Obituaries
Helen Ristau
Jun 5, 2004
Helen was born June 23, 1905, in Blue Earth the daughter of Reinhold & Malwina (Stoeck) Ristau.She was raised and educated in Blue Earth where she was a 1923 graduate of Blue Earth High School. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Blue Earth. She enjoyed playing the piano whenever possible and like button collections and coloring. Due...
John Hinrichsen
Jun 2, 2004
John was born February 23, 1918, in Blue Earth the son of Hans L. and Marie C. (Simser) Hinrichsen.He was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he attended Blue Earth High School. He was married to Iva Hauskins on July 3, 1940 in Blue Earth. The couple farmed at Pilot Grove Township south of Blue Earth for over 60...
Iva Hinrichsen
May 31, 2004
Iva was born September 3, 1922, at Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the daughter of George & Minnie (Jacobson) Hauskins.She was raised and educated in the Brush Creek area where she attended schools. She was married to John Hinrichsen on July 3, 1940 in Blue Earth. The couple farmed in Pilot Grove Township south of Blue Earth for over 60 years. Iva...
Virgil Lawrence
May 28, 2004
Virgil was born July 10, 1916, at Corning, Iowa, the son of Dean & Carrie (Schafer) Lawrence..He was raised and educated in the Blue Earth area where he was a 1934 graduate of Blue Earth High School. He was married to Lila C. Fenske on June 26, 1937 in Blue Earth. Virgil had farmed during high school and continued farming...
Bill Coupanger
May 18, 2004
ELMOREMay 18, 2004Bill CoupangerBill Coupanger, age 68, of Elmore, died Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at Immanuel St. Joseph''s Hospital, Mankato. Memorial services will be held on Friday, May 21, 2004, at 11:00 AM, at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore, with Rev. Robert Roettger officiating. Visitation time will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday at Shiloh Lutheran Church, and one...
Karl Weise
May 14, 2004
Karl was born July 3, 1910, at Almena, Wisconsin, the son of William F. and Wanda A. (Schimmel) Weise.He was raised and educated in Almena, Wisconsin and came to the Blue Earth area in 1926. He worked on area farms and later owned his own farm in Faribault Co. for many years. He was married to Edna A. Martin on...
Dorothy Ficken
May 11, 2004
Dorothy was born August 17, 1921, at Blue Earth, the daughter of Ludwig H. and Clara M. (Gullikson) Satre.She was raised and educated in Frost where she attended country schools. She was married to Ralph R. Ficken on September 7, 1941 at Dell Lutheran Church near Frost. Dorothy was a longtime cashier for Elmer''s SuperValu which later became Juba''s SuperValu....
Melvin R. Boettcher
May 8, 2004
He was born November 20, 1944, in Blue Earth, the son of Arthur A. and Luella E. (Kuchenbecker) Boettcher.He was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he was a 1962 graduate of Blue Earth High School. He worked at Juba''s SuperValu during and after high school for 27 years, many of those years as produce manager. He had been...
Margaret J. Guerber
May 5, 2004
May 5, 2004Margaret J. GuerberMargaret J. Guerber, age 79, of Blue Earth, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center, Blue Earth. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2004, at 10:00 AM, at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Blue Earth, with Father John Ozbun officiating. Burial will be in Calvary...
Nellie Neal
May 3, 2004
Nellie was born September 8, 1917, at Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John & Nellie (Cokol) Bendel.She was raised and educated in White Pidgeon, Michigan where she attended schools. Her family moved to Chicago where she soon began working for Campbells Soup Company as a soup preparation cook. There she met her husband, Ernest Day Neal and the couple was...
Barbara A. Johnson
Apr 23, 2004
Barbara was born April 19, 1942, at Pilot Grove, Minnesota, the daughter of J. Harold & Margaret R. (Doyle) Johnson.She was a graduate of East Chain High School in 1960. She attended the College of St. Teresa in Winona and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. In 1971 she taught...
Hattie C. Blair
Mar 19, 2004
Hattie was born January 8, 1910, at Kossuth Co., Iowa, the daughter of Jacob A. and Alma C. (Johnson) Peterson.She was raised and educated in Kossuth Co., Iowa where she was a 1928 graduate of Swea City High School. She worked in Fort Dodge and Sioux City, Iowa before her marriage to Lyle C. Blair on April 14, 1934 in...
Mary Belle Germann
Mar 18, 2004
Mary Belle was born August 3, 1912, at Pilot Grove Township, Mn., the daughter of Charles & Mary (Carpenter) Steuer.She was raised and educated in Pilot Grove Township where she attended country schools and was a 1931 graduate of East Chain High School. She was married to Carl J. Germann on July 25, 1931 in Blue Earth. Mary Belle went...
James Ralph Mastin
Mar 6, 2004
Ralph was born January 8, 1912, at Buffalo Center, Iowa, the son of James K. & Lydia P. (Spencer)Mastin. He was raised and attended Country School near Buffalo Center, IA. On December. 6, 1933 he married Esther B. Bosma at Buffalo Center. He worked as a farm hand until 1936 when he started farming on his own. Ralph & Esther...
Henrietta Widlund-Jansen
Feb 29, 2004
Henrietta was born December 31, 1926, at Gilmore City, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Ida (Wiemers) Eyhusen.She was raised and educated in the Palmer, Iowa area where she graduated from Palmer High School. She was married to Stanley W. Widlund on October 14, 1946 in Jackson, MN. She lived most of her life in the Palmer, IA. area where...
Ruth Westby
Feb 20, 2004
Ruth Eleanor Schwen was born June 26, 1920, at Blue Earth, Mn., the daughter of Herbert and Minnie (Wehsener) Schwen. She was a 1939 graduate of Blue Earth High School. She attended Mankato State University and Mankato Commercial College. She was employed as a bookeeper at Sears in Minneapolis before her marriage to Marvin Westby on February 10, 1946 at...
Myrtle Martin
Feb 17, 2004
Myrtle was born March 2, 1912, at Ellsworth Township, MN., the daughter of John & Martha (Luthens) Smith.Myrtle was raised and educated in Ellsworth Township, MN. She was confirmed in and later married to Lester E. Martin at St. Peter''s Lutheran Church in Ellsworth Township, on May 10, 1932. The couple farmed there until coming to Blue Earth in 1936...
Jane Espeland
Feb 11, 2004
BLUE EARTH February 11, 2004Jane C. EspelandJane C. Espeland, age 86, of Blue Earth, died Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center, Blue Earth. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2004, at 11:00 AM, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Earth, with Rev. Stephen Bohling & Rev. Kenneth Carlson officiating. Burial will be in...
Arnold Elvestrom
Feb 7, 2004
Arnold Melanchton Elvestrom was born June 9, 1908, at Bricelyn, Mn. the son of Andrew and Sena (Jacobson) Elvestrom. He was baptized and confirmed his faith at South Blue Earth Lutheran Church, Bricelyn. He received his early education in the Bricelyn Schools and graduated from Blue Earth High School, and attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Arnold married Irene Frandle...
Carol Stanton
Jan 28, 2004
ELMOREJanuary 28, 2004Carol StantonCarol Stanton, age 60, of Elmore, died Wednesday, January 28, 2004, at St. Mary''s Hospital Rochester. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2004, at 11:00 AM, at Elmore United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mary Willis Mayes officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Elmore. Visitation time will be from 3 - 7 PM, Friday...
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