Obituaries

Laural L. Anderson

Laural L. Anderson

Dec 21, 2016

LAUREL LYNN ANDERSON was born November 23, 1946 to John and Viola (Gibson) Westerbur in Luverne, Minnesota. She attended and graduated from Luverne High School in 1964. On September 16, 1978 she was united in marriage to James (Jim) Anderson in Luverne, Minnesota. The couple resided in Luverne. Laurel worked as a bookkeeper and a waitress. In 2002, the couple...

Ardis Henriksen

Ardis Henriksen

Dec 20, 2016

Ardis Elaine Henriksen was born April 9, 1952 to Henrik Marinus and Esther (Sorensen) Henriksen in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized and later confirmed all at Bethany Lutheran Church in Arco. Ardis grew up in Ash Lake Township and Arco, Minnesota and graduated from Ivanhoe Public Schools. She continued her education at Morehead State College where she attained a Bachelor...

Raymond D. Anderson

Raymond D. Anderson

Dec 17, 2016

RAYMOND D. ANDERSON was born to Edmund and Marie (Renaas) Anderson on the family farm in Sanborn County, near Woonsocket, South Dakota on January 13, 1924. He was raised on the farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. He then furthered his schooling at high school in town. Due to the tough times, at age 16, Ray moved...

Larry Haupert

Larry Haupert

Dec 16, 2016

Lawrence William Haupert was born to Lawrence and Hedwig (Staab) Haupert on December 28, 1940 in Pipestone, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. After his graduation from Pipestone High School in 1958, he farmed with his dad. On June 16, 1962, he was united in marriage to Barbara Kuehl at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church in Fulda, Minnesota. Following...

Virginia Schei

Virginia Schei

Dec 9, 2016

VIRGINIA VIOLET SCHEI was born on July 20, 1919 to Henry and Mary (Campbell) Vogt in rural Nobles County, Minnesota. She spent her childhood on the family farm near Magnolia. In her younger years, she especially enjoyed getting together with the neighbor girls and playing softball. She graduated from Magnolia High School in 1937. She then attended Paul’s Beauty School...

Jane Rita Reinke

Jane Rita Reinke

Dec 6, 2016

Jane Rita Reinke was born June 9, 1947 to Layton and Audrey (Johnson) Ausen in Marshall, Minnesota. She grew up in Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School in 1965. On March 30, 1968 Jane married Ronald Reinke. Their union was blessed with two daughters—Darla and Jessie—and 48 years of life together. The couple ran a dairy farm and raised...

Bernice Ortman

Bernice Ortman

Dec 6, 2016

BERNICE BECKER ORTMAN was born on July 3, 1933 to Joel and Wadia (Ratzloff) Becker in Marion, SD. She went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Pipestone at the age of 83 years, five months, and three days. Bernice grew up on the farm and attended country school. Bernice married Edward Ortman on June 20, 1954....

Dennis Charles George

Dennis Charles George

Dec 6, 2016

Dennis Charles George… was born to Dennis and Barbara (Meehan) George on July 18, 1977 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. He moved with his family to Lakeville, Minnesota where he was raised and attended school. In 1995, he graduated from Rosemont High School. Following his education, he entered the U. S. Marines where he served until 2000 when he was...

Nellie Van Santen

Nellie Van Santen

Dec 6, 2016

NELLIE VAN SANTEN was born to Arend and Maria (de Waard) Van Hemert on July 24, 1927 in the Netherlands. She was baptized in August of 1927 at the Maasland Christian Reformed Church in the Netherlands. She attended eight years of grade school in Maasland. After that she went to vocational school, followed by tailor school so she could assist...

Orlen Raschke

Orlen Raschke

Dec 3, 2016

Orlen Louis Raschke was born to Louis and Eleanora (Conrad) Raschke on April 13, 1921 on a farm near Jasper, MN. In 1925, he moved with his parents to a farm near Holland, MN where he was raised and attended school. On April 2, 1943, he was united in marriage to Esther Smidt at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Edgerton,...

