Obituaries

Nov 17, 2018

Nov 14, 2018

Gloria Lorene “Saarloos” Ludolph was born to Jacob Leonard and Grace D. “Schmitt” Saarloos in Garretson, South Dakota on August 26, 1936. Gloria and her family lived in Garretson until 1940 when they moved to Scotland, South Dakota, returning to Garretson in 1945 when her father purchased the Garretson Hatchery. In the seventh grade, Gloria started helping out at the...

Nov 14, 2018

RICHARD RAYMOND HALSNE was born the only son to Earl and Carol (Kuhlman) Halsne on November 19, 1941 in Fountain Prairie Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm near Ruthton, Minnesota and received his education through the eighth grade. On February 16, 1963 Richard married Jean Kelly. They were blessed with four children, Randy, Dale, David...

Nov 12, 2018

Dr. GF Kennedy (Doc) Doc Kennedy was a shepherd. He was a shepherd of livestock and people. He was born on March 17, 1935 in Humboldt, Iowa. He did all the usual and ordinary things; went to school, college, Veterinary School, fell in love with his high school sweetheart, Kay. They married while Doc was still in Veterinary School. Kay...

Nov 12, 2018

RONALD LEROY MULDER was born on December 30, 1935 to Henry and Hermina (Meester) Mulder in Worthington, Minnesota. Ron lived his childhood years in Magnolia, Minnesota and was active in basketball, hunting, fishing and farming. He graduated as a Magnolia High School Bulldog in the class of 1954. Following his education, Ron went to work at the Connell’s garage until...

Nov 12, 2018

Michael E. Thorson, age 61, of Jasper, Minnesota, died peacefully at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone. Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel has been entrusted with the care of Michael and his family during this time.

Nov 11, 2018

MERLE DANIEL HANSEN was born November 19, 1933 to Glen and Mildred “Molly” (Meyer) Hansen in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized in Tracy, Minnesota in 1935 and later confirmed at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. He attended school in Tyler and graduated from Tyler High School in 1952. On September 5, 1954 Merle married Shirley Christensen at Danebod Lutheran...

Nov 9, 2018

Evrada “Eva” Regeon was born to Maas and Pelliena “Paulina” (Verbrugh) Vande Kieft on October 15, 1921 on a farm in Moulton Township, Murray County, Minnesota. Eva’s parents had come to the United States in January of 1919 from Barneveld, Netherlands. They moved the family to the area by Lake Wilson, Minnesota and then to the Woodstock, Minnesota area before...

Nov 9, 2018

Veva Mae Baden… was born on May 28, 1928 to Carl and Elsie (Rafoth) Beese in Deerfield Township, Minnesota. She attended country school district #19 and graduated as class valedictorian in 1946 from Medford High School. After high school, she went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Music from Mankato State Teacher’s School in Mankato, Minnesota. She...

Nov 8, 2018

EUNICE ESTHER ZINGLER was born to William and Wilhelmina (Lietzua) Beack on December 8, 1926 on a farm near Buffalo Lake, Minnesota where she was raised, attended country school, and was baptized and confirmed. After she graduated from Buffalo Lake High School, she began working for a dentist in Buffalo Lake. On June 11, 1947, she was united in marriage...

Nov 8, 2018

WALTER HENNINGSEN was born on March 4, 1929 to Peter and Marie (Hendricksen) Henningsen in Persia, Iowa. He moved with his family to Elkton, South Dakota in 1942, then a year later they relocated South of Verdi, Minnesota where he attended Verdi Public School, graduating in 1946. Walt went on to work for various farmers in the area. On August...

Nov 8, 2018

Elbertus “Bert” Gunnink was born to William and Frances (Broekhuis) on August 14, 1925 on a farm near Edgerton, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. In 1936, he moved with his parents to a farm by Leota, Minnesota and continued his education at the Leota Christian School. Upon completion of his education, he helped on the family farm....

Nov 7, 2018

BARRY ELMER WODTKE was born to Elmer and Dorothy (Wirt) Wodtke on November 8, 1941. He grew up in Lake Benton and graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1959. After graduation Barry enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving his tour in Germany. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to Lake Benton and began his 33 year career at UBC...

Nov 5, 2018

Joyce LaVon Hawes, 88, of Jasper, Minnesota, died in Lebanon, Oregon, on November 5, 2018, after an extended struggle with Alzheimer’s. Joyce was born in Magnolia Township of Rock County, Minnesota, on April 18, 1930, to Earnest and Myrtle Kleine. After graduating valedictorian from Magnolia High School in 1948, she worked at Tri-State Insurance in Luverne. In 1949, Joyce married...

Nov 4, 2018

LEO STEVE HILLARD was born on December 23, 1951 to Harris and Clara (Wittrock) Hillard in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was a lifelong resident of Pipestone, his only move was to a farm half a mile from where he was raised. During his childhood, Leo participated in the local 4-H program where he enjoyed working on wood-crafting projects, often with the...

Nov 4, 2018

To view Zach's funeral service on Thursday, November 8, 2018,copy the following link and paste it into your preferred internet browser: https://www.arcluverne.org/watch-live/arc-event-videos/ ZACHERY MARK COWELL was born on January 21, 1992 to Tim and Heather (Bush) Cowell in Luverne, Minnesota, where he was raised and attended school. Zach grew up enjoying various motorsports and watersports. He loved to be busy...

Nov 2, 2018

FREDERICK CHARLES VON DER LIETH was born on April 22, 1936 to Charles and Marie (Schultz) Von Der Lieth in Doon, Iowa. He was baptized on October 4, 1936 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Rapids, Iowa and confirmed on August 19, 1956 at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota. Fred attended school in rural Rock Rapids. When his...

Nov 1, 2018

Donald “Don” DeSchepper was born on December 30, 1924 to Camiel “Mel” and Sadie (Cleppe) DeSchepper on the family farm near Jasper, Minnesota. Don attended country school near his family farm until the 8th grade. He continued to work on the family farm until he joined the United States Army in 1944. Don was deployed to Okinawa, Japan where he...

Nov 1, 2018

CRAIG L. SCHMIDT was born on February 21, 1955 to James and Mavis (Pedersen) Schmidt in Pipestone, Minnesota. He lived on the family farm in Grange Township until 1961, when the family then moved to Jasper, Minnesota. He helped on the family farm in Eden Township. Activities that he was involved in while growing up were choir, Letterman’s Club, intramurals,...

Oct 30, 2018

Roszella Grace Hunter was born on September 28, 1934 to Oren and Rose (Wessels) Anderson in Osceola County in Iowa. The Anderson family moved to a farm near Ashton, Iowa in 1936. She attended country school in Floyd Township through 8th grade. After her education, she helped on the family’s farm. The Anderson family moved again in 1953 to a...