Kenneth Krause
Apr 15, 2017
KENNETH & MARGARET “PEG” (BERRY) KRAUSE of Pipestone, Minnesota, both passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Pipestone: Ken at his home at the age of 72 years, nine months, and 19 days, Peg at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone at the age of 73 years, one month, and 17 days. Ken was born on June 26,...
Margaret "Peg" Krause
Apr 15, 2017
KENNETH & MARGARET “PEG” (BERRY) KRAUSE of Pipestone, Minnesota, both passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Pipestone: Ken at his home at the age of 72 years, nine months, and 19 days, Peg at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone at the age of 73 years, one month, and 17 days. Ken was born on June 26,...
Walter Monk
Apr 13, 2017
WALTER DALE MONK of Pipestone, MN, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Pipestone County Hospice House at the age of 83 years, 11 months, and five days. He was born May 8, 1933, to parents Walter and Nancy Elizabeth (Hammer) Monk near Ward, South Dakota, and grew up on the family farm near Ward. He joined the United States...
James G. Veldkamp
Apr 11, 2017
JAMES GORDON VELDKAMP was born on a farm near Valley Springs, South Dakota on October 17, 1934 to Arend and Angie (Achterhoff) Veldkamp. He attended grade school in Valley Springs and Hills, Minnesota. The family moved to a farm near Hills, where his father passed away at a young age leaving his mother, Angie, to raise their large family by...
Richard Hudson
Apr 6, 2017
RICHARD JOSEPH HUDSON was born on February 14, 1923 to Pearl and Josephine (Reiter) Hudson on a farm in Palo Alto County near Emmetsburg, Iowa. He was raised there until he was nine years old when he and his family then moved to Lamberton, Minnesota in 1935. One year later they moved to Currie, Minnesota. Upon completion of country school...
Vern Baker
Apr 6, 2017
VERN ALLAN BAKER was born to Edward and Verla Marlene (Aukes) Baker in Rock Rapids, Iowa on November 27, 1956. He was raised on the family farm east of Steen, Minnesota, graduating from Hills Beaver Creek High School in 1974. He excelled in track and cross country; lettering six times and earning status of team captain. In June of 1974,...
Adelaide Janssen
Apr 3, 2017
Adelaide Emila Janssen was born to Louis and Gurine (Herreid) Lorentson on April 5, 1917 in Trent, South Dakota. In 1918, she moved with her parents to Seattle, Washington for a few years. The family later returned back to Flandreau, South Dakota in 1921 where she was raised. After her graduation from Flandreau High School, she attended Sioux Valley School...
Marge Selken
Mar 28, 2017
Margaret Lucille (Kuehl) Selken was born April 12, 1940 to Charles and Arlene (Otkin) Kuehl in Cazenovia, Minnesota. In 1944 the family moved to a farm near Verdi, Minnesota, where she grew up. She attended Verdi Public School, graduating from high school in 1958. On February 11, 1961 Marge married Ron Selken in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Their union was...
Donald Wesley Elzenga
Mar 26, 2017
DONALD ELZENGA... was born to Joe and Gertrude (Acterhoff) Elzenga on July 20, 1930 in Luverne, Minnesota. They lived in Rock County until 1936 when the family moved to California. In 1943 the family moved to Enumclaw, Washington. Don attended school in California, Washington, and Minnesota, graduating from Buckley High School in Buckley, Washington in 1949. In 1950 he enlisted...
David C. Larson
Mar 25, 2017
DAVID CARL LARSON was born on August 16, 1956, to Leslie and Helen (Christenson) Larson in Appleton, Minnesota. He was baptized on September 30, 1956, and confirmed on May 12, 1971, at Zion Lutheran Church in Appleton. Dave was raised on the farm northeast of Holloway, Minnesota. He attended school in nearby Appleton where he graduated with the class of...
