Obituaries

Oct 15, 2008

Beverly Ann Murphy, daughter of Jacob and Alice (Degendorfer) Henrichs, was born August 26, 1931 in Morris, Minnesota. Beverly grew up on a farm in Rendsville Township and attended rural school and graduated from Morris High School in 1949. Following her education she worked at Harts Grocery and Knowles Dept. Store. She was active in church and 4-H and especially...

Oct 13, 2008

Charles Landers Sheire, son of Edward and Catherine (Landers) Sheire, was born December 21, 1930 in Morris, Minnesota, where he grew up. He began his schooling at Morris Elementary and graduated from Morris High School in 1948. Following his schooling, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving until August of 1954. Upon his discharge, he moved to St. Paul,...

Oct 5, 2008

Norma Dorothy Ritzschke, daughter of Walter and Dorothy (Schofield) Ritzschke, was born March 18, 1919 in Macsville Township in Grant County, Minnesota. She lived and grew up near Herman, Minnesota. On April 28, 1938, she was united in marriage to Harold McRoberts at the United Methodist Church in Herman. In 1945, Harold was drafted, making Norma responsible for raising their...

Oct 4, 2008

Kevin Lee Evink, son of Conrad and Anna Mae (Ver Steeg) Evink, was born June 10, 1963 in Morris , Minnesota . He grew up in Hancock , Minnesota , where he was baptized on June 30, 1963 at the Christian Reformed Church by Reverend Roorda. Kevin received his schooling in Hancock,...

Oct 3, 2008

Colleen Carrie Olsen passed away on October 3, 2008 at the Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood, MN having lived to reach the age of 58. Colleen was born December 23, 1949 in Superior, WI. The first of three children of Louella (Lego) and Richard I. Anderson. Colleen attended school at Grand Marais High School, receiving her diploma as a member...

Sep 17, 2008

Doris Arlene Johnson, was born on the family farm in Macsville Township in Grant County, Minnesota, on August 25, 1929 to Richard and Gladys (Wilts) Johnson. Doris was the youngest of five children. She was baptized and confirmed by Reverend Carl Gustafson at Bethel Lutheran Church in Herman. She grew up on a farm south of Herman. Doris attended grade...

Sep 14, 2008

William H. Wagner, 91, of Kansas City, KS, died Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Providence Medical Center. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 17, at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS. Friends may call from 10:00 - 11:00 at the funeral home. Burial will be held at Summit Cemetery, Morris, MN. In...

Sep 12, 2008

Louise Mae (Leuthard) Eystad, daughter of Thomas and Anna (Waldvogel) Leuthard, was born at her family farm in rural Chokio on April 27, 1928. She was the sixth of eleven children. She grew up in rural Chokio and attended District 55 Marty Grove country school. On October 7, 1947, she was united in marriage to Donald “Tubby” Eystad. The couple...

Sep 9, 2008

Helen Aileen Treischel, daughter of Emil and Mable (Paddock) Treischel, was born February 10, 1919 in Iroquois County, Illinois. Helen grew up and received her schooling in Minnesota and Illinois, eventually graduating from Alberta High School in Alberta, Minnesota. Following her graduation, she continued to live and work in the Alberta and Morris areas. On April 15, 1944, she was...

Sep 5, 2008

When the news arrived that there would be a new addition to our household, excitement filled the air as we awaited the arrival of a new little girl. But, 19 weeks into the pregnancy, we learned that there were serious problems that no one could correct, and we knew that our daughter’s life with us would be very brief. On September...

Sep 4, 2008

Funeral services for Esther Noordmans will be Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:00 AM at the Evangelical Free Church in Morris. Reverend Marlin Mohrman and Reverend Phil Noordmans will officiate. Visitation will be Sunday, September 7, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris. Visitation will resume one...

Sep 2, 2008

Barbara Jean Krueger, daughter of Oscar and Margaret (Thorstad) Krueger, was born October 4, 1924 in Framnas Township in Stevens County, Minnesota, where she grew up on the family turkey farm. Barbara began her schooling at Country School District #40 and later graduated from Morris High School. When Barbara was 18 her father died, so she moved to Morris with her...

Aug 21, 2008

Jiazhen Li, son of Zhonglie Li and Shuhui Yang, was born November 6, 1957 in Harbin, China, where he grew up and began his schooling. Following his graduation from high school, he continued his education at Heilongjiang University in Harbin, China. Jiazhen worked various jobs, being a school teacher, journalist, government officer and a writer. On June 25, 1994, he...

Aug 16, 2008

Andrew Oscar Wickstom, son of Oscar and Annie (Reints) Wickstrom, was born August 31, 1934 in Morris, Minnesota, where he grew up and began his schooling at School District #12. He later graduated from Morris High School. Following his schooling, he worked for Superior Minndak Trucking in Pelican Rapids, Eystad Trucking in Donnelly and Spoklie Trucking in Antilope, Montana. In...

Aug 15, 2008

Shirley Ann Hermanson of Starbuck was called home to the Lord on August 15, 2008 at Robbinsdale Health Care Center in Robbinsdale , Minnesota .

Shirley was born September 5, 1934 in Moe Township , Douglas County,...

Aug 13, 2008

Lorraine Eleanor Awsumb was born on October 10, 1922 in Donnelly, Minnesota, to parents Emil and Laura (Christofferson) Awsumb. Lorraine was baptized and confirmed at Kongsvinger Lutheran Church in Donnelly. On July 5, 1941, she married Manly Anderson, They made their home on a farm in the Morris area and later moved to the Donnelly area, where they farmed until...

Aug 11, 2008

Alice Jacobson, daughter of August and Mary (Tegtmeier) Geffert, was born May 10, 1909 at her parent’s farm home in LeRoy Township in Bremer County, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church in LeRoy Township and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Tripoli, Iowa. She attended country school in LeRoy Township and Tripoli Iowa High School. For several...

Aug 10, 2008

Donald Herbert Smith, son of Henry and Emily (Peterson) Smith, was born February 17, 1923 on the family farm in Rendsville Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. He began his schooling in Morris and graduated from Morris High School in 1941. Following his schooling, Don continued to work on the family farm. On January 17, 1947, he was united in marriage...

Aug 9, 2008

Frank Messner was born in Lyon County, Iowa, on August 4, 1914, son of Henry and Ricka (Spohr) Messner. In 1925, the family moved to a farm near Hancock, where Frank attended School District #45. Frank’s father died in 1928. Frank did farm work and trapping. He later did farm work in Winthrop, MN and Lester, Iowa. In 1938, he...

Aug 4, 2008

Margaret Elizabeth Raths, daughter of James and Katharine (Goergen) Raths, was born December 29, 1909 in Belview, Iowa. In 1910, her family moved to the Herman area, where Margaret grew up on the family farm and received her schooling at a country school. On September 25, 1929, she was united in marriage to Henry Wirtjes in Herman, Minnesota. The couple...