Obituaries
Juliet Uppena
Mar 19, 2008
She was born August 11, 1921, in Blue Earth, the daughter of Gustave and Mary (Schneider) Keller.She was raised and educated in Blue Earth, where she was a 1939 graduate of Blue Earth High School. Following high school she received her normal training and began to teach. She attended Mankato State College in Mankato, earning an associates degree in Education....
Marjorie Sonich
Mar 8, 2008
She was born June 23, 1921, in Orel Township, Illinois, the daughter of Ordria E. and Cora (Shreve) Dalton.Marjorie was raised and educated in Wayne County, Illinois where she was a 1939 graduate of Wayne County High School. She was united in marriage to John J. Sonich on May 31, 1941 in Rockford, Illinois. The couple moved frequently to various...
Robert Teskey
Mar 7, 2008
Robert was born July 25, 1928, in Mankato, MN, the son Everett and Hulda (Koch) Teskey.He was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth and was confirmed there on May 24, 1942. He was a lifetime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He attended, and was a 1946 graduate of, Blue Earth High School. He was united in...
Merle F. Zierke
Mar 5, 2008
He was born September 30, 1927, at Elmore Township, MN, the son of Henry and Hilda (Madetzke) ZierkeMerle was raised and educated in the Elmore area where he was a 1945 graduate of Elmore High School. Following school he helped farm his family farm before entering the U.S. Air Force, serving during the Korean Conflict. He returned home and was...
Kathleen Pfaffinger
Feb 29, 2008
Kathleen was born October 9, 1934, at Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Miles and Gertrude (Oehrlein) Walker.She was a graduate of Blue Earth High School in 1952. She worked at Jostens, the Owatonna Canning Co. and the Blue Earth Medical Center. On January. 24, 1959, she married Edward G. Pfaffinger at Blue Earth. Kathleen enjoyed spending time with her...
Loren Baker
Feb 27, 2008
Loren was born at the Mitchell, South Dakota hospital on September 29, 1930. His parents, Avery & Eva (Burns) Baker lived on a farm near White Lake, South Dakota at the time. His family later moved to Nebraska to farm, where Loren attended grade school. In 1941 they moved to a farm in the Rushmore, MN area where Loren attended...
Donald Wiese
Feb 27, 2008
Donald was born December 5, 1915, on a farm near Manson, Iowa, the son of William and Martha (Onken) Wiese.He attended country school near the place of his birth and was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Manson, Iowa on December 9, 1915. He was later confirmed there on April 13, 1930. Don helped his family on their family farm....
James Larson
Feb 20, 2008
James was born September 12, 1928, at Blue Earth, MN, the son of Oscar Larson and Pearl Layton.Jim was a truck driver for Loveall Construction Co. in Winnebago for 26 years until retiring in 1992. He enjoyed visiting with friends over a meal or cup of coffee at the Country Kitchen, as well as socializing with friends at the American...
Carol J. Malwitz
Feb 19, 2008
Carol was born November 9, 1932, at Howard, SD, the daughter of Clarence Stock and Edna Rasmussen.Carol attended school at Howard, SD. On Feb. 17, 1952, she married Leonard A. Malwitz at Howard, SD. She was a homemaker for her family and worked at St. Luke''s in laundry and housekeeping. Carol was known for her bread making and trying new...
Betty L. Meyer
Feb 16, 2008
Betty was born July 10, 1939, in Winnebago, MN, the daughter of Jerry and Cecile (Goodrich) Barnes.She was raised in the Blue Earth area where she attended Blue Earth High School. She had worked at various area businesses following school before becoming a self employed, over the road, truck driver. She drove for several years before starting to work for...
Dale A. Snyder
Feb 14, 2008
Dale was born January 11, 1933, in Elmore, MN, the son Lyle and Lillian (Swanson) Snyder.He graduated from Elmore High School in 1952. He farmed with his father and helped other farmers, especially th Naumann''s, until 1969. He worked at Telex Inc. in Blue Earth until 1992. He was married to Ruth Schlomer in 1996. He put his retirement years...
Ellen A. Risk
Feb 12, 2008
She was born June 26, 1918, at Hudson, South Dakota, the daughter of Gust and Anna (Odegaard) Ring.She was raised & educated in Hudson, SD where she was baptized and confirmed at the Lands Lutheran Church.In 1940 she was married to Alvin Bloomquist. She was later married to Merle Risk in 1970. She had worked as a nurses assistant at...
Marvin Westby
Feb 9, 2008
Marvin was born October 27, 1917 in Renville, Minnesota the son of Cornelius and Sophie (Nelson) Westby. Marvin graduated from Renville High School in 1938. He served in the U.S. Army from January 6, 1941 to October 11, 1945, serving in Kodiak, Alaska and the European Theater of action. Marvin married Ruth Eleanor Schwen in Blue Earth, MN on February...
Omer K. Murray
Feb 6, 2008
He was born June 11, 1912, at Dixon, Illinois, the son Frank Murray and Winifred Wadsworth. He then moved to Marna and attended a one room school and graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1929. Omer began working for the Standard Oil Co. in 1933. On December. 28, 1938 he married Una Clara Petersen in Clarks Grove, Mn. In...
Terrance W. Breitenfeld
Feb 3, 2008
Terry was born May 14, 1939, in Elmore, the son of Arnold E. and Lillian E. (Thompson) Breitenfeld.He was raised and educated in Elmore where he was a 1958 graduate of Elmore High School. Following school he mowed lawns in Elmore before becoming a resident of the MN State Hospital. He also live in Faribault and Minneapolis for several years...
Solveig Lee
Jan 30, 2008
She was born May 6, 1921, at Haugesand, Norway, the daughter of Svend and Marie (Mikkleson) Bjornson.She came from Norway in 1923 where she was raised and educated in East Chain and Joice, Iowa. She worked as a nurses aide at Park Hospital in Mason City, Iowa before her marriage to Clifford Lee on November 8, 1942 in Joice, Iowa....
Larry O. Cassens
Jan 29, 2008
He was born September 21, 1945, in Blue Earth, the son of Onnen B. and Ann M. (Pudwell) Cassens.Larry was raised in the Huntley area where he was a 1964 graduate of Huntley High School. Following graduation he farmed on his family farm and was later married to Susan R. ?Sue? True on April 22, 1966 at the East Chain...
Rose P. Swingdoff
Jan 27, 2008
She was born March 30, 1909, at Martin Co., MN, the daughter of Nelson and Annie (Kinney) Roberts.She was raised and educated in the Granada and Guckeen areas where she attended country schools. Rose was married to Richard F. Swingdoff on June 24, 1930 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. The couple lived all there adult lives in...
Audrey E. Olson
Jan 26, 2008
She was born June 30, 1922, at Bricelyn, MN, the daughter of Art & Marie Lindeman and was baptized at Bricelyn Lutheran Church. She was raised and educated in Bricelyn where she was a 1940 graduate of Bricelyn High School. She attended Mankato State and the Minnesota School of Business before going to Washington DC to be a secretary during...
Bertha Beem
Jan 22, 2008
Bertha was born June 17, 1908, at Jordan, Minnesota, the daughter of Peter and Bertha (Janz) Wieben.She was raised in the Jordan area and was married to William F. Gerres on February 22, 1930. The couple farmed in the Lydia, Minnesota area and later in the New Prague and Henderson areas. Bertha was later married to W. Murl Beem on...
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