Obituaries

John Martin

John Martin

Feb 4, 2010

John Francis Martin was born on April 16, 1924 to Walter and Angeline (Chaloupka) Martin in Ortonville, MN. John was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. He attended school in Ortonville and graduated from Ortonville High School. After graduation, John moved to Minneapolis where he attended Minnesota Business College where he earned...

Betty Christeson

Betty Christeson

Jan 30, 2010

Betty Christeson, the daughter of John and Maude (McCntheon) Hunt, was born May 1, 1926 in the state of New Jersey. She grew up and attended school in New Jersey. She married and moved to a farm in Pennsylvania. She was blessed with two children. Betty and her children, when they were young, moved to Los Angeles, California. She worked...

Deanna Thomson

Deanna Thomson

Jan 28, 2010

Deanna Lee Hintz was born on March 17, 1938 in Watson, MN to parents George and Bernice “Beanie” (Berg) Hintz. She was baptized on October 29, 1938 at Zion Lutheran in Ortonville and was confirmed on June 1, 1952 at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. By Pastor Amon Johnson Jr, Deanna attended school in Ortonville, graduating from Ortonville High...

Anniette Stotesbery

Anniette Stotesbery

Jan 24, 2010

Anniette Bernice (Martinson) Stotesbery was born August 21, 1923 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Lillehaug) Martinson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. In her very young years, after losing her mother, she was raised by her Aunt Dena. She attended and graduated from Clinton High School. She worked at the Clinton Creamery after...

Gordon Mueller

Gordon Mueller

Jan 23, 2010

Gordon Lowell Mueller the son of Henry and Emma (Pansch) Mueller, was born April 23, 1930 at the family farm in Yellowbank Township, Lac quil Parle County, which he operated all his life near Ortonville, MN. Gordon was baptized and confirmed at the Yellowbank Lutheran Church. He attended and graduated from Odessa High School in 1948. On October 15, 1949,...

Katherine Huselid

Katherine Huselid

Jan 22, 2010

Katherine Fredericka Mikkelson was born in Big Stone County, Minnesota on January 8, 1916 to Olaf and Matilda (Eide) Mikkelson. She was baptized at home and confirmed at St. Pauli Lutheran Church in Clinton. She graduated with the class of 1936 from Ortonville High School. Following graduation, Katherine moved to the Twin Cities, working in various positions, including as an...

Gordon Duin

Gordon Duin

Jan 20, 2010

Gordon John Duin was born on August 14, 1937 to Gustav and Florence (Lundquist) Duin in Graceville, MN. Gordon was raised on the family farm outside of Johnson, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Johnson, MN. Gordon attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School and Graceville High School, graduating with the class of 1956. After graduation, Gordon...

Rosetta Beutler

Rosetta Beutler

Jan 19, 2010

Family and friends are asked to meet at the Yellowbank Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, near Odessa, MN, by 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 12th, 2010, for her graveside service. Reverend Janine (Rew) Werling will officiate. The cemetery is located about thirteen miles east of Milbank on old Highway 12. One will see a gravel road going off the blacktop to one's...

Lois Sandberg

Lois Sandberg

Jan 17, 2010

Lois Caroline Sandberg was born on October 20, 1915 in Wolf Point, Montana to Edward and Vera (Heacock) Casterline. In 1918, at the age of three, her mother passed away from the Swine Flu. Lois was raised by her maternal grandmother, Nora Heacock, in Clinton, MN. Lois at the age of nine attended Sunday School in the old Methodist Church...

Gerald Odden

Gerald Odden

Jan 11, 2010

Gerald Leroy Odden, the so of Alfred and Deloris (Roeder) Odden was born July 30, 1945 in Graceville, MN. He was baptized at Eidskog Lutheran Church in 1945 and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Chokio, MN. He grew up on Odden family farm out of Clinton, MN. He attended and graduated from Chokio High School in 1963. Gerald enlisted...

