Obituaries
Joanne Dickman
Nov 29, 2006
Joanne "Jo" was born August 25, 1933, at home in Blue Earth, the daughter of Melvin and Luella (Paschke) Reifsteck.She was baptized at Salem Evangelic Church in Blue Earth. She graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1951 and was later married to E. James Dickman on September 17, 1951 in Blue Earth. The couple farmed and raised their family...
Kayla Isabel Montealegre
Nov 24, 2006
Kayla Isabel Montealegre, infant daughter of Javier and Corina (Gonsalez) Montealegre, died Friday, November 24, 2006, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis.Kayla is survived by her parents, Javier & Corina (Gonsalez) Montealegre of Blue Earth, her maternal grandparents, Antonio & Gloria Gonsalez of Blue Earth, and her paternal grandparents, Javier & Isabel Montealegre of Los Angeles, California.
Robert B. Kuiken
Nov 18, 2006
He was born March 15th, 1929 on the family farm at Sherburn, MN to Lydia Petersen Kuiken and Bert Kuiken. He started at halfback for Fairmont and graduated with the class of 1947. He married Margaret Schwarz at St. John?s Lutheran, Minnesota Lakes, MN on June 10th, 1951. The couple operated a dairy with his parents until he was drafted...
Arnold D. Anderson
Nov 17, 2006
Arnold Dale Anderson was born on December 18, 1928 to James & Gertrude (Samo) Anderson in Estherville, Iowa. He was baptized in Gruver, Iowa and attended country schools in Pilot Grove and later Brush Creek, where he attended Bricelyn High School and Blue Earth High Schools. He worked as a gas station attendant, at Hertel Motors, followed a threshing run...
Dean Snyder
Nov 13, 2006
Dean was born on January 10, 1933 in Elmore, MN the son of Lyle and Lillian (Swanson) Snyder. Dean enjoyed living at Elm Homes until October of 2006 when he moved to St. Luke''s Lutheran Care Center. Dean was a longtime employee of MRCI in Fairmont & Step Inc. in Blue Earth. Dean loved animals, especially horses. He also enjoyed...
Jared Bly
Nov 9, 2006
Jared was born January 25, 1979, in Blue Earth, the son of Frankie and Cindy (Siepkes) Bly.Jared was raised in Blue Earth where he was a 1997 graduate of Blue Earth Area High School. Jared was a member of the National Honor Society and was very active in athletics, earning multiple letters in Tennis, Football and Basketball. Following high school...
Harold E. Moehring
Oct 19, 2006
He was born December 29, 1941, at Easton Mn., the son of George & Mabel(Schewe)Moehring.They moved to Blue Earth in 1952 where George was a policeman. Harold was a graduate of Blue Earth High School in 1960. After high school, he served in the U.S. Air Force with the Military Police. He worked a few months at the Stillwater State...
Wayne Wagner
Oct 15, 2006
Wayne was born on May 4, 1929. He was raised and lived on the family farm all his life, and was educated at country school in Jo Daviess Township. He was united in marriage to Genevieve Howard on October 3, 1948 at the First Baptist Church in Blue Earth. Wayne started farming in the spring of 1948 and in 1958...
Donald R. Oothoudt
Oct 15, 2006
He was born April 30, 1915, on a farm near Guckeen the son of Ralph & Emma(Oskerson)Oothoudt.Don Oothoudt passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, October 15, at the Blue Earth United Hospital. Don graduated from Huntley High School in 1933 and then completed the two year Ag Achool Program at the University of Minnesota. His life''s work was farming and...
George W. Stevens
Oct 14, 2006
George was born on January 15, 1918 in Davenport, IA. George was preceded in death by his parents Ward & Grace Stevens, his brother John, his first wife Kathrene and second wife Betty. He is survived by his wife Velma, his two sons Bill (wife Lois) and Mike (wife Jane), his grandchildren Mark (wife Heather), Melissa and Justin, and great-grandchildren...
