Obituaries
Emil Anderson
Oct 31, 2005
Emil Alfred Anderson, son of Andrew and Thea (Christofferson) Anderson, was born June 7, 1908 on the family farm in Rendsville Township, near Donnelly, Minnesota. Emil was baptized and later confirmed at Kongsvinger Lutheran Church, where he has been a life-long, dedicated member. Emil also received his education in a rural school in the Donnelly area. He began working on...
Dorothy Pederson
Oct 30, 2005
Dorothy Ruth (Windhorn) Pederson was born on March 20, 1926 in New Ulm, MN to Edwin and Elizabeth (Schilling) Windhorn. She was baptized and confirmed at Friedens Evangelical Free Church in New Ulm. Dorothy attended school in New Ulm and graduated in 1944. She then attended Mankato State Teacher's College. She came to Starbuck to begin her teaching career in...
Mae Zimmerman
Oct 29, 2005
Mae Helen Zimmerman was born on May 15, 1921 at Hutchinson, Minnesota to Reinhold and Christina (Tegtmeier) Lueneburg. As a young child the family moved to a farm near Herman. Mae attended Bethlehem Lutheran Church and was confirmed in 1937. She attended Herman Public School and graduated in 1939. She was united in marriage to Harold Zimmerman of Chokio on...
Frank Fox
Oct 29, 2005
Frank John Fox was born on March 9, 1906 in rural Reels Valley, Wisconsin to Frank and Mary (Keller) Fox. Frank was the 9th child born into a family of 7 brothers and 1 sister. Frank grew up in rural Reels Valley, where he rode his pony to attend a one room country school. The family moved to Tomah, where...
Camille Sylvester
Oct 27, 2005
Camille Janet Bruzek was born to Roman Catholic, Czechoslovakian immigrants, John and Anna (Voight) Bruzek, on May 30, 1914. She was raised on a country farm south of Alexandria, Minnesota. Until she was fourteen years old, she resided there with her parents and two brothers, Paul and Emil. As a very young teenager, she left home and moved to Chicago...
Reuben Pasche
Oct 22, 2005
Reuben Martin Albert Pasche, son of Reverend Friedrich and Martha (Wiedenheft) Pasche, was born September 14, 1912 in Horton Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. He was baptized on October 6, 1912 in Horton Township and confirmed on April 10, 1927 in Atwater, Minnesota by his father, Rev. F. E. Pasche. Reuben grew up in Eden Valley, Minnesota, where he graduated...
Inga Mithun
Oct 21, 2005
Inga Marie Sandvig, daughter of Ole and Anna Raaum Sandvig, was born October 21, 1908 near Cyrus. She was confirmed on October 5, 1924 at Nora North Evangelical Lutheran Church near Cyrus. She attended Country School through the 6th grade. When Inga was old enough she went to work helping others doing housework and painting. On July 10, 1926, she...
Deloris Lanning
Oct 10, 2005
Deloris was born January 29, 1926 to Alvin and Hazel (Johnson) Rosaasen in Sacred Heart, Minnesota. She was baptized on April 1, 1926 at Our Savior?s Lutheran Church in Sacred Heart, on her grandmother, Carrie Rosaasen?s birthday. On May 18, 1940, she was confirmed at the same church. Hazel passed away when Deloris was 1 year old. She went to...
William Griffith
Sep 24, 2005
William Claire Griffith was born on September 12, 1924 in Mason City, Iowa to parents, Kirby and Eva Rae (Griffith) Griffith. He graduated from Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis. Following graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy, serving in WWII. Bill married Joyce Hanson on December 5, 1948 in Northome, MN. After a few years of dairy farming, Bill...
Muriel Deaner
Sep 13, 2005
Muriel Ann Deaner was born on May 28, 1930 in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, to parents, Arnold and Stella (Ireland) Boe. She lived in Shell Lake until the age of three, when the family moved to Tower, Minnesota. She received her education in the public schools, graduating from Tower High School in 1948. She then attended and graduated from the Minneapolis...
