Obituaries
Elmer G. Knudsen
Dec 13, 2010
Elmer G. Knudsen was born on November 25, 1913, in Marietta, MN to Magnus Knudsen and Margaret Dahle Knudsen. He was the oldest of five children. As a child, he worked alongside his father in this father''s blacksmith shop. As a teenager he learned the skills of meat cutting while working in a local meat market. Perhaps these experiences were...
Cleighton R. Johnson
Dec 10, 2010
Cleighton Reed Johnson was born on January 25, 1919 at Winnebago, MN the son of Emery Lloyd and Reseda (Held) Johnson. Cleighton''s family lived near Aitkin, MN and Faribault before settling near Huntley where he graduated from Huntley High School. On September 15, 1945 Cleighton married Agnes Pauline Olson in Blue Earth. The two resided with their children in rural...
Doris M. Kennedy-Paul
Dec 9, 2010
Doris was born in Prescott township, MN on December 15, 1926 the daughter of Ira J. and Marie (Willette) Trembley. She attended rural school district #32, Delavan High School and graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1944. She worked for First National Bank of Blue Earth from 1944 to 1981. She then worked for Faribault Co. in the office...
Phillip Monson
Dec 6, 2010
Phillip was born August 12, 1924, at Brush Creek, MN, the son of Edward and Marie (Amundson) Monson. He attended rural Monson School and graduated from Frost High School in 1942. Following high school he briefly farmed before entering the U.S. Army during WW II. He served with the 508th Military Police Battalion and was proud to have helped liberate...
Linda L. Whitney
Dec 5, 2010
Delavan resident Linda Whitney, age 61, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Blue Earth United Hospital from a heart attack. She was born October 6, 1949 in Springfield, MN the youngest child of Erwin and Carrie (Christiansen) Schenk. She lived on the family farm until the age of eleven when her father died and her mother and the two youngest...
Gordon J. Enger
Nov 22, 2010
Gordon, the son of Michael and Sena (Johnson) Enger,was born March 24, 1916 in Blue Earth. He was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he was a 1935 graduate of Blue Earth High School. While in high school he was an outstanding athlete. Gordy was named captain of his basketball and football teams his junior and senior years. Following...
Mary C. Buyarski
Nov 21, 2010
Mary was born on August 7, 1933 to the late John &Mary Przewrocki. She lived in Menominee, MI untilher recent move to Minnesota to be closer to family.She married Theodore (Ted) Buyarski on September20, 1952 and worked at several different jobs prior toraising her family. Mary was known for her "greenthunb," flower arranging skills, yeast baking and dillpickle making. She...
John M. Patton
Nov 12, 2010
John Patton was born in Huron, South Dakota on March 22, 1928 the son of Blake F. and Myrle J. (Bratsburg) Patton. He attended school in Huron, Mason City, Iowa and Waseca, graduating from Waseca High School in 1945. He attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri where he earned his degree in psychology in 1949. He was married to...
Michael Schonborn
Nov 8, 2010
He was born October 11, 1945, in Albert Lea, the son of Ernest and Esther (Sabin) Schonborn. He was raised and educated in the rural Frost & Bricelyn areas where he graduated from Frost High School in 1964. He was married to Nancy Skaden on December 5, 1970 in Blue Earth. Mike lived his entire life on his family farm,...
Alyce J. Larsen
Nov 7, 2010
Alyce was born May 8, 1914, at Pilot grove Township, MN, the daughter of Nels and Lena (Brekke) Hanevik. She was raised and educated in Elmore where she attended schools. She was married to Kenneth R. Larsen on September 13, 1936 in St. Paul, MN. The couple lived in Elmore where Alyce was a homemaker and was a longtime member...
Vernette Bell
Oct 31, 2010
Vernette was born April 8, 1933, at Swea City, Iowa, the daughter of John and Alma (Cassem) Vogt. She was raised and educated in Blue Earth where she was a 1951 graduate of Blue Earth High School. She was married to Donald H. Bell on September 5, 1953 at St Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. The couple has farmed...
Clarice Rhoda
Oct 29, 2010
Clarice was born June 12, 1919, in Bricelyn, the daughter of Eddie and Annie (Johnson) Hove. She grew up in and attended Rake, Iowa Schools. She was a housekeeper and worked at Hagges Restaurant before her marriage to Roy A. Rhoda on April 29, 1941 in Bricelyn. The couple farmed near Elmore for many years until 1971 when they moved...
Ordella Furland
Oct 24, 2010
Ordella was born October 15, 1927, at Montrose, South Dakota, the daughter of Andrew and Serina (Soma) Eastvold. She was educated in Montrose, S.D. and at Frost country schools. She was married to Earl T. Furland on October 12, 1945 in Blue Earth. The couple farmed near Frost for many years while Ordella also worked seasonally at Green Giant and...
Opal M. Pugsley
Oct 23, 2010
Opal was born September 5, 1912, in Pilot Grove Township, the daughter of Harry and Anna (Frankum) Woolery. She graduated from Blue Earth School in 1929 and from Blue Earth Technical Teacher Training a year later. She was a school teacher in District #125 school, rural Elmore. On August 31, 1933, Opal married Garold W. Pugsley in Garner, Iowa. She...
Iona Gartzke
Oct 19, 2010
Iona was born on September 14, 1918 in Faribault County, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Kammer) Ahrens. Iona was raised and educated in rural Blue Earth. She married Roland John Gartzke on November 29, 1936 in Jackson County. Iona was a life long resident of the Blue Earth area and she was an active member of the St. Paul...
Vernon L. Clough
Oct 14, 2010
He was born October 11, 1934, in Hollandale, MN, the son of Leeland and Anzetta (Adams) Clough. He was raised and educated in Albert Lea where he was a 1955 graduate of Albert Lea High School. Following school he helped his family farm. He was married to Jean Zerck on April 27, 1957 in Albert Lea. He entered the U.S....
S. Jean Schwen
Oct 11, 2010
Jean was born December 17, 1924, at Starbuck, MN, the daughter of William and Ida (Swenson) Anderson.She attended country schools in Starbuck. She then attended the University of Minnesota where she earned a Graduate in Nursing and a Bachelors of Science with high distinction in 1947. She was married to Walter J. Schwen on November 28, 1947 in St. Paul,...
Darla Welsh
Oct 8, 2010
Darla was born January 8, 1955, in Guttenberg, Iowa, the daughter of Eugene and Vivian (Phelps) Knospe. She was raised and educated in Elkport, Iowa and graduated from Elkader High School in 1973. She was married to Kenneth James Welsh on July 10, 1976 in New Hampton, Iowa. The couple moved to Huntley, MN in 1984 and lived in Blue...
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