Obituaries
Helen Dew
Jul 1, 2005
Helen Laura Dew, age 79, of Browns Valley, died July 1st, 2005 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota. Helen was born in Eden, South Dakota on November 20, 1925, to George Ile and Pauline Katherine (Janisch) Cooper. She was one of six children born to George and Pauline. On May 19th, 1957, she married William Dew in Madison, MN....
T.J. Anderson
Jun 25, 2005
Tracy Jack (T.J.) Anderson was born on May 07, 1982, in Caldwell, Idaho, to parents Douglas and Joyce (Tracy) Anderson. As a young boy, the family moved to California where he attended grade school. At the age of ten, he moved with his family to Barry, MN where he attended Graceville School and finally moved to Ortonville where he completed...
Lynne Larason
Jun 17, 2005
Lynne Diane Young was born on December 3, 1950 in Ortonville, MN, to parents, Kenny and Doris (Mack) Young. As a young child the family moved to Lakewood, CA, where Lynne attended school and graduated from Lakewood High School. Following graduation, Lynne met and married Gary Larason in July of 1969 in Lakewood, CA. To this union two daughters were...
Elsa Kunkel
Jun 17, 2005
Elsa C. Christiansen was born on October 07, 1920, on the family farm west of Wilmot, SD, to parents, Soren and Olga Christiansen. She attended eight grades of country school near Wilmot, and then she and her sister Ruth went to California to live with her Aunt Christy and Uncle Roy and attended Escalon, California High School. Following graduation, Elsa...
Ernie Kanten
Jun 3, 2005
Iver Ernie Kanten September 17, 1916 ~ June 3, 2005 Iver Ernest "Ernie" Kanten was born on his family's farm in Chippewa County on September 17, 1916, to Iver A. and Helga (Satterbak) Kanten. He was baptized and confirmed at Big Bend Lutheran Church. The country school he attended near the Chippewa River is now on display at the Gibbs...
Gordon Baxter
May 16, 2005
Gordon E. "Gordy" Baxter was born on May 10, 1918, at home in Lac Qui Parle County (Dawson, MN) Maxwell Township, to parents Orin and Lillian (Darling) Baxter. Gordon was the 13th child of 15 siblings, attending country school through the 8th grade. Following school and before enlisting in the US Army, Gordon met Helen Graumann, his soon to be...
Raymond Maine
Apr 27, 2005
Raymond Maine was born on March 25, 1938, to parents, John Henry and Eva Ruth (Manchester) Maine, in Leon, IA. As a young boy the family moved to Omaha, NE, where Ray attended school and graduated from Omaha High School. Following graduation Ray enlisted in the Air Force and joined the academy. In 1959, Ray met Bertha Wildeboer in Omaha,...
Dorothy Pederson
Apr 24, 2005
Dorothy M. Arndt was born on May 23, 1928, to parents, Arthur Jr. and Ruth May (McFarlane) Arndt, on a farm near Clinton, MN. She attended country school near Clinton. On March 28th, 1965, Dorothy married Walter Pederson in Milbank, SD. The couple lived in a variety of places including Alaska, Brainerd, MN, Appleton, MN, and Arizona, before making Ortonville...
Alvin Zimmerman
Apr 19, 2005
Alvin Leroy Zimmerman was born on October 27, 1925 in Graceville, MN, at the Holy Trinity Hospital in Graceville, MN, to parents Jacob Philip and Lydia Caroline (Trost) Zimmerman. Alvin attended District #46 Country School, and Trinity Lutheran School before attending high school in Chokio. Alvin graduated from Chokio High School in 1943. On December 28, 1944, Alvin enlisted in...
Walter Grimm
Apr 16, 2005
Walter Adam Grimm was born on November 17, 1904, in Odessa Township, Big Stone County, to parents, Christian and Marie (Menth) Grimm. He was baptized on February, 19, 1905 and confirmed April 9, 1922 into the Lutheran Faith at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa, MN. Walter attended county school district #36. In March 1931, Walter married Helen A. Olson....
