Obituaries

Dolores M. Trasamar

Dolores M. Trasamar

Mar 1, 2010

Dolores was born November 4, 1927, in Lakota, Iowa, the daughter of John and Gertie (Helmers) Roelfsema. She was raised and educated in Lakota, Iowa where she graduated from Lakota High School in 1945. She was married to Milton V. Trasamar on June 15, 1947 in Lakota. The couple farmed near Elmore for many years where Dolores was a homemaker....

Marvin W. Prechel

Marvin W. Prechel

Feb 23, 2010

Marvin was born January 12, 1934, at rural Blue Earth, the son of Walter and Elsie (Nimz) Prechel. Marvin farmed his familys century farm for all his adult life, retiring in 1982. He was married to Beverly J. Zutz on June 7, 1952 in Blue Earth. He was later married to Clare M. Cheney on June 20, 1975 in North...

Duane M. Pilcher

Duane M. Pilcher

Feb 22, 2010

Duane was born December 25, 1923, in East Chain, MN the son of F. Ernest and L. Mable (Nelson) Pilcher. He was raised and educated in East Chain where he was a 1942 graduate of East Chain High School. He worked on the family farm after high school and was married to Darlene R. Hall on December 28, 1945 at...

Gladys Schwab

Gladys Schwab

Feb 14, 2010

Gladys was born June 2, 1910, in Minneapolis, the daughter of Warren and Luella (Wilson) Wildes. She was raised and educate in Blue Earth where she attended schools. She was married to Fred P. Schwab on December 21, 1929 in Winnebago. Gladys was a homemaker and had worked at the Vienna Bakery and seasonally with Green Giant Co. She was...

Lyle Quade

Lyle Quade

Feb 6, 2010

Lyle was born on August 9, 1927 in Barber Township, the son of LaRue and Eileen (Franke) Quade. He attended Blue Earth High School. On May 10, 1952, he married Gloria Ann Martin of rural Blue Earth.Lyle was a passionatefarmer throughout his lifein Barber, Rome and Emeraldtownships.In addition , he worked 30 yearsas a meat cutter for Wilson & Company...

Thelma Cooan

Thelma Cooan

Feb 1, 2010

Thelma was born November 23, 1919, in Rake, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Johnson) Espeland. She was raised and educated in Rake, Iowa where she attended schools. She was married to Alfred Doc Cooan on December 19, 1941 in Frost, MN. The couple farmed in Shell Lake, Wisconsin until 1954 when they returned to the Elmore area where...

Theone Runge

Theone Runge

Jan 30, 2010

Theone was born January 13, 1919, at Bricelyn, Mn, the daughter of Julius and JoHanna (Silrum) Hove. She was raised and educated in the Bricelyn area where she was married to Harvey W. Runge on November 15, 1940. The couple farmed in Easton and later in Delavan for many years. Theone loved to raise flower and vegetable gardens and was...

Marianna Eiselt

Marianna Eiselt

Jan 29, 2010

Marianna was born April 2, 1928, in Winnebago, the daughter of H.O. and Charlotte (Huber) Nichols. She was raised and educated in Winnebago where she graduated from high school as valedictorian of her class in 1946. She attended and graduated from the Minnesota School of Business and was later married to Wayne M. Eiselt, in Winnebago, on September 24, 1950....

Marie M. Marks

Marie M. Marks

Jan 24, 2010

She was born April 18, 1923, at Jolley, Iowa, the daughter of Fred M. and Abby (Moberg) Yeager. She was raised and educated in Delavan where she graduated from Delavan High School in 1941. She was married to Harry H. Marks on August 14, 1942 in San Diego, CA. She was proud to be a mother and homemaker. She enjoyed...

Kenneth E. Reed

Kenneth E. Reed

Jan 23, 2010

Kenny was born June 2, 1923, at Wesley, Iowa, the son of Earl and Ellen C. (Ward) Reed. He was raised in the Burt, Iowa and Elmore, MN areas where he graduated from Elmore High School in 1941. He was longtime farmer in the Elmore area and later worked as a hired hand for several other area farmers, retiring in...

