Gerdena Van Eck
May 21, 2025
Gerdena Mae Van Eck was born on July 1, 1935 to Albert and Jenny Schelhaas (Beckering) at home on the family farm in Pipestone County near Edgerton, Minnesota where she was raised and attended Edgerton Christian School. She was baptized as an infant at the Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton and confirmed there in 1952. She was united in marriage...
Gail M. Hachmann
May 21, 2025
Gail M. Hachmann, age 88, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pipestone. Arrangements are entrusted to Hartquist Funeral Home.
Please return as Gail's service details are pending and will be placed here when available.
Jeanette Smidt
May 21, 2025
Jeanette wanted to see Jesus. Her family came to know this well. Because God's timing didn't suit her she had to be content with knowing that at least Jesus was sitting right there beside her. She shrugged, and supposed God still had something for her to do. So she kept on going, doing what she thought she should, for as...
Elizabeth "Bette" Ziska
May 19, 2025
Elizabeth “Bette” Louise Ziska was born June 2, 1926 to Lloyd and Phoebe (Hill) Peterson in Stillwater, Minnesota. She graduated from Monroe High School in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1944. On November 16, 1946, Bette was united in marriage to William Ziska at St. Stanislaus Church in St. Paul. Bill and Bette would live in West and South St. Paul...
William "Bill" Johnson
May 19, 2025
William "Bill" Johnson, age 90, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pipestone. Arrangements are entrusted to Hartquist Funeral Home.
Please return as Bill's service details are pending and will be placed here when available.
Barbara Hubner
May 15, 2025
Barbara Lee Hubner was born on January 27, 1936, to Roy James and Helen Lee (Berger) Langdon in Lincoln, NE. Her family moved to Chicago, IL when she was a small child. In 1947, her dad transferred to Sioux Falls, SD. At the age of 16, she lost her mom in a car accident. At 19, she met Louis Hubner,...
MaryLynn Portz
May 14, 2025
MaryLynn Elizabeth Portz was born to Adrian Henry and Irma Theresa (Pottebaum) Dreckman on February 8, 1946 in Le Mars, Iowa where she was baptized. She was raised in the area by Struble, Iowa until 1952 when she moved with her parents to Ruthton, Minnesota. While living in Ruthton, she was confirmed at St. Martin Catholic Church in Woodstock, Minnesota....
Larry Mortland
May 10, 2025
Larry Neal Mortland was born on June 17, 1942 to Neal and Louise (Nihart) Mortland in Tyler, Minnesota. Larry grew up on the Arco family farm. He was baptized, received his first communion, and was confirmed in the Catholic faith. Growing up, Larry worked on the family farm and did chores for many of the neighbors when needed. Larry attended...
Christopher R. Smith, Sr.
May 10, 2025
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
Christopher Robbin Smith, Sr., was born on July 6, 1972 to James and Ann (Ladwig) Smith in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Growing up, Chris moved with his family to various towns in Iowa and Alaska and attended school, later completing his GED. While growing up in Juneau, Alaska, Chris met Leslie Knapp. The couple was...
Barbara "Barb" Possail
May 10, 2025
Barbara Ann Possail was born on December 14, 1940 to Everett and Marjorie (Rokeh) Giles on a farm near Hendricks, Minnesota. She attended a country school in Brookings County through the 8th grade. She was confirmed in the faith in 1952 at the Methodist church in Hendricks. She began 9th grade in Hendricks for a few weeks until her mom and...
Carol Stroh
May 6, 2025
Carol Lou (Roberts) Stroh was born October 28, 1940 to J.W. “Buddy” Roberts and Elizabeth Ann (Wright) Roberts at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas, and worked at Dallas Title, Titche Goettinger, Republic National Life as a Death Claims Auditor, and Teletype Operator at LTV Aerospace.
On December 18, 1971 Carol married Harold...
Etienne "Gene" Thooft
May 3, 2025
Etienne Rene “E.R.” “Gene” Thooft was born May 14, 1930 to Ernest Joseph and Marie Virginia (Dobbelaere) Thooft in Limestone Township, Lincoln County, near Arco, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent, Minnesota. He grew up on the farm and attended 8 years of country school District #61 in Island Lake Township, Lyon County,...
Elsie Mulligan
May 3, 2025
Elsie Joan (Heiden) Mulligan was born on February 26, 1934 to George and Lorna (Carter) Heiden, in Roosevelt, Minnesota. She moved to Luverne, Minnesota at the age of five and graduated from Luverne High School. During and after high school, she worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone. On July 25, 1953, Elsie married Eugene Mulligan at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in...
Steven Nordmeyer
Apr 30, 2025
Steven Ronald Nordmeyer was born on Monday, August 23, 1948 to Ronald and Mavis (Enke) Nordmeyer at the hospital in Tyler, Minnesota. He was raised in Lake Benton, Minnesota and attended Lake Benton public schools. Growing up, he loved competing in football, basketball and track. Outside of school, Steve enjoyed hunting, trapping and fishing. As a teenager, he worked two summers...
Ruth Bowman
Apr 29, 2025
Ruth (Burggraaff) Bowman was born April 2, 1951, in Hull, Iowa to Richard Burggraaff and Antonia (Vander Schaaf) Burggraaff. Ruth was baptized in the First Reformed Church. She graduated from Boyden-Hull High School and later Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, with a bachelor’s degree in social work.
Ruth was a lifelong generous and caring person. Her life’s purpose was always to...
Emma Jasper
Apr 26, 2025
Emma Marie Jasper was born on December 22, 1930 to Case and Sophie (Verhoef) Veldhuizen, Sr. in Sheldon, Iowa. At a young age, she moved with her family to a farm southwest of Woodstock, Minnesota where she was raised. She attended grade school in District 32 and later Pipestone High School in Pipestone, Minnesota. On July 15, 1948, she was...
Sheryl Rae Baerenwald
Apr 25, 2025
Sheryl Rae Baerenwald was born to Wilson and Erna (Corbett) Winter on April 25, 1941 in Sheldon, Iowa. She was raised on a farm near Matlock, Iowa. She was baptized on May 18, 1941 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon where she was also confirmed. When she was five years old, she moved with her parents to a farm...
Judith "Judy" Williamson
Apr 24, 2025
Judith Jane Williamson was born on November 29, 1939, to Chester and Laura (Ballentine) Disch in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a young girl, she lived in Mountain Iron and Virginia, Minnesota, as well as Minneapolis. At the age of seven, Judy contracted encephalitis due to exposure to measles. The doctor advised her parents to pray if they were people of faith....
Gordon "Gordy" Petersen
Apr 24, 2025
Gordon "Gordy" Munkholm Petersen was born July 9, 1933 to Jorgen and Dora (Christensen) Petersen in Aetna Township of Pipestone County, Minnesota. He attended Ruthton Public School in Ruthton, Minnesota. On November 1, 1953, Gordy was united in marriage to Delores Mae Johnson of Lake Benton, Minnesota. After their marriage, the couple farmed for about two years outside of Ruthton....
Sharon Claussen
Apr 22, 2025
Sharon Lee Claussen was born on February 19, 1936, to Charles and Elizabeth (Boy) Grave in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church which was just across the section from the family farm where she grew up. Sharon attended country school for the first two years and then went to Humbolt through 8th Grade....
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