Obituaries

Edward Koehntop

Edward Koehntop

May 24, 2007

Edward Clarence Koehntop, son of Carl and Augusta (Woodke) Koehntop, was born January 2, 1916 in Swan Lake Township in Stevens County, Minnesota, where he was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. He grew up on the family farm and received his schooling at the country school in Swan Lake Township. Following his schooling he continued to farm on...

Fern Smith

Fern Smith

May 24, 2007

Fern Leona Sperr, daughter of Charlie and Florence (Smith) Sperr, was born on July 23, 1921 in Donnelly Township in Stevens County, Minnesota, where she was raised and attended country school. She later graduated from Alberta High School. On October 18, 1939, she was united in marriage to Gordon M. Smith. Fern and Gordon made their home on a farm...

Dennis Kittelson

Dennis Kittelson

May 21, 2007

Dennis Orien Kittelson, son of Orval and Laura (Hein) Kittelson, was born March 14, 1947 in Appleton, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm outside of Louisburg, Minnesota. He attended and graduated from Appleton High School in 1965. Dennis continued his education at the Willmar Technical College for two years in the Electronics Program. In 1967, he married JoAnne...

Verna Stadsvold

Verna Stadsvold

May 20, 2007

Verna Evelyn Espelien, daughter of Albert and Olava (Lien) Espelien, was born March 21, 1925 in Blue Mounds Township in Pope County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at West Zion Lutheran Church by Reverend K. R. Palmer. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school. Following her schooling, she worked at the Midway Store and for...

Norman Bremer

Norman Bremer

May 13, 2007

Norman Bremer, son of Frank and Caroline (Kaschmitter) Bremer, was born on September 26, 1928 in Wilmont, Minnesota. In 1941, his family moved to Alberta, MN, where he graduated from Alberta High School in 1946. In 1943, the family moved to a farm place near Morris. Following his schooling, he enlisted in the service, where he served in the Korean...

Robert Lemke

Robert Lemke

May 12, 2007

Robert August Lemke, age 72, passed away in Morris, MN on Saturday, May 12, 2007. He was preceded in death by his wife Mie Lemke and is survived by his son Lory Lemke of Morris, MN and his wife Pieranna Garavaso, and grandsons David Lemke, and Stefan Lemke, and two sisters Donna Holcomb of Mason City (and her husband Roger...

Leonard Wood

Leonard Wood

May 11, 2007

Leonard Rolland Wood, son of Walter and Lily (Moore) Wood, was born July 22, 1918 in Rolf, Iowa, where he grew up and began his schooling. He was baptized and confirmed on October 11, 1949 at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in LuVerne, Iowa by Reverend Louis Wittenburg. Following his schooling, Leonard began farming. On June 2, 1940, he was...

Evelyn Kussatz

Evelyn Kussatz

May 6, 2007

Evelyn Caroline Martha Kroening, daughter of Emil and Margaretha (Puchta) Kroening, was born September 6, 1909 at Sanborn, Minnesota. Evelyn, who was her parent's first-born, was honored when they chose her middle names to include the names of her grandmothers: Caroline Pietsch Kroening and Martha Lipkow Puchta. Evelyn was baptized at Christ Lutheran Church near Sanborn. She moved with her...

James Spencer

James Spencer

May 6, 2007

James Edwin Spencer, son of Francis and Lucy (Taylor) Spencer, was born February 25, 1917 in Vandever, Tennessee. He grew up in Swanville, Minnesota and attended country school. He was baptized in 1942 at the Church of the Brethren. Following his schooling, he worked for various farm families in the Chokio area. On October 8, 1941, he was united in...

Donald Bengston

Donald Bengston

May 3, 2007

Donald LeRoy Bengston was born February 16, 1929 in Pepperton Township in Stevens County, Minnesota to Emil and Mabel (Eddy) Bengston. He attended school at District #59 and the Alberta High School, where he received his GED in 1954, while in the Army. Donald worked on the family farm, before entering the United States Army on November 15, 1952, spending...

