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Ernie Kanten

Ernie Kanten

Jun 3, 2005

Iver Ernie Kanten September 17, 1916 ~ June 3, 2005 Iver Ernest "Ernie" Kanten was born on his family's farm in Chippewa County on September 17, 1916, to Iver A. and Helga (Satterbak) Kanten. He was baptized and confirmed at Big Bend Lutheran Church. The country school he attended near the Chippewa River is now on display at the Gibbs...

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Gordon Baxter

Gordon Baxter

May 16, 2005

Gordon E. "Gordy" Baxter was born on May 10, 1918, at home in Lac Qui Parle County (Dawson, MN) Maxwell Township, to parents Orin and Lillian (Darling) Baxter. Gordon was the 13th child of 15 siblings, attending country school through the 8th grade. Following school and before enlisting in the US Army, Gordon met Helen Graumann, his soon to be...

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Raymond Maine

Raymond Maine

Apr 27, 2005

Raymond Maine was born on March 25, 1938, to parents, John Henry and Eva Ruth (Manchester) Maine, in Leon, IA. As a young boy the family moved to Omaha, NE, where Ray attended school and graduated from Omaha High School. Following graduation Ray enlisted in the Air Force and joined the academy. In 1959, Ray met Bertha Wildeboer in Omaha,...

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Dorothy Pederson

Dorothy Pederson

Apr 24, 2005

Dorothy M. Arndt was born on May 23, 1928, to parents, Arthur Jr. and Ruth May (McFarlane) Arndt, on a farm near Clinton, MN. She attended country school near Clinton. On March 28th, 1965, Dorothy married Walter Pederson in Milbank, SD. The couple lived in a variety of places including Alaska, Brainerd, MN, Appleton, MN, and Arizona, before making Ortonville...

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Alvin Zimmerman

Alvin Zimmerman

Apr 19, 2005

Alvin Leroy Zimmerman was born on October 27, 1925 in Graceville, MN, at the Holy Trinity Hospital in Graceville, MN, to parents Jacob Philip and Lydia Caroline (Trost) Zimmerman. Alvin attended District #46 Country School, and Trinity Lutheran School before attending high school in Chokio. Alvin graduated from Chokio High School in 1943. On December 28, 1944, Alvin enlisted in...

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Harold Gerber

Harold Gerber

Apr 16, 2005

Harold Victor Gerber, the eldest son of Edward and Olga Pomerenke Gerber was born on the old Gess place in Ortonville Township on February 11,1911. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa. District 36, a country school that was built on a corner of the family farm provided the elementary education. The teacher lived with the...

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Walter Grimm

Walter Grimm

Apr 16, 2005

Walter Adam Grimm was born on November 17, 1904, in Odessa Township, Big Stone County, to parents, Christian and Marie (Menth) Grimm. He was baptized on February, 19, 1905 and confirmed April 9, 1922 into the Lutheran Faith at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa, MN. Walter attended county school district #36. In March 1931, Walter married Helen A. Olson....

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Warren Schoen

Warren Schoen

Apr 13, 2005

Warren Schoen was born on October 31, 1916 in Ortonville, MN to parents Lilly (Mattson) and Dr. Elmer M. Schoen. He attended Ortonville Schools and graduated Valedictorian in 1934. In 1940, he completed his military education and training at the United States Naval Academy. Naval assignments were to the battleships USS New Mexico and USS Iowa on which the rank...

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Gladys Torgerson

Gladys Torgerson

Apr 6, 2005

Gladys Walberg Carlson was born on August 29,1924, to parents, Gust and Anna M. (Anderson) Carlson on a farm near Clinton, MN. She attended country school at Almond Township District 21 and also Clinton High School. On May 8, 1925, she was baptized at the family farm, and on June 25, 1939, Gladys was confirmed into the Lutheran faith at...

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Myrna Kerstein

Myrna Kerstein

Mar 30, 2005

Myrna Berneaus was born on May 11, 1931 to parents Marinus and Alma (Olsen) Nielsen in Fenton, Iowa. Myrna was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith in Emmetsburg, IA. She attended school in Iowa, but in 1946, Myrna moved with her family to Minnesota, where she finished her schooling attending night classes. On October 03, 1948, Myrna was united...

