Obituaries

Rollo E. Greimann

Rollo E. Greimann

Oct 21, 2008

Rollo Ernest Greimann was born on October 27th, 1925 in Blue Earth, Minnesota to Ernest and Anna (Lau) Greimann. He grew up and went to school in Blue Earth and graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1943. He joined the U.S. Navy in January of 1945 and was stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii where he was a Pharmacist...

Agnes E. Schaal

Agnes E. Schaal

Sep 25, 2008

She was born April 25, 1917, at Petersburg, Nebraska, the daughter of Claude and Helen (Koskovich) Koskovich.Agnes was raised and educated in Nebraska until her family came to the Blue Earth area when she was a young teenager. She was married to John C. Jack Schaal on January 28, 1937 in Algona, Iowa. Agnes helped Jack on the farm and...

Gary Lewis Hanson

Gary Lewis Hanson

Sep 22, 2008

Gary was born in St. Paul, MN on December 1, 1945. He was raised in Frost, MN and graduated from Frost HS in 1963. He entered the US Marines in July, 1963, served in Viet Nam, and was honorably discharged in 1967. He moved out east after the Marines. He married Carol Quick in 1995 and they lived in Thomaston,...

Walter Weitzel

Walter Weitzel

Sep 21, 2008

Wally was born January 6, 1931, in Frost, MN, the son of Johann and Katarine (Strackbein) Weitzel. He was raised in the Wells area where he attended school. He was married to Verla I. Schwab on May 31, 1952 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. Wally worked construction for Ankeny & Wiederholt Construction, Gerring Industries and Tafco Equipment...

Berniece Krieger

Berniece Krieger

Sep 20, 2008

Bea was born September 16, 1928, at Parshall, North Dakota, the daughter of Ole and Anna (Erickson) Hanson. She was raised and educated in North Dakota and moved to Blue Earth following her marriage to Loren Krieger on September 11, 1953 in Parshall, North Dakota. The couple farmed near Blue Earth for many years and Bea was a homemaker. She...

Alta L. Renkly

Alta L. Renkly

Sep 19, 2008

She was born March 5, 1914, in Rome Township, MN, the daughter of Paul and Anna (Grimmelman) Ehrich. Alta grew up in the rural Elmore area where she attended country school and St. Johns Parochial School. She was married to Albert H. Renkly on June 30, 1932 in Elmore. The couple farmed the Renkly Family farm northeast of Blue Earth...

Melvin A. Bromeland

Melvin A. Bromeland

Sep 17, 2008

Melvin was born November 11, 1921,in Brush Creek Township, MN, the son of Andrew and Allette (Midtbo) Bromeland. He was raised and educated in Brush Creek where he attended rural District School 82. He was married to Betty Nelson on May 27, 1944 at Dell Lutheran Church, rural Frost. In the late 1940s Melvin began the Bromeland Excavating. Excavating and...

Russell B. Souba

Russell B. Souba

Sep 11, 2008

Russ was born May 13, 1934, in Hopkins, MN, the son of Edwin G. and Cecile E. (Anderson) Souba. He graduated in 1952 from Hopkins High School. In the fall of 1952 he joined the United States Marine Corps. From 1952 until May of 1955 he served in the Korean Conflict. He was very proud of his country and to...

Eldora Elmore

Eldora Elmore

Sep 7, 2008

She was born August 23, 1925, in Canova, South Dakota, the daughter of Erik and Hilda (Palmquist) Erikson.Eldora was raised in South Dakota and came to Blue Earth in 1941. She was married to Donald K. Elmore on December 11, 1945 in Blue Earth. Eldora was a homemaker and has also worked seasonally for Green Giant in Blue Earth. The...

Floyd Hagedorn

Floyd Hagedorn

Aug 29, 2008

Mr. Hagedorn, known as Pete, was born August 7, 1914 in Blue Earth where he was raised and attended public schools. In 1937 he married the former Elaine Mensing (deceased, March 5, 2006) and together they celebrated 67 anniversaries. For more than 50 years he managed the familys farm, located one mile West of Blue Earth on Highway 16.During retirement...

