Obituaries

Mar 4, 2006

Alfred C. Trumble was born in Long Prairie, Minnesota to Julius Gilbert Trumble and Marie Ann (Dempsey) Trumble on May 30, 1932. His parents owned and operated a dairy and livestock farm in Reynolds Township in Todd County. Alfred grew up in Long Prairie on this farm and graduated from Long Prairie High School in 1950. Alfred joined the National...

Feb 17, 2006

Charles Edward Lida, son of Clarence and Virgie (Peterson) Lida, was born on January 29, 1939 in Starbuck. He was baptized on February 21, 1939 and confirmed on June 21, 1953 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lowry. He attended grade school in Lowry and high school in Morris, where he earned a varsity letter in swimming. He continued his...

Feb 16, 2006

Franz Karl Lubenow, son of Karl Wilhelm Lubenow and Berta Emilie Wilhelmine Geb: Nitz, was born in Neustettin, Germany on September 24, 1904. He was baptized in Gellin and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Huetten, Germany. At the age of 22, he immigrated to the United States, where he worked as a hired-hand for his uncle, who lived near...

Feb 10, 2006

Bertha Minnie Stredde, daughter of Fredrich and Ulinka (Martens) Stredde, was born November 11, 1922 in Bridgewater, South Dakota, where she was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church. She grew up in South Dakota and received her education at a country school. In the mid 1940's, Bertha moved to California, where she worked in a grocery store as...

Feb 8, 2006

Hannah Stangeland, daughter of Ole and Cecelia (Aarthun) Stangeland, was born November 4, 1911 in Revere, Minnesota. Her family lived in Redwood County until she was seven years old, when they moved to Barsness Township in Pope County. She was confirmed October 3, 1926 at West Zion Lutheran Church. She attended School Districts #51 and #73 and graduated in 1926....

Feb 5, 2006

Elizabeth Ann Axtmann, was born on December 11, 1974, the daughter of Joseph and Kathleen (Ermer) Axtmann, in Fargo, North Dakota. Elizabeth lived in Fargo and several other North Dakota cities before moving to Morris with her family. Elizabeth grew up in Morris and graduated from Morris Area High School. Following graduation, Elizabeth lived in several places in Minnesota before...

Feb 5, 2006

Sophus Thomas Benson, was born May 5, 1922 to John E. and Carrie (Oneson) Benson in Palo Alto County in Cylinder, Iowa. Sophus's family moved to Morris in 1926, where they lived and farmed on the west side of Long Lake in Framnas Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. In 1939, Sophus went to C.C.C. Camp at Two Harbors, Minnesota for...

Feb 2, 2006

Glenn Ervin Burnham, son of Fred and Pearle (Varnum) Burnham, was born September 5, 1913 on the family farm in Walden Township in Pope County, where he grew up and attended country school. He continued his education at the West Central School of Agriculture in Morris, where he graduated in 1930. On June 23, 1934, he was united in marriage...

Jan 30, 2006

Vera Matteson Peterson was born to DeVilla and Letticia (Nelson) on November 25, 1909 in Appleton. She passed away on January 30, 2006 at the age of 96 years. She was a resident of the West Wind Village in Morris at the time of her death. Vera received her education in the Appleton school, where she graduated on June 3,...

Jan 30, 2006

Jan 26, 2006

LeRoy "Roy" August Lesmeister, son of Zeno and Ida (Jost) Lesmeister, was born August 31, 1918 in Montrose, Missouri. He traveled with his parents and two older brothers to the Morris area. Roy was united in marriage to Alice Podratz on October 10, 1940. This union was blessed with five children: Dennis, Janice, Richard, Joseph "Ricky" and Judy. The couple...

Jan 26, 2006

Clara Francis Satzer, daughter of Michael and Francis (Tichner) Satzer, was born September 29, 1899 in Pepperton Township in Stevens County, Minnesota, where she grew up and began her schooling at a country school. She finished her schooling in Alberta. She was united in marriage to Joseph Nagl in September of 1928. The couple made their home near Morris and...

Jan 17, 2006

Suzanne Evelyn Kantor, daughter of John and Suzanne (Sikora) Kantor, was born July 14, 1911 in Navsi, Austria (Czech Republic), where she grew up and began her schooling. She was baptized as a baby at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Navsi and in 1927 baptized again in the Olsa River at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Navsi, which her father...

Jan 14, 2006

Helen Anna Neeseman, daughter of Harry and Henrietta (Krupke) Neeseman, was born December 6, 1914 in Moore Township, near Hancock, Minnesota. She grew up in Moore Township and began her education at rural school District #45, graduating from Hancock High School in 1932. On October 4, 1934, she was united in marriage to Harry W. Hoffman. The couple made their...

Jan 11, 2006

Norma Aletha Hanson, daughter of Olaf and Marie (Ekern) Hanson, was born July 12, 1909 in Brandt, South Dakota, where she grew up and received her schooling. She was confirmed on May 4, 1924 in Brandt. On February 19, 1935 she was united in marriage to Joseph Finnegan in Revillo, South Dakota. Following their marriage the couple farmed in Grant...

Jan 8, 2006

Dorothy Elizabeth Kaye, daughter of Jim and Bertha (Marcks) Kaye, was born October 11, 1916 in South St. Paul, Minnesota. She grew up in South St. Paul and graduated from South St. Paul High School. On June 12, 1936, she was united in marriage to Alois Balluff in South St. Paul, where the couple made their home until Al was...

Jan 5, 2006

Thomas Lee Gillespie was born to Merle B. Gillespie and Lena M. (Thiessen) Gillespie on December 13, 1939 in Sutherland, IA. Tom attended K-10 at Sutherland Elementary and Sutherland High School. June of 1956, Tom and his parents moved to Morris, where he graduated in 1958. Tom joined the Iowa National Guard in February of 1957. On February 15, 1965,...

Jan 2, 2006

Raymond E. Bouma, was born on June 16, 1917 in Leota, Minnesota; he was the son of Henry and Clara (Ver Steeg) Bouma. As a young child he moved with his family to Hancock, Minnesota, where he attended School District #17 through the 8th grade and worked on the family farms. During those early years in Hancock, he also worked...

Dec 26, 2005

Helen Margaret (Aune) Kyvig was born January 14, 1915 in Starbuck, Minnesota to Martin Aune originally from Trondheim, Norway and Alida (Strandness) Aune from Lowry, Minnesota. Helen was baptized and confirmed at Minnewaska Lutheran Church in Starbuck, where she had been a life-long member. Helen attended elementary school at District #41 and graduated from Starbuck High School in 1932. After...

Dec 19, 2005

Gloria Elsie Genevieve Johnson, daughter of Carl and Caroline (Oppegaard) Johnson, was born January 14, 1916 in Walcott, North Dakota, where she was also baptized into the Lutheran Faith. On June 1, 1930, she was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Battle Lake, MN by Pastor O.F. Bratten. After graduating from high school, Gloria attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls,...