Obituaries

Robert S. Bushman

Robert S. Bushman

Oct 22, 2004

He was born August 4, 1934, at McCallsburg, Iowa, the son of Erwin and Josephine (Lutterman) Bushman.He was raised and educated in the Iowa Falls, Iowa area where he was a 1952 graduate of Iowa Falls High School. Following school he moved to Houston, Texas where he was an auto mechanic for several car dealers in the area for many...

Elsie Johnson

Elsie Johnson

Oct 19, 2004

Elsie M. Johnson, age 93, of Blue Earth, died Tuesday October 19, 2004, at St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 22, 2004, at 10:00 AM, at Patton Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Blue Earth, with Rev. Vic Vriesen officiating. Burial will be in Vernon Center Cemetery, Vernon Center. Visitation...

Ralph C. Jahnke, Sr.

Ralph C. Jahnke, Sr.

Oct 15, 2004

Ralph C. Jahnke, Sr., age 78, of Elmore, died Friday, October 15, 2004, at St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at 9:30 AM, at Patton Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Blue Earth, with Pastor Vic Vriesen officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth with Military...

Selma Mensing

Selma Mensing

Oct 9, 2004

She was born April 2, 1926, in Blue Earht, the daughter of Francis and Sophia (Ehrich) Klatt.Selma was raised and educated in the Blue Earth area.. She was married to Norbert J. Mensing on August 8, 1946 in Beckemeyer, Illinois. The couple farmed near Delavan and Frost for several years before Norbert began N. J. Mensing Enterprises, a building contractor...

Carol Kutsi

Carol Kutsi

Oct 4, 2004

Carol was born December 16, 1938, at Moose Lake, MN., the daughter of Parnell "Happy" and C. Helen (Wenzel) Peterson.She was raised and educated in Moose Lake, MN where she was a 1956 graduate of Moose Lake High School. She was a secretary in the Twin Cities before attending the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She was a secretary with the Northwest...

Arnold Witthuhn

Arnold Witthuhn

Sep 28, 2004

He was born April 4, 1905, at Prescott Township, MN, the son of Charles and Ellen (Fierke) Witthuhn.Arnold owned a mink farming ranch in Blue Earth, where the current Blue Earth Area High School is today, for over 25 years. He also worked in the maintenance department at Telex for 16 years. In 1930 he was married to Anna Olson,...

JoAnne Larsen

JoAnne Larsen

Sep 19, 2004

Pilot Grove, MNSeptember 19, 2004JoAnne LarsenJoAnne Larsen, age 56, of Pilot Grove, MN, formerly of Charles City, died Sunday, September 19, 2004, at her home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2004, at 10:30 AM, at Shiloh Lutheran Church in Elmore, with Rev. Robert Roettger officiating. Burial will be in East Chain Lutheran Cemetery, East Chain. Visitation...

Lucille C. Thompson

Lucille C. Thompson

Sep 16, 2004

She was born January 21, 1918, at Fairmont, the daughter of Aloyisus "Allie" and Laura (Anderman) Muth.She was raised and educated in Fairmont where she was a 1936 graduate of Fairmont High School. She was married to Herman M. Thompson on February 15, 1941 in Fairmont. Following their marriage the couple moved near Frost where they farmed for a few...

Donald Boettcher

Donald Boettcher

Sep 14, 2004

Donald was born November 28, 1922, at rural Blue Earth Mn., the son of John L. and Mabel A. (Rajewsky) Boettcher.Donald was baptized at St. John''s Lutheran Church in Elmore and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. He was married to Irene Alfson on March 2, 1948 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. He served in...

O. Blanche Wells

O. Blanche Wells

Sep 11, 2004

Blanche was born June 20, 1924, at Blue Earth, Mn. the daughter of Oswald and Sylvia (Hamre) Northwick.Blanche was a lifetime resident of Blue Earth, graduating from Blue Earth High School in 1942. She was married to Glenn Wells on September 18, 1949 in Blue Earth. She was a homemaker and had worked as a bookkeeper for the Blue Earth...

Dorothy Dobson

Dorothy Dobson

Aug 23, 2004

Dorothy was born January 29, 1925, at Blue Earth, Mn. the daughter of Melvin F. and Olga (Arndt) Tonn.She was raised and educated in Faribault Co, where she worked as a sales clerk at several area businesses, including the grocery stores and bakeries. Dorothy was married to Armond R. Dobson on June 6, 1945 in Blue Earth. She was a...

Bonney Patton

Bonney Patton

Aug 15, 2004

Bonney was born August 10, 1936, at Winnebago, MN. the daughter of George B. and Frances M. (McKay) Loveall.She was raised and educated in Winnebago, MN where she graduated from Winnebago High School. She attended Mankato State College and graduated from Mankato Beauty School. Bonney was married to Marvin Kienitz in May of 1956 at the Little Brown Church in...

Margaret Guerber

Margaret Guerber

Aug 10, 2004

Margaret Carr Guerber was born in Derrick, ND, March 28, 1918 and moved to Blue Earth with her family as a small child. She graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1936 and received her B.A. degree from the College of St. Teresa, Winona, in 1940. She married Marcus Guerber in 1941.She spent her younger years as a farm wife...

Mary Saunders

Mary Saunders

Aug 7, 2004

Mary was born on August 28, 1934 near Thermopolis, Wyoming to Norton and Theresa Calhoun. The love of her life was to serve the Lord in her home, church and community, through home Bible Studies, teaching Sunday School, Child Evangelism classes and Christian Women?s Club. She was also very active for many years in Neighborhood Chat and Seau Club, St....

Ursula Loper

Ursula Loper

Aug 7, 2004

Ursula "Tooty" Phyllis Dundas was born on May 19, 1914, to Archie and Lauretta Dundas in Denton, Montana, where her parents were homesteading. They later returned to the Fairmont area. She was united in marriage to Roy Loper in 1932. Tooty and Roy raised their nephew, Dick Dundas. Tooty and her husband operated the Cozy Inn in Imogene for 56...

Frieda Schaefer

Frieda Schaefer

Jul 17, 2004

Frieda Marie Schaefer was born October 28, 1911 in Blue Earth, Minnesota to Frederick and Louise (Horstmann) Humburg. German was spoken at home, so Frieda couldn''t speak English when she started school. She graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1930. There were 13 children in her family and their farm home hospitality was enjoyed by many people including the...

A. James (Jim) Franklin

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...

James E. Johnston

James E. Johnston

Jul 9, 2004

Jim was born October 24, 1928, at Blue Earth, MN the son of James J. and Susie C. (Holcomb) Johnston.He was raised, educated and lived his entire life in the Blue Earth area. He was married to Betty Gerdis on July 21, 1951 in Blue Earth. He farmed all his life, mostly South of Guckeen. He drove a truck for...

Oscar Renkly

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

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...