Obituaries
Frances Smith
Nov 6, 2008
Marge was born October 11, 1922, in Ledyard, Iowa, the daughter of Timothy & Kathryn (McGuire) Doocy. She was raised and educated in Ledyard where she graduated from high school in 1940. She was married to James D. Smitty Smith on June 24, 1944 in Oklahoma. The couple lived in Lakota, Iowa, following their marriage for a few years before...
George W. Nichols
Nov 4, 2008
He was born on July 25, 1936 to Paul A. and Winnie (Kray) Nichols. He was raised on the family farm in Verona Township and graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1954. George married Patricia Lund in 1955 and they had 5 children together. George worked for Bartley Printing in Blue Earth for 31 years and later for Blue...
Floyd K. Zufall
Oct 29, 2008
His working life was spent in the Faribault County, MN area. He worked in the gravel construction business for his brother, was self-employed in TV repair and the gravel hauling business and spent the latter part of his career as a mobile crane operator. Following retirement he returned to the Washburn County area. Devoted husband and father he loved the...
Avis Boettcher
Oct 29, 2008
Mrs. Boettcher diedWednesday, October 29, 2008 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born January 16th, 1930 in Scanlon, Minnesota. She graduated from Elmore High School in 1948 and married Vernon Boettcher November 11, 1950. In 1953 they moved to Tacoma Washington where her husband served in the military. After returning to Elmore in 1955 they continued farming...
Edward Pfaffinger
Oct 25, 2008
He was born October 4, 1917, on the family homestead in Blue Earth, MN, the son of Joseph and Catherine (Bircheneder) Pfaffinger. He was raised in Blue Earth where he was a 1934 graduate of Blue Earth High School. He entered the U.S. Navy on March 16, 1945 where he became an electronics Technicians Mate 3rd Class. He returned from...
Rollo E. Greimann
Oct 21, 2008
Rollo Ernest Greimann was born on October 27th, 1925 in Blue Earth, Minnesota to Ernest and Anna (Lau) Greimann. He grew up and went to school in Blue Earth and graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1943. He joined the U.S. Navy in January of 1945 and was stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii where he was a Pharmacist...
Agnes E. Schaal
Sep 25, 2008
She was born April 25, 1917, at Petersburg, Nebraska, the daughter of Claude and Helen (Koskovich) Koskovich.Agnes was raised and educated in Nebraska until her family came to the Blue Earth area when she was a young teenager. She was married to John C. Jack Schaal on January 28, 1937 in Algona, Iowa. Agnes helped Jack on the farm and...
Gary Lewis Hanson
Sep 22, 2008
Gary was born in St. Paul, MN on December 1, 1945. He was raised in Frost, MN and graduated from Frost HS in 1963. He entered the US Marines in July, 1963, served in Viet Nam, and was honorably discharged in 1967. He moved out east after the Marines. He married Carol Quick in 1995 and they lived in Thomaston,...
Walter Weitzel
Sep 21, 2008
Wally was born January 6, 1931, in Frost, MN, the son of Johann and Katarine (Strackbein) Weitzel. He was raised in the Wells area where he attended school. He was married to Verla I. Schwab on May 31, 1952 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. Wally worked construction for Ankeny & Wiederholt Construction, Gerring Industries and Tafco Equipment...
Berniece Krieger
Sep 20, 2008
Bea was born September 16, 1928, at Parshall, North Dakota, the daughter of Ole and Anna (Erickson) Hanson. She was raised and educated in North Dakota and moved to Blue Earth following her marriage to Loren Krieger on September 11, 1953 in Parshall, North Dakota. The couple farmed near Blue Earth for many years and Bea was a homemaker. She...
Alta L. Renkly
Sep 19, 2008
She was born March 5, 1914, in Rome Township, MN, the daughter of Paul and Anna (Grimmelman) Ehrich. Alta grew up in the rural Elmore area where she attended country school and St. Johns Parochial School. She was married to Albert H. Renkly on June 30, 1932 in Elmore. The couple farmed the Renkly Family farm northeast of Blue Earth...
Melvin A. Bromeland
Sep 17, 2008
Melvin was born November 11, 1921,in Brush Creek Township, MN, the son of Andrew and Allette (Midtbo) Bromeland. He was raised and educated in Brush Creek where he attended rural District School 82. He was married to Betty Nelson on May 27, 1944 at Dell Lutheran Church, rural Frost. In the late 1940s Melvin began the Bromeland Excavating. Excavating and...
Russell B. Souba
Sep 11, 2008
Russ was born May 13, 1934, in Hopkins, MN, the son of Edwin G. and Cecile E. (Anderson) Souba. He graduated in 1952 from Hopkins High School. In the fall of 1952 he joined the United States Marine Corps. From 1952 until May of 1955 he served in the Korean Conflict. He was very proud of his country and to...
Eldora Elmore
Sep 7, 2008
She was born August 23, 1925, in Canova, South Dakota, the daughter of Erik and Hilda (Palmquist) Erikson.Eldora was raised in South Dakota and came to Blue Earth in 1941. She was married to Donald K. Elmore on December 11, 1945 in Blue Earth. Eldora was a homemaker and has also worked seasonally for Green Giant in Blue Earth. The...
Lloyd O. Larson
Aug 29, 2008
He was born December 29, 1919, in Jackson, MN, the son of Leonard & Matilda (Vauble) Larson. He was raised and educated in the Trimont area where he attended District School # 55 and farmed with his father. He moved to Granada where he was married to Geneva Squire on September 25, 1940. The couple farmed in Granada before moving...
Floyd Hagedorn
Aug 29, 2008
Mr. Hagedorn, known as Pete, was born August 7, 1914 in Blue Earth where he was raised and attended public schools. In 1937 he married the former Elaine Mensing (deceased, March 5, 2006) and together they celebrated 67 anniversaries. For more than 50 years he managed the familys farm, located one mile West of Blue Earth on Highway 16.During retirement...
Raymond J. Frey
Aug 28, 2008
He was born February 5, 1925, in Kasota Township, MN, the son of Charles and Hannah (Schwitchtenberg) Frey.Raymond was raised and educated in St. Peter where he attended high school. He entered the U.S. Army in 1943 serving in WW II as a Tech Sergeant stationed in the Philippines & Japan. He received the Good Conduct Medal, A Bronze Star,...
Dorothy L. Hanna
Aug 26, 2008
Dorothy was born April 25, 1921, in Delavan, MN, the daughter of Edward and Edith(Conrad) Hahn. She grew up in Delavan where she graduated from Delavan High School in 1939. After graduation she attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter where she studied business. Dorothy enjoyed sewing, singing, fishing, being a homemaker and she loved her dog-Molly. She was active...
Margaret E. Tibodeau
Aug 19, 2008
Margaret was born August 25, 1921, at Easton, MN., the daughter of Raymond and Rose(Schimek)Paul.Shewas a graduate of Delavan High School in 1937 and attended Mankato State College. During WWII she served with the U.S. Navy Waves in Washington, D.C. On April 17, 1947 she married Oliver L. Tibodeau at Easton. They farmed at rural Delavan until moving to Blue...
Myrtle T. Adams
Aug 18, 2008
Myrtlewas born August 1, 1915, at Dell, Minnesota, the daughter of Stienar and Sophia Mikkelson .Shewas a graduate of Blue Earth High School in 1933. On November. 11, 1934 she married Carl J. Adams at Dell. They worked together most of their married life. Carl and Myrtle were the owners/operators of a Ben Franklin Store in Rochester for 20 years...
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