Obituaries

Al was born on April 29, 1922, in Eidsvold Township to Cyriel and Juliana (Vanasta) Viaene. He farmed with his father near Taunton. In 1939, at age 16, Al moved with his family to a farm South of Cottonwood. In 1944, he married Delores “Stevie” Stevens at St. Clotilde Catholic Church in a double wedding ceremony with his sister Margaret...

That best portion of a good person’s life are their little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love… Blanche Veronica Kovash was born on January 22nd, 1928 in Dickinson, ND. She was the daughter of Anton and Katherine Privratsky. Blanche had 4 sisters and 5 brothers: Emma, Wenzel, Eddie, George, Charlie, (Blanche), Patricia, Margaret, Bob, and Fran. Blanche married...

Florence was born September 1, 1919 to August and Irene (Dobbelaere) Buysse. She attended St. Eloi Catholic School until her sophomore year when she became the housekeeper for her father and brothers for nine years. On November 13, 1943 she was united in marriage to Jules Van Keulen at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. They lived on the Van...

Beatrice (nee Bot) Van Nevel was born on July 28, 1918, in Ghent to Henry and Gertrude (Peters) Bot. She lived in Ghent and later Lynd. On June 23, 1941, she was united in marriage to Edward Van Nevel at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Bea loved to sew, grow flowers, work on crafts and care for her family....

Donna Mae Roles was born on October 18, 1954 in Canby, to Gilbert and Ardis (Overson) Johnson. After graduating from Springfield High School, Donna was a cook at Darlene’s Café and also at the Silver Dollar Bar in Ghent. For many years, she was dedicated to serving the best food in town, also known for her famous shrimp salad. She...

Mass of Christian Burial for Marguerite Nuytten, 88, of Marshall, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow the service at St. Eloi Catholic Cemetery in Ghent. Marguerite died on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Avera...

Joseph was born and raised on the family farm in Lyon County, Westerheim township to Anton and Mary (Hennen) VanUden on October 11, 1918. He attended school at Holy Trinity in New Ulm for 3 years, then continued at St. Agnes school in Ghent. On April 27, 1943 Joe married Bertha Louwagie at St. Clotildes Church in Green Valley. They...

Verva Ann (Knight) Wiltrout was born September 10, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Stephen and Lilah (Rhomberg) Knight. She grew up in Minneapolis, graduating from Incarnation Grade School and Minneapolis Central High School. She worked in Minneapolis as a secretary for the Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and Radio Station WCCO. She and Irving J. Wiltrout were married in MinnEapolis...

Nancy was born April 9, 1941 in North Dakota. She was the daughter of Tom and Claire (Halter) Lorenz. Nancy grew up in Crosby, North Dakota; a stones throw from Canada and a Girl Scout canoe trip from Montana. She remained close to her roots in Crosby by reading the weekly publication of the Divide County Journal and by staying...

Helen Hall Schulte was born August 12, 1915, in Minneota to Carl and Susan (Hall) Anderson. She graduated from Minneota High School in 1933. Helen received a teaching degree from Mankato State Teacher’s College and taught school in Waseca and Blue Earth. During her summer visits back home, she met the love of her life, the local dentist, Dr. John...

Kathleen Ann Thooft was born on April 15, 1950 in Tyler, Minnesota to Henry (Hank) and Lia (VandenBroecke) Thooft. Kathleen attended Special Education Classes at Tyler Public School until 1971. In 1974, Kathy moved to Marshall and became part of the REM family. She worked at the DAC Redwood Falls and then with Service Enterprises of Marshall. Kathy’s favorite thing...

Rosie is survived by her daughters Rose Mohr and Donna Mohr Kinney (Stephen), sons Howard (Jody), Jack, and Paul, sisters Virginia Klemm and Betty Stanger, grandchildren Timothy, Alicia, Stephen, Cathleen, Laura, Shawn (Melissa), Nicole, and Susan (Jackson), and great grandchild Elizabeth. Rosie was born in Des Moines, Iowa, where she began her married life, and where, when widowed, she completed...

Bernadette Marie “Bernie” Buysse was born on Friday, February 15, 1952 in Marshall, Minnesota to Wilfred and Lucy (Bulcke) Buysse. She lived on the farm north of Minneota with her parents and siblings under her mother’s care until she was 60 years old. She attended the Willing Hands Workshop in Ghent. She worked for many years at the Marshall Lyon...

Mary Kathleen Bennett was born September 2, 1951 to Lawrence and Dorothy Marco in Worthington, MN. We lost our dearly loved Mary on May 18, 2007 at the Mortan Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL, after a valiant battle with Scleroderma. Mary was a graduate of St. Adrian Catholic School in 1969 and continued her education in Psychology and Sociology at...

Frank A. Josephson passed peacefully on Monday, February 6, 2012, at Hendricks Community Hospital. Frank was born on Sept. 18, 1921, to S. Frank and Elin (Askdal) Josephson in Minneota. He was baptized, confirmed and a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Icelandic Church. He graduated from Minneota High School in 1938. After graduation he served in the US Army Air...

Albert was born on November 19, 1919, the fourth child of Henri Carrette and Elisa Van Nevel in Hansbeke, Belgium. With the sponsorship of Cyriel and Erma DePestel, Albert immigrated to the United States in January 1947 and made Taunton, MN his new home. Albert began farming by renting and later bought the DePestel farmstead in 1962 and remained there...

Marlene was born on November 24, 1934, in Lyon County to Carl and Irene (Peterson) Swanson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a long-time member of Hope Lutheran Church. Marlene graduated from Minneota Public School in 1952 and from the Abbott Hospital School of Nursing in 1955 as a registered nurse. Shortly after graduating from...