Obituaries
Donna Johnson
Mar 2, 1947
Donna Marie Johnson was born September 14, 1925 in Urness Township, MN, the daughter of John and Marion (Lea) Johnson. Donna grew up in Evansville, MN area and graduated from Evansville High School. On March 2, 1947 Donna was united in marriage to Donald Johnson at St. Petri Church near Brandon, MN. The couple made their home near Brandon where...
Merlyn Johnson
Nov 29, 1946
Merlyn Dale Johnson was born April 13, 1928 in Lake Mary Township, MN the son of Melvin and Lilly (Kvitek) Johnson. He was raised and schooled in Lake Mary Township. Following his schooling Merlyn began work at a dry milk plant and later went to work for Great Northern Railroad. On November 29, 1946 Merlyn was united in marriage to...
Bernice Blanshan
Oct 30, 1946
Bernice Katherine Stiegelmeyer was born December 20, 1921 in Detroit Lakes, MN, the daughter of Jay and Katherine (Andrews) Stiegelmeyer. She attended school at Bingham Lake, MN. At the age of ten Bernice was baptized at the Methodist Church in Bingham Lake. Bernice and her family moved to northern Minnesota where she continued her schooling and graduated from Grand Rapids...
Lorraine Merten
Oct 29, 1946
Lorraine Marie Dickhaus was born August 6, 1925 in Sauk Centre, MN, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Otto) Dickhaus. She was raised and schooled in Sauk Centre. After graduating from high school Lorraine worked for Swift & Company poultry processors. On October 29, 1946 Lorraine was united in marriage to Ralph Merten at St. Paul?s Catholic Church in Sauk...
Pearl Johnson
Sep 22, 1946
Pearl Alice Fatland was born October 18, 1921 in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Lynnschiold and Mabel (Knutson) Fatland. Her mother died at an early age and Pearl moved with her father to Bismarck, ND. Eventually Pearl was brought to Brandon, MN where Edwin and Gulborg Severson raised her. Pearl attended country school in rural Brandon and later graduated from...
Lois Flemmer
Sep 6, 1946
Lois Arlene Neuschwander was born October 6, 1925 in Redwood Falls, MN, the daughter of Lee and Nellie (Keister) Neuschwander. She was raised in Redwood Falls and graduated from Redwood Falls High School in 1944. Following her schooling Lois worked for the Redwood County extension agent. On September 6, 1946 Lois was united in marriage to Albert Flemmer in Redwood...
Gerald Tilleskjor
Aug 15, 1946
Gerald Tilleskjor was born July 18, 1925 in Alexandria, MN, the son of Hillary and Gerda (Bergner) Tilleskjor. Gerald was raised and schooled in Alexandria. Following his graduation Jerry joined the United States Navy and served aboard an aircraft carrier in the south Pacific. He was discharged in 1946. On August 15, 1946 Jerry was united in marriage to Mildred...
Erwin Kurtz
Jun 30, 1946
Erwin LeRoy Kurtz was born May 13, 1932 in Polk County, Woodside Township near Mentor, MN the son of Frank and Clara M. (Sather) Kurtz. He was baptized at Hitterdahl Lutheran Church near Mentor and confirmed on June 30, 1946 at Mentor Lutheran Church. Erwin grew up on a farm southwest of Mentor and attended Mentor Public Schools. Erwin worked...
Janette Carlson
Jun 9, 1946
Janette Claire Wellner was born September 5, 1916 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, the daughter of Clarence and Mabel (Deyo) Wellner. She grew up in Wisconsin Rapids and graduated from Lincoln High School. She began work in at Ahdawagam Paper Products at Wisconsin Rapids. During World War II Janette served in the US Navy as a Yeoman. She served at the...
Jack Pettit
Apr 2, 1946
Jack S. Pettit was born December 19, 1925 in Wabash, IN. He was raised and schooled in Wabash. In December 1943 Jack entered the US Navy. During World War II he served at the Naval Air Stations in Great Lakes, IL and Minneapolis, MN. While stationed in Minneapolis Jack met Lorraine Paulson. On April 2, 1946 Jack and Lorraine were...
