Obituaries

Lyle Bailey

Lyle Bailey

Feb 17, 2007

Lyle was born March 3, 1939, at Graceville, MN, the son of Lind and Hanna (Hanson) Bailey.He was raised and educated in Chokio, MN where he attended country school and graduated from Chokio High School in 1957. Following high school he farmed for a few years and then served in the U.S. Army. He returned home and attended the University...

Mildon J. Engesser

Mildon J. Engesser

Feb 9, 2007

Mildon J."Buss" Engesser was born February 12, 1918, at Seneca, Iowa, the son of Francis & Lenora (Willette)Engesser.He was a graduate of Blue Earth High School in 1935. During WWII he served in the Signal Corps, as a Technician 4th grade from 1942-1945. His tour of duty took him to Italy, France, Germany and was awarded five Bronze Stars. On...

Abbie M. Woolson

Abbie M. Woolson

Feb 7, 2007

Abbie was born June 22, 1915, at Winnebago, MN, the daughter of Charles and Lola (Van Ausdal) Woolson.She was raised and educated in the Garden City area, where she was a 1934 graduate of Garden City High School. She attended Mankato Commercial College following high school. Her family moved to Vernon Center where she lived for many years and attended...

Cord W. Laue

Cord W. Laue

Jan 31, 2007

Cord was born January 18, 1920, at Tenhassen Township, Martin County, MN, the son of Henry & Bertha (Schultze) Laue.He was raised and eduacated in rural Martin County, attending school in Wilbert, MN. He was married to Vivian B. Coulter on April 18, 1954 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. The couple farmed southwest of Blue Earth for...

Elmer R. Martin

Elmer R. Martin

Jan 29, 2007

Elmer entered into life December 17, 1914 in Kossuth County, Iowa the son of Gustave and Anna (Dornsbach) Martin. Elmer was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church, Elmore, Mn. As a child his family moved to Litchfield, Mn. where he attended school. He was confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Litchfield, where he took part in youth group and taught...

Letha E. Perrine

Letha E. Perrine

Jan 25, 2007

Letha was born the daughter of Joshua and Bessie (Arnold) Yarnell on September 23, 1909 on a farm near St. James, MN. As a young girl the family moved to Blue Earth where she attended junior high and graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1927. On March 17, 1930 she was married to David Perrine in the Baptist Parsonage...

Leonard C. Urban

Leonard C. Urban

Jan 22, 2007

Leonard was born April 24, 1926, at Truman, MN, the son of Oscar and Anna (Mausling) Urban.He was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Truman and later confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church in Northrup. He served in the U.S. Army with occupation forces in Germany during World War II. He also served in the Army Reserves in 1951....

Dr. John Anderson

Dr. John Anderson

Jan 22, 2007

He was born November 15, 1921, at Litchfield, MN, the son of Emil and Martha (Linner) Anderson.John earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota and then served in the U.S. Army in Europe during WW II. He returned home and was married to Lorraine I. Coddington on January 5, 1943 in Minneapolis. Following his military service he attended...

Clayton L. Pitcher

Clayton L. Pitcher

Jan 12, 2007

He was born July 16, 1932, at Easton, MN, the son of Mae Scott.Clayton was raised and educated in Winnebago where he graduated from Winnebago High School. He had worked as a heavy machinery operator with the Faribault Co. Highway Department for more than 35 years. He was married to Leona E. Reinke August 8, 1956 at St. John''s Lutheran...

Lloyd Abraham

Lloyd Abraham

Jan 10, 2007

Lloyd L. Abraham, son of Elfrieda (Ehrich) and Arthur Abraham, was born and died on the Abraham century farm in Elmore Township. He came into this world on July 26, 1925, and was baptized and confirmed at St. John''s Lutheran Church. Lloyd was a life-time member of St. John''s Lutheran Church and held various church offices. He attended school in...

