Obituaries
Robert E. Childs
May 7, 2006
Bob was born on June 6, 1922 in rural Blue Earth the son of Harry & Maude Childs.Bob was one of the last of the old horse traders. He had a special place in his heart for horses, raising many for sport and leisure. He was a 30 year member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Elmore and belonged to the...
Daniel L. Gilpin
May 5, 2006
Dan Lewis Gilpin died peacefully in his favorite chair at home on Friday, May 5, 2006. He was 62 years old.Dan was born on January 6, 1944 the son of Myron and Helen (Weeks) Gilpin. After being raised in Albert Lea, Dan was a long standing member of the Blue Earth community. Upon earning his degrees from Mankato State University...
Eugene W. Stier
May 3, 2006
Eugene "Gene" was born January 26, 1921, in Blue Earth, the son of Alfred & Alta (Warner) Stier. Gene was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he was a 1938 graduate of Blue Earth High School. He attended the Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis where he studied the plumbing trade before entering the U.S. Navy in 1940. He served during...
Alvin M. Jacobson
Apr 26, 2006
Alvin M. "Pete" Jacobson was born October 18, 1918, at Rake, IA, the son of Thomas & Sena (Larson) Jacobson.Alvin attended school in District #29 at rural Guckeen. During WW II he served with the 67th Field Artillery Division in France, Germany, Belgium, England and was part of the Battle of the Bulge. On August 28, 1948 he married Evelyn...
Christal Bredberg
Apr 24, 2006
Christal was born June 16, 1921, at Britt, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Olga (Sonerholm) Hesley.She was raised and educated in Britt, Iowa where she graduated from Britt High School in 1939. Christal married Lawrence E. Bredberg on July 18, 1972 in Blue Earth, MN. She was a homemaker and a member of Salem United Methodist Church,the Rebekah Lodge...
Jerome Sabin
Apr 17, 2006
Jerome was born August 22, 1918, at Frost, Mn., the son of Oscar and Amanda (Thompson) Sabin.He was raised in the rural Frost & Bricelyn areas where he attended country schools near Dell. He was married to Helen D. Berg on June 26, 1944 in Blue Earth. Jerome served in the U.S. Army during WW II where he was stationed...
Marian B. Rippentrop
Apr 15, 2006
Marian was born February 1, 1924, at Delavan, Mn., the daughter of Albert and Christina (Nagel) Werner.She was raised and educated in Delavan where she was a 1942 graduate of Delavan High School. She was married to Alvie A. Rippentrop on November 19, 1943 in Emerald Township. With the exception of a short time spent in Armstrong, Iowa, Marian was...
James F. Smith
Apr 12, 2006
James was born September 18, 1936, in Elmore, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Elsie (Frederickson) Smith.James was raised and educated in the rural Elmore and Pilot Grove Township areas, where he was a 1954 graduate of Elmore High School. James grew up on the family farm and continued on the farm following his education and was married to Karen...
Irene W. Enterline
Apr 6, 2006
Irene was born September 21, 1925, at Rolland, Iowa, the daughter of Lewis A. and Ella E. (Ihle) Wallen.She was raised and educated in the Bricelyn & Elmore areas where she attended Elmore Country Schools. She worked at the Elmore dime store and the Flogstad Bakery for a few years before her marriage to Rolland Blondin on December 6, 1947...
Ricky J. Sunken
Apr 5, 2006
Ricky was born April 26, 1954, at Blue Earth, the son of Sute H. and Opal M. (Kleindl) Sunken.He was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he was a 1973 graduate of Blue Earth High School. Ricky began working for Elmore Concrete while still in high school and continued to work there for 10 years. He began working for...
Quintin Strack
Apr 3, 2006
Quintin was born February 29, 1912, at Emerald Township, Minnesota, the son of Charles and Emma (Bruns) Strack.Qunitin was raised and educated in rural Emerald & Blue Earth Townships where he attended country schools. He began farming at the age of 12, after the death of his father, and continued to live and farm that family farm until his death....
Robert M. Spencer
Mar 27, 2006
Robert was born July 8, 1925, at Blue Earth Mn., the son of Manley E. & Minnie C. (Sabin) Spencer.Robert was a graduate of Blue Earth High School in 1943. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946. On December. 13, 1946 he married Mary Jean Skarin at Blue Earth. From 1948-1990 he worked for...
Marvel I. Wells
Mar 25, 2006
Marvel was born November 20, 1928, in Blue Earth, Mn. the daughter of Elmer and Lorena (Courrier) Weber.She was raised and educated in Blue Earth where she attended country schools and graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1946. She married Keith D. Wells on February 18, 1947 in . She was a homemaker and a photo technician for the...
Bertha R. Brayton
Mar 23, 2006
She was born September 10, 1915, at Sewal, Iowa, the daughter of George and Glee (Johnston) Curtis.She was raised in the southern Iowa and Chicago, Illinois areas where she graduated from Callumette High School in Chicago. She attended Moody Bible College in Chicago where she met and later married Elmer W. Brayton on October 19, 1935. Bertha was a homemaker...
Janet M. Hilpipre
Mar 22, 2006
Janet was born January 8, 1934, in Faribault County MN, the daughter of Clarence and Goldie (King) Zufall. She passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer.She graduated from Elmore High School in 1952 and married Dean E. Hilpipre September 28, 1952. They settled on a farm site by East Chain and Janet worked as a nurses aide for 18...
George Volkenant
Mar 18, 2006
George was born November 16, 1908, at Rosen, MN, the son of Fred and Mary Volkenant.He was raised and educated in the Rosen, MN. He farmed in the Rosen area for several years. He was married to Bridget M. Ahartz on October 27, 1931 in Rosen. In the early 1950''s, George began working for Green Giant Company. He came to...
Wayne Weber
Mar 7, 2006
Wayne was born April 29, 1919, at Barber Township, Faribault County MN, the son of Silas and Eunice (Feist) Weber.He was raised and educated in the Delavan & Easton area. He farmed in the Delavan area before his marriage to Hazel Gesche on June 7, 1941 at the Emmanuel EUB Church in Blue Earth. The couple farmed near Frost for...
Elaine Hagedorn
Mar 5, 2006
Elaine was born September 11, 1919, at Blue Earth Mn., the daughter of Charles & Mary Mensing.Elaine was raised and educated in Blue Earth where she attended schools. She was married to Floyd "Pete" Hagedorn on September 18, 1937 in Winnebago, MN. Elaine was a homemaker and worked at Telex Corporation. for several years. She was a member of St....
Geneva M. Larson
Mar 3, 2006
Geneva was born May 9, 1922, at Winnebago, Mn., the daughter of Gladus and Laura (Mallery) Squire.She was raised and educated in the Granada area where she attended Granada schools. She was married to Lloyd O. Larson on September 25, 1940 in Granada and the couple lived there until 1943. The Larsons had lived in Welcome, Fairmont, Huntley & Winnebago...
Ardith Wiese
Feb 21, 2006
Ardith was born June 18, 1916, at Dunnell, MN, the daughter of Art and Laura (Hillesland) Erickson.She was raised and educated in the Dunnell and Sherburne areas where she graduated from Sherburne High School in the mid 1930''s. She received her Normal Training in St. Cloud and then taught in a one room school house in Winnebago. She was married...
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