Obituaries

Merle Stoneberg

Merle Stoneberg

Sep 26, 2007

Merle Wayne Stoneberg, the son of Lawrence and Ada (Quackenbush) Stoneberg was born on May 5, 1919 in Stevens County, MN. He was baptized and later confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Donnelly, MN. Merle grew up in rural Donnelly, where he attended District 67 Country School, and graduated from Alberta High School in 1936. On October 19, 1941,...

Harvey Mathison

Harvey Mathison

Sep 12, 2007

Harvey Alvin Mathison, son of Thore and Emma (Erickson) Mathison, was born February 2, 1927 in Synnes Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. He was baptized and later confirmed on November 10, 1940 by Reverend N. C. Renslo at Reque Lutheran Church, rural Alberta. Harvey grew up in the Alberta area, where he attended District #24 County School until the 7th...

Louise Anderson

Louise Anderson

Sep 11, 2007

Louise Mary Ann Podtburg, daughter of John and Louise (Buntje) Podtburg, was born December 1, 1932 in Synnes Towniship in Stevens County, Minnesota. Louise grew up in Morris where she attended Morris Public Schools. On October 21, 1950, she was united in marriage to Gary L. Anderson at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Morris. Following their marriage, the couple along...

Lillian Koehl

Lillian Koehl

Sep 10, 2007

Lillian Mae Kempf, daughter of Ned and Ollie (Fehr) Kempf, was born May 24, 1920, in Roanoke, Illinois. She grew up and received her education at a country school in the Eureka, IL area. On May 24, 1942, she was united in marriage to Edward H. Koehl in Roanoke, Illinois. Following their marriage, the couple moved to the Hancock, MN...

Hazel Koons

Hazel Koons

Aug 30, 2007

Hazel Katherine Koons, daughter of Jacob and Katherine (Sangel) Koons, was born March 14, 1917 in Jackson County, Minnesota. Following High School, Hazel attended business school and also the West Central School of Agriculture in Morris. Following her schooling, she enlisted in the United States Navy on May 14, 1943, where she served in World War II. She received an...

Kurt Asmus

Kurt Asmus

Aug 28, 2007

Kurt Michael Asmus, son of Keith and Lynn (Larson) Asmus, was born April 7, 1974 in Morris, Minnesota. He was baptized on May 5, 1974 by Reverend John Malm and confirmed on May 7, 1989 by Reverend Peter Seaberg at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cyrus. He began his schooling in Cyrus and graduated from Hancock High School in 1992. Kurt...

Clara Moerke

Clara Moerke

Aug 28, 2007

Clara Marie Soland, daughter of Knute and Anna (Anderson) Soland, was born April 10, 1919 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm in Pomme de Terre Township in Northeast Grant County. She was baptized and confirmed at Hjerdahl Lutheran Church. On January 25, 1940, she was united in marriage to George Moerke in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. To...

Dorothy Lindor

Dorothy Lindor

Aug 26, 2007

Dorothy Joan Lindor, daughter of Neil and Nellie (Olson) Hopkins was born on March 12, 1925 at home in Westport Township, Pope County, Minnesota. She was baptized on October 4, 1929 at Villard Methodist Church. She grew up in Villard and graduated High School in 1943. Dorothy then attended Teachers Normal Training at Glenwood. She taught in rural Pope County...

Carol Tuttle

Carol Tuttle

Aug 25, 2007

Carol, daughter of Henry, Jr. and Sophia (Mauch) Burmeister, was born December 11, 1924, in Graceville, Minnesota. She graduated from Chokio High School in 1942 and continued her education at the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis. Carol's career as a secretary and stenographer began in Honolulu, Hawaii with the War Department at the Hawaii Ordinance Depot in 1944. After...

Bernice Jacoby

Bernice Jacoby

Aug 24, 2007

Bernice Elizabeth Jacoby, daughter of Albert and Mary (Benson) Berg was born on August 3, 1920 in Augsburg Township, Marshall County, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in rural Stephen, MN. She attended country school. She worked at a local restaurant and helped local farm families. On July 6, 1942 she married Clarence R. Jacoby at...

