Obituaries

Jan 25, 1925

Irene was born on January 25, 1925, in Kenmare, North Dakota, the daughter of Alois and Magda (Bye) Frank, immigrants of Germany and Norway. She attended grade school in Sauk Prairie Township, Ward Co, near Kenmare. Irene graduated from Tolley, North Dakota High School in 1941. She furthered her education at Minot State Teachers College and taught rural schools in...

Jan 11, 1925

Robert Arthur Coates was born on January 11, 1925 in Chicago, IL to Arthur and Sadie (Lundquist) Coates. He attended schools in Illinois, Kansas, and Minnesota. Bob graduated from Brandon High School in 1943. He enlisted in the Army where he served three years with one of them in the South Pacific. Bob was injured and spent three months recovering...

Jan 5, 1925

Lillian was born on January 5, 1925, the daughter of Bill and Rose (Cielinski) Nowak in Alberta Township, Benton County, MN. She attended a country grade school in Benton County and later moved to Chicago, Ill. Lillian met and then married Norman LaFore in April of 1944 in Gilman, MN. Two children were born to this marriage Patricia and Wayne....

Dec 26, 1924

Stanley (Stan) Winton Walter was born on December 26, 1924 in Sauk Centre, MN to Fred and Philabena (Osterle) Walter. He was the youngest of six boys. Stan grew up in the Westport, MN area and attended English Grove Country School, Villard Elementary School, and Osakis High School where he graduated in 1943. Stan continued his education at Wessington Springs...

Oct 28, 1924

Marlain Joyce Bruflodt, "Miss B" to all who knew her, was born on October 28, 1924 in Princeton, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Minnie (Teutz) Bruflodt. She graduated in 1942 from Milaca, MN high school and enrolled at Bemidji State University where she received a double major in English and Physical Education. Following graduation, she taught in the Thief...

Oct 23, 1924

Lonnie Drussell Lonnie (LaVerna) Mary Haas was born on a farm in Swanville, MN on October 23rd, 1924 to Paul Haas & Mary Haas. She was welcomed into the world by her siblings Paul, Dorothy, Elmer & Loren. When Lonnie was 2 years old, a baby sister, Helen May, joined the family. 3 months after Helen May's birth their Mother...

Sep 15, 1924

Verna Bernice (Skare) Grove was born on September 15, 1924 in Elk Lake Township, MN to Helmer and Helen (Olson) Skare. She was baptized on November 27, 1924 in a church in Barrett and confirmed at Lincoln Lutheran Church on June 19, 1938 in Elk Lake Township. Verna went to Elk Lake Town Hall for elementary school and graduated from...

Jul 27, 1924

Anna was born July 11, 1909 in rural Brandon, Moe Township, to Andrew and Emma (Luoma) Esala. Anna was baptized in the Lutheran faith. She was confirmed and instructed, in the Finnish language, at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church in Moe Township on July 27, 1924 by Rev. Meittinen. Due to the death of Anna?s mother at an early age, Anna...

Sep 8, 1923

Sylvia Bernice Julseth was born on September 8, 1923, in Bottineau, North Dakota the daughter of Norin and Mabel Erickson. She attended country school through the 8th grade. When Sylvia was in her teens she and her parents moved to Minnesota. Sylvia was united in marriage to Gordon Julseth on January 8, 1942 in Evansville, Minnesota. The couple honeymooned in...

May 26, 1923

Emil Paul Bruzek was born in Alexandria, Minnesota on May 26, 1923. Emil grew up on the family farm in Forada where as a child he loved to fish and roam the countryside with his beloved dog. He attended country school but he was a self-educated man. Asthma kept him out of World War II, a fact that always bothered...

May 17, 1923

Jan 28, 1923

Duane Garland Frederick Duane was born on January 28, 1923 to Ben and Bertha Frederick on the family farm in Westport. As a young man, Duane was an athlete for the Villard Mallards, where he made the news for his outstanding talent as a pitcher. He stayed on the farm to help keep things running when his brothers were called...

Jan 28, 1923

Herbert A. Schultz Herbert Alvin Schultz was born on January 28, 1923, in Antrim Township, near Truman, Minnesota, the son of Emil and Marie (Otto) Schultz. He was one of 12 children born to this union. He attended St. Paul Lutheran School in Truman and graduated from Dr. Martin Luther Academy in New Ulm. Following high school he worked on...

Nov 28, 1922

Helen Theresa Pronek was born on November 28, 1922 in Leven Township, Pope County, Minnesota to Wencil and Mary (Hiebel) Mrnak. She was the third out of four to her parents, Charlie born in 1915, Bennie in 1918 Helen in 1922 and Mary stole the baby title in 1939. She attended District 18 through the eighth grade. Helen married Benny...

Oct 18, 1922

Russell Clemens Arthur Johnson was born near Farwell, Minnesota, on October 18, 1922, the son of Arthur and Hazel Johnson. In high school he acted as the first president of the Future Farmers of America. He graduated in 1940 and worked at the Bailey Machine Shop where on one occasion he creatively altered a customer?s Farmall F-30 by raising the...

Aug 21, 1922

John was born in Alexandria on August 21, 1922 and was the son of Hjalmer and Esther Peterson. Hjalmer was a carpenter and farmer who immigrated from Sweden in 1902. His mother was born in Alexandria, the youngest daughter of another Swedish immigrant. John attended the Alexandria school system and has several rounds of Rheumatic Fever so he was never...

Jun 28, 1922

June was born on June 28, 1922, the 5th of 8 children born to Paul and Sophie (Heubner) Zahl, in Morris, MN. After graduating from Morris High School she spent two years in nurses training before marrying Warren C. Dahl on Jan. 16, 1943 in Bradenton, FL. She and Warren then spent the next 28 years traveling the world, with...

Feb 18, 1922

Norman Ernest Johnson was born on February 18, 1922 in Balaton, MN to Ernest and Lena Johnson. He attended country school in Murray County near Balaton thru the eighth grade. After his schooling he worked on the family farm. On June 25, 1945, Norman married Dorothy Youngner at Fahlun Lutheran Church in Nelson. The couple moved to Balaton to live...

Feb 18, 1922

Bernice Elaine Sheppard was born on February 18, 1922, in Badoura, Minnesota. She grew up on a family farm attended rural schools and graduated from Akeley High School in 1939. She then attended St. Cloud Teachers College for one year and St. Cloud School of Business for one year. She moved to Garfield, Minnesota where she was employed as a...

Oct 3, 1921

Marcine A. (Roers Pischke) Kraemer was born on October 3, 1921 in Brandon Township the daughter of Hubert and Anna (Kuhn) Roers. She attended country school district #37 through the eighth grade. Marcine met and fell in love with Philip Pischke. They were united in marriage on October 10, 1939 at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Millerville,...