Obituaries
Robert Loeschke
Mar 26, 2006
Memorial services for former Ortonville, MN, and Milbank area resident, Robert A. Loeschke, age 43, of Daytona Beach, Florida, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2006, at the Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Reverend Mark Phillips will officiate. Bob died on Sunday, March 26, 2006, at his residence in Daytona Beach. Family members are asked to...
Sylvia Olson
Mar 24, 2006
Sylvia V. Olson was born on January 6, 1926 in Tintah, MN to parents Andrew and Adelia Miller. She grew up in a household that only spoke German, learning English in grade school. Sylvia met Roy on her family?s farm in 1940 while the two were on their way to a dance. Sylvia caught Roy?s eye, and on September 25,...
Gertrude Steffen
Mar 23, 2006
Gertrude Emma Helena (May) Steffen was born on January 17, 1918, on the family farm north of Odessa, to parents, Paul Otto Bernard and Mathilda Anna Emilie (Buss) May. Gertrude was baptized into the Lutheran Faith on February 17, 1918, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa and was later confirmed on March 20, 1932, also at the Trinity Lutheran...
Margaret Carlson
Mar 23, 2006
Margaret Emma (Ewert) Carlson was born on October 2, 1921, on the family farm in Prior Township near Barry, MN, to parents, Emil and Paulina (Raddatz) Ewert. As a young girl, Margaret attended Barry Country School. Following her education, Margaret married Roy Carlson in 1938. To this union eight children were born, Jennie, Ronnie, Robert, David, Cari, Jerry, Marilyn, and...
Glenn Engebretson
Mar 21, 2006
Glenn Engebretson was born on February 17, 1939, on the family farm in Akron Township to parents, Edward Emil and Martha Mary (Struck) Engebretson. As a young boy, Glenn attended school in Ortonville and graduated from Ortonville High School in 1957. Following graduation, Glenn entered into the U. S. Army where he served for a number of years. Upon his...
LaMonte Akerson
Mar 15, 2006
Funeral services for Monte Akerson, age 55, of Milbank, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2006, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend James L. Wiese will officiate. Monte died on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at Beverly Healthcare in Milbank. The organist will be Roger Goosen and the soloist will be Lisa Dornbusch accompanied by...
Wenita Duffield
Mar 11, 2006
Wenita L. (Weeks) Duffield was born on July 1, 1909, in Welcome, MN, to parents, William H. and Leola (Williams) Weeks. As a young girl, Nita attended school near Welcome, MN, before the family moved to Stanley, WI. She graduated from Stanley High School in 1927. Following graduation, Nita and her family moved to the Browns Valley area. Nita, her...
Robert Waddell
Mar 9, 2006
Funeral services for Robert "Bob" Waddell, age 94, of rural Marvin, SD, will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2006, in the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot, SD. The Reverend DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Bob died on Thursday, March 9, 2006, in the Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health. Family members are asked to meet in the church fellowship hall...
Illa Strand
Mar 9, 2006
Illa was born April 26, 1919 in Hammer, SD to parents Albert and Julia (Osteraas) Harstad. When Illa was five years old, the family moved to Claire City, SD where Illa was confirmed. She met Ralph Strand in Madison, MN and then followed him to North Dakota and soon after they were married in Ortonville on September 28, 1940. They...
Ephraim Jensen
Mar 9, 2006
Funeral services for longtime Stockholm, SD, resident, Ephraim Christian Jensen, age 94, of Milbank, will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at the Elim Evangelical Covenant Church in Stockholm. Pastor Mark Chapman will officiate. Ephraim died on Thursday, March 9, 2006, at Beverly Healthcare in Milbank. Family members are asked to meet in the church basement by...
Dorothy Grabow
Mar 5, 2006
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy M. Grabow, age 83, of Milbank, and formerly of rural Twin Brooks, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2006, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend James L. Wiese will officiate. Dorothy died on Sunday, March 5, 2006, in St. William's Care Center in Milbank. Family members are asked to...
Margo Berg
Mar 5, 2006
Margo Berg was born to Robert and Karen (Bakeberg) Swigerd on July 28, 1965, in Ortonville, MN. She attended Ortonville Schools and graduated from Ortonville High School in 1983. Margo married Jon Berg in Rochester, MN, in January 10, 1992. The couple raised two sons together. Margo enjoyed reading, knitting, crafts, and cooking. Margo passed away on Sunday, March 5,...
Darwood Sellin
Mar 4, 2006
Darwood "Woody" Donivon Sellin, son of William B. and Sybil (Holman) Sellin, was born in Yellow Bank Township, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, on November 13, 1928. He was baptized August 1, 1929, at Yellow Bank Evangelical Church, rural Odessa, MN. Woody attended school in Odessa and graduated from Ortonville High School. On May 13, 1950, he was united in...
Clara Hein
Feb 24, 2006
Clara Mable(Adams) Hein was born in Sauk Rapids, MN, on October 3, 1921, to the parents of Gust and Edna (Frazier)Adams. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith and confirmed on October 25, 1939, at Osakis Lutheran Church in Osakis, MN. Clara lived near Sartell, MN, until the second grade. She did not begin school until she reached the age...
Clela McFarland
Feb 20, 2006
Memorial services for Clela McFarland, age 85, Ortonville Minnesota, will begin at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 25 at the United Methodist Church in Ortonville with Pastor Kathy Marker officiating. There will be no visitation. Mrs. McFarland died on Monday, February 20 2006 in the Ortonville hospital. The organist will be Janet Hipple and the soloist will be Don Prior. Burial...
Lloyd Jankord, Jr
Feb 19, 2006
Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Lloyd F. "Sonny" Jankord, Jr., age 79, of St. William's Care Center in Milbank will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2006, in St. William's Chapel in Milbank. Father Tom Cool will be the celebrant. Sonny died on Sunday, February 19, 2006, in St. William's Care Center. Visitation will be in the...
Kenneth Wise
Feb 18, 2006
Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth Wise, age 88, of Milbank, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2006, at the Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. The Reverend Mark Phillips and the Reverend DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Ken died on Saturday, February 18 2006, at the Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health. Family members are asked to meet in the...
Kevin Weick
Feb 11, 2006
Kevin Michael Weick was born on July 16, 1963 to parents Warren and Carol (Minahan) Weick in Slayton, MN. When he was little, he would refer to anything attached to a tractor as a "hook-it," and enjoyed pointing out the many things that were "hook-it's" to tractors. As a child, Kevin was a very neat and orderly person, always having...
Nora Bergseth
Feb 11, 2006
Nora Irene Winger was born on January 16, 1919, in Akron Township near Correll, MN, on the family farm to parents, Martin and Hattie (Engelman) Winger. Nora was baptized into the Lutheran faith at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa, MN, and was confirmed at the Grace Lutheran Church in Correll, MN. As a young girl, Nora attended and later...
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