Obituaries

Cpt. Elisabeth Crawford

Cpt. Elisabeth Crawford

Mar 19, 2018

Captain Elisabeth Ann Crawford, 81, of Seattle, Washington, formerly of Pipestone, passed away on March 19, 2018. Liz was born on September 14, 1936, in Pipestone to Bernadine and David Crawford. She attended Country School with her three oldest siblings and graduated from Pipestone High in 1954. Liz followed her dream to be a nurse and graduated from St. Barnabas...

Lawrence "Larry" Vandevere

Lawrence "Larry" Vandevere

Mar 19, 2018

Lawrence “Larry” Dean VanDeVere was born March 14, 1946 to Edward and Florence (Kaiser) VanDeVere in Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was baptized at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton. He grew up in the Minnesota communities of Cottonwood, Lynd, Marshall, and later Lake Benton. He made his home in Lake Benton and worked in construction of cement silos. He...

Ronald "Ron" Dean Francis

Ronald "Ron" Dean Francis

Mar 13, 2018

RONALD DEAN FRANCIS was born to William “Bud” and Leona (Heidecker) Francis in Julesberg, Colorado on February 3, 1937. Shortly after Ron was born the family moved to a farm in Grange Township, where Ron was raised. Ron attended country school until the 7th grade, after which he attended Pipestone High School, graduating in 1955. After high school, Ron attended...

Annie M. Boll

Annie M. Boll

Mar 13, 2018

ANNIE MABEL BOLL was born on August 20, 1926 to Marten and Anne (Rhode) Andersen in Lake Benton, Minnesota. She attended country school through the eighth grade. On July 31, 1946, Annie was united in marriage to Elmer Boll at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tyler, Minnesota, where she also was baptized and received her confirmation in May 1947. The couple...

Patricia E. Mills

Patricia E. Mills

Mar 13, 2018

PATRICIA EILEEN MILLS, also known as “Trish” and “Patty”, passed away peacefully at her home in Luverne, Minnesota on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the age of 64 years, 3 months, and 10 days. She was deeply loved and will be sadly missed by her husband and caregiver of 33 years, Wesley Mills. She is also survived by six sister-in-laws;...

Marjory "Marge" Eich

Marjory "Marge" Eich

Mar 11, 2018

Marjory “Marge” Eich was born December 29, 1925 to Sam and Bernice (DeWitt) Kuiper in Sheldon, Iowa. She grew up in Sanborn, Iowa and graduated from Sanborn High School in 1944. Following her education she worked at the hardware store in Sheldon. Marge married Alvin Eich on April 5, 1945 in Dakota City, Nebraska. Their union was blessed with five...

Lance B. Meyeraan (Buffington)

Lance B. Meyeraan (Buffington)

Mar 11, 2018

LANCE BRYAN MEYERAAN (BUFFINGTON) came into the world on August 27, 2017 and was greeted by his parents, Dustin Meyeraan and SamanthaJo Buffington at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Lance and his twin brother, Lester were both born warriors battling congenital heart defects. Lance took on the persona of Batman and fought through four open heart surgeries on...

Arnold John Garbers

Arnold John Garbers

Mar 5, 2018

ARNOLD JOHN GARBERS was born on August 7, 1925 at home. Their home was a farm near White, South Dakota which was the old Frank Kippman place. He was baptized at First Baptist Church in Lake Benton, Minnesota by Rev. Heilig. When asked about when he was saved, Arnold’s response was that he went to a meeting, and it influenced...

Emeliano "Rick" Domena

Emeliano "Rick" Domena

Mar 1, 2018

EMELIANO 'RICK' ZAPPTA DOMENA was born on December 4, 1952 to Angelo and Marrea (Monez) Domena in Neptune, New Jersey. The family then moved to East Orange, New Jersey and moved again in 1970. Rick continued his education in East Orange, graduating from East Orange High School in 1971. Not long after his high school graduation, Rick enlisted in the...

Faye Meyer

Faye Meyer

Feb 25, 2018

Faye Frances Meyer was born December 9, 1930 to Art and Nell (Raine) Salzman at Tyler, Minnesota. Faye grew up on the family farm in Diamond Lake Township, Minnesota – north of Lake Benton. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Lake Benton. Faye graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1948. Following her education, she...

