (Rust) Stratton in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised with her family in Luverne. Taylor attended Luverne Public Schools where she participated in...

Willie H. Oltmans

Willie H. Oltmans

Feb 1, 2019

WILLIE HENRY OLTMANS was born to Fred and Minnie (Ahliets) Oltmans on June 29, 1926, in Rushmore, Minnesota. He was raised and attended grade school there. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He had his training from May-Aug 1944, and then spent time serving on three ships: USS Winged Arrow (AP-170), a troop carrier,...

Wesley Huntsman

Wesley Huntsman

Jan 24, 2019

WESLEY BRAD HUNTSMAN was born on February 26, 1962 in Winner, SD to Larry Wesley and Mary Lue (Funk) Huntsman. By the time he was five, he had lived in South Dakota, Wyoming, on the Island of Guam, Colorado, and Nebraska. The family travels also included visits to Hawaii, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines. The rest of his childhood...

James "Jimmie" D. Halstead

James "Jimmie" D. Halstead

Jan 24, 2019

JAMES DAVID HALSTEAD was born to James and Grace (Hall) Halstead in Winnebago, Minnesota on October 4, 1950. At the age of 7 he went into foster care. On May 31, 1969 James enlisted in the delayed program for the United States Navy, while still in high school. Two weeks after graduation he entered the service. James was stationed on...

Garneth I. Van Surksum

Garneth I. Van Surksum

Jan 22, 2019

Garneth Irene Van Surksum was born on September 15, 1942 to Raymond and Della (Gritters) Hulstein on the family farm near Carmel, Iowa. She was baptized that same year at Protestant Reformed Church in Sioux Center, Iowa. Garneth attended Edgerton Christian Grade School in Edgerton, Minnesota. She was confirmed in 1959 at the Protestant Reformed Church in Edgerton. On February...

Joe Appeldorn

Joe Appeldorn

Jan 22, 2019

Joseph “Joe” Paul Appeldorn was born to Hank and Maxine (Smith) Appeldorn on May 17, 1956 in Pipestone, Minnesota. Joe grew up in Pipestone, graduating from Pipestone Public High School in 1974. Following his high school graduation, Joe moved to the Twin Cities and attended North Hennepin Vocational School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Joe completed his education in carpentry in 1976...

John Van Middendorp

John Van Middendorp

Jan 20, 2019

JOHN VAN MIDDENDORP was born on December 30, 1930 in Inwood, Iowa to Everett and Clara (Daum) Van Middendorp. Growing up John lived in Hollandale, Missouri, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Doon and Larchwood, Iowa. In 1953 he settled on a farm with his parents northeast of Holland, Minnesota and helped with the farm. In 1983 he moved into Holland....

Christian A. Muecke

Christian A. Muecke

Jan 19, 2019

CHRISTIAN ALAN MUECKE was born on September 18th, 2000 to Gary Muecke and Jessica (Dahl) Williams. He was a student at RTR High School. Chris enjoyed football, basketball, baseball, and track. He was a promising young athlete with aspirations to play semi-pro football. Chris had racing in his blood and planned to build a race car this summer. He enjoyed...

Joyce H. Perseke

Joyce H. Perseke

Jan 18, 2019

JOYCE H. PERSEKE was born on August 21, 1926 in Appleton, Minnesota to John and Lena (Stordahl) Doese and was raised near Correll, Minnesota. She graduated from high school in Odessa, Minnesota. Joyce began working at Steinle’s Super Valu in Appleton where she met Edward Perseke. The two were united in marriage on September 25, 1949 at Trinity Lutheran Church...

Margery Shane

Margery Shane

Jan 18, 2019

MARGERY MARIE (JOHANNSEN) SHANE was born July 24, 1928 to Claus and Emma (Landt) Johannsen in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was raised and attended school in Pipestone. Following her graduation from high school, she was married to Harry Vars Shane, October 22, 1946 in Pipestone. They eventually settled on the family farm, north of Pipestone where they raised their two children....

Helen E. Kruger

Helen E. Kruger

Jan 18, 2019

HELEN ELDORA KRUGER was born to Peter and Inga (Lee) Tobiason on August 21, 1923 on a farm near Kenneth, Minnesota. She attended country school in District 55 in Battle Plain Township and later graduated from Luverne High School in Luverne, Minnesota. Following her schooling, she remained living and helping on the family farm. On April 18, 1945, Helen was...

Eric Sammons

Eric Sammons

Jan 17, 2019

ERIC ALLAN SAMMONS was born on June 21, 1976 to Mike and Mary (Padilla) Sammons in Luverne, Minnesota, where he was raised. He attended school and graduated from Luverne High School in 1995. While in high school, Eric was involved in football and baseball. He then moved to the Twin Cities after graduation and attended school at Brown Institute, graduating...

Ann K. Petersen

Ann K. Petersen

Jan 17, 2019

ANN KATHLEEN PETERSEN was born on April 10, 1945 to James and Berniece (Hind) Mortland in Tyler, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm outside of Lake Benton, Minnesota and attended District 10 country school before graduating from Lake Benton High School. Following her education she moved to Pipestone, Minnesota where she worked at Sturdevants, Marigold Dairy and the Hiawatha...