Kenneth Deeg
Jun 30, 1945
Kenneth Eugene Deeg was born May 2, 1924 in Colorado. Kenneth grew up in St. Paul, MN where he graduated from Johnson High School. Following school Ken joined the US Navy. He was serving at Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii when the Japanese attacked. He also served in the south Pacific where he served as a tail gunner in a B-17...
Kenneth Klug
Mar 11, 1945
Kenneth Wayne Klug was born in Alexandria, Minnesota on March 11, 1945 in Alexandria the son of Reinhold and Mabel (Nack) Klug. Ken was baptized and confirmed at St. John?s Lutheran Church in Garfield, Minnesota where he was involved as head usher in the church and also served on the Church Cemetery Board for many years. He attended school in...
Anita McLean
Mar 10, 1945
Anita Jean Tricker was born April 23, 1923 at Clarkfield, MN. She is the third daughter of the five daughters of William and Madge (Quirk) Tricker. She attended school in Clarkfield where she graduated from Clarkfield Public School. She continued her education at the Minnesota School of Business and the University of Minnesota in St. Paul. Anita was active in...
Scotia Paulson
Feb 17, 1945
Scotia Ruth Townsend was born April 24, 1924 in Leven Township, MN the daughter of David Daniel and Agnes Mae (Adolphsen) Townsend. She was raised and schooled at Villard, MN. Following high school Ruth attended normal school in Glenwood, MN. On February 17, 1945 Ruth was united in marriage to Irvin Paulson at her father?s home in Alexandria, MN. The...
Ruth Hartman
Feb 2, 1945
Ruth Elaine Hartman was born March 1, 1926 to Peter Jens and Myrtle (Redding) Jensen at Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo. On February 2, 1945 Ruth was united in marriage to Francis C. Hartman at San Diego, CA while Francis was serving in the US Navy. Ruth lived in Iona, MN for the next six years....
Mary Anderson
Nov 11, 1944
Mary Elizabeth Ziesemer was born November 11, 1924 in Piney, Manitoba, the daughter of Richard and Amanda (Ormstad) Ziesemer. At age fourteen Mary and her family moved to Minnesota. Mary was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul?s Lutheran Church near Miltona, MN. She graduated from school District 55 in Douglas County. Her first job was candling eggs at North American...
Betty Higgins
Nov 11, 1944
Betty Louise (Rhine) Higgins was born May 5, 1926 in Morton, MN, the daughter of Robert and Sophie (Macheledt) Rhine. Betty was an only child and she moved with her parents to Minneapolis as a child. She attended West High School in Minneapolis where she met Harriet (von Schenk) Anderson who became her closest friend. They graduated with the Class...
Kenneth Wechsler
Sep 30, 1944
OBITUARY Kenneth Edwin Wechsler was born June 1, 1923 at New Germany MN, the son of Edwin and Helen (Reick) Wechsler. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at St. Mark?s Lutheran Church in New Germany MN. Ken graduated from Watertown (MN) High School in 1941. In 2011 his class celebrated their 70th year reunion. In the fall...
Ferne Urness
Jun 8, 1944
Ferne Arleen (Zastrow) Urness was born March 5, 1923 in Leaf Valley Township, Douglas County, near Garfield, MN. Her parents were Frank and Alvina (Brueske) Zastrow. Ferne?s maternal great grandmother, Alvina (Kruse) Schulz, who was eighty-two years old, was the midwife. She was named Ferne because a neighbor, who was a self-made horticulturist, grew all kinds of plants, grafting different...
Margaret Rosengren
Nov 26, 1943
Margaret Louise (Anderson) Rosengren was born July 6, 1922 in Minneapolis, MN to Victor and Emelia (Ostlund) Anderson. She graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis and attended one year at Augsburg College for nursing. At the age of 16, Margaret attended Lake Koronis Bible Camp where she met Wally. They were united in marriage on November 26, 1943, at...
