Obituaries
Ruth Rose Lloyd
Mar 29, 2009
Ruth Rose Tyson was born on October 29, 1917 in Hampshire, Ill to Albert and Anna (Warrington) Tyson. Ruth came to Minnesota in 1935 and married Vester Lloyd on January 1, 1938. They farmed in Martin County until retirement. Ruth enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, crafts, reading and growing flowers. In the last decades Ruth lost her eyesight. She listened to baseball...
Vinton Arthur Koeritz
Mar 22, 2009
Vinton Arthur Koeritz was born on May 10, 1927 in Northrop, MN to Arthur and Lena (Roehler) Koeritz. He was baptized on May 10, 1927 by Rev. C.C. Metz and confirmed on April 6, 1941. Butch attended St. James Lutheran School and Fairmont High School graduating in 1945. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1945 and was honorably...
Lowell Nelson Peterson
Mar 10, 2009
Lowell Nelson Peterson was born on the family farm in Waverly Township, Martin County, MN to Hans and Hannah (Nelson) Peterson on March 14, 1927. He attended school in Truman graduating from high school in 1945. After high school, Lowell remained on the family farm and farmed with his father. On September 20, 1958 Lowell was united in marriage to...
Lydia Wilhelmina Brummond
Mar 6, 2009
Lydia Wilhelmina Breitbarth was born on February 24, 1915 in Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth County, MN to Henry and Augusta (Koehler) Breitbarth. She attended country school at Dist. 100 and at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Truman. On December 19, 1934 Lydia was united in marriage to Gerhardt Brummond. They lived and farmed for two years in Blue Earth...
Bob Anton Boesch
Feb 28, 2009
Bobbie Anton Boesch was born on August 16, 1922 in Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth County, MN to Edward and Mathilda (Boelter) Boesch. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Truman and confirmed there on April 10, 1938. Bob attended School Dist. 100 in Blue Earth County and Truman High School. On September 9, 1945 Bob was united in...
Charlotte Gellert
Feb 23, 2009
Charlotte Prindle, daughter of James and Olga Prindle, was born February 7, 1915. She married Orloff (Roundy) Gellert. After their marriage they made their home in Fairmont. Charlotte attended Fairmont High School and was a charter member of Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont where she was in the first confirmation class. She was also a lifetime member of the Fairmont...
Joan Genrich
Feb 13, 2009
Joan was born August 14, 1931 in Fairmont to Joseph and Edith (Drew) Landsteiner. She was a graduate of Fairmont High school. Joan suffered from polio from the age of 18 but had worked in her parent's café and Burtons café in Fairmont. Her marriage to Harold Genrich took place August 21 1948 in Fairmont. She was a member of...
Daniel R. Schrader
Jan 26, 2009
Daniel Robert Schrader was born on June 21, 1955 in Oelwein, IA to Robert and Janice (Bark) Schrader. He attended schools in Grundy Center, IA, Hinckley, IL and Fairmont, MN. He also attended SCTC in Mankato, MN. He married Connie Hartmann in 1975. They later divorced. Daniel was a diabetic from the time he was three years old. In April...
Esther Emilia Petschke
Jan 23, 2009
Esther Emilia Ernestine Schmidtke was born on May 11, 1921 in Wheaton, MN to Herman and Clara (Plath) Schmidtke. Following the death of her parents in 1928, she moved to Tenhassen Township, Martin County, MN, where she was raised by her cousins, August and Selma Rosenberg. Esther attended school district 109. On June 15, 1941 Esther was united in marriage...
Harold Valentine Bock
Jan 10, 2009
Harold Valentine Bock was born on January 16, 1914 in Garland, Nebraska to Alex and Marie (Minor) Bock. He was baptized on February 1, 1914 in Garland, NE by Rev. Joeckel. He moved with his family to the Truman area in 1916. Harold was confirmed on April 1, 1928 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Truman by Rev. Heineman. He...