Sig Hagen

Sig Hagen

May 2, 2007

Sigvald Hagen, son of Tollef and Bertha (Gunderson) Hagen, was born November 25, 1912 in Stevens Township in Stevens County, Minnesota, where he grew up and attended country school. Following his schooling, Sig helped his dad on the family farm until 1934, when he went into the Civilian Conservation Corps, where he went to work in International Falls, planting trees...

Lester Eide

Lester Eide

Apr 30, 2007

Lester O. Eide, son of Oluf and Mathea (Peterson) Eide, was born August 22, 1928 in Peever, South Dakota, where he was baptized on September 30, 1928 at the Peever Lutheran Church by Reverend N. J. Holm. He was confirmed on May 16, 1943 at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan, Minnesota by Reverend R. R. Syndal. Lester grew up in...

Dennis Pring

Dennis Pring

Apr 26, 2007

Dennis Floyd Pring, son of Floyd and Virginia (Nelson) Pring was born on November 14, 1939 in Graceville, MN. He grew up on the family farm, south of Chokio. He attended country school through the sixth grade. Dennis graduated from Chokio High School in 1957. After his schooling Dennis joined the U. S. Army National Guard and was honorably discharged...

Robert Elgin

Robert Elgin

Apr 24, 2007

Robert Lavern Elgin, son of Lloyd and Margaret (Sibley) Elgin, was born May 26, 1939 in Dixon, Illinois. On March 18, 1959, Bob enlisted in the United States Army, where he served for six years. He received an honorable discharge on February 28, 1965. Bob lived in Morris for 30 years, before moving to Fergus Falls, Minnesota in 2005. Bob...

Manda Hippe

Manda Hippe

Apr 18, 2007

Manda Delores Aaberg, daughter of Nels and Emma (Teigen) Aaberg, was born April 2, 1920 in Langhei Township in Pope County, Minnesota. Manda grew up and attended school in Starbuck. She graduated in 1938 from Starbuck High School. Following her schooling, she worked as a waitress in Starbuck and Glenwood. On September 2, 1945, she was united in marriage to...

Warren Baukol

Warren Baukol

Apr 6, 2007

Warren Baukol, son of Marcus and Betsy (Ronnie) Baukol, was born on December 2, 1920 in New Prairie, Minnesota. Warren grew up in Starbuck and graduated from Starbuck High School. He continued his education graduating from Luther College. Following his schooling, Warren served in the United States Army during World War II. Most of his tour of duty was spent...

Joyce Dunnum

Joyce Dunnum

Apr 2, 2007

Joyce Dunnum was born to Olive and Dr. Edwin Tanquist on January 14, 1924 in Alexandria, Minnesota. She graduated with honors from Alexandria High School in 1942. She then enrolled at the University of Minnesota, where she graduated in 1946. She then enrolled in graduate school at the U of M. She was unable to obtain her masters degree as...

Dorothy Stammer

Dorothy Stammer

Apr 2, 2007

Dorothy Elaine Burke, daughter of Allen and Emily (McManus) Burke, was born July 27, 1921 in Bancroft, Nebraska, where she grew up and was baptized at Bancroft Presbyterian Church. She attended and graduated in 1939 from Bancroft High School. Dorothy continued her education at Wayne State Teachers College in Wayne, NE, graduating in 1943. Following college, she taught school in...

Hilda Poppe

Hilda Poppe

Mar 27, 2007

Hilda Martha Schliep, daughter of Herman and Emma (Thielke) Schliep, was born February 26, 1905 in Hancock, Minnesota, where she was baptized on April 9, 1905 and confirmed on June 8, 1919 at St. John?s Lutheran Church. She attended school in Hancock and Alexandria and eventually attended one year at the West Central School of Agriculture in Morris. On December...

Mary Teigen

Mary Teigen

Mar 24, 2007

Mary Cordelia Hendrix, daughter of Clayton and Tennie (White) Hendrix, was born May 13, 1916 in Lindale, Georgia. She attended and graduated from Cave Springs Georgia High School. She continued her education at Rome, GA Business School for two years. Following her schooling, she worked at Britton Brothers Department Store as a clerk and bookkeeper. During World War II, Mary...