Obituaries
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...
Fran Comstock
Apr 15, 2010
Funeral services for Fran Comstock, age 98, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 19th, at the Christ Episcopal Church in Milbank. Marion Paulis will be the Lay Eucharistic Minister. The organist will be Roger Goosen and the vocalists will be Mark, Jr., Eric, and Shanna Comstock. Mr. Comstock died on Thursday, April 15th, at St. William's...
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...
Jan Krause
Apr 6, 2010
Funeral services for Jan Krause, age 62, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 9th, at the Tabor United Methodist Church in Big Stone City, SD. The Reverend Beth Conrad will officiate. The organist will be Pat Kunz, and the soloist will be Russ Howard. Jan died on Tuesday, April 6th, at the Milbank Area Hospital-Avera Health....
Verna Scott
Mar 28, 2010
Verna Larson was born on February 21, 1931 in rural Ortonville to parents Jens Peter “Pete” and Lily (Hegge) Larson. She was raised in the Ortonville area; Verna was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Verna attended County School District # 21 through the 8th grade. She graduated from Ortonville High School in 1948 and then attended...
Jack McClelland
Mar 24, 2010
Jack McClelland, age 85, of Minnehaha Cove, Big Stone Lake, rural Wilmot, SD, died on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at the Wilmot Care Center in Wilmot, SD. It was Mr. McClelland's wish that he be cremated. There will be no visitation. Memorial services will be held in Pierre, SD, and in Council Bluffs, IA, at a later time. Jack Raymond...
Albertine Weinman
Mar 23, 2010
Albertine Nellie Johnson was born on September 4, 1913 to parents Edward and Inga (Olson) Johnson in Otrey Township, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Eidskog Lutheran Church and was raised in the rural Ortonville area. She graduated from Ortonville High School in 1932 followed by a year of teacher training. Albertine taught grades 1-8 at a Country school...
Ethel Niesche
Mar 21, 2010
Ethel Paine, the daughter of Benjamin & Mary Paine was born on February 16, 1909, in Strasburg, North Dakota. She grew up in the Strasburg area where she attended a country school. She met and married Rudolph Scherer on November 26, 1927 and they had 3 daughters, Lillian, Laura and Alice. After the passing of Rudolph, Ethel met and married...
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