Obituaries
Fred Riker
Sep 19, 2007
FREDERICK "FRED" RIKER, age 77, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at his home following a courageous battle with emphysema and cancer. Fred was born June 1, 1930, in rural Kiester, MN, the son of Reuben and Dene (Blom) Riker. He was raised in Bricelyn and later on a farm southeast of Frost, where he attended and graduated from Frost High...
Phyllis G. Kleindl
Sep 5, 2007
Phyllis was born May 1, 1932, in rural Blue Earth, the daughter of Phillip and Mary (Owens) Kleindl.She was raised and educated in the Blue Earth area where she attended country schools. She spent several years as the primary care giver for her parents and had been a resident of the Blue Ridge Apartments for over 17 years. She later...
Arlene G. Hargrave
Sep 3, 2007
She was born May 12, 1922, at Pilot Grove Township, MN, the daughter of Cort and Dessie (Bruer) Rippentrop.She was raised and educated in the Elmore area where she attended Faribault Co. District School #129. She was married to Fred "Bud" Hargrave on April 18, 1957 in Elmore. Later in 1957 the couple moved to Dickens, Iowa where Arlene worked...
Arno A. Mathews
Sep 1, 2007
He was born April 2, 1936, at his family farm in rural Blue Earth, MN, the son of Walter and Alma (Goltz) Mathews.Arno was born, raised and lived his entire life on his family farm south east of Blue Earth. He attended rural Blue Earth Schools and was married to Laurel Halvorson on August 3, 1958 at North Blue Earth...
Marcella J. Wessels
Aug 29, 2007
Marcella J. Wessels was born October 6, 1924, the daughter of Theodore & Alida (Owens)Kleindl. As a child she moved with her family to Pilot Grove and attended school in Blue Earth, where she received her education through the 8th grade. She worked at the Winnebago factory for 3 years before her marriage to Sute C. Wessels on June 26,...
Scott F. Greimann
Aug 28, 2007
Scott F. Greimann was born September 2, 1954, at Blue Earth, the son Wesley & Alberta (Golly) Greimann. He graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1973 and Detroit Lakes Technical College. Scott practiced carpentry, had a real estate license, sold A.A.L. insurance, and farmed until he developed his combine business (Greimann Great Plains & Allied Equipment in 2006). His...
Alice Thompson
Aug 24, 2007
Alice was born December 27, 1910, on the family farm in Emerald Township, Frost , MN the daughter of Randolph C. and Hansina (Johnson) Thompson. She was baptized on January 28, 1911 by Rev. Okerlund in Frost. When she was 6 years old her mother died and then she made her home with her aunt and uncle Mr. & Mrs....
Viola Parsons
Aug 14, 2007
She was born July 9, 1937, in Blue Earth, the daughter of Ernest and Clara (Oswald) Fenske.She was raised and educated in rural Blue Earth where she was a 1954 graduate of Blue Earth High School. She was married to Ernest E. Parsons on April 15, 1959 in Blue Earth. The couple owned and operated the Ernie''s Webb gas station...
Laveila Mae Mair
Aug 8, 2007
Laveila was born on May 13, 1927 to Henry and Florella (Krosch) Grimmelman at their home in rural Elmore. She attended District 66 Country School, St. John''s Parochial School and graduated from Elmore High School. She married Lyle Mair on March 10, 1946 in Blue Earth. They farmed in rural Elmore and later moved to town. In 1966 she began...
MaryLou Erdahl
Aug 5, 2007
MaryLou passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on August 5, 2007. She was born on December 31, 1927, in Prescott, Wisconsin, to Harold and Lena (Frank) Driscoll.She was raised in Prescott, WI and the Blue Earth area, and was a 1945 graduate of Blue Earth High School where she met her husband, Lowell Erdahl. They were married...
Donovan Thompson
Aug 5, 2007
Donovan was born June 11, 1935, at Rake, IA, the son of Raymond and Edna (Breitenfeld) Thompson.He was raised in Elmore where he attended Elmore, Janesville and Campbell, MN schools. He lived most all of his life in Elmore where he worked at various businesses through the years, including at the Elmore Nursery, the Tile Factory and in later years...
Robert Volz
Jul 21, 2007
Bob was born April 24, 1920, at Carroll Co., Illinois the son of John G. and Anna (Heinrich) Volz.He was raised and educated in Illinois and graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1938. He lived in California for a time before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, serving from 1942 until 1945, stationed in Hawaii. He was married to LaVonne...
Margaret Brudvig
Jul 18, 2007
She was born February 22, 1914, in Kensal, North Dakota, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Hoggarth) Clancy. She was married to Norris Brudvig on April 4, 1945 in Wimbledon, North Dakota. The couple lived and farmed near Wimbledon until retiring to Blue Earth in 1978. Margaret was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Blue Earth....
Vera M. Steinberg
Jul 17, 2007
She was born September 2, 1918, at rural Blue Earth, where Mr. & Mrs. Dan Schavey now reside. She was the daughter of Samuel and Martha (Schroeder) Steinberg. She attended and graduated from country school District 56 in Barber Township. She graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1938. Vera was engaged to be married to Delbert Bangs of Blue...
Charlotte Henderson
Jul 9, 2007
She was born July 21, 1916, in Frost, MN, the daughter of Thomas and Anna (Larson) Nodland.Charlotte was raised and educated in the rural Frost area, where she was a 1934 graduate of Bricelyn High School. She was married to Albert N. Henderson on January 26, 1935 in rural Frost. She was baptized, confirmed and married by Pastor Okerlund of...
Nasaria Moreno
Jul 2, 2007
Nasaria was born September 14, 1922, at San Marcos, Texas, the daughter of Refugio and Nasaria (Ramirez) Castillo.Nasaria was raised and educated in the San Marcos and Laredo, Texas areas. She was married to Pedro Moreno in Laredo, Texas in the early 1940?s. Her family came to Elmore in 1966 where she was a homemaker. She had worked seasonally for...
Norman F. Bell
Jul 1, 2007
He was born October 26, 1929, in Guckeen, the son of George and Helen (Ficken) Bell.Norman was raised and educated in the Guckeen area where he attended Guckeen District 29 school and later graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1947. Following school he returned to his family farm and was later married to Marian V. Schaal on June 4,...
Donald Danks
Jun 26, 2007
Donald was born May 23, 1926, in Faribault Co., MN, the son of Abraham and Margaret (Brooks) Danks.He was raised and educated in the Frost area where he attended Frost country school and Frost High School before graduating from Blue Earth High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a Gunner Trainer during WW II. He...
Ruth A. Milbrandt
May 31, 2007
She was born September 8, 1915, at Grand Rapids,Wisconsin, the daughter of Irvin and Maude (Cheatle) Ankeny.Ruth was raised and educated in the rural Blue Earth and Winnebago areas, where she was a 1932 graduate of Winnebago High School. She received her teachers training in Blue Earth and later attended the University of Minnesota. She taught in rural country schools...
Don Gardner
May 29, 2007
Don was born January 21, 1952, at Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Robert and Bonnie (Parrott) Gardner.He had lived in Chicago before serving his country in the U.S. Army. He had lived in California for a time before coming to Blue Earth in the early 1990''s. He was married to Jeanne M. Moore-Pannkuk on May 12, 1995 in Sioux...
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