Obituaries
Bernice Sanasack
Mar 20, 2010
Bernice “Peg” Lylah Kolling was born on September 16, 1920 to Rasmus Christian “Chris” and Olga (Wade) Kolling at their home in Chokio, MN. Peg was baptized and confirmed at Chokio Lutheran Church in Chokio. She attended school in Chokio, graduating as the Senior Class President and Salutatorian in 1938. On June 7th 1941, Peg was united in marriage to...
Herman Vangsness
Mar 7, 2010
Herman (Junior) was born on November 10, 1928 in Ortonville to parents Peter and Hazel (Davis) Vangsness. He grew up in Ortonville and attended school in the area. In 1946, Herman enlisted as a Merchant Marine and spent time in Philippines and Washington State. After a short courtship, Herman and Helen Larkin were married at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in...
Knute Erickson
Mar 3, 2010
Mass of Christian Burial for lifelong Stockholm, SD, resident, Knute Erickson, age 90, of Litchfield, MN, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 8th, at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. The celebrant will be Father Ken Lulf. Nancy Johnson will be the organist. The pianist will be Peggy Biswell. Don Seim will be the soloist. Duets will...
Victor Colago
Feb 28, 2010
Dr. Victor M. Colago, or ‘Doc’ as everyone knew him, was the oldest of the six children of Cipriano and Clemencia Colago. He was born May 8, 1927 in Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines and had a very active childhood in San Pablo, until it was interrupted by WW II. At 15, he became the youngest member of his father’s guerilla...
Denise Baker
Feb 27, 2010
Funeral services for former Milbank, SD, resident, Denise Lynn Baker, age 56, of Goshen, IN, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 5th, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend Jason Schulz will officiate. The organist will be Gloria Hanson. Denise died on Saturday, February 27th, at the Avalon Village Care Center in Ligonier, IN. There will...
Anne Peterson
Feb 23, 2010
Anne Margaret Peterson, the daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Petek) Pucel was born July 22, 1915 in Ely, MN. She attended school in Chicago and northern Minnesota. On August 4, 1940 she was united in marriage to Phil Peterson. They made their home in Ortonville, MN, where they owned and operated the Ben Franklin store until their retirement in 1984....
Fern Marohl
Feb 11, 2010
Fern Marohl of Ortonville died on Thursday, February 11, 2010, in Ortonville having lived to reach the age of 86 years. Services will be held in the Spring. Fern is survived by her children: Robert Marohl of Dassel, MN, Richard (Carol) Marohl of Spanaway, WA, Rose Marie Carlin of Milbank, SD; 15 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; son-in-law Jim Wohlers of Cold...
Warren Davis
Feb 4, 2010
Warren Kidder Davis was born in Ellendale, North Dakota on March 14, 1913, the third of ten children, Fudge, Charles, Pearl, Gene, Elise, Alfred, Vernon, Dale and Donald, born to Oren T. & Josephine (Sherman) Davis. On May 1, 1930, Warren married Dorothy E. Holsworth of Forbes, North Dakota. To this union, they were blessed with nine children. Warren and...
Phyllis Johnsen
Feb 4, 2010
Funeral services for Phyllis I. Johnsen, age 91, of rural Corona, SD, and formerly of Geneseo Township, Roberts County, SD, and Wilmot, SD will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 8th, 2010, at the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot, SD. The Reverend Dr. DeVern Schwenn will officiate. The organist will be Sharon Ammann; the pianist will be Neoma Ballhagen;...
John Martin
Feb 4, 2010
John Francis Martin was born on April 16, 1924 to Walter and Angeline (Chaloupka) Martin in Ortonville, MN. John was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. He attended school in Ortonville and graduated from Ortonville High School. After graduation, John moved to Minneapolis where he attended Minnesota Business College where he earned...
Betty Christeson
Jan 30, 2010
Betty Christeson, the daughter of John and Maude (McCntheon) Hunt, was born May 1, 1926 in the state of New Jersey. She grew up and attended school in New Jersey. She married and moved to a farm in Pennsylvania. She was blessed with two children. Betty and her children, when they were young, moved to Los Angeles, California. She worked...
Deanna Thomson
Jan 28, 2010
Deanna Lee Hintz was born on March 17, 1938 in Watson, MN to parents George and Bernice “Beanie” (Berg) Hintz. She was baptized on October 29, 1938 at Zion Lutheran in Ortonville and was confirmed on June 1, 1952 at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. By Pastor Amon Johnson Jr, Deanna attended school in Ortonville, graduating from Ortonville High...
Anniette Stotesbery
Jan 24, 2010
Anniette Bernice (Martinson) Stotesbery was born August 21, 1923 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Lillehaug) Martinson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. In her very young years, after losing her mother, she was raised by her Aunt Dena. She attended and graduated from Clinton High School. She worked at the Clinton Creamery after...
Gordon Mueller
Jan 23, 2010
Gordon Lowell Mueller the son of Henry and Emma (Pansch) Mueller, was born April 23, 1930 at the family farm in Yellowbank Township, Lac quil Parle County, which he operated all his life near Ortonville, MN. Gordon was baptized and confirmed at the Yellowbank Lutheran Church. He attended and graduated from Odessa High School in 1948. On October 15, 1949,...
Katherine Huselid
Jan 22, 2010
Katherine Fredericka Mikkelson was born in Big Stone County, Minnesota on January 8, 1916 to Olaf and Matilda (Eide) Mikkelson. She was baptized at home and confirmed at St. Pauli Lutheran Church in Clinton. She graduated with the class of 1936 from Ortonville High School. Following graduation, Katherine moved to the Twin Cities, working in various positions, including as an...
Gordon Duin
Jan 20, 2010
Gordon John Duin was born on August 14, 1937 to Gustav and Florence (Lundquist) Duin in Graceville, MN. Gordon was raised on the family farm outside of Johnson, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Johnson, MN. Gordon attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School and Graceville High School, graduating with the class of 1956. After graduation, Gordon...
Rosetta Beutler
Jan 19, 2010
Family and friends are asked to meet at the Yellowbank Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, near Odessa, MN, by 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 12th, 2010, for her graveside service. Reverend Janine (Rew) Werling will officiate. The cemetery is located about thirteen miles east of Milbank on old Highway 12. One will see a gravel road going off the blacktop to one's...
Lois Sandberg
Jan 17, 2010
Lois Caroline Sandberg was born on October 20, 1915 in Wolf Point, Montana to Edward and Vera (Heacock) Casterline. In 1918, at the age of three, her mother passed away from the Swine Flu. Lois was raised by her maternal grandmother, Nora Heacock, in Clinton, MN. Lois at the age of nine attended Sunday School in the old Methodist Church...
Gerald Odden
Jan 11, 2010
Gerald Leroy Odden, the so of Alfred and Deloris (Roeder) Odden was born July 30, 1945 in Graceville, MN. He was baptized at Eidskog Lutheran Church in 1945 and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Chokio, MN. He grew up on Odden family farm out of Clinton, MN. He attended and graduated from Chokio High School in 1963. Gerald enlisted...
Robert Wiese
Jan 10, 2010
Robert B. Wiese the son of Albert and Agnes (Mazurek) Wiese was born May 3, 1937 in Appleton, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns Catholic Church of Appleton, MN. He grew up on a farm north of Correll, MN helping his father with the farm work while he attended and graduated from Appleton High School in 1955....
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