Obituaries
Adeline Parmelee
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...
Otto Schaefer
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...
George Kill
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...
Mae Waller
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...
Milton Horgen
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...
Perry Anderson
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,...
Doris Telkamp
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...
Mable Ross
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...
Richard Schmidgall
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,...
Brian Brummond
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...
Corey Jergenson
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...
Myrtle Luthi
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...
Willard Braun
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...
Arlene Kenyon
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...
Patricia Cady
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...
Larry Nohl
Dec 19, 2008
Larry Dean Nohl, son of Lawrence and Sophie (Banwart) Nohl, was born December 7, 1944 in Morris , Minnesota . He grew up on the family farm near Hancock, and began his education in the Hancock Public School . While helping with the family farm, he also completed his education at the...
Helen Hennen
Dec 17, 2008
Helen Irene Beimel, daughter of John and Pauline (Ghelhar) Beimel, was born November 1, 1908 in Morris, Minnesota, where she grew up and was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. She attended and graduated Valedictorian from Morris High School in 1926. On June 24, 1926, she was united in marriage to John J. Hennen at Assumption Catholic Church...
Raymond Strand
Dec 17, 2008
Raymond Arnold Strand was born December 22, 1951 in Morris Minnesota to Arnold and Hazel (Kvale) Strand of Swan Lake Township. He attended public schools in Morris and graduated from the University of Minnesota , Morris in 1974 with a major in Biology and one class short of obtaining an English major....
Lloyd Hagen
Dec 16, 2008
Lloyd Raymond Hagen, son of Severt and Lydia (Tobeck) Hagen, was born July 23, 1920 in Artichoke Township in Big Stone County, Minnesota. He was baptized on August 22, 1920 by Reverend Waechter in Artichoke Township and confirmed on July 22, 1934 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Synnes Township by Reverend Ristow. Lloyd grew up in Stevens Township near Chokio,...
William Rinke
Dec 14, 2008
William Edward Rinke, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Rinke, was born November 12, 1915 at Wheaton, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm in the Wheaton/ Dumont area, where he also received his education. After his schooling, Bill began farming on the family farm. On October 30, 1938, he was united in marriage to Esther Rowland at St. John’s Lutheran...
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