Obituaries

Sep 29, 2009

Janet Mae (Chavis) Riley was born August 12, 1947. Jan grew up in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. She has lived in the Morris area for the last 20 years. Married 43 glorious years to the same soul mate and love of her life. Jan died on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at West Wind Village in Morris, MN, having lived to reach...

Sep 23, 2009

Margaret Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Holland) Braun, was born May 7, 1932 at the Barrett Ranch in Herman, Minnesota. For the first seven years of Margaret’s schooling she attended country school near Herman. She then went to the Donnelly School for a few years and later graduated from Alberta High School in Alberta. On September 6, 1951,...

Sep 21, 2009

Bonita Gayle Stahler was born in St Paul MN on August 12, 1918 to parents Roy Harrison Giberson and Ellen Ostrom Giberson, long time residents of Morris.

Bonnie attended Morris Public Schools , graduated from Morris High School 1936. She attended Doane College , in Crete Nebraska and graduated from University of Minnesota...

Sep 20, 2009

Bernard Roy Schneider, son of John and Helen (Kuklok) Schneider, was born August 11, 1917 in Swanville, Minnesota, where he grew up and attended Country School District #11. Ben was baptized, received his First Communion and was confirmed at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Flensburg, Minnesota. On July 9, 1942, Ben entered the United States Army Air Corps, where...

Sep 19, 2009

Melvin Floyd Reynolds, son of Charles and Bessie (Hollister) Reynolds, was born December 27, 1932 in Morris , MN . He grew up in the Donnelly area where he completed his schooling. In 1959, Melvin joined the United States Army where he was stationed at Fort Worth in MO until he was...

Sep 17, 2009

Martha Mauch, daughter of Edward and Elsie (Faatz) Mauch, was born August 10, 1916 in Dallas, South Dakota, where she grew up. She lived for a time in a sod home. She graduated from Milboro High School in Milboro, South Dakota. On May 9, 1939, she was united in marriage to Archibald Burmeister in Chokio, MN. The couple made their...

Sep 15, 2009

Anita Louise (Eddy) Lindgren was born on April 15, 1947 in Minneapolis, MN to Scott and Germaine (Pomerleau) Eddy. She attended and graduated from Holy Angels Academy in Richfield, MN. She had a genuine desire to care for others, so she continued her education at St. Mary’s College in Minneapolis, MN graduating with a degree in nursing. She worked as...

Sep 14, 2009

Donald Herbert Woodke was born August 30, 1931 in Swan Lake Township to Herbert and Adela (Koehntop) Woodke. Donald was baptized October 11, 1931 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Swan Lake Township. He was confirmed May 20, 1945 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. He attended District 38 in Swan Lake Township and graduated from The West Central School of Agriculture in...

Sep 11, 2009

Dorothy Eleanor Schott was born on March 25, 1917 in Havana, North Dakota to Adlow and Rosetta (Bauman) Parrow. She was the oldest of thirteen children. Her father was a farmer and the family moved several times as Dorothy was growing up. They lived for a time near Clinton, Minnesota then moved near Ortonville where they lived for...

Sep 2, 2009

Gladwyn August Kaehler, son of Alfred and Amelia (Knopp) Kaehler, was born May 16, 1927 in Morris, Minnesota. He grew up in Synnes Township in Stevens County and attended country school in rural Alberta, MN. Following his schooling, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving until 1947, when he received an honorable discharge. Following his discharge, Bud returned to...

Aug 22, 2009

Roy Alvin Jesness, son of Alfred and Clara (Carlson) Jesness, was born May 14, 1914 in Swan Lake Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. Roy was baptized and confirmed at Scandia Lutheran Church, rural Cyrus, MN. He attended the West Central School of Agriculture in Morris, MN. While attending school and following his schooling, Roy worked on the family farm with...

Aug 12, 2009

Erling Stoa Brevig, son of Joseph and Christie (Stoa) Brevig, was born March 31, 1922 in Starbuck, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church by Reverend G. O. Forde. He attended and graduated from Starbuck High School. Following his schooling he worked on the farm with this father and brother. On February 5, 1972, he was united...

Aug 10, 2009

Helen Virginia Fynboh Lawson was born January 12, 1919 in Lyon County, Minnesota to Carl & Cora Fynboh. While still an infant her family moved to the Sebeka, MN area where she grew up. She was baptized and confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran Church. During her senior year of high school, her family moved to a farm near Donnelly, MN. Helen...

Aug 5, 2009

Alice Margaret Ecklund, daughter of John and Anna (Johannsdotter) Ecklund, was born June 19, 1914 in Quiring Township in North Beltrami County, Minnesota. She attended Kelliher High School, graduating in 1932. On June 30, 1935, she was united in marriage to Leo Hebert. Following their marriage the couple farmed and raised their two children. They retired in 1980. Leo died...

Aug 5, 2009

Herbert Martin Drewes, son of John and Christina (Lorenzen) Drewes, was born May 30, 1922 in Morris, Minnesota, where he grew up and was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church by Pastor Pilgrim. Following his schooling, Herb worked on the family farm before enlisting in the United States Navy in September of 1942. He served in WWII until January,...

Aug 2, 2009

Merlin Alvin Beyer, son of Alvin and Gertrude (Arnold) Beyer was born on March 20, 1934 in Marysland Township in Swift County. He grew up on a farm in rural Hancock. He attended the West Central School of Agriculture, and was a graduate of the class of 1951. Upon graduation he began farming, but his career was cut short by...

Aug 2, 2009

Warren Otis Aaberg, son of Hans and Clara (Dokken) Aaberg, was born October 2nd, 1923 at his parents home in Starbuck where he grew up and professed Jesus as his Lord and Savior at the age of 15.  He attended Country School in Starbuck and Benson.  At age 15 he started driving truck for his brother Harris.  In January 1942...

Jul 28, 2009

Myrtice Catherine Espelien, daughter of Conrad and Mathilda (Monson) Maanum, was born June 25, 1914 in Hoff Township in Pope County, Minnesota, where she grew up. She was baptized and confirmed at West Zion Lutheran Church, rural Hancock, Minnesota. Myrtice attended and graduated from Benson High School. Following her schooling, she worked at JC Penny’s and at Fingerhut in Benson,...

Jul 28, 2009

Margery Elizabeth Koehl, daughter of Chris and Elizabeth (Messner) Koehl, was born August 3, 1913 in Larchwood, Iowa. At a young age, Margery’s family moved to Morris, Minnesota, where she grew up and attended school. She later graduated from Morris Public Schools. Following her schooling, she moved to Peoria, Illinois, where she worked for Bell Telephone Company. When she retired...

Jul 25, 2009

Elmer Louis Meierding Jr., son of Elmer Sr. and Elsie (Ohnesorge) Meierding, was born June 9, 1941, at his parent’s home in Clements, Minnesota where he grew up and was baptized at Morgan Methodist Church and confirmed at New Avon Methodist Church. Elmer attended Clements grade school and then 7 – 10 grades attended Redwood Falls, MN. Elmer spent 11-12...