Obituaries
Frederick L. Kriewall
Aug 27, 2006
Fritz was born February 25, 1931, at Blue Earth, Mn., the son of Bernard F. & Lorena E. (Wilke) Kriewall.He attended Blue Earth High School. On May 20 1950 he married Nina Reifsteck at Blue Earth. Fritz worked for Wilke Dray Line before starting his own Mobil service station in 1952. In 1965 he became a Sinclair distributor and operated...
Leona I. Nation
Aug 25, 2006
Leona I. Nation, age 94, of Blue Earth, died Friday, August 25, 2006, at Parker Oaks Communities, Inc. in Winnebago.Graveside services will be held at a later date in Riverside Cemetery at Blue Earth, with Rev. Stephen Bohling officiating.She was born November 22,1911, in Prescott Twsp., Faribault County, Minnesota, the daughter of Nicholas & Anna (Pruckler)Weber.She is survived by her...
Vernon K. Gartzke
Aug 23, 2006
Vernon was born December 21, 1912, at Verona Township, MN, the son of Ervin and Emma (King) Gartzke.Vernon grew up on a farm and went to the Gartzke school district #137. Following his school years, he stayed on the farm and worked with his father. After his father''s death in 1966 he, and his sister Frances, bought the farm and...
Roy A. Rhoda
Aug 15, 2006
Roy was born September 21, 1915, at Kossuth County, Iowa, the son of Charles & Ida (Sohn) Rhoda.He was raised in Kossuth County, Iowa and attended country school through 8th grade. He attended Elmore High School for a short time. On April 29, 1941 he married Clarice Amanda Hove at South Blue Earth Lutheran Church in Bricelyn, MN. They farmed...
Helen D. Sabin
Aug 9, 2006
Helen was born September 18, 1920, in rural Bricelyn the daughter of Ubbe and Jennie (Terbeck) Berg.She was raised and educated in the rural Bricelyn and Blue Earth areas where she attended country schools. She was married to Jerome C. Sabin on June 26, 1944 in Blue Earth. Helen was a homemaker and was an active member of Shiloh Lutheran...
Phyllis M. Curtiss
Jul 23, 2006
Phyllis was born September 24, 1928, at Lake Crystal, Minnesota, the daughter of Elmer and Gertrude (Bechtol) Schmidt.She was raised and educated in Lake Crystal, Lakefield and Osakis where she graduated from Osakis High School. She attended the University of Minnesota where she studied traffic control. She was married to Keith Curtiss on November 27, 1947 in Osakis. The couple...
Patsy R. Risk
Jul 18, 2006
Patsy was born January 5, 1934, in Hebron Township, Kossuth County, Iowa, the daughter of Louis & Elizabeth (Larson) Miller.She was raised in Hebron Township and attended Country School through 8th grade. In 1951, she graduated from Lakota High School. On June 26, 1954, she married Ronald Goeke in Hebron Township, Kossuth County, Iowa. They lived on a farm in...
Audrey M. Ankeny
Jul 12, 2006
Audrey was born August 25, 1923, in Frost Mn., the daughter of Al and Mabel (Anderson) Myers.She was raised and educated in the Willmer and Blue Earth areas where she attended Blue Earth Schools. She married Raymond H. ?Buss? Ankeny on June 16, 1956 in Blue Earth. Audrey was a homemaker and had worked in the Blue Earth Schools cafeteria...
W. Eldon Springer
Jul 3, 2006
Eldon was born April 10, 1915, at Huntley, Mn., the son of Walter D. & Wyona Mae(Brown)Springer.He was raised in Huntley and graduated from Huntley High School in 1933. Upon graduation he started farming at rural Huntley. On November. 23, 1935 he married Rachel V. Loken at Huntley. They lived on the family farm and spent the winter in Tuscon,...
Hazel E. Schroeder
Jul 2, 2006
Hazel Evelyn Schroeder, age 96, of Blue Earth, died Sunday, July 2, 2006, at St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center, Blue Earth. She was born March 8, 1910, in Lura Township, Delavan, MN the daughter of Albert C. and Leona E. (Smith) Meininger. She was raised and educated in Lura Township where she attended a one room country school. She was...
