Obituaries
Ray Hansen
Apr 17, 2008
Funeral services for Ray A. Hansen, age 82, of Wilmot, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 2008, at the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot. The Reverend DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Sharon Ammann will be the organist. Ray died on Thursday, April 17, 2008, at the Wilmot Care Center. Visitation will be at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home...
Leona Schiefelbein
Apr 9, 2008
Funeral services for Mrs. Leona A. Schiefelbein, age 84, of Milbank will begin at 10: 30 a.m. on Monday, April 14, 2008, at the American Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milbank. Reverend Craig Werling and Reverend Janine Rew-Werling will officiate. Leona died on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. Carol Ydstie will be the organist. Visitation...
David Jones
Apr 6, 2008
David Lee Jones passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2008 in Ortonville, Minnesota surrounded by his family. He was 76 years of age and will be missed by his family and many friends. David was born on July 31, 1931 in Milbank, SD. He was baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church. He attended school in Ortonville and...
Dorothy Laughlin
Apr 5, 2008
Dorothy Mae Ryan McLaughlin was born March 28, 1920, to parents Knudt and Cora (Fatland) Ryan at their home in Garden Township, Boone County, Iowa. She was baptized as an infant in the Lutheran faith. Dorothy attended Garden Prairie Country School and graduated from Kelley Public High School in Kelley, Iowa. Dorothy was united in marriage to Charles Lowell McLaughlin...
Faye Klodt
Apr 2, 2008
Faye Delores Mundy, daughter of Philip and Elsa (Klemm) Mundy, was born January 22, 1929 in Browns Valley, MN. She was baptized on April 7, 1929 and confirmed on July 26, 1942 at Zion Lutheran Church in Browns Valley, and both services were conducted by Reverend Engelhardt. Faye grew up and received her schooling in Browns Valley, and on October...
Pauline Fierstine
Mar 31, 2008
Pauline Augusta Gritmacker, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Ollien) Gritmacker, was born October 1, 1922, in Freeland Township, Lac qui Parle County, MN. She grew up and attended school in the area and after school, she stayed and helped out on the family farm. During WWII, Pauline worked for the Rockford Bolt Company, in Rockford, IL. On July 21, 1945,...
Germaine Rieck
Mar 27, 2008
Germaine Genevieve Rieck was born on October 27, 1918, in Sisseton, SD, to parents Alice (Larson) and John Nebben. She was baptized on December 5, 1918 at the Peever Lutheran Church and later confirmed at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Beardsley. Germaine grew up and attended then later graduated from Peever High School. Germaine married William Rieck on June 15,...
Effie Anderson
Mar 25, 2008
Funeral services for longtime Strandburg, SD, resident, Mrs. Effie N. Anderson, age 94, of Watertown, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2008, at the Tabor Lutheran Church in Strandburg, SD. The Reverend Elmer P. Brinkman will officiate. Effie died on Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at the Jenkins Living Center in Watertown. The organist will be Kathy...
Charlotte Loehrer
Mar 24, 2008
A memorial and graveside service for Charlotte Ann Loehrer, age 68, of Rapid City, SD, and formerly of Milbank, SD, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2008, at St. Lawrence Cemetery in Milbank. Her sister, The Reverend Mary Bredlau, will officiate. There will be no visitation. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jerome and...
Elmer Jensen
Mar 23, 2008
Elmer H. Jensen was born in Big Stone County, MN, on October 11, 1919, to Jens and Amelia (Blessing) Jensen. Elmer passed away on March 23, 2008 at Northridge Residence in Ortonville, MN. Don Williams will be officiating; pallbearers will be Philip Peterson, Dennis Larson, Stewart Steen, Doug Arens, Wallace Sayles. Music will be provided by Marilyn Botker and Amelia...

Dorothy Hoxtell
Mar 17, 2008
Dorothy Laverne Larson was born on January 24, 1921, to Jens Peter and Lillie (Hegge) Larson at their farm house north of Ortonville. She was baptized and later confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville. From the age of five until the end of the eighth grade, Dorothy attended school in the District 63 schoolhouse. In 1953, she started high...
Donald Brown
Mar 15, 2008
Funeral services for Donald J. Brown, age 75, of Ft. Collins, CO, will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, 2008, at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank. The Reverend N. Craig Werling will officiate. Don died on Saturday, March 15, 2008, in his home. The organist will be Carol Ydstie and the vocalist will be Deb Rausch. Visitation...
Henry Schaber
Mar 15, 2008
Henry was born on March 1, 1932 in Omaha, NE the son of Henry Arthur and Katheryn E. (Kissling) Schaber. He was baptized on April 10, 1932 in Omaha. Henry grew up in Omaha and graduated from South High School in 1950. He was a U. S. Army Veteran serving in the Korean Conflict. Henry enlisted on March 12, 1951....

Gerald Olson
Mar 14, 2008
Visitation for Gerald Olson of Clarksville, Arkansas, formerly of Graceville, Minnesota will be held Thursday, March 20, 2008 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM at the Larson Funeral Home in Graceville. Burial will follow at 2:00 PM at St. Mary's Cemetery in Chokio. Father David Petron will be officiating. Gerald Harold Olson, son of Harold and Marie (Bonn) Olson, was...
Minnie Sellin
Mar 10, 2008
Minnie Esther Dallman was born on October 12, 1907, in Lakeshore Township, in Lac Qui Parle County, MN, to parents Emma (Kranz) and Gustav Dallman. She was baptized and confirmed by Reverend Utzinger in the Evangelical church of Bellingham. She grew up in the Louisburg area, attended Bellingham school and later withdrew to help family members and neighbors. Some years...
Ervin Gerber
Mar 8, 2008
Ervin E. Gerber was born on May 4, 1907, in Odessa, MN, to parents Ida (Haase) and Ewaldt Gerber. He was baptized on May 21, 1907 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa by Pastor Bartling. At the age of 3, he moved to Bertha, MN., where he spent many of his childhood years. Ervin was confirmed on March 20,...
Glen Ketchum
Mar 7, 2008
Glen Harvey Ketchum was born August 19, 1935 in Tenstrike, MN to Murton and Ruth (Hunt) Ketchum . He attended country school for two years then moved with his family to Baudette, MN, finishing grade school and completing education through the tenth grade. In April of 1955 he moved to Long View, Washington. There he worked for Long View Fiber....
Ethel Fogelberg
Mar 4, 2008
Private family interment services for Mrs. Ethel Fogelberg, age 90, of South Shore, SD, will be held at the Lakeview Cemetery in South Shore. The Reverend Jason Schmidt of Our Savior's Lutheran Church will officiate. There will be a private family visitation. Pallbearers will be family members. Ethel died on Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at the Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health....
Alviera Randall
Mar 2, 2008
Alviera Evelyn was born on February 9, 1917, to Ragnald and Jennie (Pederson) Robertson, in Chokio, MN. She was united in marriage to Elvin E. Randall on November 2, 1946. Tudy (as she was called since childhood) and Elvin farmed east of Ortonville where she used her caring and hardworking nature to nurture her gardens and her family. She enjoyed...
William Edwards
Feb 28, 2008
Memorial services for William (Bill) Lowell Edwards, age 80, of Minneapolis, MN, and formerly of Milbank, SD, Spearfish, SD, and San Francisco, CA, will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, 2008, at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank. The Reverend Mark Phillips of the Central United Methodist Church in Milbank will officiate. Bill died on Thursday, February 28,...