Regina Sukalski
Oct 10, 2006
Regina was born April 1, 1915, at Silver Lake Township, MN the daughter of Edward L. and Anna E. (Pytleski) Petrowiak. She was raised and educated in Martin County, MN at Silver Lake Township where she attended District #92 schools. She was married to Thomas L. Sukalski on October 24, 1933 at Holy Family Catholic Church in East Chain. The...
Richard T. Johnston
Oct 10, 2006
He was born March 9, 1927, in Blue Earth, the son of John James and Susie C. (Holcomb) Johnston.Richard attended Blue Earth High School where he was a member of the 1945 graduating class. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1946 where he served in the Pacific Theater in China, the Phillipines, Entiwetok and Hawaii. Richard returned...
Eleanor A. Ehrich
Oct 8, 2006
Eleanor Alma Augusta (Mensing) Ehrich was born August 18, 1919, at Jo Daviess Township, Faribault County MN. the daughter of Herman Mensing and Frieda (Martin) Mensing. She was baptized in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth on September 8, 1919 and was later confirmed there in 1934. She was a graduate of Blue Earth High School and was married...
Mildred Coupanger
Sep 29, 2006
Mildred was born April 29, 1905, at Red Wing, Mn., the daughter of Carl R. & Jennie A.(Erickson)Sutherland.She was a graduate of Red Wing High School in 1923 and Winona State College in 1926. Mildred taught elementary education at Lake City, East Chain, and Blooming Prairie. On August. 16, 1930 she married William A. Coupanger of Elmore in Minneapolis. Mr....
Margaret A. Schandel
Sep 28, 2006
Margaret was born in Amboy on December 25, 1911, the daughter of Edward and Alvina (Wojahn) Schwarz.She graduated from Amboy High School, attended Macalester College and the University of Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Dental Hygiene. She was a dental hygienist in the Minneapolis elementary schools and worked in private practice for four years. She married Harry Schandel in...
Charles Johnson
Sep 21, 2006
Charles was born November 11, 1934, at Pilot Grove, MN, the son of J. Harold and Margaret R. (Doyle) Johnson.He was a graduate of Elmore High School in 1952. After graduation he worked at the Elmore Farmers Elevator. In January 1957 he joined the Army and spent time in the States and Germany. He returned to the Farmers Elevator in...
Betty J. Bussinger
Sep 18, 2006
Betty was born March 2, 1920, at Blue Earth, MN, the daughter of Frederick and Amanda (Thompson) Mielke. Betty was raised, educated and was a lifetime Blue Earth resident. She was married to Lester T. Bussinger on August 2, 1941 in Alexandria, Minnesota. Betty did seasonal work with Green Giant Company as lead lady for several years before working full...
Walter J. Schwen
Sep 5, 2006
Walter was born August 22, 1916 in Blue Earth, son of Walter and Margaret Schwen. He graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1934. After undergraduate education at Westmar College (Lemars, Iowa) and University of Minnesota, and civil pilot training, he joined the Navy to become a naval aviator. Walter''s first naval assignment in WWII was in the South Pacific,...
Lowell L. Lyon
Sep 3, 2006
** In lieu of flowers, the Lyon family prefers memorial donations in Lowell''s name to the Department of Anatomy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. **Lowell was born March 23, 1929, at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, the son of Glen and Hazel (O''Hara) Lyon.He was raised and educated in the Pilot Grove and Elmore areas where he was a 1946 graduate of...
Frederick L. Kriewall
Aug 27, 2006
Fritz was born February 25, 1931, at Blue Earth, Mn., the son of Bernard F. & Lorena E. (Wilke) Kriewall.He attended Blue Earth High School. On May 20 1950 he married Nina Reifsteck at Blue Earth. Fritz worked for Wilke Dray Line before starting his own Mobil service station in 1952. In 1965 he became a Sinclair distributor and operated...
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