LaVaughn Thielke

LaVaughn Thielke

Aug 24, 2007

LaVaughn Eugene Thielke, son of Carl and Esther (Platow) Thielke was born on April 29, 1933 in Fairfield Township in Swift County, Minnesota. The family moved to the Clontarf area, where LaVaughn grew up on the family farm. He graduated from Benson High School in 1951. LaVaughn was united in marriage to Eyvonne Razink on March 2, 1954 at St....

Lola Michaelson

Lola Michaelson

Aug 18, 2007

Lola Mae Lange, daughter of Rolland and Cora (Wilson) Lange, was born November 29, 1927 in Everglade Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. Lola grew up in Stevens County, where she began her education in a country school while the family lived in the Donnelly area. They later lived in the Alberta area, where Lola continued her schooling, graduating from Alberta...

LeRoy Lanning

LeRoy Lanning

Aug 16, 2007

LeRoy Ardell Lanning, was born on February 12, 1920 at home in Erickson Township in Renville, Minnesota, to Brador and Agnes (Krogstad) Lanning. He went to country school till the 8th grade. At the time, he went to help his parents on the family farm. On November 16, 1943, he married Deloris Rosaasen at the First Lutheran Church Parsonage in...

Virgil Smith

Virgil Smith

Aug 13, 2007

Virgil William Smith was born April 2, 1924 in Mulkeytown, Illinois. Virgil's father died when he was about 10 years old. His mother later remarried. Virgil joined the Army when he was only 15 years old, having his mother sign for him. After the war started, he was sent to England and prepared for the Normandy invasion. He was with...

Russell Lundell

Russell Lundell

Aug 11, 2007

Russell Fredrick Lundell, son of Fred and Hazel (Bauer) Lundell, was born December 5, 1925 at the family home in Ortonville, MN, and was an impressive 10 A½ lb, healthy baby boy. Because Russ' father died two weeks after his birth, his mother moved the family to Delano, MN, to be closer to her family. In 1928, his mother remarried,...

Gladys Aaberg

Gladys Aaberg

Jul 23, 2007

Gladys Larson Aaberg, was born on April 4, 1913. She was the tenth child of 16 children born to Lars and Ingeborg (Bell) Hanson in Langhei Township in Pope County, Minnesota. She was baptized on May 12, 1913 at the East Zion Lutheran Church and was confirmed there on October 2, 1927. She attended Rural Country School District #99. Gladys...

Mary Cline

Mary Cline

Jul 21, 2007

Mary Kathleen Benson Cline was born on January 16, 1946 in the Swift County Hospital in Benson, Minnesota to the late Ben Oscar and Antoinette Willhelmina (Waters) Benson. Mary was the seventh out of eight children and the first one born in a hospital. She received the holy sacraments of Baptism, Holy Eucharist, Reconciliation and Confirmation in the St. Francis...

Harold Classen

Harold Classen

Jul 20, 2007

When Harold Classen heard a tune he liked, he had the ability to entertain his wife Leona and five children by teaching it to himself within minutes and then playing it on his beloved piano. During his lifetime, Harold taught himself hundreds of songs, and played for several dance bands without ever reading a note of sheet music. After evening...

Louise Smith

Louise Smith

Jul 13, 2007

Louise Ranae Smith, daughter of Laurel and Georgia (Harstad) Smith, was born March 10, 1949 in Morris, Minnesota, where she was baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church. She was confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Tooele, Utah. Louise began her schooling in Tacoma, WA and completed it in Tooele, Utah. In 1984, she returned to Morris and began working at the...

Joyce Goodyear

Joyce Goodyear

Jul 5, 2007

Joyce Virginia Van Dyke was born December 13, 1925, in Sheldon, Iowa to O.A. and Alice (Gaster) Van Dyke. She was baptized on June 29, 1930, and confirmed on March 3, 1949, by Reverend Gerhard Forde. She grew up and received her schooling in Sheldon Iowa. After graduating from high school, Joyce worked as a bookkeeper at a filling station....