Obituaries
Donald Hynnek
Mar 18, 2009
Donald Francis Hynnek was born on April 1, 1955 in Ortonville, MN to parents Donald and Florence (Carlson) Hynnek. Donald was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville, MN. Donald attended school in Ortonville, graduating in the year of 1973. After graduation, Donald attended the University of Minnesota, Morris Campus, for four years, graduating with a Bachelor’s...
Scott Bohlman
Mar 17, 2009
Scott Bohlman, age 49 of Correll, Minnesota passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Innovis HealthCare Center in Fargo, North Dakota. Funeral service is 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Grace Lutheran Church in Correll, Minnesota, with Rev. Benjamin Pollock officiating. Visitation is Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 1 to 2 p.m. at the church...
Robert Wondra
Mar 16, 2009
Robert “Bob” Wondra, the son of Alvin and Pauline (Walker) Wondra, was born June 13, 1941, in Beatrice, Nebraska. When Bob was 2 years old, his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland where they lived until 1947 when they moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa. They resided in Iowa until Bob’s senior year when they returned to Baltimore where he graduated from...
Isabella Piechowski
Mar 13, 2009
Isabella Marcella Piechowski the daughter of Vincent Sr. and Katherine (Haanen) Piechowski was born March 9, 1916 on the family farm in Arthur Township, Traverse County. She was baptized and received all her sacraments at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Bell was the twelfth child of thirteen. She grew up on the family farm where her dad and brothers farmed. Bell...
Elfie Anderson
Mar 12, 2009
Funeral services for former Milbank resident, Mrs. Elfie H. Anderson, age 91, of Watertown, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank. The Reverend Keith Bicknase of the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank will officiate. Elfie died on Thursday, March 12, 2009, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center in...
Irvin Adelman
Mar 4, 2009
Irvin Simon Adelman was born on April 27, 1932 to Andrew and Susan (Vonderhaar) Adelman in Yellowbank Township. Irvin attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Rosen, MN completing the 8th grade. Irvin married Veronica Scherer on June 12, 1962 in St. Joseph, MN. To this union, they were blessed with eight children: Barbara, Brenda, Steven, Stanley, Rosemary, Renee, Joann, and...
Lizzie Hanson
Mar 4, 2009
Lizzie Edith Hanson was born on February 7, 1912, in Lac qui Parle County, MN to parents Albert and Lydia (Lueck) Ninneman. She was the third child born in a family of eleven, having two sisters and eight brothers. They were raised on a farm in Yellowbank Township. Lizzie attended country school and completed the eighth grade. She was baptized...
Mildred Thymian
Mar 2, 2009
Memorial services for Mildred Thymian, age 75, of Big Stone City, SD, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. The Reverend Marlene Elmstrom will officiate. The organist will be Arlene Vollmer. There will be no visitation. It was Mildred's wish that she be cremated. The Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home...
Helen Sutkus
Feb 18, 2009
Helen Mary McBrady Sutkus was born on her family’s farm in Parnell Township of Traverse County in the state of Minnesota on the 20th of February 1915. She grew up on that farm and attended the country school in Parnell. At the age of 14 she moved in with a family in Graceville where she worked for her keep and...
Marian Weber
Feb 15, 2009
Marian was born on March 27, 1931, to parents Anton and Mary (Kelzer) Schmieg in Ortonville, MN. All of Marian’s Sacraments were received at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rosen, MN. Marian went through the 8th grade at the St. Joseph Catholic Church School. At the age of 14, she went to St. Ben’s Girls School of 1 ½...
Marcellus Dietz
Feb 12, 2009
Marcellus William Dietz was born on February 12, 1922, in Ivanhoe, MN, to Fred and Anna (Pfeiffer) Dietz. Marcellus was baptized in the Catholic faith in Ivanhoe, MN and attended country school until the sixth grade. In 1944, Marcy joined the United States Navy, where he served for two years. On June 26, 1946, Marcy was united in marriage to...
Jerry Johnson
Feb 11, 2009
Jerry Charles Johnson, 67, of Clinton, MN, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at home on Big Stone Lake, surrounded by his wife, Bette, and his children. Jerry was born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 3, 1941, to Elmer Charles Johnson and Shirley Elizabeth Fisher. He attended school and began his career in Omaha working for Quaker Oats....
Lillian Ninneman
Feb 5, 2009
Lillian Louise Loeschke was born the forth of nine children to William and Anna (Fenner) Loeschke on March 20, 1913 in Grant County, South Dakota. Lillian was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She attended country school until the 8th grade. Lillian then took a job working on the County Farm doing housework. On June 18, 1941, Lillian was...

Emma Giedt
Feb 5, 2009
Emma was born January 13, 1911 in Venturia, ND to John and Christina Roth. Emma grew up in Venturia and attended rural country school, taught by her father. Emma was united in marriage to Edwin F. Giedt on August 17, 1930. They had two children Don and Joyce. On April 13, 1945 they moved to Browns Valley and opened their...
Luella Strege
Feb 4, 2009
Funeral services for Mrs. Luella E. Strege, age 76, of Milbank, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 8, 2009, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Alban Township, Grant County, SD. The Reverend Kim Kanitz will officiate. Luella died on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at the Ortonville Hospital in Ortonville, MN. Family members are asked to meet in the...
Robert Vogt
Feb 4, 2009
Robert Louis Vogt was born September 15, 1936 to Louis and Gretchen (Fecht) Vogt in Graceville, MN. Robert was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Chokio, MN by Pastor Fred Meske, Jr. on September 27, 1936. He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Johnson by Pastor Paul Kuske on May 28, 1950. Robert...
Stella Bucy
Feb 4, 2009
Funeral services for Mrs. Stella (Gene) Bucy, age 91, of Milbank, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 9th, 2009, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend Keith Bicknase will officiate. Stella died on Wednesday, February 4th, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. The organist will be Roger Goosen and the Faith Choir will provide...
Claire O'Sullivan
Jan 18, 2009
A memorial mass for Miss Claire L. O'Sullivan, age 89, of St. William's Care Center in Milbank will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2009, at St. William's Chapel in Milbank. Father Dan Wolfgram will be the celebrant. Claire died on Sunday, January 18, 2009, at St. William's Care Center. There will be no visitation. It was...
John Frickson
Jan 16, 2009
Funeral services for John L. Frickson, age 60, of Big Stone City, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 19, 2009, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. John died on Friday, January 16, 2009, at his home. The Reverends Benjamin Pollock and Thaine Kister will officiate. The scripture readers will be Gavin Angerhofer and Jessica Eidem....
Larry Koll
Jan 15, 2009
Larry Dorman Koll was born on February 12, 1954 in Watertown, South Dakota to Dorman and Valaria (Schmeling) Koll. Larry was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in South Shore, South Dakota. He attended elementary and high school in South Shore, SD, graduating in 1972. Larry began working at Pioneer Meat Market in 1971, as a butcher where...