Obituaries
Lorraine Burg
Sep 23, 2010
Lorraine Elizabeth Burg was born on March 9, 1916 on her family farm in Becker Township, Roberts County, SD to parents Henry and Emma (Hedrick) Burg. She was baptized at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Browns Valley. She was raised on the farm and attended country school in Roberts County until the 8th grade. She went to Browns Valley High...

Stanley Serocki
Sep 20, 2010
Stanley P. Serocki, the son of Frank and Caroline (Piechowski) Serocki, was born October 10, 1922 in Browns Valley, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Browns Valley, MN. He attended country school outside of Browns Valley, MN and later helped his father on the farm. Stan enlisted in the Merchant Marines and served on...
Maybelle Meister
Sep 16, 2010
Funeral Services for Maybelle Meister will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 from 5-7:00PM at the Emanuel Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank and will continue one hour prior to the services at the church on Wednesday. Maybelle Dorothy Spiering was born...
Evelyn Leuthard
Sep 14, 2010
Evelyn was born August 22, 1910 to Jacob and Lydia (Trost) Zimmerman on a farm north of Chokio, MN in Everglade Township. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Johnson. She attended high school at Chokio. On September 1, 1940 she married Anthony “Tony” Leuthard. While married to Tony, the couple lived in Morris. It was...
Maecille Schull
Sep 12, 2010
Funeral services for Maecille Schull, age 90, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23rd, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Pastor Keith Bicknase will officiate. The organist will be Carol Ydstie and the soloist will be Ray Ogdahl. Maecille died on Sunday, Sept. 12th, at St. Williams Care Center in Milbank. Family members are asked...
Marlys McAllister
Sep 8, 2010
Marlys June Ulrich was born June 19, 1924 at the family farm in Grant County, just west of Big Stone City SD to parents Charles and Minnie (Camus) Ulrich. She graduated from Ortonville High School in 1942. After two years of teacher preparation coursework, she taught at School District 63, north of Ortonville, and at Dawson Country School. Marlys was...
Bert Veen
Sep 7, 2010
Funeral services for Bert H. Veen, age 55, of Revillo, SD, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 11th, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Revillo. Reverend Kim Kanitz will officiate. The organist will be Nancy Meyer. Bert died on Tuesday, September 7th, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Family members are asked to meet...
Roger Swanson
Sep 1, 2010
Roger was born June 7th 1923 in Chicago, IL to Axel and Mabel (Oberg) Swanson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Chicago area. He graduated from Taft High School in Edgebrook, IL in 1941. Roger was drafted into the armed services on March 11th 1943, he served his country in WW II with the 69th Infantry Division in Europe,...
Jerrod Swenson
Aug 29, 2010
Jerrod Elmer Swenson was born on November 27, 1974 to parents Eldred and Jeannine (Danielson) in Appleton, MN. Jerrod was baptized and confirmed at Eidskog Lutheran Church in rural Ortonville. Jerrod grew up with his family on a farm east of Ortonville. He attended Ortonville Area Schools where he graduated from Ortonville High School in 1993. After high school, Jerrod...
Gilbert Buttke
Aug 24, 2010
Funeral services for Gilbert "Gib" Buttke, age 87, of Corona, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 27th, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Corona. Reverend Glenn Schultz will officiate. The organist will be Corrine D. Hanson. Mr. Buttke died on Tuesday, Aug. 24th, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. Family members are asked to meet in the...
Boyd Beyer
Aug 21, 2010
Boyd Elmer Beyer was born on January 4, 1966 in Morris, MN to parents Earl and Evelyn (Athey) Beyer. Boyd was baptized on January 30, 1966 by Rev. Victor Schmidt at Faith Lutheran Church in Morris, MN. He was confirmed on May 10, 1981 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alberta by Rev. Phil Boe. Boyd attended the Chokio-Alberta High School...
Charles McGhinnis, Sr
Aug 19, 2010
Funeral services for Charles W. McGhinnis, Sr., age 87, of Big Stone Lake, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 28th, at the American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Reverend N. Craig Werling and Reverend Janine Rew-Werling will officiate. The organist will be Carol Ydstie. Chuck died on Thursday, August 19th, at the Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls....
Albert Kruse
Aug 9, 2010
Memorial services for Albert L. Kruse, age 76, of Milbank, and formerly of the Big Stone City, SD, area, will be held at a later time in Nebraska. Mr. Kruse died on Monday, August 9th, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. Burial will be in the Scottville Cemetery near Lynch, NE. The family requests that memorials in his memory...
Jack Ferber
Aug 7, 2010
Funeral services for Jack Ferber, age 102, of Milbank, and formerly of rural Twin Brooks, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 11th, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Corona, SD. The Reverend Glenn Schultz will officiate. The organist will be Corrine D. Hanson and the soloist will be Larry Tietjen. Mr. Ferber died on Saturday, August 7th,...
LaVonne Seehafer
Aug 4, 2010
Funeral services for LaVonne Seehafer, age 71, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 7th, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend Robert Gardner will officiate. The organist will be Kristy Tostenson. LaVonne died on August 4th, 2010, at her home. Family members are asked to meet in the church fellowship hall by 10:00 a.m....
Juanita Moberg
Jul 31, 2010
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Clinton Depot, the Clinton Assisted Living and the St. Pauli Church. Juanita Kathleen Weinman was born on the 12th day of December in 1946. She was born and raised on a small farm with her parents George and Ruth (Steen), as well as an older sister Ramona and an older brother...
Nancy Hansen
Jul 29, 2010
Nancy Phyllis Meyers was born on September 1, 1940 to parents Herbert and Myrtle (Montag) Meyers in Milbank, South Dakota. Nancy was raised and attended school in Milbank, SD. She was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. In 1958, Nancy was united in marriage to Wayne Peterson, to which four children were born: Douglas, Valerie, Curtis and...
Walter Giessinger
Jul 25, 2010
Mass of Christian Burial for Walter John Giessinger, age 93, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 30, 2010, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Ken Lulf will be the celebrant. Music will be presented by Nancy Johnson, organist; Leanne Giessinger, soloist; and the St. Lawrence Funeral Choir. Mr. Giessinger died on Sunday, July 25th,...
Donna Thompson
Jul 21, 2010
Donna Jean Roder was born on March 4, 1935 in Ortonville, MN to parents Charles A. and Edna (Sackreiter) Roder. Donna was baptized on April 7, 1935 and was confirmed on May 28, 1950 at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Donna attended school in Ortonville where she graduated from Ortonville High School in 1954. On December 26, 1954,...
Ida Parent
Jul 21, 2010
Ida Marie Carlson was born on October 9, 1925 to parents Lenus and Elda (Anderson) Carlson in Argyle, MN. Ida was baptized on May 25, 1936 at the Lutheran Church of Argyle and was confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Argyle, MN. Ida attended school in Argyle where she graduated in 1943. After graduation, she attended Northstar College for...