Sharon A. Young
Jun 22, 2006
Sharon was born March 12, 1956, at Wells, Minnesota, the daughter of Leonard E. & Doris L.(Babcock)Whalen.She was raised in Easton and graduated from Wells-Easton High School in 1974. On September. 6, 1986 she married Gregory L. Young in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.She is survived by her Husband: Greg Young, Winnebago, Son: Ryan & wife, Laura Borris,...
Gladys Brakke
Jun 16, 2006
Gladys was born June 16, 1914, at Emmons, MN, the daughter of Ellef and Thea (Tangen) Olson.She attended Gravel Pit School at rural Kiester and was baptized and confirmed at Kiester Trinity Lutheran Church. Gladys was married to Leo R. Amundson in 1932. She worked at the Kiester Courier Newspaper before moving to the the Guckeen area in 1936. She...
Hazel M. Greiman
Jun 12, 2006
She was born September 13, 1918, at Pierre, South Dakota. She was raised and educated in Blue Earth where she was a 1937 graduate of Blue Earth High School. She was married to Winston W. Greiman on October 25, 1937 in Mason City, Iowa. Hazel was a homemaker and was an active member of the Blue Earth VFW Auxiliary for...
Dean M. Harmon
May 27, 2006
Dean was born December 22, 1937, at Joice, Iowa, the son of Emlett & Pauline Harmon. Dean was adopted by Ray & Evelyn Harmon in 1948.He grew up and went to school in Walters, Kiester, and graduated from Bricelyn in 1956. During his teen age years he lived on the farm north of Bricelyn and spent much of his time...
Bernice H. Thompson
May 23, 2006
She was born August 20, 1908, at Radcliffe, Iowa, the daughter of Oscar and Annie (Hendrickson) Thompson.Bernice was baptized in Radcliffe, Iowa and confirmed at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore. She graduated from Buffalo Center, Iowa High School where she received her Normal Training and taught rural school near Elmore. She was married to Marvin H. Thompson on September 19,...
Robert E. Childs
May 7, 2006
Bob was born on June 6, 1922 in rural Blue Earth the son of Harry & Maude Childs.Bob was one of the last of the old horse traders. He had a special place in his heart for horses, raising many for sport and leisure. He was a 30 year member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Elmore and belonged to the...
Daniel L. Gilpin
May 5, 2006
Dan Lewis Gilpin died peacefully in his favorite chair at home on Friday, May 5, 2006. He was 62 years old.Dan was born on January 6, 1944 the son of Myron and Helen (Weeks) Gilpin. After being raised in Albert Lea, Dan was a long standing member of the Blue Earth community. Upon earning his degrees from Mankato State University...
Eugene W. Stier
May 3, 2006
Eugene "Gene" was born January 26, 1921, in Blue Earth, the son of Alfred & Alta (Warner) Stier. Gene was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he was a 1938 graduate of Blue Earth High School. He attended the Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis where he studied the plumbing trade before entering the U.S. Navy in 1940. He served during...
Alvin M. Jacobson
Apr 26, 2006
Alvin M. "Pete" Jacobson was born October 18, 1918, at Rake, IA, the son of Thomas & Sena (Larson) Jacobson.Alvin attended school in District #29 at rural Guckeen. During WW II he served with the 67th Field Artillery Division in France, Germany, Belgium, England and was part of the Battle of the Bulge. On August 28, 1948 he married Evelyn...
Christal Bredberg
Apr 24, 2006
Christal was born June 16, 1921, at Britt, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Olga (Sonerholm) Hesley.She was raised and educated in Britt, Iowa where she graduated from Britt High School in 1939. Christal married Lawrence E. Bredberg on July 18, 1972 in Blue Earth, MN. She was a homemaker and a member of Salem United Methodist Church,the Rebekah Lodge...
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