Obituaries
Dennis Lee Ihle
Jul 25, 2010
Dennis was born January 6, 1958, in Blue Earth, the son of Harold and Marjorie (Heldt) Ihle. He was raised and educated in the Pilot Grove area where he attended East Chain and Blue Earth Schools, graduating from Blue Earth High School in 1976. Dennis was an excellent high school athlete, being name all state in Football and Basketball. Following...
Irene L. Olawsky
Jul 11, 2010
Irene was born on October 9, 1925 in Armour, South Dakota the daughter of Charles and Louisa (Hill) Crutchett. After graduating valedictorian from Armour High School in 1943, she attended and graduated from nurses training with her R.N. degreeat Methodist Hospital in Mitchell, South Dakota. On June 8, 1947, she married her high school sweetheart, Gilbert Olawsky, enjoying 63 years...
Rudolph "Rudy" E. Cyphers
Jul 7, 2010
Rudy was born February 18, 1925, at Mankato, MN, the son of Albert and Alma (Beckendorf) Cyphers. He was raised in the Blue Earth, East Chain & Albert Lea areas where he attended country schools. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II where he was a carpenters mate 3rd Class. He returned home and farmed north of Blue...
Jose Luis "Pepe" Ibanez
Jul 4, 2010
He was born June 17, 1939, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Jose Fernandez Somellero and Sofia Huller (Sanchez) Ibanez. He graduated from the Colegio Mexico in Mexico City and later earned his GED in Anchorage, Alaska. Education was very important to Jose; while in the U.S. AirForce he attended Riverbend Community College of Washington State, while stationed in...
Elaine M. Olson
Jun 4, 2010
Elaine was born April 6, 1921, in Blue Earth, the daughter of Maynard and C. Bertha (Hensel) Olson. She was raised and educated in Blue Earth where she was a 1939 graduate of Blue Earth High School. She was baptized on May 1, 1921 and confirmed on June 16, 1935 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth, where she...
James Williams
May 28, 2010
James was born on July 22, 1928, at St. James, Minnesota, the son of James Sr. and Lena (Klutz) Williams. James was raised and educated in St. James. James served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953. During this time he married Mary Lou Calkins on May 4, 1952 the two were later divorced in 1976. James worked...
Jordan Rochefort
May 25, 2010
Jordan was born October 20, 1993, at Fairmont, MN, the son of Angela Rochefort. He was raised by his mother, Angela and Angelas Aunt and Uncle, known to Jordan as his mom and dad, Norm & Cheryl Kolve of Elmore. He was currently a sophomore at Blue Earth Area High School. Jordan enjoyed fishing and was a talented BMX trick...
Roger W. Kriewall
May 23, 2010
Roger was born December 27, 1935, in Blue Earth, the son of Bernard and Lorena (Wilke) Kriewall. He was raised in Blue Earth where he was a 1953 graduate of Blue Earth High School. He worked for Blue Earth Valley Telephone Co. and Norbert Mensing Construction before he went in to the construction business with Harold Furland. He was married...
Keith R. Curtiss
May 20, 2010
He was born September 11, 1926, at Middleriver, MN, the son of Ray and Jenny (Wing) Curtiss. He was raised in the rural Elmore and Pilot Grove areas where he attended country schools. He worked as a farm hand before entering the U.S. Navy, serving during WW II. He returned from the service and was soon married to Phyllis M....
Ivan K. Gesche
May 16, 2010
Ivan was born June 4, 1918, in Blue Earth, the son of Allen and Elvira (Gust) Gesche. He was raised and educated in the Elmore area where he was a 1936 graduate of Elmore High School. He earned his bachelors degree in History from McCallister College in Minneapolis. He returned home to the farm NE of Elmore and was soon...
Dorothy B. Urness
May 16, 2010
Dorothy was born on March 6, 1910 at rural Blue Earth the daughter of Sam and Julia (Knutson) Olson. The family moved to rural Frost when she was ten and Dorothy was since a lifetime Frost resident. She was married to Henry C. Urness on February 15, 1947 in Frost. Dorothy was a homemaker and was able to live in...
Ruby I. TRUE
May 3, 2010
Ruby was born February 1, 1913, at Humboldt Co., Iowa, the daughter of Osmund and Stena (Tesdahl) Viland. The family moved to Minnesota when Ruby was 3 years old. She attended country school and Elmore High School. Ruby married Melvin Red True on December 4, 1932 in Fairmont. She and her husband farmed in Pilot Grove Township for more than...
Richard "Dick" J. Maher
May 2, 2010
Richard J. Dick is the youngest son of the late Leo and Hanora (Hurd) Maher of Lawler, Iowa. Dick attended a small Northeast Iowa country school with his high school years spent at New Hampton Public School, where he participated in football, wrestling and baseball. He graduated in 1954 and enlisted in the Air Force where he worked as a...
John Silrum
Apr 26, 2010
John was born on December 27, 1913, at Faribault County, the son of Christian and Kiai (Legvold) Silrum. John was raised and educated in Bricelyn graduating in 1931 from Bricelyn High School. John married Leona Kontzelmann in Wells on November 27, 1941. In 1977 the two moved to Blue Earth after retiring from farming. In 1979 Leona passed away. On...
Joyce Goshorn
Apr 25, 2010
Joyce was born February 2, 1941 in Blue Earth, MN to Al and Catherine Goshorn. She graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1959. After graduation Joyce moved to Rochester, MN. She was determined to remain independent and working as long as possible. Her work started with being a nanny and later she moved on to Ability Building Center. She...
Mina L. Asmus
Apr 20, 2010
Mina was born July 21, 1931, at Crosby, MN, the daughter of John and Alta (Oppelt) Van Epps. She lived in Crosby until 1940 when she moved to Austin, MN. She was a 1949 graduate of Austin High School. Mina moved to Frost in 1968 and was married to Robert M. Asmus in December 1968 in Sioux Falls, SD. She...
Vernal Skogen
Apr 19, 2010
Vernal Skogen, age 85, of Easton died April 19, 2010, at his home as a result of complications of a heart conditiuon. Vernal was born January 22, 1925, in rural Frost, MN, the son of Nordahl and Ida (Fjermestad) Skogen. He was raised in the Frost and rural Blue Earth areas where he attended country schools and graduated from Blue...
A. Rosella "Rosie" Plocker
Apr 16, 2010
Rosie was born in Cottonwood, MN, the daughter of Anton and Ronoug (Mittlestad) Lien. She was raised and educated in Cottonwood where she graduated from high school and then attended St. Cloud State University, earning her Associate Degree in education. She taught elementary school in Granite Falls where she met her future husband. She was married to John Plocker on...
Gerald Blom
Apr 7, 2010
Gerald was born February 18, 1929, at Pleasant Prairie Township, MN, the son of Joseph and Susan (Reinhardt) Blom. He was raised and educated in Pleasant Prairie Township and East Chain Schools. He was married to Donamae D. Hauskins on July 16, 1948 at the EUB Church in Blue Earth. The couple lived between Swea City and Armstrong, Iowa before...
Milton Henke
Mar 29, 2010
Milton was born September 14, 1912, at Kiester, MN, the son of Emil and Agnes (Henke) Henke. He was a 1930 graduate of Blue Earth High School and was a lifetime Blue Earth resident. Milt worked at his fathers business, Blue Earth Auto Hospital, following high school. He was married to Beatrice A. Henke on August 26, 1935 in Blue...
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