Obituaries
Lauretta Kill
May 10, 2008
Lauretta Charlotte Eklund, the fourth of nine daughters born to Harry and Inga (Dale) Eklund, was born November 7, 1923 at Chokio, MN, and lived her entire life in the Chokio/Morris area. She united in marriage to George Steve Kill on November 23, 1943 at Assumption Catholic Church in Morris by Father Ralph Ashcoff. Following their marriage, they lived with...
Agnes Forcella
Apr 30, 2008
Agnes Pick Forcella was born on 27 December 1920 in Germany to Wilhelm and Elisabeth (Heinen) Pick. She was raised in the city of Cologne, and her family's apartment was near the famous Dome. These two facts were etched permanently in her mind, as she always described herself as a "city girl" and continually reminded her children of the KA�lnishe...
Lyle Walker
Apr 28, 2008
Lyle Richard Walker, son of Robert and Elma (Clark) Walker, was born on December 25, 1911 in Morris Township, in Stevens County, Minnesota. He was baptized on September 25, 1949 at the Cyrus Lutheran Church in Cyrus, Minnesota by Reverend L. M. Osness. Lyle attended country school and dropped out at the age of 15 to help out on the...
Robert Lauinger
Apr 28, 2008
Robert Joseph Lauinger, son of Leo and Florence (Voeller) Lauinger, was born December 3, 1951 in Rugby, North Dakota. He was baptized in January, 1952 in Esmond, North Dakota by Father Vincent and was confirmed in Clontarf, Minnesota. Bob grew up in Hancock and began his schooling at Hancock Elementary School and later graduated from Hancock High School. He continued...
Leland Hanson
Apr 28, 2008
Leland Curtis Hanson, son of Jens and Bertha (Skeslien) Hanson, was born July 6, 1926 in Langhei Township in Pope County, Minnesota, where he grew up and attended country school. He was baptized and confirmed at East Zion Lutheran Church. While growing up, Leland worked on the family farm. Following his schooling, he enlisted in the United States Army in...
Florence Lawrence
Apr 17, 2008
Florence Eugenia Lawrence, daughter of Oscar and Mildred (McCune) Krupp was born on March 7, 1921, in Pinckneyville, Illinois. Florence grew up in Pinckneyville where she attended and graduated from Pinckneyville High School. She spent her days mostly helping out at the family's creamery business, candling eggs and rounding up chickens that were bought and sold at the store. She...
David Ranum
Apr 15, 2008
David Walter Ranum, son of Arthur and Agnes (Kirkwold) Ranum, was born January 26, 1934 in Starbuck, Minnesota, where he grew up and was baptized and confirmed at Indherred Lutheran Church. He began his schooling in Starbuck, graduating from the Starbuck High School in 1952. David continued his education at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, graduating in 1956. Following his...
Leroy Wente
Apr 15, 2008
Leroy Lawrence Paul Wente, son of Fred and Katie (Swanson) Wente, was born March 17, 1914 in Horton Township in Stevens County, Minnesota, where he grew up and began his schooling at District #20 country school. His family later moved to what is now the family farm in Rendsville Township, where he finished his education. As a young man, in...
Elsworth Barsness
Apr 14, 2008
Elsworth Deloss Peter Barsness, son of Elmer and Dena (Aslakson) Barsness, was born April 13, 1927 in Barsness Township in Pope County, Minnesota. He was baptized at West Zion Lutheran Church, rural Hancock, MN. Elsworth grew up on a farm near Hancock and attended the Hancock High School. Following his schooling, Elsworth farmed for many years in Hoff Township, before...
Mary Perkins
Apr 14, 2008
Mary Joyce Giese, daughter of Herman and Helen (Hahn) Giese, was born May 16, 1933 on the family farm in Horton Township, Stevens County, Minnesota. Mary grew up in that area and began her education at the Stevens County District 16 rural school. She later attended the Hancock High School, graduating in 1951. Shortly after her graduation, Mary began working...
Berdella Jost
Apr 14, 2008
Berdella Mabel Strand, daughter of John and Mabel (Scofield) Strand, was born September 7, 1917 in Donnelly, Minnesota, where she grew up on the family homestead near Donnelly. She began her schooling at Country School District #63 and continued her education at the West Central School of Agriculture in Morris, graduating in 1936. Berdella worked in the food service department...
Leonard Schaefer
Apr 14, 2008
Leonard Frederick Schaefer, son of Louis and Bertha (Hansel) Schaefer, was born April 10, 1910 at Deshler, NE. While he was a child, his family lived in Cheyenne Wells, CO and Exeter, NE, where Leonard received his schooling. They later moved to the Chokio, MN area, where Leonard worked the family farm as a young man to support the family....
James Behan
Apr 13, 2008
James (Jim) Martin Behan of Norcross, MN passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2008 after a long, courageous battle with post-transplant lymphoma. He was 68 years of age. Jim was born July 19, 1939 to John E. Behan and Bertha (Ray) Behan in Norcross, Minnesota. He was baptized, confirmed, and a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, in Norcross, until...
Florence Lesmeister
Apr 10, 2008
Florence Isabelle Telkamp, daughter of Edward and Enger (Welland)Telkamp was born October 24, 1918, in Morris Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. Florence grew up in Stevens County, where she began her education in District 4 while the family lived in the farm homestead on Yankee Ridge Road. Florence continued her education at the Morris High School. During her second year...
Elizabeth Grow
Apr 8, 2008
Elizabeth Astrid Jorde, daughter of Knute and Elvina (Aasland) Jorde, was born April 16, 1916 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, where she grew up and received her schooling, graduating from Thief River Falls High School. She continued her education at the Bemidji Teachers College in Bemidji, MN. On June 18, 1938 she was united in marriage to Howard Grow on...
Dorothy Kill
Apr 6, 2008
Dorothy Anna Roberts, daughter of Henry and Anna (Heidecker) Roberts, was born August 18, 1927 in Graceville, Minnesota, where she grew up and attended school, graduating from Graceville High School in 1945. She continued her education at secretarial school in Fargo, North Dakota, where she also learned her beautiful handwriting. Following her schooling, she worked as a telephone operator in...
Gary Ahrens
Apr 3, 2008
Gary Wayne Ahrens, son of Walter and Cleo (Worden) Ahrens, was born May 30, 1942 in Jackson, Minnesota. He was baptized the day he was born and confirmed in 1956 at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Okabena, MN. Gary grew up on a farm south of Okabena and attended school in Okabena, graduating in 1960 from Okabena High School. He...
David Pearson
Apr 2, 2008
David Harold Pearson, son of Harold and Beverly (Hennessy) Pearson, was born November 25, 1952 in Morris, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Hancock, Minnesota. David graduated from Glenwood High School in 1970. He continued his education at the Willmar Community College in Willmar, Minnesota, where he received an Associate Degree. David made his...
Wayne Alexander
Apr 2, 2008
Wayne Alexander, son of Dudley and Pauline (Dauph) Alexander, was born June 9, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Following his birth, his family moved to Senora, California, where he grew up and received his schooling. After his schooling in 1971, he enlisted in the United States Army, where he served for 12 years, being stationed around the world including, Hawaii...
Mabel Schmidgall
Apr 1, 2008
Mabel Kathryn Messner, daughter of Benjamin and Carrie (Miller) Messner, was born February 1, 1921 in Lafayette, Minnesota. She grew up and began her schooling in Winthrop, Minnesota, graduating from Winthrop High School in 1939. While growing up she worked in her father's meat market, grocery store and locker plant. Following her schooling, she worked at the Elgin Watch Factory...
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