Harold Gerber
Apr 16, 2005
Harold Victor Gerber, the eldest son of Edward and Olga Pomerenke Gerber was born on the old Gess place in Ortonville Township on February 11,1911. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa. District 36, a country school that was built on a corner of the family farm provided the elementary education. The teacher lived with the...
Warren Schoen
Apr 13, 2005
Warren Schoen was born on October 31, 1916 in Ortonville, MN to parents Lilly (Mattson) and Dr. Elmer M. Schoen. He attended Ortonville Schools and graduated Valedictorian in 1934. In 1940, he completed his military education and training at the United States Naval Academy. Naval assignments were to the battleships USS New Mexico and USS Iowa on which the rank...
Gladys Torgerson
Apr 6, 2005
Gladys Walberg Carlson was born on August 29,1924, to parents, Gust and Anna M. (Anderson) Carlson on a farm near Clinton, MN. She attended country school at Almond Township District 21 and also Clinton High School. On May 8, 1925, she was baptized at the family farm, and on June 25, 1939, Gladys was confirmed into the Lutheran faith at...
Myrna Kerstein
Mar 30, 2005
Myrna Berneaus was born on May 11, 1931 to parents Marinus and Alma (Olsen) Nielsen in Fenton, Iowa. Myrna was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith in Emmetsburg, IA. She attended school in Iowa, but in 1946, Myrna moved with her family to Minnesota, where she finished her schooling attending night classes. On October 03, 1948, Myrna was united...
Colette Kleindl
Mar 28, 2005
Colette B. "Kelly" Leenay was born on July 23, 1924, in Graceville, MN, to parents, Stephen and Agnes (Campion) Leenay. She grew up in Graceville with her two brothers and four sisters. Kelly attended school and graduated from St. Mary Academy in Graceville. Following graduation, Colette attended Business College in Minneapolis, MN. After college she worked in Des Moines, IA,...
Ardella Kohler
Mar 25, 2005
Idele "Ardella" Minnie Grace Kohler was born on September 04, 1921 near Correll, MN to parents Joseph and Ida (Niraese) Kohler. Ardella was the youngest child with four brothers and five sisters. Ardella was baptized on July 03, 1945 at St. John's church in Ortonville, and was confirmed on March 18, 1973 at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Ardella...
Wesley Olson
Mar 25, 2005
Wesley E. Olson was born on April 23, 1923 to parents, Arthur E. and Johanna E. (Rydahl) Olson in Clinton, MN. He attended Clinton Country School and graduated from Clinton High School. Following graduation, Wesley attended Tech School in Glenwood, MN for Radio. Later in life, Wesley would further his education by obtaining a teaching degree from the University of...
Dolores Moberg
Mar 25, 2005
Dolores was born on October 8, 1919 to Abram and Josephine Betts. She was baptized and confirmed at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville, MN. She graduated from Clinton High School. Dolores married Emil Moberg on August 24, 1945 and to this union one son, Tim was born. Dolores enjoyed spending time visiting with family and friends. At her...
Elise Castor
Mar 22, 2005
Elsie L. Rowland was born on December 21, 1916, to parents Andrew and Mary (Hills) Rowland, on a farm near Beardsley, MN. She attended the United Methodist Church in Beardsley with her family where she was baptized and confirmed. Elsie grew up on the family farm with her five brothers and attended HiLo country school in rural Beardsley. On May...
Arthur Hillman
Mar 20, 2005
Arthur Reinhardt Lehardt Hillman was born on August 21, 1929 to parents Herman and Louise (Vietzke) Hillman, near Nassau, Minnesota. Most of his childhood days were spent on a farm northeast of Ortonville, MN. Arthur was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Nassau, MN on September 08, 1929 and confirmed on July 09, 1944 at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
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