Obituaries
Signey Fish
May 6, 2007
Funeral services for Mrs. Signey C. Fish, age 73, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2007, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in South Shore, SD. Reverend Jason Schmidt will officiate. Signey died on Sunday, May 6, 2007, at the Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health. Family members are asked to meet at the church by 10:00 a.m. Thursday...
Doris Folkens
May 5, 2007
Doris Lucille (Knoll) Folkens was born on November 20, 1914, in Odessa, MN, to parents William and Mabel (Lundgren) Knoll. As a young girl, she was confirmed into the Lutheran Faith on June 8, 1930, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Odessa, MN. Doris graduated from Ortonville High School in 1933, after graduating, she attended teachers training. Doris taught country...
Gladys Bohn
May 2, 2007
Funeral services for longtime rural Corona, SD, resident, Mrs. Gladys R. Bohn, age 82, will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 7, 2007, at the Valley Baptist Church in Milbank. Pastor Dennis Webber will officiate. Gladys died on Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at the Wilmot Care Center in Wilmot, SD. Family members are asked to meet in the church...
Dona Gruenwald
May 2, 2007
Funeral services for Mrs. Dona Gruenwald, age 79, of Milbank will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at the First Congregational Church in Milbank. Reverend Colleen Natalie-Lees will officiate. Dona died on Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at her home. The pianist will be Linda Stengel and the vocalists will be Jack Stengel and Susan Stinson. Visitation will...
Clifford Buhler
May 1, 2007
Funeral services for Cliff Buhler will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2007, at the American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Pastor Craig Werling will officiate. Carol Ydstie will be the organist and Bruce Buhler will be the soloist. A trio composed of Ruth Modin, Shirley Thorson, and Howard LaMee will also provide special music. Pallbearers will be Jim...
Duane Stock
Apr 30, 2007
Duane Gustav Stock was born on May 3, 1930, in Odessa, MN, to parents, Gustav and Dorothea (Kolkman) Stock. As an infant, Duane was baptized on June 1, 1930, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Odessa. Duane was later confirmed into the Lutheran faith on April 2, 1944, at the Lutheran church in Odessa. As a young boy, Duane attended...
Mrs. Emma Iblings
Apr 23, 2007
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Schulte Poppen Iblings, age 89, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 30, 2007, at the Valley Baptist Church in Milbank. Emma died on Monday, April 23, 2007 at her apartment in Milbank. Pastors Dennis Webber and Roger Poppen will officiate. Milbank. The organist will be Sherry DeBoer and the pianist will be Barb...
Edith Semmler
Apr 21, 2007
Edith A. (Anderson) Semmler was born on April 1, 1919, in Correll, MN, to parents, August and Cora (Elvecrog) Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. As a young girl, Edith attended school in Odessa, and graduated from Odessa High School. On May 12, 1937, Edith was united in marriage to Archie Semmler in Big Stone City,...
Walter Hallock
Apr 18, 2007
Walter Harlan Hallock III was born on April 21, 1947, in Ortonville, MN, to parents, Walter II and Virginia Schafer. As a young boy, he attended grade school in Ortonville and graduated from Ortonville High School in 1965. Following his education, Walter enlisted in the United States Navy and served his country during Vietnam. Upon his honorable discharge, Walter returned...
LaVerna Mau
Apr 18, 2007
LaVerna (Rinkenberger) Mau was born on November 22, 1942, in Chokio, MN, to parents, Marlyn and Verna (Karsten) Rinkenberger. She grew up on a farm home with her four brothers. As a young girl, she attended school in Chokio and graduated from the Chokio/Alberta High School. Following her education, LaVerna married her childhood sweetheart, Darrel Mau on September 24, 1960....
Gerald Ward
Apr 15, 2007
Gerald Robert Ward was born in 1913, in Edwards Township, Kandiyohi County, to parents, Guy and Mary (Kirk) Ward. He was baptized in Raymond, MN, and confirmed at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Graceville, MN. He attended school in Graceville, MN. After finishing school, Gerald farmed in Parnell Township until his retirement. On May 2, 1937, Gerald married Clarice Dehlin...
Clara Halvorson
Mar 31, 2007
Clara Marie Carlson was born on April 2, 1911 on the peninsula in Ortonville in the home of her parents, John August and Ida Sofia Carlson (nee Bergendahl). The youngest of ten children, she was a first generation American of Swedish parents. She was confirmed in Swedish at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Ortonville, and was very proud of her...
Anna Marohl
Mar 28, 2007
Funeral services for Anna Marohl, age 77, of Appleton, MN, and formerly of Big Stone City, Twin Brooks, and Corona, South Dakota, will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 31, in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Alban Township, Grant County, SD. Reverend Larry Johnson will officiate. Mrs. Marohl died on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in the Appleton Hospital, Appleton, MN....
Jay Goehring
Mar 24, 2007
Jay Jefffry Goehring was born on October 10, 1957, in St. Cloud, MN, to parents, John and Lenore (Bakken) Goehring. Being the fifth child in a family of six, he was welcomed home by his brothers and sisters. As a young boy, the family moved to Illinois where Jay attended school. While attending school Jay excelled in many different sports...
Clinton Hurlbut
Mar 16, 2007
Clinton William Hurlbut was born on November 2, 1913 in Raymond, South Dakota to Guy and Martha (Nomenson) Hurlbut. He grew up in Raymond and graduated from the Raymond High School. Clinton married Elaine Brown on February 14, 1942. He and Elaine had two children; Ron and Mary. He farmed outside of Raymond until 1953 when the family moved to...

Rita Meyer
Mar 6, 2007
Funeral services for Rita Meyer, age 71, of Angela Hall at St. William's Care Center in Milbank, will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at St. William's Care Center. Rita died on Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at William's Care Center. Burial will take place at a later time in St. Joseph Cemetery at River Grove, Illinois. Rita...
Dennis Block
Mar 3, 2007
Dennis Gene Block was born on July 20, 1941 in Ortonville, MN to parents Raymond and Florence Block. Throughout his life, Dennis was always straight with people and was never afraid to say how he felt about someone. He worked as a over the road trucker and as a mechanic. His love of mechanics was exemplified in that he would...
Antonella Heck
Mar 2, 2007
Antonella Rose Seifert was born on July 31, 1929 in Searles, MN to parents Edwin and Florence (Bushard) Seifert. She grew up with her six siblings on the family farm near Graceville. Nella proudly graduated from the Graceville Catholic Academy. She met Bart Heck in Graceville and they were later married on May 9, 1950 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church....
Gary Amdahl
Mar 1, 2007
Funeral services for Gary Amdahl, age 60, of rural Summit, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at the Summit Hall in Summit, SD. Missionary Pastor Joe Beard of the Summit Bible Church will officiate. Gary died on Thursday, March 1, 2007, at his farm home. The organist will be Sandy Dingsor and the soloist will...
Mary Johnson
Feb 27, 2007
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Burial will follow in Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the time of service at the church on Saturday. Casket bearers will be Vernon Johnson, Todd Dybdahl, Jeff Stotesbery, Charles Betterman, Jon Pansch, and Craig Hoff....