Eleanor Lee
Sep 7, 2005
Eleanor Ruth Caroline (Pederson) Lee passed away peacefully in the Moorhead Healthcare Center. Eleanor was born to Carl and Margaret Pederson December 15, 1910. Eleanor was born in Glenwood, MN, and graduated with honors from Glenwood High School and went on to receive her teaching degree at Normal Training School. She taught for 8 years. She was united in marriage...
Elsie Meyer
Sep 6, 2005
Elsie Ella Haack, daughter of Wilhelm and Sophie (Klukas) Haack, was born December 8, 1909 in Rock Lake Township in Lyon County, Minnesota. She was baptized into the Christian Church and Confirmed on May 27, 1923 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Balaton, Minnesota. Elsie attended and graduated from Springfield High School in 1926. On October 2, 1930, she was...
Lucille Blomgren
Sep 4, 2005
Lucille Blomgren, 96, formerly of Morris, died Sunday, September 4, 2005 at the home of Rita and Don Mays, Richmond, KY, (her daughter and husband). She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl; an infant daughter, Deloris; three brothers and three sisters. Lucille was born in Ihlen, MN July 30, 1909 to Frank and Ida Price. On March 12,...
Eunice Croom
Aug 27, 2005
Eunice Faye Ahrens, was born on July 25, 1920 in Graceville, Minnesota, the daughter of August and Ida (Eckhart) Ahrens. Eunice was baptized on August 29, 1920 and confirmed in 1937 by Reverend Gustav A. Pilgrim at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Chokio, where she also grew up. Eunice graduated from Morris High School and continued her education at the...
Thelma Sullivan
Aug 24, 2005
Thelma Vera Bratton, daughter of Harry and Grace (Jones) Bratton, was born July 6, 1919 in Bison, South Dakota, where she grew up and attended elementary and junior high school. The family then moved to the Herman, Minnesota area, where she continued her education and graduated from Herman High School in 1938. As a young girl she worked for several...
Pearl Olson
Aug 23, 2005
Pearl Jeanette Smith, daughter of Frank and Sophie (Rydberg) Smith, was born July 14, 1915 in Morris, Minnesota, where she grew up and attended school. On January 22, 1937, she was united in marriage to Willie Olson in Morris. The couple made their home in the Stevens County area, where Pearl was a busy homemaker with six children. In 1954,...
Helen Ryhn
Aug 19, 2005
Helen was born on a farm northeast of Morris on May 24, 1911 to Aldis and Bessie (McDougal) Brisbane. She was baptized into the Christian faith in the Congregational Church by Reverend H. H. Symans. Helen graduated from Morris High School in 1929 and then attended Moorhead State Teachers College. Upon completion of her Teachers Degree, she taught in Rochester,...
Floyd Benson
Aug 11, 2005
Floyd Iver Benson, was born August 23, 1929 to Nels and Edith (Peterson) Benson in Argyle, Minnesota, where Floyd grew up and attended school. In 1946, Floyd entered the military service. On October 15, 1952, Floyd was united in marriage to Doris Lieberg of Warren, Minnesota. To this union three sons were born. They moved to Kentucky, where Floyd continued...
Arnold Hollen
Aug 9, 2005
Arnold Hollen, son of Arnold Sr. and Myrtle (Danielson) Hollen, was born December 21, 1929 in Williston, North Dakota. At a young age, his family moved to Willmar, Minnesota where Arnie was confirmed at the Vinje Lutheran Church. He received his schooling in Willmar, where he graduated from Willmar High School in 1949. Arnie enlisted in the Navy in 1950,...
Rupert Larsen
Jul 30, 2005
Rupert Gustav Larsen was born February 11, 1920 to Ludwig and Sarah (Olsson) Larsen in Stevens Township in Stevens County. He grew up on the family farm while attending Reque Lutheran Church and School District #30. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and served at camps near Ely and Grand Marais. Rupert married Alice Beebe in 1942 and moved to...
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