Obituaries

Harold "Bud" Frey

Harold "Bud" Frey

May 28, 2017

HAROLD 'BUD' MARVIN FREY was born to Jerry and Hattie (Groen) Frey on September 18, 1929 on a farm in Lyon County, Iowa. He was raised on a farm near Magnolia, Minnesota until 1932 when the family moved to a farm in Nobles County, Minnesota and Harold began his education at District 79 country school. In 1946, he moved with...

Jacoba Boersma

Jacoba Boersma

May 25, 2017

JACOBA (OVERGAAUW) BOERSMA was born on October 16, 1935, to Marinus and Adriana (Buitendyk) Overgaauw on a farm near Woodstock, Minnesota. She was raised and attended country school and then moved with her family NW of Holland and continued country school through the 8th grade. On August 26, 1955, she was united in marriage to Ervin J. Boersma at the...

Laura "Louise" Hunter

Laura "Louise" Hunter

May 24, 2017

LAURA 'LOUISE' HUNTER was born on October 9, 1930 to Fred and Laura (Foley) Wollmuth on a farm in Pipestone County in Pipestone, Minnesota. She spent her childhood on the farm with memories of playing kick the can and hide and seek with siblings, homemade ice cream on the fourth of July, and learning the value of hard work with...

Michael "Ike" Graves

Michael "Ike" Graves

May 22, 2017

MICHAEL EDWARD GRAVES, aka IKE, was born on February 6, 1960 to Edward and Deloris (Jepsen) Graves in Pipestone, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. Mike attended school in Jasper graduating with the class of 1978. Mike was a hard worker early on beginning with Ev’s Feed Mill Service driving the feed grinder before...

Dorothy Esselink

Dorothy Esselink

May 22, 2017

DOROTHY ESSSELINK was born on March 16, 1925 to Jon and Geeritje (Vande Pol) Mouw on the family farm near Beaver Creek, Minnesota. Dorothy spent her childhood years on the farm and attended the local country school and the Valley Springs Public School in South Dakota. She would have enjoyed continuing with school but her help was needed on the...

Jessica Williams

Jessica Williams

May 22, 2017

JESSICA MARIE WILLIAMS was born June 7, 1978 to Bruce and Gail (Wigton) Dahl in Ivanhoe, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Danebod Lutheran Church in Tyler, Minnesota. She grew up in rural Russell and Tyler. She attended school in the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton schools, graduating from RTR High School in 1996. She worked for Ellison Meats in Pipestone, Minnesota and...

Terry Lee Harmsen

Terry Lee Harmsen

May 21, 2017

Terry Lee Harmsen… was born on April 3, 1963 to Russell and Evelyn (Voss) Harmsen in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was baptized at First Presbyterian Church. He was raised in Ihlen, Minnesota, and attended school in Pipestone. After his graduation from Pipestone High School in 1982, he became employed at Bayliner Marine for 17 years. He lived his whole life...

John Bernard Halbersma

John Bernard Halbersma

May 21, 2017

John Bernard Halbersma… was born to Martin and Jessie (Kots) Halbersma on January 4, 1927 on a farm southwest of Edgerton, Minnesota. He was baptized in the Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton. In 1933, he moved with his parents to a farm on the edge of Leota, Minnesota where John received his education through the eighth grade. In 1942, when...

Verlyn D. Enninga

Verlyn D. Enninga

May 15, 2017

VERLYN DALE ENNINGA was born on June 30, 1932 to George and Grace Enninga in Adrian, Minnesota. He moved with his family living briefly in Ramona and Estelline, South Dakota before finally settling in the Luverne, Minnesota area. Verlyn was drafted into the United States Army on November 19, 1952 and served in the Korean War. He was honorably discharged...

Herman D. Beyenhof

Herman D. Beyenhof

May 15, 2017

HERMAN DWAYNE BEYENHOF was born November 23, 1947 to Bernard and June (Van Malsen) Beyenhof in Luverne, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm near Steen, Minnesota and graduated from Hills-Beaver Creek High School in 1966. Following high school, Herman worked at John Morrell’s in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He joined the Minnesota National Guard and later was called...

