Evellyn Holien
Nov 11, 2016
EVELLYN HOLIEN was born to Edwin and Audrey (Norton) Docken on December 9, 1921 at her grandparents’ farm right on the Minnesota/South Dakota line. As a young child, she moved with her parents to a farm south of Jasper, Minnesota where she was raised and attended school in District #70. She attended high school in Sherman, South Dakota for one...
Helen Perkins
Nov 10, 2016
Helen Maxine Perkins… was born to Samuel Everett and Florence (Dingler) Long on September 6, 1919 on a farm in Grange Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota. When she was one year old, she developed a serious children’s digestive illness which she outgrew after eight years. Her mother took her by Great Northern train to Minneapolis many times to see a...
Dale Earl Halsne
Nov 9, 2016
DALE EARL HALSNE was born on March 20, 1965 to Richard and Jean Halsne in Tyler, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm near Ruthton, Minnesota. He attended school in Ruthton and graduated from high school in 1983. After completing his education, he farmed with his father and worked at Bayliner in Pipestone, Minnesota. One evening he met Kris Hammer...
Pearl Rupp
Nov 9, 2016
Pearl Rupp, age 97, of Tyler, formerly of Ruthton and Pipestone, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Avera Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Tyler. A private family graveside service will be held at Peace Lutheran Cemetery in Ruthton, Minnesota. Pearl Vendella Rupp was born to Frances Phillip and Mathilda Hansena (Pederson) Anderson on May 25, 1919 in Flaxville,...
Viola Klosterbuer
Nov 9, 2016
VIOLA HELEN KLOSTERBUER was born January 26, 1918 to Harm and Effie Garrels near George, Iowa. She was baptized July 14, 1918 at the First Presbyterian Church in George. She went to country school through the eighth grade. She lived with her family for a short while near Steen, Minnesota and Little Rock, Iowa. Vi was united in marriage to...
Caroline Degrote
Nov 9, 2016
Caroline Laura DeGrote was born to John and Lena (Van Roekel) Schelhaas on February 26, 1929 on a farm near Edgerton, Minnesota. She was raised on several farms in Pipestone and Murray Counties in Minnesota. She attended school in Chandler, Hatfield, and Edgerton. Upon completion of her education, she helped area families with their housework. On June 14, 1951, Caroline...
Robert "Bob" Nangle
Nov 9, 2016
ROBERT BRUCE NANGLE was born on April 6, 1939 to Robert E. and Ethel (Kalb) Nangle at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was baptized at Calvary Episcopal Church located just across the street from the hospital. At the age of four, he and his family moved to Madison, South Dakota. He attended Washington Grade School and graduated from...
Ronald Jerome Fritz
Nov 8, 2016
Ronald Jerome Fritz… was born March 29, 1937 to John and Alma (Mielke) Fritz in Rock Township near Holland, Minnesota. He was baptized and later confirmed at Nicolai Lutheran Church in Canby, Minnesota on August 25, 1974. Ronald had lived in various homes and care communities throughout Minnesota. Since 1999, he has resided at the REM home in Willmar. On...
Margaret Bruemmer
Nov 8, 2016
Margaret Bruemmer was born to Ed and Jacoba (Westerhof) Vos on March 20, 1938 on a farm near Chandler, Minnesota. She was raised near Chandler, Minnesota where she attended a country school. While in grade school, she moved with her family to a farm near Woodstock, Minnesota where she continued her education. She was baptized and confirmed on the same...
Dickie Mortland
Nov 7, 2016
DICKIE JAMES MORTLAND was born March 23, 1939 to John and Hazel (Halsne) Mortland in Tyler, Minnesota. He was baptized June 25, 1939 at Lake Wilson Lutheran Church, and confirmed in 1953 at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler. He attended school in Tyler, graduating from Tyler High School in 1957. After graduation he began his lifelong career of trucking....
Georgia Ann Mousel
Nov 5, 2016
Georgia Ann Mousel was born to Fred and Adla (Nelson) Kampmeyer on August 11, 1929 in Dell Rapids, South Dakota where she was raised on a farm southwest of Dell Rapids. She attended school in Dell Rapids. After she completed her elementary school years, she moved with her parents to Chester, South Dakota and graduated from high school there in...
Floyd Johnson
Nov 5, 2016
FLOYD CARL JOHNSON was born on September 13, 1929 to Harold and Susie (Waasdorp) Johnson on the family farm in Lake Benton Township of Lincoln County, Minnesota. During his youth, he lived with his parents on a couple of farms in the Verdi, Minnesota area. He attended country school and then the high school in Verdi. Upon completion of his...
Helen Bruhn
Nov 4, 2016
Helen Frances Bruhn was born to Henry M. and Nettie J. (Topping) Fink in Kankakee, Illinois on November 7, 1909. At an early age she moved with her parents to Woodbury County, Iowa where she attended country school. In March of 1920, her family moved to Lake Benton, Minnesota where she continued her education at rural School District #2 in...
Joseph J. Smith
Oct 27, 2016
JOSEPH JAMES SMITH, age 66, of Lake Benton, Minnesota, died peacefully on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In accordance to Joe's wishes, no services will be held.
Violet Leola Norgaard
Oct 24, 2016
Violet Leola Norgaard was born to William and Ethel (Larson) Norgaard on September 15, 1933 (along with her twin brother, Virgil) on the family farm on the shore of Lake Benton near the town of Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized on November 19, 1933 at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler, and later confirmed there on May 18, 1947. She...
Linda Finke
Oct 22, 2016
LINDA DIANN FINKE was born to Alvin and Anna (Thone) Finke on June 20, 1949 at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm near Steen, Minnesota. Linda graduated from Hills-Beaver Creek High School in 1967. She then attended the University of Minnesota-Morris graduating in 1971. Following her graduation from college she worked for...
Nathan Tate Westfield
Oct 21, 2016
NATHAN WESTFIELD was born to Darron and Sheila (Uilk) Westfield on May 6, 1998 in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised in Pipestone, Minnesota. Two years ago he moved with his family to Trosky, Minnesota. He attended school in Pipestone and was currently a senior at Pipestone Area Schools. On July 13, 2008, he was baptized in the waters at Ihlen...
Kent David Benson
Oct 20, 2016
Kent David Benson… was born to Otis and Gertrude (Bergin) Benson on June 27 1954 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised in Jasper, Minnesota where he also attended school. After his graduation from Jasper High School in 1972, he pursued a career in heating and refrigeration. A short time later, he moved to Colorado. On September 15, 1977, he was...
Florence Beck
Oct 17, 2016
Florence Arlene “Flo” Beck, 88, formerly of Tyler, passed away on October 17, 2016 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. Flo was born in Worthington, MN on November 3, 1927 to Jodie and Katherine (Pfeil) Anderson. She was raised on a farm in Fulda, MN and graduated from Fulda High School. After graduation, she attended Gustavus Adolphus College and...
Leon Thooft
Oct 13, 2016
Leon Camillus Thooft was born June 22, 1923 to Camielle and Maria (Lamote) Thooft in Lincoln County near Tyler, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm and became a farmer himself. On June 19, 1962 Leon married Lucy Balster at St. Columba Catholic Church in Iona, Minnesota. The couple was blessed with 48 years of life together. They farmed...
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