Robert Wiese

Robert Wiese

Jan 10, 2010

Robert B. Wiese the son of Albert and Agnes (Mazurek) Wiese was born May 3, 1937 in Appleton, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Johns Catholic Church of Appleton, MN. He grew up on a farm north of Correll, MN helping his father with the farm work while he attended and graduated from Appleton High School in 1955....

Nella Kvatum

Nella Kvatum

Jan 5, 2010

Nella Malena Olsen Kvatum, was born in Minneapolis, MN June 19, 1917 to Martin and Ida (Kriesel) Olsen. She attended school and graduated from Miller Vocational School in Minneapolis. June 15, 1940, Nella was united in marriage to Robert Kvatum at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN and resided there for two years. In 1942 they moved to Beardsley, MN....

Jennie Carlson

Jennie Carlson

Dec 29, 2009

Jennie Bernice Cooper was born on January 25, 1921 to parents Herbert and Hansema (Anderson) Cooper in Odessa Township. She grew up in the Clinton area. Jennie was baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church and confirmed on August 25, 1935 at Bethany Lutheran Church. She attended District 10 County School in Clinton, Clinton Public Schools and Clinton High School: graduating in...

Marjorie Hegge

Marjorie Hegge

Dec 25, 2009

Marjorie was born to Emil and Emma (Jacobson) Eastman on May 20, 1917 in Big Stone County. She graduated from high school in Clinton, MN and then attended school in Ortonville for an additional year. Marjorie was united in marriage to Gordon Hegge on July 21, 1939. To this union, they were blessed with a family of ten children. During...

Sandra Monroe

Sandra Monroe

Dec 22, 2009

Sandra Kay Monroe was born on September 8, 1957 to Dennis Monroe and Geraldine (Monroe) Wadsworth in Portsmouth, Virginia at the US Navy Hospital. Sandy grew up in the Willmar area and attended the Willmar Public Schools. Sandy moved to Rochester, MN in 1996. She worked for Rochester Meats for ten years. She lived in Rochester for 12 years, moving...

Clarice Johnson

Clarice Johnson

Dec 22, 2009

Clarice Ann Johnson, the daughter of Louis and Clara (Windslow) Forde was born September 24, 1931 in Pelican Rapids, MN. She attended and graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. She was united in marriage to Algot Johnson of Pelican Rapids in Denver, Colorado on June 30, 1951. They made their home in Elbow Lake, MN, where they owned and operated...

Jack Schaefer

Jack Schaefer

Dec 22, 2009

Funeral services for Jack Schaefer, age 91, of Wilmot, SD will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, December 28, 2009, at the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot. The Reverend Eldon DeBoer will officiate. The pianist will be Tara Anderson. Ken Cameron will be the vocalist. Jack died on Tuesday, December 22, at the Wilmot Care Center. Family members are asked...

Michael Pavin

Michael Pavin

Dec 15, 2009

Michael James Pavin was born on November 11, 1964 in Graceville, Minnesota, the only child, to James and Eleanor (Tracy) Pavin. Michael was baptized in Browns Valley at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. He attended schools in the Ortonville school district, graduating from Ortonville High School with the class of 1983. After graduation, Michael moved to St. Cloud where he attended...

Georgia Kolb

Georgia Kolb

Dec 15, 2009

Georgia Marie Hamm Kolb, the daughter of Elmer and Ruby (Gagnon) Hamm, was born November 19, 1936 in Odessa, MN. She grew up in Ortonville, MN and attended and graduated from Ortonville High School. Georgia and Kenny Kolb met at the beach and worked at Hill Top restaurant together. This was the start of a long lasting relationship. They were...

Virginia Wilson

Virginia Wilson

Dec 11, 2009

Funeral services for longtime Milbank resident, Virginia M. Wilson, age 87, of Watertown, SD, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 14th, at the American Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverends N. Craig Werling and Janine Rew-Werling will officiate. The organist will be Carol Ydstie and the soloists will be Kyle Moldenhauer and Deb Rausch. Virginia died on...