Local obituaries for Wing-Bain Funeral Home
Marlys Strommer
Oct 31, 2016
Marlys Hazel Strommer was born on March 30, 1937 in Montevideo, MN the daughter of Herbert and Hazel (Sanderson) Krenz. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith in Trinity of Havelock Lutheran Church, rural Maynard, MN and graduated from Montevideo High School in 1956. On June 24, 1956, Marlys was united in marriage to John ‘Jack’ Strommer at...
Orpha Werner
Oct 25, 2016
Orpha Rebecca Werner was born March 14, 1923 in Sioux Agency Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota the daughter of Jacob and Olive (Quam) Volstad. She passed away October 25, 2016 at the St. Cloud Hospital. She was baptized and confirmed at Rock Dell Lutheran Church and grew up in the Sioux Agency Township area. On June 9, 1940 she was...
Mavis Timm
Oct 20, 2016
Mavis Ione Timm was born on August 23, 1928, the daughter of Rudolph & Rose (Hempel) Jeseritz. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. John’s Lutheran Church. She attended country school in rural Wood Lake. On December 15, 1946, Mavis was united in marriage to Alfred Walter Timm at the St. John’s Lutheran Church and they...
Florence Doty
Oct 19, 2016
Florence Ruth Doty was born at Howard, South Dakota the daughter of George and Helen (Cavanaugh) McCain. Following her high school education at Howard, she worked at the local bakery and grocery store. In January 1948, she and Morris Doty married in Pipestone, MN. They lived in both South Dakota and Iowa prior to settling in Clarkfield, MN where Morris...
Shirley Kruger
Oct 18, 2016
Shirley Joanne Kruger was born April 26, 1935, in Crate Township, Clara City, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Ammerman) Goldenstein. She passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Reformed Church in Clara City. Shirley grew up and attended school in Clara City, graduating from Clara...
Florence "Dolly" Thalberg
Oct 16, 2016
Florence Lillian Thalberg was born on February 29, 1920 in Montevideo, Minnesota to Alfred and Amelia (Priem) Schroeder. She died peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Homefront Assisted Living. Dolly graduated with the Montevideo High School class of 1938. After a year of teacher’s training, she taught in rural schools for two years. She and Gordon Thalberg were married...
Evelyn Koepke
Oct 7, 2016
Evelyn Irene Koepke was born on September 20, 1918 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota the daughter of Herman and Anna (Nelson) Koepke. She passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016 at Riverside Assisted Living in Granite Falls. She grew up and attended school in the Granite Falls area. Evelyn worked as a house keeper and waitress in the Granite Falls...
Kim Priebe
Sep 28, 2016
Kim Renae Priebe was born September 3, 1959, in Willmar, the daughter of Ronald and Lucille (Noor) Priebe. She passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at her home in St. Louis Park. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clara City. Kim grew up and attended school in Clara City graduating with the...
Irene Anderson
Sep 28, 2016
Irene Lillian Anderson was born December 29, 1926, in Granite Falls Township, Minnesota, the daughter of Andrew & Bertha Hanson. She was baptized on June 2, 1927 and confirmed on May 18, 1941, at Strombeck Lutheran Church. She attended elementary school in District #26 in Chippewa County and graduated from the Granite Falls High School in 1945. Irene was united...
Karen Vaske
Sep 22, 2016
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO LUTHER HAVEN OR TO BOYSTOWN IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. Karen Amelia Vaske was born June 12, 1944 at Remus, Michigan. She died of cancer on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Luther Haven Nursing Home in Montevideo. She and her twin Sharon were the last of ten children born to Frank and Kathryn...
Janice Kimpling
Sep 17, 2016
Janice Ann Kimpling was born July 17, 1940, in rural Clara City to Eilert & Dorothy (Schroder) Goldenstein. She grew up in Clara City and graduated in 1959. On June 26, 1959, she married Les Kimpling. They made their home and started a family in Clara City and eventually moved to Montevideo. Jan worked as a Teachers Aide and was...
Barbara Dalen
Sep 16, 2016
In Lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the donor's choice. Barbara Ann Dalen was born August 1, 1934 in Montevideo, the daughter of SeRoy and Ella (Olson) Johnson. She passed away September 16, 2016 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Barb was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Kviteseid Lutheran Church in Milan. She grew up and attended...
Frank Craig
Sep 16, 2016
Frank Pharm Craig, Jr. passed away on September 16, 2016 at Clara City, Minnesota, at age 91. He was born in Tarkio, Missouri on November 16, 1924 to Frank P. Craig and Myrtle Emma Fickel. He was greeted by 2 adult sisters who often acted as his caretakers in his youth. Over the years the family moved from Maryville, Missouri...
Imogene Sunderland
Sep 15, 2016
Imogene Carol Sunderland was born on August 29, 1946 in Granite Falls, MN the daughter of Wallace and Mildred (Day) Odegard. She was baptized and confirmed in the United Church of Christ in Granite Falls and graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1964. She married Orlen Torke in 1964, three daughters were born to this union- Karla, Brenda and...
George Becker
Sep 7, 2016
On February 23, 1924 George Becker was born on the family farm south of Clara City, MN to parents, Albert and Hielke Becker, as their seventh child. With two older siblings who died before George was born, he grew up as the fifth of eight children. Never a healthy child, he had multiple ear infections, although never diagnosed nor treated....
Gabriel Ross
Sep 6, 2016
Gabriel Thomas Ross was born on Sept. 29, 1981 in Granite Falls, MN, the son of Tommie & Marty Ross. He graduated from the EciNooeapa Woonspa Hiogh School in Morton, MN and continued his education in Los Angeles, CA, earning a degree in Non-Destructive Testing, graduating at the top of his class. Gabriel was an underwater NDT and was very...
Arlene Peterson
Sep 1, 2016
Arlene Mae Peterson was born May 15, 1921, in Willmar, the daughter of Alvin Carl & Alma (Kramer) Skjefte. She was baptized at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar, on July 3, 1921. Her family moved to Maynard when she was a young girl. She graduated from the Maynard High School in 1939. She worked for her parents at the café...
Katie Kvam
Aug 21, 2016
Katie Elizabeth Kvam, 43, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016, at her home in Granite Falls, MN. Katie was born July 17, 1973 to Carolyn (Nelsen) and Dennis Femrite. She graduated from Montevideo High School in 1991. She developed a passion for fashion and attended Ridegewater College where she earned a degree in Cosmetology. In 1992 Katie married Ronald DeJong...
Arvid Erickson
Aug 15, 2016
Arvid A. Erickson was born on July 2, 1919, near Paynesville, MN, the son of Axel and Annabelle (Underhill) Erickson. He grew up in that area and later in his adult life he converted to the Catholic faith and was an active member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls. On March 11, 1942 Arvid enlisted in the US...
