Obituaries
Quentin Reisdorph
Nov 5, 2010
Quentin Theodore Reisdorph was born on May 3, 1924 to parents Delbert and Mabel (Billings) Reisdorph in Windom, MN. He was baptized on May 16, 1937 at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Windom, MN by Rev. Fred M. Smith. Quentin attended school in Windom and Ortonville, graduating from Ortonville High School. In 1944, Quentin was drafted into the military where...
Herman Schmierbach
Nov 4, 2010
Herman Carl Schmierbach was born on October 15, 1909 in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Henry and Martha (Fuhrman) Schmierbach. Herman grew up in the Clinton area where he attended District #9 Country School in rural Clinton until the 8th grade. On September 25, 1940, he was united in marriage to Martha Zahn; to this marriage, they were blessed with...
Vernice Schultz
Oct 22, 2010
Funeral Services for Vernice Schultz will be held on October 26, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Elim Covenant Church in Stockholm, SD. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 25, 2010 from 4-7:00 PM and the Emanuel Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank and will continue one hour prior to the services at the church on Tuesday. Burial will be in...
Ordella Bladow
Oct 20, 2010
Ordella Ione Chilson was born on January 26, 1923 to parents Joseph and Effie (Rein) Chilson at their family home in Veblen, SD. Ordella was baptized on April 1, 1923 by Pastor Martin Lien. She was confirmed on September 26, 1937 by Rev. James Kalk at Branvold Lutheran Church in Victor, South Dakota. Ordella grew up in the Veblen and...
Bernice Watkins
Oct 12, 2010
Bernice Watkins, the daughter of Michael and Katherine (Ahlers) Steffes, was born September 20, 1925 at Sleepy Eye, MN. Her family moved to Arthur, N.D. where she grew up on the farm and attended and graduated from Arthur High School. She then went on to Dakota Business School for 2 years. Bernice was united in marriage to John H. Watkins...
Edward Bergseth
Oct 11, 2010
Edward Mauris Bergseth was born on November 15, 1926 in Odessa, MN to parents Lars and Elizabeth (Johnson) Bergseth. Edward was baptized and confirmed at Eids Lutheran Church where he was a member until the dissolution of the church in 1962 when he became a member of First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Edward attended Country School until the...
Robert Pflueger
Oct 8, 2010
Pflueger, Robert R. of Ortonville, Minnesota passed away peacefully October 8, 2010 at Sanford Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Born in Ortonville, Minnesota on November 26, 1922, Bob was proud to be a lifetime resident of Ortonville. Survivors are his wife Lois Pflueger, daughter Ann and husband Jon Kemske, Grandson Nickolas Kemske and wife Abigail, sister Marguerite and husband...
Orvin Vaage
Oct 5, 2010
Orvin Cleveland was born on April 28, 1920 to parents Gust and Nettie (Hanson) Vagge in Appleton Village, Swift County, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm where he helped his father with the farming. Orvin attended country school until the eighth grade. After his schooling, he continued to farm with his father. On April 10th, 1981, after many...
Herman Ragsdale
Oct 2, 2010
Herman Charles Ragsdale the son of William and Edna (Moses) Ragsdale, was born October 6, 1924 in Grant, Oklahoma. He attended the Jones Academy that was established in 1891 in the Indian Territory, by the Choctaw Nation. He graduated from Chilocoo Indian School. . Herman enlisted in the Air Force after graduating. He served both WWII and Korean Wars. He...
Lorraine Burg
Sep 23, 2010
Lorraine Elizabeth Burg was born on March 9, 1916 on her family farm in Becker Township, Roberts County, SD to parents Henry and Emma (Hedrick) Burg. She was baptized at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Browns Valley. She was raised on the farm and attended country school in Roberts County until the 8th grade. She went to Browns Valley High...
Stanley Serocki
Sep 20, 2010
Stanley P. Serocki, the son of Frank and Caroline (Piechowski) Serocki, was born October 10, 1922 in Browns Valley, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Browns Valley, MN. He attended country school outside of Browns Valley, MN and later helped his father on the farm. Stan enlisted in the Merchant Marines and served on...
Maybelle Meister
Sep 16, 2010
Funeral Services for Maybelle Meister will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 from 5-7:00PM at the Emanuel Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank and will continue one hour prior to the services at the church on Wednesday. Maybelle Dorothy Spiering was born...
Evelyn Leuthard
Sep 14, 2010
Evelyn was born August 22, 1910 to Jacob and Lydia (Trost) Zimmerman on a farm north of Chokio, MN in Everglade Township. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Johnson. She attended high school at Chokio. On September 1, 1940 she married Anthony “Tony” Leuthard. While married to Tony, the couple lived in Morris. It was...
Maecille Schull
Sep 12, 2010
Funeral services for Maecille Schull, age 90, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23rd, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Pastor Keith Bicknase will officiate. The organist will be Carol Ydstie and the soloist will be Ray Ogdahl. Maecille died on Sunday, Sept. 12th, at St. Williams Care Center in Milbank. Family members are asked...
Marlys McAllister
Sep 8, 2010
Marlys June Ulrich was born June 19, 1924 at the family farm in Grant County, just west of Big Stone City SD to parents Charles and Minnie (Camus) Ulrich. She graduated from Ortonville High School in 1942. After two years of teacher preparation coursework, she taught at School District 63, north of Ortonville, and at Dawson Country School. Marlys was...
Bert Veen
Sep 7, 2010
Funeral services for Bert H. Veen, age 55, of Revillo, SD, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 11th, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Revillo. Reverend Kim Kanitz will officiate. The organist will be Nancy Meyer. Bert died on Tuesday, September 7th, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Family members are asked to meet...
Roger Swanson
Sep 1, 2010
Roger was born June 7th 1923 in Chicago, IL to Axel and Mabel (Oberg) Swanson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Chicago area. He graduated from Taft High School in Edgebrook, IL in 1941. Roger was drafted into the armed services on March 11th 1943, he served his country in WW II with the 69th Infantry Division in Europe,...
Jerrod Swenson
Aug 29, 2010
Jerrod Elmer Swenson was born on November 27, 1974 to parents Eldred and Jeannine (Danielson) in Appleton, MN. Jerrod was baptized and confirmed at Eidskog Lutheran Church in rural Ortonville. Jerrod grew up with his family on a farm east of Ortonville. He attended Ortonville Area Schools where he graduated from Ortonville High School in 1993. After high school, Jerrod...
Gilbert Buttke
Aug 24, 2010
Funeral services for Gilbert "Gib" Buttke, age 87, of Corona, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 27th, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Corona. Reverend Glenn Schultz will officiate. The organist will be Corrine D. Hanson. Mr. Buttke died on Tuesday, Aug. 24th, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. Family members are asked to meet in the...
Boyd Beyer
Aug 21, 2010
Boyd Elmer Beyer was born on January 4, 1966 in Morris, MN to parents Earl and Evelyn (Athey) Beyer. Boyd was baptized on January 30, 1966 by Rev. Victor Schmidt at Faith Lutheran Church in Morris, MN. He was confirmed on May 10, 1981 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alberta by Rev. Phil Boe. Boyd attended the Chokio-Alberta High School...
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