Obituaries
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....

Margherita Vissat
Feb 25, 2007
Mass of Christian Burial for Margherita "Rita" Vissat, age 63, of Angela Hall at St. William's Care Center in Milbank, will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at St. William's Chapel in Milbank. Father Matthew Kowalski, OSB, will be the celebrant. Rita died on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at St. William's Care Center. Visitation will be at...
Vera Oppertshauser
Feb 22, 2007
Please note: ***Funeral services for Mrs. Vera (Schwenn) Oppertshauser, age 99, of Apple Valley, MN, have been postponed from Saturday, March 3rd, to Sunday, March 4th, at 2:30 p.m. at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank. The Reverend DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Miram Schwenn will be the organist. Vera died on Thursday, February 22, 2007, in Apple Valley twelve days...
Travis Veen
Feb 9, 2007
Travis VanVeen, age 31, of Milbank died on Friday, February 9, 2007, at his home. Funeral services for Travis Van Veen will begin at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 12, 2007, in the American Lutheran Church in Milbank with Reverend Craig Werling and Reverend Janine Rew-Werling officiating. The organist will be Carol Ydstie. Casket Bearers will be Chris Cordell, Arnie Veen,...
John Berglund
Feb 9, 2007
John Evert Berglund, age 79, of South Shore, SD, died February 9, 2007, in Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2007, in the South Shore Community Center, South Shore, South Dakota, with the Reverend Mark Chapman officiating. The pianist will be Steven Misener, and the soloists will be...
Sylvia Johnson
Feb 7, 2007
Sylvia M. (Rinke) Johnson was born on July 30, 1932, in Wheaton, MN, to parents, Ervin Carl and Helen Hannah (Vogel) Rinke. As a young girl, she was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith. Sylvia attended school in Wheaton and finished her education in the Wheaton High School in Wheaton, MN. On August 10, 1957, Sylvia married Donald T....
James Webber
Feb 7, 2007
James "Jimmy" Webber was born on March 22, 1924 in Greenbush, MN. Early on, Jimmy and his mother, Sarah Webber, moved to Big Stone County where they lived for several years. Later in his life, Jimmy moved to Faribault, then to the Twin Cities where he lived first at Portland Residence and then at Pillsbury Board & Care. While in...