Obituaries

Dec 19, 2007

Nota Gay Shanholtzer, daughter of O. A. and Nellie (Whittaker) Shanholtzer, was born July 30, 1913 in Stuart, Iowa. Nota was baptized on August 18, 1996 at the Hancock Evangelical Free Church. At a young age, her family moved to Palisade, Minnesota, where she grew up and received her schooling. On December 14, 1929, she was united in marriage to...

Dec 14, 2007

Teddy Harriet Fjeld, daughter of Sidney and (Hannah) Luella (Brown) Blaisdell was born on April 15, 1919 in Royalton, Minnesota. At the age of three Harriet moved with her family to Morris, where she has lived since. She was united in marriage to Roy Fjeld on August 8, 1940 in Morris. Harriet primarily was a homemaker but she did work...

Dec 14, 2007

Dec 13, 2007

Marvin Alford Thorson, son of Alfred and Syverina (Mallum) Thorson, was born June 26, 1922 in Rolling Forks Township in Pope County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at East Zion Lutheran Church of rural Starbuck. Marvin grew up in Rolling Forks and Langhei Townships and attended country school in district 62. He was united in marriage on August 31,...

Dec 12, 2007

Richard was born on the Sommer family farm seven miles south of Morris. The third of seven children, his parents, Jonathan and Rebecca Sommer, came to Stevens County from Iowa in 1914. After graduating from the West Central School of Agriculture, Richard began farming with his father. In 1939, Richard took flying lessons and bought the Piper Cub he learned...

Dec 9, 2007

Mary Jo Schmidgall, daughter of Richard and Corrine (Moser) Schmidgall, was born July 8, 1960 in Morris, Minnesota. She grew up and was baptized at the Hancock Christian Reformed Church. Mary began her schooling at the Hancock Elementary and in 1978 graduated from Hancock High School. She continued her education at Alexandria Technical College in the Accounting Program. On August...

Dec 8, 2007

Ira Donald Banister, son of Roy and Josie (Jenson) Banister, was born August 13, 1926 in Scott Township. He was baptized on December 3, 1926 and confirmed at the Bethany Lutheran Church. He received his schooling at Rural District Schools #4 and #5. In his younger years, he had a love of horses. On September 22, 1951, he was united...

Dec 4, 2007

Melvin J. C. Becker, son of Louis and (Ella) Spieker, was born July 3, 1919 in Synnes Township in Stevens County, Minnesota, where he grew up. He was baptized on July 20, 1919 by Reverend F. W. Pasche and confirmed on July 22, 1934 by Reverend C. W. Ristow at German Lutheran Church in Synnes Township. He attended school through...

Dec 3, 2007

Martha Jacobina Lee, daughter of Theodore and Emma (Gusdal) Lee, was born January 25, 1915 in Erickson, Manitoba. She was baptized and confirmed at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Danvers, Manitoba. On September 30, 1939, she was united in marriage to Clarence Erdahl of Donnelly, Minnesota. Martha and Clarence farmed west of Donnelly for almost 50 years. Martha was a...

Dec 2, 2007

Shirley Ann Hawkinson, daughter of Fred and Anna (Bruer) Hawkinson, was born June 3, 1931 in Morris, Minnesota. She grew up in Cyrus, where she was baptized in August, 1931 and confirmed March 25, 1945 at Scandia East Lutheran Church. She began her schooling at the Cyrus Grade School and later graduated from Cyrus High School. Following her schooling, Shirley...

Nov 26, 2007

Ella Helen Jeske, daughter of William and Ida (Sarinske) Jeske, was born February 15, 1920 in Glenwood City, Wisconsin. She grew up in a family of 12 siblings and at an early age, moved to St. Paul to live with her Aunt Anna. While in St. Paul, she trained as a beautician and met Wilbert Koosmann through members of his family. The couple...

Nov 24, 2007

Agnes Margaret Fergen, daughter of Henry and Helen (Weber) Fergen, was born May 29, 1930 on the family farm in Davidson County, South Dakota. She attended St. Peter and Paul Parochial Grade School in Dimock South Dakota and high school in Ethan, South Dakota. She was united in marriage to Oliver Boehmer on November 22, 1950 at St. Peter and...

Nov 24, 2007

Duane Allen Solvie, son of Raymond and Marion (Halverson) Solvie, was born December 5, 1935 in New Prairie Township in Pope County, Minnesota. Dewey was baptized January 1936 and confirmed in May, 1949 at what is now Trinity Lutheran Church in Cyrus. He grew up in the Cyrus area, where he began his schooling, graduating from Cyrus High School in...

Nov 24, 2007

LeRoy John Ascheman, son of Henry and Rose (Bach) Ascheman, was born April 15, 1943 in Fairfield Township in Swift County, Minnesota, where he grew up. He was baptized in Hegbert Township at St. Agnes Catholic Church. He began his schooling in Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School in 1961. Following his schooling, Roy enlisted in the United States...

Nov 23, 2007

Adeline Myra Amundson Barsness was born on April 3, 1920, in Langhei Township to Amund and Mary Amundson. Adeline was baptized May 2, 1920 by Rev. Christopher Pederson at East Zion Lutheran Church, confirmed March 25, 1934 by Rev. Casper Johnshoy at Fron Lutheran Church. Adeline has always lived in or near Starbuck, where she grew up with three sisters...

Nov 23, 2007

Harold John Gorder, son of Harold and Inger (Thompson) Gorder, was born February 3, 1935 in White Bear Lake Township in Pope County, Minnesota. John was the last child born at home by Dr. A.F. Giesen. He was baptized on March 10, 1935 and confirmed in March, 1949 at Indherred Lutheran Church by Reverend Gerhard O. Forde. He attended Starbuck...

Nov 21, 2007

Richard "Bud" Allenspach was born January 26, 1920 in Campbell, Minnesota to Albert and Martha (Witt) Allenspach. He worked and lived on the family farm with his four brothers and five sisters until the age of 17. He attended school in Campbell through the 7th grade. After the death of his father and older brother, Art, he moved to Hancock...

Nov 18, 2007

Nov 15, 2007

Minnie Irene Griese, daughter of Hiram and Rosa (Hagebuck) Griese, was born April 30, 1915 in Dolliver, Iowa, where she grew up and received her schooling. On September 16, 1933, she was united in marriage to Byron Tirevold. The couple made their home in the Dolliver area until March of 1940, when they moved to Chokio. The couple farmed in...

Nov 10, 2007

Bonita Dallenbach died on Saturday, November 10, 2007, at the West Wind Village in Morris. Bonita June Burmeister was born on January 27, 1931 in Morris, Minnesota, to Henry, Jr. and Sophia (Mauch) Burmeister. She graduated from Chokio High School in 1949 where she sang in the choir and served as a highly skilled member of the tumbling team. Bonnie...