Obituaries

Feb 12, 2008

Paul Lindahl was born April 25, 1923, to parents Arthur and Clara (Halldin) Lindahl in Strandburg, South Dakota. He was the second of three children. Following graduation from Strandburg High School in 1941, he attended Watertown Commercial College and received his Accounting Certificate. While waiting for his draft notice, he worked for a dairy farmer in Hopkins, MN and then...

Feb 7, 2008

Memorial services for John "Jack" Lund age 70, of Big Stone City will begin at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2008 at the Emanuel Lutheran Church with the Reverend James Wiese officiate. Interment will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis at a later date with full military rites. Mr. Lund died on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at...

Feb 4, 2008

A Memorial Mass for David Michael Judge, M.D., age 72, of Livermore, CA, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Ken Lulf will be the celebrant. David died suddenly at his home in Livermore on February 4, 2008. The organist will be Sheila Dailie and the St. Lawrence Funeral...

Feb 1, 2008

Ronald Vernon Schmitz, son of Verney and Louise (Laqua) Schmitz, was born May 16, 1937 in Graceville, Minnesota. He began his schooling in Dumont and later attended and graduated from Wheaton High School in 1955. He continued his education at Tlegraphy School in Minneapolis as a Depot Agent. While attending college, Ronnie worked at the Red Owl Store in St....

Jan 30, 2008

Funeral services for Mrs. Barbetta B. Welch, age 73, of Milbank, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the Parkview United Methodist Church in Milbank. The Reverend Beth Conrad will officiate. Mrs. Welch died on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The organist will be Sheila Dailie...

Jan 22, 2008

Dale 'Dean' Johnson, age 69, died early Tuesday morning, January 22, 2008, at the Ortonville Hospital in Ortonville, MN. Dean was born August 11, 1938 in Ocheyedan, IA., to Genevieve and Nels Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at East Side Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, SD. Dean attended school through the 9th grade in Sioux Falls, SD. He worked at...

Jan 19, 2008

Margaret (Lauster) Gerhardt, age 99, died early Saturday morning, January 19, 2008, at E.C. Elderly Home Care in Phoenix, AZ. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 1:30 pm, at Tabor United Methodist Church in Big Stone City, SD, with Pastor Beth Conrad officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Big Stone City, SD. Margaret was born January 24,...

Jan 13, 2008

Funeral services for Harry Molde, age 85, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 21, 2008, at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank. Pastor Mike Doran of the Calvary Assembly of God Church in Milbank will officiate. Harry died on Sunday, January 13, 2008, at his home. Visitation will be at the funeral home one hour before...

Jan 12, 2008

LeRoy Urban Strei, was born on January 15, 1918 in Bellingham, Minnesota; he was the son of William and Caroline (Roth) Strei. As an infant he moved with his family to Odessa, Minnesota, and later attended the Odessa Public School, graduating in 1937. Following his graduation from high school, he worked as a service station attendant in Clarkfield, Mn. He...

Jan 10, 2008

Funeral services for Mrs. Wanda M. Thaden, age 85, of Wilmot, SD, and longtime Marvin, SD, resident, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 14, 2008, at the Valley Baptist Church in Milbank. The Reverend Dennis Webber will officiate. Wanda died on Thursday, January 10, 2008, at the Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health. The organist will be Carol Ydstie and...

Jan 8, 2008

William E. Christle was born to William and Myrtle (Ellsworth) Christle in Mannanah, MN, June 25, 1925. He attended and graduated from Litchfield High School class of 1943. Bill worked as a machinist apprentice for Great Northern Railroad of Willmar, MN, from September 1943 to September 1944. He entered the armed services in September 1944, first in Fort Sheridan, then...

Jan 6, 2008

Willard was born August 19, 1916 to Charles and Elsie (Stanton) Hanson. To this union, seven children were born; Oren, Mildred, Frances, Earl, Alice, Willard and Lester. Willard's brother Lester still lives on the farm where Willard grew up, in rural Graceville. On November 10, 1937, Willard was united in marriage to Helen Simon. They were blessed with four children;...

Jan 6, 2008

Jim was born January 8, 1949, in Appleton, MN, to parents Alvin L. and Helen (Bonk) Johnson. He graduated from Ortonville High School in 1967 and from Moorhead State University in 1971. Jim moved to Sheridan, Wyoming and worked in retail from 1971 to 1975. He then moved back to Minneapolis, MN and went to work for GMAC; transferring to...

Jan 5, 2008

Funeral services for Ralph E. Frerichs, age 96, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Reverend James L. Wiese will officiate. Ralph died on Saturday, January 5, 2008, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. The organist will be Carol Ydstie and soloist will be Deb Rausch. Family...

Dec 27, 2007

William 'Bill' Abbott was born in St. Cloud, MN on August 12, 1939. He grew up in Kimball, MN; the oldest of five children, and graduating from Kimball High School in 1957. He attended NDSU College of Pharmacy, and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Pharmacy, in 1961. Bill worked in Maddock, ND for a year, then moved to Grand...

Dec 27, 2007

Mr.Wendland, 89, died unexpectedly on December 27, 2007, at his daughter's home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Chuck was born on September 8, 1918, at the family farm in Yellow Bank Township. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1937. He married Olive Gunderson on September 26, 1945 in Odessa, MN. The couple operated their dairy farm on the family's century...

Dec 18, 2007

Elda Evelyn (Witte) was born January 5, 1916, at the farm home in Lac Qui Parle county. She attended School District #50. After graduating from Bellingham High School in 1933, she went on to teacher's training in Madison. She taught at District #62 from 1937-1940 and at District #51 from 1940-1942. On June 16, 1941, she married Alfred Von Eschen...

Dec 14, 2007

Funeral services for Mrs. Amy Mitchell, age 88, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the American Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend Janine Rew-Werling will officiate. Amy died on Friday, February 14, 2007, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. The organist will be Carol Ydstie and the soloist will be Jonathan...

Dec 14, 2007

Dec 14, 2007

Funeral services for Grant County businessman, Harold O. Nowick, age 70, of Stockholm, SD, will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, December 17, 2007, at the Tabor Lutheran Church in Strandburg, SD. The Reverend Elmer P. Brinkman will officiate. Harold died on Friday, December 14, 2007, at the Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health. The organist will be Kathy Granquist and the...