Obituaries
Robert Schreiner
Sep 23, 2005
Robert Dale Schreiner was born on September 22, 1922, in Two Harbors, Minnesota, to Frank and Ann Schreiner. He was confirmed at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Two Harbors in 1936. He attended school in Two Harbors and graduated from high school in 1940. He married Helen Pauline Sellie on November 14, 1942, in Duluth, Minnesota; and to that marriage...
Wendell Paulsen
Sep 21, 2005
Wendell "Bud" Paulsen was born on August 11, 1923 in Lyon County, Alvord, IA to parents Ernest and Linda (Stoltenberg) Paulsen. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. When Bud was two years old, he moved with his family to Clinton, MN where he attended country school. In 1940, Bud started farming on his own. From 1941-1945 he...
Myrtle Vandeventer
Sep 18, 2005
Myrtle Ella (Swezey) Vandeventer was born on September 8, 1911, in Malta Township, MN, to parents Earl Edson and Sarah Marie (Johnson) Swezey. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith at the Elim Lutheran Church in Clinton, MN. Myrtle attended school at Clinton School District #12 and then Morris Ag.Vocational School in Morris, MN, where she graduated in...
Arthur Fuhrman
Sep 8, 2005
Arthur Julius Fuhrman was born on September 28, 1910, in Leonardsville Township, MN, to parents, Charles and Mary (Rixe) Fuhrman. He was the youngest of nine children. Art was baptized on October 16, 1910 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Johnson and was confirmed in the church on April 5, 1925. As a young boy, Art grew up on what...
Herman Koch
Sep 7, 2005
Herman Joseph Koch was born on April 5, 1917, to Peter and Anna (Gengler) Koch in Dumont, MN. There he attended Catholic school, where he enjoyed being the "outlaw." He would wrestle and speak German, upsetting the nuns who would call his mother. As a young boy, Herman enjoyed playing baseball and throwing horseshoes. He entered into the U.S. Army...
Elizabeth Schrom
Sep 6, 2005
Elizabeth "Betty" Schrom was born on June 07, 1941, to parents Raymond and Grace (Hayes) Schrom in Princeton, MN. Betty loved to learn and following her graduation from high school, she attended St. Scholastica graduating and then attending Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. During her time at Temple, Betty attained one BA, and two masters. After college, Betty joined the...
Signe Kelly
Sep 2, 2005
Signe Jeanette Kelly, passed away Friday, September 2, 2005, at the Pioneer Retirement Community, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Signe was a long time resident of Ortonville where she lived and raised her family, from 1945 to 2001. Born May 3, 1918 to Andrew "A.K." and Josephine "Josie" (Huselid) Olson of Clinton, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran...
Minnie Merritt
Sep 1, 2005
Minnie was born on June 04, 1923 in Odessa Township to parents John J. and Mary M. (Willhausen) Shaleen. Minnie was baptized on April 02, 1932 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Odessa, and was confirmed on March 12, 1939 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Minnie attended school in Ortonville up through 12th grade. Minnie was employed...
Charles Radermacher
Aug 31, 2005
Charles F. Radermacher January 20, 1931 - August 31, 2005 Charles Frank Radermacher, known as Carl, Carrot Top, Red, and my favorite, Chuck. He was born and raised near Rosen, MN, with his parents Simon and Catharine. He had six brothers and four sisters. He attended Parochial School in Rosen for eight years. He worked on the family farm until...
Alvina Inderieden
Aug 20, 2005
Alvina was born September 27, 1912 to Bernard and Bertha (Zitur) Inderieden in Melrose, MN. As an infant, the family moved to St. Cloud, MN where she grew up and attended school, graduating in 1930 from St. Cloud Tech. The family then moved to Ortonville, MN. Following graduation, Alvina first worked in the Ortonville Court House in the Register of...
Mary Dietz
Aug 14, 2005
Mary Jane (Muller) Dietz was born on March 20, 1922, to parents, Michael and Ann (Kern) Muller in Minneota, MN. As a young girl, she attended country school and graduated from Graceville High School. Following graduation, Mary moved to the White Bear Lake area where she worked for a telephone company , replacing dials; and she also worked in an...
Roger Olson
Aug 14, 2005
Roger M. Olson was born on December 30, 1926, in Graceville, Big Stone County, Minnesota to parents, Edward and Frieda (Oberg) Olson. Roger was baptized and confirmed in the Elim Lutheran Church in Clinton, MN. He grew up and attended Country School District # 58 near Graceville, MN. Following a few years of farming south of Graceville with his dad...
Evelyn Marihart
Aug 11, 2005
Evelyn Rose Rausch was born on January 26, 1919, at her family's farm home in Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota, to parents Mathias and Anna. Evelyn and her family moved to Plummer, MN. Over the years they lived on three different farms near Plummer. When Evelyn was 11, she lived with her family five miles from Plummer. While living there she...
LaVonne Layman
Aug 4, 2005
LaVonne Mae was born on March 18, 1933 in Westbrook, MN to parents Ewald and Agnes (Ankrum) Ewy. LaVonne was baptized on May 28, 1933 in Westbrook, MN. She attended school in Westbrook through the eighth grade. LaVonne lived on the family farm until 27 years old when she married and moved to Amiert, MN. On October 29, 1960 LaVonne...
Helen Shuckhart
Jul 28, 2005
Helen Theresa Vanderwal was born on April 16, 1928, to parents Leonard and Catherine Vanderwal in Graceville, MN, and grew up on a farm outside of Dumont, MN. She attended school in a one-room school house through the 8th grade and graduated from Graceville High School on May 31, 1945. While in the 7th grade, Helen was the Traverse County...
Scott Anderson
Jul 24, 2005
Scott Anderson was born on June 19, 1986 in Ortonville, MN to parents Richard and Sharon (Nitz) Anderson. He was welcomed home by his two brothers Rick & Jeff, and one sister Billie Jo. Scott attended Ortonville Schools and graduated from Ortonville High School with the class of 2004. Following graduation, Scott enlisted with the Minnesota Army National Guard to...
Matthew Nelson
Jul 24, 2005
Matthew Jon Nelson was born on October 05, 1987 to parents Steve and Debbie Nelson at the Wheaton Community Hospital in Wheaton, Minnesota. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Minnesota on November 08, 1987 and confirmed at the same church on October 27, 2002. Blond-haired, blue eyed Matt complemented the family and with his happy, easy-going personality...
Dorathy Simonson
Jul 19, 2005
Dorathy M. Simonson was born September 18, 1926, in Adrian, MN, to Liberat and Christina (Mahler) Vathroder. She was one of five children born to this union. Dorathy married Alfred Simonson on February 6, 1943 amid a blizzard in Wheaton, MN. Dorathy and Alfred celebrated sixty-two years of marriage and were blessed with eight children; Geraldine, Rodney, Jeanne, Lee, Julie,...
Viola Mueller
Jul 14, 2005
Viola Clara Wilhelmina Mueller was born August 10, 1909, in Yellow Bank Twp., Lac Qui Parle Co., to Henry and Emma (Pansch) Mueller. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Yellow Bank Twp. On July 08, 1923, Viola was confirmed by Rev. Theoder Thorma Hlerr. She attended school in Yellow Bank Twp graduating July 07,...
Faith Sprung
Jul 8, 2005
Faith Hope was born in Big Stone Township, Grant County, South Dakota on April 10, 1911, to Roland and Meade (Clevidence) Evers. She was one of five children born to Roland and Meade. On December 1st, 1936 she married William E. Sprung at her parents' home in Grant County, South Dakota. Faith and William celebrated forty-three years of marriage before...
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