Obituaries
Alvin Howen
Apr 10, 2006
Alvin was born on December 18, 1914 to Cornelius and Mollie (Jensen) Howen on the Howen family farmstead in Big Stone Township. In his younger days, he picked corn with the Minnesota State Champion corn husker, at one time picking and husking over 3,000 bushels of corn by hand in a single season. He joined the Army during World War...
Alfred Lausch
Apr 7, 2006
Funeral services for Alfred A. "Fritz" Lausch, age 84, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend James L. Wiese will officiate. Alfred died on Friday, April 7, 2006, at Beverly Healthcare in Milbank. Family members are asked to meet in the church chapel by 10:00 a.m....
Jim Stengel
Apr 3, 2006
He was a husband remembered for his wit, love, and devotion; a parent adored for his sense of fun; a boss known for technical brilliance and a fondness for his employees; a Navy veteran with a life-long love of the sea, and a community leader who never took himself all that seriously. Jim Stengel, who ran Dakota Granite for 48...
Norma Connelly
Apr 2, 2006
Norma J. Connelly September 27, 1926 ~ April 2, 2006 Funeral Services for Norma J. Connelly, age 79, of Ortonville, MN will be on Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 1:30 pm at Abiding Faith Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Clinton City Cemetery in Clinton, MN. Norma...
Pauline Pesek
Mar 29, 2006
Pauline was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 4, 1927 to parents Joe and Marie Kwiatkoski. She attended school in Minneota, MN, completing the eighth grade. The happiest day of Pauline?s life was the day that she married Jim Pesek on June 28, 1947 in Wilno, MN. To this union four children were born. Pauline celebrated forty-four years together before...
Robert Loeschke
Mar 26, 2006
Memorial services for former Ortonville, MN, and Milbank area resident, Robert A. Loeschke, age 43, of Daytona Beach, Florida, will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2006, at the Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Reverend Mark Phillips will officiate. Bob died on Sunday, March 26, 2006, at his residence in Daytona Beach. Family members are asked to...
Sylvia Olson
Mar 24, 2006
Sylvia V. Olson was born on January 6, 1926 in Tintah, MN to parents Andrew and Adelia Miller. She grew up in a household that only spoke German, learning English in grade school. Sylvia met Roy on her family?s farm in 1940 while the two were on their way to a dance. Sylvia caught Roy?s eye, and on September 25,...
Gertrude Steffen
Mar 23, 2006
Gertrude Emma Helena (May) Steffen was born on January 17, 1918, on the family farm north of Odessa, to parents, Paul Otto Bernard and Mathilda Anna Emilie (Buss) May. Gertrude was baptized into the Lutheran Faith on February 17, 1918, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa and was later confirmed on March 20, 1932, also at the Trinity Lutheran...
Margaret Carlson
Mar 23, 2006
Margaret Emma (Ewert) Carlson was born on October 2, 1921, on the family farm in Prior Township near Barry, MN, to parents, Emil and Paulina (Raddatz) Ewert. As a young girl, Margaret attended Barry Country School. Following her education, Margaret married Roy Carlson in 1938. To this union eight children were born, Jennie, Ronnie, Robert, David, Cari, Jerry, Marilyn, and...
Glenn Engebretson
Mar 21, 2006
Glenn Engebretson was born on February 17, 1939, on the family farm in Akron Township to parents, Edward Emil and Martha Mary (Struck) Engebretson. As a young boy, Glenn attended school in Ortonville and graduated from Ortonville High School in 1957. Following graduation, Glenn entered into the U. S. Army where he served for a number of years. Upon his...
LaMonte Akerson
Mar 15, 2006
Funeral services for Monte Akerson, age 55, of Milbank, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2006, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend James L. Wiese will officiate. Monte died on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at Beverly Healthcare in Milbank. The organist will be Roger Goosen and the soloist will be Lisa Dornbusch accompanied by...
Wenita Duffield
Mar 11, 2006
Wenita L. (Weeks) Duffield was born on July 1, 1909, in Welcome, MN, to parents, William H. and Leola (Williams) Weeks. As a young girl, Nita attended school near Welcome, MN, before the family moved to Stanley, WI. She graduated from Stanley High School in 1927. Following graduation, Nita and her family moved to the Browns Valley area. Nita, her...
Ephraim Jensen
Mar 9, 2006
Funeral services for longtime Stockholm, SD, resident, Ephraim Christian Jensen, age 94, of Milbank, will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at the Elim Evangelical Covenant Church in Stockholm. Pastor Mark Chapman will officiate. Ephraim died on Thursday, March 9, 2006, at Beverly Healthcare in Milbank. Family members are asked to meet in the church basement by...
Illa Strand
Mar 9, 2006
Illa was born April 26, 1919 in Hammer, SD to parents Albert and Julia (Osteraas) Harstad. When Illa was five years old, the family moved to Claire City, SD where Illa was confirmed. She met Ralph Strand in Madison, MN and then followed him to North Dakota and soon after they were married in Ortonville on September 28, 1940. They...
Robert Waddell
Mar 9, 2006
Funeral services for Robert "Bob" Waddell, age 94, of rural Marvin, SD, will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2006, in the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot, SD. The Reverend DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Bob died on Thursday, March 9, 2006, in the Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health. Family members are asked to meet in the church fellowship hall...
Dorothy Grabow
Mar 5, 2006
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy M. Grabow, age 83, of Milbank, and formerly of rural Twin Brooks, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2006, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. The Reverend James L. Wiese will officiate. Dorothy died on Sunday, March 5, 2006, in St. William's Care Center in Milbank. Family members are asked to...
Margo Berg
Mar 5, 2006
Margo Berg was born to Robert and Karen (Bakeberg) Swigerd on July 28, 1965, in Ortonville, MN. She attended Ortonville Schools and graduated from Ortonville High School in 1983. Margo married Jon Berg in Rochester, MN, in January 10, 1992. The couple raised two sons together. Margo enjoyed reading, knitting, crafts, and cooking. Margo passed away on Sunday, March 5,...
Darwood Sellin
Mar 4, 2006
Darwood "Woody" Donivon Sellin, son of William B. and Sybil (Holman) Sellin, was born in Yellow Bank Township, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, on November 13, 1928. He was baptized August 1, 1929, at Yellow Bank Evangelical Church, rural Odessa, MN. Woody attended school in Odessa and graduated from Ortonville High School. On May 13, 1950, he was united in...
Clara Hein
Feb 24, 2006
Clara Mable(Adams) Hein was born in Sauk Rapids, MN, on October 3, 1921, to the parents of Gust and Edna (Frazier)Adams. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith and confirmed on October 25, 1939, at Osakis Lutheran Church in Osakis, MN. Clara lived near Sartell, MN, until the second grade. She did not begin school until she reached the age...
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