Dorothy Beemer

Dorothy Beemer

Feb 24, 2018

DOROTHY LEE (TIETGE) BEEMER was born on May 22, 1916, the second eldest of seven children to Frank Merritt and Eva (Slasor) Tietge in Ravinia, South Dakota. She attended school in Ravinia, graduating from high school in 1934. She was united in marriage on June 1, 1940 to Lawrence Beemer in the Tietge home in Lake Andes, South Dakota. The...

Lorraine Van Dyke

Lorraine Van Dyke

Feb 19, 2018

Lorraine (Brands) Van Dyke was born the 9th of 13 children to Evert and Fannie (Driesen) Brands on October 18th, 1935, in Rock Valley, IA. During her younger years, her family lived in the Rock Valley, IA area and later by Pipestone, MN and Trosky, MN. Lorraine received her education in Rock Valley, IA and rural Pipestone and Trosky, MN....

Eveline Koehne

Eveline Koehne

Feb 19, 2018

Born to help others. . . EVELINE M. (HOBERG) KOEHNE was born November 16, 1916 at Dagmar, Montana, the daughter of Peter and Rosa (Schultz) Hoberg. She was baptized in the Methodist faith. When she was three years old, the family moved to Minnesota. The family farmed northwest of Lake Benton and she attended rural School District #53. When she...

Dona Hanson

Dona Hanson

Feb 16, 2018

DONA JEAN HANSON was born August 3, 1935 to Donald and Bertha (Clausen) Tripp in Howard, South Dakota. She grew up in Howard where she was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church, and graduated from Howard High School in 1953. She enrolled in Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Yankton, South Dakota graduating in 1956. On August 18, 1956,...

Irene Ida Caroline Schalow

Irene Ida Caroline Schalow

Feb 16, 2018

Irene Ida Caroline Schalow... passed away on the afternoon of February 16, 2018 at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone. She passed in her sleep with beloved niece Marlys by her side. While the angels rejoice, her family mourns. Irene was born on May 23, 1920. She was the 3rd of 9 children of August and Hortense Peterson. Irene...

Ann Mae Bahn

Ann Mae Bahn

Feb 16, 2018

ANN MAE BAHN was born on May 14, 1927 to Ralph and Arlene (Leak) Wendling in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She lived most of her life in Minneapolis, Minnesota and spent the last five of her years in Pipestone, Minnesota. She passed away peacefully on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone at the age of 90...

Laverle M. Lorenzen

Laverle M. Lorenzen

Feb 12, 2018

LaVerle Mae Lorenzen was born to Harry and Jettie (Matley) Colbeck on August 8, 1926 in Trosky, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school. When she was in the fifth grade, she moved with her parents to Pipestone, Minnesota. She continued attending school there and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1944. Upon completion of her education, she became...

Jean Agnitsch

Jean Agnitsch

Feb 10, 2018

JEAN ANN AGNITSCH was born to Walter “Bake” and Sophia (Weber) Marshall on September 17, 1930 at her parents’ home in Elkton, South Dakota where she was raised and attended school. In 1942, she moved with her parents to Seattle, Washington, and attended school there. Two years later, they returned to Elkton where she completed her high school graduation. In...

Clara Jans

Clara Jans

Feb 10, 2018

CLARA JANS was born to Edward and Annie (Akkerman) Boomgaarden on December 15, 1915 in Liberty Township of Lyon County, Iowa where she was raised and attended country school in District #2. When she was ten years old, she moved with her family to a farm northwest of Pipestone, Minnesota where she attended country school in District #68 through the...

Wallace "Wally" Jorgensen

Wallace "Wally" Jorgensen

Feb 9, 2018

WALLACE “WALLY” WAYNE JORGENSEN was born on July 26, 1930 to Anton and Christina (Larson) Jorgensen in Tyler, Minnesota. Wally graduated from Tyler High School and attended West Central School of agriculture in Morris, Minnesota. After his time in Morris, Wally moved to Minneapolis in 1948 where he began working as a surveyor. He continued this until he became a...