Jennie Nieuwboer

Jennie Nieuwboer

Dec 3, 2016

JENNIE NIEUWBOER was born on July 2, 1922 to Sabo and Tillie (Broesder) Veld. She was born on the family farm and grew up in the Chandler and Edgerton, Minnesota area where she attended country school. She was united in marriage to Henry Nieuwboer on June 10, 1944 in Fort Polk, Louisiana while Henry was serving in the military and...

Agnes Oye

Agnes Oye

Dec 3, 2016

Agnes Frances Oye was born to James and Marie (Kunst) Novak on November 10, 1928 in Flandreau, South Dakota. She was baptized in the Catholic Church in Flandreau. In 1935, she moved with her parents to a farm east of Pipestone, Minnesota where she was confirmed at St. Leo Catholic Church. After she graduated from Pipestone High School in 1947,...

Boyd Landsman

Boyd Landsman

Dec 2, 2016

Boyd Francis Landsman was born on October 31, 1931 in Flandreau, South Dakota to Ralph and Lillian (Erickson) Landsman. He moved to Centerville, South Dakota in 1936 with his parents. Boyd graduated from Centerville High School in 1949 and then attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls for two and a half years. He joined the United States Naval Cadets in...

Dr. Brian Williamson

Dr. Brian Williamson

Dec 2, 2016

Brian Erby Williamson was born September 25, 1936 to Raymond Erby and Naomi Jean (Bjork) Williamson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from Washburn High School in 1954. He then entered the United States Navy and was stationed in Bremerhaven, Germany for two years. He returned to Minneapolis in 1957 and began college at Northwestern College...

Lewis Rave

Lewis Rave

Dec 2, 2016

Lewis Arthur Rave was born on November 20, 1943 to Alfred and Frieda (Veen) Rave in Chester, South Dakota. He was raised on the family farm east of Dell Rapids, South Dakota. He attended country school and in 1961, graduated from high school in Trent, South Dakota. Following his education, Lewis enlisted into the United States Navy. He honorable served...

Ronald Steele

Ronald Steele

Dec 1, 2016

RONALD EUGENE STEELE was born on October 16, 1940 to William and Margaret (Spoelstra) Steele in Pipestone, MN. The family lived in Pipestone and Ronald attended grade school and high school there. After completing his education, Ron moved around and lived in many different places. He helped his dad with the trucking company, worked with his brother Roger at Mankato...

Tammi Vannoort

Tammi Vannoort

Dec 1, 2016

TAMMI ROSE VANNOORT was born to Thomas and Nina (Lofton) Heit on March 18, 1971 in Brighton, Colorado. She was raised in the Denver Colorado area and moved to Iowa in 1992 at the age of 21. She became employed at Coil Craft, Inc. in Hawarden and was in charge of quality control. On April 10, 1997, she was united...

David Loose

David Loose

Nov 30, 2016

DAVID LEONARD LOOSE was born on June 20, 1935 in Pipestone, MN to Delbert and Lucille (Quinn) Loose. He graduated from Pipestone High School and attended St. Thomas College in St. Paul, MN. He married Rosemarie Dietrich on January 20, 1954 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Luverne, MN and they lived in Pipestone. Dave worked for Northern States Power...

Geraldine Brune

Geraldine Brune

Nov 30, 2016

Geraldine Bolivia Brune was born January 24, 1921 to Martinus and Myrtle (Abraham) Christensen in Arco, Minnesota. She was baptized February 27, 1921. She attended Arco Consolidated School Distrist #10 and graduated from Arco High School in 1939 with the honor and distinction of valedictorian. On October 5, 1940 Geraldine married Melvin Brune in the rectory of St. Peter and...

John W. Mouw

John W. Mouw

Nov 29, 2016

JOHN WILLIAM MOUW was born on October 11, 1930 to William and Margaret (DeBoer) Mouw on the farm place between Leota and Chandler, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm and attended country school. At age 16, the family moved into Leota. John graduated from Edgerton Public High School in 1949. At the age of 19 years, John decided he...