Obituaries
Elsie Mattson
Jun 24, 2010
Elsie Hermione (Graumann) Mattson, the daughter of Herman and Louise (Weber) Graumann was born September 4, 1915 south of Beardsley, MN on the family farm. She attended school in Beardsley through the eighth grade. She then stayed home and helped her father on the farm and her mother with her brothers and sisters. Elsie was united in marriage to Harvey...
Emma Eastman
Jun 19, 2010
Emma Marie Wilhelmina Tober was born to parents, Jacob and Alvina (Witt) Tober in Roberts County, South Dakota, on May 21, 1911. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Church in Roberts County. Emma married Abel Eastman on March 15, 1934, in Milbank, South Dakota. They lived on a farm in Foster Township. In 1956, Emma started baking and...
Vina Toutges
Jun 18, 2010
Graveside services for former Albee, SD, resident, Vina L. Toutges, age 90, of Bloomington, MN, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22nd, at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery near Albee. Father Dan Wolfgram will officiate. Local relatives are asked to meet at the cemetery Tuesday afternoon to attend services. Mrs. Toutges died on Friday, June 18, 2010, at the...
Dale Klodt
Jun 16, 2010
Dale Allen “George” Klodt was born on January 29, 1958 to parents Dale M. and Faye (Mundy-Roark) Klodt. He attended school in Browns Valley, graduating with the class of 1976. He was united in marriage to Marie Therese Remily on August 5, 1978. To this union, five sons were born: Jered, Andrew, Jacob, Lucas and Joseph. George started to drive...
Evelyn Stoffel
Jun 14, 2010
Helen Evelyn (Mundy) Stoffel, 90, of Browns Valley passed away on June 14th, 2010 at Browns Valley Health Center. She was known as Ev throughout her lifetime. Evelyn was born September 8, 1919, in Traverse County, to Philip Sheridan Mundy and Elsa Johanna Bertha Klemm. She was baptized as an infant at Zion Lutheran Church in Browns Valley on September...
Gladys Watkins
Jun 13, 2010
Gladys Ann Wilke was born on July 11, 1937 to William and Vera (Rixe) Wilke in Graceville, MN. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Johnson, MN on July 25, 1937, and was confirmed there on May 27, 1951. She graduated from Graceville High School in May of 1955 and was looking forward to celebrating her 55th class reunion...
Beatrice Smith
Jun 10, 2010
Beatrice Olive Smith, age 90, died Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Northridge Nursing Home in Ortonville. MN. A private grave side service will be June 14, 2010 at the Calvary Cemetery in Austin, MN. Beatrice Olive Smith, the daughter of Olaf and Anna (Anderson) Wolner was born in Ortonville, MN January 6, 1920. Beatrice worked for the telephone company in...
Kenneth Hedge
Jun 9, 2010
Funeral services for Kenny Hedge of Big Stone City, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. The Reverend Raymond Smith will officiate. The organist will be Pat Kunz. Kenny died of natural causes on Wednesday, June 9th, in Almena, WI. Family members are asked to meet in the...
Gladys Johnson)
Jun 4, 2010
Gladys Mae Schwartz was born on June 14, 1922 in Hansonville Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota, to parents Charles and Cora (Dushack) Schwartz. She was the first of two daughters of a young farm family. Her mother died in October of 1925, in due course, she and her sister, Arlene, were raised by their maternal grandparents, as their father moved to...
Dorathy Martens
Jun 2, 2010
Dorathy Marie (Graumann) Martens was born in Beardsley, MN. to parents Herman and Louise (Weber) Graumann on March 8, 1925. She was baptized March 20, 1925, and was confirmed August 1, 1937. She lived in Beardsley until she was 5, when the family moved to a farm south of Beardsley in 1930. She attended school through 8th grade at Golden...
Marion Kramer
May 29, 2010
Marion Beatrice Kramer was born on December 7, 1923 to parents Daniel and Gertrude (Moran) Mullin in Graceville, MN; she was an only child growing up south of Barry, MN on the family farm. Marion attended Graceville High School and graduated in 1941. On June 30, 1947, Marion was united in marriage to Michael W. Kramer at St. Barnabas Church...
Willis Johnson
May 20, 2010
Willis Edward Johnson, of Carmichael, CA, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2010, at the age of 86. Memorial services will begin at noon on Saturday, July 10, 2010, at the LaBolt Covenant Church in LaBolt, SD. Pastor Mark Chapman will officiate. The pianist will be Carol Ydstie. Family members are asked to meet in the church basement by 11:45...
Betty Menge
May 14, 2010
Betty Lou Elizabeth Lureen was born on March 20, 1932 to parents Otto and Barbara (Westermeyer) Lureen at there home in rural Browns Valley, MN; she was one of 12 children. Betty attended country school in the Browns Valley area until the eighth grade. On September 20, 1947, at the age of 15; Betty was united in marriage to Lawrence...
Patsy Cornelisen
May 5, 2010
Patsy Ann Nelson was born on November 7, 1954 in Round Lake, MN to parents Edgar and Lila (Zilm) Nelson. Patsy attended school in Adrian, MN, where she graduated with the class of 1973. Patsy was united in marriage to Raymond Cornelisen on August 28, 1981 in Luverne, MN. In 1991, Ray and Patsy moved to Ortonville, MN When they...
Lucille McFarland
Apr 28, 2010
Memorial services for Lucille McFarland, age 85, of rural Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 1st, at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank. Reverend N. Craig Werling will officiate. The soloist will be Deb Rausch. Mrs. McFarland died on Wednesday, April 28th, at the Northridge Residence in Ortonville, MN. There will be no visitation. Burial will be...
Alnora Rawleigh
Apr 25, 2010
Alnora Stuber Rawleigh, the daughter of John and Magdelana (Hirschkorn) was born August 16, 1920 in Harvey, North Dakota. She was the sixth child born in the family and a brother came later. She only spoke German when she started school in Martin, North Dakota which was challenging for her but she learned to read and write. Alnora worked at...
Alfred Zahn
Apr 18, 2010
Alfred E. “Fritz” Zahn, was born May 17, 1920 in the home of his parents, Henry and Ida (Ohm) Zahn in Laq-ui-Parle County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed as a Lutheran and was raised with six sisters and two brothers on farms in Laq-ui-Parle and Big Stone Counties Fritz attended country schools and received education at Odessa High School....
Thomas Finberg
Apr 17, 2010
Thomas Kent Finberg, the son of John Russell and Gertrude Naomi (Davick) Finberg was born July 3, 1940 in Clinton, Minnesota. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1958. After graduation he went to the Minneapolis area where he held several jobs; including an anodizer, platter, long haul driver and motor home delivery and set up. Tom returned to Clinton...
Sue Kasuske
Apr 15, 2010
Funeral services for Sue Kasuske, age 64, of Milbank, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 20th, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Reverend Keith Bicknase will officiate. The organist will be Carol Ydstie and the soloist will be Larry Tietjen. Mrs. Kasuske died on Thursday, April 15th, at her home. Family members are asked to meet in...
Dorothy Brisco
Apr 15, 2010
A memorial service for Dorothy (Patridge) Brisco, age 93, of Minneapolis, and formerly of Milbank, was held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at the Lake Harriet United Methodist Church. Private family interment services were held on Friday, May 7th, at the Milbank City Cemetery. Reverend Beth Conrad of the Parkview United Methodist Church in Milbank officiated. Dorothy was born on...
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