Obituaries
Donald Woodke
Sep 14, 2009
Donald Herbert Woodke was born August 30, 1931 in Swan Lake Township to Herbert and Adela (Koehntop) Woodke. Donald was baptized October 11, 1931 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Swan Lake Township. He was confirmed May 20, 1945 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. He attended District 38 in Swan Lake Township and graduated from The West Central School of Agriculture in...
Dorothy Schott
Sep 11, 2009
Dorothy Eleanor Schott was born on March 25, 1917 in Havana, North Dakota to Adlow and Rosetta (Bauman) Parrow. She was the oldest of thirteen children. Her father was a farmer and the family moved several times as Dorothy was growing up. They lived for a time near Clinton, Minnesota then moved near Ortonville where they lived for...
Gladwyn Kaehler
Sep 2, 2009
Gladwyn August Kaehler, son of Alfred and Amelia (Knopp) Kaehler, was born May 16, 1927 in Morris, Minnesota. He grew up in Synnes Township in Stevens County and attended country school in rural Alberta, MN. Following his schooling, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving until 1947, when he received an honorable discharge. Following his discharge, Bud returned to...
Roy Jesness
Aug 22, 2009
Roy Alvin Jesness, son of Alfred and Clara (Carlson) Jesness, was born May 14, 1914 in Swan Lake Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. Roy was baptized and confirmed at Scandia Lutheran Church, rural Cyrus, MN. He attended the West Central School of Agriculture in Morris, MN. While attending school and following his schooling, Roy worked on the family farm with...
Erling Brevig
Aug 12, 2009
Erling Stoa Brevig, son of Joseph and Christie (Stoa) Brevig, was born March 31, 1922 in Starbuck, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church by Reverend G. O. Forde. He attended and graduated from Starbuck High School. Following his schooling he worked on the farm with this father and brother. On February 5, 1972, he was united...
Helen Lawson
Aug 10, 2009
Helen Virginia Fynboh Lawson was born January 12, 1919 in Lyon County, Minnesota to Carl & Cora Fynboh. While still an infant her family moved to the Sebeka, MN area where she grew up. She was baptized and confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran Church. During her senior year of high school, her family moved to a farm near Donnelly, MN. Helen...
Alice Hebert
Aug 5, 2009
Alice Margaret Ecklund, daughter of John and Anna (Johannsdotter) Ecklund, was born June 19, 1914 in Quiring Township in North Beltrami County, Minnesota. She attended Kelliher High School, graduating in 1932. On June 30, 1935, she was united in marriage to Leo Hebert. Following their marriage the couple farmed and raised their two children. They retired in 1980. Leo died...
Herbert Drewes
Aug 5, 2009
Herbert Martin Drewes, son of John and Christina (Lorenzen) Drewes, was born May 30, 1922 in Morris, Minnesota, where he grew up and was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church by Pastor Pilgrim. Following his schooling, Herb worked on the family farm before enlisting in the United States Navy in September of 1942. He served in WWII until January,...
Merlin Beyer
Aug 2, 2009
Merlin Alvin Beyer, son of Alvin and Gertrude (Arnold) Beyer was born on March 20, 1934 in Marysland Township in Swift County. He grew up on a farm in rural Hancock. He attended the West Central School of Agriculture, and was a graduate of the class of 1951. Upon graduation he began farming, but his career was cut short by...
Warren Aaberg
Aug 2, 2009
Warren Otis Aaberg, son of Hans and Clara (Dokken) Aaberg, was born October 2nd, 1923 at his parents home in Starbuck where he grew up and professed Jesus as his Lord and Savior at the age of 15. He attended Country School in Starbuck and Benson. At age 15 he started driving truck for his brother Harris. In January 1942...
Myrtice Espelien
Jul 28, 2009
Myrtice Catherine Espelien, daughter of Conrad and Mathilda (Monson) Maanum, was born June 25, 1914 in Hoff Township in Pope County, Minnesota, where she grew up. She was baptized and confirmed at West Zion Lutheran Church, rural Hancock, Minnesota. Myrtice attended and graduated from Benson High School. Following her schooling, she worked at JC Penny’s and at Fingerhut in Benson,...
Margery Koehl
Jul 28, 2009
Margery Elizabeth Koehl, daughter of Chris and Elizabeth (Messner) Koehl, was born August 3, 1913 in Larchwood, Iowa. At a young age, Margery’s family moved to Morris, Minnesota, where she grew up and attended school. She later graduated from Morris Public Schools. Following her schooling, she moved to Peoria, Illinois, where she worked for Bell Telephone Company. When she retired...
Elmer Meierding
Jul 25, 2009
Elmer Louis Meierding Jr., son of Elmer Sr. and Elsie (Ohnesorge) Meierding, was born June 9, 1941, at his parent’s home in Clements, Minnesota where he grew up and was baptized at Morgan Methodist Church and confirmed at New Avon Methodist Church. Elmer attended Clements grade school and then 7 – 10 grades attended Redwood Falls, MN. Elmer spent 11-12...
Walter Reimers
Jul 25, 2009
Walter Peter Reimers, son of Mathias Jr. and Eliesabeth (Giese) Reimers, was born March 10, 1907 in Synnes Township in Stevens County, Minnesota, where he grew up and attended country school. Walter was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in rural Alberta, Minnesota. Following his schooling, Walter remained on the family farm and helped with the daily farming operations....
Clifford Skoglund
Jul 15, 2009
Clifford William Skoglund, son of Carl and Signey (Peterson) Skoglund, was born February 12, 1912 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was baptized on April 21, 1912 by Reverend L. A. Johnston and confirmed on June 5, 1927 at Bethany Lutheran Church by Reverend C. S. Ranius. Cliff grew up in Minneapolis, attending school at Horace Mann Elementary, Hiawatha Elementary, Maria...
Leo Miller
Jul 13, 2009
Leo Merle Miller, son of Portland and Grace (Pfander) Miller, was born February 7, 1918 in Sharpsburg, IA, where he grew up and at the age of 13 began working full time on the family farm. Following his schooling, Leo began working on farms in northern Minnesota during harvest. While on one of these trips he met Naomi Rau. They...
Mike Rutledge
Jul 10, 2009
Michael John Rutledge, son of Matt & Elsie (Newlin) Rutledge, was born November 23, 1938 in Benson , Minnesota , where he grew up and began his education in a country school south of town. Mike later graduated from Benson High School in 1956. After high school, Mike enlisted in the U.S....
Odd Eide
Jul 9, 2009
Long time local family physician Odd Arvid Eide died 7/9/09 at the Stevens Community Medical Center, Morris, MN. Dr. Eide was born 9/20/20 in Fertile, MN to Odd and Clara Eide, one of 8 siblings. He was united in marriage to Annette Arneson 1945 in Morris, MN. Children born to their union include Barb, Steve, Jerry, Tom and James who...
Donald Staples
Jul 6, 2009
Donald George Staples, son of Walter and Nettie (Kobbervig) Staples, was born June 26, 1925 in Synnes Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. Don grew up in the Alberta area and graduated from Alberta High School in 1942. Following his schooling, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. He received an honorable discharge in 1944. Following his discharge, he returned...
Corrine Stein
Jul 6, 2009
Corrine Ann Richards, daughter of Dale and Evelyn (Coleman) Richards, was born August 17, 1950 in Morris, Minnesota. She grew up in the Herman area, where she was baptized and confirmed at St. Charles Catholic Church. Corrine attended and graduated from the Herman High School in 1968. She continued her education at the Alexandria Vo-Tech School, graduating in 1969 as...
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