Obituaries

Nasaria Moreno

Nasaria Moreno

Jul 2, 2007

Nasaria was born September 14, 1922, at San Marcos, Texas, the daughter of Refugio and Nasaria (Ramirez) Castillo.Nasaria was raised and educated in the San Marcos and Laredo, Texas areas. She was married to Pedro Moreno in Laredo, Texas in the early 1940?s. Her family came to Elmore in 1966 where she was a homemaker. She had worked seasonally for...

Norman F. Bell

Norman F. Bell

Jul 1, 2007

He was born October 26, 1929, in Guckeen, the son of George and Helen (Ficken) Bell.Norman was raised and educated in the Guckeen area where he attended Guckeen District 29 school and later graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1947. Following school he returned to his family farm and was later married to Marian V. Schaal on June 4,...

Donald Danks

Donald Danks

Jun 26, 2007

Donald was born May 23, 1926, in Faribault Co., MN, the son of Abraham and Margaret (Brooks) Danks.He was raised and educated in the Frost area where he attended Frost country school and Frost High School before graduating from Blue Earth High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a Gunner Trainer during WW II. He...

Ruth A. Milbrandt

Ruth A. Milbrandt

May 31, 2007

She was born September 8, 1915, at Grand Rapids,Wisconsin, the daughter of Irvin and Maude (Cheatle) Ankeny.Ruth was raised and educated in the rural Blue Earth and Winnebago areas, where she was a 1932 graduate of Winnebago High School. She received her teachers training in Blue Earth and later attended the University of Minnesota. She taught in rural country schools...

Don Gardner

Don Gardner

May 29, 2007

Don was born January 21, 1952, at Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Robert and Bonnie (Parrott) Gardner.He had lived in Chicago before serving his country in the U.S. Army. He had lived in California for a time before coming to Blue Earth in the early 1990''s. He was married to Jeanne M. Moore-Pannkuk on May 12, 1995 in Sioux...

Harold Sorgenfrie

Harold Sorgenfrie

May 26, 2007

Harold was born September 10, 1924, in Verona Township, MN, the son of Peter and Grace (Ramsey) Sorgenfrie.He was raised on the family farm near Huntley and was a 1942 graduate of Huntley High School. He served in the 330th Bombardier group in the Pacific theater during WWII. He returned to the farm following his service. On July 9, 1952...

Ann Rademaker

Ann Rademaker

May 21, 2007

She was born August 8, 1914, at Omaha, NE, the daughter of Joseph and Katarina (Bendekovic) Salic.Ann attended the Nashville Township school near Truman. Croation was spoken in her home and was her first language. She was married to Henry Rademaker on February 12, 1934 at St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Winnebago. The couple lived in the Blue Earth area...

Joshua Johnson

Joshua Johnson

May 20, 2007

Josh was born November 7, 1986, at Blue Earth, MN, the son of Craig A. Johnson and Victoria L. Rothe.He was raised and educated in the Winnebago and Blue Earth areas, where he was a high honors graduate of Blue Earth Area High School in 2005. Josh was an accomplished baseball player and earned all conference recognition. He was a...

Marian Hanson

Marian Hanson

May 18, 2007

Marian Rosetta (Anderson) Hanson died Friday, May 18, 2007 at the St. Luke''s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth, MN at the age of eighty four (84) years, eight (8) months and twenty seven (27) days. Marian was born August 21, 1922 to Hugh and Rosetta (Russell) Anderson in Armstrong Iowa. She was one of nine (9) children and attended...

Adelyn D. Pirsig

Adelyn D. Pirsig

Apr 24, 2007

Adelyn was born January 12, 1935, at Blue Earth, Minnesota, the daughter of Emil and Augusta Laurena (Klatt) Ehrich.She attended school at Blue Earth. On September. 10, 1951, she married Russell O. Pirsig at Blue Earth. They farmed southeast of Blue Earth and she worked at St. Luke''s Lutheran Care Center for several years. Adelyn was a member of St....

Esther H. Teigland

Esther H. Teigland

Apr 9, 2007

Esther was born December 8, 1917, at Yorkville, Illinois, the daughter of Andrew and Bertha (Hill) Larson. She was baptized, confirmed, and later married to Ernest E. More on April 14, 1934 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Earth, MN. To this union 4 children were born: Harlan (& Mary) More of Northfield, LaVonne (& James) Timbeross of Perham, Kenneth...

Rosalie H. Wiese

Rosalie H. Wiese

Apr 4, 2007

Rosalie was born July 27, 1921, at Cherry County, NE, the daughter of Jerry & Rosalie (Tibbs) Warden.She was raised and educated near Mullen, Nebraska where she graduated High School. She was married to Louis W. Wiese on November 2, 1939 in Walker, Minnesota. The couple farmed in Pine River, MN until moving to a farm West of Blue Earth,...

June L. Snyder

June L. Snyder

Mar 28, 2007

June was born June 16, 1946, at Bancroft, IA, the daughter of Otis and Lenora (Hamilton) Jenkins.She was married to Paul Johnson on March 21, 1973 in Algona, Iowa. He died in 1988 and June was later married to Dale Snyder. She worked as waitress for many years, cleaned houses and had worked at Green Giant foods.June is survived by...

Lucille Dahl

Lucille Dahl

Mar 17, 2007

Lucille Grace (Holm) Dahl was born November 4, 1916, at her home in Pilot Grove, MN the daughter of Edwin and Rose (Hauge) Holm. She grew up in Pilot Grove and Svea, Minnesota, where she was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Pilot Grove. Lucille graduated from East Chain High School in 1934 and remained in the Pilot...

Velma A. Moore

Velma A. Moore

Mar 3, 2007

Velma was born March 28, 1904, at Bayard, Iowa, the daughter of William and Sophia (Lewis) Garnes.She was raised and educated in Iowa and was married to George W. Moore on January 16, 1924 in Perry, Iowa. The couple moved to Minnesota in 1936 where they began farming. Velma was a hardworking farm wife for many years. She enjoyed canning...

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...