Obituaries

June Page

June Page

Jun 12, 1930

June Lorraine Meier was born on June 12, 1930 in Duluth, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Sigrid (Nelson) Meier. She graduated from Hermantown High School. June continued her education and graduated from Hamline University with a degree in Medical Technology. June was united in marriage to Dr. Robert W. Page on June 23, 1951 in Duluth, MN. The couple...

Glenn Holtz

Glenn Holtz

Oct 24, 1929

Glenn Victor Holtz was born on October 24, 1929 in Graceville, MN, the son of Fredrick and Clara (Erickson) Holtz. He was baptized and confirmed at Siloah Lutheran Church. Glenn attended country school through the eighth grade and continued his schooling at the School of Agriculture in Morris, MN. Following school Glenn joined his father and brother, Leo; farming the...

Lois Nyberg

Lois Nyberg

Aug 13, 1929

Memorial services for Lois Nyberg will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Faith Lutheran Church in Madison. Rev. Kirk Meseck will officiate at the service. Special music will be provided by organist, Linda Anderson and soloist, Richard Hauck. Honorary Urn Bearers will be the Madison V. F. W. Auxiliary. Interment will be in Faith Lutheran Cemetery....

Myron Ulsager

Myron Ulsager

Jun 18, 1929

Myron N. Ulsager Myron Nelson Ulsager was born on June 18, 1929 in Brandon, MN the son of Martin and Eleanor (Anderson) Ulsager. He grew up on the family farm near Brandon helping his dad with the farm work. Myron met Karolyn Angen and they were married on January 12, 1952 at Grace Lutheran Church in Brandon. The couple started...

Lorraine Hertwig

Lorraine Hertwig

Jan 23, 1929

Lorraine Marjorie (Mix) Hertwig was born on January 23, 1929 in St. Cloud, MN to Herman and Clara (Krueger) Mix. She was the oldest of the five siblings. She attended school in St. Cloud through the eighth grade. The family then moved out to Gaston, OR for two years and returned to Minnesota and made their home in rural Spruce...

Dorothy Martin

Dorothy Martin

Dec 4, 1928

Dorothy Alice Knabe Martin was born on December 4, 1928 to Ella M. Benjamin Knabe and Charles H. Knabe in Jackson County, Minnesota. She attended school in Heron Lake, Minnesota. Dorothy married Worthing W. Martin in Flanders, South Dakota on April 30, 1946. The couple then farmed in Heron Lake for two years before moving to rural Kensington, MN in...

LaVonne Ahlstedt

LaVonne Ahlstedt

Sep 10, 1928

LaVonne was born on September 10, 1928 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota the daughter of Walter and Ada (Lipscy) Gillson. LaVonne attended various schools and graduated from Hill City High School in 1946. In 1950 she was united in marriage to David S. Carlson and the couple lived in the Bloomington area. David died in 1963. Through the Big Brother program...

Margaret Guenther

Margaret Guenther

Nov 26, 1927

MARGARET E. GUENTHER Margaret Elaine Guenther was born on November 26, 1927, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Martin and Mildred (Tauscher) Krammer. She graduated from high school in St. Paul and then married John Kasel. Together they had three children: David, Bonnie, and Donna. John died in 1962. Margaret met Kenneth Guenther and together they were married on...

Phyllis Sanborn

Phyllis Sanborn

Aug 25, 1927

Phyllis Verdella Hammond was born on August 25, 1927 in Algona, IA, to Edward and Emma (Johnson) Hammond. She grew up and attended school in Swea City, IA. Following her graduation from high school, Phyllis attended Bethel College in St. Paul, MN and completed Nursing School in Duluth, MN. On May 28, 1955 Phyllis was united in marriage to Robert...

Richard Graczyk

Richard Graczyk

Mar 24, 1927

Richard J. (Dick) Graczyk was born on March 24, 1927 the son of John and Louise (Novak) Graczyk in Minneapolis, MN. Dick grew up in north Minneapolis and graduated from North High School. He then tried to enlist into the United States Navy, however his enlistment was denied because of health reasons resulting from Rheumatic Fever he had when he...

