Obituaries
A. James (Jim) Franklin
Jul 9, 2004
Jim was born September 9, 1914 in Blue Earth the son of Floyd and Minna Franklin of Elmore. Jim was the grandson of Dr. A. James Franklin and Lillian (Nichols) Franklin of Blue Earth and Gottlieb & Anna (Schmidt) Goettel of Thompson Corners, Iowa.He was raised and educated in Verona Township, Blue Earth and in Elmore where he graduated from...
Oscar Renkly
Jul 8, 2004
Oscar Renkly was born April 29, 1918, at Blue Earth, Minnesota, the son of Alfonse and Martha (Budach) Renkly.He was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he farmed his family farm for many years. He was married to Irene Sader on November. 3, 1938 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. He farmed until the late 1960''s and also...
Dean Tesch
Jul 4, 2004
Dean Forest Tesch was born July 6, 1928, at Swea City, Iowa, the son of Herman and Eva (Arndt) Tesch.He was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he attended Blue Earth High School. After schooling he farmed on his families'' farm near Frost for several years before becoming a Truck Driver. He was a long haul truck driver for...
Everett Dybevick
Jun 27, 2004
Everett Dybevick, age 90, of Blue Earth, died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at St. Luke''s Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth.Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at 11:00 AM, at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth, with Rev. Mary Willis Mayes officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery at Blue Earth. Visitation time will be from...
Lowell Hall
Jun 25, 2004
LOWELL J. HALL, age 93, of Tahlequah, formerly of Blue Earth, died Friday, June 25, 2004 at the Go Ye Village Retirement Community in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 1, 2004 at 11:00 AM at the River of Life Worship Center in Blue Earth, with Rev. Arlon Lee officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery,...
Darwin Risk
Jun 19, 2004
Dar was born February 20, 1963. He was raised and educated in Elmore where he was a 1981 graduate of Elmore High School. He spent 2 years at Mankato Vocational & Technical College majoring in airconditioning and refrigerator repair. He later earned his degree from Devry Institute in Dallas, Texas where he made the dean''s list. Dar has worked for...
Gerald Tweden
Jun 7, 2004
Gerald was born June 16, 1940, at Watford City, N.D, the son of Orian P. and Florence J. (Alex) Tweden.He was raised and educated in Watford City, North Dakota where he attended High School. He had worked on the North Dakota oil wells before coming to Blue Earth in 1961. He was a farm equipment salesman for many years and...
Irene Johnson
Jun 6, 2004
* directions to Rene''s home for visitation time on Sunday are listed due to the road construction on old Hwy. 16 East of Blue Earth. Although Hwy 16 may yet be travelable, an alternative may be necessary. A suggested alternate route is to take Interstate 90 to exit 128 (Co. road 254), proceding North 1/2 mile to the first gravel...
Helen Ristau
Jun 5, 2004
Helen was born June 23, 1905, in Blue Earth the daughter of Reinhold & Malwina (Stoeck) Ristau.She was raised and educated in Blue Earth where she was a 1923 graduate of Blue Earth High School. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Blue Earth. She enjoyed playing the piano whenever possible and like button collections and coloring. Due...
John Hinrichsen
Jun 2, 2004
John was born February 23, 1918, in Blue Earth the son of Hans L. and Marie C. (Simser) Hinrichsen.He was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he attended Blue Earth High School. He was married to Iva Hauskins on July 3, 1940 in Blue Earth. The couple farmed at Pilot Grove Township south of Blue Earth for over 60...
Iva Hinrichsen
May 31, 2004
Iva was born September 3, 1922, at Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the daughter of George & Minnie (Jacobson) Hauskins.She was raised and educated in the Brush Creek area where she attended schools. She was married to John Hinrichsen on July 3, 1940 in Blue Earth. The couple farmed in Pilot Grove Township south of Blue Earth for over 60 years. Iva...
Virgil Lawrence
May 28, 2004
Virgil was born July 10, 1916, at Corning, Iowa, the son of Dean & Carrie (Schafer) Lawrence..He was raised and educated in the Blue Earth area where he was a 1934 graduate of Blue Earth High School. He was married to Lila C. Fenske on June 26, 1937 in Blue Earth. Virgil had farmed during high school and continued farming...
Bill Coupanger
May 18, 2004
ELMOREMay 18, 2004Bill CoupangerBill Coupanger, age 68, of Elmore, died Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at Immanuel St. Joseph''s Hospital, Mankato. Memorial services will be held on Friday, May 21, 2004, at 11:00 AM, at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore, with Rev. Robert Roettger officiating. Visitation time will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday at Shiloh Lutheran Church, and one...
Karl Weise
May 14, 2004
Karl was born July 3, 1910, at Almena, Wisconsin, the son of William F. and Wanda A. (Schimmel) Weise.He was raised and educated in Almena, Wisconsin and came to the Blue Earth area in 1926. He worked on area farms and later owned his own farm in Faribault Co. for many years. He was married to Edna A. Martin on...
Dorothy Ficken
May 11, 2004
Dorothy was born August 17, 1921, at Blue Earth, the daughter of Ludwig H. and Clara M. (Gullikson) Satre.She was raised and educated in Frost where she attended country schools. She was married to Ralph R. Ficken on September 7, 1941 at Dell Lutheran Church near Frost. Dorothy was a longtime cashier for Elmer''s SuperValu which later became Juba''s SuperValu....
Melvin R. Boettcher
May 8, 2004
He was born November 20, 1944, in Blue Earth, the son of Arthur A. and Luella E. (Kuchenbecker) Boettcher.He was raised and educated in Blue Earth where he was a 1962 graduate of Blue Earth High School. He worked at Juba''s SuperValu during and after high school for 27 years, many of those years as produce manager. He had been...
Margaret J. Guerber
May 5, 2004
May 5, 2004Margaret J. GuerberMargaret J. Guerber, age 79, of Blue Earth, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center, Blue Earth. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2004, at 10:00 AM, at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Blue Earth, with Father John Ozbun officiating. Burial will be in Calvary...
Nellie Neal
May 3, 2004
Nellie was born September 8, 1917, at Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John & Nellie (Cokol) Bendel.She was raised and educated in White Pidgeon, Michigan where she attended schools. Her family moved to Chicago where she soon began working for Campbells Soup Company as a soup preparation cook. There she met her husband, Ernest Day Neal and the couple was...
Barbara A. Johnson
Apr 23, 2004
Barbara was born April 19, 1942, at Pilot Grove, Minnesota, the daughter of J. Harold & Margaret R. (Doyle) Johnson.She was a graduate of East Chain High School in 1960. She attended the College of St. Teresa in Winona and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. In 1971 she taught...
Hattie C. Blair
Mar 19, 2004
Hattie was born January 8, 1910, at Kossuth Co., Iowa, the daughter of Jacob A. and Alma C. (Johnson) Peterson.She was raised and educated in Kossuth Co., Iowa where she was a 1928 graduate of Swea City High School. She worked in Fort Dodge and Sioux City, Iowa before her marriage to Lyle C. Blair on April 14, 1934 in...
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