Lois Olive Houg

Lois Olive Houg

May 14, 2017

Lois Olive Houg was born to Paul and Gertrude (Chamberlain) Cunningham on February 24, 1924, on the Cunningham historic family farm in Sweet Township, Pipestone County. She was the third of six children. She attended country school on their section, and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1942. During World War II, Lois worked in the Twin Cities wiring bomber...

Lylamae Vandenberg

Lylamae Vandenberg

May 11, 2017

Lylamae Johnita VandenBerg was born June 12, 1933 on the family farm in Lyon County, Iowa to John and Frieda (Bruns) Meinerts. She was one of nine siblings and knew the value of hard work from an early age, helping her Dad with farm chores and daily milking of the cows. In 1941, she moved with her family to a...

Louise Nelson

Louise Nelson

May 11, 2017

LOUISE WOELK NELSON was born on January 27, 1915, to Herman and Maria (Braun) Woelk in Ward County, North Dakota. She lived on the family farm until she moved with her parents to Dallas, South Dakota in 1920. She attended Dallas High School, graduating in 1933. She attended Nettleton Commercial College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for two years. In...

William "Bill" Arens Sr.

William "Bill" Arens Sr.

May 11, 2017

William 'Bill' Clarence Arens, Sr., was born March 5, 1943, to Clarence and Josephine (Koch) Arens at Pipestone, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Martin’s Church in Woodstock. He graduated from Pipestone High School in 1961. Bill serviced in the Army National Guard for four years and was stationed in Alaska for a portion of that time. On...

Alex Garcia

Alex Garcia

May 11, 2017

MANUEL ALEXIS GARCIA… Fue nacido por Manuel y Evelyn Veronica (Courtade) Garcia en Octubre 17, 1995 en Chicago, Illinois. El fue bautizado en la fe catolica en Chicago, Illinois. Despues de su nacimiento la familia se mudo en Jasper, Minnesota. En 2014, el se graduo en Pipestone High School. El Jueves, 11 de Mayo del 2017, Alex fallecio en Pipestone...

Dr. Gary D. Frakes

Dr. Gary D. Frakes

May 2, 2017

To view a video tribute of Gary's life, please click the following link: https://vimeo.com/217920302/e3e6675711 Gary D Frakes, DVM, 69, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 under hospice care in Magnolia, Texas. He was born on January 4, 1948 in Adrian, Minnesota to Marion and Marie (Van Hunnick) Frakes. Gary grew up in Luverne, Minnesota. He graduated from Luverne High...

Debra Lynn Spronk

Debra Lynn Spronk

May 2, 2017

Debra Lynn Spronk, after running a race well run, left this earth for her eternal home on May 2nd, 2017. She was born on January 27, 1957 to Nick and Cynthia De Boer in Luverne, MN. She attended Leota Christian School and Southwest Christian High School. At Southwest, Deb met a quiet young man named Gordon. They dated, fell in...

Alice M. Aukes

Alice M. Aukes

May 2, 2017

ALICE MARIE AUKES was born May 6, 1919, on the family farm near Steen, Minnesota to Reinder and Ella (Arends) Aukes. She attended first through eighth grades in Steen and graduated from Hills High School in Hills, Minnesota with the Class of 1937. In June 1943, she enrolled in a six-week course to earn a Second Grade Teachers Certificate. That...

Loren Lee Baerenwald

Loren Lee Baerenwald

May 1, 2017

Loren Lee Baerenwald was born on October 8, 1941, to George Harold and Elsie Anna Louise (Heitritter) Baerenwald in Hull, IA. He was raised on the Baerenwald Family Farm near Boyden, IA. He was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church on November 2, 1941, and confirmed there on April 3, 1955. He attended St. John Lutheran School in Boyden through...

Eileen Biever

Eileen Biever

Apr 29, 2017

EILEEN MARIE (DEMUTH) BIEVER was born on January 2, 1921, to Edward and Cecelia (Giever) Demuth in Le Mars, Iowa. As a child she moved to Tucson, Arizona due to her father's health issues. The family later moved back to Le Mars and in 1932 the family moved to the farm near Woodstock, Minnesota. She attended Pipestone High School, graduating...