Obituaries
Alfred Zahn
Apr 18, 2010
Alfred E. “Fritz” Zahn, was born May 17, 1920 in the home of his parents, Henry and Ida (Ohm) Zahn in Laq-ui-Parle County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed as a Lutheran and was raised with six sisters and two brothers on farms in Laq-ui-Parle and Big Stone Counties Fritz attended country schools and received education at Odessa High School....
Thomas Finberg
Apr 17, 2010
Thomas Kent Finberg, the son of John Russell and Gertrude Naomi (Davick) Finberg was born July 3, 1940 in Clinton, Minnesota. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1958. After graduation he went to the Minneapolis area where he held several jobs; including an anodizer, platter, long haul driver and motor home delivery and set up. Tom returned to Clinton...
Sue Kasuske
Apr 15, 2010
Funeral services for Sue Kasuske, age 64, of Milbank, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 20th, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Reverend Keith Bicknase will officiate. The organist will be Carol Ydstie and the soloist will be Larry Tietjen. Mrs. Kasuske died on Thursday, April 15th, at her home. Family members are asked to meet in...
Fran Comstock
Apr 15, 2010
Funeral services for Fran Comstock, age 98, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 19th, at the Christ Episcopal Church in Milbank. Marion Paulis will be the Lay Eucharistic Minister. The organist will be Roger Goosen and the vocalists will be Mark, Jr., Eric, and Shanna Comstock. Mr. Comstock died on Thursday, April 15th, at St. William's...
Dorothy Brisco
Apr 15, 2010
A memorial service for Dorothy (Patridge) Brisco, age 93, of Minneapolis, and formerly of Milbank, was held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at the Lake Harriet United Methodist Church. Private family interment services were held on Friday, May 7th, at the Milbank City Cemetery. Reverend Beth Conrad of the Parkview United Methodist Church in Milbank officiated. Dorothy was born on...
Jan Krause
Apr 6, 2010
Funeral services for Jan Krause, age 62, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 9th, at the Tabor United Methodist Church in Big Stone City, SD. The Reverend Beth Conrad will officiate. The organist will be Pat Kunz, and the soloist will be Russ Howard. Jan died on Tuesday, April 6th, at the Milbank Area Hospital-Avera Health....
Verna Scott
Mar 28, 2010
Verna Larson was born on February 21, 1931 in rural Ortonville to parents Jens Peter “Pete” and Lily (Hegge) Larson. She was raised in the Ortonville area; Verna was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Verna attended County School District # 21 through the 8th grade. She graduated from Ortonville High School in 1948 and then attended...
Jack McClelland
Mar 24, 2010
Jack McClelland, age 85, of Minnehaha Cove, Big Stone Lake, rural Wilmot, SD, died on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at the Wilmot Care Center in Wilmot, SD. It was Mr. McClelland's wish that he be cremated. There will be no visitation. Memorial services will be held in Pierre, SD, and in Council Bluffs, IA, at a later time. Jack Raymond...
Albertine Weinman
Mar 23, 2010
Albertine Nellie Johnson was born on September 4, 1913 to parents Edward and Inga (Olson) Johnson in Otrey Township, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Eidskog Lutheran Church and was raised in the rural Ortonville area. She graduated from Ortonville High School in 1932 followed by a year of teacher training. Albertine taught grades 1-8 at a Country school...
Ethel Niesche
Mar 21, 2010
Ethel Paine, the daughter of Benjamin & Mary Paine was born on February 16, 1909, in Strasburg, North Dakota. She grew up in the Strasburg area where she attended a country school. She met and married Rudolph Scherer on November 26, 1927 and they had 3 daughters, Lillian, Laura and Alice. After the passing of Rudolph, Ethel met and married...
Bernice Sanasack
Mar 20, 2010
Bernice “Peg” Lylah Kolling was born on September 16, 1920 to Rasmus Christian “Chris” and Olga (Wade) Kolling at their home in Chokio, MN. Peg was baptized and confirmed at Chokio Lutheran Church in Chokio. She attended school in Chokio, graduating as the Senior Class President and Salutatorian in 1938. On June 7th 1941, Peg was united in marriage to...
Herman Vangsness
Mar 7, 2010
Herman (Junior) was born on November 10, 1928 in Ortonville to parents Peter and Hazel (Davis) Vangsness. He grew up in Ortonville and attended school in the area. In 1946, Herman enlisted as a Merchant Marine and spent time in Philippines and Washington State. After a short courtship, Herman and Helen Larkin were married at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in...
Knute Erickson
Mar 3, 2010
Mass of Christian Burial for lifelong Stockholm, SD, resident, Knute Erickson, age 90, of Litchfield, MN, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 8th, at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. The celebrant will be Father Ken Lulf. Nancy Johnson will be the organist. The pianist will be Peggy Biswell. Don Seim will be the soloist. Duets will...
Victor Colago
Feb 28, 2010
Dr. Victor M. Colago, or ‘Doc’ as everyone knew him, was the oldest of the six children of Cipriano and Clemencia Colago. He was born May 8, 1927 in Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines and had a very active childhood in San Pablo, until it was interrupted by WW II. At 15, he became the youngest member of his father’s guerilla...
Denise Baker
Feb 27, 2010
Funeral services for former Milbank, SD, resident, Denise Lynn Baker, age 56, of Goshen, IN, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 5th, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend Jason Schulz will officiate. The organist will be Gloria Hanson. Denise died on Saturday, February 27th, at the Avalon Village Care Center in Ligonier, IN. There will...
Anne Peterson
Feb 23, 2010
Anne Margaret Peterson, the daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Petek) Pucel was born July 22, 1915 in Ely, MN. She attended school in Chicago and northern Minnesota. On August 4, 1940 she was united in marriage to Phil Peterson. They made their home in Ortonville, MN, where they owned and operated the Ben Franklin store until their retirement in 1984....
Fern Marohl
Feb 11, 2010
Fern Marohl of Ortonville died on Thursday, February 11, 2010, in Ortonville having lived to reach the age of 86 years. Services will be held in the Spring. Fern is survived by her children: Robert Marohl of Dassel, MN, Richard (Carol) Marohl of Spanaway, WA, Rose Marie Carlin of Milbank, SD; 15 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; son-in-law Jim Wohlers of Cold...
Warren Davis
Feb 4, 2010
Warren Kidder Davis was born in Ellendale, North Dakota on March 14, 1913, the third of ten children, Fudge, Charles, Pearl, Gene, Elise, Alfred, Vernon, Dale and Donald, born to Oren T. & Josephine (Sherman) Davis. On May 1, 1930, Warren married Dorothy E. Holsworth of Forbes, North Dakota. To this union, they were blessed with nine children. Warren and...
Phyllis Johnsen
Feb 4, 2010
Funeral services for Phyllis I. Johnsen, age 91, of rural Corona, SD, and formerly of Geneseo Township, Roberts County, SD, and Wilmot, SD will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 8th, 2010, at the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot, SD. The Reverend Dr. DeVern Schwenn will officiate. The organist will be Sharon Ammann; the pianist will be Neoma Ballhagen;...
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...
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