Obituaries
Harold Dimberg
Dec 31, 2008
Harold Russell Dimberg, Jr. was born on April 22, 1926 at the Graceville Hospital to Harold and Gladys (Vandervelde) Dimberg. They lived on a farm near Clinton until Harold was 8 years old. They then moved to a farm south of Ortonville. Harold attended country school until the eighth grade and continued his education at the Ortonville High School. After...
Hilda McCormick
Dec 30, 2008
Hilda E. McCormick, 87, Ortonville died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Northridge Residence. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, January 5, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. A visitation will be held on Sunday evening, January 4th from 6:00 -8:00 p.m. at Larson’s Funeral Home in Ortonville. Burial will be held at a later...
Dolores Wilm
Dec 26, 2008
Dolores Elaine Wilm, daughter of Arnold and Alma (Behrns) Kaus was born June 16, 1927 in Roberts County, Browns Valley, South Dakota. She was baptized July 31, 1927 by Pastor Engelhard at Zion Lutheran Church. She grew up on a farm 2 miles south of Browns Valley. She attended and graduated from Browns Valley High School 1944. Dolores worked as...
Ronald Wester
Dec 23, 2008
Ronald Ray Wester son of Sheldon and Janice (Ziesemer) was born August 3, 1958 in Alexandria, Minnesota. He grew up in Alexandria and attended Alexandria school. Ron moved to Shakopee and was employed at factories. Ron met Michelle Leger in Alexandria and was later united in marriage in Shakopee, MN. They made their home in Ortonville, Minnesota in 1982 where...
Jane Dempster
Dec 22, 2008
Graveside services for longtime Sioux Falls, SD, resident, Mrs. Jane E. Dempster, age 88, will be held later this spring in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Jane died on Monday, December 22, 2008, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. There will be no visitation. Jane was born on November 1, 1920, in Sioux Falls, the daughter...
Robert Gustafson
Dec 22, 2008
Robert L. Gustafson the son of Albert and Lydia (Erickson) Gustafson was born October 1, 1921 in Graceville, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Elim Church at Clinton. He attended the public school in Clinton, graduating from high school in 1939, after which he attended NYA School in Glenwood, Minnesota learning about sheet metal work. He was employed...
Robert Larson
Dec 19, 2008
Robert Alfred Larson was born September 16, 1923, to John and Clarea Pomequist in St. Peter, MN. Bob was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in St. Peter. Bob attended grade school in St. Peter until the eighth grade, when he quit and began working to help the family. Bob took a job doing farm work, and worked seven...
Brenda Yanka
Dec 17, 2008
Brenda Joyce Yanka was born on February 18, 1946 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Brenda died on December 17, 2008 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, MN having lived to reach the age of 62 years. Brenda will be remembered as a loving sister, mother, and grandmother. Brenda is survived by her children: Robert (Brenda) Basques, David Menter, and Lisa Menter;...
Mattie Knouse
Dec 15, 2008
Mrs. Mattie J. Knouse, age 74, of LaBolt, SD, died on Monday, December 15, 2008, at the Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health. It was her wish that she be cremated. There will be no visitation and no service. The Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank is in charge of the arrangements. Mattie was born on February 4, 1934, in Alabama, the daughter...
Marie Zehringer
Dec 11, 2008
Marie was born on a bright summer’s day on July 7, in the year 1930, to Evelyn and Nicholas Philagios. Marie grew up on a farm north of Clinton. On December 26, 1951, Marie became the wife of Jack Zehringer whose farmland lay north of Ortonville. She was the mother of three children, Kathy, Kristy, and David Zehringer. With determination...
Denise Thurston
Dec 9, 2008
Denise Thurston (Schlimme) entered into this life in Graceville, Minnesota on October 18, 1954. Her parents, Otto and Monica Schlimme, raised Denise with her brothers Elliot and Rydell. Denise was baptized into to the Catholic religion in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Denise worked at various places such as Dorons, DAC, and Fingerhut before marrying Rich Thurston of Buffalo Gap,...
Warren Weick
Nov 22, 2008
Warren Dean Weick was born on February 26, 1942 to George and Clara (Johnson) Weick in Parnell Township; he was 11th of 14 children. Warren was baptized and confirmed at Siloah Lutheran Church in rural Graceville. He attended school in Barry and Graceville and graduated from Graceville High School in 1960. On September 15, 1962, Warren was united in marriage...
Arthur Henkelman
Nov 19, 2008
Arthur Adolph Henkelman was born on March 1, 1915 to Gustave and Bertha (Luchsinger) Henkelman at the family home in Akron Township. He was baptized on March 23, 1915. Arthur was confirmed in the Methodist faith at First Methodist Church in Correll, MN. He attended country school District #54 until the eighth grade. On September 27, 1953, Arthur was united...
Melvin Maatz
Nov 16, 2008
Melvin Martin Max Maatz was born on November 11, 1934 at home in Walter Township to parents Fred and Alma Maatz. He was baptized at and 14 years later, also confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Walter Township, Bellingham, MN. After attending country school, Melvin graduated from Bellingham High School and became a farmer. On August 7, 1959, Melvin was united...
Marion Emanuel
Nov 14, 2008
Funeral services for longtime Milbank funeral director, Mrs. Marion D. Emanuel, age 87, of Sioux Falls, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at the Parkview United Methodist Church in Milbank. The Reverend Beth Conrad and Father MikeKelly will officiate. The organist will be Carol Ydstie and the soloist will be Deb Rausch. Marion died on...
Cora DeVaal
Nov 13, 2008
Cora Elnora Berg was the third of five children born to Albert “AS” and Emma (Kottwitz) Berg on September 22, 1917 in Ortonville. She attended school in Ortonville and during the Depression she worked for the WPA to help support her family. After graduating high school in 1938, she began working for the USPS and in 1945; Cora was united...
Kathryn Tessien
Nov 11, 2008
On March 26, 1920, a daughter, Kathryn Mae Tessien was born to Leuie and Alma (Miller) Tessien, at Heart’s Delight farm, in Wisconsin Township in Jackson County, Minnesota. Kathryn Mae became a member of God’s family when she was baptized on May 9, 1920, at Salem Lutheran Church (ALC) in Jackson, MN., sponsored by her Uncle Ed Tessien and Auntie...
Dorothy Davis
Nov 11, 2008
Dorothy Evangeline Davis the daughter of Marion and Maude (Hart) Holsworth was born in August 19, 1923 in Forbes, North Dakota, the first of eleven children. On May 1, 1930 Dorothy married Warren K. Davis of Ellendale, North Dakota. This union brought nine children. Plus in the later years, the fostering of Dorothy’s younger sisters and brothers and the five...
Marie Menzel
Nov 10, 2008
Marie Emma Ida Hiepler was born January 17, 1917, to Adolf and Martha (Struck) Hiepler in Madison, MN. The family later moved to the Ellendale, ND area where she spent most of her growing up years. Marie was a child of the depression and droughts of the 1930’s. That experience shaped her understanding of what, in life, is really important;...
Ralph Andrews
Nov 9, 2008
Ralph Andrews the son of William and Annie (Norenberg) Andrews was born April 5, 1924 in Moonshine Township, Big Stone County. He was raised north of Johnson, Minnesota baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church out of Johnson. Ralph was united in marriage to Mildred Skoog May 5, 1945 at Elim Lutheran parsonage in Clinton. They made their home...
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