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...
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,...
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