Evelyn Erichsrud

Evelyn Erichsrud

Jan 17, 2010

Evelyn was born November 10, 1912 at Hubbard, Iowa the daughter of John H. and Fannie (Scott) Willard. At the age of six she moved to Minnesota with her family. In 1935 she moved to Granada. She worked as a waitress for a number of years in Fairmont and in Miami, Florida during WW II. She was married to Ronald...

Maurice Durkee

Maurice Durkee

Jan 15, 2010

Maurice was born February 16, 1923 in Winnebago, the son of Harold Cady and Amy (Scoles) Durkee. He was raised and educated in Winnebago where he graduated from Winnebago High School. He attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota, where he was a golden gloves boxer and member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. He served in the Merchant...

Eugene Bell

Eugene Bell

Jan 12, 2010

Gene was born March 4, 1934, in Jo Daviess Township, MN the son of Walter and Rose (Dau) Bell. He was raised and educated in the Blue Earth and East Chain areas where he was a 1952 graduate of East Chain High School. He atteneded Dunwoody Institute before returning to the Blue Earth area. He was married to Lois M....

Gerhard Kuchenbecker

Gerhard Kuchenbecker

Jan 6, 2010

Gerhard was born on April 15, 1925 in Elmore Township, the son of Ernest and Ida (Stenzel) Kuchenbecker. Gerhard was raised and educated in the Elmore and Frost area. Gerhard entered the Army in 1945 where he served during WWII in the infantry as a military policeman. While in the service he was a German interpreter and guarded German prisoners...

Howard L. Huff

Howard L. Huff

Jan 2, 2010

Howard Lee Huff, died January 2, 2009 at Tucson Medical Center, Tucson AZ. Howard was the eldest of 3 sons born to Kenneth and Mary (Rethswich) Huff. Born on March 1, 1920 in Carroll, NE. Kenneth and Mary Huff farmed in the Carroll and Pierce Nebraska area where Howard grew up. At the age of 18 Howard left home finding...

K. Arden Alfson

K. Arden Alfson

Dec 30, 2009

He was born March 24, 1952, at Blue Earth, MN, the son of Kermit Alfson and Mildred Deidrich. Kermit was a graduate of Blue Earth High School and was active in sports. He was also a graduate of Mankato Vo-Tech College in Mankato. On September. 21, 1974 he married Theresa Eickhoff. They were later divorced. On December. 22 1992 he...

Dorothy Hanson

Dorothy Hanson

Dec 29, 2009

Dorothy was born August 21, 1922, at Springfield Township, Iowa, the daughter of Walter J. and Olive M. (Lyon) Dutton. She was raised in Springfield Township, Iowa and in Blue Earth where she attended high school. She lived nearly her entire adult life in Blue Earth, where she was married to Vernon Pete Hanson on July 26, 1941. Pete worked...

Luverne Runyon

Luverne Runyon

Dec 28, 2009

Luverne was born May 13, 1924, at Boone County, Iowa, the son of Glen and Jenny (Bently) Runyon. He was raised and educated in Boone County, Iowa where he was a 1944 graduate of Ogden High School.. He farmed in near Ogden and was married to Ina Earl on February 22, 1946 in Ogden, IA. The couple farmed near Ogden...

Howard W. Eckhardt

Howard W. Eckhardt

Dec 27, 2009

Howard William Eckhardt, son of William F. and Muriel (MacMurtrie) Eckhardt, was born on June 6, 1927 in Prescott Township, Faribault County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Emerald Township, by Rev. W.E. Heidorn, where he served on the church cemetery board and as an usher. He was also active in the Walther League on local...

James D. Fleming, Sr.

James D. Fleming, Sr.

Dec 23, 2009

Jim was born December 9, 1931, at Blue Island, IL, the son of David and Elizabeth (Berger) Fleming. He was raised in Blue Island, Illinois. He graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago, Illinois. Jim entered the U.S Navy in 1950 and served in the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in 1954.He married Virginia Sanaghan on September 20,...

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