Obituaries
Florence Hilda Manzke
Dec 20, 2011
Florence Hilda Hartmann was born on July 2, 1914 in Rutland Township, Martin County, MN to Friedrich and Bertha (Fiedler) Hartmann. Florence went to school at East Rutland Township, and Truman Public School. December 26th, 1938 Florence was united in marriage to George Manzke at St. James Lutheran Church, Northrop. They farmed south of Fairmont for many years. Florence also...
Sadie M. VanBrunt Wolfe
Dec 13, 2011
Sadie was born on Friday, Sept. 13, 1916. She was the only child of Floyd and Laura Barnett Wilkinson. She graduated from Truman High School. She lived most of her life in and around the Truman area, except for several years in the Estherville, IA, and Mankato, MN areas. She worked for Buttreys in Fairmont, and owned VanDar's Bridal and...
Donald Lynn Dodge
Dec 4, 2011
Donald Lynn Dodge was born on the family farm in rural Truman, MN to Stanley E. and Agnes (Helvig) Dodge on August 27, 1924. Donald attended and graduated from Truman High School in 1942. In 1943 he was drafted into the US Army where he served as a medic in the Philippines on Leyte Island. Donald was honorably discharged and...
Gloria M. Van Heumen
Oct 18, 2011
Gloria Johns was born on November 19, 1940 in Fairmont, MN to Oliver and Mildred (Carlson) Johnson. Gloria worked in a Fairmont nursing home. Gloria died on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Mayo Health Systems - Mankato. Gloria is survived by her husband, Ronald, of Ceylon; one daughter, Zola Van Heumen of Ceylon; two brothers, Vern Johnson of Omaha, NE,...
Lyle Almer Larsen
Sep 17, 2011
Memorial services for Lyle Larsen, 75, Lyle Almer Larsen was born on May 31, 1936 in Roseau County, MN to Henry and Helen (Rasmussen) Larsen. He attended school at Wannaska, MN. As a young man, he entered the US Army. After his honorable discharge, he worked as an auto mechanic. Lyle went to work running road patrol for W. H....
Arnold Erbert Block
Sep 7, 2011
Arnold Erbert Block was born on June 15, 1940 in Mankato, MN to Erbert and Louise (Riewe) Block. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church-Willow Creek. Arnold attended parochial school at St. John's Lutheran Church-Willow Creek and graduated from Truman High School. Arnold farmed for a while before going to work for Stokley Van Camp in Winnebago...
Mervin William Nibbe
Sep 7, 2011
Mervin William Nibbe was born on July 29, 1940 in Madelia, MN to William "Bill? and Mabel (Kopischke) Nibbe. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church-Willow Creek. Mervin attended parochial school in Willow Creek and high school at Wellcome Memorial High School in Garden City, MN. Mervin was united in marriage to Karen Hengel on April 5,...
Mabel Sylvia Nibbe
Aug 21, 2011
The oldest of 9 siblings, Mabel Sylvia Kopischke was born July 16, 1920, in Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth County, to Fred and Sena (Stoltzman) Kopischke. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, Willow Creek. She attended school at the Cooling School in Ceresco Twp. and St. John's Parochial School, Willow Creek. On February 6, 1940, Mabel...
Verona Lydia Tonn
Jul 31, 2011
Verona Lydia Arndt was born on July 13, 1928 on the family farm, rural Madelia, MN to Wilhelm and Elsie (Blume) Arndt. She was baptized on July 22, 1928 and she was confirmed in German on March 29, 1942, both at Trinity Lutheran Church-Fieldon. Verona attended parochial school at Trinity Lutheran School-Fieldon. After school, Verona worked at home and worked...
Frank Appeldoorn
Jul 27, 2011
Frank Appeldoorn was born on July 2, 1915 in Center Creek Township, Martin County, MN. At the age of three, after the 1917 influenza epidemic took the life of his father, his mother, a brother and a sister moved to Fairmont. Upon completion of the eighth grade he began working on local farms and later rented land to start farming...
R. Junior Nagorske
Jul 16, 2011
Reiny Junior Nagorske was born on February 7, 1946, in Windom, Minn., the youngest of six children, to Reinhold and Erna (Hoppe) Nagorske. Junior was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church of Our Saviors in Windom, Minn. He attended elementary and high school in the Windom area, graduating in 1964. He went on to college, graduating in 1969 from...
Charlotte M. Teaser
Jul 14, 2011
Charlotte Larkin was born March 7, 1921, at Madelia, Minn., the daughter of Floyd and Rose (Osborne) Larkin. She grew up on the family farm in Fieldon Township and attended rural school, Dolorosa Catholic School and then graduated from Madelia High School in 1938. She received her teaching certificate from Mankato Teacher's College and, over a span of 40 years,...
Bill Murray Druck
Jul 1, 2011
Bill Murray Druck was born to William and Cora (Ragan) Druck in Donnelly, MN on June 16, 1927. The family moved to St. Paul and then to Lewisville, where Bill would spend most of his life. He quit high school to join the US Army Air Corps. When he returned, he worked for his father in the garage where they...
LeRoy John Maday
Jun 22, 2011
LeRoy John Maday was born on January 11, 1937, in Winnebago, Minn., to Julius and Rose (Nawrocki) Maday. He attended and graduated from Fairmont High School. In 1954, LeRoy began working for Fairmont Railway Motors. On September 12, 1957, LeRoy was united in marriage to Dorothy LeBrun in St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Fairmont. LeRoy and Dorothy moved to...
Ronald Maurice Gratz
Jun 21, 2011
Ronald Maurice Gratz was born April 18th, 1933, in Fairmont, MN, son of Reinhard H. Gratz and Ila G. (Erickson) Gratz. He was a graduate of Fairmont High School in 1951 and entered into the USAF after graduation, where he served in Korea. Ron was united in marriage to Beverly Gilliland in 1953. He worked for Northwest Airlines for 36...
Cecil H. Kesselring
Jun 9, 2011
Cecil Howard Kesselring was born in Bode, Iowa, to William and Esther (Berndt) Kesselring. The family moved to rural Granada, Minn., when Cecil was age 12. He attended Granada High School. On September 1, 1944, Cecil was united in marriage to Florence Crawford. He entered the U.S. Army on July 7, 1945, and served in the European Theatre. Cecil was...
Enid Eileen Wiederhoeft
Jun 6, 2011
Enid Eileen Smith was born on March 23, 1930 in Butterfield, MN to Chester and Everil (Barklow) Smith. She attended and graduated from Butterfield High School. She attended one year of business school in Mankato. On March 7, 1951 Enid was united in marriage to Leo Wiederhoeft at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Amboy, MN. Enid lived in Fairmont while...