Delilah Marie Ubben
Dec 29, 2008
Delilah Marie Fedder was born on June 1, 1918 in rural Amboy, MN to Helmuth and Margaret (Wendt) Fedder. She attended country school near Amboy. Delilah helped at home with her siblings after her mother became ill. She also did household chores for area neighbors. On March 12, 1941, Delilah was united in marriage to Theodore Ubben. They made their...
Raymond Emanuel Nolte
Dec 21, 2008
Raymond Emanuel Nolte, was born to Elizabeth nee Schmidt and Gustav Nolte in Rolling Green Township, Martin County on February 7, l912. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fairmont on March 10, l912. He attended St Paul's Lutheran School and was confirmed there. He graduated from Fairmont High School in 1930. Ray married Leola Droegemueller September 25,...
Glen W. Peterson
Dec 17, 2008
Glen Waldemor Peterson was born on April 30, 1922 in Waverly Township, Martin County, MN to Peter and Amanda (Revne) Peterson. Glen was baptized and confirmed at Waverly Lutheran Church, rural Martin County, MN. He attended country school dist. 54. He worked at the Lutheran Retirement Home. Glen enjoyed playing cards and games and loved family gatherings and never forgot...
Valeria Frieda Boeck
Nov 23, 2008
Valeria Frieda Greiger was born on June 27, 1905 in Pleasant Mound Township, Blue Earth County, MN to William and Lillie (Zempel) Greiger. She was baptized on July 16, 1905 by Rev. Carl Messerle at Trinity Lutheran Church-Fieldon Township. On April 13, 1919 Valeria was confirmed by Rev. Messerle at Trinity Lutheran Church-Fieldon Township. She attended school at the Trinity...
Deanna Lorraine Tomford
Oct 18, 2008
Deanna Lorraine Karau was born on April 8, 1946 to Alfred and Margaret (Tiedeken) Karau in Truman, MN. She attended school in Lewisville and graduated from Truman High School. On January 16, 1965 Deanna married Melvin L. Tomford at Zion Lutheran Church in Lewisville, MN. They later divorced. Deanna worked for many years at Tony Downs in Madelia. She also...
Cacelia Marie Boesch
Oct 8, 2008
Funeral services for Cacelia M. Boesch, 90, Truman, MN will be held on with Rev. Matthew Rusert officiating. Interment will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held . Cacelia Marie Greiner was born on July 2, 1918 in Antrim Township, Watonwan County to Louis and Ida (Jablinske) Greiner. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran...
Mildred Irene Borchert
Oct 6, 2008
Mildred Irene Malmanger was born February 26, 1917 in a home in Waverly Township, Truman, Minnesota to Marie (Johnson) & Edward J. Malmanger. At a very young age, Ole S. Olsen became "Dad?. She grew up on a farm west of Truman with siblings Earl and Margarite (Bock). She attended the Boynton Country School, District 107, walking a mile and...
Justin James Keith
Sep 26, 2008
Justin James Keith was born on October 25, 1978 in Farmington, NM to William and Diane (Sutherland) Keith. He attended school in Colorado graduating from Nucla High School in Nucla, CO in 1997. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1997. Justin was well travelled, living in numerous states until settling in Lewisville in November of 2006. He enjoyed bicycling,...
Faye Lavina Talledge
Sep 25, 2008
Faye Lavina Jones was born on January 28, 1913 in Geneva, IA to Melvin and Sarah (Monroe) Jones. She attended Geneva Consolidated School and graduated in 1933. Faye married Harland Otis Talledge at Marshalltown, IA on March 9, 1935. They worked for several farmers as hired hands and in the fall of 1949 they moved to the family farm near...
Nadine Carol Myers
Sep 16, 2008
Nadine Carol (Paul) Myers, 83, of Truman, Minnesota, formerly of Ceylon, Minnesota and Ames, Iowa, Born March 23, 1925 in Rockwell City, Iowa, daughter of Marie C. (Eibey) Paul and Ariel Paul. She graduated from Ames High School in 1943, and married Wendell Myers, also of Ames, on February 4, 1945. She was the mainstay in running their household and...
