Henry Van Dyke
Oct 25, 2018
HENRY VAN DYKE was born May 16, 1932 to Klaas and Margaret (Vander Lugt) Van Dyke in Beaver Creek, Minnesota. His family settled on a farm in Leota, Minnesota in 1938. Henry attended elementary school at Leota Christian School and then attended Edgerton Christian High for 2 years and then Western Christian High School, where he graduated in 1950. He...
Ronald C. Griffin
Oct 24, 2018
RONALD CHARLES GRIFFIN was born to James Angevene and Ruby Carol (Millis) Griffin on November 10, 1930 at the family home in Moulton Township of Murray County, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school in District 69. He continued his education at Edgerton Public High School in Edgerton, Minnesota. Upon completion of his education, he helped his father farm....
Lana Rae Norgaard
Oct 20, 2018
LANA RAE NORGAARD was born on August 18, 1956 to Kermit and Micki (Lawson) Julian in Waukegan, Illinois. She was raised and attended school in Toledo, Ohio. Lana later relocated to southwest Minnesota and in 2011, she moved to Rochester, Minnesota. She enjoyed cooking, baking, crossword puzzles, and being around friends. On Saturday, October 20, 2018, Lana passed away in...
Richard "Dick" Lingen
Oct 16, 2018
RICHARD LEO LINGEN was born on April 14, 1937, the 8th child of Alfred and Rose (McLain) Lingen in Currie, Minnesota. Later the family moved to Chanarambie Township, Murray County. Dick went to Country School through the 8th Grade, attended Ruthton High School for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade, and graduated from Lake Wilson High School in 1955. Following graduation...
John David Krogmann
Oct 16, 2018
JOHN DAVID KROGMANN was born on February 2, 1927 to Heinrich “HC” and Clara (Lagemann) Krogmann on the family farm in Mound Township, Rock County, Minnesota. He attended District 50 country school and graduated from Luverne High School in 1945. John began farming in 1948 following his marriage to Imogene Lemke on August 29, 1948. Their marriage was blessed with...
Donald "Don" Charles Long
Oct 15, 2018
Donald Charles Long was born on July 31, 1924 to Charles and Clara (Dahms) Long in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised on the family farm and attended rural Pipestone District #12. Upon completion of his education, he helped farm. In October of 1944, he joined the United States Army. He served during WWII and spent time overseas. After his...
Leo P. Brandt
Oct 15, 2018
LEO PETER BRANDT was born October 30, 1927 to Axel and Dagmar (Lund) Brandt in Arco, Minnesota. He was baptized and later confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler, Minnesota. He attended a country school for eight years and then attended the West Central School of Agriculture residential high school in Morris, Minnesota. After graduation, Leo farmed until he entered...
Roger D. Peters
Oct 8, 2018
Roger Dean Peters son of Dean and Karen (Bauer) Peters Hays was born September 22nd, 1967 in David City, Nebraska. He went to heaven October 8th, 2018. Roger was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tyler, Minnesota. He attended school in Tyler, Minnesota and Graduated from Southwest Minnesota Technical College in Granite Falls, Minnesota. Roger owned and operated Peters...
Marinus J. Cross
Oct 8, 2018
MARINUS JAMES CROSS was born on April 9, 1935 to Clarence and Millie (Sexton) Cross in Mitchell, South Dakota. Marinus was raised by his step-mother, Anna (Nelson) Cross, after his mother, Millie, died when he was four years old. Marinus grew up and lived in Mitchell until he was 16 years old. On May 24, 1952, Marinus was united in...
William "Bill" Paul Thies
Oct 7, 2018
William “Bill” Paul Thies… was born on April 4, 1935 in a snow blizzard to Laurence and Julia (Sutherland) Thies in Moody County, SD. He attended school in Dailey District 18 in South Dakota through the eighth grade. He then went to Pipestone High School in Pipestone, MN, graduating in 1953. Upon completion of his education, he assisted his father...
Virginia M. Allen
Oct 5, 2018
VIRGINIA MAY ALLEN was born June 20, 1947 to Everett and Sara (Norton) Wharton in Luverne, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm outside of Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1965. She furthered her education at Worthington Community College and then transferred to the University of Minnesota in Duluth (UMD). In 1971, Virginia graduated from UMD...
Jane Marie Frost
Oct 4, 2018
JANE MARIE FROST was born to Howard Neil and Ildra Marie (Bergman) Taylor on April 3, 1938 in Flandreau, South Dakota where she was raised and received her education. She was baptized on October 4, 1942 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Flandreau where she was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on May 18, 1952. After her graduation from Flandreau...
Jean Nielsen
Sep 29, 2018
JEAN ANN NIELSEN was born on May 25, 1946, to John and Lucille (Matheson) Langford in Menomonie, Wisconsin, where she was raised and attended school. After graduating from high school, Jean moved to Minneapolis where she attended college for two years and earned her Associate of Arts degree in Medical Technology. She then relocated to Ivanhoe, Minnesota, where she began...
Gloria Pauline Monger
Sep 25, 2018
GLORIA PAULINE MONGER was born on July 5, 1928 to Roy and Agnes (Alstad) Meyer in Jasper, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. After two years of beauty school, she became a hairdresser for a short time, during this time she lived in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but took the train back and forth to Jasper. On August...
Bernice Rose Irmtraut Nelson
Sep 24, 2018
BERNICE ROSE IRMTRAUT NELSON was born September 12, 2018 to Curtis and Becky Jo (Remme) Nelson at the Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was an active baby in the womb, keeping her Mommy up most nights and doing the happy dance when her Dad would put his hands on her Mom’s belly. Her family was so excited to welcome...
Dorothy Brinkman
Sep 22, 2018
DOROTHY CHRISTINE BRINKMAN was born to Edward and Rose (Kroeger) Meier on June 26, 1922 in Tyler, Minnesota. She was raised on several farms near Ruthton, Minnesota where she also attended school. In 1939, she moved with her parents to Lake Benton, Minnesota. After her graduation from Lake Benton High School in 1940, she worked on a dairy farm near...
Jennifer (Adolph) Plank
Sep 21, 2018
JENNIFER (ADOLPH) PLANK was born October 31, 1977 to James and Cindy (Seezs) Liebe in Milbank, South Dakota. She attended Lac Qui Parle High School for most of her education but graduated from Grant-Deuel High School in Revillo, South Dakota in 1996. She married Adam Adolph on August 16, 1997. She birthed three beautiful girls whom she was so very...
Eugene "Gene" Westerbur
Sep 19, 2018
Eugene Curtis Westerbur was born on May 24, 1944 to John Carl and Ethel Iona (Reimers) Westerbur in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised in Ihlen, Minnesota and attended grade school there. He graduated from Pipestone High School in 1962. He entered the United States Army and went to Korea and was honorably discharged on June 9, 1967. On October 10,...
Orville "Doc" P. Johnson
Sep 17, 2018
Orville “Doc” Pierre Johnson was born in Flandreau, South Dakota on February 15, 1925 to Edward and Olive Esther (Biever) Johnson. He was raised in Lake Benton, Minnesota, and graduated high school there in 1942. Doc proudly served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart. Following his time in...
Dorothy Brockberg
Sep 14, 2018
DOROTHY JEAN (TOTMAN) BROCKBERG was born on January 8, 1929 to Valdi and Lois (Reynolds) Totman in Pipestone, Minnesota. Dorothy grew up in Pipestone and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1948. On June 19, 1955 Dorothy was united in marriage to Melvin Brockberg in the Presbyterian Church in Pipestone. Following their marriage, the couple lived on the Brockberg family...
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