Jeanne Gunderson

Jeanne Gunderson

Mar 17, 1927

Jeanne Kathleen (Strom) Gunderson was born on March 17, 1927, to Dell and Blanche Strom of Hoffman. She was baptized on September 11, 1927, and confirmed June 1, 1944, at Bethel Lutheran Church. She attended school in Hoffman. She loved music and played piano, clarinet, and was in the Spanish Operetta in High School. On July 16, 1944, she was...

Ellen Hulkonen

Ellen Hulkonen

Feb 12, 1927

Ellen Josephine Haabala was born at home in Moe Township, MN to Jacob and Josephine (Johnson) Haabala on February 12, 1927. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church in Moe Township. She has been a life long member of the church with the exception of twenty years spent in Moorhead, MN. Ellen served as Sunday school superintendent...

Juanita Hoyle

Juanita Hoyle

Nov 24, 1926

JUANITA G. HOYLE Juanita was born on November 24, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of Claude and Alice Lamb. She graduated high school and married C. Burton Hoyle. Together they lived in Spokane WA where she worked as a secretary for a dental clinic for a number of years. Juanita attained her private pilots license in 1964, and enjoyed...

Ethelwin Briese

Ethelwin Briese

Nov 14, 1926

Ethelwin Arlene (Blake) Briese was born on November 14, 1926 in Effington Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota to Adolf and Minnie (Karger) Blake. She was baptized and confirmed and attended country school through the 10th grade. Ethelwin was united in marriage to George J. Theusch on October 15, 1946 in Urbank. The family farmed and lived in rural Urbank. To this...

LaVonne Anderson

LaVonne Anderson

Oct 31, 1926

LaVonne M. Anderson LaVonne Mae Anderson was born on October 31, 1926, in Garfield, Minnesota, the daughter of Harry and Julia (Gunderson) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at the East Moe Lutheran Church in Moe Township. LaVonne grew to womanhood on the family farm and attended country school through the 8th grade. When LaVonne became...

Chris McCabe

Chris McCabe

Aug 12, 1926

Christopher James Ambrose ?Chris? McCabe was born in Alexandria, Minnesota, on August 12, 1926, the son of Dr. John A. and Elizabeth (Ginther) McCabe. He grew up for many years in Alexandria and then moved to St. Paul when his father died. He enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II and learned the trade of photography. Chris...

Lee Whiting

Lee Whiting

Apr 19, 1926

Lee Whiting Leon V. ?Lee? Whiting was born on April 19, 1926, in Alexandria, Minnesota, the son of Clinton R. and Salin (Anderson) Whiting. He was baptized at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Alexandria. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Pine City and returned to Alexandria when Lee was a teenager. Lee later moved to Minneapolis where he...

Philip Mullen

Philip Mullen

Apr 19, 1926

Philip Emmett Mullen was born in Douglas County, MN on April 19, 1926, the oldest son of Richard and Florence (Wray) Mullen. Philip lived in the Alexandria area all of his life and attended public schools in Alexandria. It was known that Philip attended one-half year of home economics classes in order to take typing classes the other half of...

Juanita Balgaard

Juanita Balgaard

Mar 30, 1926

Juanita Feigum Balgaard Juanita M. (Jane) Feigum Balgaard was born in Del Rio, Texas on March 30, 1926, the daughter of Ignacio and Juanita (Dono) Moreno. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. She attended school and worked as a seamstress in textile factories prior to meeting Paul Feigum, who was based at the Laughlin Air Force Base...

Robert Bitzan

Robert Bitzan

Feb 27, 1926

Robert John Bitzan, was born on February 27, 1926, in Millerville Township the son of Albert and Caroline (Ledermann) Bitzan. He attended District 72 grade school and Brandon High School. Bob farmed all of his life. He also did custom silo filling, corn picking and maintained township roads. In his later years he enjoyed flying his 90 Champ Plane. Bob...

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