Obituaries
Harvey Pansch
Jun 3, 2009
Harvey Paul Pansch was born on August 16, 1920 to Gustav and Ida (Rau) Pansch in Akron Township. Harvey was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He attended Country school until the 8th grade, graduating from Correll High School in 1938. After graduation, Harvey attended the Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis for welding and machine mechanics. On September 23, 1942,...
Irene Greteman
Jun 2, 2009
Irene Bertha Mueller was born the fifth daughter of ten children to George and Bertha (Slater) Mueller on May 25, 1916 in Lodgepole, South Dakota. Irene was baptized at St. Mary Catholic Church in Lemmon, SD on June 13, 1916 by Father John Frei and confirmed at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hettinger, ND. Irene grew up in Hettinger, North...
Jay Folkens
May 29, 2009
Jay Jacob Folkens was born on May 17, 1912 to Siert and Grace (Vogel) Folkens of Malta Township in Clinton MN. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian Faith. He attended District #10 school. On November 6, 1941, Jay married Doris Knoll at Trinity Lutheran Church in Johnson, MN. They were blessed with two children, Darryl and Jeanette. Jay...
Donald Vangsness
May 29, 2009
Donald Lee Vangsness Jr., the son of Donald and Lucille (Kruger) Vangsness, was born May 2, 1952 in Graceville, Minnesota. He was baptized at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville, and later he was confirmed at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville, Minnesota. Don grew up in Ortonville, Minnesota and attended and graduated from Ortonville High School in 1970. He...
Ralph Strand
May 28, 2009
Ralph Strand, the son of Hans and Aagot (Pettersborg) Strand, was born November 1, 1917 in Litchville, North Dakota and baptized there. After Aagot's death in the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic, Hans married Mabel Olson. In 1926 the family moved to Madison, Minnesota. As a youth, Ralph did farm labor, milking cows, plowing with a one bottom sulky plow and later...
Clarice Mott
May 27, 2009
Clarice Mildred Selgeby was born on November 24, 1924 to Joseph and Julette (Erickcon) Selgeby in Grant County, South Dakota. Clarice was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Revillo, SD. Clarice was united in marriage to Leonard Hagedorn on July 31, 1941, and from this union they were blessed with five children: Sharon, Roger, Susan, Shirley, and Darla....
Alice Stueve
May 23, 2009
Alice Agnes Thomas was born on February 4, 1937 in Breckenridge, MN, to Helmith and Elizabeth (Brockhaus) Thomas. Alice was baptized and confirmed in Rosholt, SD. She attended Cottonwood Country School and then moved into Graceville, MN where she continued her education at St. Mary’s School. Alice was united in marriage to Elden Stueve on September 14, 1954, at Holy...
Otto Graumann
May 18, 2009
Otto George Graumann, the son of Herman and Louise (Weber) Graumann, was born on April 13, 1922, in Beardsley, MN in the family home. Otto was baptized on May 21, 1922 at the family home by Pastor George Penske and was confirmed August 1, 1937, by Pastor August Englehardt at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Beardsley, MN. He was a lifetime...
Marjorie Erickson
May 17, 2009
Funeral services for Mrs. Marjorie D. Erickson, age 84, of Milbank, SD, and formerly of Stockholm, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 22, 2009, at the Elim Evangelical Covenant Church in Stockholm, SD. The Reverend Mark Chapman will officiate. Family members are asked to meet in the church basement by 10:00 a.m. Friday to attend services. The...
Myrtle Bohline
May 17, 2009
Mrs. Myrtle M. Bohline died on Sunday, May 17, 2009, at the Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health. It was her wish that she be cremated. There will be no visitation and no services. Myrtle was born on December 5, 1926, in Milbank, SD, to William and Goldie (Miller) Conner. She attended school in Milbank. Myrtle was united in marriage to James...
Ruth Mueller
May 14, 2009
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Mueller, age 77, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Alban Township, Grant County, South Dakota. Ruth died on Thursday, May 14th, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. The Reverend Kim Kanitz will officiate. The organist will be Nancy Meyer. Family members are...
Father Tom Agar
May 1, 2009
Father Thomas Patrick Agar died early on Friday evening at the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula, after a ten week hospital stay. The cause of death was a pulmonary thrombosis. Fr. Agar was born on April 13th, 1950 to Dwayne C. and Agnes M. Agar in Browns Valley, MN. Prior to being ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Diocese...
Melvin Dragt
Apr 30, 2009
Funeral services for Melvin L. Dragt, age 79, of Milbank, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2009, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend Keith Bicknase will officiate. Melvin died on Thursday, April 30th, of an apparent heart attack in rural Deuel County, SD. He was on his way to Sioux Falls for a doctor's...
Mildred Peterson
Apr 27, 2009
Mildred Erma Peterson, the daughter of Arthur and Rose (Zadow) Olson was born March 6, 1917 near Nassau, MN on the family farm. She was baptized in Trinity Lutheran Church at Revillo, South Dakota and confirmed in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Nassau, MN. She worked outside her family home doing housework many years. Mildred was united in marriage September...
Richard Kelzer
Apr 23, 2009
Richard Benjamin Kelzer was born on January 8, 1928 to John and Susan (Schmieg) Kelzer on a farm three miles west of Bellingham, MN. He was the seventh of twelve children. On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1970, Richard was united in marriage to Dorothy Bidney in Watertown, South Dakota. They spent their married life in Stacy, Minnesota. Richard lost his...
Todd Goodhart
Apr 22, 2009
Todd Luverne Goodhart was born to James and Shirley (Anderson) Goodhart on December 4, 1965, in Ortonville, MN. Todd was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Todd attended school in Big Stone City, SD, until the eighth grade when he transferred to Ortonville schools where he graduated in 1984. After high...
Elden Nilson
Apr 19, 2009
Elden William Nilson the son of William and Verna (Banister) Nilson was born April 2, 1956 in Morris, MN. He grew up in Moonshine Township and attended and graduated from Graceville High School. Elden joined the Armed Services in 1974 and served a two year tour in Germany and two years State side. He was honorably discharged in 1978. After...
Inez Levisen
Apr 16, 2009
Click here to view her tribute video.Funeral services for retired Koch Elementary School teacher, Mrs. Inez E. Levisen, age 88, of Milbank, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009, at the American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Inez died on Thursday, April 16th, at her home. The Reverends Craig Werling and Janine Rew-Werling will officiate. The organist will...
Charlotte Brandt
Apr 10, 2009
Charlotte “Lottie” Martha Demke was born January 1, 1918, on a farm in Alban Township, Grant County, South Dakota, the second daughter of Emil and Lena (Weide) Demke. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian Faith. She attended Big Tom and Willow Bend country schools in Alban Township. After graduating from the 8th grade, she stayed home at the...
Pauline Kaufman
Apr 2, 2009
Pauline Kaufman, Ortonville, Minnesota, died Thursday morning, April 2, 2009 at the Ortonville Hospital. She had reached the age of 92 years, 8 months, 26 days. Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev. Ray Smith officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial...
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