Obituaries

Jan 24, 2009

Daniel Jon Carlson, 3 rd child born to Lauren and Barbara (Dorweiler) Carlson, was born June 10, 1961 in Minneapolis , Minnesota . Dan grew up and received his schooling in the Chokio, Minnesota area, graduating from Chokio-Alberta High School in 1979. He then went on to attend South Dakota State University...

Jan 21, 2009

Agnes Selia Himango, daughter of Isaac and Caroline (Syverson) Clifgard was born March 9, 1909 in Blue Mounds Township. She grew up and received her schooling in the Starbuck area. On November 22, 1941 she was united in marriage to Rudolph Himango. From this union 2 sons were born. The couple made their home on the farm where Agnes grew up. They lived on the...

Jan 19, 2009

Raymond Edward Jost, son of Frank and Willamina (Zaehringer) Jost, was born January 29, 1929, on the family farm near Morris , Minnesota . Ray was one of nine children, and lived on the same farm three miles west of Morris his entire 79 years. He attended country school just down the...

Jan 17, 2009

Tilford Martin “Pat” Olson passed peacefully into eternal life on January 17, 2009 at the Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood , MN .

Pat was born in Glenwood , MN . on September 21, 1919 to Fred T. and Alma (Mickelson) Olson. Pat...

Jan 15, 2009

John DeGier, son of John Sr. and Maartje (DeJong) DeGier, was born August 10, 1909 in Haarlememeer, Holland . John was baptized in the Netherlands , and then in 1911, his family immigrated to southwestern North Dakota near South Heart, where they began farming. They later moved to a farm in the...

Jan 14, 2009

Addie (Hanson) Parmelee was born as one of eight children to Jens and Bertha (Skeslien) Hanson on January 12, 1922 on the family homestead in Langhie Township, Pope County. The granddaughter of Norwegian immigrants, Addie first spoke Norwegian and didn’t begin learning English until entering the Pope County School District. She was an excellent student with a keen interest for...

Jan 14, 2009

Otto Schaefer, son of Henry and Caroline (Joos) Schaefer, was born January 14, 1916 at Hancock , MN . He attended school at District #65 in Moore Township until the age of 13, at which time he worked on the family farm until 1937. He then worked as a carpenter for Tony...

Jan 12, 2009

George Steve Kill died on January 12, 2009 at the age of 87 after a brief illness. He was the son of William John Kill and Josephine (Majerus) Kill. He was born on April 20, 1921, on his parents’ farm 4 miles north of Morris and lived his entire life in the Morris/Chokio area. On November 23, 1943 he married...

Jan 11, 2009

Eileen Mae Corcoran, daughter of Timothy and Charlotte (Cunningham) Corcoran, was born February 12, 1912 in Rolfe, Iowa, where she was baptized on February 26, 1912 by J.M. Mallinger. Mae grew up in Donnelly, where she received her schooling. On November 24, 1931, she was united in marriage to Hiram Waller in Donnelly, Minnesota. Following their marriage, Mae and Hiram...

Jan 11, 2009

Milton James Horgen was born to Albert and Gina (Livgard) Horgen on July 21, 1922, at home in Yellow Medicine County near Clarkfield, Minnesota. He grew up on farms near Boyd, Minnesota, where he attended grade school and later graduated from high school. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyd, MN. He married Adair Phelps on...

Jan 9, 2009

Perry John Anderson was born June 15, 1927, son of Edwin August Anderson and Madge Irene Clark of rural Donnelly, Minnesota. In 1951, he married Muriel Ardell Polzen from Winfred, SD. Perry and Muriel farmed near Donnelly where they raised four children. After retiring in 1985, he sold hearing aids until 1993 when Muriel and he began wintering in Yuma,...

Jan 9, 2009

Doris Gertrude Johnson, the fifth of nine children born to George and Dena (Weltzin) Johnson, was born April 29, 1921 in Hamlet Township , Renville County near Mohall , North Dakota . She was baptized at St. John’s Church in Renville Township , North Dakota . The family moved to Minnesota in...

Jan 9, 2009

Mable Marie Woodfork, daughter of Edward and Ordelia “Tina” (Schlinker) Woodfork, was born November 12, 1919 in Silverleaf , North Dakota . Mable grew up in Ellendale , North Dakota , where she attended grade school and later graduated from Ellendale High School . She continued her education at Ellendale...

Jan 8, 2009

Richard Robert Schmidgall, son of Henry and Emma (Koehl) Schmidgall, was born March 27, 1924 in Hancock, Minnesota. He grew up and received his education in Hancock, graduating from Hancock High School in 1942. Richard spent his first summer working for Hancock Concrete in Salina, KS. He then entered the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged after World War II. When he returned home,...

Jan 7, 2009

Brian Curtis Brummond, son of Curtis “Bud” and Elizabeth (Boldt) Brummond, was born September 18, 1959 in Breckenridge , Minnesota , where he grew up and attended school. He graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1978. Brian continued his education at Brown Institute in Minneapolis , graduating in 1979 with a degree...

Jan 1, 2009

Corey Michael Jergenson, son of Robert and Barb (Hoyer) Jergenson, was born November 26, 1971 in Morris, Minnesota. Corey grew up in the Morris area, where he attended Morris Area High School, graduating in 1990. He then attended Alexandria Vo-Tech for one year before returning to Morris, where he worked with his father and brother on the family mink farm. Corey also worked...

Dec 30, 2008

Myrtle Irene (Larson) Luthi was born to Olaus and Ruby Larson on March 22, 1917 at home in Nora Township , Pope County MN . She was baptized and confirmed at Nora Lutheran Church and attended Pope County School District #50. She married Albert Luthi on Feb. 22, 1949. Together they lived...

Dec 30, 2008

Willard John Braun, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Holland) Braun, was born August 22, 1922 in Morris, Minnesota. Willard, known by his family as “Kye”, lived on the family farm near Morris and began his education at St. Mary’s School in Morris. The family later moved to the Herman area, where they farmed for a short time. In 1936, they...

Dec 28, 2008

Arlene Janet Kenyon, daughter of Edmund and Wilma (Graham) Kenyon, was born July 24, 1943 in Graceville, Minnesota. Arlene began her schooling in Barry, Minnesota and lived in the Graceville area until 1952, when her family moved to Morris. She then attended County School District #39 and went on to attend Morris High School, graduating in 1961. In 1963, she...

Dec 23, 2008

Patricia LaMae Kroening, daughter of Arthur and Lydia (Schmid) Kroening, was born June 24, 1935 in Springfield, Minnesota, where she grew up and attended and graduated from Springfield Public School. Following her schooling, Pat lived in New Ulm, MN, where she worked for Brown County as Deputy Clerk of Court. On June 15, 1961, she was united in marriage to...