Obituaries
Ida Marquart
Jun 16, 2006
Ida Ernestine Gades, daughter of Frederich A. and Ernestine Martha (Fels) Gades, was born October 30, 1907 at the family home in Tara Township, Swift County, Minnesota. She grew up in Tara Township, where she worked on the family farm and received her education at a German Parochial School near their home. On March 20, 1921, she was confirmed into...
Thomas Hein
Jun 12, 2006
Thomas Peter Hein, son of Ellsworth and Irene (Schleper) Hein, was born on December 3, 1952 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He graduated from Paynesville High School in 1970. He then attended Willmar Technical College for two years for electronics technician and graduated in 1972. During this time, he enlisted in the Paynesville Army Reserves for six years. He met Pat,...
Irma Ketterling
Jun 11, 2006
Irma Rosemond Olson, daughter of Ole and Ida (Skaalrud) Olson, was born February 16, 1920 in rural Sunburg, Minnesota, where she grew up and began her schooling. After graduating from Brooten High School in 1938, Irma moved to Minneapolis, where she lived for the next 20 years. While living there, she worked for a variety of companies, including Northwest Airlines,...
Paul Cohen
Jun 9, 2006
Paul Marcus Cohen, passed away June 9, 2006, while in his mother and big sister Mackenzie's arms. Paul had been hospitalized for one week at Minneapolis Children's Hospital. Paul was born on January 6, 2006 at Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris. Paul was a very sweet baby boy. His big brown eyes and curly hair made him special. He...
Richard Christians
Jun 3, 2006
Richard John Christians, son of John and Laura (Meyer) Christians, was born April 17, 1923 in Nobles County in Worthington, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed by Rev. H. G. Schipper in Nobles County. He began his education at Avoca Elementary in Murray County. In 1939, he moved with his parents to Grant County, where he continued his education and...
Gerald Olson
Jun 2, 2006
Gerald "Jerry" Lloyd Olson, son of Joe and Katie (Foster) Olson, was born on November 9, 1928 in Moose Lake, MN. He attended grade school in Moose Lake and High School in Willow River. He received his LPN training at the Moose Lake State Hospital. Jerry was a United States Army veteran, serving in Germany during the Korean Conflict. He...
Roy Lucken
May 29, 2006
Roy Alfred Lucken, son of Ole and Mabel (Hoselton) Lucken, was born March 12, 1913 in St. Thomas, Pembina County, North Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed as an adult on April 22, 1956 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Morris by Reverend H. C. Duehlmeier. Roy grew up in the Blackduck and Thief River Falls area and attended...
Edward Mohrman
May 29, 2006
Edward Benjamin Mohrman, son of Gust and Louise (Messner) Mohrman, was born January 30, 1924 in Lafayette, Minnesota. He grew up and received his schooling in the Morris and Gaylord areas. Following his schooling, he went to work on his Uncle George's farm in Winthrop, MN. On October 25, 1944, he was united in marriage to Darlene Christopherson. To this...
Delores Greiner
May 29, 2006
Delores Josephine Rowles, daughter of Luke and Anna (Kill) Rowles, was born July 11, 1922 in Hancock, Minnesota, where she grew up and attended school. On July 17, 1940, she was united in marriage to Lawrence Greiner in Morris, MN. Following their marriage, the couple lived near Hancock, where they farmed for several years. In the early 1940's, the couple...
Dorothy Sunde
May 27, 2006
Dorothy Arzelle Christopherson, daughter of Nels and Hannah (Brunzell) Christopherson, was born on August 13, 1917 in Benson, MN, where she grew up and was educated. Dorothy graduated from Benson High School in 1935. She was united in marriage in 1938 in Benson, MN to George Sunde. The couple lived and farmed in the Benson area, where Dorothy started raising...
Eunice Maughan
May 26, 2006
Eunice Marjorie Parsons Maughan, 94, passed away May 26, 2006 at Life Care Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Eunice was born February 7, 1912, in Irvington, Iowa, to George Stanley Parsons, and Pearl Charlotte Fairburn Parsons. The family moved to Chokio, Minnesota, where she graduated from the eighth grade in District 48. She also attended high school in Chokio. She...
Dale Crow
May 20, 2006
Dale Dean Crow, son of Bryon and Mary Ethel (Laddusaw) Crow, was born in Norcross, Minnesota on November 25, 1937. He worked for many farmers and for his uncle when he was younger. In his mid-teens, he worked for Bud Crow hauling gravel and moving buildings with his dad, Byron. He entered the service in January 1955 and served until...
Vernone Bjorlin
May 11, 2006
Ruth Elizabeth Vernone "Nonie" Hendrickson, daughter of Reinert and Ruth (Nelson) Hendrickson, was born May 20, 1925 in San Fernando Valley, California. She was dedicated to the Lord as an infant by Aimee Semple McPherson. At the age of five years, Nonie's family moved to Minnesota. While growing up, her family also lived in Wisconsin for a few years before...
Lyla Jarvis
May 8, 2006
Lyla Mae Anderson, daughter of Howe and Martha (Carbert) Anderson, was born July 19, 1929 in Browns Valley, Minnesota, where she was baptized on February 9, 1930 by Reverend Joseph S. Goehring at the Presbyterian Church. When Lyla was six years old, her family moved to Herman, where she began her schooling. In 1943, they moved to Hancock, where Lyla...
Marilyn Horning
May 6, 2006
Marilyn Louise Carlson, daughter of John and Myrtle (Hatrick) Carlson, was born June 9, 1934 in Danielson Township in Meeker County, Minnesota. She was baptized at First Lutheran Church in Cosmos, MN by J. Gottrid Larson and on May 22, 1949 was confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Minneapolis by Pastor Arthur Knock. She grew up and began her schooling...
Gorden Block
May 4, 2006
Gorden Conrad Block was born on July 3, 1922 to Reinhart and Mary (Hagen) Block on a farm in Pope County. He was baptized August 11, 1922 and confirmed on July 28, 1935 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church by Reverend Gustave Pilgrim. When Gorden was two years old, the family moved to the Block farm in Swan Lake Township in Stevens...
Minnie Hoffman
May 3, 2006
Minnie Charlotte Miller, was born in Hodges Township in Stevens County, Minnesota on December 3, 1908 to Labrecht and Anna (Schliep) Miller. She was baptized on December 18, 1908 by Reverend Kollmorgen in Hancock and was confirmed April 9, 1922 in Hancock by Reverend Henry Hoppe. She was married on February 14, 1929 in Fairfield Township to Emil Hoffman. They...
Virginia Thorstad
May 2, 2006
Virginia Thorstad passed away in her sleep early Tuesday morning, May 2nd, 2006. She had been battling double pneumonia which took her life. She was 85 years of age. Virginia Lee was born in Renwick, IA on July 18, 1920 to the prominent farm family of William and Tressa (Brink) Lee. The Lees then moves to Alberta, MN where Virginia...
Helen Hovend
May 1, 2006
Helen Loraine Tolstad, daughter of Martin and Marie (Swenson) Tolstad, was born September 30, 1914 in Starbuck, Minnesota. As a child, she followed her dad, who was a Civil Engineer, to build bridges in Montana and Kansas. At a young age, her family moved to Starbuck where she graduated from Starbuck High School in 1933. Following her schooling, she moved...
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