Obituaries
Marlys Folkens
Dec 27, 2006
Marlys Marie Folkens was born on July 19, 1923 to Elmer and Evelyn (Kosse) Christians in Grant Co. Milbank, South Dakota. She graduated from the Milbank High School in 1943. Marlys married Carl Folkens on January 25, 1945 at the parsonage in Clinton, MN. She lived in Portland, OR while Carl was in the service and returned to Clinton August...
Bernie Freng
Dec 26, 2006
Bernie Harlan Freng was born in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota on October 10, 1922. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1940. Bernie and Merla (Pansch) Freng were married on June 30, 1957, in Ortonville, Minnesota, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Mr. Freng served as school custodian in Pelican Rapids for 27 years until he was disabled by arthritis in 1977....
Estelle Devenney
Dec 16, 2006
Estelle Mary Margaret (Connelly) Devenney was born on December 25, 1918, in Bemidji, MN, to parents, Martin and Anna (Banahan) Connelly. As a young girl, the family moved to Minneapolis, MN, where Estelle, attended Catholic School and graduated in 1936. Following her graduation he then attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. During her time in college, she met Joseph...
Myrtle Hamberg
Dec 13, 2006
Myrtle Irene Hamberg was born October 21, 1907, to Arvid and Alvina (Larson) Johnson in Clinton. Myrtle was an infant on June 27, 1908 when the tornado tore through Clinton. The Arvid Johnson home was destroyed, however Alvina and Myrtle survived because they were next door visiting at the Brantner house which suffered minor damage. Arvid was drilling a well...
Duane Johnson
Dec 12, 2006
Duane Darrell Johnson was born on November 1, 1942, in Graceville, MN, to parents, Abel and Anna (Shroeder) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at the Elim Lutheran Church in Clinton, MN. As a young boy, Duane attended school in Clinton, MN, graduating with the class of 1960. Following his graduation, Duane enlisted in the United...
Russell Osborne
Dec 8, 2006
Memorial services for Russell R. Osborne, age 45, of Milbank, and formerly of Ouray, CO, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2006, at the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot, SD. Reverend DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Russ died on Friday, December 8, 2006, at St. William's Care Center in Milbank. Family members are asked to meet in the...
DuWayne Discher
Dec 7, 2006
DuWayne H. Discher was born on November 26, 1935, in Fargo, ND, to parents, Herbert W. and Edna (Heinz) Discher. As a young boy he attended school in Leonard, ND, and graduated from Leonard High School in 1953. Following his graduation, DuWayne attended college at Moorhead State in Moorhead, MN, where he earned his Associate Degree. He moved to Clinton,...
Jeff Redepenning
Dec 6, 2006
Jeffrey Donald Redepenning was born on Halloween, October 31, 1956, in Madison, MN, to parents, Edgar and Marlys (Seefeld) Redepenning. He was welcomed into this world by his twin brother, Jerry. As an infant, Jeff was baptized into the Lutheran Faith on November 22, 1956, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Walter Township by Rev. C.R.J. Witte. He was later...
William Knowles
Dec 1, 2006
William "Bill" Knowles was born on June 6, 1916, to parents, William and Annie (Mill) Knowles in Edinburgh Scotland. In Scotland it is customary to take a clan name and Bill choose to adopt the MacFarlane Clan as his own. As a young boy, he attended school in Edinburgh until he was old enough to find work for himself. His...
Glenda Carlson
Nov 28, 2006
Glenda A. Carlson, age 87, of Milbank, and formerly of Chicago, Ill. and Watertown, SD, died on Tuesday, November 28, 2006, at St. William's Care Center in Milbank. There will be no visitation and no services. Her cremated remains will be buried in the Evergreen Cemetery at Barrington, Ill., at a later time. Glenda Alberta Carlson was born on December...
Madonna Schreiner
Nov 23, 2006
Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Madonna May Schreiner, age 75, of Milbank, will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2006, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Ken Lulf will be the celebrant. Madonna died on Thursday, November 23, 2006, at Park Place in Milbank. Family members are asked to meet in the church chapel by...
Clare Duffield
Nov 22, 2006
Clare Hatchitt Duffield was born on June 17, 1916 on his family's farm in Folsom Township, MN, to Arthur and Nina (Hatchitt) Duffield. He was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church in Browns Valley. Clare graduated from the Browns Valley High School in 1931 at the age of fifteen. Following high school, Clare hopped the freight to Everett, WA...
Mrs. (Tom) Adler
Nov 21, 2006
Memorial services for Mrs. (Tom) Janet Adler, age 74, of Milbank, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2006, at the Parkview United Methodist Church in Milbank. Reverend Jeanne Semrad will officiate. Janet died unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 21, 2006, at a hospital in Monroe, WI. They had just arrived at their daughter Jean and family's home in...
Mildred Larson
Nov 20, 2006
Funeral services for longtime rural LaBolt, SD, resident, Mrs. Mildred G. Larson, age 92, of Stockholm, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 24, 2006, at the LaBolt Covenant Church in LaBolt. Pastor Mark Chapman will officiate. Mildred died on Monday, November 20, 2006, at the Golden Living Center (formerly Beverly Healthcare) in Milbank. Family members are asked...
Jeanne Porter
Nov 17, 2006
Memorial services for Mrs. Jeanne Marie Porter, age 80, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2006, at the First Congregational Church in Milbank. Reverend Colleen Natalie-Lees will officiate. Jeanne died on Friday, November 17, 2006, at the McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. The pianist will be Julie Ludwig and the soloist will be Jeff...
Inez Johnson
Nov 15, 2006
Inez was born on November 30, 1906, at Strandburg, SD, the daughter of Ivan and Lydia (Dahlberg) Lundquist. She attended Troy District No. 3 country school through the eighth grade. Inez was united in marriage to Theodore O. Johnson on December 30, 1933, at her parent's home in Strandburg. Following marriage, the couple resided in rural Deuel and Grant Counties....
Nellie Fossum
Nov 12, 2006
Graveside services for the cremated remains of Mrs. Nellie Fossum, age 94, of Poulsbo, WA, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in the Milbank City Cemetery. The Reverend Colleen Natalie-Lees will officiate. Nellie died on November 12, 2006, at the Martha and Mary Nursing Home in Poulsbo. There will be no visitation. The Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home...
Agnes May
Nov 11, 2006
Agnes Amelia (Tober) May was born on September 23, 1921, on a farm in Roberts County, near Sisseton, SD, to parents, Jacob, who arrived in the U.S. in 1906 at Ellis Island and Alvina (Witt) Tober, who arrived in 1910, both German/Russian Immigrants. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith, on October 16, 1921, and her Baptismal Certificate reads in...
Arlene Egan
Nov 8, 2006
Funeral services for Mrs. Arlene L. Egan, age 85, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 13, 2006, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend James L. Wiese will officiate. Arlene died on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. Family members are asked to meet in the church fellowship hall...
Donald Nordquist
Nov 2, 2006
Funeral services for Donald L. Nordquist, age 69, of LaBolt, S.D., will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 6, 2006, at the LaBolt Covenant Church. Pastor Mark Chapman will officiate. Don died on Thursday, November 2, 2006, at his home. Family members are asked to meet in the church basement by 10:30 a.m. Monday to attend services. The pianist...
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