Wallace Melby
Jul 14, 2018
WALLACE “WALLY” GENE MELBY was born on December 9, 1931 to Bennett and Ella (Arndt) Melby near Lake Cochrane in Gary, South Dakota. The family then moved to the Pipestone, MN area. Wally graduated from Pipestone High School in 1950. After graduation he enlisted in the Army National Guard. Wally married his sweetheart, Lorraine Van Leirsburg on February 7, 1953...
Dorothy Even
Jul 13, 2018
DOROTHY MAE (HANSEN) EVEN was born to Sophia (Hummel) and Nels Henning Hansen on March 27, 1927 on the family farm in Richland Township near Elkton, South Dakota. She attended country school before attending Hendricks High School in Hendricks, Minnesota. Dorothy graduated high school in 1945 before going to General Beatle School in Madison, South Dakota for teaching. She received...
Joanne Aslesen Lindlan
Jul 6, 2018
JOANNE PUGH ASLESEN LINDLAN, 86, passed away in her home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Joanne was born April 17, 1932, to Naida Pugh. She graduated high school in 1950 from Ruthton, Minnesota and continued her education at the University of Minnesota, but came home to Pipestone, Minnesota to marry Erik Aslesen on July 12, 1953....
Marles Joy Bartels
Jul 6, 2018
MARLES JOY BARTELS was born on November 2, 1936 to Lester and Marvel (Rock) Gilliland in Pipestone, Minnesota. In her younger years she was involved in 4-H showing champion Angus Steers at the County and State Fairs. She attended Pipestone High School, graduating in 1954. She then attended South Dakota State and earned her Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Development,...
Arnold "Arnie" Zochert
Jul 3, 2018
ARNOLD CARL OTTO ZOCHERT was born to William and Christina (Marxen) Zochert on October 14, 1918 in Wheaton, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm near Wheaton where he attended country school. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wheaton. After he completed his education at Wheaton High School, he worked at the Wheaton Coop Creamery...
Edwin "Ed" Arnold Texley
Jul 1, 2018
Edwin Arnold Texley was born to Louis Oscar and Hilda (Casberg) Texley on November 9, 1931 on a farm near Toronto, South Dakota where he was raised. He attended country school through the third grade, and then he attended school in Toronto. Upon completion of his education, he worked as a farm laborer until he became employed by the Brookings...
Leroy Olsen
Jun 30, 2018
LeROY DENNIS OLSEN was born May 19, 1952 in Tyler, Minnesota to Andrew and Vivian (Fuhrmann) Olsen. He attended Tyler High School, graduating in 1970. LeRoy enlisted in the U.S. Army and worked as Military Police. Following his honorable discharge, he worked in law enforcement and construction in Lincoln County. On August 1, 1980 LeRoy was united in marriage to...
Mary Keers
Jun 30, 2018
MARY LOUISE (MOSLEY) KEERS was born to Walter C. and Ethel Rockwood (Whitney) Mosley on March 9, 1929 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. While she was in high school, she worked part-time at the REA office. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1947, she became employed at Pipestone National Bank. On May 15,...
Rev. Bert Den Herder
Jun 30, 2018
REV. BERT DEN HERDER was born December 18, 1923 to Eibert and Tillie (Mol) Den Herder in Sioux Center, IA. He was baptized in the First Reformed Church in Sioux Center, IA and later made his profession of faith there in December of 1941. He attended Sioux Center Public School and later went to Northwestern Classical Academy and Junior College...
Patricia "Pat" Beyers
Jun 25, 2018
Patricia Joan (Henry) Beyers was born March 13, 1933 to Edwin and Irene (Feldman) Henry in Pipestone, Minnesota. She was baptized at First Presbyterian Church in Pipestone. She grew up in St. Cloud, Thief River Falls, International Falls, Hibbing, Duluth and Pipestone, and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1951. She married Elvin Beyers of Holland in September 1951 while...
