Obituaries

Apr 24, 2017

Clarence Peter Simonsen was born on September 26, 1931 in Eden Township, Brown County, MN to L.P. and Rose Mary (Matter) Simonsen. He attended rural school district No. 57 in Brown County, and St. Mary’s grade school in Sleepy Eye. He attended Sleepy Eye High School graduating in 1949. He graduated from South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD with...

Apr 24, 2017

Val Wray Nelson was born on April 15, 1942 to Glen and Darial (Plantz) Nelson in Lynd, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist faith, and graduated from Lynd High School in 1960. After high school, Val enlisted into the United States Army. On June 12, 1965, Val was united in marriage to Betty Neisius at St. Eloi...

Apr 20, 2017

Geraldine Marie Rabaey Green, 91, passed on April 20, 2017 at her home in Monrovia California. Gerry was born February 14, 1926 to Alfred and Irene Rabaey on the family farm outside Taunton Minnesota. She enjoyed the outdoor farm life, 4H and school activities. After High School graduation she went to business school in Minneapolis Minnesota and then worked in...

Apr 15, 2017

Dick Jorgensen was born October 31, l927 in St. Paul, Minnesota and died Saturday April 15, 2017 at the age of 89. His father died when Dick was two years old and he moved to Beardsley, MN where he was raised by his grandparents Peter and Lydia Haanen, and pretty much had the run of that small town. He graduated...

Apr 14, 2017

Audrey Lorraine Ousman passed away April 14, 2017 at her home in Pueblo, Colorado. Audrey was born October 12, 1932 in Alta Vista Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota to George and Ina (Kremin) Prellwitz. She was the seventh of eight children who endured the harsh life of depression era farmers on the harsh Minnesota prairie. In the forties, the family saw...

Apr 12, 2017

Borghild (Borgie) Christine (Hermo) Larson was born December 25, 1922 in Abercrombie, ND to Peter and Olga (Folstad) Hermo. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Borgie graduated from Abercrombie High School and attended Moorhead State University, becoming an elementary school teacher in 1943. She taught elementary school for many years before becoming a full-time mother and homemaker....

Apr 11, 2017

Bernadine Marie Noyes was born on March 23, 1921, in Westerheim Township to John and Elizabeth Engels. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent, Minnesota. She attended District 44 Country School in Westerheim Township and graduated in 1939 from Marshall High School. Bernadine was united in marriage to Archie Noyes on September 1, 1943, at...

Apr 10, 2017

Apr 8, 2017

Ralph Harold Orren was born November 24th, 1937 in Rice Minnesota to James and Emma (Possail) Orren. He lost both of his parents before the age of 12 and was on his own at the age of 15. He attended school in Lynd. On August 10th, 1963, Ralph was united in marriage to Judith Roberts in Marshall, Mn. They lived...

Apr 7, 2017

Anna Marie Irma Polfliet was born on May 2, 1919, in Smares, France, to August and Irma (Sinave) Vandendries. As a young child, she moved with her family to Ghent, MN. She was united in marriage to Cyriel Polfliet at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent. In addition to raising her family, Anna worked at a few jobs including for...

Apr 6, 2017

Vernette was born April 17, 1920 in Fairview Twp., Lyon County, MN to Hector and Loretta (Boudreau) Carrow. After graduation from Marshall High School she worked as a manager for the Montgomery Ward catalog store until she meet George Senden. On November 11, 1943, she was united in marriage to John “George” Senden at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Lubbock,...

Apr 5, 2017

Byron Dean Iverson was born on June 19, 1962, in Benson, MN, to Jerry and Shirley (Christianson) Iverson. He grew up in Benson and graduated from Benson High School. Byron served in the U.S. Army Reserve and did painting and odd jobs in Benson. On September 25, 1993, he was united in marriage to Carol Erickson at the Immanuel Lutheran...

Apr 4, 2017

Veda Lenore Williams Ericson was born on April 2, 1931, in Tracy, to Henry and Lillian (Pederson) Williams. She grew up in Tracy and graduated from Tracy High School. Veda received her Teacher’s Education at St. Cloud State and Mankato State Universities. She taught music to elementary students in the Marshall Public School System. On June 3, 2000, she was...

Mar 31, 2017

The funeral service for Lyle Sharratt, 78, of Balaton, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at the Balaton United Methodist Church in Balaton. Visitation will be Monday from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at the Life Remembrance Center of Balaton. Visitation will continue on Tuesday, one hour prior to...

Mar 28, 2017

Donna Jo Sikorski was born on April 21, 1938 in Murdo, South Dakota to Donald and Evelyn (Hulce) McKenzie. She was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist faith and graduated from Murdo High School. She continued her education and graduated from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion with a business degree. On November 21, 1964, Donna was united in...

Mar 25, 2017

Dietz, Virginia, 93, on March 25th, of St Louis Park MN and formerly Balaton. Born Sept 29, 1923, the middle daughter of Fred and Marion Timm. Virginia grew up in Balaton and lived in the Minneapolis area as an adult. On March 1, 1946 she married Don Dietz (d. 1985). Virginia worked as a bookkeeper much of her adult life....

Mar 19, 2017

Verna “Mary” Klein was born on April 9, 1934 in Adrian to Michael and Margaret (Evert) Klein. She received the Sacrament of Baptism, April 11, 1934 at St. Adrian Parish. Mary attended high school in Mankato, graduating from Good Counsel Academy, where she made many dear friends that remained a part of her life to this day. On July 6th...

Mar 14, 2017

Rosemarie (DeWitte Debbaut) Van Moer was born on March 26, 1927, in Jasper, MN, to Emma (Facile) and Louis DeWitte. After Louis’ death, Emma married Richard Debbaut and he adopted Rosemarie. She attended and graduated from Milroy High School. On September 8, 1949, she was united in marriage to Donald Van Moer at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Milroy. They...

Mar 13, 2017

On May 23, 1920 in Marshall, MN, Andrew and Eleanor Gag celebrated the birth of their son, Howard Andrew Gag. He grew up in Marshall and was a graduate of the Marshall High School class of 1938. Following his graduation, Howard attended the College of Pharmacy at South Dakota State University. In September of 1942, Howard entered the medical corps...

Mar 10, 2017

Mark Howard Enderson was born on July 3, 1951 to Howard and Mary (Reineking) Enderson in Worthington, Minnesota. He was baptized at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Worthington and confirmed at Tracy Lutheran Church. He graduated from high school at Augustana Academy in Canton, SD in 1969. Mark continued his education at schools in Minneapolis including the Academy of Accounting,...