Richard "Dick" Carl Schulze
Jun 8, 2018
RICHARD 'DICK' CARL SCHULZE was born to Paul and Mildred (Calkins) Schulze on October 5, 1943 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was raised in Pipestone, Minnesota where he also received his education. After his graduation from Pipestone High School in 1961, he continued his education at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa where he earned a two year degree...
Eldon George Johnson
Jun 6, 2018
ELDON GEORGE JOHNSON was born to Harold and Susie (Waasdorp) Johnson on July 11, 1935 on the family farm in the Lake Benton Township in Lincoln County, Minnesota. He attended school in Verdi, Minnesota. As a teenager, Eldon worked for Bill Willert on his farm. He graduated from Verdi High School in 1953. In April of 1953, he joined the...
Diana L. Reisdorfer
Jun 3, 2018
DIANA LORETTA REISDORFER was born on June 5, 1960 to Ardell and Elaine (Schwalbe) Roepke in Waconia, Minnesota. She was raised in Watertown, Minnesota until age six, when she and her family moved to a farm near Dassel-Cokato, Minnesota. She received her education in Dassel-Cokato and graduated from high school in 1979. She then furthered her education by attending Worthington...
On Suvandy
Jun 2, 2018
On Suvandy was born August 7, 1934 to Som and Ngae (Buarapha) Sounakhen in Xayaburi, Laos. She grew up in Laos and in 1957, she was united in marriage to Insom Suvandy. Their union was blessed with four children, Bounsaeng, Sam, Vieng, and Bird. Following their marriage, they resided on the farm. In 1975, On and Insom moved to a...
Dennis Michael Floody
May 29, 2018
Dennis Michael Floody… was born to James and Beulah (Pechtal) Floody on August 31, 1951 in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and received his education. After his graduation from Pipestone High School, he attended Southwest State University in Marshall and Vermillion State Jr. College in Ely, Minnesota where he received his Associate in Arts Degree. He then went on...
Cornelius "Casey" Veldhuizen
May 26, 2018
CORNELIUS 'CASEY' JOHN VELDHUIZEN passed away peacefully at his home in Miami, Florida on May 26, 2018, May 26, 2018, at the age of 81 years, seven months, and six days, after losing his battle with mesothelioma. He was born to Cornelius Johannes and Sophia Verhoeff Veldhuizen on October 20, 1936 on a farm near Woodstock, Minnesota, where he was...
Margaret Steinhoff
May 26, 2018
MARGARET ANNA STEINHOFF was born to George and Sophia (Zambo) Kormendy on June 9, 1924 in Java, South Dakota. As a young woman she moved with her “dear sister” Anne to Sioux Falls, South Dakota where she had various jobs as a housekeeper, waitress and cook and loved going to dances. It was at this time she met Elmer Steinhoff...
Dena Van Ruler
May 22, 2018
Dena Van Ruler… was born to George Andrew and Sadie (Woelbers) Hibma on November 15, 1928 in Alcester, South Dakota and began attending school in Lennox, South Dakota. When she was 13 years old, she moved with her family to Pipestone, Minnesota where she completed her education. On May 7, 1946, she was united in marriage to Henry Van Ruler...
Audrey Ann Werner
May 18, 2018
AUDREY ANN WERNER was born to William and Louise (Houselog) Werner on December 31, 1933 in Pipestone, Minnesota. Being one of six children on a farm, Audrey was in charge of certain chores, such as gathering water from the well and gathering eggs. Her father, William passed away in 1950. The family continued to live on the farm until 1963,...
Kelley Selken
May 15, 2018
Kelley Selken was born January 4, 1963 to Ron and Marge (Kuehl) Selken in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized at the Verdi Methodist Church. He grew up in Verdi, Minnesota and graduated from Verdi High School in 1982. Kelley enjoyed working on the farm for his Grandpa Charles Kuehl and Uncle Dick Kuehl, and Uncle Walt and Aunt Dort Henningsen....
Tena Kleinjan
May 14, 2018
Tena was born October, twenty-first 1926 to Pelina and Maas Vande Kieft. She was the second youngest of ten children. Although her family was very poor, she had a happy childhood growing up on a farm with her bothers and sisters. That childhood ended abruptly at thirteen when her Mother died. She assumed the role and responsibilities of the lady...
Verona Mae Petersen
May 13, 2018
Verona Mae Petersen was born May 15, 1927 in Tracy, Minnesota to Sanford and Veronica (Hook) Moon. She grew up in Tyler and graduated from Tyler High School. She worked as a waitress for a couple years at the Chat ‘N Chew Cafe in Tyler. On June 8, 1946 Verona married Earl Petersen in Tracy, Minnesota. Their union was blessed...
Ruth M. Ashby
May 11, 2018
RUTH MARGARET ASHBY was born to Henry and Mary (Campbell) Vogt on a farm in Nobles County, Minnesota on September 12, 1916. Ruth and her four sisters and one brother all received baptism at the farm place in 1925. She was raised on the farm and attended Westside Township, Nobles County, and District 64 country schools. Ruth graduated from Magnolia...
Lois Sorenson
May 8, 2018
LOIS IDA (GOLTZ) SORENSON was born on March 30, 1939 to Albert “Bert” and Caroline (Meyer) Goltz in Tracy, Minnesota. She attended school in Tracy, graduating in 1957. During that time she enjoyed working at the Red Rooster and Zeke’s Cafes. Lois received her cosmetology license from Mankato Beauty School in 1958. Upon graduation, she moved to Pipestone and began...
Jerome "Jere" Ohme
May 3, 2018
JEROME 'JERE' DEAN OHME was born on August 13, 1946 to Willard and Velva (Cook) Ohme in Slayton, Minnesota. He attended Slayton schools and graduated from Slayton High School in 1964. He then attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education. He accepted a position in the Luverne...
Darrell Eugene Smith
May 2, 2018
DARRELL SMITH was born July 16, 1942 to Ray and Adeline (Gehlsen) Smith in Slayton, Minnesota. Darrell was baptized on October 4, 1942 at Iona Presbyterian Church and later confirmed First Presbyterian in Holland, Minnesota. In 1960, Darrell graduated from Ruthton High School. Following his education, Darrell worked for Robert Legler hauling milk. Darrell was united in marriage to Judy...
Cynthia Derycke
May 1, 2018
Cynthia Kay DeRycke was born to Vernon and Clarene (VanderBush) Hubers on March 13, 1964 in Pipestone, Minnesota where she was raised and received her education. After her graduation from Pipestone High School in 1982, she resided in Shakopee, MN, Sioux Falls, SD, and many other places before returning to Pipestone.On September 12, 1998, Cindy was united in marriage to...
Dorothy Halsne
Apr 29, 2018
Dorothy Ellen (Sandberg) Halsne was born March 5, 1940 to Elmer and Gladys (Lorntzsen) Sandberg in Granite Falls, Minnesota. She attended country school for eight years. After graduating from Granite Falls High School in 1957, she earned her teaching degree from Mankato State in Mankato, Minnesota. On January 30, 1961 Dorothy married C. Wayne Halsne in Brookings, South Dakota. Their...
Suzanne Margaret Johnson
Apr 20, 2018
Suzanne Johnson, age 67, of Minnetonka, Minnesota died Friday, April 20, 2018 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Sue was born on May 5, 1950 to Louis John and Isabelle (Mouer) Olsen in Marshall, Minnesota. Sue is lovingly remembered by her husband, Bruce of Minnetonka; three children, Cory Johnson of Minnetonka, Christopher (and Trina) Johnson of Tyler, Minnesota,...
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