Ruth Chovancek
Jun 24, 2018
Ruth Chovancek was born in Minneapolis, MN on November 13, 1930 to John and Anna Chovancek. Ruth grew up in the “Bohemian Flats” area of Minneapolis now known as the West Bank of the University of Minnesota. She spoke fondly of spending winter afternoons skating and sliding down the hills near the river. Her parents helped to start the Immanuel...
Johanna Aykens
Jun 24, 2018
Gezina Johanna “Jo” Aykens was born on October 22, 1919 near Varsseveld, Gelderland in The Netherlands to Ben and Johanna (Veldhorst) Keunen. When she was six years old, she immigrated to the United States with her family and settled in Sioux Center, Iowa. She attended schools in Sioux Center and Maurice, Iowa. In 1934, the family moved to a farm...
William "Willie" Langholz
Jun 24, 2018
WILLIAM "WILLIE" LANGHOLZ: Telling His Story As Willie spent his last few days on the earth, he was surrounded by family and friends that loved him dearly. During this time, we asked Willie to talk about his life. This is part of his story. We’re sure all of you have your own Willie story to tell. Born in Waverly, Iowa...
Dorothy Dezeeuw
Jun 18, 2018
DOROTHY DeZEEUW was born October 25, 1923 to Julius and Anna (Ehlers) DeVriend in Pine County, Minnesota near Rochester. She grew up in Ward, South Dakota and was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elkton, South Dakota. Dorothy attended country school through grade eight. Dorothy was united in marriage to Jacob DeZeeuw on August 20, 1956 at...
Bernard Jacobsma
Jun 18, 2018
BERNARD JACOBSMA was born on September 24, 1938 to Bert and Hattie (Van Maanen) Jacobsma in Rock Valley, IA. He was raised in Rock Valley and attended Christian school in town. During his childhood, Bernie was a member of the Rock Valley Christian Reformed Church where he was baptized in October of 1938 and made his Profession of Faith in...
Jamie Winter
Jun 16, 2018
JAMIE LEE WINTER was born on September 14, 1970 to Gary and Joanne (Arndt) Winter in Pipestone, Minnesota. He grew up with his brother and two sisters on his family’s farm where they enjoyed much sibling shenanigans. They share fond memories of their times together. After his graduation from Pipestone High School in 1989, he attended South Dakota State University...
Clara E. De Zeeuw
Jun 15, 2018
CLARA EDITH De ZEEUW was born on May 1, 1924 to Karl and Anna (Bodesohn) Wussow on the farm in Pipestone County, near Cazenovia, MN. She was raised on the farm and attended Pipestone Co. District 68 country school through the eighth grade. In 1940, the family moved to a farm near Holland, MN. On April 4, 1943, Clara was...
Loren Charles Hubner
Jun 14, 2018
LOREN CHARLES HUBNER was born to Herman and Emma (Mettenbrink) Hubner on December 26, 1919 in Pipestone County, Minnesota. He attended school in Pipestone and graduated high school in 1938. Loren was drafted into the United States Air Force at the age of 22. He reported to Fort Des Moines in Iowa on March 7, 1942. He was then transferred...
Christina "Toots" Van Iperen
Jun 13, 2018
CHRISTINA "TOOTS" VAN IPEREN was born April 30, 1921 to Charley and Ada (Enkhorn) De Jongh in Hull, Iowa. Throughout her life, she was affectionately known as “Toots”. She was baptized at the First Reformed Church in Hull. She attended school in Boyden, Iowa through the eighth grade. On October 18, 1945 Toots married Nickolas Van Iperen in her parent’s...
Esther E. Farwick
Jun 9, 2018
ESTHER EMILY FARWICK was born to James and Nettie (Shoemacher) Strayer on February 9, 1921 on a farm near Burt, Iowa where she was raised and received her education in a country school. In 1935, she moved with her family to Algona, Iowa. After her graduation from Algona High School in 1939, she worked for three years as a nannie...
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