Lloyd O. Larson

Lloyd O. Larson

Aug 29, 2008

He was born December 29, 1919, in Jackson, MN, the son of Leonard & Matilda (Vauble) Larson. He was raised and educated in the Trimont area where he attended District School # 55 and farmed with his father. He moved to Granada where he was married to Geneva Squire on September 25, 1940. The couple farmed in Granada before moving...

Raymond J. Frey

Raymond J. Frey

Aug 28, 2008

He was born February 5, 1925, in Kasota Township, MN, the son of Charles and Hannah (Schwitchtenberg) Frey.Raymond was raised and educated in St. Peter where he attended high school. He entered the U.S. Army in 1943 serving in WW II as a Tech Sergeant stationed in the Philippines & Japan. He received the Good Conduct Medal, A Bronze Star,...

Dorothy L. Hanna

Dorothy L. Hanna

Aug 26, 2008

Dorothy was born April 25, 1921, in Delavan, MN, the daughter of Edward and Edith(Conrad) Hahn. She grew up in Delavan where she graduated from Delavan High School in 1939. After graduation she attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter where she studied business. Dorothy enjoyed sewing, singing, fishing, being a homemaker and she loved her dog-Molly. She was active...

Margaret E. Tibodeau

Margaret E. Tibodeau

Aug 19, 2008

Margaret was born August 25, 1921, at Easton, MN., the daughter of Raymond and Rose(Schimek)Paul.Shewas a graduate of Delavan High School in 1937 and attended Mankato State College. During WWII she served with the U.S. Navy Waves in Washington, D.C. On April 17, 1947 she married Oliver L. Tibodeau at Easton. They farmed at rural Delavan until moving to Blue...

Myrtle T. Adams

Myrtle T. Adams

Aug 18, 2008

Myrtlewas born August 1, 1915, at Dell, Minnesota, the daughter of Stienar and Sophia Mikkelson .Shewas a graduate of Blue Earth High School in 1933. On November. 11, 1934 she married Carl J. Adams at Dell. They worked together most of their married life. Carl and Myrtle were the owners/operators of a Ben Franklin Store in Rochester for 20 years...

Ervin Bauman

Ervin Bauman

Aug 3, 2008

Ervin E. Barney Bauman was born July 21, 1926 at Blue Earth, MN to Walter and Alice (Glaesman) Bauman. He was married to Donna Bea Bales of Huntley on September 16, 1950 at the Huntley Baptist Church.Barney graduated from Blue Earth High School and the Veterans Farm School. In high school he played football on the North-South All Star football...

Adorphus Erdahl

Adorphus Erdahl

Jul 21, 2008

Duffywas born July 27, 1925, at Albert Lea, MN, the son of Alfred and Clara (Holmseth)Erdahl. Hewas a graduate of Blue Earth High School, class of 1944. He attended the University of Minnesota Agricultural School and the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis. On June 25, 1954, he married Barbara Nelson at Bethany Lutheran Church. They just celebrated their 54th wedding...

Henry W. Wrase

Henry W. Wrase

Jul 15, 2008

Henry William Wrase was born January 11, 1934, in Lakefield, MN, the son of Henry and Anna (Schmidt) Wrase. He entered the U.S. Navy after graduating from Lakefield High School in 1952. He served aboard the USS Rendova during the Korean Conflict, and was honorably discharged on August 6, 1960. Bill was employed in the road construction industry for 40...

Craig M. Hanson

Craig M. Hanson

Jul 5, 2008

Craig Murray Hanson was born to Morris R. and Margie M. (Schofield) Hanson on November 5, 1946 in Blue Earth.He began his education at the Blue Earth Elementary School with is brother, J.R.Craig then attended school at Owatonna State School for Children with Disabilities.When Craig was a young adult he moved to the Robert E. Milton Home in Redwood Falls.Craig...

Irma M. F. Klatt

Irma M. F. Klatt

Jul 3, 2008

Irma was born April 23, 1915, in Elmore Township, MN, to William and Emma (Schimmel) Klatt.Due to the illness of her father, the family, including her sister Luella, moved to Blue Earth in 1920.She was baptized on May 13, 1915 by Pastor F.J. Oetjen of Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Blue Earth. She was confirmed on June 2, 1929 by Pastor...

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