Obituaries

Dec 1, 2005

Alice Emma Koetz, daughter of Anna Fabian and Charles Koetz, was born June 13, 1913 in Homer, Minnesota. As a young child, she moved with her family to eastern North Dakota, where she grew up with 11 brothers and sisters. On November 7, 1938, she married Edwin Hans Nordby in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. They farmed in the Leonard, North Dakota...

Nov 29, 2005

Julia Haakenson, daughter of Hans and Syverine (Johnson) Haakenson, was born May 4, 1902 at Ten Mile Lake Township, near Boyd, Minnesota. She was confirmed on June 16, 1916 by Pastor E. C. Eid. Following her schooling, she worked at the Riverside Inn in Montevideo, MN, where she met her future husband, Daniel Danielson. The couple was united in marriage...

Nov 28, 2005

Lily Mathilda Anderson, daughter of Martin and Oline (Lunden) Anderson, was born June 12, 1907 in Walden Township in Pope County, Minnesota. She was baptized on July 14, 1907 by Rev. O.L. Torvick and confirmed on November 5, 1921 by Andrew Olson at St. Petri Lutheran Church in Cyrus. In 1926, she graduated from Cyrus High School. She continued her...

Nov 24, 2005

Anna Luthi was born on October 14, 1913 in Darnen Township to John and Sophie (Steiner) Luthi. She attended school district 53 through the eighth grade. After her schooling, Anna helped several people as a housekeeper and later moved to Peoria Illinois to work as a maid. At the age of 19, she was baptized and became an active member...

Nov 22, 2005

Elizabeth Bertha Roe, daughter of Ludwig and Alpha (Larson) Roe, was born January 31, 1921 in Montevideo, Minnesota, where she was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. She attended school in Montevideo and graduated in 1939 from Montevideo High School. She continued her education at St. Olaf College and later attended Fairview Hospital School of Nursing. On January...

Nov 16, 2005

Lynn Alan Anderson, son of Carl and Arliene (Maynard) Anderson, was born August 8, 1950 in Benson, Minnesota. He attended and graduated from Chokio-Alberta High School. Following his schooling, he enlisted in the United States Army. He served in Germany, Korea, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. He received an honorable discharge after serving for 22 years. Following his discharge he...

Nov 14, 2005

Hulda Anna Trantow, daughter of Emil and Emilie (Block) Trantow, was born May 30, 1910 in the original log cabin that had been incorporated into the new house built around it, in Swan Lake Township, Stevens County, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed by Reverend Gustav Pilgrim. Hulda attended grade school at District #34 and in 1928 she graduated from...

Nov 14, 2005

Eva L. Folin, daughter of Alfred and Mathilda (Bengsten) Folin, was born December 17, 1899 in Stillwater, Minnesota. At the age of 4, she and her family moved to Center City, MN, where they lived for three years. In 1907, they moved to Cyrus, MN, where she grew up and attended public school. She later transferred to Morris, where she...

Nov 11, 2005

Lloyd Darrel Raasch was born on July 20, 1924 in Synnes Township to Herman and Ruth Raasch. He was the second of five boys. Times were not easy then and Lloyd took work wherever he could, working for neighbors as well as his parents, milking cows, field work, whatever work had to be done. He learned to never be afraid...

Nov 5, 2005

Nov 5, 2005

Leona Mae Domek, daughter of John and Emma (Benson) Domek, was born February 7, 1915 in Ashton, Iowa, where she was baptized on February 15, 1915 at St. Mary's Church. At a young age, her family moved to the Hancock area, where she grew up on a farm with her three brothers and seven sisters and attended country school. On...

Nov 4, 2005

Joyce Marie Kenyon was born on November 29, 1941 in Graceville to Edmond and Wilma (Graham) Kenyon. She graduated from Morris High School in 1959. Joyce was united in marriage to Dale Beyer on October 2, 1959 at Peace Lutheran Church, now known as Faith Lutheran. The couple first made their home in Morris. Their union was blessed with four...

Nov 4, 2005

Verna Irene Wiese was born on October 29, 1928 in Elbow Lake, MN to Emil and Edna (Woessner) Wiese. She was raised and educated in Elbow Lake, graduating from Elbow Lake High School. After graduating high school, Verna worked at the Ag School in Morris. Verna was united in marriage to Floyd Olsen on January 5, 1949 in Elbow Lake....

Nov 2, 2005

Ray Henry Cook was born in Synnes Township, Stevens County on May 12, 1919 to Earl and Lillian (Isherwood) Cook. They moved to Scott Township in 1925. Ray attended school in Alberta and graduated in 1938. Ray was a man of faith and long time member of the Chokio Methodist Church. As a young man, he was counselor for the...

Nov 1, 2005

Beverly, Barbara, Bill and Linda along with their families, this day, November 5, 2005 celebrate the life and memories of their mother: Jean Elizabeth Byer was born in Egeland, North Dakota to Charles J. and Eliza Gladys (Forney) Byer. She grew up, was baptized and confirmed in the First Presbyterian Church in Egeland. She graduated from Egeland High School and...

Oct 31, 2005

Emil Alfred Anderson, son of Andrew and Thea (Christofferson) Anderson, was born June 7, 1908 on the family farm in Rendsville Township, near Donnelly, Minnesota. Emil was baptized and later confirmed at Kongsvinger Lutheran Church, where he has been a life-long, dedicated member. Emil also received his education in a rural school in the Donnelly area. He began working on...

Oct 30, 2005

Dorothy Ruth (Windhorn) Pederson was born on March 20, 1926 in New Ulm, MN to Edwin and Elizabeth (Schilling) Windhorn. She was baptized and confirmed at Friedens Evangelical Free Church in New Ulm. Dorothy attended school in New Ulm and graduated in 1944. She then attended Mankato State Teacher's College. She came to Starbuck to begin her teaching career in...

Oct 29, 2005

Frank John Fox was born on March 9, 1906 in rural Reels Valley, Wisconsin to Frank and Mary (Keller) Fox. Frank was the 9th child born into a family of 7 brothers and 1 sister. Frank grew up in rural Reels Valley, where he rode his pony to attend a one room country school. The family moved to Tomah, where...

Oct 29, 2005

Mae Helen Zimmerman was born on May 15, 1921 at Hutchinson, Minnesota to Reinhold and Christina (Tegtmeier) Lueneburg. As a young child the family moved to a farm near Herman. Mae attended Bethlehem Lutheran Church and was confirmed in 1937. She attended Herman Public School and graduated in 1939. She was united in marriage to Harold Zimmerman of Chokio on...

Oct 27, 2005

Camille Janet Bruzek was born to Roman Catholic, Czechoslovakian immigrants, John and Anna (Voight) Bruzek, on May 30, 1914. She was raised on a country farm south of Alexandria, Minnesota. Until she was fourteen years old, she resided there with her parents and two brothers, Paul and Emil. As a very young teenager, she left home and moved to Chicago...