Marion Johnson
Mar 23, 2017
Marion Elizabeth Johnson was born September 21, 1926 to Chris and Augusta (Greenfield) Johnson in Balaton, Minnesota. She was baptized and later confirmed at the Methodist Church in Balaton. She attended school there and graduated from Balaton High School in 1944. She attended the University of Minnesota for her General Nursing Degree and became a Registered Nurse in 1948, later...
Raymond Beckering
Mar 22, 2017
RAYMOND HENRY BECKERING was born to John and Lydia (Sheerhorn) Beckering on January 8, 1924 in Sheldon, Iowa. When he was a year old, he moved with his parents to a farm by Trosky, Minnesota where he attended school. In 1937, he again moved with his parents to a farm near Edgerton, Minnesota. He attended Edgerton High School and graduated...
Ruth Wiese
Mar 21, 2017
RUTH HENRIETTA WIESE. . . was born to Edgar and Iona (Wehrman) Tower on March 17, 1924, in Jasper, Minnesota where she was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church. She received her education in Jasper, graduating from Jasper High School in 1941. In 1942, she began working for the Statistical Control Unit of the Air Transport Command. She worked...
Dorothy M. Buys
Mar 21, 2017
DOROTHY MAE BUYS was born on June 22, 1938 to Raymond and Florence (Terpstra) Harms at their home on the farm south of Valley Springs, South Dakota. When Dorothy was young, the family moved for a short time to Larchwood, Iowa and then Inwood, Iowa where Dorothy attended country school. She went to high school in Inwood where she graduated...
Patricia Andrews
Mar 19, 2017
PATRICIA JOAN ANDREWS was born to Gerard Harris and Joan Harriet (Raines) Andrews on April 10, 1948 in Worthington, Minnesota. She was baptized as an infant at St. Mary Catholic Church in Worthington. As a young girl, she lived with her family in Hadley, Minnesota, Currie, Minnesota and then Slayton, Minnesota. She was confirmed at St. Ann Catholic Church in...
Mavis Berkhof
Mar 18, 2017
MAVIS LORETTA BERKHOF was born on December 10, 1935 to George and Gladys (Rollag) Sanderson at her parent’s home in Steen, Minnesota. She was baptized on March 30, 1936. She attended primary school in Steen and then attended Hills High School in Hills, Minnesota; graduating with the class of 1953. On January 6, 1955, Mavis was united in marriage to...
Pearl "Nellie" Smith
Mar 12, 2017
PEARL NELLIE SMITH was born on January 16, 1926 to Ed and Jennie Boeve in Lester, Iowa. She attended country school in Lyon County. On January 16, 1945 Nellie married Marvin C. Smith at her parents’ home in Steen, Minnesota. The couple made their first home near Ash Creek, Minnesota. Nellie took care of their four children, drove school bus...
Maurice L. Dewispelaere
Mar 7, 2017
Maurice L. DeWispelaere was born in LaPorte, Indiana on October 24, 1929 as the youngest of four children to Joe and Yvonne (DeMunck) DeWispelaere. He died peacefully on March 7, 2017, with his friends and family by his side at his home for the last 4 years, the Colonial Manor of Balaton, Minnesota. The staff at Balaton loved and cared...
Joel Lee Baerenwald
Mar 6, 2017
Joel Lee Baerenwald was born December 8, 1969 to Loren and Sheryl (Winter) Baerenwald in Pipestone, Minnesota. Joel was baptized on January 18, 1970 and confirmed May 5, 1985 all at Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church. He grew up on the farm near Jasper, and graduated from Jasper High School in 1988. He continued his education at Southwest Technical College in...
Lois Hatting
Mar 5, 2017
LOIS RONDI HATTING was born on August 4, 1938 to Harold and Clara (Nelson) Binford in Luverne, Minnesota, where she was raised. She received her education and graduated from Luverne High School in 1956. On August 28, 1971 Lois was united in marriage to Robert Hatting at the Grace United Methodist Church in Moorhead, Minnesota. The couple made their home...
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