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Colette Kleindl

Colette Kleindl

Mar 28, 2005

Colette B. "Kelly" Leenay was born on July 23, 1924, in Graceville, MN, to parents, Stephen and Agnes (Campion) Leenay. She grew up in Graceville with her two brothers and four sisters. Kelly attended school and graduated from St. Mary Academy in Graceville. Following graduation, Colette attended Business College in Minneapolis, MN. After college she worked in Des Moines, IA,...

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Ardella Kohler

Ardella Kohler

Mar 25, 2005

Idele "Ardella" Minnie Grace Kohler was born on September 04, 1921 near Correll, MN to parents Joseph and Ida (Niraese) Kohler. Ardella was the youngest child with four brothers and five sisters. Ardella was baptized on July 03, 1945 at St. John's church in Ortonville, and was confirmed on March 18, 1973 at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Ardella...

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Dolores Moberg

Dolores Moberg

Mar 25, 2005

Dolores was born on October 8, 1919 to Abram and Josephine Betts. She was baptized and confirmed at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville, MN. She graduated from Clinton High School. Dolores married Emil Moberg on August 24, 1945 and to this union one son, Tim was born. Dolores enjoyed spending time visiting with family and friends. At her...

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Wesley Olson

Wesley Olson

Mar 25, 2005

Wesley E. Olson was born on April 23, 1923 to parents, Arthur E. and Johanna E. (Rydahl) Olson in Clinton, MN. He attended Clinton Country School and graduated from Clinton High School. Following graduation, Wesley attended Tech School in Glenwood, MN for Radio. Later in life, Wesley would further his education by obtaining a teaching degree from the University of...

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Elise Castor

Elise Castor

Mar 22, 2005

Elsie L. Rowland was born on December 21, 1916, to parents Andrew and Mary (Hills) Rowland, on a farm near Beardsley, MN. She attended the United Methodist Church in Beardsley with her family where she was baptized and confirmed. Elsie grew up on the family farm with her five brothers and attended HiLo country school in rural Beardsley. On May...

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Arthur Hillman

Arthur Hillman

Mar 20, 2005

Arthur Reinhardt Lehardt Hillman was born on August 21, 1929 to parents Herman and Louise (Vietzke) Hillman, near Nassau, Minnesota. Most of his childhood days were spent on a farm northeast of Ortonville, MN. Arthur was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Nassau, MN on September 08, 1929 and confirmed on July 09, 1944 at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

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George Ammerman

George Ammerman

Mar 18, 2005

George N. Ammerman was born February 4, 1921 and baptized at the Bunde Christian Reformed Church in Clara City. He attended district 55 country school 1st-8th grade and completed high school in Clara City. After graduation he began working at Engers Plumbing and Heating. In 1942 he joined the air force and took flight training school at Williams Field in...

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Elizabeth Vold

Elizabeth Vold

Mar 6, 2005

Elizabeth Muriel Haney was born on April 6, 1911, to parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (Curley) Haney, in Graceville, MN. She attended school at Holy Rosary Academy in Graceville, MN. Following graduation from High School, Muriel met and married Hans Vold in Wheaton, MN, in 1929. To this union four sons; Robert, Irvin, Kenneth, and Richard; and one daughter, Janet were...

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Sharon Anderson

Sharon Anderson

Feb 24, 2005

Sharon Marie (Nitz) Anderson was born on October. 22, 1948 in Ortonville, MN to parents Alfred and Berdina (Mantifel) Nitz. She departed this world on Feb. 24, 2005 at the Ortonville Hospital with her family at her side. Sharon attended school in Ortonville, MN. On July 27, 1967 she was united in marriage to Richard Anderson, with this union four...

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Ila Beckman

Ila Beckman

Feb 17, 2005

Ila Margaret Beckman, lifelong resident of Ortonville, died February 17, 2005. She was born June 13, 1910, to Charles and Ethel (Swezey) Sigloh on the family homestead near Wildrose, ND. When she was about two years old the family sold the homestead and returned to Big Stone County where her father had originally homesteaded. There Ila could be raised "in"...

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