Lucille G. Pirsig

Lucille G. Pirsig

Jan 9, 2007

Lou was born February 22, 1927, in Blue Earth, the daughter of Fred and Mabel (Groth) Henke.She was a lifetime resident of Blue Earth, graduating from Blue Earth High School in 1945. She was married to Marvin H. Pirsig on August 25, 1945 in Blue Earth. Lou was a homemaker and had done home daycare for a few years. She...

Roger Olson

Roger Olson

Jan 8, 2007

He was born November 11, 1934, on a farm northeast of Frost, the son of Curtis A. and Selma T. (Thompson) Olson. Roger was raised in Frost where he attended country school and graduated from Frost High School in 1952. Following school he began driving a truck for Brekke & Quamm Trucking in Frost. He served in the U.S. Army...

Anna B. Smith

Anna B. Smith

Jan 7, 2007

Ann was born November 26, 1934 in Martin County, MN the daughter of Martin and Agnes (Rybakowski) Shumski. She attended district #6 school in Silver Lake Township and later graduated from East Chain High School in 1952. She attended Mankato Business College and then began working in the office of the Bob Wallace Mercantile Company and later at Fairmont National...

Winnie Fairchild

Winnie Fairchild

Jan 5, 2007

Winnie Lee Fairchild was born May 29, 1917 in Strong City, Oklahoma. She married Hiram W. Fairchild on August 23, 1938 in Garber, Oklahoma and lived in several communities before moving to Blue Earth, MN in 1953 where they lived for many years. In their later years they spent winters in Mesa, AZ, and following Hiram?s death in February, 1988...

Mina Johnson-Lowman

Mina Johnson-Lowman

Jan 3, 2007

Mina was born May 21, 1919, at Bancroft, Iowa, the daughter of Ole and Gearadine (Boeckholt) Gerdis.She was raised and educated in the Bancroft and Ledyard, Iowa areas. She did housework and cleaning for area families before her marriage to Carl Johnson in 1939. Mina lived in several communities in the Amboy & Blue Earth areas over the years. She...

Shirley J. Perrizo

Shirley J. Perrizo

Dec 31, 2006

She was born July 5, 1933, at Delavan, MN, the daughter of Erwin and Sylvia (Mau) Buegler.She was raised and educated in the Delavan area where she was a 1951 graduate of Delavan High School. She earned her degree from Mankato Business College and worked at Clements Auto in Mankato before her marriage to Alan Joe Perrizo on December 9,...

Opal Trasmer

Opal Trasmer

Dec 29, 2006

She was born September 14, 1913, at Ledyard, IA, the daughter of Theodore & Alida (Owens) Kleindl. She was raised and educated in the Elmore & Pilot Grove areas. She was married to Sute C. Sunken on March 11, 1936 in Blue Earth. The couple lived in Frost for a few years before coming to Blue Earth in the 1942....

Alice M. Golay

Alice M. Golay

Dec 28, 2006

Alice was born July 5, 1921, at Blue Earth, MN, the daughter of Ernest & Clara (Zierke) Kienitz.She was raised and educated in Blue Earth and attended Blue Earth Schools. She was married to Curtis L. Larson on February 14, 1940 at Emerald Township, Mn. Alice worked at St. Luke''s Lutheran Care Center and took her nurses training in the...

(Clara) Mable Root

(Clara) Mable Root

Dec 27, 2006

Mable was born February 2, 1913, at Winnebago, MN the daughter of Charles J. and Anna M. (Bill) Grant.She was raised and educated in Winnebago where she graduated from Winnebago High School in 1931.She was married to Glenn Root on November 30, 1937 in Mason City, Iowa. Mable was a homemaker and was an over 50 year member of the...

Clement W. Murphy

Clement W. Murphy

Dec 26, 2006

Clement was born March 6, 1921, at Faribault Co., MN, the son of William & Isabelle (Willette) Murphy.He was raised and educated in Guckeen and was a 1939 graduate of Blue Earth High School. He served in the U.S. AirForce during WW II where he was an Airplane Mechanic, serving from 1942 to 1946. For many years Clement farmed west...

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