Obituaries

Apr 1, 2006

George Ras, Sr., was born on August 1, 1918 in Marum, Holland, the 8th of 12 children; he was the son of Albert and Henrietta (Middel) Ras. At the age of 22 months, he emigrated with his family to the United States. The family lived in New Jersey, Montana, and Crookston, MN, before arriving in Hancock, MN. George worked for...

Mar 28, 2006

Augusta Bernice "Gussie" Long, daughter of Fred and Julia (Burklan) Long, was born July 9, 1921 in Stevens County, Minnesota. She grew up and received her schooling in Synnes Township near Alberta, MN. On March 26, 1938, she was united in marriage to Milias "Shorty" Jorgenson in Sisseton, SD. Following their marriage, the couple lived and farmed in the Alberta...

Mar 26, 2006

Esther Irene Pfister was born at Fort Scott, Kansas on May 21, 1915 to Jacob and Anna (Huber) Pfister. She attended Center School through 8th grade, stayed home one year before attending and eventually graduating from Fort Scott High School. Following her high school graduation, she worked as a secretary at the Western Insurance Company in Fort Scott. She repented...

Mar 12, 2006

Sharon Ann Carlin, daughter of Edward and Vivian (Corcoran) Carlin, was born July 10, 1939 at Morris, Minnesota. She grew up in the Herman area, and began her schooling at St. Mary's School in Morris. She later attended school in Hoffman, graduating in 1957. On January 24, 1959, she was united in marriage to Arthur Uphoff at St. Charles Borromeo...

Mar 11, 2006

Charles Jacob Schmidt, son of Henry and Mary (Van Kempen) Schmidt, was born January 24, 1916 in Morris, Minnesota, where he grew up and received his schooling. Following his schooling, he began to farm in Hodges Township in Stevens County. On September 20, 1939, he was united in marriage to Irene Powers in Morris. The couple remained in Stevens County,...

Mar 9, 2006

Wesley Walter Ernst Jr. was born at Holy Trinity Hospital in Graceville, Minnesota on October 9, 1928. He was the only child and beloved son of Emma and Wesley W. Ernst Sr. His early years were spent in Alberta, where he attended first through eighth grade. His family then moved to Morris, where he attended high school. During high school...

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...

Mar 4, 2006

Dorothy Marie Willhite, daughter of Otto and Mabel (Compton) Willhite, was born March 16, 1921 at Milroy, MN. After growing up in a Minnesota farm family, Dorothy graduated from the Hoffman High School, and immediately began her Normal Training in Wheaton. After receiving her teaching certificate, Dorothy began teaching at the age of 17 at rural schools in Stevens County....

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

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 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 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...