Obituaries
Ernest W. Frette
Mar 26, 2010
Ernest was born May 20, 1923, at Pilot Grove, MN, the son of Nels and Selma (Osvog) Frette. He attended country school in Pilot Grove and was a 1941 graduate of Elmore High School. Following school he entered the U.S. Navy where he served as a Gunners Mate 2nd Class of ships in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. He served...
Bernadine I. Swingdoff
Mar 26, 2010
Bernadine was born November 14, 1911, at JoDavis Township, MN, the daughter of John and Mary (Arndt) Swingdoff. She was raised and educated in Guckeen where she attended schools. Bernadine lived in the Guckeen area until 1960 when she moved to Blue Earth. She was a homemaker and spent many years caring for her parents and brother, John. She was...
Anne Newman
Mar 12, 2010
Anne was born May 7, 1921, at East Chain, the daughter of Clarence and Grace (Larson) Gaard. She attended District 58 country school and later graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1939. She attended beauty school in Mankato before enlisting in the Army where she served with the WACs in Tucson, Az. during WW II. She specialized in flight...
Deloris Gudahl
Mar 10, 2010
Dee was born May 9, 1928, in Blue Earth, the daughter of Martin and Erma (Weise) Weise. Dee was a 1946 graduated Bethany Lutheran High School in Mankato. She was married to Elwood R. Hoot Gudahl on August 6, 1947 at Emerald Township, MN. The couple lived in Blue Earth where Dee managed the catalog department of the J.C. Penney...
Shirley A. Anderson
Mar 2, 2010
Shirley was born June 23, 1941, in rural Faribault County MN, the daughter of Alvin and Sophia (Mohr) Brandsoy. She was raised and educated in Frost where she was a 1959 graduate of Frost High School. Following high school she attended Fairview School of Nursing. She married Gene R. Anderson on September 23, 1961 at North Blue Earth Lutheran Church....
Dolores M. Trasamar
Mar 1, 2010
Dolores was born November 4, 1927, in Lakota, Iowa, the daughter of John and Gertie (Helmers) Roelfsema. She was raised and educated in Lakota, Iowa where she graduated from Lakota High School in 1945. She was married to Milton V. Trasamar on June 15, 1947 in Lakota. The couple farmed near Elmore for many years where Dolores was a homemaker....
Marvin W. Prechel
Feb 23, 2010
Marvin was born January 12, 1934, at rural Blue Earth, the son of Walter and Elsie (Nimz) Prechel. Marvin farmed his familys century farm for all his adult life, retiring in 1982. He was married to Beverly J. Zutz on June 7, 1952 in Blue Earth. He was later married to Clare M. Cheney on June 20, 1975 in North...
Duane M. Pilcher
Feb 22, 2010
Duane was born December 25, 1923, in East Chain, MN the son of F. Ernest and L. Mable (Nelson) Pilcher. He was raised and educated in East Chain where he was a 1942 graduate of East Chain High School. He worked on the family farm after high school and was married to Darlene R. Hall on December 28, 1945 at...
Gladys Schwab
Feb 14, 2010
Gladys was born June 2, 1910, in Minneapolis, the daughter of Warren and Luella (Wilson) Wildes. She was raised and educate in Blue Earth where she attended schools. She was married to Fred P. Schwab on December 21, 1929 in Winnebago. Gladys was a homemaker and had worked at the Vienna Bakery and seasonally with Green Giant Co. She was...
Lyle Quade
Feb 6, 2010
Lyle was born on August 9, 1927 in Barber Township, the son of LaRue and Eileen (Franke) Quade. He attended Blue Earth High School. On May 10, 1952, he married Gloria Ann Martin of rural Blue Earth.Lyle was a passionatefarmer throughout his lifein Barber, Rome and Emeraldtownships.In addition , he worked 30 yearsas a meat cutter for Wilson & Company...
Thelma Cooan
Feb 1, 2010
Thelma was born November 23, 1919, in Rake, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Johnson) Espeland. She was raised and educated in Rake, Iowa where she attended schools. She was married to Alfred Doc Cooan on December 19, 1941 in Frost, MN. The couple farmed in Shell Lake, Wisconsin until 1954 when they returned to the Elmore area where...
Theone Runge
Jan 30, 2010
Theone was born January 13, 1919, at Bricelyn, Mn, the daughter of Julius and JoHanna (Silrum) Hove. She was raised and educated in the Bricelyn area where she was married to Harvey W. Runge on November 15, 1940. The couple farmed in Easton and later in Delavan for many years. Theone loved to raise flower and vegetable gardens and was...
Marianna Eiselt
Jan 29, 2010
Marianna was born April 2, 1928, in Winnebago, the daughter of H.O. and Charlotte (Huber) Nichols. She was raised and educated in Winnebago where she graduated from high school as valedictorian of her class in 1946. She attended and graduated from the Minnesota School of Business and was later married to Wayne M. Eiselt, in Winnebago, on September 24, 1950....
Marie M. Marks
Jan 24, 2010
She was born April 18, 1923, at Jolley, Iowa, the daughter of Fred M. and Abby (Moberg) Yeager. She was raised and educated in Delavan where she graduated from Delavan High School in 1941. She was married to Harry H. Marks on August 14, 1942 in San Diego, CA. She was proud to be a mother and homemaker. She enjoyed...
Kenneth E. Reed
Jan 23, 2010
Kenny was born June 2, 1923, at Wesley, Iowa, the son of Earl and Ellen C. (Ward) Reed. He was raised in the Burt, Iowa and Elmore, MN areas where he graduated from Elmore High School in 1941. He was longtime farmer in the Elmore area and later worked as a hired hand for several other area farmers, retiring in...
Evelyn Erichsrud
Jan 17, 2010
Evelyn was born November 10, 1912 at Hubbard, Iowa the daughter of John H. and Fannie (Scott) Willard. At the age of six she moved to Minnesota with her family. In 1935 she moved to Granada. She worked as a waitress for a number of years in Fairmont and in Miami, Florida during WW II. She was married to Ronald...
Maurice Durkee
Jan 15, 2010
Maurice was born February 16, 1923 in Winnebago, the son of Harold Cady and Amy (Scoles) Durkee. He was raised and educated in Winnebago where he graduated from Winnebago High School. He attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota, where he was a golden gloves boxer and member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. He served in the Merchant...
Eugene Bell
Jan 12, 2010
Gene was born March 4, 1934, in Jo Daviess Township, MN the son of Walter and Rose (Dau) Bell. He was raised and educated in the Blue Earth and East Chain areas where he was a 1952 graduate of East Chain High School. He atteneded Dunwoody Institute before returning to the Blue Earth area. He was married to Lois M....
Gerhard Kuchenbecker
Jan 6, 2010
Gerhard was born on April 15, 1925 in Elmore Township, the son of Ernest and Ida (Stenzel) Kuchenbecker. Gerhard was raised and educated in the Elmore and Frost area. Gerhard entered the Army in 1945 where he served during WWII in the infantry as a military policeman. While in the service he was a German interpreter and guarded German prisoners...
Howard L. Huff
Jan 2, 2010
Howard Lee Huff, died January 2, 2009 at Tucson Medical Center, Tucson AZ. Howard was the eldest of 3 sons born to Kenneth and Mary (Rethswich) Huff. Born on March 1, 1920 in Carroll, NE. Kenneth and Mary Huff farmed in the Carroll and Pierce Nebraska area where Howard grew up. At the age of 18 Howard left home finding...
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