Obituaries

Sep 14, 2018

BONITA "BONNIE" FRANCELLE FUHRMANN was the middle child of nine born to Reinhold and Marie (Jockheck) Mager on January 27, 1930 on the family farm in rural Redfield, South Dakota. She was raised and attended school here, graduating in 1947. Bonnie went on to further her education at a teacher’s college in Aberdeen, South Dakota. During her time here, she...

Sep 13, 2018

Myrna Joyce Bisch. . . was born to Herman and Marie (Jurgens) Posorske on July 24, 1928 in Worthington, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm in Nobles County, Minnesota where she attended country school in District 22. She was baptized on September 23, 1928 at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Worthington Minnesota, and she was confirmed there on May...

Sep 12, 2018

JUSTIN MICHAEL MORIN was born on August 25, 1981 to Kevin Lee and Debra Lee (Lichtsinn) Morin in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized in the Catholic faith in 1981. He attended Pipestone elementary and Pipestone High School. He has lived in Ihlen since 1987. Later, he and Kevin remodeled the house that he currently called home. Through the years he...

Sep 11, 2018

LEROY FRANKLIN LORENZEN was born to Frank and Carrie (TenCate) Lorenzen on February 5, 1927 in Woodstock, Minnesota. He was baptized in February, 1927 at the Woodstock Presbyterian Church. When he was nine years old, he moved with his family to Edgerton, Minnesota. He attended school and completed his education through the 10th grade at Edgerton High School. On May...

Sep 8, 2018

Theodore (Ted) Olsen, age 78, of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018. He was born on July 29, 1940 in Astoria, South Dakota. Ted is survived by his daughters, Kris (Matt) and Sarah (Frank); sons, Mike (Kristin) and Scott; six grandchildren, Emily (Zane), Thomas, Amanda, Alex, Charley, and Oscar; his sisters, Pat, Ginger...

Sep 6, 2018

NELLEEN (MUYSKENS) PALS was born on August 8, 1942 in Alton, Iowa to Dick and Katie (Aalberts) Muyskens. The family moved to Chandler, Minnesota while Nelleen was in her teenage years. Nelleen graduated from Chandler high school in 1960. After her graduation, she attended nursing school in the Twin Cities, receiving her LPN degree. Nelleen returned to the Chandler area...

Sep 5, 2018

Darron was born Aug. 15, 1956, in Pipestone to Henry Becker and Joyce (Beatty) Sommers. He graduated from Pipestone High School in 1974. Darron married Diane Schneider in 1981 and together they raised three children in St. Peter; they divorced in 1991. Darron relocated to Albert Lea in 2006. He was an Eagles club member and he volunteered his time...

Sep 3, 2018

FRANCIS "TONY" LOUIS HAPER was born November 16, 1931 to Henry and Anna (Brandt) Haper in Moody County, South Dakota on the family farm. At age 4, his family moved just outside of Ward, South Dakota where he later attended country school and helped on the farm until 1953 when he was drafted into the Airborne Military Police in Augusta,...

Sep 1, 2018

LEO JOSEPH KOHLER was born on October 4, 1930 to Herman and Clara (Ruppert) Kohler at their farm northwest of Tyler, Minnesota where he was raised and attended country school. One of his fondest childhood memories was coming into the house and smelling his mother’s rolls in the oven. After his father passed away on February 23, 1946, Leo took...

Sep 1, 2018

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to a charity or cause of donor's choice in memory of Cliff. Cliff's funeral service will be livestreamed at: www.arcluverne.org/watch-live. CLIFFORD JAMES BOOM was born on February 9, 1948 to Louis and Anna Marie (Bouwman) Boom in Rock Rapids, Iowa. He grew up on the family farm near Lester, Iowa and graduated...

Aug 31, 2018

LOREN ALBERT VEEN of Holland, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018, at the Tyler Healthcare center at the age of 79 years, 10 months, and three days. He fought a courageous battle with cancer. Loren was born on October 28, 1938 to Fred and Norma (Wittrock) Veen. He was confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone, Minnesota...

Aug 27, 2018

LARRY ALLEN OTTER was born on January 12, 1945 to John and Marjorie (Smits) Otter on a farm by Orange City, Iowa. He grew up on several farms in Southwest Minnesota and attended school in Verdi, Minnesota. At the age of 14, he lost his arm in a farm accident. He continued his education at vocational school in Kansas City,...

Aug 23, 2018

Ardis Mercedes (Bofehkamp) Wilson... was born on June 9, 1927 to Theodore and Leona (Nordman) Bofenkemp in Ellsworth, Minnesota. Ardis attended school in Ellsworth until the family moved to Holland, Minnesota. She attended school in Holland and then attended high school in Pipestone, Minnesota, graduating in 1944. Shortly after her graduation, Ardis married Dale Herberg in Pipestone. They had two...

Aug 21, 2018

BRIAN THOMAS COX was born on October 9, 1985 to Michael and Cheryl (Schutz) Cox at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. He was baptized that same day in the hospital. Brian was raised in Luverne, MN and received his education and therapy services at Children’s Care Hospital and School in Sioux Falls, SD. He has done volunteer work...

Aug 17, 2018

SHARON L. BOBENDRIER was born on March 23, 1940 to Richard and Enga Michel in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. She was raised and received her education through high school. She then moved to Illinois and worked various jobs, including secretarial duties in sales management. She was married and blessed with three children, Jeff, Todd and Donna. The couple later divorced. In 1975,...

Aug 16, 2018

RONALD LEE STENERSON was born to Harvey and Doris (Thompson) Stenerson on the farm in Nordland Township of Lyon County, Minnesota on November 28, 1945. He was baptized at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneota, Minnesota on January 16, 1946. At an early age, he moved with his family to Russell, Minnesota where he attended school. In 1958 he relocated with...

Aug 15, 2018

RUBY MAXINE HAKEN was born on November 22, 1934 to Henry and Ellen (Reynolds) Lichtsinn in Arco, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Methodist faith on the family farm and attended country school in Arco. On December 31, 1976 Ruby was united in marriage to Larry Haken in Watertown, South Dakota. The couple made their home in Tyler, Minnesota for...

Aug 7, 2018

MARY LOU (KINGHORN) NELSON was born on November 8, 1930 to Arthur Thomas and Mary Ferrin (Ballantyne) Kinghorn in Bybee, Idaho. Mary Lou grew up in the area and attended Rigby High School in Rigby, Idaho, graduating from there in 1949. Later that year, Mary Lou married Elof Delos “Doss” Nelson Jr. on August 13, 1949 in Rigby. The young...

Aug 4, 2018

NYLA JEANE (ROCHEL) SCHUMANN was born on December 14, 1932 to Rudolph and Lillian (Hagedorn) Rochel in Pipestone, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm west of Pipestone and moved into town with her parents into a home built by her grandparents. She attended Pipestone High School, graduating in 1950. She was united in marriage to Richard Jepsen on May...

Aug 3, 2018