Obituaries

Donald Brown

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Walter Robertson

Walter Robertson

Feb 27, 2008

On February 27, 2008, Walter "Bud" Angus Robertson died at his home at Fairway View with his wife of 56 years by his side. His strength, intelligence, faith, and humor were evident even through his last days. Bud was born in the hills of Veblen, SD, on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation on April 17, 1920. He...

Elvin Randall

Elvin Randall

Feb 25, 2008

Elvin was born on January 25, 1915, to Edna (Reynolds) and Glenn Randall, near Clinton, MN. He served his country with a short term in the U.S. Navy and in the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp). He met Alviera Robertson from Artichoke and they were married November 2, 1946. He farmed in Malta and Otrey townships and took great pride in...

Vernon Heuer

Vernon Heuer

Feb 25, 2008

Funeral services for Vernon (Dick) Heuer, age 79, of Milbank, and formerly of Revillo, SD, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 29, 2008, at the Peace Lutheran Church in Milbank. Reverend Jason Schulz will officiate. Dick died on Monday, February 25, 2008, at the Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health. Gloria Hanson will be the organist. Visitation will be at...

Roderick O'Connor

Roderick O'Connor

Feb 17, 2008

Roderick William O'Connor, son of William and Gertrude (Schutz) O'Connor, was born April 5, 1920 in Graceville, Minnesota. He grew up in Graceville and received his schooling at the St. Mary's Academy. After graduating, Rod worked for a short time in the CCC Camps in northern Minnesota before enlisting in the U.S. Army on October 10, 1941. During his time...

Rosella Peters

Rosella Peters

Feb 14, 2008

Funeral services for Mrs. Rosella E. Peters, age 88, of Milbank, and formerly of Corona, SD, are pending. Rosella died on Thursday, February 14, 2008, at St. Williams Care Center in Milbank. She is the widow of Milton E. Peters who died in 1983.

Paul Lindahl

Paul Lindahl

Feb 12, 2008

Paul Lindahl was born April 25, 1923, to parents Arthur and Clara (Halldin) Lindahl in Strandburg, South Dakota. He was the second of three children. Following graduation from Strandburg High School in 1941, he attended Watertown Commercial College and received his Accounting Certificate. While waiting for his draft notice, he worked for a dairy farmer in Hopkins, MN and then...

John Lund

John Lund

Feb 7, 2008

Memorial services for John "Jack" Lund age 70, of Big Stone City will begin at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2008 at the Emanuel Lutheran Church with the Reverend James Wiese officiate. Interment will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis at a later date with full military rites. Mr. Lund died on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at...

Dr. David M.D.

Dr. David M.D.

Feb 4, 2008

A Memorial Mass for David Michael Judge, M.D., age 72, of Livermore, CA, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Ken Lulf will be the celebrant. David died suddenly at his home in Livermore on February 4, 2008. The organist will be Sheila Dailie and the St. Lawrence Funeral...

Ronald Schmitz

Ronald Schmitz

Feb 1, 2008

Ronald Vernon Schmitz, son of Verney and Louise (Laqua) Schmitz, was born May 16, 1937 in Graceville, Minnesota. He began his schooling in Dumont and later attended and graduated from Wheaton High School in 1955. He continued his education at Tlegraphy School in Minneapolis as a Depot Agent. While attending college, Ronnie worked at the Red Owl Store in St....

Barbetta Welch

Barbetta Welch

Jan 30, 2008

Funeral services for Mrs. Barbetta B. Welch, age 73, of Milbank, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the Parkview United Methodist Church in Milbank. The Reverend Beth Conrad will officiate. Mrs. Welch died on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The organist will be Sheila Dailie...

Dale Johnson

Dale Johnson

Jan 22, 2008

Dale 'Dean' Johnson, age 69, died early Tuesday morning, January 22, 2008, at the Ortonville Hospital in Ortonville, MN. Dean was born August 11, 1938 in Ocheyedan, IA., to Genevieve and Nels Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at East Side Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, SD. Dean attended school through the 9th grade in Sioux Falls, SD. He worked at...