Obituaries

Virginia Ledell Thymian

Virginia Ledell Thymian

Jul 28, 2011

Virginia Ledell Thymian was born on July 13, 1920, in Kingsley, Iowa to parents Marcus and Metta (Gist) Kehrberg. After a brief stay in Kentucky, the family moved to the Correll area and then to Clinton where she graduated from high school in 1940. On June 11, 1940, she was married to Roy Thymian at Clinton.In the early years of...

Bruno Herman Schwandt

Bruno Herman Schwandt

Jul 23, 2011

Bruno Herman Schwandt was born October 7, 1917, in Odessa, MN. He was one of three children born to Albert Hugo and Alvina (Schlueter) Schwandt. He was baptized November 4, 1917, and confirmed on March 20, 1932; both at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa. Bruno graduated from Odessa High School in 1937.Bruno joined the National Guard and it wasn't long...

Victor Lee Hentges

Victor Lee Hentges

Jul 22, 2011

Victor Lee Hentges was born November 11, 1944, in Blackduck, MN to Joseph and Dorothy (Lister) Hentges. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Blackduck and graduated from Blackduck High School in 1962 where he excelled in several sports. Vic was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers-Local 49, and worked construction his entire...

Stanley Jeitz

Stanley Jeitz

Jul 20, 2011

Stanley Junior Jeitz was born August 15, 1944 in Pope County, Minnesota, the son of Stanley John and Sue Florence (Harstad) Jeitz. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at West Zion Lutheran Church in rural Hancock. He grew up in Hoff Township of Pope County and attended grade school at District #29. Stanley graduated from Benson High...

Florene Beatha Matthies

Florene Beatha Matthies

Jul 14, 2011

Florene Beatha Schulz was born May 6, 1924, to Emil and Beatha (Hamann) Schulz in rural Holloway, MN. She grew up and attended school in the Holloway area.Florene cherished family time and sharing in family celebrations and activities. She loved flowers and shopping. She especially enjoyed collecting any type of item related to Red Cardinals, angels, and butterflies, and adorned...

Gladys Janet Christenson

Gladys Janet Christenson

Jul 11, 2011

Gladys Janet Christenson was born January 13, 1922, at rural Holloway to John and Louise (Erdman) Wente. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairfield Township.June 4, 1941, she was married to Willard O. Christenson at Trinity Lutheran Church, Fairfield Township. Willard and Gladys were married 47 years and the proud parents of five daughters. Their lifetime occupation...

Doris E. Syverson

Doris E. Syverson

Jul 10, 2011

Doris Elaine (Hagen) Syverson was born August 9, 1923 in Starbuck, Minnesota to Iver Martin and Ida Bertina (Johnson) Hagen. Doris was baptized on September 9, 1923 and confirmed on April 10, 1938 at the Inherred Lutheran Church by Pastor Gerhard O. Forde. She grew to womanhood on a farm in the White Bear Lake Township, attending grades 1-8 in...

Bonnie Ruth Diederich

Bonnie Ruth Diederich

Jul 7, 2011

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Glorraine Lavone Erickson

Glorraine Lavone Erickson

Jul 5, 2011

Glorraine Lavone Erickson was born November 12, 1940, in Lyons Township, Lyon County to parents Benjamin and Lydia (Bendix) Beadell. She was baptized December 29, 1940, at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Balaton, and was confirmed May 16, 1954, at Peace Lutheran Church at Echo. She graduated from Echo Public School.After graduating she was employed at Redwood Falls High...

Gerald Jerry Molden

Gerald Jerry Molden

Jul 1, 2011

Gerald Warren "Jerry" Molden was born November 9, 1945 in Appleton, Minnesota, the son of Warren and Doris (Christenson) Molden. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith. On July 9, 1966 he was married to Patricia Blair in Appleton. They were blessed with two children. Gerald worked on construction for years. He also worked for Hancock concrete. Jerry...

Esther Tostenson

Esther Tostenson

Jun 28, 2011

Esther Tostenson was born March 23, 1915 on the family farm in Swift County, Minnesota, the daughter of John J. and Anna Christine (Steen) Skare. She was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at Swift Falls Church. Esther attended school at District #13 through the eighth grade. On September 6, 1932, Esther was united in marriage to Milo Tostenson...

Michael Madden

Michael Madden

Jun 20, 2011

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Ruth Anna Roiland

Ruth Anna Roiland

Jun 13, 2011

Ruth Anna Roiland was born July 19, 1915, at Plainview, MN to August and Bertha (Reiter) Hansen. At age one she moved with her family to a farm southwest of Louisburg. She attended school at Louisburg and Bellingham and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1933.On April 16, 1944 she married Arnold Roiland in Bellingham. They farmed on farms in...

Carmen Robert Motzko

Carmen Robert Motzko

May 26, 2011

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Ginter O. Rice

Ginter O. Rice

May 25, 2011

Ginter O. Rice, 93, died Wednesday, May 25th, at the Golden Living Center in Benson. He was born January 13th, 1918 on a farm in Camp Lake Township, Swift County, to Julia and Oscar Rice. The second of seven children, he and his four sisters and two brothers were raised in rural Murdock. Fluent in Norwegian, he didn't learn English...

Catherine H. Lee

Catherine H. Lee

May 23, 2011

Catherine Helen Grealish Gilronan Lee was born May 10, 1920, the daughter of Martin and Helen Grealish in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. James Gilronan. She was baptized as an infant in St. Paul and confirmed into the Christian faith at St. Bridgets Catholic Church in DeGraff. She grew up in the De Graff and...

Nancy Lee

Nancy Lee

May 23, 2011

Nancy Lee, beloved mom, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to all passed away on Monday, May 23rd at her home in Appleton.This amazing woman loved life and lived it to the fullest. Nancy touched so many lives in so many special ways, and was loved and admired by all. She was very outgoing and was blessed with a terrific sense of...

Margaret E. Nelson

Margaret E. Nelson

May 19, 2011

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Dorothy M. Kent

Dorothy M. Kent

May 15, 2011

Dorothy Margery Kent was born October 15, 1923 to Carl and Hazel (Waller) Pederson of Donnelly, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed into the Kongsvinger Lutheran faith. She grew up in rural Donnelly and attended grade school and graduated from Alberta High School in 1943. She studied nursing after graduation and was employed at Morris Stevens County Hospital. Later she...

Lyle V. Krogstad

Lyle V. Krogstad

May 15, 2011

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